JP2015047325A - Reel type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve game amusement by realizing a game mode in which a player may concentrate his attention on reel stop and may enjoy performance under his calm state.SOLUTION: A performance is progressed at every cases of detecting change from un-operated state to operated state in stop operation parts respectively corresponding to a plurality of reels. In addition, when the change from operated state to un-operated state in the stop operation parts occurs, stop control for the corresponding reel is executed. Upon change in one of the stop operation part from the operated state to the un-operated state, independently from the operated state or un-operated state in the other stop operation parts, stop control for a reel corresponding to one of the stop operation parts may be executed. Thereby, a new game mode may be realized and thus game amusement may be improved, the new game mode provides a performance where "a player confirms performance result which is progressed when he makes each of the stop operation parts to be in the operated state, after that when he makes each of the stop operation parts to be in the un-operated state, a plurality of reels are stopped".

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a game is played using game balls, game medals, and the like, and in particular, a rotating game in which a rotating drum having a plurality of types of symbols drawn on its outer peripheral surface is rotated and the rotating drum is stopped. Machine (slot machine).

  After a game medium such as a game medal is inserted (betted), a plurality of spinning cylinders on which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn are rotated based on the operation of a start operation unit such as a start lever, and each of the plurality of spinning cylinders is handled. 2. Description of the Related Art A spinning machine (slot machine) that stops a rotating spinning cylinder based on an operation of a stop operation unit such as a stop button is known. In such a spinning-type game machine, it is common to show the result of a single game by the symbol combination displayed when a plurality of spinning cylinders are stopped, and to give a privilege when a specific symbol combination is displayed. is there.

  In recent years, in order to enhance the interest of the player, various effects are executed in accordance with the progress of the game. For example, each operation of a plurality of stop operation units is performed step by step. There has also been proposed a spinning-type game machine that executes a progressing effect (continuous effect) (Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-125243 A

  However, in the rotary type gaming machine proposed in Patent Document 1, when each operation of a plurality of stop operation units is performed, the effect is advanced in conjunction with stopping the rotary of the operation target. There were the following problems. First, if the player concentrates on stopping a plurality of spinning cylinders at appropriate timings and displaying a specific symbol combination (a symbol combination displayed when the spinning cylinder is stopped), the player is careful about the continuous performance. Is difficult to enjoy and cannot enjoy continuous production. On the other hand, if you try to enjoy the continuous performance slowly, the rotation of the spinning cylinder will be neglected. For this reason, there is a problem that the continuous performance is not sufficiently utilized for improving the game entertainment.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, and aims to improve the game entertainment by realizing a game form that can concentrate on stopping the rotating drum and enjoy a calm effect. With the goal.

In order to solve at least a part of the above-described problems, the rotating game machine of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is,
A spinning-type gaming machine that performs a game in which a plurality of spinning cylinders on which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn are rotated and stopped,
Based on the detection of a change from an operation state of a stop operation unit provided corresponding to each of the plurality of rotation cylinders to a non-operation state, a rotation cylinder corresponding to the stop operation unit in which the change is detected Stop control means for performing stop control for stopping;
Production execution means for performing production that progresses step by step when a predetermined condition is satisfied,
The production execution means advances the production every time a change from the non-operation state to the operation state of each stop operation unit is detected,
The stop control means includes the one stop operation unit when one stop operation unit changes from an operation state to a non-operation state, regardless of whether the other stop operation unit is in an operation state or a non-operation state. Based on the detection of the change in the rotation, it is possible to execute the stop control of the rotating cylinder corresponding to the one stop operation unit.

  In such a swivel-type gaming machine of the present invention, the operation of the stop operation unit is performed separately from the progress control of the production by “operating the stop operation unit (change from the non-operation state to the operation state)”. It is possible to perform stop control of the spinning cylinder by stopping (change from the operation state to the non-operation state). For this reason, for example, a conventional rotating type that “a plurality of rotating cylinders are stopped while confirming the result of the effect that is advanced by setting each stopping operation unit to the operating state, and each stopping operation unit is not operated”. It is possible to realize a game form that does not exist in the gaming machine, and thereby it is possible to improve the gaming interest.

Moreover, in the above-described spinning cylinder type gaming machine of the present invention,
The stop control means is not only after the stop control of the rotating cylinder corresponding to the one stop operation unit is completed, but also until the stop control of the rotating cylinder corresponding to the one stop operation unit is completed. Alternatively, based on the detection of the change from the operation state of the other stop operation unit to the non-operation state, it is possible to execute the stop control of the rotating cylinder corresponding to the other stop operation unit.

  According to such a configuration, it is not necessary to wait for the subsequent stop operation unit to be in the non-operation state until the rotating cylinder corresponding to the stop operation unit that has been previously in the non-operation state stops. For this reason, when a player puts a plurality of stop operation parts into a non-operating state all at once (a change from an operation state of a plurality of stop operating parts to a non-operating state is detected within a short period of time), The rotating drum can be stopped almost simultaneously. As a result, it becomes possible to confirm the game result at an early stage by stopping a plurality of spinning cylinders.

In addition, in the above described spinning cylinder type gaming machine of the present invention,
The production execution means is a time interval from when a change from the non-operation state of one stop operation unit to the operation state is detected until a change from the non-operation state of another stop operation unit to the operation state is detected. If is shorter than the predetermined interval, the production may be ended without proceeding to the next stage.

  According to such a configuration, after a change from the non-operation state of the previous stop operation unit to the operation state is detected, a change from the non-operation state of the subsequent stop operation unit to the operation state is detected. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the development of the production flies in the middle without ensuring sufficient time for the production to proceed. In addition, the effect ends when the player puts the plurality of stop operation units into the operation state simultaneously (changes from the non-operation state of the plurality of stop operation units to the operation state are detected within a short period of time). A player who wants to finish the production early can use it to cancel the production.

In addition, in such a spinning machine of the present invention,
The stop control means includes an order in which a change from a non-operation state to an operation state in a plurality of stop operation units is detected, and an order in which a change from an operation state to a non-operation state in a plurality of stop operation units is detected. Regardless of whether or not they match, the stop control of each cylinder may be executed based on the order in which the change from the operation state to the non-operation state in each stop operation unit is detected.

  In this way, regardless of the order in which the rotation of each cylinder is stopped later, it becomes possible for the player to advance the performance by setting the stop operation unit to the operating state at an arbitrary timing and order, and the progress of the performance It is possible to increase the player's degree of freedom both in the progress of the game (stopping the spinning cylinder). In addition, after a plurality of stop operation units are operated to produce an effect, the plurality of stop operation units are simultaneously set to a non-operation state (a plurality of spinning cylinders are stopped all at once), or at any timing and order. The player can select whether or not to make a non-operating state (to stop the plurality of drums individually).

In addition, in such a spinning machine of the present invention,
The production is a continuous production composed of a plurality of unit productions,
Each unit effect is individually associated with a plurality of stop operation units,
The production execution means may advance a unit production corresponding to the stop operation unit in which the change is detected each time a change from the non-operation state to the operation state of each stop operation unit is detected.

  In this way, it is possible to change the progression order of the production (the order of the unit production to be advanced) according to the order in which the plurality of stop operation units are changed from the non-operation state to the operation state. It is possible not only to enjoy the game, but also to enjoy the development later after seeing the result of the production first.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to concentrate on stopping the spinning cylinder and to improve the game entertainment by realizing a game form in which the player can enjoy the production calmly.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the swivel type game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the three drums of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electrical structure of the game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which matched and showed the game combination set to the gaming machine of a present Example with the symbol combination which establishes a game combination, and the privilege provided by establishment of a game combination. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the game control process which CPU of a main control board performs in order to control progress of a game in the game machine of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the game control process which CPU of the main control board performs in the gaming machine of the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of the part lottery table notionally. It is explanatory drawing which showed the detailed allocation of the random value set with respect to the bell combination. It is a flowchart which shows the rotation stop control process performed in a game control process. It is a flowchart which shows the on-edge detection process of 1st Example. It is the timing chart which showed the operation signal which is supplied to the main control board by operation with respect to the rotation stop button. It is a flowchart which shows the off-edge detection process of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the rotation rotation stop process of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the AT period related process of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the continuous production execution process of 1st Example. In the gaming machine according to the first embodiment, it is a time chart showing a state in which the spinning cylinder is stopped or the continuous performance is advanced by an operation on the spinning cylinder stop button. It is the flowchart which showed the continuous effect execution process in the case of associating a rotation stop button and unit effects AC. It is the time chart which showed a mode that a continuous effect progresses whenever the off edge of a rotation stop button is detected according to the continuous effect execution process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the on-edge detection process of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the off-edge detection process of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the AT period related process of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the continuous production execution process of 2nd Example. In the gaming machine of 2nd Example, it is the time chart which showed a mode that a rotation is stopped or a continuous production is advanced by operation with respect to a rotation stop button. It is the flowchart which showed the continuous effect execution process in the case of associating a rotation stop button and unit effects AC. FIG. 25 is a time chart showing a state in which a continuous effect progresses every time an on-edge of a rotation stop button is detected in accordance with the continuous effect execution process of FIG. 24.

  In order to clarify the contents of the present invention described above, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a rotating type gaming machine will be described.

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

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

  A large display window 20 is provided in the center of the game state display portion 2ma provided in the middle of the front door 2, and three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c that are rotatably provided inside the gaming machine 1 are provided. Is visible. As will be described later, a plurality of types of symbols are drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each cylinder, and the size of the display window 20 of this embodiment is set to a size that displays three symbols for each cylinder. Yes. Therefore, when the three drums 20a, 20b, and 20b are stopped, a total of nine symbols in three rows and three columns are stopped and displayed on the display window 20. In the display window 20, a plurality of winning lines are set at positions where these nine symbols are stopped and displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 1, a total of five winning lines L1, an upper winning line L2, a lower winning line L3, a right winning upward winning line L4, and a right winning downward winning line L5. A winning line is set. Various display panels 22 for displaying various states of the gaming machine 1 are provided on the left and right and below the display window 20.

