JP2015066303A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of suppressing a decrease in interest caused by reduction of an opportunity for granting privilege.SOLUTION: In a slot machine, when a "losing combination" and a "bell combination" are won, pattern conversion control may be executed. When the pattern conversion control is executed, control is executed to convert a bell pattern combination or the like displayed on a pattern display window into a weak cherry pattern combination, a strong cherry pattern combination, or the like.

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine (generally referred to as a “pachinko machine”) or a spinning cylinder gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “pachislot machine”).

As a pachislot machine, there is a conventional pachislot machine in which a winning combination lottery is executed at the start of a game, and a privilege granting opportunity such as a lottery to shift to an advantageous gaming state is given based on the winning combination as a lottery result (for example, Patent Documents) 1). In this gaming machine, for example, a winning role in which a privilege to be granted is large or a privilege grant opportunity is increased (hereinafter referred to as “advantageous winning role”) or a winning role in which a privilege grant opportunity is not so much is provided. ing.

JP 2013-128726 A

By the way, in the gaming machine disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, winning the advantageous winning combination increases the privilege granting opportunities or increases the granted privilege. In many cases, the game can be advantageously advanced. However, since the winning role such as the advantageous winning role is determined according to the probability of the lottery,
Opportunities for granting benefits were reduced, and there was a risk of lowering interest.

Then, the subject of this invention is providing the game machine which can suppress the fall of the interest by the opportunity where privilege provision opportunities are given decreases.

A gaming machine according to the present invention for solving the above-described problems satisfies a predetermined start condition, performs a lottery regarding a winning combination, and rotates a plurality of movable bodies based on the fact that the lottery has been performed. A gaming machine that stops the plurality of movable bodies, a lottery result display means for displaying a lottery result, and a privilege grant means for granting a privilege according to display contents displayed by the plurality of stopped movable bodies; A game state control means for controlling a game medium increase game state in which an expected value of a difference between the number of paid out and inserted game media becomes positive during the game, and a game state increase game state is being controlled by the game state control means In addition, a game progress suppression means that can suppress the progress of the game for a predetermined period of time despite satisfying a predetermined start condition, and a display that can be displayed as a lottery result during the suppression of the progress of the game by the game progress suppression means Aspect Based on a pseudo result display means for displaying a common pseudo result by a plurality of movable bodies and a predetermined suppression period in the game progress suppression means, the number of times the pseudo result is displayed by the pseudo result display means can be made variable, thereby providing a privilege. And a grant adding means capable of increasing the amount of increase in the privilege grant opportunity by the means.

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest due to a decrease in the opportunity to receive a privilege grant opportunity.

It is a disassembled perspective view of a slot machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of the slot machine which shows the state which omitted the door-shaped front member. It is a perspective view of a slot machine. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the slot machine which shows the state which abbreviate | omitted the door-shaped front member. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a Z1 part in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion Z1 in FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of the slot machine showing a state in which the door-shaped front member is omitted. FIG. 8A is an enlarged view of a portion Z2 in FIG. 7, and FIG. 8B is an enlarged view of a portion Z2 in FIG. 7 showing a state where the connector holder is moved. It is an enlarged view which shows the principal part of Fig.8 (a). It is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the slot machine showing the back plate side. It is a disassembled perspective view of a case member. It is the perspective view which looked at the case member from back. (A), (b) is a perspective view of the principal part of a case member explaining the temporarily fixed state of a connector holder. It is a disassembled perspective view of a wiring relay member. It is the front view which abbreviate | omitted the cover body of the wiring relay member. It is a disassembled perspective view of a connector holder. It is a disassembled perspective view of a connector holder. It is a perspective view of the stopper which stops a case member. It is a perspective view of the stopper which shows another form. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the guide structure of a case member. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the guide structure of a case member. It is a fragmentary perspective view of the symbol variation display apparatus which shows the other form of a handle. It is a perspective view of the principal part which shows the relationship between a case member and the stopper of the outer main body side. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the relationship between a wiring window and the reel of a design variation display apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the upper part of the slot machine. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a lower half portion of the slot machine with the medal releasing device omitted. FIG. 27 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 26. It is the rear view which looked at the heat radiation opening from the back side of the slot machine. It is a partial cross-section partial front view of the slot machine showing the power supply device. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked up at the power supply device from the bottom. It is a principal part sectional drawing of the side plate of an outer main part, and a power supply device which shows another form. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the illuminating device which shows another form. It is a perspective view of the door-shaped front member which disassembles and shows a transparent plate and a light emitting unit. It is a perspective view of the door-shaped front member which decomposes | disassembles and shows a transparent plate. FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 33A-A of the door-shaped front member equipped with a transparent plate. It is a disassembled / assembled perspective view of a hinge metal fitting. It is a diagram which shows the chain | linkage of a hinge metal fitting. It is a cross-sectional top view of the principal part which shows a door-shaped front member. It is a cross-sectional top view of the principal part which shows the door-shaped front member in the middle of opening. It is the perspective view seen from the back side which shows the upper half part of a door-shaped front member. It is the cross-sectional perspective view which cut | disconnected the coupling tool to the vertical direction. It is a principal part crossing top view of the door-shaped front member which shows the example of another hinge metal fitting. It is a cross-sectional plan view of the principal part which shows the middle of opening of the door-shaped front member of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the image display body and the frame member in the model unit. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the door-shaped front member, connecting a connector. FIG. 3 is a development view in which a symbol array of a reel band is developed in a plane. It is an enlarged view of the symbol display window 401 part. It is the schematic which shows roughly the structure of the various mechanism elements with which the slot machine is equipped, an electronic device, an operation member, etc. It is a figure which shows the winning probability about each winning combination. It is a figure which shows each winning combination and the condition apparatus established corresponding to each winning combination. It is a figure which shows the combination of the symbol corresponding to each condition apparatus, and the number of payout of medals. It is a figure which continues from FIG. 51, and is a figure which shows the combination of the symbol corresponding to each condition apparatus, and the number of payout of medals. It is a figure which continues from FIG. 52, and is a figure which shows the combination of the symbol corresponding to each condition apparatus, and the number of payout of medals. It is a flowchart which shows the basic 1 game processing procedure in the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a starting process. It is a flowchart which shows a game state transfer control process. It is an ART shift determination table. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a reel stop process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a BB game start process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a BB game completion | finish determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a RB game start process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of RB game completion | finish determination processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of RT game start process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of RT game completion | finish determination processing. It is a figure which shows the progress condition of chance RT. It is a figure which shows the progress condition following FIG. It is a figure which shows the progress condition when a pushing order mistake arises by chance RT. It is a figure which shows the progress condition following FIG. It is a figure which shows the progress situation of other chance RT. It is a figure which shows the progress condition following FIG. It is a figure which shows the progress condition following FIG. FIG. 73 is a diagram showing a progress situation following FIG. 72. (A) is a low probability stay state transition lottery table, and (b) is a high probability stay state transition lottery table. (A) is a chance RT transition lottery table during a low probability stay, and (b) is a chance RT transition lottery table during a high probability stay. It is a figure which shows the advancing condition of output conversion control. It is a figure which shows the progress condition following FIG. It is a figure which shows the winning combination lottery table at the time of three sheets. It is a figure which shows the winning combination lottery table at the time of 1 sheet. It is a figure which shows a pseudo | simulation bonus lottery table. It is a front view of the slot machine showing a bonus symbol combination. It is a front view of the slot machine showing a pseudo bonus symbol combination. It is a figure which shows the progress of the game state until it is during a bonus. It is a figure which shows the progress condition following FIG. It is a figure which shows the progress condition following FIG. It is a figure which shows the progress condition of the game state to a pseudo | simulation bonus. It is a figure which shows the progress condition following FIG. It is a figure which shows a symbol conversion table. It is a figure which shows the progress situation of symbol conversion control. It is a figure which shows the progress condition following FIG. It is a figure which shows the progress condition following FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as a gaming machine as an example. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine with the door-shaped front member omitted, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine, and FIG. 4 is a door-shaped front member omitted. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the Z1 part of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the Z1 part of FIG. 4 showing a state where the connector holder is moved, and FIG. FIG. 8A is an enlarged view of the Z2 portion of FIG. 7 and FIG.
7 is an enlarged view of the Z2 portion of FIG. 7 showing the state in which the connector holder is moved, FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the essential portion of FIG. 8A, and FIG. 10 is a transverse sectional view of the essential portion of the slot machine showing the back plate side. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the case member, FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the case member as seen from the rear, and FIGS. 13A and 13B are perspective views of the main part of the case member for explaining the temporarily fixed state of the connector holder. FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the wiring relay member, FIG. 15 is a front view in which the cover of the wiring relay member is omitted, and FIGS.
Is an exploded perspective view of the connector holder, FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a stopper for stopping the case member, FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a stopper showing another embodiment, and FIGS. 20 and 21 are cross-sectional views of the main part showing the guide structure of the case member FIG. 22 is a partial perspective view of the symbol variation display device showing another form of the handle, FIG.
3 is a perspective view of the main part showing the relationship between the case member and the stopper on the outer body side, FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the relationship between the wiring window and the reel of the symbol variation display device, and FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing the lower half of the slot machine with the medal discharge device omitted, FIG. 27 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 26, and FIG. 28 is a back view of the heat radiating port viewed from the back side of the slot machine. 29 is a partial sectional front view of the slot machine showing the power supply device, FIG. 30 is a perspective view showing the power supply device viewed from below, and FIG. FIG. 32 is a schematic sectional view of a lighting device showing another form, FIG. 33 is a perspective view of a door-shaped front member showing a transparent plate and a light emitting unit in an exploded manner, and FIG. 34 is a transparent plate. An exploded perspective view of the door-shaped front member, FIG. 33A is a cross-sectional view of the door-shaped front member corresponding to FIG. 33A-A, FIG. 36 is an exploded perspective view of the hinge fitting, FIG. 37 is a diagram showing a chain of hinge fittings, and FIG. 39 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part showing the door-shaped front member being opened, FIG. 40 is a perspective view seen from the back side showing the upper half of the door-shaped front member, and FIG. 42 is a cross-sectional perspective view cut in the longitudinal direction, FIG. 42 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part of the door-shaped front member showing another example of the hinge fitting, and FIG. 43 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the door-shaped front member in FIG. 44 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front opening / closing member is opened in the model unit, and FIG. 45 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door-shaped front member is opened while the connecting tool is connected.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 of the present invention can be rotated in the shape of a side-opening door with a box-shaped outer body 100 whose front surface is open and a rotating shaft 100a on the front surface of the outer body 100. A door-shaped front member 200 attached to the housing, a symbol variation display device 300 that varies a plurality of symbols by a driving means, a case member 400 that is detachable from the outer body 100 and has an opening 401 on the front surface, and an optional And an image display 500 that displays the image of the above.

[Outside body]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the outer body 100 has side plates 102 and 102 attached to the left and right sides of the bottom plate 101, and a top plate 103 installed on the top of the side plates 102 and 102. It has a letter-shaped frame shape and is formed in a box shape in which only the front surface is opened by fixing a back plate 104 to the back of the frame. The left and right side plates 102, 102 are trapezoids whose front edges are slightly inclined in a rearwardly inclined state, and therefore the opening of the outer body 100 has an inclination in the rearwardly inclined state. In addition, the top plate 103 has a plurality (in the embodiment, 4 in the embodiment) in a region facing the upper pier 600 (see the imaginary line in FIG. 25) of the gaming machine installation island in a state of being installed on the gaming machine installation island (not shown). Through holes 132, 132... Are formed.

[Outer body-divider]
In the outer main body 100, a shelf-like partition plate 105 is provided substantially at the center of the height. The partition plate 105 is made of metal and has a substantially convex shape in front view having a protruding portion 106 at the center as shown in FIGS. Side plates 102, 10
2 A vertical mounting piece 108 fixed to the inner surface and formed at the rear end is attached to the back plate 104 of the outer body 100.
Attached to the inner surface. The mounting piece 108 at the rear end of the partition plate 105 is formed with a cylindrical projection (not shown) by burring (metal processing for raising a short cylindrical projection while expanding the hole diameter of the lower hole with a punch). The cylindrical protrusion is driven into a small hole (not shown) pre-processed in the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 and positioned. In addition, an opening 109 for wiring is formed between the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 in the innermost part on both sides of the partition plate 105.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space]
In a space below the partition plate 105 in the outer main body 100, a medal releasing device 11 that releases a medal as a game medium to a medal tray 201 at a lower front portion of the door-shaped front member 200.
0, a medal auxiliary storage box 111 for storing medals overflowing from the medal discharge device 110, a power supply device 112, and the like are provided.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Medal discharge device]
The medal releasing device 110 is obtained by attaching a hopper 110b for storing medals to a device main body 110a having a built-in driving means, and a medal discharge port 11 is provided in front of the device main body 110a.
0c is provided, and medals in the hopper 110b are sent out one by one toward the discharge port 110c by the operation of the driving means. The hopper 110b is provided with an overflow rod 110d for discharging overflowing medals, and the above-mentioned medal auxiliary storage box 111 faces below the protruding end of the overflow rod 110d. The medal releasing mechanism of the medal releasing device 110 may employ any currently known mechanism, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Power supply]
As shown in FIGS. 26 to 30, the power supply device 112 is attached to an inner corner portion in which three members of the bottom plate 101 of the outer main body 100, the left side plate 102 and the back plate 104 are orthogonal to each other. Yes. The power supply device 112 is for supplying electricity to the electrical components such as the medal discharge device 110 and is a component that easily generates heat.
4, a heat radiating port 104 a is provided at the attachment site of the power supply device 112.

The device case 112a of the power supply device 112 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin. By doing so, since the inside of the device case 112a can be seen, it is easy to find an unauthorized work on the substrate 112s (see FIG. 30) of the power supply device 112 and the like. The device case 112a includes an upper plate 112b that covers the upper surface, a rear plate 112c that faces the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100, a front plate 112d that covers the opposite side of the rear plate 112c, and an interior of the slot machine 1. It is formed by a side plate 112e that covers the facing side, a slope plate 112f that covers the boundary between the top plate 112b and the side plate 112e in a chamfered form, and a bottom plate 112r (see FIG. 30) that covers the bottom. On the other hand, the surface of the device case 112a that faces the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100 is not covered and is in an open state, but this open surface is attached to the outer main body 100 by the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100. It is blocked.

As shown in FIGS. 26 and 27, the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100 is provided with a convex surface portion 102a to form a stepped guard portion 102b, and an apparatus case 112a under the guard portion 102b.
The specification is such that one side of the upper surface plate 112b is submerged. Thus, the device case 112
Even if one side of a is not covered, the device case 112a and the side plate 102 are protected by the guard portion 102b.
Because the seam of the seam is blocked, foreign matter cannot be inserted. FIG. 31 shows another embodiment in which the guard portion 102b has a groove shape. In this example, the upper surface plate 112b of the device case 112a is shown.
The edge is slightly protruded to the side plate 102 side, and the tip is fitted into the groove of the guard portion 102b.

Thus, in the device case 112 a of the power supply device 112, the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100.
In the case where the surface on the side abutting is made open with no cover and is covered with the side plate 102 during use, it is easy to incorporate the substrate 112s etc. into the device case 112a using the open surface. Since it is not necessary to attach a cover to the open surface after the substrate 112s or the like is incorporated into the case 112a, workability is improved.

The upper surface plate 112b, the side surface plate 112e, the inclined surface plate 112f, the rear surface plate 112c, and the bottom surface plate 112r of the device case 112a are formed with a large number of air holes 112g, 112g. . The device case 112a has a leg 112h provided at the bottom.
, 112h... Are lifted up to a raised floor, and the bottom plate 112 of the device case 112a
A ventilation space 112 i is formed between r and the bottom plate 101 of the outer body 100. Therefore, low-rise and relatively cool air can be introduced into the device case 112a from the ventilation space 112i through the ventilation holes 112g, 112g,. Since the ventilation space 112i of the embodiment communicates with the heat radiating port 104a of the outer main body 100, cold air at the back of the machine can be introduced into the ventilation space 112i. If the inverted L-shaped step 112j (see FIG. 30) for raising the ventilation space 112i is formed at the boundary between the rear plate 112c and the bottom plate 112r of the device case 112a, the height of the leg 112h and the heat radiation port 104a are formed. Even if there is a deviation in the height, the ventilation space 112i can be communicated with the heat radiation port 104a.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Power supply-Fixed]
The power supply device 112 includes a mounting piece 112k that is perpendicular to one side of the front plate 112d of the device case 112a, and a back plate 104 of the outer body 100 from the rear plate 112c of the device case 112a.
A protrusion 112m projecting toward the rear and a heat radiating port 104a opened in the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100.
Are fixed to the outer main body 100.

That is, the contour of the heat radiating port 104a is formed smaller than the contour of the rear plate 112c of the device case 112a, so that the power supply device 112 hits the back plate 104 of the outer body 100 and does not pass through the heat radiating port 104a. Further, the protrusion 11 protruding from the rear plate 112c of the device case 112a.
2 m is in a position inscribed in the heat radiating port 104 a, and resists the horizontal protrusion 112 m-1 inscribed on the upper side of the heat radiating port 104 a to resist the lifting operation of the power source device 112 and the rollover operation of the power source device 112. Therefore, it is configured by a vertical protrusion 112m-2 inscribed in the vertical side of the heat radiation port 104a. Therefore, the power supply device 112 is pushed along the inner surface of the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100, and the protrusion 112m is inserted into the heat radiating port 104a. Fixing in the right direction (rollover) is completed. Of course, the movement of the power supply device 112 is regulated by the bottom plate 101 of the outer main body 100 in the downward direction and by the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100 in the left direction in FIG. The movement of the power supply device 112 can be completely restricted with respect to directions other than the direction of pulling forward by a simple operation of only fitting the protrusion 112m.

On the other hand, a plurality of screw through holes 112p are formed in the mounting piece 112k projecting from the front plate 112d, and are fixed to the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100 through wood screws 112q in at least one of the through holes 112p. Thus, since the movement of the power supply device 112 is also restricted in the direction of pulling forward, the power supply device 112 can be reliably fixed to the outer main body 100 with one wood screw 112q.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Power supply-Power cord]
A power cord (not shown) for receiving power from the outside is connected to the power supply device 112. Conventionally, a bulging portion is provided on the side of the heat radiating port 104a and the power cord is pulled out from the bulging portion. However, at this position, there is a high risk that the power cord is bundled with the ground. The slot machine 1 may be turned on during manufacturing, and a power cord must be taken out of the outer main body 100 in preparation for the case. Therefore, the slot machine 1 is moved on the manufacturing line or between lines. When moving the power cord, the power cord may slip on the ground or get caught under the bottom plate 101 of the slot machine 1.

On the other hand, the heat radiation port 104a of the embodiment has a cord outlet 104 extending upward from its upper side.
b is extended so that the power cord is pulled out from there. This ensures a sufficient height for hanging the bundled power cords in a suspended state. Therefore, the trouble of accidentally damaging the power cord in the process of manufacturing the slot machine 1 is drastically reduced.

As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present invention, the power supply device 112 is set at the inner corner portion of the outer main body 100 and the installation is completed simply by screwing one wood screw 112q.
Compared to the prior art, it is possible to greatly reduce the labor for mounting the power supply device 112. Further, in the present invention, fixing is completed by screwing to one surface, and therefore, particularly when the portion to be fixed is brought to the front (front side) of the power supply device 112, it is easy to see and can be fixed securely. . By the way,
Conventionally, it is necessary to screw with respect to a plurality of surfaces or members of the power supply device 112. In particular, the screws fixed to the back plate 104 are difficult to visually recognize and may be forgotten.

Further, since the heat radiating port 104a is necessary as a cooling means for the power supply device 112, even if the heat radiating port 104a is used for fixing the power supply device 112, an extra process and cost hardly occur. On the contrary, the cooling efficiency is improved because the position of the heat radiating port 104a and the position of the power supply device 112 are matched for fixing. In addition, when the device case 112a is made of a synthetic resin as in the embodiment, the mounting projection 112m can be integrally formed, so that it costs little. Therefore, the total cost required for mounting the power supply device 112 can be reduced as compared with the conventional case.

Furthermore, when the device case 112a is made of a synthetic resin, there is an advantage that the leg portion 112h and the step portion 112j of the device case 112a useful as a measure against heat generation of the power supply device 112 can be implemented with almost no cost.

[Outer body-Partition plate-Upper space]
On the other hand, the case member 400 is housed in a space above the partition plate 105 in the outer main body 100, and a wiring relay member 113 serving as the core of the wiring means described later is provided on the inner surface of the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100. The back plate 104 is further provided with a vent hole 133 for heat dissipation above the wiring relay member 113.

[Door type front member]
3 shows the front side of the door-shaped front member 200, and FIG. 1 shows the back side of the door-shaped front member 200. The door-shaped front member 200 has a medal tray 201 on the lower side on the front side, and an operation unit 202 is provided in the approximate center on the front side. The operation unit 202 includes a medal insertion slot 203, and a one-sheet insertion button 205 for instructing insertion (withdrawal) of only one medal stored as data in a memory of a main board 409 described later. Similarly, a MAX insertion button 206 for instructing insertion of the maximum number (for example, three) that can be used in one game, and a medal return for returning a medal packed in a medal selector 207 to be described later to the medal tray 201. A button 208, a storage release switch 209 for inputting a storage release command (release command by settlement) of medal stored as data in the memory of the main board 409, and a start lever 210 for operating the symbol variation display device 300 And the symbol variation display device 30
Three reel stop buttons 211 for stopping each of the zero reels 301a, 301b, 301c
a, 211b, 211c, etc. are provided. Of course, the configuration of the operation unit 202 shown here is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Three reels 301a,
301b and 301c correspond to a plurality of movable bodies described in the solving means.

In addition, a medal selector 207 is provided on the back side of the insertion slot 203, and a medal basket 212 is connected to the side of the medal selector 207 and a return basket 213 is connected to the bottom. The medal selector 207 is a well-known one that switches the flow path by turning on and off a built-in solenoid (not shown), and when the game state is waiting for the player to insert a medal, the flow path is set to the medal tub 212 side. In addition, in a gaming state in which medals are refused to be inserted, such as medals exceeding the prescribed number, the flow path is set to the return basket 213 side. Medals medal 212
When the door-shaped front member 200 is in a closed position covering the front surface of the outer main body 100, the tip of the door-shaped front member 200 faces the hopper 110 b of the medal discharge device 110. The medal that has flowed to the cage 212 reaches the hopper 110b.
On the other hand, the return basket 213 is connected to the front-side medal tray 201, and the medal that flows from the insertion slot 203 through the medal selector 207 to the return basket 213 returns to the medal tray 201.

[Door-shaped front member-see-through window]
The door-shaped front member 200 is sized to cover the entire front surface of the outer main body 100, and the upper half of the door-shaped front member 200 is a see-through window for games covered with a transparent plate 214a as shown in FIGS. 21
It is four. The transparent window 214 and the transparent plate 214a of the embodiment are the image display body 50.
0 and the symbol variation display device 300 are larger than usual so that they can be seen side by side, and the area of the image display body 500 and the symbol variation display device 300 is visually up and down by the forehead frame 216 integrated with the door-shaped front member 200. It is divided into. In this way, if one transparent plate 214a is set to a size that covers both the image display body 500 and the symbol variation display device 300,
Even if the arrangement of the image display body 500 and the symbol variation display device 300 is changed up and down, it can be used as it is.

[Door-shaped front member-transparent window-transparent plate]
The transparent plate 214a uses a transparent synthetic resin (for example, methacrylic resin containing rubber excellent in impact resistance, scratch resistance, and optical properties, and in the embodiment, “Acrypet (registered trademark) IR D30” manufactured by Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. is used. ) In a generally inverted trapezoidal shape, and an edge member 214b that bulges to the front side of the three sides (left and right sides and upper side) excluding the bottom, with the side facing the player as the front 214b and 214b are integrally molded at the time of resin molding using a mold for resin molding. When the edge member 214b is integrally formed on the periphery of the flat plate-like transparent plate 214a as described above, the edge member 214b serves as a reinforcing bar to increase the strength of the entire transparent plate 214a. As described above, even if it is large enough to cover both the image display body 500 and the symbol variation display device 300, bending and distortion hardly occur.

As shown in FIG. 35, the edge member 214b is a shell structure that opens to the rear surface side (not a solid, but a shell-like structure with a space inside, and the thickness of each part is arbitrary). And
In the internal space, a light emitting unit 217 and, if necessary, a decorative member (not shown) having, for example, a pattern or letters on the surface are incorporated.

In FIG. 34, the light emitting unit 217 is depicted as being attached to the door-shaped front member 200, but the actual light emitting unit 217 is the edge member 214 as shown in FIG.
It is inserted in b. Therefore, the transparent plate 214a and the light emitting unit 217 are handled as an integral part.

The shape of the edge member 214b is not limited to that shown in the figure, and can be arbitrarily changed according to the design of the light emitting unit 217 and the decorative member. Further, the portion where the edge member 214b is provided is not limited to the three sides of the periphery of the transparent plate 214a as in the embodiment, and may be provided on any one side at a minimum.

In addition, in FIGS. 33 and 34, reference numeral 218 denotes a fixing member provided at the left and right corners on the transparent plate 214a. The screw is passed through the through hole 214c (see FIG. 33 enlarged view) from the back side of the transparent plate 214a. (Not shown), it is stopped in the state of FIG. 34 fitted between the edge member 214b and the edge member 214b. The fixing member 218 functions as a corner decoration on the appearance, and on the through holes 200a and 214d (see an enlarged view of FIG. 33) provided at the corner portions on the door-shaped front member 200 and the transparent plate 214a. It is screwed into a screw (not shown) passed from the back side of the door-shaped front member 200, thereby serving as a nut for fixing the transparent plate 214a to the door-shaped front member 200.

33 to 35, reference numeral 217a denotes a light emitter of the light emitting unit 217, 217
b is a reflecting member that supports the light emitter 217a. As shown in FIG. 35, the reflection member 217b of the light emitting unit 217 located on the left and right is set at an angle so as to reflect a large amount of light from the rod-shaped light emitter 217a toward the periphery of the slot machine 1. In the form in which the light emitting unit 217 is incorporated inside the edge member 214b of the transparent plate 214a, the light emitter 217a can be arranged on the front side of the slot machine 1, so that it looks like a lighthouse at the tip of the cape. This is advantageous when light is emitted toward the surroundings. Further, the reflecting member 217b of the light emitting unit 217 located on the upper side has a light emitter 217a (light source 217a-1 and light guide plate 217a-).
2) is set so as to reflect a large amount of light toward the upper side of the slot machine 1.

The light-emitting unit 217 having the above-described structure can be turned on during a game, especially when a big hit is made, and can produce an effect that appeals to the surroundings of the occurrence of the big win. In this way, by performing an effect with a high degree of appeal to the surroundings, it is possible to draw attention to the player who has won a big hit, and the line of sight of many people gives the player a sense of superiority, which further increases the game. Also,
By appealing to the surroundings that the jackpot is coming out, it is expected that the model will become more popular and the operating rate will be improved.

The transparent plate 214a of the embodiment has the above-described configuration, and the bottom of the plate-shaped front member 200 is formed with respect to the concave groove 219 (see an enlarged view of FIG. 34) provided on the back side of the door-shaped front member 200. Inserted obliquely from the front and fitted into a joiner type, in that state the transparent plate 214a is erected to bring all the edge members 214b, 214b, 214b into contact with the front surface of the door-shaped front member 200, and further the door-shaped front member 200 It fixes with the screw | thread 603 (refer FIG. 1) passed from the back. FIG.
The main part of the door-shaped front member 200 at this time is cut, and as is apparent from FIG. 35, if the player forcibly inserts a foreign object from the boundary between the door-shaped front member 200 and the edge member 214b. Even so, there is little room for the tip of the foreign material to cross the inside of the edge member 214b and reach the back side of the transparent plate 214a. Therefore, it exhibits an excellent crime prevention effect.

[Door-type front member-locking device]
A lock device 215 that opens and closes using a dedicated key (not shown) is provided on one side of the free end side of the door-shaped front member 200.

[Design variation display device]
The symbol variation display device 300 is a reel rotary display device, and includes a driving unit 303 such as a motor.
For example, three reels 301a, 301b, 301c that can be individually rotated, and the reel 30
1a, 301b, 301c, and a device case 302 that houses and accommodates the reel 301
It is a well-known thing which plays a game with the combination of the some symbol (not shown) drawn on the surrounding surface of a, 301b, 301c.

The device case 302 is directed to the front (player) from the octagonal column that lies on its side.
11 is a deformed hexagonal column shape excluding a surface, and includes a bottom plate 304, a top plate portion 305, a right side plate 306 on the right side in FIG. 11, a left side plate 307 on the left side, and a vertical rear plate covering the rear surface. 308, an upper swash plate 309 provided between the top plate portion 305 and the rear plate 308, and a lower swash plate 310 provided between the bottom plate 304 and the rear plate 308, and the reels 301a, 301
A part of the arcs b and 301c protrudes from the front of the device case 302.

In addition, the top plate portion 305 of the device case 302 is provided with a handle 311 that can be changed between a useable state in which a finger can be hooked and a non-use state in which the top plate portion 305 is depressed. To carry.

The configuration in which the changeable handle 311 is provided on the top plate portion 305 of the apparatus case 302 as described above is closely related to a measure for increasing the strength of the case member 400. That is, in the embodiment, as will be described later, a reinforcing bar 402 is provided in the opening 401 of the case member 400 to give the opening 401 of the case member 400 sufficient strength to allow the image display body 500 to be cantilevered. Since such a reinforcing bar 402 crosses the opening 401, it clearly becomes an obstacle to the insertion and removal of the apparatus case 302 into and from the case member 400. In contrast, the handle 3 as in the embodiment.
If 11 is made variable and is made to lie on the top plate portion 305, the protrusion of the handle 311 is eliminated, so that the device case 302 can pass under the reinforcing bar 402 without difficulty. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the reinforcing bar 402 in the direction crossing the opening 401 at the opening 401 of the case member 400 only by providing the handle 311 that can be changed as described above on the top plate 305 of the device case 302. Become. Incidentally, the conventional apparatus case has a room for providing a reinforcing bar at the opening of the case member because the handle protrudes from the top plate and becomes an obstacle.

Note that the handle 311 of the embodiment is configured to swing and change between the standing use state and the lying down non-use state, but the structure that can change the handle 311 between the use state and the non-use state is implemented The form is not limited. For example, as shown in FIG.
14 and 314 are cut and raised, and a belt-like handle 311 made of, for example, synthetic resin or leather and provided with stoppers 315 and 315 at both ends is inserted into the belt loops 314 and 314, and the belt-free handle shown in FIG. For example, a structure that changes the state from the state to a usable state that can be hooked by lifting the center, etc.
Any structure may be used as long as the state can be changed between a use state where the finger can be hooked and a non-use state where the top plate part 305 is hung.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 11, the bottom plate 304 of the device case 302 of the embodiment is provided with a flange-like lower handle 316 that protrudes. The device case 302 is grasped by the lower handle 316.
By pushing or pulling on, the case member 400 can be easily put in and out.

[Case material]
The case member 400 has a size substantially matching the space above the partition plate 105 of the outer body 100, and includes a bottom plate 403 and side plates 404, 40 erected on both the left and right sides of the bottom plate 403.
4, a rear plate 405 erected on the rear edge of the bottom plate 403, the rear plate 405 and the side plate 404,
The top plate 406 covers the upper surface of 404 and has a box shape having an opening 401 on the front surface.

The case member 400 has a bottom plate 403 made of metal, side plates 404 and 404, a rear plate 405,
The top plate 406 is made of synthetic resin, and metal reinforcing members 407, 407, 407 are provided on the inner surfaces of the side plates 404, 404 and the opening 401 of the top plate 406, and the reinforcing members 407, 407 of the side plates 404, 404 are further provided. A metal reinforcing bar 402 across the opening 401 is stretched between them. The area below the reinforcing bar 402 is the installation area for the symbol variation display device 300, and the opening 401 above the reinforcing bar 402 is the installation area for the image display body 500. An area surrounded by the case member 400 behind the display body 500 is assigned as a wiring work space 408, and a main board 409 as a main control board is mounted on the inner wall surface of the rear plate 405 of the wiring work space 408, and A control board other than the main board 409 (eg, an effect control board 510 (see FIG. 44)) is also mounted in the wiring work space 408.

The top plate 406 of the case member 400 is formed with skylight portions 443 and 443 as shown in FIG. The skylight portions 443 and 443 have reinforcing bands 444 for maintaining the strength of the top plate 406.
Are divided into two parts, each of which has through holes 132, 132.
In the region including the intersection point with the axis passing through the through hole 132, 132... However, the peripheral edge on the front side of the skylight portion 443 is close to the through hole 132 located on the front side. By doing so, the through-hole 132 is searched by using the peripheral edge of the skylight 443 as a reference.
Therefore, even if the operator cannot look into the skylight 443, the through-hole 132 can be found.
Can be quickly and easily determined. Here, the skylight 443 also functions as the opening of the present invention. That is, by providing a plurality of skylight portions 443 as openings on the upper surface of the case member 400, the weight can be reduced, and the burden on the operator during transportation or replacement can be further reduced.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 5, 6, and 12, a plurality of bosses 410, 410 project from the outer surface of the rear plate 405 of the case member 400, and the bosses 410 serve as the back plate of the outer body 100. 104
The boss holes 114 and 114 that have been pre-processed are fitted and positioned. The boss 410,
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, 410 is provided near a wiring window 411 described later, while boss holes 114, 114 on the outer body 100 side are provided near the wiring relay member 113. Thereby, the positioning of the wiring window 411 of the case member 400 and the wiring relay member 113 of the back plate 104 becomes accurate.

On the other hand, a concave step portion 412 is formed on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 403 of the case member 400 as shown in FIG. 2, and the concave step portion 412 fits into the protruding step portion 106 of the partition plate 105. A tapered portion 413 extending in the rearward direction is provided at the end on the rear plate 405 side of the recessed step portion 412, and is guided by the tapered portion 413 and the protruding step portion 106 of the partition plate 105 and the case member 400.
The concave step 412 can be smoothly fitted. Thus, the recessed step portion 4 of the case member 400
12 and the protruding portion 106 of the partition plate 105 are fitted together so that the case member 400 is separated from the partition plate 105.
For example, as shown in FIG. 20, a rail member 115 in the form of a concave groove is laid on or integrally formed with the partition plate 105 as shown in FIG. 20, while the bottom plate 403 of the case member 400 is formed.
A wheel 414 may be installed on the rail, and the wheel 414 may be rolled in the groove of the rail member 115. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 21, a rail member 116 having a convex shape is laid on the partition plate 105 or press-molded integrally.
15 and the rail member 116 may be sandwiched between the flanges 415 and 415 of the wheel 414.

Further, the case member 400 is set in a predetermined position on the partition plate 105, and FIG.
It is stopped by a stopper 117 in the form of a swing lever shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the stopper 117 includes a front end portion of the partition plate 105 and a top plate 103.
Are attached to two attachments 118, 118, and are attached to the case member 400 as shown in the solid line in FIG. The non-operating non-engaging posture is manually switched to restrict the forward movement of the case member 400 on the partition plate 105. If the stopper 117 is key-shaped as shown in FIG. 19 and engaged with the hooking portion 416 provided on the case member 400, the upward movement of the case member 400 on the partition plate 105 is also restricted. be able to.

Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the stopper 117 pivotally attached to the fixture 118 of the top plate 103 is at a position facing a locking hole 442 penetrating the corner portion of the side plate 404 and the top plate 406 of the case member 400. The operation posture and the non-operation posture can be switched from the inside of the case member 400 while the case member 400 is pushed into a predetermined position.

In addition, a wiring window 411 in the form of a long hole penetrating to the back plate 104 side of the outer main body 100 is opened on the rear plate 405 of the case member 400. The wiring window 411 corresponds to the upper swash plate 309 of the device case 302 of the symbol variation display device 300 installed on the case member 400 as shown in FIGS. The horizontal empty space 417 above the upper swash plate 309 (or a horizontal triangular space 417 formed between the upper swash plate 309 and the main board 409) and the back. It functions as an opening connecting the plates 104.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 12, the case member 400 is provided with a shelf-like temporary fixing member 418 (hereinafter also referred to as “temporary fixing shelf”) at a substantially intermediate position of the height of the empty space 417. In addition, recesses 419 and 419 are formed on the outside of the rear plate 405 and on both sides of the wiring window 411, which are wiring passages that pass through the left and right side surfaces of the case member 400.

The layout of the wiring window 411 is determined according to the reels 301 a and 301 of the symbol variation display device 300.
b, 301c, the wiring window 411 has a horizontal plane HL passing through the rotation centers of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c of the symbol variation display device 300 as shown in FIG.
In other words, the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are arranged in a state where the lower limit is a range between the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c and the horizontal plane HH that passes through the highest height position, that is, at a height that places the lower side within the range.

[Image display]
The image display body 500 is a panel-type unit that can display an image, for example, which includes at least a liquid crystal display (or may be a plasma display or an organic EL display), and can open and close the front opening of the case member 400. Front opening / closing member 90 (FIG. 4)
4). Note that the image display body 500 is attached to a reinforcing member 407 provided on the left side plate 404 of the case member 400 in FIG. 11 (see the shaded portion in FIG. 11 for the attachment position), and is rotated by the hinge fitting 420. It is supported freely.

As shown in FIG. 44, an effect control board 510 is assembled on the back side of the image display body 500. For this reason, the image display body 500 such as a liquid crystal display and the effect control board 51.
0 can be configured integrally, and the handling is facilitated, and the wiring connecting the two can be omitted, and the complexity of the wiring work space 408 in the case member 400 can be suppressed.
Further, when the image display body 500 is opened, the effect control board 510 appears so as to jump out of the case member 400, so that the workability for the effect control board 510 can be remarkably improved.

[Image display-Hinge bracket]
FIG. 36 is an exploded perspective view of the hinge fitting 420. FIG. The hinge bracket 420
Since the top and bottom are symmetrical structures, the upper part will be mainly described. The hinge bracket 420 includes a fixing member 420 a that is attached to the reinforcing member 407 of the case member 400, and the image display body 5.
Rotating member 420b attached to the back side of 00 (refer to broken line area 500s in FIG. 36), short link 420c and long link 420d connecting the rotating member 420b and fixing member 420a.

The fixing member 420a of the hinge fitting 420 has a horizontal fixing piece 420e in the form of a shelf plate. One end of the long link 420d is pin P1 on the upper surface of the fixing piece 420e, and the fixing piece 42 is provided.
One end of the short link 420c is pivotally attached to the lower surface of 0e with a pin P2. On the other hand, the rotating member 420b of the hinge bracket 420 has a horizontal bearing piece 420f in the form of a shelf plate. One end of the long link 420d is formed on the upper surface of the bearing piece 420f with a pin P3, and the lower surface of the bearing piece 420f. In addition, one end of the short link 420c is pivotally attached by a pin P4.

In this way, the fixed piece 420e, the bearing piece 420f, the long link 420d, the short link 420c, and the pins P1 to P4 constitute a four-bar rotating chain as shown in the diagram of FIG. A so-called double lever mechanism is formed in which a fixed piece 420e facing a certain bearing piece 420f is a fixed link. As shown in FIGS. 37A to 37C, both the lever mechanisms approximate the rotation trajectory of the image display body 500 to the rotation trajectory centering on the rotation shaft 100 a of the door-shaped front member 200. Therefore, each pin position is set. That is, the hinge bracket 420 functions as a rotation center moving mechanism, and even if the rotation position of the door-shaped front member 200 changes, the rotation outer edge side of the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 are not rotated. The distance from the edge side is made substantially constant.

The long link 420d and the short link 420c have overlapping regions 420g and 420h that overlap vertically when the image display body 500 is rotated (opened) by approximately 90 degrees (for example, the overlapping of the long link 420d). The short link 420c is formed by expanding the region 420g into a triangle.
It overlaps with the polymerization region 420h. ), Pin holes 420i and 420j are formed in the overlapping regions 420g and 420h, respectively. The pin holes 420i and 420j are aligned on the same axis and inserted into a rod-shaped stop pin (not shown) to connect the long link 420d and the short link 420c, thereby locking the lever mechanism and locking the image display body. It is for fixing 500 to an open position.

[Image display-Lock piece]
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the vertical reinforcing member 407 of the case member 400 is locked to the reinforcing member 407 on the opposite side of the reinforcing member 407 provided with the hinge fitting 420 (on the right side in FIG. 11). A piece 421 is pivotally attached. When the lock piece 421 is rotated clockwise from the state shown in FIG. 11, the tip of the lock piece 421 is engaged with a receiving portion 508 projecting from the back side of the image display body 500. The image display body 500 is locked at a position where the upper portion of the opening 401 of the case member 400 is closed. On the other hand, when the lock piece 421 is rotated in the reverse direction from the locked state, the lock of the image display body 500 is released, and the lock piece 421 is rotatable about the hinge fitting 420. Normally, before the case member 400 is attached to the outer main body 100, the image display body 500 is locked in the closed position to prevent unnecessary rotation, while in the state where the case member 400 is attached to the outer main body 100, the image is displayed. The display body 500 is unlocked to be rotatable.

[Image display body-connector]
By the way, since the image display body 500 which can be opened and closed is provided in the case member 400 separately from the door-shaped front member 200 of the outer main body 100, when the inside of the case member 400 is visually recognized or the case member 400 is operated. In this case, the door-shaped front member 200 on the near side must first be opened, and then the image display body 500 on the back side must be opened. .

Therefore, in the slot machine 1 of this example, the rotation direction of the image display body 500 is set to the door-shaped front member 2.
The door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 are connected by an appropriate connector 700, and the image display body 500 is linked together with the opening and closing of the door-shaped front member 200. It is designed to open and close. According to this, when the door-shaped front member 200 is opened, the image display body 500 is also rotated in the same direction via the connector 700, and the front surface of the case member 400 is opened. In other words, the image display body 500 is rotated around the door-shaped front member 200, and not only the inside of the outer main body 100 but also the inside of the case member 400 can be visually recognized by a single lateral opening operation.

Here, as described above, the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 according to the embodiment are configured such that the pivot locus of the image display body 500 is the rotation axis 100a of the door-shaped front member 200 by the lever mechanism of the hinge fitting 420. However, there is still a relative shift between the movements of the two. Therefore, the connection tool 700 of the embodiment is shown in FIG.
41, a fixed sheath member 701 is formed on the back surface on the free end side of the image display body 500, and a rod 702 is slidably placed inside the fixed sheath member 701. The rod 7
02 is the rear surface of the door-shaped front member 200 (specifically, the base member 215a of the locking device 215).
) With a stop shaft 703 in a rotatable state. In this way, FIG.
As described above, the image display 500 is connected to the door-shaped front member 200 in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door-shaped front member 200.
The rod 702 of the connector 700 enters and exits the fixed sheath member 701 and absorbs the relative displacement of both movements that occur at that time.

Note that the maximum protrusion length when the rod 702 protrudes most from the rotation outer edge (free end) of the image display body 500 is when the image display body 500 is in the open position (for example, when it is opened 90 °). It is set based on the distance between the rotating outer edge of the door-shaped front member 200 (position of the stop shaft 703) and the rotating outer edge of the image display body 500. For this reason, the length of the rod 702 can be set to the minimum necessary length, and the increase in size of the coupler can be suppressed.

The retaining shaft 703 is attached to support pieces 215b, 215b, and 215b formed by bending a part of the base member 215a of the lock device 215 so as to be movable up and down, and is always urged downward by a spring 703a. Has been. Therefore, the stop shaft 703 can be moved up against the urging force of the spring 703a, and the rod 702 of the connector 700 can be attached and detached by moving up and floating the lower end. That is, the rod 702
The stopper shaft 703 can be inserted from above into the shaft hole portion 702a formed at the distal end portion thereof and can be held by the biasing force of the spring 703a.

In FIG. 40, reference numeral 704 denotes an elastic cantilever type stopper provided on the upper surface of the fixed sheath member 701 of the connector 700. The rod 702 is held inside, and is engaged with a hook wall 702b at the end of a groove 705 formed on the upper surface of the rod 702 to prevent the rod 702 from blinding. Rod 7
No. 02 has a knob 706 projecting from the side surface in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction. By pulling the knob 706 and forcibly moving the rod 702, the stopper 704 can be unlocked. It has become. Further, a retaining prevention piece 701 a is suspended from the bottom surface on the front end side of the fixed sheath member 701 and is inserted into the groove 705 of the rod 702. The retaining prevention piece 701 a is in contact with the hooking wall 702 b when the rod 702 protrudes the most, and prevents the rod 702 from coming out of the fixed sheath member 701.

In FIG. 40, reference numeral 509 in the vicinity of the connector 700 is an engaging portion protruding from the back surface of the image display body 500 on the rotating outer edge side. The engaging portion 509 is engaged with a reinforcing bar 402 that traverses the opening 401 of the case member 400 to support the load on the free end side of the image display body 500 in the closed position. As shown in FIG. 11, the reinforcing bar 402 has a slide-type guide part 402 a inclined downward toward the image display body 500 in order to smoothly guide the engaging portion 509 to the upper surface of the reinforcing bar 402. It is provided. Further, the engaging portion 509 of the image display body 500 is formed of a synthetic resin having excellent lubricity different from that of the image display body 500, and the image display body 50.
0 is detachably attached (can be exchanged).