  The operation part 2mb provided at the lower middle part of the front door 2 is formed in a shape protruding toward the front, and on the upper surface there is an insertion port 30 for inserting a game medal, an insertion button 34, and the like. Is provided. Although not shown, inside the gaming machine 1, a medal selector 106 serving as a passage for game medals inserted from the insertion port 30 and a hopper for receiving game medals are provided. The medal selector 106 has a function of selecting game medals mainly based on dimensions, and only game medals that conform to standard dimensions are accepted in the hopper. Furthermore, the medal selector 106 has a built-in medal sensor, and when the game medal passes, it is detected by the medal sensor. In addition, the player can insert (bets) as many game medals stored as credits as required for one game by pressing the insertion button 34. The storage of game medals means that when the number of game medals inserted into the gaming machine 1 from the insertion slot 30 exceeds a specified number (the upper limit of the number of game medals required for one game) Is stored as data, or the medal payout number is stored as data instead of actually paying out game medals.

  Further, on the front surface of the operation unit 2mb, the start lever 36 for starting the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c after the game medals are inserted and the rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped. The rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and the like are provided. Note that the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c of the present embodiment correspond to the “stop operation unit” of the present invention.

  In addition, a settlement button 40 is provided on the upper surface of the operation unit 2mb. The settlement button 40 is a button operated when paying out game medals stored inside the gaming machine 1 to the outside. Even after the game medals are inserted, the game medals that have been inserted are paid out by operating the settlement button 40 until the start lever 36 is operated and the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is started. Is possible.

  In the lower region 2d of the front door 2, a game medal payout opening 50 from which game medals are paid out, a tray 52 for receiving the paid game medals, and the like are provided.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the three drums 20a, 20b, and 20c. The outer peripheral surface of each cylinder is divided into 21 frame areas, and a pattern is drawn on each frame. In addition, the types of the drawn symbols are the same for any of the spinning cylinders, but the arrangement of the symbols is set to be different for each spinning cylinder.

A-2. Electrical configuration:
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the sub-control board 220, the door board 240, the rotor board 260, the power board 280, the relay board 300, etc. are connected to the gaming machine 1 so that data can be communicated with the main control board 200 as the center. Has been configured. These various control boards and boards are mounted inside the gaming machine 1.

  The main control board 200 is a board that controls the progress of the entire game performed in the gaming machine 1. On the main control board 200, a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, and the like are mounted so that data can be communicated with each other via a bus. The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 receives a signal indicating that the start lever 36 and the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are operated from the door board 240, and executes a game control process to be described later. Operations of these various substrates are controlled by transmitting control commands (or control signals) toward the control substrate 220, the door substrate 240, the rotating substrate 260, and the like.

  The sub-control board 220 is a board that controls the production, and in addition to the CPU 221, the ROM 222, and the RAM 223, the production ROM 224 that stores production data is connected by a bus so that data can be communicated with each other. Yes. In addition, various lamps 12, the speaker 14, the effect display device 10, the rotating backlight 20 </ b> L, and the like are connected to the sub control board 220. Here, the spinning cylinder backlight 20L is a light that is provided inside each spinning cylinder 20a, 20b, 20c and illuminates a pattern (see FIG. 2) drawn on the surface of the spinning cylinder from the back side. Based on the control command received from the main control board 200, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 transmits various driving signals to the various lamps 12, the speaker 14, the effect display device 10, and the rotary backlight 20L, respectively. The production of.

  To the door substrate 240, the medal selector 106, the insertion button 34, the start lever 36, the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, the settlement button 40, various display panels 22, and the like are connected. The door board 240 is connected to the main control board 200 described above so as to be able to communicate data. For this reason, when the start lever 36, the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, the closing button 34, the settlement button 40, etc. are operated, the signal is sent to the main control board 200 via the door board 240. ing. In addition, a signal that detects the passage of a game medal by a medal sensor built in the medal selector 106 is also sent to the main control board 200 via the door board 240.

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

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

  These various control boards and power consumed by the boards are supplied from a power supply board 280. In FIG. 3, a state in which power is supplied from the power supply board 280 is represented by a dashed arrow. As shown in the figure, power is directly supplied from the power supply board 280 to the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220, and various boards (door board 240, rotor board 260, relay board 300) are Electric power is supplied via the main control board 200. The power supply board 280 is connected to a power switch 120s provided inside the gaming machine 1, and when the manager of the gaming hall opens the front door 2 and operates the power switch 120s, the gaming machine 1 is powered on. Enters.

B. Overview of the game:
Hereinafter, in the gaming machine 1 having the above-described configuration, the contents of the control performed in order to advance the game will be described. As a preparation, an outline of the game performed in the gaming machine 1 will be described.

  When starting a game, a game medal is inserted into the insertion slot 30, and a required number (a prescribed number) of game medals are placed (bet) for starting the game. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the specified number is fixed to “3”, and if three gaming medals are inserted, the operation of the start lever 36 is validated. When game medals are stored (stored) in advance as credits, it is possible to insert three game medals by pressing the insertion button 34.

  When a prescribed number of game medals are inserted and the start lever 36 is operated, the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c start to rotate. As described above with reference to FIG. 2, a plurality of symbols are drawn on each of the spinning cylinders. Therefore, when the spinning cylinder rotates, these symbols are variably displayed on the display window 20. Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 1, three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are provided corresponding to each spinning cylinder. When the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are operated while the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotating, the rotating cylinders corresponding to the operated rotating cylinder stop buttons stop rotating. When the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, some symbol combinations are obtained on the winning lines (L1 to L5) set in the display window 20. At this time, if the symbol combination on the winning line is a symbol combination corresponding to one of the game combinations, the game combination is established, and a privilege corresponding to the game combination is given to the player. The

  FIG. 4 shows the types of game combinations set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment in association with the symbol combinations that establish the game combination and the privileges that are given to the player when the game combination is established. It is explanatory drawing shown. In FIG. 4, the type of game combination is displayed in the leftmost column, the symbol combination that establishes the game combination is displayed in the middle column, and given to the player when the game combination is established in the rightmost column. Benefits are displayed. For example, in the game combination called the re-play game combination shown at the top, all three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are combined in a symbol combination of “Replay” and a symbol of “Red 7”. Symbol combination is set. In the following, the replaying role associated with the symbol combination “Replay” will be referred to as “replaying role A”, and the replaying role associated with the symbol combination “red 7” will be referred to as “replaying role B”. To distinguish. As a privilege for the establishment of these re-games (the combination of symbols associated with the re-games is available), the right to play the game once again without any new game medals being given. That is, in the game next to the game in which the re-game role is established, it is possible to play the game as if a game medal was inserted.

  In addition, a game combination called a bell role is associated with a symbol combination in which all three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are arranged in a “bell” design. The game medals are set to be given to the player. Next, a game combination called a watermelon role is associated with a combination of symbols in which all three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are arranged in the pattern of "watermelon". As a privilege for the formation of this watermelon role, Ten game medals are set to be given to the player. In addition, for the game role called the cherry role, a symbol combination in which the symbols of the middle and right cylinders 20b and 20c may be any symbols as long as the left cylinder 20a is a "cherry" symbol is set. As a privilege for the establishment of the cherry role, two game medals are set.

  Of course, when the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, one of the game combinations shown in FIG. 4 is not necessarily established. If no game combination is established, a predetermined number of game medals are inserted again, and the start lever 36 is operated to rotate the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c, thereby performing the next game.

C. Control contents of the gaming machine of the first embodiment:
C-1. Game control processing:
FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are flowcharts showing a game control process performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 for controlling the progress of the game in the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment. This game control process is a process that is executed after the gaming machine 1 is turned on and further initialization processing such as a checksum of the ROM mounted on the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220 is performed. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the game control process is started, first, an input operation confirmation process is performed (S102). In the insertion operation confirmation process, it is determined whether or not a specified number of game medals have been inserted (betted), and when a specified number of game medals have been inserted, a process of enabling the operation of the start lever 36 is performed. . As described above, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not a prescribed number of game medals have been inserted based on the detection signal of the medal sensor built in the medal selector 106 and the operation signal of the insertion button 34. be able to. When a specified number of game medals are inserted by pressing the insertion button 34, a process of subtracting the specified number from the number of stored game medals is performed simultaneously.

  If the operation of the start lever 36 is validated in the closing operation confirmation process, it is next confirmed whether or not the settlement button 40 has been operated (S104). Before the operation of the start lever 36 is detected, the medals including the inserted game medals can be settled. If the settlement button 40 is operated (S104: yes), the settlement process is performed to pay out the game medals stored as data and the inserted game medals (S106). The payout of game medals is performed by transmitting a control signal indicating the number of game medals to be paid out from the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118. When the game medals are paid out in this way, the process returns to the state before the game is started (S102), and the subsequent processing is performed.

  On the other hand, if the settlement button 40 has not been operated (S104: no), it is determined whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated (S108). As described above, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 can determine whether or not the start lever 36 is operated based on the operation signal of the start lever 36. If the start lever 36 has not been operated (S108: no), the system waits until the start lever 36 is operated while confirming whether or not the settlement button 40 has been operated (S104). When the start lever 36 is operated (S108: yes), the internal lottery process is started (S110).

  In the internal lottery process, a process of determining a game combination (winning combination) that is allowed to be established from among the game combinations described above with reference to FIG. 4 by lottery. However, even if one of the game actors is won (permitted to be established) in this lottery, the game actor is not immediately established, and it is won by operating the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c. A game combination cannot be established unless the symbol combinations corresponding to the game combination are arranged on the winning line. On the other hand, unless it is a game player who is won by lottery, the corresponding symbol combinations cannot be aligned on the winning line no matter what timing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated. ing. In this sense, this lottery is called “internal lottery” because it is a lottery performed internally as a precondition for establishing a game combination by arranging symbol combinations. In addition, the state of winning the internal lottery is called an internal winning state (or simply, internal winning).