By the way, the relative displacement of the movement due to the difference in the rotation trajectory between the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 is not limited to the above-described telescopic rod-type connector 700 but also a flexible wire. Can also be absorbed. However, when the connecting tool is a flexible wire or the like, the image display body 50 is stopped while the door-shaped front member 200 is open at the stage of closing the door-shaped front member 200.
There is a risk of impairing smoothness by hitting 0. On the other hand, for example, an urging means such as a winding spring may be provided on the image display body 500 so as to constantly urge it in the closing direction. By doing so, when the door-shaped front member 200 is closed, the image display body 500 is closed by itself while pulling the coupling tool by the action of the urging force.
0 doesn't collide. Of course, the means for rotating the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 is not limited to the above. For example, the hinge bracket 420, which is an element for rotation in the above, is not limited to the structure of the both lever mechanisms as described above, but is centered on a single pin 420k as shown in FIGS. A simple one that rotates the image display 500 may be used.

Locking means for locking the image display body 500 in the closed position as described above, in which the image display body 500 is attached to the case member 400 with a hinge structure so that the image display body 500 can be rotated like a door. When the above-mentioned lock piece 421) is added, the lock is continued in principle with the case member 400 mounted on the outer main body 100, and the lock is released only when necessary, such as checking in the wiring work space 408. It is also possible to select the handling, and in that case, since the important parts (for example, the main board 409 and the production control board 510) in the wiring work space 408 can be blocked by the image display body 500, it is effective in improving the crime prevention performance. is there.

A gap 10 is provided between the upper edge of the opening 401 of the case member 400 and the upper edge of the closed image display body 500, and the reinforcing member 407 of the top plate 406 is attached by a finger passing through the gap 10. It can be grasped. Further, a handle port 422 is formed in a front center portion of the top plate 406 of the case member 400 (a reinforcing band 444 between the skylight portions 443 and 443).
The reinforcing member 407 of the top plate 406 can be grasped by the finger passed through the No. 2. Therefore, the case member 400 can be properly used for the handle 422 and the gap 10 in accordance with the place and posture of handling. For example, when the case member 400 is transported before being incorporated into the outer main body 100, it is better to carry it in a bowl shape using the handle port 422. On the other hand, the case member 400 mounted on the outer main body 100 is shown in FIG. As described above, the grip port 422 is hidden behind the outer body 100 so that a finger cannot enter, so that the case member 4 is hung on the reinforcing member 407 from the gap 10.
For example, pulling out 00. The lower handle 316 (see FIGS. 4 and 11) of the device case 302 protrudes from the front center of the bottom plate 403 of the case member 400,
By holding or pulling the lower handle 316, the case member 400 to the outer main body 100 is obtained.
Can be easily put in and out. In this case, the lower handle 316 is integrated with the case member 400 because the device case 302 is fixed to the case member 400 with screws. Therefore, the lower handle 316 protrudes in front of the bottom plate 403 of the case member 400. Is equal to

[Image display body-frame member]
The image display body 500 has a size that covers almost the entire region above the reinforcing bar 402 of the opening 401 of the case member 400. Further, the case member 40 is provided below the image display body 500.
A frame member 501 surrounding the area below the reinforcing bar 402 of the 0 opening 401, that is, the front area of the symbol variation display device 300, is integrally suspended, and the symbol variation display is performed by the frame member 501. The reels 301a, 301b, 301c of the device 300 are trimmed. The surface of the frame member 501 is a decorative surface, on which an appropriate pattern is drawn. Although not shown, the frame member 501 is an electric decoration composed of a light emission source such as an LED, a light emission control board that controls the light emission source, and a decorative member that is disposed in front of the light emission source and can transmit light. Is provided.
Here, a combination of the image display body 500 and the frame member 501 is hereinafter referred to as a front opening / closing member 90.
(See FIG. 44).

[Image display body-frame member-illumination apparatus]
As shown in FIG. 4, lighting devices 502 are provided on the upper and lower sides of the frame member 501, and the symbols of the symbol variation display device 300 are brightly illuminated by the lighting devices 502. Since the frame member 501 is suspended below the image display body 500 and is close to the symbol variation display device 300, the illumination device 502 is incorporated into such a frame member 501 so that the light source is changed to the symbol variation display device 3.
It can be close to 00. Therefore, means for incorporating the lighting device 502 into the frame member 501 is as follows:
Compared to conventional lighting devices, it has a feature that sufficient brightness can be secured even with a low light quantity.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the illumination device 502 illustrated as an embodiment has a strip-like substrate that is elongated in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of the drawing (in the width direction of the slot machine 1 and in the same direction as the rotation axis of the reel 301 a...). A large number of light emitting diodes (hereinafter referred to as LEDs) 504 are arranged in a row 503, and the lower lighting device 502 includes an LED 504 in a tube frame 506 whose upper surface is closed with, for example, a milky white translucent cover plate 505. The lighting device 502 on the upper side is
The LED 504 is disposed in a downward direction in a translucent cover 507 that is U-shaped in cross-section and is, for example, milky white.

Note that the upper lighting device 502 is installed obliquely downward with the lighting direction from directly below to the player side, that is, the transparent plate 214a side, as shown in FIG. In the embodiment, the center line L (see the enlarged view of FIG. 4) of the main irradiation area of the LED 504 having relatively strong directivity is used as the transparent plate 21.
4a, the direction of the LED mounting surface of the substrate 503 is such that the transparent plate 21
It is inclined obliquely downward toward the 4a side.

Also, if a rod-like light emitter such as a fluorescent lamp is used as the light source of the lighting device 502, the substrate 503 in FIG. What is necessary is just to set so that the centerline of the main irradiation area directed by the sum total of reflected light may strike the back surface on the transparent plate 214a side. As described above, the irradiation aim of the illumination device 502 is set to the transparent plate 2.
If it is set to 14a, even if some leaked light illuminates the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c, there is almost no effect.

According to experiments, when the illumination direction of the illumination device 502 is directed to the peripheral surface side of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c, specific portions of the curved reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are strongly reflected and difficult to see. On the other hand, as described above, the center line L of the main irradiation area is set to the transparent plate 214a.
In contrast, it was confirmed that a wide range of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c can be easily seen brightly by illuminating the outer peripheral surface of the reel through the transparent plate 214a. The reason is that the light emitted from the lighting device 502 hits the transparent plate 214a fitted in the transparent window 214 of the door-shaped front member 200 and is reflected and diffused over the whole or the transparent plate 21.
It is presumed that the wide range of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c appears bright when 4a is brightly illuminated, or a synergistic effect thereof.

The structure of the upper illumination device 502 as described above can also be adopted in the lower illumination device 502, and of course, it can be adopted only in the lower illumination device 502 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 32, the upper lighting device 502 of FIG. 4 is arranged on the lower side, and the lower lighting device 502 is arranged.
Therefore, “upper” in the description of the lighting device 502 may be read as “lower”, and “lower” may be read as “upper”.

By the way, when LED is used as a light source of the illumination device 502 as in the embodiment, (
a) Higher safety than a conventional cold cathode tube driven at a high voltage of about 200 V because it is driven at a low voltage, (b) Longer life than a cold cathode tube, (c) Stronger than a cold cathode tube that is a glass tube Is (
d) Multi-color emission is possible, so the range of effects can be widened. (e) Hinge fitting 420 that is lighter than a cold cathode tube used in combination with an inverter and therefore supports the image display 500.
There is a merit that there is little burden of.

[Wiring means]
For example, the medal discharge device 110 and the power supply device 112 attached to the outer main body 100.
And, for example, each of the input buttons 205 and 206 and the start lever 210 (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as “main body side electrical component”) in the operation unit 202 of the door-shaped front member 200.
The case member 400 is electrically connected to, for example, the main board 409 or the like (sometimes simply referred to as “case member-side electrical component” as a general term for electrical components on the case member side). In the slot machine 1 according to the embodiment, the model unit 50 (see FIGS. 44 and 45) including the front opening / closing member 90 and the case member 400 is detachable from the outer main body 100. At this time, rational wiring means is provided for easily connecting or disconnecting the main body side electrical component (housing side electrical component) and the case member side electrical component.

[Wiring means-Wiring relay member]
As described above, the wiring relay member 113 shown in FIG. 14 is attached to the upper part of the inner surface of the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100. 4 and 5, the wiring relay member 113 is located at a position corresponding to the wiring window 411 of the case member 400 and faces the empty space 417 of the case member 400 from the wiring window 411. Yes. The wiring relay member 113 relays the main body side wirings 119 connected to the main body side electric parts and the case side wirings 423 connected to the case member side electric parts, and is connected to the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100. A mounting plate 120 to be screwed, a cover body 121 covering the front surface of the mounting plate 120, and the cover body 121
And a plurality of (in the embodiment, two large and small) connector boards (hereinafter also referred to as “connector connection terminal boards”) 122 and 123 which are housed between the mounting plates 120.

Of the two connector boards 122 and 123, the larger connector board 122 located on the left side in FIGS. 14 and 15 is fixedly attached to the mounting plate 120.
A connector 124 that is paired with the connector 425 at the tip of the harness 424 connected to the main board 409 is provided.

On the other hand, the smaller connector board 123 located on the right side in FIGS. 14 and 15 is mounted in a non-fixed and playable state in the gap between the mounting plate 120 and the cover body 121.
Therefore, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 15, it can move in the vertical direction and can also move in the horizontal direction. The small connector board 123 has a connector 125 that makes a pair with the connector 427 at the tip of the harness 426 connected to the case member side electrical components other than the main board 409.
Is provided. The connector 125 and the connector 124 are board-fixed types that are fixed to a printed circuit board by fixing means such as soldering, and inexpensive DIN standards are used.

Further, the cover body 121 covering the front surface of the mounting plate 120 includes two large and small openings 126 and 127 through which the connectors 124 and 125 pass, a support cylinder 128 protruding in a position side by side with the openings 126 and 127, and a lower half. And a tunnel-like wiring duct 129 projecting forward.

The main body side wiring 119 connected to the wiring relay member 113 passes through the inside of the wiring duct 129 or is bundled with a hook-shaped wiring stopper 130 protruding from the lower front surface of the mounting plate 120 of the wiring relay member 113. 1, the side plate 1 of the outer main body 100 as shown by the one-dot chain line L in FIG.
02, 102, and the direction is changed substantially vertically near the corners of the side plates 102, 102 and the back plate 104, many of which pass through the wiring openings 109 provided in the back of the partition plate 105, and the main body side electric Connected to each part. Of course, when there is a main body side electrical component (for example, the external relay terminal plate 131 provided on the inner surface of the side plate 102 in FIG. 1) in the region above the partition plate 105, regardless of the wiring opening 109 of the partition plate 105. Connected as is.

From the wiring means described so far, the following technical idea can be grasped.
(A) On the rear plate 405 of the case member 400, the reels 301a of the symbol variation display device 300,
The wiring window 411 is formed at a height at which the lower side of itself is located between a horizontal plane passing through the rotation center of 301b, 301c and a horizontal plane passing through the highest height position of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c.
(B) On the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100, main body side wirings 119 connected to the main body side electrical components,
Wiring relay member 113 that relays case side wirings 423 connected to the case member side electric parts.
Is installed.
(C) A vertical wiring path through which wiring passes along the inner surfaces of the side plates 102 and 102 of the outer main body 100 is formed.
(D) The main body side wiring 119 connected to the wiring relay member 113 is guided to the side of the case member 400, and is connected to the main body side electrical component through the wiring path therefrom.

The gaming machine including the components (a) to (d) above is the reel 3 of the symbol variation display device 300.
The main body side wiring 119 does not pass behind 01a, 301b, and 301c, and bypasses the wiring path provided along the side plates 102 and 102 of the outer main body 100 (including the corner with the back plate 104 (see FIG. 10)). Therefore, the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c can be brought close to the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100.
The diameter of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c can be increased as compared with the conventional configuration in which the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are passed through substantially the center of 04. The larger the diameter of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c, the greater the force at the time of rotation.

[Wiring means-connectors 425, 427]
As described above, the two connectors 124 and 125 provided on the wiring relay member 113 include the connector 425 at the tip of the harness 424 connected to the main board 409 of the case member 400 and the case member side other than the main board 409. Harness 42 connected to electrical components
The six front connectors 427 are connected to each other.

The two connectors 425 and 427 are integrally attached to one connector holder 428 as shown in FIG. The connector holder 428 includes connectors 425 and 4
27 is attached to a holder main body 429 to be screwed, a plate-like attachment piece 431 having a through hole 430 at substantially the center and projecting on both sides of the holder main body 429, and the through hole 430 of the attachment piece 431. And a well-known button-shaped panel fastener 432 (trade name “Nylatch”: registered trademark), which is attached to the end of the support tube 128 of the wiring relay member 113 as shown in FIGS. The attachment piece 431 is applied, and the button-shaped panel fastener 432 of the attachment piece 431 is attached to the support tube 128.
It is inserted and locked. Accordingly, the support cylinder 12 as the fixing means by the connector holder 428.
8, and eventually to the wiring relay member 113, connectors 425 and 427.
And connectors 124 and 125 cannot be disconnected.

[Wiring Relay Board-Connector 425, 427-Temporary Stop Shelf]
As described above, the connectors 425 and 427 are the connectors 124 and 125 of the wiring relay member 113.
The connectors 425 and 427 are temporarily fixed to the temporary fixing shelf 418 provided in the case member 400 before the case member 400 is assembled into the outer main body 100, that is, from the factory shipment to the completion of the installation. Yes.

The temporary fixing shelf 418 has a case member 400 as shown in FIGS.
6 is a shelf-like member facing the wiring window 411 from the inside, and as shown in FIG. 6, a substantially horizontal bench portion 433 on which the connector holder 428 is placed, and standing on both ends of the bench portion 433 Bench side plates 434, and three inward claw pieces 435 projecting from each bench side plate 434
, 435, 435. Between the central one of the inward claw pieces 435, 435, and 435 and the other two on the upper and lower sides, there is an interval at which the attachment piece 431 of the connector holder 428 can be fitted. One bench side plate 434 has a thin plate structure in which a finger hook portion 436 is extended at the tip, and is supported at one end by applying a force in the X direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. It can be bent outward like a leaf spring, and the inward claw piece 4 in the bent state.
The attachment piece 431 of the connector holder 428 can be easily detached from 35, 435, 435. The imaginary line in FIG. 8A shows an example in which the tip of the finger hook portion 436 is bent into a key shape. By doing so, the connector holder 428 can be felt as if the button is pressed as indicated by an arrow Y.
Can be removed easily.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the connector holder 428 is placed on the bench portion 433 of the temporary fixing shelf 418, and the attachment piece 431 of the connector holder 428 is mounted on the bench side plate 4 shown in FIG.
The connector holder 4 is fitted between the inwardly facing nail pieces 435, 435, 435 of 34.
28 is temporarily fixed to the temporary fixing shelf 418. Of course, even if it is temporarily fixed, the connector holder 428 is set to have a strength that does not come off the temporary fixing shelf 418 during transportation of the case member 400, and therefore, before the case member 400 is assembled into the outer body 100 Connectors 425 and 427 integrated with the connector holder 428 are temporarily attached to the case member 400.
It is temporarily fixed to and does not move. Therefore, during the operation of transporting the case member 400 or incorporating the case member 400 into the outer main body 100, the connector 425 at the tip of the harnesses 424 and 426 is used.
, 427 hits a part in the case member 400 and, of course, there is no risk of damaging the part itself.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8B → FIG. 8A, in the wiring process after the case member 400 is fixed to the outer main body 100, one bench side plate 434 is bent outward as described above. When the connector holder 428 is removed from the temporary fixing shelf 418 and the connector holder 428 is moved to a position where the attachment piece 431 thereof contacts the support tube 128 of the wiring relay member 113, the connectors 425 and 427 are connected to the connector of the wiring relay member 113. 124 and 125 (details will be described later), the button-shaped panel fastener 432 of the attachment piece 431 is pushed in that state, and the attachment piece 431 is locked to the support cylinder 128. At this time, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 5 and 6, if the guide rail 440 for guide is provided on the bench portion 433, it is only necessary to push the connector holder 428 inward, so that workability is improved. improves.

The connector holder 428 attached to the wiring relay member 113 as described above is stable with the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 as a supporting base and is not in contact with the case member because it is separated from the case member. Even if 100 and the model unit 50 move relatively, an unreasonable load is not applied.

From the explanation so far, the following technical idea can be grasped.
(A) an outer body having a box shape in which the front surface is open and the back surface is covered with a back plate, and the power supply device and other body side electrical components are provided;
(B) a model unit provided with a symbol variation display device for changing a plurality of symbols on a case member detachably attached to the outer main body, and other case member side electrical components;
(C) a wiring relay member attached to the back plate of the outer main body to relay the main body side wiring connected to the main body side electric component and the case side wiring connected to the case member side electric component;
(D) a connector attached to the tip of the case-side wiring;
(E) a connector holder attached to the connector;
(F) a temporary fixing member provided in the case member for temporarily fixing the connector holder;
(G) fixing means for fixing the connector holder to the wiring relay member;
(H) The connector holder is temporarily fixed to the temporary fixing member before the model unit is attached to the outer main body, and the connector holder is changed from the temporary fixing member to the fixing means with the model unit mounted to the outer main body. (I) A gaming machine, wherein the connector of the connector holder is connected to the wiring relay member.

In the above gaming machine, the mounting of the model unit 50 to the outer main body 100 and the connection of the connectors are performed separately. In contrast, for example, a connector is directly attached to the model unit 50. A method of automatically connecting the connectors by the operation of pushing the model unit 50 into the outer main body 100 is conceivable. However, in this method, when the model unit 50 having a large mass vibrates inside the outer main body 100 during transportation or the like, a heavy burden is applied to the connector coupling portion, so there is a concern about reliability, and there is a problem that costs for the countermeasure are high. is there.

The above gaming machine has a configuration in which one door-type front member 200 is attached to the outer main body 100, and the model unit 50 is physically independent from the door-type front member 200. In contrast, a gaming machine in which the door-shaped front member is divided into two upper and lower stages and the upper door-shaped front member is a part on the model unit 50 side is also conceivable. However, in such a gaming machine, when a player who is excited during the game strikes the upper door-shaped front member, there is a possibility that the connector coupling becomes unstable because a direct impact is applied to the connector coupling portion. There is a problem that requires a new security structure for the joint between the upper and lower door-shaped front members.

On the other hand, the above gaming machine has a configuration in which one door-type front member 200 is attached to the outer main body 100, and the model unit 50 is physically independent from the door-type front member 200. After connecting the holder 428 to the wiring relay member 113, the connector holder 42
5 is an independent structure that is connected to a component (wiring relay member 113) fixed to the outer main body 100 and separated from the model unit 50 as shown in FIG. Even when a general connector is used, there is no concern about reliability and durability during transportation and gaming. In addition, only the model unit 50 is an object to be replaced when the model is changed, and the door-shaped front member 200 is not an object to be replaced.

[Combination of connectors 425 and 427 and connectors 124 and 125]
As described above, the connector 425 and the connector 427 are attached to one connector holder 428. By doing so, the connection of the two connectors 425 and 427 is completed by one operation of setting the connector holder 428 to a predetermined position of the wiring relay member 113.
However, as a practical problem, in the structure in which two independent elements such as the two connectors 425 and 427 and the connector holder 428 are gathered and integrated, the connectors 425 and 427 and the connector 1 are integrated.
We face the difficult problem of 24,125 “accurate positioning”. That is, if the positioning of the four elements of the two connectors 425 and 427 and the connectors 124 and 125 on the wiring relay member 113 side is not accurate, the connectors 425 and 124 and the connectors 427 and 125 cannot be coupled together. This is because it is difficult to achieve such positioning accuracy at the cost of mass-produced products. As one means for solving such a problem, a method of using a so-called drawer connector having a mechanism for enhancing flexibility at the time of connection without soldering to a printed circuit board can be considered, but the drawer connector itself is expensive. Therefore, the cost burden is still large.

On the other hand, in the wiring means of the embodiment, the connector boards 122 and 123 of the wiring relay member 113 as the board support member are divided and the connectors 124 and 125 are respectively attached, and at least one of the connector boards 122 and 123 is wired. A direction that is non-fixedly placed in the gap between the mounting plate 120 of the relay member 113 and the cover body 121 and is orthogonal to the connecting direction of the connector 427 and the connector 125 (here, “orthogonal” is not strictly 90 degrees). , Meaning that it is about 90 degrees on social belief)). In such a configuration, when the joint aim of the connector holder 428 is determined on the connector 425 and the connector 124,
Even if there is a slight deviation in the relative position between the other connector 427 and the connector 125, the connector board 123 moves and moves to correct the deviation, so that the connector 427 and the connector 125 can be coupled. Thus, a board-fixed and inexpensive DIN standard connector can be sufficiently used.

From the explanation so far, the following technical idea can be grasped.
(1) “In a gaming machine having two or more wiring connectors and two or more wiring connectors that are paired with each connector, one connector group is fixed to one connector holder and paired with these connectors. The connector board is mounted on the connector board, the connector board is further divided for each connector, one of them is fixed to the board support member, and the other connector board is connected to the board support member in the connector coupling direction. A gaming machine characterized by being mounted so as to be movable in an orthogonal direction. "
(2) “A plurality of symbols are attached to an outer body having a box shape in which the front surface is open and the back surface is covered with a back plate, and includes a power supply device and other main body-side electrical components; In order to relay a model unit provided with a variable symbol display device and other case member side electric parts, main body side wirings connected to the main body side electric parts, and case side wirings connected to the case member side electric parts A wiring relay member attached to the back plate of the outer main body; two or more connectors attached to the tip of the case side wiring; a connector holder that collectively supports the two or more connectors as a connector group; and the connector Fixing means for fixing the holder to the wiring relay member, and fixing to the printed circuit board, making a pair with each connector of the two or more connector groups f A connector connection terminal board that is attached to a wiring relay member attached to the back plate and to which a connector of the other connector group is fixed, and the connector connection terminal. The board is divided into connectors and one of them is fixed to the wiring relay member, and another connector connection terminal board is attached to the wiring relay member so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the connector coupling direction. A gaming machine characterized by that.
(3) In a gaming machine having “two or more wiring connectors and two or more wiring connectors paired with each connector, one connector group is fixed to the board support member via the connector board. In addition, another connector group that is paired with these is attached to one connector holder, and one connector in the connector group is fixed to the connector holder, and the other connector is connected to the connector holder in the direction of connector connection. A gaming machine characterized by being mounted so as to be movable in an orthogonal direction. "
(4) “A plurality of symbols are provided on an outer body having a box shape in which the front surface is open and the back surface is covered with a back plate and provided with a power supply device and other body-side electrical components; In order to relay a model unit provided with a variable symbol display device and other case member side electric parts, main body side wirings connected to the main body side electric parts, and case side wirings connected to the case member side electric parts A wiring relay member attached to the back plate of the outer main body; two or more connectors attached to the tip of the case side wiring; a connector holder that collectively supports the two or more connectors as a connector group; and the connector A fixing means for fixing the holder to the wiring relay member and a board that is paired with each connector of the two or more connector groups and is fixed to the printed board Has a another connector group according to wearing type connector mounted on the wiring relay member attached to said back plate, and the connector connection terminal substrate formed by fixing a connector of the other connector group, a
A gaming machine characterized in that one connector in a connector group is fixed to the connector holder and the other connector is attached to the connector holder so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the connector coupling direction. . "

The above gaming machines are designed so that the connector holder is operated by aiming at the connector of the fixed connector connection terminal board, even if there is a slight deviation due to manufacturing error etc. in the relative position between other connectors, Since the non-fixed connector connection terminal board moves together with the connector and moves to correct the deviation and absorbs the error, it is possible to connect the connectors which are not the joint aim.
Accordingly, it is possible to collectively connect a plurality of systems of connectors using one connector holder. In addition, the connector used is a general-purpose and inexpensive, for example, DIN standard soldered to a printed circuit board, and the cost is low.

In addition, the connector holder is securely fixed to the back plate of the outer main body through the wiring relay member, and by extension, the wiring relay member, by fixing means such as Nylatch (registered trademark). On the other hand, the connector holder and the model unit are only connected via a flexible harness, and even if the model unit moves, the movement is absorbed by the flexible harness.
The movement is not transmitted to the connector holder. For this reason, even if a relative movement occurs between the outer body and the model unit due to vibration during transportation, the connector holder moves only with the outer body and is not affected by the model unit. No load is applied to the part.
Therefore, the reliability of connector connection is very high.

As in the embodiment, the small connector board 123 corresponding to the small connector 125 is used.
The configuration in which the large connector 425 and the connector 124 are defined as the reference for coupling allows the connectors 425, 124, 427, and 125 to be coupled more easily than the converse configuration. This is because the smaller connector board 123 can be handled with a lighter force, so that it is easy to automatically correct the deviation. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the connectors 425 and 124 are coupled before the other connectors 427 and 125, so that the connectors for coupling aiming can be easily matched.

Further, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 9, the chamfered portion C (the chamfered portion C ( If a straight chamfering or a curved chamfering is possible), the guiding action along the taper of the chamfered portion C makes the connectors more connectable.

In addition to the configuration in which the connector boards 122 and 123 of the wiring relay member 113 are movable as in the embodiment, it is also possible to allow any one of the connectors 425 and 427 on the connector holder 428 side to be movable. In this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained. In addition,
A specific example of such a connector holder 428 is shown in FIG. In this example, a receiving cylinder 429a with a female thread is provided on the holder main body 429 of the connector holder 428, while the connector 4
27, ear pieces 427 b having play holes 427 a are formed on both sides, and the play holes 427 a of the connector 427 are loosely fitted in the receiving cylinders 429 a of the connector holder 428, and screws 427 c with washers are used to prevent the ear pieces 427 b from coming off. . By doing so, the connector 427 can freely move with respect to the connector holder 428 within the range of the difference in diameter between the free hole 427a and the receiving tube 429a. In this case, the connector boards 122 and 123 may be fixed to the mounting plate 120 integrally. In the embodiment, two connectors are handled as one connector group.
The number of connectors in one connector group may be two or more.

In the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 12, the back of the rear plate 405 of the case member 400 is recessed toward the lower swash plate 310 of the device case 302 of the symbol variation display device 300. A cable groove 437 is formed, and the case member 40 is formed near both ends of the cable groove 437.
Wiring ports 438 and 438 are formed through the zero side plate 404 (or the rear plate 405). The wiring ports 438 and 438 and the cable groove 437 are connected to the symbol variation display device 300 and the main board 4.
The cable of the reel substrate 312 provided on the right side (side surface of the door-shaped front member 200 on the non-hinge side) of the symbol variation display device 300 in FIG. 313 (see FIG. 12) from one wiring port 438 to the case member 400
The cable 313 is placed in the cable groove 437 as shown in FIG. 12, and the tip of the cable 313 is returned from the other wiring port 438 into the case member 400 to be connected to the main board 409 or the like. is there. The cable groove 437 is provided with cable stoppers 439 at predetermined intervals so that the cable 313 does not fall off from the cable groove 437.

Thus, the main board 409 and the reel board 312 are both case member-side electrical components in the case member 400, and it is not necessary to pull out the cable 313 outside the case member 400. The reason why the case member 400 is intentionally provided with the wiring ports 438 and 438 and the cable groove 437 to bypass the cable 313 to the outside is as follows.

The installation location of the reel substrate 312 is a non-hinge side of the door-shaped front member 200 among the side surfaces of the symbol variation display device 300 (device case 302) in consideration of the workability of wiring for inserting and removing connectors in a limited space. The side corresponding to is preferable. On the contrary, if the reel substrate 312 is provided on the side surface of the device case 302 corresponding to the hinge side of the door-shaped front member 200, the door-shaped front member 200 (see FIG. 1) that is fully opened and the reel substrate 312 are close to each other. This is because a large working space required for inserting and removing the connector cannot be secured because of facing each other.

However, on the other hand, the connection part of the boards (main board 409, effect control board 510, image display body 500, etc.) to be connected to the reel board 312 is on the side corresponding to the hinge side of the door-shaped front member 200 of the case member 400. Then, the cable 313 looks like it crosses the inside of the case member 400. Then, when the device case 302 is attached to the case member 400, the cable 31
3 may be caught or the cable 313 may be caught when the device case 302 is pulled out.

On the other hand, if the case member 400 is provided with the wiring ports 438 and 438 and the cable groove 437 to bypass the cable 313 to the outside as in the above embodiment, the trouble of the cable 313 as described above occurs. Absent. In addition, the wiring work is better when the device case 302 is slightly pulled out from a predetermined position, and accordingly, the length of the cable 313 from the wiring port 438 to the reel board 312 is also the wiring cost. There is room to say. Accordingly, the cable 313 is slackened with the apparatus case 302 set at a predetermined position, and the cable 313 is slackened depending on the amount of pull-out. Such a cable 3
When the slack of the cable 313 is large, the slack portion of the cable 313 is formed in a triangular space between the lower swash plate 310 of the device case 302 and the back corner portion of the case member 400, which is located side by side with the wiring port 438. Can escape.

Further, when the cable groove 437 is inflated toward the lower swash plate 310 of the device case 302 as in the embodiment, it is between the back of the case member 400 and the lower swash plate 310 of the device case 302. Useful for effective use of dead space. The wiring ports 438 and 438
Wiring using the cable groove 437 is not limited to the cable 313 of the reel substrate 312, and can be applied to all cables crossing the inside of the case member 400.

  In addition, in FIG. 11, the code | symbol 441 is a function separation relay terminal board.

The slot machine 1 configured as described above is shipped from the factory in a finished product state in which the case member 400 is mounted on the outer main body 100 and necessary wiring is completed. The finished product is attached to the game machine installation island of the amusement hall. At this time, as shown in the imaginary line in FIG.
When the 00 top plate 103 and the top pier 600 of the gaming machine installation island are fixed by a fixing member 601 such as a wood screw, the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 are opened, and the through hole 132 of the outer main body 100 is opened. The fixing member 601 is inserted from the inside of the case member 400 through the skylight portion 443, and the fixing member 601 is tightened over the skylight portion 443 with a tool 602 such as a screwdriver.
The top plate 103 of 0 and the upper pier 600 of the gaming machine installation island are fixedly connected. The through hole 132
Since a plurality of are provided, they can be arbitrarily selected and used as necessary. For example, even if the position and size of the upper beam 600 vary, the through hole 132 corresponding to the upper beam 600 can be selected. Further, when the entire gaming machine is replaced, if the through-hole 132 to be used is changed, it is possible to prevent the adverse effect that the hole of the fixing member 601 is opened at the same position of the upper rail 600 (so-called fool hole formation).

Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 25, a gap S is formed between the outer main body 100 and the case member 400, and heat generated from the image display body 500 or the like is used to cool the image display body 500 (not shown). The back plate 104 passes through the gap S from the skylight 443 of the case member 400.
To the inside of the island where the gaming machine is installed. At this time, there is a wiring relay member 113 between the back plate 104 and the case member 400, which acts like a barrier, so that the gap S
Therefore, the hot air flowing through the gap S is blocked by this portion, and is actively released to the outside from the vent hole 133 of the back plate 104 above the wiring relay member 113. Therefore, the heat dissipation effect is high.

[Design of each reel, design row]
As shown in FIG. 46, each reel 301a, 301b, 301c has a series of symbols (a total of 21 symbols shown by array numbers 1 to 21) formed by arranging a plurality of types of symbols at regular intervals. A reel band (symbol band) on which the symbol is marked is attached. In FIG. 46, each reel band 321a, 321b, 3 attached to each reel 301a, 301b, 301c.
The state which expanded the symbol sequence described by 21c in the plane is shown. In addition, in order to identify the symbol arrange | positioned in a symbol row | line | column, the said sequence number is described for convenience.

In each reel 301a, 301b, 301c, among the symbols arranged in each symbol row, a predetermined number (for example, three) of consecutive symbols has openings 401 (also referred to as symbol display windows,
In the following description, they are arranged so as to be visible via a symbol display window 401 (see FIG. 47 described below).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 46, the types of symbols are: “7” symbol painted in red (first reel arrangement number 6 etc., hereinafter referred to as “red 7 symbol”), “painted in blue” "7"
Design (first reel arrangement number 17 etc., hereinafter referred to as “blue 7 design”), “BAR design”, “
"Cherry design" with "Cherry design", "Replay design", "Bell 1 design", "
"Bell 2 design", "Watermelon design", "Yoshigi" design (hereinafter referred to as "Yoshigi design")
, There is a symbol described as “correct” (hereinafter referred to as “correct symbol”).

In FIG. 46, “Red 7 design” indicates that the reel band 321a has two array numbers 3 and 6, the reel band 321b has one array number 12, and the reel band 321c has array number 10 One corresponds. “Blue 7 design” corresponds to one of array number 16 in the reel band 321a, one of array number 3 in the reel band 321b, and one of array number 15 in the reel band 321c. The “BAR symbol” corresponds to one of array number 11 in the reel band 321a, two of array numbers 6 and 9 in the reel band 321b, and one of array number 2 in the reel band 321c. “Cherry design” is one of array number 10 in the reel band 321a, three of array numbers 1, 14, and 17 in the reel band 321b, and array number 7 and 14 in the reel band 321c. Two of the numbers correspond. The “replay symbols” are arranged in the reel band 321a with the arrangement numbers 1, 4, 7,
No.5, No.5, No.5, No.5, No.5, No.8, No.11, No.16 on the reel band 321b, No.1, No.5, No.8 on the reel band 321c・ 13th ・ 1
No. 7 corresponds to five. "Bell 1 design" has three arrangement numbers 13, 15, and 18 in the reel band 321a, and arrangement numbers 2, 7, 10, and 1 in the reel band 321b.
Five of No. 5 and No. 18 and three of arrangement numbers No. 9, No. 12, and No. 16 correspond to the reel band 321c. The “bell 2 symbol” corresponds to three of array numbers 2, 5, and 8 in the reel band 321a, and two of array numbers 0 and 4 in the reel band 321c. “Watermelon design” has three arrangement numbers 9, 14, 19 in the reel band 321a, and the reel band 3
In 21b, two of SEQ ID NOs: 4 and 13 and in reel band 321c, SEQ ID NO: 3
No. 6, No. 11, No. 20, and No. 20 correspond. The “definition symbol” corresponds to one of array number 20 in the reel band 321a, one of array number 19 in the reel band 321b, and one of array number 18 in the reel band 321c. The “design” is the reel band 321a.
1 corresponds to one of array element number 0, one of array element number 20 in reel band 321b, and one of array element number 18 in reel band 321c. In addition, the kind of design is an example, Comprising: It is not restricted to these kinds.

[Frame member]
FIG. 47 shows the enlarged portion of the frame member 501 including the symbol display window 401. From the symbol display window 401, three consecutive symbols among the symbols in the symbol row of each reel 301a, 301b, 301c are visible. The three positions where this symbol is displayed are “upper (or upper position)” (for example, the position where “bell 1 symbol” of the reel 301a is displayed), “middle (or middle position)” (for example, , The position where the “replay symbol” of the reel 301b is displayed), the “lower (or lower) position” (for example, the reel 301
c) where “bell 1 symbol” is displayed.

From the above, it is possible to display “number of stages × number of reels” symbols in the symbol display window 401. Therefore, in the slot machine 1, “the number of stages (3) × the number of reels (3)”
Further, a maximum of nine symbols can be displayed in the symbol display window 401.

Various lamps are provided on the left side of the frame member 501 (also referred to as a display panel, which will be unified as the display panel 501 below) on the left side when viewed from the symbol display window 401,
A BET lamp (bet lamp) 614 is marked with “BET 1”, “BET 2”, and “BET 3”. BET lamp numbers (above "BET1", "BET2", "BE
(Numbers 1, 2 and 3 of “T3”) correspond to the number of bets (the number of bets and the number according to the number of medals bet). In other words, “1” is 1 bet (the number of medals bet is 1), “2” is 2 bets (the number of bet medals is 2), and “3” is 3 bets (also called a MAX bet). The number of medals is 3).

An effective arrangement is determined according to the number of bets. This “effective arrangement” is also called an effective line. Hereinafter, it is referred to as an effective line. It is determined that a symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined winning combination, which will be described later, is displayed as a combination mode of symbols corresponding to the winning combination only after being displayed side by side on one active line. . That is, even if each symbol constituting the symbol corresponding to the predetermined winning combination is individually displayed in the symbol display window 401, each symbol is not lined up on any active line (that is, the predetermined symbol is displayed). If the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is not arranged on the active line), it is not determined that the symbol combination mode corresponding to the predetermined winning combination is displayed. In this way, when the symbol combinations corresponding to the predetermined winning combination are not arranged on the active line, it is determined that the disparate symbol combination mode (that is, the combination of lost symbols) is displayed.

Next, the bet number and the effective line will be specifically described. The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is a three-wager dedicated machine, and in a normal game, the game can be executed when three medals are inserted. At this time, a straight line arrangement that rises to the right and a straight line arrangement that falls to the right are effective lines.

Note that the effective lines are not limited to the above-described straight-up linear arrangement or the down-right linear arrangement. Furthermore, although the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is a three-bet dedicated machine, the number of active lines may be changed according to the number of bets instead.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the number of bets is only 3 bets (MAX bets), and the effective line is displayed in the symbol display window 401 of FIG. 47 as “BAR symbol-replay symbol-definition symbol”. Line (that is, a line that rises to the right) 623b and a line that displays "Bell 1 symbol-Replay symbol-Bell 1 symbol" (that is, the right-down line 62)
Only two lines 3a) are effective lines.

The combination of symbols displayed in the symbol display window 401 of FIG. 47 is “bell 1 symbol-replay symbol-bell 1 symbol” displayed on the right-down line 623a which is one of the effective lines. Since the symbol combination is a symbol combination corresponding to a replay role (replaying role), in the next game, an automatic bet can be made without inserting medals, and the same game as the previous game can be executed again. It becomes. In addition, "Bell 1"
Even if “symbol-replay symbol-bell 1 symbol” is displayed, it is difficult for the player to grasp at a glance which combination of symbols is displayed. However, the combination of the symbols “replay symbol-replay symbol-replay symbol” is displayed on the middle line that is not the active line, so that the player can grasp that the player has won the replay.

In addition, the display panel 501 is provided with lamps and LEDs that can be lit (or blinked) in accordance with the gaming state of the slot machine 1. These lamps are from the top of the figure.
An error lamp 604 with the letters “ERR”, a replay lamp 606 with the letters “REP” located immediately below the BET lamp 614, a start lamp 608 with the letters “STR” drawn, A medal IN lamp 610 on which the characters “INS” are drawn and a payout number display LED 612 having two 7-segment LEDs arranged side by side are provided. In addition to these, a bonus notification lamp for notifying the winning of a bonus game, which will be described later, a 7-segment LED for displaying the cumulative payout number of medals in a bonus game, etc., and counting the bonus game are provided separately. Also good.

The error lamp 604 starts to light (or flashes) when any trouble or failure occurs during the game of the slot machine 1, and indicates that a trouble or the like is currently occurring. Have a role to inform.

The replay lamp 606 has a role of notifying the player that a game can be replayed (a game can be played again without betting a new medal) when the game result is a replay (described later).

The start lamp 608 starts to light (or flash) when the number of bets reaches the MAX bet, and has a role of prompting the player to operate the start lever 210 (start operation).

The medal IN lamp 610 continues to light (or blink) until the bet number reaches the maximum (MAX bet), thereby having a role of prompting the player to place a bet.

The payout number display LED 612 has a role of notifying the player of the number of medals paid out by displaying the number of payouts (number of medals to be paid out) when there is a payout of medals accompanying the game result.

[Internal configuration of slot machine]
FIG. 48 schematically shows configurations of various mechanism elements, electronic devices, operation members, and the like that are installed in the slot machine 1. The slot machine 1 has a main board 409 for comprehensively controlling the progress of the game. The main board 409 includes the CPU 1110 and the R board.
An OM 1112, a RAM 1114, an input / output interface 1116, and the like are mounted.

The one-sheet insertion buttons 205 and 206, the start lever 210, and the reel stop button 211 described above.
a, 211b, 211c, the storage release switch 209, etc. are all connected to the main board 409, and these operation buttons detect an operation by the player using a sensor (not shown), and the detected operation signal is sent to the main board. 409 can be output. Specifically, when the start lever 210 is operated, the above-described symbol variation display device 300 is started (reel 301).
an operation signal for starting rotation of a, 301b, 301c) is output to the main board 409,
When the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c are operated, the reels 301a, 30
An operation signal for stopping 1b and 301c is output to the main board 409. In the main board 409, when an operation signal of the start lever 210 is detected, an internal lottery for determining an internal winning combination is performed. The main board 409 corresponds to lottery means.

Hereinafter, the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are referred to as a left reel 301a, a middle reel 301b, and a right reel 301c, respectively, as necessary. Then, the corresponding reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c are connected to the left reel stop button 211a,
These are called a middle reel stop button 211b and a right reel stop button 211c.

The slot machine 1 accommodates other devices together with the main substrate 409, and various signals are input from these devices to the main substrate 409. In addition to the symbol variation display device 300, the devices include a medal discharge device 110 and the like.

The symbol variation display device 300 includes reel drive motors 341a, 341b, and 341c for rotating the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c (left reel drive motor 341a, middle reel drive motor 341b, and right reel drive motor 341c). This reel drive motor is composed of a stepping motor, and each of the reels 301a, 301b, 30.
1c can be rotated and stopped independently, and during the rotation, a plurality of types of symbols are displayed in the symbol display window 401 while continuously changing from top to bottom. The symbol display window 401 corresponds to the lottery result display means described in the solving means.

Further, it has position sensors 331a, 331b, 331c for detecting the reference positions related to the rotation of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c.
In 301c, position sensors 331a, 331b, and 331c are respectively provided in the reels (left reel position sensor 331a, middle reel position sensor 331b, and right reel position sensor 331c). By inputting detection signals (index signals) from these position sensors to the main board 409, the main board 409 can obtain stop position information of each reel.

In the medal selector 207, the solenoid 207a and the insertion sensor 207b described above are installed. The insertion sensor 207 b detects medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 203 and outputs a medal detection signal to the main board 409. When the solenoid 207a is OFF, the inserted medal is detected by the insertion sensor 207b. Conversely, solenoid 207
When a is in the ON state, the passage reaching the insertion sensor 207b in the medal selector 207 is locked out so that the insertion of medals is not accepted. Even if the player inserts medals, the player passes through the medal selector 207. The medal that flows to the return basket 213 returns to the medal tray 201. At this time, the function of the insertion sensor 207b is invalidated, so that neither betting by medal insertion nor medal storage is performed.

The medal releasing device 110 detects a payout sensor 110e that detects the payout medals one by one.
In the discharge port 110c, and a payout medal signal for each medal is input to the main board 409 from the payout sensor 110e. The auxiliary storage box 111 for game medals is provided with a medal full sensor 111a. When the number of stored medals exceeds a predetermined number, a detection signal indicating that the number of medals exceeds the predetermined number is sent to the main board. Output to 409. At this time, the image display 500, the error lamp 604, etc. display an error display notifying the abnormality of the medal accumulation, so that the player, the hall employee, etc. are notified that the abnormality has occurred.

On the other hand, a control signal is output from the main board 409 to the symbol variation display device 300 and the medal discharge device 110. That is, each reel drive motor 341a, 341b described above.
, 341c is driven from the main board 409 to control the start and stop. The medal releasing device 110 receives a driving signal from the main board 409 according to the combination of symbols stopped on the effective line, and receives the medal releasing device 11.
0 performs a medal payout operation. At this time, if the number of medals necessary for payout is insufficient or there are no medals in the medal releasing device 110, the number detection by the payout sensor 110e is delayed. When a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses, the payout sensor 110e outputs a payout medal abnormality signal to the main board 409, and in response, the main board 409 informs that an abnormality has occurred in the medal payout. Is displayed on the error lamp 604, the image display body 500 or the like to notify the player or hall employee that an abnormality has occurred.

The slot machine 1 includes an effect control board 510 in addition to the main board 409. The effect control board 510 includes a CPU 1118, a ROM 1120, a RAM 1122, an input / output interface 1130, and a VDP (Video Display Processor) 11.
24, an AMP (audio amplifier) 1126, a sound source IC 1128, and the like are mounted. The effect control board 510 receives various command signals from the main board 409, and controls the display of the image display body 500, the light emission (or lighting, blinking, extinguishing, etc.) of the lighting device 502 and the operation of the speaker 512.

Further, when the external relay terminal board 131 is provided on the main board 409, the slot machine 1 is connected to the hall computer 1200 of the game hall via the external relay terminal board 131. The external relay terminal board 131 plays a role of relaying various signals (inserted medal signal, payout medal signal, game status, etc.) transmitted from the main board 409 to the hall computer 1200.

In addition, the power supply device 112 includes a setting key switch 112t and a reset switch 112u.
A power switch 112v and the like are attached. None of these switches are exposed to the outside of the slot machine 1 and can be operated only when the door-shaped front member 200 is opened. Among them, the power switch 112v is for turning on / off the power supply to the slot machine 1, and the setting key switch 112t is a setting of the slot machine 1 (for example, setting 1).
To 6). The reset switch 112u is a slot machine 1
This operation is for canceling the error generated in step 1, and is also operated when changing the setting together with the setting key switch 112t.

The above is an example of the internal configuration of the slot machine 1. In the game by the slot machine 1, when the player operates the start lever 210 in a state where the bet number of medals is determined, each reel 301a,
301b and 301c rotate, and then the player can use reel stop buttons 211a, 211b,
When the 211c is operated, the corresponding reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are controlled to stop, and when all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are stopped, the game result is judged from the combination of symbols on the effective line, and necessary. A predetermined number of medals corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is awarded.