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

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an example of a role lottery table. FIG. 7 (a) shows a range of random values assigned to each game combination. FIG. 7B schematically shows a rough ratio of the range of random number values assigned to each game combination. In the combination lottery table shown in the figure, a random number value of 0 to 19999 is set for “bell combination”. This indicates that when the acquired random number value is within this range, the winning combination is played as a bell.

  Also, a random value of 20000 to 211999 is set for the “watermelon combination”, and a random value of 22000 to 23999 is set for the “cherry combination”. Further, a random number value of 24000 to 43999 is set for “re-game player A”, and a random value of 24000 to 28999 is set for “re-game player B”. It should be noted that no game combination is set in the random number values 44000 to 65535, and therefore, if the acquired random number value is within this range, it is “lost”.

  Here, paying attention to the random values of 24000 to 28999, two game combinations of “re-play game combination A” and “re-play game combination B” are set. This means that if the acquired random number value is within this range, two game players will be won internally, and if “re-game player B” is won internally, A ”will also be won internally. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the re-gamer B is elected internally, the three spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are first replaced with the right spinning stop button (right stop button) 38c, The second central rotation stop button (intermediate stop button) 38b, the third operation sequence of the left rotation stop button (left stop button) 38a (hereinafter, such operation sequence is referred to as “right → middle → left”). It is possible to establish the re-playing game B by aligning the “Red 7” symbol, but in the other operation sequences, the “Replay” symbol is aligned and the duplicate winning replay A combination A is established.

  Further, in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the “bell role” is composed of four types of bell role A to bell role D, and the associated symbol combinations (three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are included). The symbol combination of “bell” is common, but the internal winning is determined individually.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the detailed assignment of random values set for the bell combination. As described above, random numbers from 0 to 19999 are set for the bell combination, and when a random value from 0 to 4999 is acquired, the internal combination is won for the bell combination A. Similarly, when a random number value of 5000 to 9999 is acquired, it is internally won for Bell role B, and when a random value of 10000 to 14999 is acquired, it is internally won for Bell role C and a random value of 15000 to 19999 is acquired. In that case, you will win the internal role of Bell D.

  Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the operation order of the different spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c is associated with the four types of bells (A to D) in advance, and the four types of bells. Even if one of the winning combinations is won internally, the bell combination of symbols does not line up on the winning line unless the rotating stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated in the order of operation corresponding to the winning internal winning combination (bell). The role is not established). In FIG. 8, the operation order corresponding to each of the four types of bell roles is shown together, and the operation order of “middle → left → right” is set for the bell role A. Similarly, the operation order of “middle → right → left” is set for the bell role B, and the operation order of “right → left → middle” is set for the bell role C. For the combination D, an operation order of “right → middle → left” is set. As described above, the bell roles A to D are set so that the operation order starting from the spinning cylinder stop button other than the left stop button 38a is different from each other.

  In the internal lottery process (S110 of FIG. 5), as described above, any winning combination can be won by referring to the internal lottery random value acquired when the start lever 36 is operated and the lottery table. It is determined whether or not it is lost. When any game combination is won internally, the internal winning flag corresponding to the internal winning game combination is set to ON. Here, the internal winning flag is a flag used to store the result of the internal lottery, and each of the game actors shown in FIG. 4 is included in a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200. An internal winning flag corresponding to is set. Note that if the result of the internal lottery is “losing”, no internal winning flag is set to ON.

  When the internal lottery process (S110) is completed, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 transmits an internal lottery result transmission command to the sub control board 220 (S112). The internal lottery result transmission command includes information indicating the result of the internal lottery performed in the previous internal lottery process (S110) (information regarding whether any game player has been internally won or lost, Information on the types of gaming actors that have been played).

  When the internal lottery result transmission command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S112), the rotating rotation starting process is executed (S114). In the rotation rotation starting process, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the condition is satisfied, a process of rotating the three rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is performed. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the start lever 36 is operated and a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c was started last time, By starting the rotation of the cylinder, by transmitting a drive signal to the rotation motors 24a, 24b, and 24c provided in the respective rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, the three rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are transmitted. Rotate.

  When the rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is thus started, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs a process for stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c (rotating cylinder stop control process) (S120). ). The details of the rotation stop control process will be described later. In this process, the result of the internal lottery performed previously (S110) and the timing at which the player operates the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c. And based on the operation order, the stop position of each of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is determined, and processing for stopping the spinning cylinder at the determined position is performed.

  When the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether any game combination is established based on the stop positions (S130). Here, “a game combination is established” means that symbol combinations corresponding to the game combination (see FIG. 4) are stopped and displayed on the winning lines (L1 to L5). As described above, even if any game player is internally won in the internal lottery process (S110), depending on the timing and operation sequence of the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, Corresponding symbol combinations are not always on the winning line. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not the game combination won by the internal lottery has been established after stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder.

  As a result of the determination in S130, if no game combination is established (S130: no), a game end command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S132). The game end command is a command indicating that one game has ended. When the game end command is transmitted, the process returns to the beginning of the game control process, and the above-described processes after the input operation confirmation process (S102) are performed.

  In addition, even if any of the game winnings is won in the internal lottery process (S110), if the winning winning game cannot be established, the internal winning will be carried over to the next game. Will be reset.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in S130, when it is determined that any game combination is established (S130: yes), it is determined whether or not a re-game combination is established (S140). When a re-game is established (S140: yes), the re-game flag is set to ON (S142). Here, the re-game flag is a flag for storing that a re-game is established, and is set to a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200. When returning to the beginning of the game control process with the re-game flag set to ON, in the next insertion operation confirmation process (S102 in FIG. 5), the start lever 36 is operated even if no game medal is inserted by the player. Is activated. The re-game flag is set to OFF when the operation of the start lever 36 is validated in the next game.

  If the re-game flag is set to ON, it is determined whether or not the established re-game player is “re-game player B” (S144). As described above, there are a re-playing combination A and a re-playing combination B that are all formed with the “Replay” symbols, and a re-playing combination B that has all the “Red 7” symbols, When the re-game player B is established (S144: yes), a command indicating the establishment of the re-game player B (re-game player B establishment command) is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S146). On the other hand, when the re-game player A is established (S144: no), the game end command is transmitted to the sub control board 220 without transmitting the re-game player B establishment command (S132). Returning to the top of the control process, the above-described processes after the input operation confirmation process (S102 in FIG. 5) are performed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S140 that a re-game is not established (S140: no), it is determined that the established game is one of the game (a so-called small role) to which a game medal is given. The Therefore, a process of giving a game medal according to the established small role is performed (S150). In other words, if the established game role is a bell role, 15 game medals are awarded, if it is a watermelon role, 10 game medals are given, and if it is a cherry role, 2 game medals are given. Do. This process is performed by transmitting a control signal to the medal payout device 118 after the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 obtains the number of game medals to be paid out. When the game medals are thus given, the process returns to the beginning of the game control process, and the above-described processes after the insertion operation confirmation process (S102 in FIG. 5) are performed.

C-2. Spinning cylinder stop control process:
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the spinning cylinder stop control process executed in the game control process. When the rotation stop control process is started, first, it is determined whether or not the rotation speed of the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c has reached a predetermined value (S200). Immediately after the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c start to rotate, the rotational speed is increasing and it is determined that the rotational speed has not yet reached the predetermined value (S200: no), so that the rotational speed reaches the predetermined value. It will be in a standby state while repeating judgment until it reaches. When it is determined that the rotation speed has reached a predetermined value (S200: yes), an on-edge detection process (S202) described below is started.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the on-edge detection process of the first embodiment. When the on-edge detection process is started, it is first determined whether or not the left stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S220). The stop operation completion flag is a flag indicating that an operation has already been performed to stop the spinning cylinder, and a flag is provided corresponding to each of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, based on the detection of the change (on edge) from the non-operation state to the operation state of the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, the detected rotation stop The cylinder corresponding to the button is stopped. If the left stop operation completion flag corresponding to the left cylinder 20a is not set to ON (S220: no), it is determined whether an on-edge of the left stop button 38a is detected (S222).

  FIG. 11 is a timing chart showing operation signals supplied to the main control board 200 by operations on the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c. When the player presses the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, the operation signal is switched from the OFF state (non-operation state) to the ON state (operation state), and an on-edge is detected. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, even if any of the spinning stop buttons is in the ON state, the on-edge of the other spinning stop buttons can be detected. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, when the middle stop button 38b is pushed while the left stop button 38a is being pushed, the operation signal is switched from the OFF state to the ON state, and the on edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected. . When the right stop button 38c is further pressed, the on edge of the right stop button 38c is detected.

  Further, when the turning cylinder stop button pressed by the player is released, the operation signal is switched from the ON state to the OFF state, and the off edge is detected. For any of the rotation stop buttons, an off edge can be detected regardless of whether the other rotation stop buttons are in the ON state or the OFF state. Further, the detection of the off edge is performed independently of the order in which the on edge is detected. As in the example shown in FIG. 11, the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are pushed in the order of “left → middle → right” and are kept pressed. When the right stop button 38c is first released, the operation signal is turned on. From the state to the OFF state, the off edge of the right stop button 38c is detected. Next, when the left stop button 38a is released, the off edge of the left stop button 38a is detected, and when the middle stop button 38b is finally released, the off edge of the intermediate stop button 38b is detected.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the operation signal switches from the OFF state to the ON state when the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are pressed, and the operation signal switches from the ON state to the OFF state when released. However, conversely, the operation signal may be switched from the ON state to the OFF state when pressed, and the operation signal may be switched from the OFF state to the ON state when released. Even in this case, based on the switching between the ON state and the OFF state of the operation signal, the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c change from the non-operation state to the operation state, or from the operation state to the non-operation state. Changes can be detected.

  If the on-edge of the left stop button 38a is detected as a result of the determination in S222 of FIG. 10 (S222: yes), the left stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S224). Then, the stop position of the left cylinder 20a is determined based on the rotational position of the left cylinder 20a when the on-edge of the left stop button 38a is detected (S226). In the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the stop position of the rotating cylinder is set to a pattern from the rotation position at the time of detecting the on-edge of the rotating cylinder stop button, and the rotating frame is rotated by 4 frames (for 190 msec from the detection of the on-edge). Within the range of rotation of the cylinder.

  Here, when determining the stop position of the spinning cylinder, the result of the internal lottery performed earlier is referred to, and for gamers who are not won internally, at what timing the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, Even if 38c is pressed, the stop positions of the respective cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are determined so that the corresponding symbol combinations are not aligned on the winning line. On the other hand, for gamers who have won internally, when each of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is aligned so that the corresponding symbol combinations are aligned on the winning line when the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are pressed at an appropriate timing. Determine the stop position. That is, in a state where any game player is internally won, the player presses the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c while aiming the symbol corresponding to the game player in the display window 20 (so-called eye-opening). ), It is possible to increase the possibility that the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning game combination are arranged on the winning line.

  When the re-game combination B or the bell combination is won internally, the order in which the on-edges of the three spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are detected is considered. That is, even if the re-game player B is won internally, as described above, if the on-edges of the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are not detected in the order of operation of “right → middle → left”, “red 7”. The stop positions of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are determined so that the symbol combinations are not aligned on the winning line. Further, as described above, the four kinds of bell roles (A to D) are associated with different operation orders in advance, and the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, Unless the 38c on-edge is detected, the stop positions of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are determined so that the symbol combination of “bell” is not aligned on the winning line.

  On the other hand, if the left stop operation completion flag is set to ON in the determination of S220 (S220: yes), or if the on-edge of the left stop button 38a is not detected in the determination of S222 (S222: no) , S224 to S226 are omitted.

  Subsequently, the same processing as the above-described processing (S220 to S226) performed on the left stop button 38a is performed on the middle stop button 38b and the right stop button 38c. Briefly described below, it is determined whether or not the middle stop operation completed flag corresponding to the middle drum 20b is set to ON (S228), and if the middle stop operation completed flag is not set to ON (S228) S228: no), it is determined whether an on-edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected (S230). If the on-edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected (S230: yes), the middle-stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S232), and the middle cylinder when the on-edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected. Based on the rotational position of 20b, the stop position of the intermediate drum 20b is determined (S234). On the other hand, when the intermediate stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S228: yes), or when the on-edge of the intermediate stop button 38b is not detected (S230: no), the processing of S232 to S234 is omitted.

  Further, it is determined whether or not the right stop operation completed flag corresponding to the right cylinder 20c is set to ON (S236). If the right stop operation completed flag is not set to ON (S236: no), It is determined whether an on-edge of the right stop button 38c is detected (S238). When the on edge of the right stop button 38c is detected (S238: yes), the right stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S240), and the right turn cylinder at the time when the on edge of the right stop button 38c is detected. Based on the rotational position of 20c, the stop position of the right cylinder 20c is determined (S242). On the other hand, when the right stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S236: yes), or when the on-edge of the right stop button 38c is not detected (S238: no), the processing of S240 to S242 is omitted.

  When processing is performed for each of the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, the on-edge detection process shown in FIG. 10 is terminated and the process returns to the spinning cylinder stop control process of FIG. In the rotating cylinder stop control process, after returning from the on-edge detection process (S202), an off-edge detection process (S204) described below is started.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the off-edge detection process of the first embodiment. In the off-edge detection process, first, it is determined whether or not the off-edge (change from the operation state to the non-operation state) of the left stop button 38a is detected (S250). If the off edge of the left stop button 38a is detected (S250: yes), a command indicating that the off edge of the left stop button 38a is detected (left off edge detection command) is transmitted to the sub control board 220 ( S252). As will be described in detail later, in the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a continuous effect that advances each time an off edge of each of the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c is detected is executed. The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 advances the continuous effect by receiving the off-edge detection command.

  On the other hand, when the off edge of the left stop button 38a is not detected (S250: no), the processing of S252 is omitted, and it is then determined whether or not the off edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected (S254). If the off edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected (S254: yes), a command (medium off edge detection command) indicating that the off edge of the middle stop button 38b has been detected is transmitted to the sub-control board 220. (S256).

  On the other hand, when the off edge of the middle stop button 38b is not detected (S254: no), the process of S256 is omitted, and then it is determined whether or not the off edge of the right stop button 38c is detected. (S258). When the off edge of the right stop button 38c is detected (S258: yes), a command (right off edge detection command) indicating that the off edge of the right stop button 38c is detected is transmitted to the sub-control board 220. (S260). On the other hand, when the off edge of the right stop button 38c is not detected (S258: no), the process of S260 is omitted.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 transmits an off-edge detection command to the sub-control board 220 when detecting the off-edge of each of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c. However, as a circuit configuration capable of supplying the operation signals of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c to the sub-control board 220, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 directly controls the off-edges of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c. It is good also as detecting to.

  Thus, when it is confirmed whether or not an off edge has been detected for each of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, the off edge detection process of FIG. 12 is terminated and the process returns to the spinning cylinder stop control process of FIG. Then, in the spinning cylinder stop control process, after returning from the off-edge detection process (S204), a spinning cylinder rotation stop process (S206) described below is started.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the rotation rotation stopping process of the first embodiment. In the rotation rotation stopping process, first, it is determined whether or not the left rotation cylinder 20a is rotating (S270). If the left rotation cylinder 20a is rotating (S270: yes), a left stop operation is performed. It is determined whether the completed flag is set to ON (S272). When the left stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S272: no), this corresponds to the case where the on edge of the left stop button 38a has already been detected and the stop position of the left cylinder 20a has been determined. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the rotational position of the left cylinder 20a has reached the stop position (S274). As described above, the stop position of the rotating cylinder is determined within a range in which the rotating cylinder rotates four frames from the rotation position at the time of detecting the on-edge of the rotating cylinder stop button. When the left cylinder 20a rotates to the stop position (S274: yes), the left cylinder 20a is stopped (S276).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S270 that the left drum 20a is not rotating (already stopped) (S270: no), the processes in S272 to S276 are omitted. Further, although the left cylinder 20a is rotating (S270: yes), if the left stop operation completion flag is not set to ON in the determination of S272 (S272: no), the counterclockwise rotation is determined in S274. When the rotation position of the cylinder 20a has not reached the stop position (S274: no), the process of S276 is omitted and the left rotation cylinder 20a is kept rotated.

  Subsequently, the same processing as the above processing (S270 to S276) performed on the left rotating drum 20a is performed on the middle rotating drum 20b and the right rotating drum 20c. Briefly described below, it is determined whether or not the middle cylinder 20b is rotating (S278). If the middle cylinder 20b is rotating (S278: yes), the intermediate stop operation completed flag is set to ON. It is determined whether it has been performed (S280). If the intermediate stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S280: yes), it is determined whether or not the rotational position of the intermediate drum 20b has reached the stop position (S282). When the middle drum 20b rotates to the stop position (S282: yes), the middle drum 20b is stopped (S284). On the other hand, when the middle drum 20b has already stopped (S278: no), the processing of S280 to S284 is omitted. If the intermediate stop operation completed flag is not set to ON (S280: no), or if the rotation position of the intermediate drum 20b has not reached the stop position (S282: no), the process of S284 is omitted. .

  Further, it is determined whether or not the right cylinder 20c is rotating (S286). If the right cylinder 20c is rotating (S286: yes), whether or not the right stop operation completion flag is set to ON. Is determined (S288). If the right stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S288: yes), it is determined whether or not the rotational position of the right cylinder 20c has reached the stop position (S290). When the right cylinder 20c rotates to the stop position (S290: yes), the right cylinder 20c is stopped (S292). On the other hand, when the right cylinder 20c has already stopped (S286: no), the processing of S288 to S292 is omitted. If the right stop operation completion flag is not set to ON (S288: no), or if the rotation position of the right cylinder 20c has not reached the stop position (S290: no), the process of S292 is omitted. .

  When the process is performed for each of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, the spinning cylinder rotation stop process shown in FIG. 13 is terminated and the process returns to the spinning cylinder stop control process of FIG. Then, in the rotating cylinder stop control process, after returning from the rotating cylinder rotation stopping process (S206), it is determined whether or not all of the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c have stopped (S208). If there is still a rotating drum (S208: no), the process returns to S202, and the above-described on-edge detection processing (S202), off-edge detection processing (S204), and rotation rotation stop processing (S206). Run again.

  Note that, as described above, even if the turning position has already been determined by detecting the on-edge of the corresponding rotating stop button, the rotating position remains rotated until the rotational position reaches the stop position. In addition, similar processing (stop control) is performed for the other spinning cylinders. For this reason, it is possible to press a plurality of rotation stop buttons in a short period of time (you can press the subsequent rotation stop button before the rotation corresponding to the previous rotation stop button stops), thereby It is also possible to stop a plurality of convolutions almost simultaneously.

  If all of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped while repeating these processes (S208: yes), then all of the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are turned off. It is determined whether or not (S210). As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the corresponding spinning cylinder is stopped based on the detection of the on-edge of the spinning cylinder stop button. In addition, even if any of the spinning cylinder stop buttons is in the ON state (while being pressed), the on edges of the other spinning cylinder stop buttons can be detected, so that all of the rotary cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped. Even after this, the spinning cylinder stop button may be in the ON state. When there is a turning stop button in the ON state (S210: no), the process returns to the process of S202, and the subsequent processes described above are performed. In the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the on-edge detection process (S202) and the off-edge detection process (S202) are performed until it is determined in S210 that all the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are in the OFF state. In step S204, each process of the spinning cylinder rotation stop process (S206) is performed as a timer interrupt process every predetermined time (for example, 4 msec).

  On the other hand, when all of the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are in the OFF state (S210: yes), the stop operation completion flag corresponding to each of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is OFF. (S212), the spinning cylinder stop control process shown in FIG. 9 is terminated, and the process returns to the game control process of FIGS.