As described above, each reel 301a, 301b, 301c has a reel band 32, respectively.
1a, 321b, and 321c are attached (see FIG. 46). And all reels 301
The combination of symbols corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is displayed from the display content (the combination of symbols displayed on the active line) displayed in the symbol display window 401 when a, 301b and 301c are stopped. It is determined whether or not. Specifically, in the symbol display window 401, at least one of the above-mentioned effective lines (upward right line 623b and downward right line 623a) displays a combination mode of symbols corresponding to a predetermined winning combination. It is determined whether or not. At this time, with a right rising line 623b and a right falling line 623a,
If the combination of symbols corresponding to another winning combination is displayed in duplicate, it is determined that the combination of symbols corresponding to multiple winning combinations is displayed at the same time, and the total number of payouts for each combination Medals will be paid out. That is, a combination of symbols corresponding to a plurality of winning combinations is displayed on the active line in the symbol display window 401 in an overlapping manner.

In the following, the case where the combination of symbols corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is displayed on any one of the active lines is the symbol corresponding to the (predetermined) winning combination (this is called the winning combination symbol). It is said that the combination is complete or the winning symbol is complete.

The symbols of the slot machine 1 include “red 7 symbol”, “blue 7 symbol”, “BAR symbol”, “cherry symbol”, “replay symbol”, “bell 1 symbol”, “bell 2 symbol”, “watermelon symbol” , "
As described above, there are “right design” and “right design”. Among them, “red 7 design”, “blue 7 design”, “BAR design”, “right design”, and “normal design”. Is more conspicuous and easier to distinguish than other designs. Here, the ease of identification refers to the level at which the player can easily identify the symbol including the reel being rotated and the reel being stopped. These symbols can be easily stopped while aiming so that these symbols are stopped in the symbol display window 401 when the player performs a stop operation because of the color and size of the symbols even while the reel is rotating. (That is, it is easy to push). Furthermore, as can be seen from FIG. 46, “justice symbol” and “justice symbol” can be read as “justice” in the form of a circle formed by two symbols of “justice symbol” and “justice symbol”. As described above, the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are arranged so as to be adjacent to each other in the vertical direction.

These symbols are merely symbolic symbols (one symbol does not correspond to the winning combination), but they become a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination by becoming a predetermined combination. . That is, a predetermined game privilege is given. In the following, a combination of symbols allowed corresponding to each winning combination shown in FIG. 49 will be described.

[Combination of winning roles and symbols]
Here, a winning combination (including what is called a winning combination) of the slot machine 1 and a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination will be described with reference to FIGS. 49, 50, and 51 to 53. FIG.
9 is a diagram showing a winning probability for each winning combination of the slot machine 1, and is stored in advance in the ROM 1112 or the like as a winning value determination table. FIG. 50 is a diagram showing each winning combination and a condition device established corresponding to each winning combination, and is stored in the ROM 1112 or the like in advance. 51 to 53 are diagrams showing symbol combinations and medal payout numbers corresponding to each condition device, which are also stored in the ROM 1112 or the like in advance.

As the gaming state in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the general state, preparation RT, quasi-R
T, chance RT, bonus inside, and bonus are prepared. These gaming states are controlled by the main board 409 and the effect control board 510. Main board 4
In 09, a privilege based on the internal winning combination determined as a result of the internal lottery is granted. Furthermore, in the effect control board 510, a privilege is provided based on the result of the internal lottery executed on the main board 409. Benefits here include paying out medals according to the winning combination and shifting to an advantageous gaming state. In the slot machine 1, when the bonus is won in the general state or inside the bonus, the bonus machine is shifted to the bonus state. Further, in the general state, when the ART grant lottery is won, the process shifts to the preparation RT, and when the promotion replay is won during the preparation RT, the process shifts to the chance RT (ART). A
In RT, the number of continued games of ART is determined at the time of transition, and when winning a fall replay, the state transitions to a quasi-RT or general state. Furthermore, when the number of games is added at the time of ART and the lottery is won, the number of continuing games of ART is added.

As shown in FIG. 49, the winning probability for each winning combination is determined for each gaming state. Note that the condition device described as “RB1” in FIG. 49 is “RB1 +”.
Chance eyes 1 ”,“ RB1 + chance eyes 2 ”,“ RB1 + watermelon 1 ”,“ RB1 + watermelon 2 ”,“ RB1 + cherry 1 ”,“ RB1 + cherry 2 ”,“ RB1 + bell 2 ”. RB1 ". Similarly, for “BB2”, “BB2
+ Chance 1 ”,“ BB2 + Chance 2 ”,“ BB2 + Watermelon 1 ”,“ BB2 + Watermelon 2 ”,“ BB2 + Cherry 1 ”,“ BB2 + Cherry 2 ”,“ BB2 + Bell 2 ”are collectively described as“ BB2 ”. doing. Furthermore, for “BB1”, “BB1 + Chance 1
", BB1 + chance 2", "BB1 + watermelon 1", "BB1 + watermelon 2", "BB
1 + Cherry 1 ”,“ BB1 + Cherry 2 ”,“ BB1 + Bell 2 ”collectively“ BB1 ”
It is described.

When a winning combination is won as a result of the lottery, the condition device corresponding to the winning combination is activated, and the reel stop process described later is performed so that the symbol combination based on the activated condition device is displayed on the active line. Is called. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, since one condition device and a reel control pattern correspond one-to-one, if a plurality of reel control patterns are to be prepared for one winning combination, A plurality of conditions may be satisfied for the winning combination. By doing so, it is possible to prepare a plurality of patterns of stopping points (a combination of symbols displayed on the effective line) for one winning combination. Here, “RB1 + bell 2” of “RB1” shown in FIG.
, “Watermelon”, “AT1” to “AT10”, “ALL”, “Promotion Lip 5 + Falling Lip 5” will be described as examples.

“RB1 + Bell2” is a duplicate combination in which RB1 and Bell2 are simultaneously selected and won. At this time, the condition device corresponding to both RB1 and bell 2 is operated, and it is allowed that the combination of symbols corresponding to these is displayed on the effective line, and based on this, the reel stop in step S5 described later is performed. Processing is performed. When the symbol combination corresponding to the bell 2 is displayed on the effective line, for example, nine medals are paid out as a prize, and when the symbol combination corresponding to RB1 is displayed on the effective line, the description will be given later. The RB1 game to be started is started. However, even if it is permitted that both the symbol combination corresponding to RB1 and the symbol combination corresponding to Bell 2 are displayed on the effective line, the symbol combination corresponding to Bell 2 has priority. The reel stop process is performed as displayed above.
Here, the combination of symbols corresponding to the bell 2 is allowed to be displayed on the active line only in the selected game. On the other hand, the combination of symbols corresponding to RB1 is not limited to the winning game, and the combination of symbols corresponding to RB1 is continuously displayed on the effective line after the next game until the combination of symbols corresponding to RB1 is displayed on the effective line. It is allowed to be displayed.

The duplicate combination means a combination in which a plurality of combinations are selected at the same time in one lottery opportunity. For example, if the carryover combination that is carried over after the next game is selected in the first game, but the symbol combination corresponding to this carryover combination is not displayed, the first combination is played in the second game, for example. When elected, both the carryover role and the first role will be won, but in this case, since they are selected at different lottery opportunities, they do not fall under duplicate roles . On the other hand, a single combination means a combination in which only one combination is selected in one lottery opportunity.

In addition, BB1, BB2, RB1 and RB2 are used as bonus combinations, and the combination with medals paid out in FIGS. 51 to 53 (for example, cherry, watermelon, bell 1, bell 2, etc.) is used as a small combination, and the same game as the previous game is executed. When a possible combination (for example, a normal lip) is a replay combination and it is allowed to be displayed on the active line for a plurality of symbol combinations at the same time, the replay combination, the small combination, and the bonus combination are dealt with in the priority order. The reel stop process described later is performed so that the combination of symbols is displayed on the active line.

“Watermelon” is a single winning feature of watermelon. At this time, a combination of symbols corresponding to the watermelon is allowed to be displayed on the active line, and based on this, a reel stop process in step S5 described later is performed. When the combination of symbols corresponding to the watermelon is displayed on the active line, for example, five medals are paid out as a prize.

Even if one of the winning combinations is won as a result of the lottery, the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped in the symbol display window 401 (that is, on the active line) within a range where the pull-in control described later can be performed. Stop operation (reel stop buttons 211a and 211b)
, 211c is not performed), the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination cannot be displayed on the active line. Therefore, if a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is not displayed on the active line even though one of the winning combinations is won as a result of the lottery, the game result is lost in step S6 described later. Determined.

In “AT1” to “AT10”, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an appropriate pressing order determined for each, and the reel stop buttons 211a to 211AT in an appropriate pressing order determined for each. The number of medals to be paid out as a prize differs depending on whether 211c is not operated.

Specifically, the proper pressing order for “AT1” and “AT2” is “left → middle → right” (
Hereinafter referred to as “forward press”). Then, the reel stop button 211 in this proper pushing order.
When a to 211c are operated, the symbol combination of the accessory 17 among the operating condition devices is allowed to be displayed on the active line, and based on this, step S to be described later is performed.
5 reel stop processing is performed. When the symbol combination of the accessory 17 is displayed on the active line, for example, nine medals are paid out as a prize. In addition, since the symbols constituting the symbol combination of the accessory 17 are arranged within a range where the reel pull-in control can be performed, when the lottery result is “AT1” or “AT2”, the symbols are pressed in an appropriate push order. As long as the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated, the symbol combination of the accessory 17 is always displayed on the effective line.

Further, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an inappropriate push order, the award is awarded on one effective line when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an appropriate timing. As a combination of symbols from which one medal will be paid out (hereinafter “
"One piece payout symbol combination") is displayed, and a combination of symbols (hereinafter referred to as "two piece payout symbol combination") on which two medals are paid out as prizes is displayed on another active line. For example, “AT1” and “AT2” are “right → left → middle” and “middle → right → left”. However, if the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an improper timing, the lost symbol combination is displayed on the active line. At this time, medals as prizes are not paid out.

That is, when the lottery result is “AT1” or “AT2”, the symbol combination of the bell 1 is always displayed on the active line as long as the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an appropriate pressing order. However, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an improper pressing order, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an appropriate timing, the one-sheet payout symbol combination and the two-sheet payout symbol combination are changed. When the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are displayed on each active line and the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an inappropriate timing, a lost symbol combination is displayed on the effective line.

The above “appropriate timing” when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an inappropriate pressing order is different depending on whether the lottery result is “AT1” or “AT2”. Yes. More specifically, the “appropriate timing” when the lottery result is “AT1” is the “improper timing” when the lottery result is “AT2”, and the lottery result is “AT1”. "Inappropriate timing" is
This is the “appropriate timing” when the lottery result is “AT2”.

Further, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an inappropriate push order, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated on one effective line when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an appropriate timing. A combination of symbols (hereinafter referred to as “two-symbol-out symbol combination”) in which two-sheet payout symbol combinations (hereinafter referred to as “two-symbol-out symbol combinations”) are displayed and four medals are paid out as prizes on other active lines. Is displayed. For example, in the case of “AT1” and “AT2”, “left → right → middle”, “left →
“Middle → Right”, “Middle → Right → Left”. However, the reel stop button 21 at an inappropriate timing.
When 1a to 211c are operated, the symbol combination of the loss is displayed on the effective line.
At this time, medals as prizes are not paid out.

Further, the proper pushing order for “AT3” and “AT4” is “left → right → middle” (hereinafter referred to as “scissor pushing”), and the proper pushing order for “AT5” and “AT6” is “ “Middle → Left → Right” or “Middle → Right → Left” (hereinafter referred to as “Middle press”), “AT7”
The proper pushing order for “AT8” is “right → left → middle” (hereinafter referred to as “reverse pushing”), and the proper pushing order for “AT9” and “AT10” is “right → left → middle”. (Hereinafter referred to as “reverse scissor pressing”). Then, the reel stop button 211a is pushed in this proper pushing order.
When ˜211c is operated, the symbol combination of the accessory 17 is allowed to be displayed on the effective line, and based on this, the reel stop process in step S5 described later is performed. However, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an inappropriate push order, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an appropriate timing, the one-sheet payout symbol combination and the two-sheet payout symbol combination, Alternatively, the two-piece payout symbol combination and the four-piece payout symbol combination are displayed on each active line, and if the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an inappropriate timing, the lost symbol combination is displayed on the active line. It becomes. Here, the lottery results are “AT3”, “AT5”, “AT7” and “AT9”.
The “proper timing” in the case of, the results of the lottery are “AT4”, “A
“Inappropriate timing” for “T6”, “AT8” and “AT10”, and “Inappropriate timing” for lottery results “AT3”, “AT5”, “AT7” and “AT9” ”Means that the lottery results are“ AT4 ”,“ AT6 ”,“ AT8 ”, respectively.
"And" AT10 "are" improper timing ".

When the result of the lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an inappropriate pressing order, and the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c at an inappropriate timing. In this embodiment, the symbol combination of the loss displayed on the active line by operating the button is referred to as “bell bumps”. Also,"
The proper push order for “AT5” and “AT6” is “middle → left → right” or “middle → right → left”, and there is no push order in which all push orders are inappropriate, and “middle → left”. → Right or Middle → Right → Left
As for the pressing order other than, a part of the pressing order is an inappropriate pressing order.

“ALL” is a role that is a lottery target only during the bonus game, and the result of the lottery is “A
LL ”, the reel stop button 211 at any timing and at any timing.
Even if a to 211c are operated, the symbol combination of the accessory 17 is allowed to be displayed on the active line, and based on this, the reel stop process in step S5 described later is performed. As described above, since the symbols constituting the symbol combination of the small items 17 are arranged within a range where the reel pull-in control can be performed, the symbol combination of the small items 17 is always performed when the lottery result is “ALL”. Is displayed on the active line. And accessory 17
When the symbol combination is displayed on the active line, for example, nine medals are paid out as a prize.

“Elevation Lip 5 + Tipping Lip 5” to “Promotion Lip 1 + Tipping Lip 1” are all winning combinations of promotion replay and fall replay at the same time. Only when it is a preparation RT, a quasi-RT, and a chance RT, it is a lottery target. When “Elevation Lip 5 + Falling Lip 5” to “Promotion Lip 1 + Falling Lip 1” are selected, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in the proper pressing order determined for each case, and each is determined. Reel stop buttons 211a-211 in proper push order
The winning combination differs depending on whether c is not operated.

Here, a bonus combination (BB1, BB2, RB1, RB2), a replay combination (also called a replaying combination), a small combination (Bell (Bell 1, Bell 2), a Cherry (Cherry 1, Cherry 2)
, Watermelon role, AT exclusive role, ALL role, bonus game exclusive role), single bonus role (S
B1, SB2, and SB3) will be described.

[Bonus role]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a bonus combination such as BB1, BB2, RB1, or RB2 is won and a combination of symbols corresponding to any of these combinations is displayed on the active line, the BB1 game, the BB2 game, A bonus game such as the RB1 game or the RB2 game is executed. This bonus game is a game that provides an opportunity for a player to concentrate and acquire medals over a plurality of games. However, as shown in FIG. 50, only the BB1 game and the BB2 game can be obtained by the player.

Further, in the slot machine 1, at least one of the right-up line 623b and the right-down line 623a has a symbol combination (
When the symbol combination shown in FIG. 50 is stopped, a prize corresponding to the symbol combination stopped on the active line is awarded as one game result. In this case, however, the line rising to the right 6
When a combination of symbols corresponding to two winning combinations is displayed on two active lines such as 23b and a right-down line 623a at the same time, a medal corresponding to the combination of the two symbols is paid out as a prize. . In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of effective lines is two, but the number of effective lines is three or more, and the three effective lines include:
When a combination of symbols corresponding to three or more winning combinations is displayed at the same time, a medal corresponding to the combination of three or more symbols may be paid out as a prize.
However, the maximum number of medals to be paid out in one game (for example, 15) is determined in advance, and the number of medals to be paid out as one game result does not exceed this maximum number.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, SB1, SB2, and SB
A single bonus combination such as 3 is also available. When this single bonus combination is won, only in the next game, it is controlled during the SB shown in FIG. 49 according to the selected SB combination, and the lottery result is any one of “AT1” to “AT10” Sometimes an AT game is added and a lottery is performed in which an appropriate push order is taught to the player.

[Replay role]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as a replay combination (also referred to as a replay combination), normal replay (described as “normal lip” in FIG. 49), promotion replays 1 to 5 (in FIG. 49 “promotional lip 1” to "Described as" Elevation Lip 5 "), and Falling Replays 1 to 5 (" Falling Lip 1 "in FIG. 49)
"Described as Tipping Lip 5") is prepared. The combination mode of symbols corresponding to this replay combination is as shown in FIG. When the symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the symbol combinations for replay are complete.
Of the above replay combinations, the combination of symbols corresponding to the normal replay is difficult for the player to grasp immediately as shown in FIG. By displaying the combination of “replay symbol-replay symbol-replay symbol”, the player can recognize that the player has won the replay. In addition, as a symbol combination corresponding to the promoted replay, a symbol combination of “replay symbol-replay symbol-replay symbol” is displayed on the right-up line 623a. Furthermore, as a combination of symbols corresponding to the fall replay, a “replay symbol—
Replay design-watermelon design / blue 7 design "combination of symbols, or line 623
“a red 7 symbol / blue 7 symbol / watermelon symbol-replay symbol-replay symbol” is displayed in a.

When the replay symbol combination is displayed on the active line, a game privilege called a replay game is given. In this replay game, the same game as the game in which the symbol combination of replay is displayed can be executed as a replay without inserting a medal or performing a betting operation. Even if the replay symbol combination is displayed on the active line, a medal as a prize is not paid out.

A feature of the game privilege of this replay game is that it is not necessary to consume new medals (betting new medals) in the next game instead of paying out medals. In addition, since replay is a winning combination that does not involve paying out medals, it can be said that, for example, by increasing the winning probability, even if the winning frequency increases, there is very little disadvantage to the hole. Therefore, in the slot machine 1, in the general state, the probability of winning is about once every 6 to 7 times (details will be described later). As a result, the amount of medals consumed by the player (the number of medals consumed per fixed time) can be kept within a certain range to some extent. In other words, the winning role of replay can be given a role of suppressing excessive medal consumption in the game progression.

In addition, the symbols constituting the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the replay combination are arranged uniformly on each reel 301a, 301b, 301c (for example, the symbols constituting the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the replay combination are also used in the replay combination. By changing the number of other symbols (the symbols that do not constitute the symbol combination corresponding to the replay role) that are arranged between the symbols that constitute the corresponding symbol combination manner from one to four at the maximum), The combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the replay combination can be aligned without the need for a selection.

When the symbol combination corresponding to the normal replay is displayed on the active line, the same game as the game in which the symbol combination corresponding to the normal replay is displayed can only be executed as a replay. Further, when a combination of symbols based on the promoted replays 1 to 5 is displayed on the active line during the preparation RT or the quasi-RT, it functions as an opportunity to shift to the chance RT. Further, when a combination of symbols based on the fall replays 1 to 5 is displayed on the active line at the chance RT, it functions as an opportunity to shift to the quasi-RT or general state.

[Bell role]
In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, as described above, “Bell 1” and “Bell 1”
"Bell 2" is prepared. The combination of symbols corresponding to the bell combination is shown in FIGS.
53. As shown in FIG. When a combination of symbols corresponding to the bell combination is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the combination of symbols of the bell combination is complete, and medals (for example, nine) as awards are paid out. As shown in FIG. 49, the combination of symbols corresponding to the bell 2 is difficult for the player to grasp immediately. However, the “bell 1 symbol or bell 2 symbol” is displayed on the middle line of the non-effective line. By displaying a combination of “bell 1 symbol-bell 1 symbol or bell 2 symbol”, the player can recognize that the player has won the bell 2. In addition, although the bell 1 symbol and the bell 2 symbol are slightly different in form, both symbols are common in that the same idea such as a bell is caused to the player.

When a symbol combination corresponding to Bell 1 or a symbol combination corresponding to Bell 2 is displayed on the active line, a predetermined number (for example, nine) of medals are paid out. The payout of medals at this time is performed in the game. As described above, the combination of symbols corresponding to the bell 1 or the bell 2 can be expected to increase the number of medals or suppress the consumption of medals when the game is advanced. However, if the frequency of the symbol combination corresponding to Bell 1 or the symbol combination corresponding to Bell 2 being displayed on the active line increases, the player can increase the number of medals simply by proceeding with the game. . It should be noted that the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the bell 1 and the symbols corresponding to the bell 2 are arranged on each reel so that they can be displayed on the effective line without going to the center. .

[Cherry role]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, “Cherry 1” and “Cherry 2” are prepared as the cherry roles as described above. The combination mode of the symbols corresponding to this cherry combination is as shown in FIGS. When the symbol combination corresponding to the cherry combination is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the symbol combination of the cherry combination is complete, and a medal (for example, two) as a prize is paid out.

[Watermelon role]
The combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the watermelon combination is as shown in FIGS.
When the combination of symbols corresponding to the watermelon combination is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the combination of symbols of the watermelon combination is complete, and medals (for example, five) as awards are paid out.

[AT exclusive role]
As described above, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has “AT1” as an AT exclusive role.
~ "AT10" is prepared. The combinations of symbols corresponding to these AT exclusive roles are as shown in FIGS. That is, the lottery results are “AT1” to “AT1”.
0 "and the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c in the proper pushing order.
Is operated, the combination of symbols corresponding to the accessory 17 among the activated condition devices is displayed on the effective line. However, even if the result of the lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are not operated in an appropriate pressing order,
When all the pressing orders are operated at an inappropriate pressing order and at an appropriate timing, the one-sheet payout symbol combination and the two-sheet payout symbol combination are displayed on two lines, respectively. In addition, when a part of the pressing order is operated with an inappropriate pressing order and an appropriate timing, the two-sheet payout symbol combination and the four-sheet payout symbol combination are respectively displayed on two lines.

[ALL role]
The symbol combinations corresponding to the ALL combination are as shown in FIGS. However, even if the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in any pushing order and at any timing, the reel control is performed so that the combination of symbols corresponding to the accessory 17 among the activated condition devices is displayed on the effective line. Is done.

[Special Bonus Game]
In addition, during bonus games (in BB1 game, BB2 game, RB1 game and R
As a winning combination that is effective only during the B2 game), there is a bonus game exclusive combination. This bonus game exclusive combination corresponds to the “logo” in FIG. 49, and the combinations of symbols (bonus game exclusive combination symbols) corresponding to these are as shown in FIG.