  The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 advances the game in the gaming machine 1 by repeatedly performing the game control process as described above. Here, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a period called an assist time period (hereinafter referred to as an AT period) that is advantageous to the player is started. During the AT period, an effect (navigation effect) for notifying the player of the operation order (see FIG. 8) associated with the internally won bell role (A to D) is executed. By pressing the buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, a bell role can be established and 15 game medals can be awarded. Such an AT period is executed under the control of the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220. Hereinafter, a process (AT period related process) performed by the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 to execute the AT period will be described.

C-3. AT period related processing:
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the AT period related process of the first embodiment. When the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 starts the AT period related process, it first determines whether or not an internal lottery result transmission command has been received from the main control board 200 (S300). As described above, the internal lottery result transmission command is a command that includes information indicating the result of the internal lottery (such as the type of the winning game player) (see S112 in FIG. 5), and receives the internal lottery result transmission command. If not (S300: no), the system waits until it is received.

  When the internal lottery result transmission command is received (S300: yes), it is determined whether or not the AT flag is set to ON (S302). The AT flag is a flag indicating that it is during the AT period, and is set to a predetermined address of the RAM 223 mounted on the sub control board 220. If the AT flag is not set to ON (S302: no), it is determined based on the internal lottery result transmission command received in S300 whether or not the watermelon combination is won internally (S304). In the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, when the watermelon role is won internally when it is not during the AT period, a lottery (AT start lottery) is performed to determine whether or not to start the AT period. It is possible to start the AT period by winning with a predetermined probability (for example, 80%) in the AT start lottery. Therefore, when the internal winning combination of the watermelon is won (S304: yes), the AT start lottery is performed (S306), and it is determined whether or not the AT start lottery is won (S308).

  If the AT start lottery is won (S308: yes), the AT standby flag is set to ON (S310). The AT standby flag is a flag indicating that the state is waiting for the start of the AT period. In the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, even if the AT start lottery is won, the AT period is not immediately started. When the re-game player B is established after the AT start lottery, the AT period is started. Therefore, until the re-game player B is established, the AT standby flag is set to ON and the start of the AT period is awaited. On the other hand, when the AT start lottery is not won (S308: no), the process of S310 is omitted and the process for executing the above-described continuous effect (continuous effect execution process) is started (S312).

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the continuous effect execution process of the first embodiment. In the continuous effect execution process, first, it is determined whether or not the first off-edge detection command is received from the main control board 200 (S340). As described above, the off-edge detection command is a command indicating that an off-edge of the spinning cylinder stop button is detected, and commands corresponding to the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are the CPU 201 of the main control board 200, respectively. (See FIG. 12). However, since the detection order of the off-edge of the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c can take various orders, in the process of S340, the reception of the first off-edge detection command is confirmed and the command is received. If not (S340: no), it waits until it is received.

  When the first off-edge detection command is received (S340: yes), the unit effect A is advanced (S342). The continuous production of the first embodiment, which progresses every time an off edge of the rotation stop button 38a, 38b, 38c is detected, is composed of three unit productions A to C whose contents are related to each other. When the off edge is detected, the unit effect A is first advanced. The effect ROM 224 mounted on the sub-control board 220 stores image data (sprite data, moving image data, etc.) and audio data corresponding to various effects, and the image corresponding to the unit effect A in the process of S342. Data and audio data are read from the effect ROM 224 and the unit effect A is advanced. As the unit effect A, for example, an effect indicating that the main character travels in search of a treasure is set.

  When the unit effect A is advanced, it is subsequently determined whether or not a second off-edge detection command has been received (S344). If no command has been received (S344: no), the system waits until it is received. . When the second off-edge detection command is received (S344: yes), the reception interval from the reception of the first off-edge detection command to the reception of the second off-edge detection command is greater than the predetermined interval. It is determined whether the time is shorter (S346). The predetermined interval is set to a length that allows the unit effect to be completed. When the reception interval of the off-edge detection command is shorter than the predetermined interval (S346: yes), the continuous effect is ended (S360). Thereby, it is possible to prevent the next unit effect from being advanced before the previous unit effect is completed, and to prevent the development of the continuous effect from being skipped on the way. When the continuous effect is thus ended, the continuous effect execution process shown in FIG. 15 is ended, and the process returns to the AT period related process of FIG.

  On the other hand, when the reception interval of the off-edge detection command is equal to or longer than the predetermined interval (S346: no), the unit effect B following the unit effect A is advanced (S348). As the unit effect B, for example, an effect indicating that the hero finds a treasure chest is set.

  When the unit effect B is advanced, it is determined whether or not a third off-edge detection command has been received (S350). If no command has been received (S350: no), the system waits until it is received. . When the third off-edge detection command is received (S350: yes), the reception interval from the reception of the second off-edge detection command to the reception of the third off-edge detection command is greater than the predetermined interval. (S352: yes), the continuous effect is ended (S360), and the continuous effect execution process shown in FIG. 15 is ended.

  On the other hand, if the reception interval when the third off-edge detection command is received is equal to or longer than the predetermined interval (S352: no), it is determined whether or not the AT standby flag is set to ON (S354). As described above, the AT standby flag is a flag indicating that the AT start lottery is won and the start of the AT period is waiting, and when the AT standby flag is set to ON (S354: yes), the unit effect C-1 following the unit effect B is advanced (S356). As the unit effect C-1, for example, an effect indicating that the hero opens the treasure box and takes out the treasure from the inside is set. On the other hand, when the AT standby flag is not set to ON (S354: no), the unit effect C-2 following the unit effect B is advanced (S358). As the unit effect C-2, for example, an effect indicating that the hero opens the treasure box and takes out junk from the inside is set. In this way, if the result of the continuous performance varies according to the setting of the AT standby flag, the player can grasp from the result of the continuous performance whether or not the state is waiting for the start of the AT period. It is possible to enhance the entertainment interest of the game by paying attention to the continuous performance. When the unit effect C-1 or the unit effect C-2 is thus advanced, the continuous effect execution process shown in FIG. 15 is terminated and the process returns to the AT period related process of FIG.

  In the above, in the determination of S304 in FIG. 14, the processing in the case where the watermelon role is internally won has been described, but when the watermelon role is not internally won (S304: no), the processing in S306 to S312 is omitted. To do. In the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the continuous effect is executed when the watermelon role is won internally, but the continuous effect is executed even when the watermelon role is not won internally. Good. For example, when the watermelon combination is not won internally, a continuous effect may be executed with a predetermined probability (for example, 20%) by performing a lottery on whether or not to execute the continuous effect. Of course, if the watermelon combination is not won internally, the AT start lottery is not performed and the AT standby flag is OFF, so the unit effect C-2 is finally advanced in the continuous effect.

  Subsequently, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 determines whether or not the re-game player B has been internally won based on the internal lottery result transmission command received in S300 (S314). If the re-game player B is not internally won (S314: no), the process returns to the beginning of the AT period related process and waits until the internal lottery result transmission command is received again (S300).

  On the other hand, when the re-game player B is won internally (S314: yes), it is determined whether or not the AT standby flag is set to ON (S316). As described above, the AT standby flag is set to ON after the winning of the AT start lottery until the re-game player B is established. If the AT standby flag is not set to ON (S316: no), the process returns to the beginning of the AT period related process and waits until an internal lottery result transmission command is received (S300).

  On the other hand, when the AT standby flag is set to ON (S316: yes), the effect of prompting the player to establish the re-gamer B by aligning the symbol combination of “red 7” on the winning line ( Red 7 prompting effect) is executed (S318). As described above, when the re-game player B is elected internally, when the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are pressed in the operation sequence of “right → middle → left” (so-called reverse push), “red 7” It is possible to align the symbol combinations on the winning line. Therefore, in the red 7 prompting effect in S318, for example, the effect display device 10 performs a display such as “reversely press red 7”. In addition, when the AT waiting flag is not set to ON, if the turning stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are pressed by reverse pressing, a penalty may be given to the player. For example, the AT start lottery may not be performed until a predetermined number of games are played after the reverse pressing. By doing this, when the AT standby flag is not set to ON, it is possible to prevent the player from pushing backward, and to prevent the “red 7” symbol combination from being prepared.

  If the red 7 prompting effect is executed, it is determined whether or not a re-game combination B establishment command is received from the main control board 200 (S320). When the re-game player B establishment command is not received (S320: no), it is determined that the player has not been able to align the symbol combination of “red 7” although the red 7 prompting effect has been executed. Without starting the AT period, the process returns to the beginning of the AT period related processing and waits until an internal lottery result transmission command is received (S300).

  On the other hand, when the re-game player B establishment command is received (S320: yes), the AT waiting flag is set to OFF and the AT flag is set to ON to start the AT period (S322). “50” is set in the counter (S324). The AT counter is a counter indicating the number of games until the AT period ends, and the AT period of this embodiment is set to continue until 50 games are played after the AT period starts. . Subsequently, when the fanfare effect indicating that the AT period starts is executed (S326), the process returns to the beginning of the AT period related process. In the fanfare effect, for example, “AT start” is displayed on the effect display device 10.

  In this way, when the AT flag is set to ON and the process returns to the beginning of the AT period related process and an internal lottery result transmission command is received (S300: yes), the determination in S302 indicates that the AT flag is set to ON ( (S302: yes), based on the internal lottery result transmission command received in S300, it is determined whether or not the bell combination is won internally (S328). When the winning combination for the bell role is made (S328: yes), the navigation effect for the bell role is executed (S330). In this navigation effect, the operation order (see FIG. 8) associated with the internally won bell combination (A to D) is displayed on the effect display device 10 or the like.

  On the other hand, when the internal winning combination for the bell is not performed (S328: no), the process of S330 is omitted. Subsequently, “1” is subtracted from the AT counter (S332), and it is determined whether or not the AT counter has become “0” (S334). When the AT counter becomes “0” (S334: yes), the AT flag is set to OFF to end the AT period (S336). On the other hand, if the AT counter is not “0” (S334: no), the process of S336 is skipped and the process returns to the beginning of the AT period related process, and waits until the internal lottery result transmission command is received again (S300). ).