When bonus game exclusive role symbols are arranged during the bonus game, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of medals are paid out. The payout of medals at this time is performed in the game.
That is, a gaming privilege of paying out 10 medals is awarded when the bonus game exclusive role symbols are arranged. Further, during the bonus game, by making it easy to align the bonus game exclusive roles, it is possible to concentrate and execute a game that is easy to obtain medals.
Therefore, the symbols constituting the combination of bonus game exclusive role symbols can be aligned on the active line without pressing.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, in the bonus game, the bonus game exclusive combination and the ALL combination are subject to lottery, but a winning combination different from these may be provided. Furthermore, a bonus combination such as a bell or a watermelon may be used instead of a bonus game limited winning combination such as a bonus game exclusive combination. In this case, the number of medals to be paid out may be changed between the general state and the bonus game.

[Loose]
If none of the symbol combinations shown in FIGS. Then, in the game that is lost, no medal is given, and no change is made to the game after the next time. It can be said that the loser is a role that does not give the player any game privilege in the game and the next and subsequent games. In addition, when a loss occurs in the general state, a part, specifically, a winning combination is obtained at a ratio of 2/37263. The symbol combination of the final winning combination is determined by the same procedure as that for losing. When the winning combination is made, the winning probability of the chance RT shift lottery described later is increased.

The above is a combination mode of each winning combination in the slot machine 1 and a symbol corresponding to each winning combination.

Note that these symbols are not limited to the symbols and symbol combinations described above. In addition to the above symbols, a plurality of types of symbols can be newly provided. In addition, the number of winning combinations can be further increased or decreased. Furthermore, the winning combinations described above are not necessarily provided all, and a necessary type of winning combination may be selected as appropriate.

[Game processing]
Next, the flow of game processing in the slot machine 1 will be described. The following game processing proceeds in accordance with a processing procedure on a control program executed on the main board 409 (mainly CPU 1110 or the like).

FIG. 54 shows one processing sequence for one basic game in the slot machine 1. First, in step S1, initial setting for preparing for the game start is executed. Especially when starting up the power supply, etc., check the connection and operating status of the various devices mentioned above,
The presence / absence of backup data is confirmed. If backup data exists, a process for returning to the state before power-off is executed.

In the next step S2, the number of bets is determined by the number of medals inserted from the insertion slot 203, or when there are already stored medals, by pressing the MAX insertion button 206 (or the single insertion button 205). Thus, the operation of the start lever 210 is awaited. That is, the number of bets for one game is determined and the BET process is executed until the start lever 210 can be operated. Note that the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is 3
This is a three-wager dedicated machine that allows the game to be executed by inserting medals. Therefore, the single sheet insertion button 205 may not be provided.

In step S3, the game is started by operating the start lever 210 which has been in an operation waiting state in step S2, and an internal lottery process is performed to determine whether or not any winning combination is a result of the internal lottery. Run. This internal lottery process is either in the stage before all reels 301a, 301b, 301c that start rotating in the next step S4 are in a stopped state (stopped by a player's stop operation). This is executed to determine whether the winning combination is to be the lottery result of the game. That is, only when the lottery result of this lottery corresponds to any winning combination, the reels 301a, 301b, 3
When the stop operation of 01c is performed, the symbol combination corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is allowed to stop on the active line.

Next, in step S4, all reels 301 are associated with the end of the internal lottery process in step S3.
A reel rotation process for starting rotation of a, 301b and 301c is executed. In this reel rotation process, when all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c start to rotate, the depressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c is validated, and the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are validated. An operation valid lamp (not shown) for notifying that is turned on, and a timer count is started until the next reel rotation processing is executed. The operation valid lamps are the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c.
Are built-in lamps.

In step S5, a reel stop process in which the player presses the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c is accepted, the operation valid lamps are turned off in the order of acceptance, and rotation of the corresponding reels 301a, 301b, and 301c is stopped. Execute.

In the next step S6, "bar symbol-replay symbol-regular symbol" in step S5.
2 of a line (namely, a line that rises to the right) 623b and a line that displays "bell 1 symbol-replay symbol-bell 1 symbol" (that is, a downward right line 623a).
When it is determined that all reels 301a, 301b, 301c are in a stopped state with only one line as an effective line, the display content (design combination) displayed on the effective line and the above-described step S3 are determined. Then, a determination process for determining the winning combination is performed by checking what is permitted as a result of the internal lottery.

In step S7, a medal payout process based on the content of the gaming privilege corresponding to the winning combination determined in step 6 is executed. The winning roles are BB1, BB2, RB1, RB2, S
In the case of B1, SB2, and replay, granting is performed for various game benefits such as a game state change (game state change shown in FIG. 49) and a re-game.

The above is the basic one game processing procedure of the slot machine 1. Here, step S
Step 2 (BET process), step S3 (internal lottery process), and step S4 (reel rotation process) are performed by the player as a series of external operations. Therefore, these processes (step S2, step S3, step S4) are collectively referred to as a start process. Hereinafter, this starting process will be described in detail.

[Startup process]
FIG. 55 specifically shows each process performed in the starting process.

In the starting process, first in step S101, a medal insertion or one-sheet insertion button 205,
The operation of the MAX input button 206 is awaited. If there is a MAX bet operation or a medal insertion, the determination at step S101 is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S102. This determination is satisfied only when a medal corresponding to a MAX bet is inserted (that is, when three or more medals are inserted), or when a one-sheet insertion button 205 or a MAX insertion button 206 is operated as a MAX bet. It is supposed to be.

In the next step S102, as the acceptance process, the bet number (in this example, only the MAX bet) is determined, and the active line lamp corresponding to the bet number is turned on. The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is a three-wager dedicated machine, and when three medals are inserted, two lines, a right-up line 623b and a right-down line 623a, become effective lines, which indicate this. Turn on the line lamp.

In step S103, the operation of the start lever 210 is validated. When the operation of the start lever 210 is validated, the operation waits until the operation of the start lever 210 is accepted, and the process proceeds to the next step S104.

In the next step S104, it is determined whether the operation of the start lever 210 has been validated, and in that case, the operation of the start lever 210 has been accepted. When the operation of the start lever 210 is validated in the previous step S103, when the operation of the start lever 210 by the player is accepted, this determination is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S105.

Further, the determination in step S101 is not satisfied as long as the player does not perform a bet operation or a medal insertion in the above step S101, or the MAX bet is not reached.
Move to 104. At this time, the determination in step S104 is not satisfied, the process returns to step S101, and the subsequent processing is repeated.

In the replay game, no new medal bet is required. This is because when the MAX bet command is stored in the RAM 1114 in the replay game process described later,
The system automatically enters the MAX bet state. Thereby, the determination in step S101 is satisfied.

In step S105, in response to the operation of the start lever 210 in step S104, the operation of the start lever 210 is invalidated.

Next, in step S106, an output conversion control process is performed. In the output conversion control process, it is determined whether or not the freeze flag is set. When it is determined that the freeze flag is set, the freeze timer is set and started. Freeze control is executed while the freeze timer is counted, and the output conversion control process is executed while this freeze control is being executed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S107. Details of the output conversion control process will be further described later. If it is determined that the freeze flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S107 without setting the freeze timer.

In step S107, when the start lever 210 is operated, random numbers are extracted based on the operation of the start lever 210. After the random number is extracted, the process proceeds to the next step S108.
As for the timing for extracting the random number at this time, an appropriate extraction timing should be set in the programming process, for example, immediately after the start lever 210 is operated or after a predetermined time (for example, after 0.5 seconds). Can do.

In step S108, a winning determination (matching of the random number value) of which winning combination corresponds to the extracted random number value (hereinafter referred to as the extracted random number value) is performed. In this hit determination, the extracted random number values are collated in a hit value determination table described later. The collation of the random number performed here is to determine whether or not the extracted random number value corresponds (matches or matches) to a predetermined winning combination random number value. At this time, if it is determined that the extracted random number value corresponds to any winning combination,
The condition device corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is turned ON (= 1) (see FIG. 50). In addition, the winning probability for each winning combination in the winning determination performed by comparing the extracted random number value with the winning determination table is as shown in FIG.

Then, in the flag process, when determining the winning value determination table as a determination reference when collating the extracted random number value in the game, refer to a game state flag such as a BB game flag to be described later. A hit value determination table in the game is determined. That is, a winning value determination table corresponding to a game state flag that is ON (= 1) in the game is set, and the extracted random number value is collated. The game status flag includes a ready RT flag,
There are a quasi-RT flag, a chance RT flag, a bonus internal flag, and a bonus flag.
When any of these game state flags is in the OFF (= 0) state, the general state flag is always in the ON (= 1) state.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S108 that the extracted random number value does not correspond to any winning combination, it becomes “losing” that does not correspond to any winning combination, and neither condition device is operated (see FIG. 50). ). Here, when any of the condition devices is ON (when established), it is possible to arrange the symbol combinations corresponding to the established condition devices. The symbol combinations corresponding to each condition device are as shown in FIGS. Therefore, in the case of a loss in which none of the condition devices is established, the symbol combinations corresponding to any winning combination cannot be aligned on the effective line. Steps S107 and S108 described above are performed by random number lottery inside the slot machine 1. Hereinafter, these steps are collectively referred to as internal lottery or internal lottery. Note that the process from extraction of the random number to flag processing corresponds to internal lottery (step S3 in FIG. 54 described above).

In the next step S109, it is determined whether or not the wait timer started in the previous start process (specifically, the game immediately before the game) has timed up (for example, 4.1 seconds have elapsed). The timer called a wait timer is a predetermined time (from the start of reel rotation in the game to the start of reel rotation in the next game)
For example, the elapsed time of 4.1 seconds) is measured. Here, if the wait timer is timed up (4.1 seconds have already elapsed), this determination is satisfied, and the next step S11 is performed.
Move to 0. This determination loops until the wait timer times out.

In step S110, it is determined whether or not the freeze timer started in the output conversion control process has expired. The time at which the freeze timer is timed up is determined by a freeze time determination process described later, and the output conversion control is executed before the freeze timer expires. This determination loops until the freeze timer expires.

In step S111, rotation of all the reels 301a, 301b, 301c is started. When the rotation speeds of all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c become constant, the operation enable lamps of the respective reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are turned on. By this lighting, the player knows that the pressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c has become effective.

In the slot machine 1, the reel that has started to rotate continues to maintain the rotation at the above-described constant speed until a stop operation (pressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c) by the player is accepted. .

Next, in step S112, the wait timer is reset and the wait timer is started until the next start process, and the start process ends.

[Internal lottery probability]
As described above, in the slot machine 1, the result of the internal lottery (the result of collating the extracted random number value) is allowed as a winning combination corresponding to the game (hereinafter referred to as a corresponding winning combination). If the winning combination is permitted, the condition device corresponding to the winning combination is activated, and the information of the activated condition device is processed as an information command indicating the result of the internal lottery (reel stop processing, Determination processing, payout processing, etc.).

In the slot machine 1, a random value range (this is called an extraction range) for random number extraction is determined in advance. This extraction range is, for example, an integer value from 0 to 16383 (
That is, 214 = 16384 random numbers). In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the random number value in the extraction range is set to 0 to 59999 for convenience.
Needless to say, this is not a limitation. If this random number extraction range is expanded, the range of random values that can be extracted (so-called denominator) is increased, so that it is difficult to cause an event that specific random values are extracted in a biased manner.

Within the above extraction range, random numbers corresponding to each winning combination are assigned in advance. For example, the extraction range (0 to 59999 in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment)
) If the random value corresponding to RB2 is “1” among the random values in (), when the extracted random number value is “1”, the result of the internal lottery is “Winning RB2”. , The condition device of RB2 is processed as an information command in the game. Further, when this is used, the winning probability of RB2 (probability that RB2 is selected as a result of internal lottery, lottery probability) can be calculated from the extraction range and the random value corresponding to RB2. Example above (RB2)
Speaking of
[Total number of random values corresponding to RB2 / Total number of random values in the extraction range]
Is 2/60000, and the winning probability of RB2 is 1/30000.

In this way, random numbers corresponding to all winning combinations are determined, and these random values are referred to as winning values corresponding to the respective winning combinations. In the above example (RB2), the random value “1” in the extraction range is the winning value corresponding to RB2. In addition, when there are a plurality of winning values, for example, the winning value of a predetermined role is represented by consecutive random numbers “1”, “
If “2”, “3”, and “4” are given, the range of the winning value of the predetermined role is a random value “1” to “4”.
Up to. When it is determined that the extracted random number value corresponds to any one of the random number values “1” to “4” (verified), the result of the internal lottery is “winning a predetermined role”. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, in addition to a single combination (for example, RB2, Bell 1, Bell 2, etc.) that is won only for one winning combination, a plurality of winning combinations (for example, “RB1 +”, for example) Bell 2 ”,“ BB2 + bell 1 ”, etc.). Therefore, with respect to such a duplicated role, the winning value of the duplicated role is also included in the above-mentioned winning value.

From this, the range of winning values for all winning combinations is determined, and it is determined whether or not the extracted random number value falls within the range of winning values of any winning combination by internal lottery. At this time, if the extracted random number value does not fall within the range of the winning value of any winning combination, it is lost. In other words, the range of the winning value of the lost game is other than the range of the winning value of all winning combinations. Note that the winning value may be referred to as a winning allowable value.

By the way, a single combination corresponds to one winning combination corresponding to one extracted random value, and a duplicate combination refers to a plurality (in this case, two) winning combinations for one extracted random value. Corresponds. That is, if the extracted random number value corresponds to the winning value of the duplicate combination, it means that any of the plurality of winning combinations has been won. For example, when the extracted random number value corresponds to the winning value corresponding to “promotional lip 5 + falling lip 5” shown in FIG.
In step S107 in FIG. 55, as shown in FIG. 50, the condition device corresponding to the promotion lip 5 and the condition device corresponding to the fall lip 5 are simultaneously established.

As shown in FIG. 49, during the bonus, the ALL role and the bonus game exclusive role (logo)
The hit value of occupies most of the extraction range. Therefore, when the bonus game is executed, a large number of medals are paid out within the period during which the bonus game is executed.

[Game state transition]
FIG. 56 is a flowchart showing a gaming state transition control process executed by the CPU 1110 mounted on the main board 409.

First, it is determined whether or not a bonus game (BG) such as a BB1 game, a BB2 game, an RB1 game, or an RB2 game is being played (step S151), and the bonus game is ended when it is determined that the bonus game is being played. Whether or not (BGE) is determined (step S1)
52). Here, if it is determined that the bonus game has ended (Y in step S152)
ES), the game state before the transition to the bonus game or inside the bonus game, for example, the general state (GGC) is performed (step S153). If it is determined that the bonus game has not ended, this determination is looped until the bonus game ends.

If it is determined in step S151 that the bonus game (BB1 game, BB2 game, RB1 game, RB2 game) is not being played (NO in step S151), it is determined whether the bonus is being played (BI) (step S154). ). That is, when a bonus combination (BB1, BB2, RB1, RB2) is won in the internal lottery, a condition device corresponding to the bonus combination is activated. The condition device corresponding to this bonus combination is a bonus in the game won in the internal lottery. Even if the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is not displayed on the effective line, it continues to operate until the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus winning combination is displayed on the effective line after the next game. Then, when it is determined that the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination is displayed on the active line (BG) (YES in step S155), the process proceeds to the bonus (step S156), and the bonus game (BG) is executed.

If it is determined in step S154 that the bonus is not inside (NO in step S154), it is determined whether or not it is preparation RT (PRT) or quasi-RT (SRT) (
Step S157). When it is determined that it is a preparation RT or a quasi-RT (step S1)
It is determined whether or not the promotion replay (PRP) has been won (step S158).

Here, if it is determined that the promotion replay has been won (YES in step S158).
The process proceeds to chance RT (CRT) (S step S159). If it is determined that the promotion replay has not been won (NO in step S158), it is determined whether or not the fall replay has been won (DRP) (step S160). If it is determined that the player has won the fall replay (YES in step S160), the gaming state is shifted to the general state (GGC) (step S161). If it is determined that the drop replay has not been won (NO in step S160), the process returns to step S158, and the determination in steps S158 and S160 is looped until a promotion replay or a fall replay is won.

If it is determined in step S157 that it is not a preparation RT or a quasi-RT (step S1)
NO in 57), it is determined whether or not it is a chance RT (CRT) (S162).
When it is determined that it is the chance RT (YES in step S162), it is determined whether or not a fall replay (DRP) has been won (step S163).

If it is determined that the fall replay has been won (YES in step S163), it is determined whether or not the proper push order has been taught (NAVI) in the game that has won the fall replay (step S164). If it is determined that the proper pushing order has been taught (YES in step S164), the process proceeds to quasi-RT (SRT) (step S165). On the other hand, if it is determined that the proper pressing order is not taught (N in step S164).
O), the process proceeds to the general state (GGC) (step S166). If it is determined that the fall replay has not been won (NO in step S163), step S163 is looped until it is determined that the fall replay has been won.

If it is determined in step S162 that it is not the chance RT (NO in step S162), the gaming state is in the general state. At this time, it is determined whether or not the ART grant lottery is won (ARTGL) (step S167). As shown in FIG. 57, the ART grant lottery is a lottery executed when winning a so-called small role such as cherry 2 (weak cherry), cherry 1 (strong cherry), watermelon, or a confirmed role. When each small role is won, the ART grant lottery is won at the rate shown in FIG. Further, the ART grant lottery is also executed when each small role or the like is displayed in the output conversion control. The ART grant lottery will be further described later. If the ART grant lottery is won (YES in step S167), the gaming state shifts to preparation RT (step S168). If the ART grant lottery is not won (NO in step S167), the general state is maintained. On the other hand, preparation RT
If the bonus game is won during the quasi-RT, chance RT, or general state, the game proceeds to the inside of the bonus.

In the general state, when a game is executed for a certain period, the number of medals betted by the player for executing the game is larger than the number of medals paid out as a result of the game within the certain period. That is, the general state is that when a player runs a game,
Along with this, it is a gaming state in which the number of medals decreases. Also, in the preparation RT and the quasi-RT, as in the general state, when the game is executed for a certain period, within this certain period,
The number of medals bet by the player to execute the game is larger than the number of medals paid out as a result of the game. That is, the preparation RT and the quasi-RT are gaming states in which the number of medals decreases along with the player executing the game, as in the general state.

Further, the probability that each winning combination wins in the internal lottery in each game state in the general state, preparation RT, quasi-RT, chance RT, inside bonus, and bonus is as shown in FIG.

By the way, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the result information of the internal lottery is output from the main board 409 to the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 as an information command. The CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 that has received the result information of the internal lottery output from the main board 409 includes means for executing an effect using, for example, the image display 500 or / and the speaker 512 based on the result information. . For example, preparation RT, quasi-RT
In the chance RT, when the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, an appropriate pressing order for the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c is, for example, the image display 500 or / and the speaker 512. It is taught by navigating the production using. This proper push order navigation (hereinafter referred to as “push order navigation”) will be described in detail later. Further, the push order navigation is not performed, for example, during the general state or during the bonus game. Therefore, when the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, the time when the chance RT is controlled rather than the time when the control is in the general state is “A
It becomes easy for the player to display the symbol combinations corresponding to “T1” to “AT10” on the active line. In this respect, the chance RT can be said to be a gaming state that is more advantageous for the player than the general state.

By the way, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the reel stop button 21 is pressed in an appropriate pressing order.
The specific condition is that 1a to 211c are operated. Specifically, when duplicated replays of promoted replays 1 to 5 and fall replays 1 to 5 are selected by internal lottery, “left → middle → right” is pushed in order, “left → right → middle” "Scissors", "Middle → Left → Right" or "Middle → Right → Left" middle press, "Right → Left → Middle" reverse press, and "Right → Left → Middle" reverse scissor press Any one of the pressing orders is determined as an appropriate pressing order. In this case, although the push order is different from the proper push order, two push orders in which some push orders are in common with the proper push order are determined and all push orders are wrong. The push order is determined in two ways. However, in the case of middle push, there are two proper push orders: “middle → left → right” or “middle → right → left”.
The pressing order in which the pressing order is not appropriate in the case of the middle pressing is determined based on the pressing order of “middle → left → right”. As a result, two kinds of pushing orders in which some of the pushing orders are inappropriate are determined, and two pushing orders in which the whole pushing order is inappropriate are determined. When the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an appropriate pressing order or a partial pressing order that is not appropriate, a prize is awarded to one of the promotion replays 1 to 5. Further, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an improper push order, the winning replays 1 to 5 are won.

In addition, when an overlapping combination of a fall replay combination and a normal replay combination is selected by internal lottery, it is determined in any one of the above five pressing orders. The number in the pressing order is not limited to 1 and may be 2 or more.

The procedure for winning the promotion replay is as follows.
It goes without saying that 1a to 211c are not limited to being operated. For example, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c may be stopped so that at least one reel or all of the three reels 301a to 301c are stopped at an appropriate timing.

As described above, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a preparation RT, a quasi-RT, and a chance RT game in addition to the general state as the gaming state. Below these RT
The game will be described.

[Preparation RT]
The preparation RT is a gaming state that shifts when a predetermined ART grant lottery is won in the general state. As can be seen from FIG. 49, the winning probability of replay is easier to win than the general state. Yes. Further, during preparation RT, when any one of promotion replay 1 to promotion replay 5 is won, the process proceeds to chance RT. In addition, during the preparation RT, “AT1” to “AT1
If one of “0” is selected, a push order navigation that teaches an appropriate push order is executed. By operating the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c according to the executed push order navigation, nine pieces can be easily obtained. The symbol combination to be paid out can be displayed.

[Quasi-RT]
The quasi-RT is a gaming state that is shifted when a fall replay is won in the chance RT, and the gaming state other than the chance RT is not shifted to the quasi-RT. Also,
As can be seen from FIG. 49, the winning probability of replay is easier to win than in the general state. Further, during the quasi-RT, when any one of the promotion replay 1 to the promotion replay 5 is won, the process shifts to the chance RT. Although the quasi-RT has the same replay win probability as the preparatory RT, the win probabilities for the promoted replays 1 to 5 are set higher. For this reason, the quasi-RT is easier to shift to the chance RT than the preparation RT. Further, in the general state, the transition is made to the chance RT through the preparation RT, and the preparation RT and the quasi-RT are easier to transition to the chance RT than in the general state. In addition, “AT1” to “
When one of the “AT10” is selected, a push order navigation that teaches an appropriate push order is executed, and by operating the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c according to the executed push order navigation, nine pieces can be easily obtained. The symbol combination to be paid out can be displayed.

[Chance RT]
The chance RT is a game in a game period from the start of the chance RT until the number of continuing games becomes zero. In this chance RT, as shown in FIG. 49, the winning probability of replay is a general state. It is easier to win than. Further, when one of “AT1” to “AT10” is won during the chance RT, a push order navigation that teaches an appropriate push order is executed, and the reel stop buttons 211a and 211b are executed according to the executed push order navigation.
, 211c, it is possible to display a symbol combination that allows nine sheets to be paid out easily.