  FIG. 16 shows how the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped or the continuous performance is advanced by operating the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c in the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment. It is a time chart. First, when the start lever 36 is operated, an internal lottery is performed, and the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c start to rotate. Further, when a watermelon role is won in the internal lottery, an AT start lottery is performed.

  In the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the corresponding spinning cylinder is stopped based on the detection of the respective on-edges of the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c. Further, even before stopping the rotating cylinder corresponding to the rotating cylinder stop button whose on-edge is detected first, it is possible to execute the stopping control of the rotating cylinder corresponding to the rotating cylinder stop button whose on-edge is detected later. Therefore, it is possible to stop the multiple spinning cylinders almost simultaneously by detecting the on-edges of the multiple spinning cylinder stop buttons in a short period of time (the player presses the multiple spinning cylinder stop buttons all at once). is there.

  Moreover, even if any of the spinning cylinder stop buttons is in the ON state (while being pressed), the on edge of the other spinning cylinder stop buttons can be detected, and the corresponding rotary cylinder stop control is performed based on the detection. To do. Therefore, the player can confirm the symbol combinations arranged on the winning line by stopping the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c while continuing to press the three cylinder stopper buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c.

  In the example shown in FIG. 16, the combination of symbols of “watermelon” is aligned by stopping the rotating drums 20 a, 20 b, and 20 c, and a watermelon role is established. Thereafter, each time the releasing cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c that have been continuously pressed are released, the unit effect of the continuous effect advances. That is, when the first of the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is released, the unit effect A proceeds, when the second is released, the unit effect B proceeds, and when the third is released, the unit effect C proceeds. To do. In the example of FIG. 16, since the AT start lottery is won, the unit effect C-1 proceeds. As described above, since the progress control of the continuous performance can be executed separately from the stop control of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c, the “turning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are pushed to After confirming the combination of symbols that have been aligned by stopping, a game form that does not exist in the conventional gaming machine 1 can be realized, such as “enjoying a continuous performance that proceeds while releasing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c”. It is possible to improve the game entertainment.

  In particular, in the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the AT start lottery is performed when the watermelon role is won internally, and the lottery result is indicated by the unit production C of the continuous production. , 20b, 20c, when the “watermelon” symbol combination is complete (the watermelon role is established), the AT start lottery is won (unit effect C-1 advances) Can be expected to enhance the entertainment interest.

  Further, as described above, when the off-edges of the plurality of rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are detected in a short period (at an interval shorter than the predetermined interval), the continuous effect is forcibly ended. By waiting for the completion of the previous unit effect (with a predetermined interval) and releasing the rotation stop button, the progress of the continuous effect can be enjoyed. On the other hand, the player who wants to end the continuous production early after confirming the symbol combinations that are aligned by stopping the rotary cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c (not interested in the continuous production) presses the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c. By separating all at once (separating at intervals shorter than a predetermined interval), it is possible to end the continuous performance.

  The gaming machine 1 of the first example has been described above, but the embodiment is not limited to this. For example, in the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above, the unit effects A to C are sequentially advanced every time they are detected regardless of the detection order of the off-edges of the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c. It was. However, the unit effects A to C to be advanced may be associated with the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c in advance.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a continuous effect execution process when the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c and the unit effects A to C are associated in advance. In the illustrated example, the unit effect A is associated with the left stop button 38a, the unit effect B is associated with the middle stop button 38b, and the unit effect C is associated with the right stop button 38c. As shown in the figure, first, it is determined whether or not a left off-edge detection command (S252 in FIG. 12) is received from the main control board 200 (S370). If received (S370: yes), the unit effect A is displayed. Select (S372).

  On the other hand, if the left off-edge detection command has not been received (S370: no), it is determined whether or not the middle off-edge detection command (S256 in FIG. 12) has been received (S374). If it has been received (S374: yes) ), The unit effect B is selected (S376). On the other hand, if the middle off-edge detection command has not been received (S374: no), it is determined whether or not the right off-edge detection command (S260 in FIG. 12) has been received (S378). That is, if no off-edge detection command has been received (S378: no), the process returns to the beginning of the continuous effect execution process to determine whether a left off-edge detection command has been received (S370).

  On the other hand, if the right off-edge detection command is received (S378: yes), it is subsequently determined whether or not the AT standby flag is set to ON (S380). If the AT standby flag is set to ON (S380: yes), the unit effect C-1 is selected (S382). If the AT standby flag is not set to ON (S380: no), The unit effect C-2 is selected (S384).

  When any off-edge detection command is received in this way, if the unit effect is selected according to the received off-edge detection command, the reception interval from the reception of the previous off-edge detection command to the reception of the current off-edge detection command is It is determined whether or not it is shorter than the predetermined interval (S386). If the reception interval is shorter than the predetermined interval (S386: yes), the continuous effect is ended (S388), and the continuous effect execution process shown in FIG. Exit.

  On the other hand, when the reception interval of the off-edge detection command is equal to or greater than the predetermined interval (S386: no), the selected unit effect is advanced (S390), and whether or not all off-edge detection commands have been received. Judgment is made (S392). If there is an off-edge detection command that has not been received yet (S392: no), the process returns to the head of the continuous effect execution process, and the subsequent processes described above are performed. If all the off-edge detection commands have been received (S392: yes), the continuous effect execution process shown in FIG. 17 is terminated and the process returns to the AT period related process of FIG.

  FIG. 18 is a time chart showing a state in which a continuous effect progresses whenever an off-edge of the spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c is detected in accordance with the continuous effect execution process of FIG. First, FIG. 18A shows a case where the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are released in the order of “left → middle → right”. In this case, the continuous production proceeds in the order of the unit production A, the unit production B, and the unit production C-1, and in the example of the unit production (A to C) described above, the main character searches for a treasure and makes a trip. When you open the treasure box, the continuous production progresses with the treasure coming out from inside.

  On the other hand, FIG. 18B shows a case where the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are released in the order of “right → left → middle”. In this case, the continuous production proceeds in the order of the unit production C-1, the unit production A, and the unit production B. In the example of the unit production (A to C) described above, the main character opens the treasure box and takes out the treasure. The scene of traveling first, and searching for treasure proceeds later. In this way, since the player can change the progression order of the continuous production according to the order in which the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are released, the development of the continuous production after the first result of the continuous production is seen. It is possible to enjoy what happened, and it is possible to enhance the entertainment interest of the game.

  In addition, in the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment described above, the detection of the off-edge of the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c is performed independently of the order in which the on-edge is detected. If the on-edge detection order does not match, the continuous effect may not be advanced (the continuous effect is terminated). In this case, you may make it perform the effect which alert | reports to the player the order which pushed the spinning cylinder stop button 38a, 38b, 38c. In addition, as in the first embodiment described above, if the order in which the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are pressed and the order in which they are released are detected independently, the progress of the game (stop of the rotation) ) And the progress of the production can increase the degree of freedom of the player. Further, even when the player simultaneously presses the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c to stop the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, the player sets the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c at an arbitrary timing and sequence. It becomes possible to enjoy the progress of the continuous production by separating with.

D. Control contents of the gaming machine of the second embodiment:
In the first embodiment described above, based on the detection of the on-edge of the rotation-carrying stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, the corresponding rotation is stopped, and the continuous effect is advanced every time the off-edge is detected. It was. On the contrary, the continuous effect is advanced each time the on-edge of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is detected, and the corresponding rotating cylinder is stopped based on the detection of the off-edge. Good. Hereinafter, such a second embodiment will be described. In the description of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for portions common to the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted, and different portions are mainly described.

D-1. On-edge detection processing:
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the on-edge detection process of the second embodiment. This on-edge detection process is executed in the rotating cylinder stop control process of FIG. 9 (S202). The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 of the second embodiment that executes the rotating cylinder stop control process corresponds to the “stop control unit” of the present invention. In the on-edge detection process of the second embodiment, first, it is determined whether or not the on-edge of the left stop button 38a is detected (S400). If the on-edge of the left stop button 38a is detected (S400: yes), the left A command (left on-edge detection command) indicating that the on-edge of the stop button 38a has been detected is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S402).

  On the other hand, if the on edge of the left stop button 38a is not detected (S400: no), the process of S402 is omitted, and it is then determined whether or not the on edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected (S404). When the on-edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected (S404: yes), a command (medium on-edge detection command) indicating that the on-edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S406). ).

  On the other hand, when the on-edge of the middle stop button 38b is not detected (S404: no), the process of S406 is omitted, and then it is determined whether or not the on-edge of the right stop button 38c is detected. (S408) When the on-edge of the right stop button 38c is detected (S408: yes), a command (right on-edge detection command) indicating that the on-edge of the right stop button 38c is detected is directed to the sub-control board 220. Transmit (S410). On the other hand, when the on-edge of the right stop button 38c is not detected (S408: no), the process of S410 is omitted.

  When it is confirmed whether or not the on-edge has been detected for each of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, the on-edge detection process of FIG. 19 is terminated, and the process returns to the spinning cylinder stop control process of FIG. The off edge detection process (S206) described below is started.

D-2. Off-edge detection processing:
FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating off-edge detection processing according to the second embodiment. In the off-edge detection process of the second embodiment, first, it is determined whether or not the left stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S420). The stop operation completion flag of the second embodiment is a flag indicating that the off edge of the spinning cylinder stop button has already been detected. If the left stop operation completion flag corresponding to the left cylinder 20a is not set to ON (S420: no), it is determined whether an off edge of the left stop button 38a is detected (S422), and the left stop is performed. When the off edge of the button 38a is detected (S422: yes), the left stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S424). Further, the stop position of the left cylinder 20a is determined based on the rotational position of the left cylinder 20a when the off edge of the left stop button 38a is detected (S426). The rotation stop position is determined in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  On the other hand, if the left stop operation completion flag is set to ON in the determination of S420 (S420: yes), or if the off edge of the left stop button 38a is not detected in the determination of S422 (S422: no). , S424 to S426 are omitted.