Further, when the chance RT is started, the number of continuing games of the chance RT is determined.
In Chance RT, by winning the fall replay before the number of continuing games becomes 0,
After the transition to the quasi-RT, the transition to the general state is made by winning the fall replay after the number of continuing games becomes zero. Before the number of continuing games reaches 0, in order to avoid the fall replay winning in order to avoid the transition to the semi-RT, the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 causes the image display 500 or / and the speaker 512, for example. The used push order navigation effect is executed. That is, when the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211 in the proper pushing order so that the falling replay does not win.
Reproduction stop button 211a-21 at the stage which prompts the operation of 11c, or at an appropriate timing
The operation of 1c is prompted but executed. Reel stop button 211a-2 according to push order navigation
By performing the operation 11c, it is possible to continue the chance RT while avoiding the fall replay winning for the number of continuing games.

Then, when the number of continuous games is consumed, the push navigation effect is not executed. Thereafter, when the condition device of “elevation lip + falling lip” is activated, the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 21 in the proper pushing order or a part of the pushing order are improper pushing order according to the player's intuition.
By operating 1c, the fall (shift) from the chance RT to the general state can be avoided.
However, the reel stop buttons 211a, 211,
When 211b and 211c are operated, the gaming state falls from the chance RT to the general state.

Further, during the chance RT, the game is executed in a manner that allows the player to recognize (identify) that the gaming state is during the chance RT. Specifically, it is possible to identify by chance RT display (by the image display body 500 or the like) or sound effects (by the speaker 512 or the like).

The slot machine 1 is provided with a plurality of set values (six levels from set values 1 to 6) (each not shown). In each set value, a difference (step difference, extreme difference, etc.) is given to the internal lottery probability. This setting value is a probability of transition to bonus winning combination or chance RT (ART) as the setting value increases, such as setting value 1 <setting value 2 <setting value 3 <setting value 4 <setting value 5 <setting value 6 Should be preferential. For example, compared to the set value 1, the set value 4 has a high probability of winning BB1, so the possibility of winning BB1 is high. By providing stepwise set values in this way, the slot machine 1 can be used as a clue when the player guesses the set value by giving a characteristic to each set value or according to the management of the hall or the like. Can be operated. The setting value is not limited to the above.

[Reel stop processing]
When the start process is completed, an operation to stop the reel that continues to rotate at a constant speed (
A stop operation, that is, a pressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c) is waited for. FIG. 58 shows the content of reel stop processing by the “table method” as an example. Hereinafter, the flow of the reel stop control process will be described.

In the reel stop process, first, in step S201, a reel stop control table is selected in accordance with a condition device that operates in accordance with the result of the internal lottery in the game. This reel stop control table is prepared in advance with patterns corresponding to all the condition devices in a one-to-one correspondence, and these are stored in the ROM 1112 of the main board 409 as read-only table data.

When the reel stop control table is selected based on the conditional device established in step S201 described above, it enters a standby state until a pressing operation of each reel stop button 211a, 211b, 211c is accepted (step S202). , S210, S217)
. In these standby states, whether each of the left reel 301a, middle reel 301b, and right reel 301c has already stopped, or the first reel stop flag is not ON (F = 0, that is, OFF) It is also determined whether any one of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c is pressed. Until all the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are pressed, the determination in step S209 is not satisfied, and the processes in and after step S202 are repeated.

Here, the order in which the pressing operations of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are accepted (stop operation procedure) is “forward pressing”, “scissor pressing”, “reverse pressing”, “reverse scissor pressing”, “middle pressing”, respectively. Is divided into stop operation procedures (also referred to as push orders).

The stop operation procedure of the “forward push” is an operation of stopping the left reel 301a first, subsequently stopping the middle reel 301b second, and finally stopping the right reel 301c third. Refers to the procedure. The “scissor push” stop operation procedure is to stop the left reel 301a first, then stop the right reel 301c second, and finally the middle reel 30.
This is an operation procedure for stopping 1b third. Note that “forward press” and “scissor press” may be collectively expressed as “forward press”.

The “reverse push” stop operation procedure is to stop the right reel 301c first, opposite to the “forward push”, then stop the middle reel 301b second, and finally the left reel 301a.
Is the third operation procedure. In addition, stop operation procedure of "reverse scissors push"
The operation procedure is to stop the right reel 301c first, subsequently stop the left reel 301a second, and finally stop the middle reel 301b third. Note that “reverse pressing” and “reverse scissor pressing” may be collectively expressed as “reverse pressing”.

The above-mentioned “middle push” stop operation procedure refers to an operation procedure for stopping the middle reel 301b first (that is, a procedure for pressing the middle reel stop button 211b first). From the operation order of reels to be stopped later,
[Center reel → Left reel → Right reel],
Or
The operation is further divided into two stop operation procedures [middle reel → right reel → left reel].
These two are collectively referred to as “middle press”.

In step S202, the flag indicating that the left reel 301a has been stopped (left reel stop flag LF) is OFF (LF = 0), and the left reel stop button 21 is set.
It is determined whether the pressing operation 1a has been accepted. If it is assumed in step S201 that the left reel stop button 211a is first pressed (first) in accordance with the “forward press” stop operation procedure from the standby state of the pressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c, step S202 is performed. The determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S203.

In step S203, it is determined whether the first reel stop flag is OFF (F = 0).
The “first reel” as used herein refers to a reel that receives a stop operation first or stops first. In this example (“forward press”), the first reel stop flag is OFF (F = 0) because the stop operation of the left reel 301a is accepted first. Therefore, the determination at step S203 is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next step S204.

In the next step S204, a first reel stop process is performed on the left reel 301a. In this first reel stop process, control of the stop position of the winning symbol corresponding to the internal lottery flag is executed based on the reel stop control table corresponding to the operating condition device.

In step S206, the reel stop control table for the remaining middle reel 301b and right reel 301c is determined. As described above, the effective lines of the slot machine 1 are only two lines, that is, a right rising line and a right falling line.
b, one stop control table for the right reel 301c) can be determined. That is, among the symbols in the symbol display window 401 of the first stop reel (in this case, the left reel 301a) (this is referred to as a stop eye, the same applies hereinafter), the symbol at the upper or lower position can be the winning combination symbol. If the symbol has a characteristic, a reel stop control table is selected that can align the corresponding winning symbol of the remaining reels (the middle reel 301b and the right reel 301c) on the effective line based on the symbol. It will be.

In step S207, the first reel stop flag is set to ON (F = 1), and the process proceeds to next step S208.

Next, in step S208, the left reel stop flag LF is set to ON (LF = 1), and the process proceeds to step S209.

In step S209, it is determined whether all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are stopped. In this example, the left reel stop flag LF has only been turned ON, and the middle reel 301b and the right reel 301c are still rotating. Therefore, this determination is not satisfied, and the processing returns to step S202 and the subsequent processing is repeated. Run.

And when the process after step S202 is performed again, the left reel 301a has already been executed.
Is in a stopped state, the determination in step S202 is not satisfied, and the routine goes to step S210.

In step S210, the flag indicating that the middle reel 301b has been stopped (the middle reel stop flag MF) is OFF (MF = 0), and the middle reel stop button 21 is set.
It is determined whether the pressing operation 1b has been accepted. Here, in order to follow the stop operation procedure of “forward press”, the pressing operation of the middle reel stop button 211b is accepted. Therefore,
The determination in step S210 is satisfied, and the process proceeds to next step S211.

In step S211, the first reel stop flag is set to OF as in step S203.
It is determined whether F (F = 0). At this time, the first reel stop flag has already been set to O
Since N (F = 1), this determination is not satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S213.

In step S213, as the middle reel stop process, control of the stop position of the winning winning symbol based on the reel control table corresponding to the operating condition device (in this case, the reel stop control table determined in step S206 above). Execute. At this time, the middle reel 301b becomes the second stop reel (second reel), and steps S212 and S21.
4 and S215 are all bypassed, the process proceeds to step S216, and the middle reel stop flag MF is turned ON.
As (MF = 1), the process proceeds to step S209.

In step S209, the left reel 301a and the middle reel 301b are only stopped, and the right reel 301c is still rotating and is in a stopped state (the right reel stop flag RF is OFF). Since this determination is not satisfied, step S2
Returning to 02, the subsequent processing is repeatedly executed again.

Further, in the processing after step S202 for the third time, it is first determined in step S217 whether the right reel stop flag MF is OFF (MF = 0) and the pressing operation of the right reel stop button 211c is accepted. After that, the following steps S218, S
The processes of 220 and the like are the processes after step S210 (steps S211, S213).
Detailed description will be omitted.

In step S223, the right reel stop flag RF is set to ON (MF = 1).
The process moves to step S209.

Finally, in step S209, all the reels 301a, 301b,
Since 301c is in a stopped state, this determination is satisfied, and the reel stop process is terminated.

In the case of the “middle press” stop operation procedure, the same description as above can be made, and the details are omitted. However, in the case of the “reverse push” stop operation procedure, there are some differences from the above explanation,
This will be described below.

The “reverse push” stop operation procedure differs from the “forward push” or “middle push” stop operation procedure described above in step S221 (determination of the remaining reel stop control table after the first reel stop process). is there. That is, in the “reverse push” stop operation procedure, the right reel 301
If only c is in a stopped state and there is any winning symbol in the lower position among the stops of the right reel 301c, it is still possible to align the corresponding winning symbol on either of the two active lines It is. Therefore, at the stage of step S221, a plurality of reel stop control tables capable of aligning the corresponding winning combination symbols on any active line are prepared, and any one may be selected.

[Reel stop control]
In the reel stop process described above, reel stop control for drawing the winning symbol (corresponding winning symbol) corresponding to the establishment flag into the symbol display window 401 as much as possible (so-called pull-in control) is performed. Specifically, when a player's reel stop operation is accepted, a range that can be stopped in the symbol display window 401 (a range in which the corresponding winning symbol can be drawn, for example, four symbols). Minutes) is determined in advance, and if the corresponding winning combination symbol is within the range, control is performed to pull the symbol into the symbol display window 401 and stop the reel. The “retractable range” here refers to the maximum number of symbols that can be moved in the rotation direction of the reel from when the reel stop operation is accepted until the reel stops. Say. For example, if the pullable range is a maximum of 4 symbols, when a reel stop operation is accepted, the reel can be further rotated up to 4 symbols based on the position.

Therefore, according to such reel stop control, even if there is no corresponding winning symbol in the symbol display window 401 at the time when the reel stop operation is received, the corresponding winning symbol is within the range that can be drawn. If there is, the winning winning symbol can be moved to the symbol display window 401 and stopped. In addition, by performing this pull-in control, even if the player is slightly ahead of the winning winning symbol, if the winning winning symbol is within the pullable range, the winning symbol is displayed as a symbol. It can be pulled into the window 401 and stopped. Therefore, it is possible to suppress as much as possible the occurrence of losing (the winning bonus cannot be obtained and the gaming bonus corresponding to the winning bonus cannot be acquired and the gaming bonus disappears).

In the slot machine 1, when the condition devices corresponding to the replay role, the bell 1, the bell 2, the ALL role, etc. are operating, it is possible to always align the corresponding winning role symbols without requiring the player's attention. Yes (see FIG. 46 above). This means that for the symbols constituting the symbol combinations corresponding to the replay role, bell 1, bell 2, ALL role, etc., each corresponding winning symbol is arranged every four symbols at the maximum. Because.

Further attention is paid to the replay symbols. On the left reel 301a, a maximum of four other symbols are arranged between the replay symbols and the replay symbols (see FIG. 46). As a result, in the left reel 301a, regardless of the position of the reel at which the stop operation is accepted, as long as the condition device corresponding to the replay function is operating, the replay symbol is always drawn into one of the active lines and stopped. be able to.

Further, when the result of the internal lottery is a double combination of a bonus combination and a small combination, the small combination is preferentially drawn over the bonus symbol. If you win a bonus role and a small role, even if a symbol combination corresponding to the small role is displayed in this winning game,
This is because the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination is displayed after the next game.

The above is an example of the reel stop process by the table method. In addition to this, there is a reel stop process by a control method, but since a known process can be applied to this, a specific description is omitted here. In this embodiment, either the control method or the table method of reel stop processing may be executed, and which method should be adopted may be determined as appropriate when constructing the control program.

[Determination process]
When the reel stop processing is completed, whether or not the winning combination symbols are arranged on any active line in the symbol display window 401 (whether the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to any winning combination is displayed) or not. Make a decision. In FIG. 59, the content of this determination process is demonstrated concretely.

When all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are stopped by the reel stop process, the winning combination symbols are aligned on any of the active lines from the stop eye form in the symbol display window 401 (corresponding to the winning combination) It is determined whether or not a combination mode of symbols to be displayed is displayed). It should be noted that the stop eye particularly when all the reels are in a stopped state is sometimes referred to as an outcome.

In steps S301 and S302, whether the RB game is in progress (RB) or B
It is determined whether the B game is in progress (in BB). This is to determine the ON state (= 1) and OFF state (= 0) of the game state flags of the RB game flag and the BB game flag.

If the RB game flag is ON (= 1), the determination at step S301 is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S380. If the BB game flag is ON (= 1), the determination at step S302 is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S370. If both the RB game flag and the BB game flag are OFF (= 0), the determinations in steps S301 and S302 are not satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S303.

After executing the RT game end determination process (RTEP, details will be described later) in step S303, the following steps S310, S320, S340, S350 are further performed according to the winning combination symbols arranged on any of the active lines. Move on to either.

In step S310, it is determined whether BB symbols are available (BBPD). If there is a BB symbol ("Red 7 symbol-Red 7 symbol-Red 7 symbol" or "Blue 7 symbol-Blue 7 symbol-Blue 7 symbol") on any active line, this determination is satisfied, The process moves to the next step S312.

In the next step S312, a BB game start process is executed (BBSP). here,
As the BB game, a process for concentrating and playing a plurality of games where it is easy to acquire medals is performed (details will be described later).

In step S320, it is determined whether RB symbols are available (RBPD). If there is an RB symbol (“Red 7 symbol-Red 7 symbol-Blue 7 symbol” or “Blue 7 symbol-Blue 7 symbol-Red 7 symbol”) on any active line, this determination is satisfied, The process moves to the next step S322.

In the next step S322, an RB game start process is executed (RBSP). here,
As the RB game, a process for concentrating and playing a plurality of games that are easy to acquire medals according to the BB game is performed (details will be described later).

In step S340, it is determined whether replay symbols are available (RPPD). When the replay symbols are aligned on any of the active lines (“replay symbol-replay symbol-replay symbol”), this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S342.

In the next step S342, a replay game process is executed (RPGP). In this replay game process, the same bet number as the bet in the game (MAX bet in this example)
In order to start the next game, the MAX bet command is temporarily stored in the RAM 1114. Based on this command, the next game can be started as a replay.

In step S344, the replay winning flag is set to OFF (= 0) (RPH
F ← 0) End the process.

In step S350, it is determined whether the small role symbols are available (SFPD). If any small combination is won, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S351.

In the next step S351, RT game start processing is performed (RTSP). The RT game start process refers to the result of the ART grant lottery executed based on the winning role by the winning small role, and if the ART grant lottery is won, the RT game is started and the ART grant lottery is performed. If the game is not won, a process that does not start the RT game is performed.

In the next step S352, when the small role symbols are aligned on any active line,
A specified number of medals are paid out according to the small role symbols that are arranged (a MOP, a specified number of medals are paid out from the medal releasing device 110). Then, the medal payout number is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612). Thereby, the player is notified (notified and displayed) that the prescribed number of medals corresponding to the small role has been paid out.

In step S354, the corresponding small role winning flag is set to OFF (= 0) (S
FHF ← 0) End the process.

If no winning symbol is available on the active line, the above steps S310, S
Any of 320, S340, and S350 is not satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S360. Note that the outcome at this time is also referred to as “losing eye (disjoint pattern combination mode)”.

In step S360, a loss process is executed (MIP). In this losing process, when the winning flag that is ON (= 1) at this time is a winning flag other than BB and RB, the winning flag is turned OFF (= 0). All winning flags are ON (= 1)
) (In this case, the loss flag is ON (= 1)), the loss flag is turned OFF (= 0).

The processing from step S303 to step S360 described above is processing executed in the case of the general state, preparation RT, quasi-RT, and chance RT. Next, the processing after step S370 will be described. Processing here is BB game (BB1 game, BB2 game) and R
This process is executed in the case of the B game (RB1 game, RB2 game).

First, in step S370, whether or not the BB game payout symbols are available (OP during BB).
Determine. The “BB game payout combination” here is a general term for the ALL combination and the bonus game exclusive combination. Then, when the BB game payout symbols are aligned on any of the active lines, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S372.

In the next step S372, a predetermined number of medals are paid out in accordance with the BB game payout symbols that have been prepared (a predetermined number of medals are paid out from the MOP and medal releasing device 110). Then, the medal payout number is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612).
Thereby, the player is notified (notified and displayed) that a prescribed number of medals corresponding to the BB game payout are paid out.

Subsequent to step S372, in step S374, a BB game end determination process (BBE)
P) is executed (details will be described later).

If the determination in step S370 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step 378, where the establishment flag is set to OFF (= 0) (CIEF ← 0). In particular, in this example, since no omission occurs, the lost flag corresponds to the establishment flag. That is, step S37.
In 8, the loss flag is turned OFF (= 0).

Next, step S380 and subsequent steps will be described. In step S380, it is determined whether or not the RB game payout symbols are available (OP during RB). This "RB game payout" is also
Similar to the aforementioned BB game payout, this is a collective term for winning roles that have a payout during the RB game.
In this embodiment, it is the same as “BB game payout”. If there are RB game payout symbols on any active line, this determination is satisfied, and the next step S3
Move to 82.

In the next step S382, a predetermined number of medals are paid out according to the RB game payout symbols that have been prepared (a MOP, a specified number of medals are paid out from the medal releasing device 110). Then, the medal payout number is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612).
As a result, the player is notified (notified and displayed) that a prescribed number of medals corresponding to the RB game payout have been paid out.

Following step S382, in step S384, the RB game end determination process (RBE)
P) is executed (details will be described later).

If the determination in step S380 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step 378 described above, and the establishment flag is turned OFF (= 0). Since this was demonstrated previously, description is abbreviate | omitted.

[BB game start processing]
If the determination in step S310 in FIG. 59 is satisfied, the BB game start process is executed. This BB game start process will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S401, a BB flag (BB) such as a BB1 flag or a BB2 flag.
It is determined whether F) is ON (= 1). When the determination in step S401 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S404. In step S404, the BB game flag (BBGF) is turned ON (= 1). Although not shown, the BB flag is turned OFF (= 0) at this time. Next, in step S406, the accumulated payout count in the BB game is cleared (B
ACCC in B). Thereby, accumulation of the cumulative payout number is executed from the next game. From the next game, the BB game is started with the same bet number of 3 bets (3 bets) as in the normal game.

If the determination in step S401 is not satisfied, the process moves to step S402, and error processing (ER processing) is executed. This is the case when the BB flag is OFF (= 0)
This is the case when the BB symbols are aligned despite this. In other words, this may occur when any illegal means (for example, goto action) is performed or when a failure occurs in the slot machine 1. Accordingly, in the error processing, the error lamp 604 is turned on, and other indications are made to notify the occurrence of an error to the above-described LED or the like.

[BB game end determination process]
Subsequently, the BB game end determination process in step S374 of FIG. 59 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S451, in response to the payout of medals in step S372 of FIG. 59 described above, the payout number of the game is added to the cumulative payout number in the BB game (ACCUP during BB).

In step S452, it is determined whether the cumulative payout number has exceeded 300 (200 in the case of BB2) (AAC> TH). If the determination in step S452 is not satisfied,
The process proceeds to step S454, and the cumulative payout number during the BB game is displayed (APCS during BB).
In this step, the payout number display LED 612 is displayed. Note that the cumulative payout number may be displayed by separately providing a display LED or the like. If the determination in step S452 is satisfied, the process moves to step S460.

In step S460, the BB game in-progress flag (BBGF) is set to OFF (= 0), and the process ends.

[RB game start processing]
If the determination in step S320 of FIG. 59 is satisfied, an RB game start process is executed. This RB game start process will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S501, an RB flag (RB1) such as an RB1 flag and an RB2 flag.
It is determined whether F) is ON (= 1). When the determination in step S501 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S504. In step S504, the RB game flag (RBGF) is turned ON (= 1). Although not shown, the RB flag is turned OFF (= 0) at this time. Next, in step S506, the cumulative payout number count during the RB game (ACCC during RB)
) Is cleared. Thereby, accumulation of the cumulative payout number is executed from the next game. From the next game, the RB game is started with the same bet number of 3 bets (3 bets) as in the normal game. As a result, the player can play the game without feeling special discomfort compared to the normal game.

If the determination in step S501 is not satisfied, the process moves to step S502, and error processing (ER processing) is executed. This is the case when the RB flag is OFF (= 0)
This is the case when the RB symbols are arranged in spite of being. In other words, this may occur when any illegal means (for example, goto action) is performed or when a failure occurs in the slot machine 1. Accordingly, in the error processing, the error lamp 604 is turned on, and other indications are made to notify the occurrence of an error to the above-described LED or the like.

[RB game end determination processing]
Subsequently, the RB game end determination process in step S384 of FIG. 59 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S551, in response to the payout of medals in step S382 of FIG. 59 described above, the payout number of the game is added to the cumulative payout number in the RB game (R
ACCUP in B).

In step S552, it is determined whether the cumulative payout number (AAC) exceeds 20.
If the determination in step S552 is not satisfied, the process moves to step S554, and the cumulative payout number during the RB game is displayed (APCS during RB). In this step, the payout number display LE
D612 is displayed. Note that the cumulative payout number may be displayed by separately providing a display LED or the like.

  If the determination in step S552 is satisfied, the process moves to step S556.

In step S556, the RB game flag (RBGF) is set to OFF (= 0), and the process ends.

[RT game start processing]
Next, the RT game start process in step S351 of FIG. 59 described above will be described. RT
The game is a game that is executed in the preparation RT, the quasi-RT, or the chance RT, and is executed when the ART grant lottery is won in the general state. If the ART grant lottery is won in the general state, the process proceeds to preparation RT. In addition, when the promotion replay is won during the preparation RT or the quasi-RT, the game proceeds to the chance RT. Further, during the chance RT, when the player falls into the fall replay in a state where the push order navigation is executed, the game shifts to the semi-RT, and when the player falls into the fall replay in a state where the push order navigation is not executed, the game moves to the general state.

When the ART grant lottery is won once in the general state, one set of chance RT games is executed. In addition, when a lottery with an additional number of games is performed during the chance RT game, the number of continuous games separately determined is increased each time the number of games is added and the lottery is won. Further, when a lottery with an additional number of sets is performed during the chance RT game, the number of sets separately determined is increased each time the winning is performed with the additional number of sets. The chance RT game is continued until all of the added chance RT games for the number of continued games are consumed. Hereinafter, the RT game start process will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, in step S801, it is determined whether the gaming state is a general state (GGC).
If it is determined that the gaming state is the general state, in step S802, an ART grant lottery (A
It is determined whether RTGL is won. Here, if it is determined that the ART grant lottery is not won, the processing is ended as it is. On the other hand, if it is determined that the ART grant lottery is won,
In step S804, the preparation RT flag (SRTF) is turned ON (= 1).