  Subsequently, the same processing as that described above (S420 to S426) performed for the left stop button 38a is performed for the middle stop button 38b and the right stop button 38c. Briefly described below, it is determined whether or not the middle stop operation completed flag corresponding to the middle drum 20b is set to ON (S428). If the middle stop operation completed flag is not set to ON (S428) S428: no), it is determined whether or not the off edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected (S430). Then, when the off edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected (S430: yes), the middle stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S432), and when the off edge of the middle stop button 38b is detected, the middle cylinder Based on the rotational position of 20b, the stop position of the intermediate drum 20b is determined (S434). On the other hand, when the intermediate stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S428: yes), or when the off edge of the intermediate stop button 38b is not detected (S430: no), the processing of S432 to S434 is omitted.

  Further, it is determined whether or not the right stop operation completion flag corresponding to the right cylinder 20c is set to ON (S436). If the right stop operation completion flag is not set to ON (S436: no), It is determined whether an off edge of the right stop button 38c is detected (S438). When the off edge of the right stop button 38c is detected (S438: yes), the right stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S440), and the right turn cylinder at the time when the off edge of the right stop button 38c is detected. Based on the rotational position of 20c, the stop position of the right cylinder 20c is determined (S442). On the other hand, when the right stop operation completion flag is set to ON (S436: yes), or when the off edge of the right stop button 38c is not detected (S438: no), the processing of S440 to S442 is omitted.

  When processing is performed for each of the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, the off-edge detection process shown in FIG. 20 is terminated, and the process returns to the spinning cylinder stop control process shown in FIG. The rotation stop process (S206) is started. Note that the rotating drum rotation stopping process of the second embodiment is common to the first embodiment described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted. In the rotating cylinder stop control process, when the rotating cylinder rotation stopping process is completed, it is determined whether all of the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c have stopped (S208), and there is a rotating cylinder that is still rotating. In the case (S208: no), the process returns to S202.

  On the other hand, in the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment, when all of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are stopped (S208: yes), the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are all turned off. Therefore, if S210 is omitted and the stop operation completion flag is set to OFF (S212), the spinning cylinder stop control process in FIG. 9 is terminated.

D-3. AT period related processing:
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the AT period related process of the second embodiment. When the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 starts the AT period related process of the second embodiment, it determines whether or not an internal lottery result transmission command has been received from the main control board 200 (S500), and sends an internal lottery result transmission command. If it is not received (S500: no), it is in a standby state until it is received.

  When the internal lottery result transmission command is received (S500: yes), it is determined whether or not the AT flag is set to ON (S502). When the AT flag is not set to ON (S502: no), based on the internal lottery result transmission command received in S500, it is determined whether or not the internal winning combination of the watermelon is made (S504). Also in the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment described above, when the internal winning combination of the watermelon is made (S504: yes), the AT start lottery is performed (S506), and the AT It is determined whether or not the start lottery is won (S508).

  If the AT start lottery is won (S508: yes), the AT standby flag is set to ON (S510). In the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment described above, the game machine 1 is in a state of waiting for the start of the AT period until the re-game player B is established after winning the AT start lottery. On the other hand, when the AT start lottery is not won (S508: no), the process of S510 is omitted. If it is determined in S504 that the watermelon combination is not won internally (S504: no), the processes in S506 to S510 are omitted.

  Subsequently, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 determines whether or not the re-game player B has been internally won based on the internal lottery result transmission command received in S500 (S514). If not (S514: no), the process returns to the beginning of the AT period related processing and waits until the internal lottery result transmission command is received again (S500). On the other hand, when the re-game player B is won internally (S514: yes), the continuous performance execution process is started (S516).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the continuous effect execution process of the second embodiment. The continuous effect of the second embodiment corresponds to the “effect” of the present invention, and the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 of the second embodiment that executes the continuous effect execution process performs the “effect execution means” of the present invention. Is equivalent to. In the continuous effect execution process of the second embodiment, first, it is determined whether or not the first on-edge detection command is received from the main control board 200 (S540). As described above, the on-edge detection command is a command indicating that the on-edge of the spinning cylinder stop button is detected, and the commands corresponding to the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are the CPU 201 of the main control board 200. (See FIG. 19). However, since the on-edge detection order of the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c can take various orders, in the process of S540, the reception of the first on-edge detection command is confirmed and the command is received. If not (S540: no), it waits until it is received.

  When the first on-edge detection command is received (S540: yes), the unit effect A is advanced (S542). The continuous effect of the second embodiment, which progresses every time the on-edge of the rotation stop button 38a, 38b, 38c is detected, is similar to the continuous effect of the first embodiment described above, and three unit effects whose contents are related to each other. When the first on-edge is detected, a unit effect A (for example, an effect indicating that the main character travels in search of a treasure) is first advanced.

  When the unit effect A is advanced, it is subsequently determined whether or not a second on-edge detection command has been received (S544). If no command has been received (S544: no), the system waits until it is received. . When the second on-edge detection command is received (S544: yes), the reception interval from the reception of the first on-edge detection command to the reception of the second on-edge detection command is greater than the predetermined interval. It is determined whether the time is shorter (S546). The predetermined interval is set to a length that allows the unit effect to be completed. When the on-edge detection command reception interval is shorter than the predetermined interval (S546: yes), the continuous effect is ended (S562). Thereby, it is possible to prevent the next unit effect from being advanced before the previous unit effect is completed, and to prevent the development of the continuous effect from being skipped on the way. When the continuous effect is thus ended, the continuous effect execution process shown in FIG. 22 is ended and the process returns to the AT period related process of FIG.

  On the other hand, when the reception interval of the on-edge detection command is equal to or greater than the predetermined interval (S546: no), the unit effect B following the unit effect A (for example, an effect indicating that the hero finds a treasure box) is advanced. (S348).

  When the unit effect B is advanced, it is determined whether or not the third on-edge detection command has been received (S550). If no command is received (S550: no), the process waits until it is received. . When the third on-edge detection command is received (S550: yes), the reception interval from the reception of the second on-edge detection command to the reception of the third on-edge detection command is greater than the predetermined interval. Is shorter (S552). If it is shorter than the predetermined interval (S552: yes), the continuous effect is ended (S562), and the continuous effect execution process shown in FIG. 22 is ended.

  On the other hand, if the reception interval when the third on-edge detection command is received is equal to or greater than the predetermined interval (S552: no), it is determined whether or not the AT standby flag is set to ON (S554). If the AT standby flag is set to ON (S554: yes), a unit effect C-1 following the unit effect B (for example, an effect indicating that the hero opens the treasure box and takes out the treasure from the inside) is displayed. The process proceeds (S356). Further, following the unit effect C-1, an effect (red 7 prompting effect) for prompting to establish the re-gamer B by aligning the symbol combination of “red 7” on the winning line is executed (S558). In the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment, if the re-game player B is elected internally, releasing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c in the order of “right → middle → left” will result in “red 7”. It is possible to align the symbol combinations on the winning line. Therefore, in the red 7 prompting effect in S558, for example, the effect display device 10 displays “right → middle → left aiming at red 7” or the like.

  On the other hand, when the AT standby flag is not set to ON (S554: no), the unit effect C-2 following the unit effect B (for example, the hero opens the treasure box and takes out the junk from the inside) When the effect is advanced (S560), the continuous effect execution process shown in FIG. 22 is terminated without performing the red 7 reminder effect (S558), and the process returns to the AT period related process of FIG. In this way, if the result of the continuous performance varies according to the setting of the AT standby flag, the player can grasp from the result of the continuous performance whether or not the state is waiting for the start of the AT period. It is possible to enhance the entertainment interest of the game by paying attention to the continuous performance.

  In the AT period related process of FIG. 21, when returning from the continuous effect execution process (S516), it is determined whether or not a re-game player B establishment command has been received from the main control board 200 (S518). If the re-player combination B establishment command is not received (S518: no), it is determined that the player has not been able to align the “Red 7” symbol combination, although the re-player combination B is won internally. The process returns to the beginning of the AT period related process without starting the AT period, and waits until an internal lottery result transmission command is received (S500).

  On the other hand, when a re-game player B establishment command is received (S518: yes), it is determined whether or not the AT standby flag is set to ON (S520). If the AT standby flag is not set to ON, (S520) Return to the beginning of the AT period related processing without starting the AT period, and wait until an internal lottery result transmission command is received (S500). On the other hand, when the AT period standby flag is set to ON (S520: yes), the AT standby flag is set to OFF and the AT flag is set to ON to start the AT period (S522). ). Further, when “50” is set in the AT counter (S524) and the fanfare effect is executed (S526), the process returns to the beginning of the AT period related process.

  In this way, when the AT flag is set to ON, the process returns to the beginning of the AT period related process, and when the internal lottery result transmission command is received (S500: yes), the AT flag is set to ON in the determination of S502 ( (S502: yes), based on the internal lottery result transmission command received in S500, it is determined whether or not the bell combination is won internally (S528). If the winning combination for the bell role is internal (S528: yes), the navigation effect for the bell role is executed (S530). In this navigation effect, the operation order (see FIG. 8) associated with the internally won bell combination (A to D) is displayed on the effect display device 10 or the like. During the AT period of the second embodiment, by releasing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c according to the order notified by the navigation effect, a bell role can be established and 15 game medals can be awarded. .

  On the other hand, when the internal winning combination for the bell role is not made (S528: no), the process of S530 is omitted. Subsequently, “1” is subtracted from the AT counter (S532), and it is determined whether or not the AT counter is “0” (S534). If the AT counter is “0” (S534: yes) ), The AT flag is set to OFF to end the AT period (S536). On the other hand, if the AT counter is not “0” (S534: no), the process of S536 is skipped and the process returns to the beginning of the AT period related process, and waits until the internal lottery result transmission command is received again (S500). ).

  FIG. 23 shows how the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are stopped or the continuous performance is advanced by operating the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c in the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment. It is a time chart. First, when the start lever 36 is operated, an internal lottery is performed, and the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c start to rotate. In the example shown in the figure, re-game player B is internally won by internal lottery.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the unit effect of the continuous effect advances every time the on-edge of each of the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is detected. That is, when the first of the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is pressed, the unit effect A proceeds, when the second is pressed, the unit effect B progresses, and when the third is pressed, the unit effect C progresses. To do. In the example of FIG. 23, since the AT standby flag is set to ON (the state is waiting for the start of the AT period), the unit effect C-1 proceeds.

  In addition, even if any of the rotation stop buttons is in the ON state (while being pressed), the player can detect the on-edge of the other rotation stop buttons, so that the player can detect the three rotation stop buttons 38a. , 38b, 38c can be kept pressed, and the result of the continuous effect (whether the unit effect C-1 or the unit effect C-2 proceeds) can be confirmed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 23, the red 7 reminder effect is executed following the unit effect C-1 of the continuous effect. Thereafter, by releasing the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c that have been continuously pressed, the corresponding spinning cylinder is controlled to be stopped based on the detection of the respective off-edges. At this time, any of the rotation stop buttons can detect an off edge regardless of whether the other rotation stop buttons are in the ON state or the OFF state, and the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are detected. By releasing in the order of “right → middle → left”, it is possible to align the symbol combination of “red 7” on the winning line. Then, when the re-playing combination B is established by arranging the symbol combinations of “Red 7”, the fanfare effect is executed and the AT period is started.

  In this way, in the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment, the stop control of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c can be executed separately from the progress control of the continuous performance. In the conventional gaming machine 1, the unit effect is advanced by pressing and the result of the continuous effect is confirmed, and then the turn cylinders 20a, 20b and 20c are stopped while releasing the turn stop buttons 38a, 38b and 38c. It is possible to realize a game form that does not exist, thereby improving the game entertainment.

  In particular, in the gaming machine 1 according to the second embodiment, when the start of the AT period is in a standby state, the unit effect C of the continuous effect is indicated, so that the continuous effect can be noted. When the unit effect C-1 progresses as a continuous effect, the player turns the spinning cylinder 20a while timing the release of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c so that the symbol combination of “red 7” is aligned. Since it can concentrate on the stop of 20b, 20c, it becomes possible to raise a game interest.

  In addition, as described above, even before stopping the rotating cylinder corresponding to the rotating cylinder stop button in which the off-edge has been detected first, stop control of the rotating cylinder corresponding to the rotating cylinder stop button in which the off-edge has been detected later. Can be executed. Therefore, when the unit effect C-2 progresses in a continuous effect (when it is not necessary to align the symbol combination of “Red 7”), the player releases a plurality of rotation stop buttons all at once (for a short period of time). By detecting the off-edges of the plurality of spinning cylinder stop buttons), the plurality of spinning cylinders can be stopped almost simultaneously.

  Furthermore, since the order in which the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are pressed and the order in which they are released are detected independently, the game can be performed both in the progress of the continuous performance and in the progress of the game (stop of the rotation). The degree of freedom of the person. Further, after the spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are operated, and the continuous performance is advanced, the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are simultaneously set to the non-operating state (the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are turned on) The player can select whether to stop all at once, or to set the non-operating state at an arbitrary timing and order (to individually stop the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c).

  Further, as described above, if the on-edges of the plurality of rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are detected in a short period (at an interval shorter than a predetermined interval), the continuous effect is forcibly terminated. By waiting for the completion of the previous unit production (with a predetermined interval) and pressing the rotation stop button, the progress of the continuous production can be enjoyed.

  The gaming machine 1 of the second example has been described above, but the embodiment is not limited to this. For example, in the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment described above, the unit effects A to C are sequentially advanced each time they are detected regardless of the on-edge detection order of the spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c. It was. However, the unit effects A to C to be advanced may be associated with the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c in advance.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a continuous effect execution process when the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are associated with the unit effects A to C in advance. In the illustrated example, the unit effect A is associated with the left stop button 38a, the unit effect B is associated with the middle stop button 38b, and the unit effect C is associated with the right stop button 38c. As shown in the figure, first, it is determined whether or not a left on-edge detection command (S402 in FIG. 19) has been received from the main control board 200 (S570), and if received (S570: yes), the unit effect A Select (S572).

  On the other hand, if the left on-edge detection command has not been received (S570: no), it is determined whether or not the middle on-edge detection command (S406 in FIG. 19) has been received (S574). If it has been received (S574: yes) ), Unit effect B is selected (S576). On the other hand, if the middle on-edge detection command has not been received (S574: no), it is determined whether or not the right on-edge detection command (S410 in FIG. 19) has been received (S578). That is, if no on-edge detection command has been received (S578: no), the process returns to the beginning of the continuous effect execution process to determine whether a left on-edge detection command has been received (S570).

  On the other hand, if the right on-edge detection command is received (S578: yes), it is subsequently determined whether or not the AT standby flag is set to ON (S580). If the AT standby flag is set to ON (S580: yes), the unit effect C-1 is selected (S582). If the AT standby flag is not set to ON (S580: no), The unit effect C-2 is selected (S584).

  When any one of the on-edge detection commands is received in this way, if a unit effect is selected according to the received on-edge detection command, the reception interval from reception of the previous on-edge detection command to reception of the current on-edge detection command is It is determined whether or not it is shorter than the predetermined interval (S586). If the reception interval is shorter than the predetermined interval (S586: yes), the continuous effect is ended (S588), and the continuous effect execution process shown in FIG. Exit.

  On the other hand, when the reception interval of the on-edge detection command is equal to or greater than the predetermined interval (S586: no), the selected unit effect is advanced (S590) and whether or not all the on-edge detection commands have been received. Judgment is made (S592). If there is an on-edge detection command that has not been received yet (S592: no), the process returns to the head of the continuous effect execution process, and the subsequent processes described above are performed.

  If all on-edge detection commands have been received (S592: yes), it is determined whether or not the unit effect C-1 has been executed (S594), and if the unit effect C-1 has been executed (S594: yes). ), A red 7 reminder effect is executed (S596). On the other hand, when the unit effect C-1 is not executed (S594: no), the continuous effect execution process shown in FIG. 24 is terminated without performing the red 7 prompt effect (S596), and the AT of FIG. Return to period-related processing.

  FIG. 25 is a time chart showing a state in which a continuous effect progresses whenever an on-edge of the spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is detected in accordance with the continuous effect execution process of FIG. First, FIG. 25A shows a case where the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are pressed in the order of “left → middle → right”. In this case, the continuous production proceeds in the order of the unit production A, the unit production B, and the unit production C-1, and in the example of the unit production (A to C) described above, the main character searches for a treasure and makes a trip. When you open the treasure box, the continuous production progresses with the treasure coming out from inside.

  On the other hand, FIG. 25B shows a case where the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are pressed in the order of “right → left → middle”. In this case, the continuous production proceeds in the order of the unit production C-1, the unit production A, and the unit production B. In the example of the unit production (A to C) described above, the main character opens the treasure box and takes out the treasure. The scene of traveling first, and searching for treasure proceeds later. As described above, since the player can change the progression order of the continuous production according to the order in which the player presses the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, the development of the continuous production can be changed in any manner. It is possible to enjoy what happened later, and it is possible to enhance the entertainment interest of the game.

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

  The present invention can be used for a swing type game machine used in a game hall.

1 ... Cylinder-type game machine, 20a, 20b, 20c ... Cylinder,
36 ... Start lever,
38a, 38b, 38c ... rotating cylinder stop button (stop operation unit),
200 ... main control board, 201 ... CPU (stop control means),
202 ... ROM, 203 ... RAM,
220 ... sub-control board, 221 ... CPU (production execution means),
222 ... ROM, 223 ... RAM,
224 ... Production ROM.

Claims (5)

A spinning-type gaming machine that performs a game in which a plurality of spinning cylinders on which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn are rotated and stopped,
Based on the detection of a change from an operation state of a stop operation unit provided corresponding to each of the plurality of rotation cylinders to a non-operation state, a rotation cylinder corresponding to the stop operation unit in which the change is detected Stop control means for performing stop control for stopping;
Production execution means for performing production that progresses step by step when a predetermined condition is satisfied,
The production execution means advances the production every time a change from the non-operation state to the operation state of each stop operation unit is detected,
The stop control means includes the one stop operation unit when one stop operation unit changes from an operation state to a non-operation state, regardless of whether the other stop operation unit is in an operation state or a non-operation state. Based on the fact that a change in the number is detected, it is possible to carry out stop control of the rotating cylinder corresponding to the one stop operating unit. It is a turning type game machine of Claim 1, Comprising:
The stop control means is not only after the stop control of the rotating cylinder corresponding to the one stop operation unit is completed, but also until the stop control of the rotating cylinder corresponding to the one stop operation unit is completed. The stop control of the rotating cylinder corresponding to the other stop operation unit can be executed based on the detection of the change from the operation state of the other stop operation unit to the non-operation state. Revolving type game machine. It is a turning type game machine of Claim 1 or Claim 2, Comprising:
The production execution means is a time interval from when a change from the non-operation state of one stop operation unit to the operation state is detected until a change from the non-operation state of another stop operation unit to the operation state is detected. When the is shorter than the predetermined interval, the revolving gaming machine is characterized in that the production is ended without proceeding to the next stage. A swivel type gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The stop control means includes an order in which a change from a non-operation state to an operation state in a plurality of stop operation units is detected, and an order in which a change from an operation state to a non-operation state in a plurality of stop operation units is detected. Regardless of whether or not they coincide with each other, stop control of each cylinder is executed based on the order in which a change from an operation state to a non-operation state in each stop operation unit is detected. A swivel type gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The production is a continuous production composed of a plurality of unit productions,
Each unit effect is individually associated with a plurality of stop operation units,
The production execution means advances a unit production corresponding to the stop operation unit in which the change is detected each time a change from the non-operation state to the operation state of each stop operation unit is detected. A torso game machine.

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