If it is determined in step S801 that the state is not a general state (step S801).
NO), it is determined whether or not the gaming state is a preparation RT or a quasi-RT (step S810). When it is determined whether the gaming state is a preparation RT or a quasi-RT (step S81)
(YES at 0), it is determined whether or not a promotion lip (PRP) has been won (step S81).
1).

Here, if it is determined that the promotion lip has not been won (NO in step S811).
The process ends as it is. If it is determined that the promotion lip is won (step S8).
11), the chance RT flag (CRTF) is turned ON (= 1) (step S813), and the preparation RT flag (PRTF) and the quasi-RT flag (SRTF) are turned OFF (= 0).
). Thereafter, the number of continuation games (CRTN) of the chance RT is set to “50 times” (step S817), and the process ends.

Furthermore, when it is determined in step S810 that the RT is not a preparation RT or a quasi-RT (NO in step S810), it is a chance RT (step S820).
In this case, it is determined whether or not the lottery (GNU) with the number of games is won (step S8).
21). If it is determined that the number of games is added and the lottery is won, the number of games to be added (α) is determined, and the number of games is added to the number of continuous games of chance RT (step S823).
. In addition, a lottery may be performed by adding the number of games instead of a lottery by adding the number of games. When the number of sets is added and the lottery is won, the number of sets of chance RT games is added. Thereafter, the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S821 that the number of games is not added and the lottery is not won (NO in step S821), the process is terminated.

[RT game end determination processing]
Next, the RT game end determination process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 59 described above
In the determination process, the RT game end determination process is executed during the preparation RT, the quasi-RT, and the chance RT.

First, in step S901, it is determined whether the chance RT flag (CRTF) is ON (= 1). When this determination is satisfied, in the next step S902, the chance R
The number of continuing games (ARTN) of T is subtracted by “1”, and the process proceeds to step S904.

In step S904, it is determined whether or not a fall replay has been won. If no prize has been won for the fall replay, the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that you have won the fall replay,
It is determined whether or not an appropriate pressing order has been taught (NAVI) in the game that won the fall replay (step S906). If it is determined that the proper push order has been taught (YES in step S906), a so-called push standard error has occurred, so the semi-RT flag (SRTF) is turned ON (= 1). Then set the chance RT flag to O
Set to FF (= 0), and the process is terminated (step S910).

If it is determined in step S906 that the proper pressing order is not taught (
NO in step S906), the number of continued games of chance RT is exhausted, and push order navigation has not occurred. In this case, in order to shift to the general state, the chance RT flag is set to OFF (= 0) as it is, and the processing is ended (step S910).

Furthermore, if it is determined in step S901 that the chance RT flag is not ON, the preparation RT flag (PRTF) or the quasi-RT flag (SRTF) is ON (= 1).
It is determined whether or not (step S912). If it is determined that the preparation RT flag or the quasi-RT flag is ON (= 1), the process is terminated.

If it is determined that the preparation RT flag or the quasi-RT flag is ON (= 1), it is determined whether or not a fall replay is won (S914). Here, if it is determined that the fall replay is won, the preparation RT flag and the quasi-RT flag are turned OFF (= 0). In this way, the gaming state is shifted to the general state and the process is terminated. In addition, preparation RT flag or quasi-R
If it is determined that the T flag is ON (= 1), the process ends and the RT state is maintained.

[Direction control]
The above is an example of control by the main board 409, but in the slot machine 1, various effect operations are controlled by the effect control board 510 as the game progresses. This is executed by the effect control board 510 (mainly the CPU 1118) based on various commands (information command, output signal) output from the main board 409. As described above, various commands output from the main board 449 are temporarily stored in the RAM 1122. Then, based on the command, an effect mode prepared in advance is selected and executed. Such effect modes are stored in the ROM 1120 as an effect mode data table (not shown), and a plurality of effect modes corresponding to the command are prepared.

For example, the production mode includes a game completed only by the game (hereinafter referred to as a single production mode), a game performed over a plurality of games (hereinafter referred to as a continuous production mode), and the like. Among these, the single-shot effect mode includes an effect that suggests the winning flag (implying effect, notification effect, details will be described later), an effect that informs the payout of medals (it may be an aspect that notifies the payout appearance and the number of payouts). There is. Furthermore, in the single-shot effect mode, there is a push order navigation that teaches an appropriate push order. In push order navigation, an appropriate timing may be taught.

[Suggested production]
The suggestion effect is different from the effect (notification effect) that directly informs the player of the winning flag, that is, an effect that indirectly informs the winning flag, for example, the form of the winning combination corresponding to the winning flag. In other words, a display that expresses a color or the like is performed. The suggestion effect is also performed when the winning flag is not present (that is, when the game is lost). In this case, it is set as an effect of content that is difficult to notice that it is lost (for example, ambiguous content that can be taken with any winning combination). Thereby, it can be made difficult for the player to notice that the game is lost.

[Notification production]
For example, when the winning flag is BB, the notice effect can clearly know which winning combination the player has won in the game, such as “Bonus confirmed!”. This effect is more effective when executed for a winning combination (because a large amount of medals can be acquired) such as BB and RB that are pleasing to the player. That is, when a player wins BB or the like, it is possible to give a meaning to congratulate them.

[Push order navigation]
When the winning combination of any of “AT1” to “AT10” is won during chance RT (ART), an effect of push order navigation is executed. In addition, “Promotion Lip 5 + Falling Lip 5” to “Promotion Lip 1
Even in the case where one of the winning combinations “+ falling lip 1” is won, the push-order navigation effect is executed. When one of the winning combinations “AT1” to “AT10” is won, nine medals are paid out when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an appropriate pressing order according to the effect of the pressing order navigation.

The flow when winning a winning combination of “AT1” to “AT10” will be described, for example, an effect when winning a winning combination of “AT1”. When the winning combination of “AT1” is won, an order corresponding to an appropriate pressing order is displayed on the image display body 500 as schematically shown in FIG. Specifically, since the proper pressing order is “left → middle → right”, the left decorative character LL representing the number “1” is displayed on the left side of the image display 500, and in the center, "
The middle decorative character LC representing the number “2” is displayed, and the right decorative character LR representing the character “3” is displayed on the right side.

Subsequently, when the left reel stop button 211a is operated according to the push order navigation, FIG.
As shown in (b), the left reel 301a stops and the left decorative character LL is erased. Further, when the middle reel stop button 211b is operated in accordance with the push order navigation, as shown in FIG. 67 (a), the middle reel 301b is stopped and the middle decorative character LC is erased. Then, when the right reel stop button 211c is operated in accordance with the push order navigation, as shown in FIG. 67 (b), the right reel 301c is stopped and the bell symbols are aligned on the right downward line 632a (see FIG. 47). At this time, in the image display body 500, the right decoration character LR is deleted and “9 sheets G
ET! "Is displayed. Thus, the player is informed that there are nine payouts due to the winning of the bell.

On the other hand, in the presentation of the push order navigation, even if the proper push order for the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c is taught, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211 as taught by the player's carelessness.
211c may not be operated. For example, as shown in FIG.
It is assumed that after the decoration characters LL, LC, and LR that are in proper push order are displayed at 0, the middle reel stop button 211b is operated unlike the taught push order, as shown in FIG. 68 (b). . In this case, a warning is displayed on the image display body 500 as a decorative character “MISS!” To notify the player that a push order error has occurred.

Thereafter, by operating the left and right reel stop buttons 211a and 211c, FIG.
As shown in a), the left and right reels 301a and 301c are stopped. At this time, when the left and right reel stop buttons 211a and 211c are operated at an appropriate timing, the two-sheet payout symbol combination and the four-sheet payout symbol combination are respectively displayed on the two effective lines, and “ The decoration letter “6 GET!” Is displayed. On the other hand, when the left and right reel stop buttons 211a and 211c are operated at an improper timing, “bell bumps” are displayed as shown in FIG. 69 (b).

On the other hand, if the promotion replay and the fall replay are overlapped during ART, when the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c are operated in an appropriate push order according to the effect of push order navigation, or part of the pushes If the order is operated in an improper pressing order, ART is maintained. On the other hand, if the entire push order is operated in an inappropriate push order, the ART will change to the quasi-R
The gaming state shifts to T.

Regarding the flow when winning one of the winning roles of “Promotion Lip 5 + Falling Lip 5” to “Promotion Lip 1 + Falling Lip 1”, for example, when the winning combination of “Promotion Lip 5 + Falling Lip 5” is won The production will be described. When the winning combination of “elevation lip 5 + falling lip 5” is won, an order corresponding to an appropriate pressing order is displayed on the image display 500 as schematically shown in FIG. Specifically, since the appropriate pressing order is “left → middle → right”, the image display 500 has
The left decorative character LL representing the number “1” is displayed on the left side, the middle decorative character LC representing the number “2” in the center, and the right decorative character LR representing the character “3” on the right side. Is displayed.

Subsequently, when the left reel stop button 211a is operated according to the push order navigation, FIG.
As shown in (b), the left reel 301a stops and the left decorative character LL is erased. Further, when the middle reel stop button 211b is operated in accordance with the push order navigation, as shown in FIG. 71 (a), the middle reel 301b is stopped and the middle decorative character LC is erased. Then, when the right reel stop button 211c is operated according to the push order navigation, as shown in FIG. 71 (b), the right reel 301c stops and the replay symbols are aligned on the right-up line 632b (see FIG. 47). At this time, in the image display body 500, the right decoration character LR is deleted, and the ART continues.

On the other hand, in the presentation of the push order navigation, even if the proper push order for the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c is taught, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211 as taught by the player's carelessness.
211c may not be operated. For example, as shown in FIG.
After displaying the decoration characters LL, LC, and LR that are in the proper pushing order to 0, as shown in FIG. 72 (b), it is assumed that the middle reel stop button 211b is operated unlike the taught pushing order. . In this case, a warning is displayed on the image display body 500 as a decorative character “MISS!” To notify the player that a push order error has occurred. At this point, the reel stop button 2
11a to 211c are not operated in an appropriate push order, and some push orders are operated in an inappropriate push order or all push orders are operated in an incorrect push order.

Thereafter, when the left and right reel stop buttons 211a and 211c are operated in an inappropriate pressing order, the left and right reels 301a and 301c are stopped and the promotion replay is displayed as shown in FIG. Thus, the gaming state is maintained as ART. At this time, the image display 5
The decorative character “KEEP!” Is displayed at 00. On the other hand, when the left and right reel stop buttons 211a and 211c are operated in an improper pushing order, as shown in FIG. 73 (b),
The left and right reels 301a and 301c are stopped, the fall replay is displayed, and the gaming state is quasi-RT
Transition to (fall). At this time, a decorative character “FALL!” Is displayed on the image display body 500.

[Continuous production]
On the other hand, as a continuous production mode, there are those corresponding to game states such as a general state, a preparation RT, a quasi-RT, a chance RT, and a bonus. These are clarifications about the gaming state, and the player has a chance to determine whether the current gaming state is in preparation RT, for example, by performing these effects (continuous effects). It becomes easy to distinguish whether it is during RT.

Then, during ART, a continuous effect is executed from the start to the end so that the player can recognize that fact. For example, a display that counts the number of ART games, or a sound effect that gives a sense of crisis as it approaches a specified number of times. In this way, the player is ART
The game can be advanced while confirming how many times the game remains.

The effect modes described above can be executed as image display by the image display body 500, generation of sound effects by the speaker 512 or the like, light emission or lighting by LED decoration or the like. Such a production mode can make it difficult to give a boring impression when the player continues the game for a long time. The production mode is the image display 500, the speaker 512.
However, the present invention is not limited to the LED decoration. For example, instead of the image display 500, an EL display (Electroluminescence Display) is used.
) Or dot LEDs may be used. Furthermore, dolls imitating characters, movable models, etc., and side reels (for example, they are placed at different positions from each reel, and can be started and stopped regardless of player operations as part of the production. Things to perform) or lighting such as lamps (
For example, a rotatable light typified by a rotating lamp may be provided to execute various effects. By adopting such a method, it is possible to sufficiently entertain the player without using a liquid crystal display or the like.

[ART grant lottery]
Further, on the main board 409, an ART grant lottery is executed to shift the gaming state from the general state to the chance RT through the preparation RT. Hereinafter, the ART grant lottery will be described. The ART grant lottery is executed when the gaming state is in the general state, and is executed based on the high and low state and the winning combination (winning small combination) in the general state, or the high and low state and the post-conversion outcome described later. . As the high and low states, a high probability state and a low probability state are provided, and the probability that the high probability state generally shifts to the chance RT is higher than that of the low probability state.

[High and low state]
When the gaming state is a general state, the state is shifted between a high probability state and a low probability state as a high and low state. Further, when in the high probability state, the lottery for transition to the low probability state is executed, and when in the low probability state, the lottery for transition to the high probability state is executed. The transition to the high probability state and the transition lottery to the low probability state are executed based on the winning combination.

FIG. 74 is a diagram showing the transition probability of the high and low states, and is stored in advance in the ROM 1112 and the like on the main board 409 as the high and low state transition table. As the high / low state transition table, the low probability stay state transition lottery table shown in FIG. 74 (a) and FIG. 74 (b).
And a state transition lottery table at the time of high probability stay shown in FIG.

The state transition table at the time of low probability stay shown in FIG. 74A is a table that is referred to when the gaming state stays in the low probability state of the general state, and each of the settings 1 to 6 has a high probability. The transition probability to the state is determined. Specifically, in the case of setting 1, the winning combination is “off”
In the case of “Replay”, a transition is made to a high probability state with a probability of 1/1024, and when the winning combination is “Bell (Bell 1, Bell 2)”, a transition to a high probability state is made with a probability of 5/1024. Also, when the winning combination is “Weak Cherry (Cherry 2)”, it shifts to a high probability state with a probability of 200/1024, and when the winning combination is “Watermelon”, it shifts to a high probability state with a probability of 10/1024. When the winning combination is “strong cherry (cherry 1)”, it shifts to a high probability state with a probability of 20/1024. In the case of setting 2 to setting 6, each shifts to the high probability state with the probability shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the high probability stay state transition table shown in FIG. 74 (b) is a table that is referred to when the gaming state stays in the high probability state of the general state. Probability of transition to probability state is determined. Specifically, 50 /
If the winning combination is “Replay”, the game shifts to a low probability state with a probability of 1024.
Transition to a high probability state with a probability of. When the winning combination is another combination, the high probability state is maintained.

[Lottery for chance RT]
Further, in the main board 409, based on the current high and low state and the winning role,
A lottery for the transition to chance RT is executed. FIG. 75 is a diagram showing the probability of transition to chance RT, and is stored in advance in the ROM 1112 or the like on the main board 409 as a chance RT transition table. As the chance RT transition table, a low probability stay chance RT transition lottery table shown in FIG. 75A and a high probability stay chance RT transition lottery table shown in FIG. 75B are provided.

The low probability stay chance RT transition table shown in FIG. 75A is a table that is referred to when the gaming state stays in the low probability state of the general state. The probability of transition to RT (preparation RT) is determined. Specifically, in the case of setting 1, when the winning combination is “out of”, “replay”, or “bell (bell 1, bell 2)”, 1/102
Moves to chance RT with a probability of 4, and 1 when the winning role is “Weak Cherry (Cherry 2)”
Shift to chance RT with a probability of 5/1024. Also, when the winning role is “Watermelon”, 5
It shifts to chance RT with a probability of 0/1024, and when the winning combination is “strong cherry (cherry 1)”, it shifts to chance RT with a probability of 100/1024. Further, in the case of setting 2 to setting 6, each shifts to chance RT with the probability shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the high probability stay chance RT transition table shown in FIG. 75B is a table that is referred to when the gaming state stays in the high probability state of the general state. The probability of transition to chance RT (preparation RT) is determined for each. Specifically, in the case of setting 1, when the winning combination is “out of” or “replay”, the chance R has a probability of 1/1024.
If the winning combination is “BELL (BELL 1, BELL 2)”, the game moves to the chance RT with a probability of 2/1024. 30/1 when the winning role is “Weak Cherry (Cherry 2)”
The chance moves to chance RT with a probability of 024, and when the winning role is “Watermelon”, 100/1024
It shifts to chance RT with the probability of. Further, when the winning combination is “strong cherry (cherry 1)”, the chance RT is shifted to 200/1024.

In this way, when the symbol combinations that are likely to shift to the chance RT are arranged in order from the side that is difficult to shift, the order is “loss”, “replay”, “bell”, “weak cherry”, “watermelon”, and “strong cherry”. Therefore, from the viewpoint of “losing”, “replay”, “bell”, “weak cherry”, “watermelon”, and “strong cherry” are all symbol combinations that are easy to shift to the chance RT, and are advantageous symbol combinations for the player. Symbol combinations that are advantageous for these players are determined on the main board 409.

In addition, when these small roles are arranged in the order of the winning probabilities by internal lottery, "Lose", "Replay"
"Bell""weakcherry""watermelon""strongcherry" in this order. Therefore, the smaller the winning probability of the internal lottery, the easier it is to shift to the chance RT.

[Outcome conversion control processing]
Next, the output conversion control process will be described. The turn conversion control process is executed by the main board 409, and is executed when the number of ceiling games in the turn conversion period described later is reached. In the outcome conversion control, control for converting the symbol combination displayed on the symbol display means into a predetermined symbol combination can be executed. The main board 409 corresponds to symbol conversion control means. When the freeze control is executed, the one-sheet insertion button 205 in the slot machine 1,
MAX insertion button 206, start lever 210, reel stop buttons 211a and 211b
, 211c and the like are invalidated.

While the freeze control is being executed, the main board 409 performs control to rotate the reels 301a to 301c as appropriate to convert the currently displayed output to a predetermined output. In the outcome conversion control, the reels 301a to 301c are rotated to display after the outcome in the previous game of the game for which the outcome conversion control is executed (hereinafter referred to as “previous game outcome”) after being converted by the outcome conversion control. Converted to a predetermined pattern (predetermined symbol combination, hereinafter referred to as “converted output”) and displayed. The post-conversion outcome is determined based on the set value, the number of digested games in the state measured after the end of the chance RT or bonus game, the high or low state, the lottery result executed in a predetermined game (including the previous game), etc. Is done. The procedure for determining the post-conversion items will be described later.
By executing the above-described turn conversion control, the number of display of the turn can be made larger than the number of lotteries executed in each game. As a result, the outcomes can be displayed at a rate higher than the lottery probability executed in each game.

The output conversion control is completed while the freeze control is being executed, and after the freeze timer is set to 0 and the freeze control ends, the reels 301a to 301c start to rotate. After that, as in the case where the freeze control is not executed, the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c become effective after the rotation speeds of the reels 301a to 301c become equal.

A specific movement of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c when the turn conversion control is executed will be briefly described with reference to the drawings. For example, it is assumed that the previous game outcome is “BELL” and the post-conversion outcome is “Watermelon”. In this case, as shown in FIG. 76 (a), for example, “Bell 1 symbol-Bell 1 symbol-Bell 1 symbol” is displayed on the lower right effective line 623a as the previous game outcome, and the previous game is ended.

Subsequently, in order to start the next game, when the player operates the start lever 210 and the main board 409 detects the operation of the start lever 210, freeze control is executed, and the one-sheet insertion button 205 in the slot machine 1, MAX input button 206, start lever 210
The reception of all the operators such as the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c is invalidated. As shown in FIG. 76 (b), the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c start rotating with the reception of these operators disabled. The rotation speed at this time is set to be lower than the rotation speed of the reel when the game is being executed. In addition, reel 3
When 01a, 301b, and 301c start rotating, the image display body 500 displays “CHANGE”.
! ”Is displayed, instructing the player that the turn conversion is being executed.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 77 (a), the left reel 301a is stopped, and the "watermelon symbol / bell 1 symbol / replay symbol" symbols are stopped and displayed in order from the left reel 301a. At this time, the middle reel 301b and the right reel 301c continue to rotate. At this time, the decoration character “COMP?” Is displayed on the image display body 500, and the player is given a sense of expectation that a rare small role or the like is displayed by the output conversion control.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 77 (b), the middle reel 301b and the right reel 301c are sequentially stopped, and the symbols “Replay Design / Watermelon Design / Blue 7 Design” are stopped and displayed in order from the top of the middle reel 301b. The symbols “replay symbol / bell 1 symbol / watermelon symbol” are stopped and displayed in order from the top of the right reel 301c. In this way, the symbol combination “watermelon symbol-watermelon symbol-watermelon symbol”, which is a symbol combination corresponding to the case where the winning combination is watermelon, is displayed on the right-down line 623a. In addition, a decorative character “watermelon GET!” Is displayed on the image display body 500. In this way, the player is informed that the watermelon has been changed.

The freeze control is continued while the symbol combination “watermelon symbol-watermelon symbol-watermelon symbol” is displayed on the lower right line 623a, and when the freeze timer times out, the reels 301a, 301b, 301c start rotating. The reels 301a and 30 at this time
The rotation speeds 1b and 301c are the rotation speeds of the reels when the game is being executed. In this way, the output conversion control is executed.

A gaming machine according to another technical idea of the slot machine 1 having the above-described basic configuration will be described below for reference.

[Reference Technology Thought 1]
A plurality of movable bodies each having a plurality of symbols attached thereto;
Lottery means for performing a lottery regarding the winning combination;
Based on the lottery result by the lottery means, stop control means for executing stop control of the plurality of rotating movable bodies,
A symbol display means comprising a symbol display area for performing a stop control of the plurality of movable bodies and displaying a combination of symbols based on a lottery result by the lottery means;
A gaming machine comprising
A symbol display area concealing means for concealing a part of the symbol display area;
A part of the symbol display area concealed by the symbol display area concealing means is visible, and the visible range of the symbol display area is enlarged to be attached to the plurality of rotating movable bodies. Concealment releasing means capable of improving the visibility of the plurality of symbols;
A gaming machine comprising:

The gaming machine described in the above reference technical concept includes a symbol display area concealing means (moving structure 800, 810) for concealing a part of the symbol display area (symbol display window 401), and a symbol display area concealing means (moving structure). 800, 810) makes it possible to visually recognize a part of the symbol display area (symbol display window 401), and by expanding the visible range of the symbol display area (symbol display window 401), Concealment releasing means (production control board 510) capable of improving the visibility of a plurality of symbols attached to the movable body (reels 301a, 301b, 301c).

In the above gaming machine, a part of the symbol display area is concealed, and it is relatively difficult to press the predetermined symbol in the symbol display area. In a state where it is relatively difficult to push the eyes, a player who has a low pushing skill may be tired of the difficulty of pushing, and there is a risk that the willingness to play will be reduced.

In this regard, in the gaming machine according to the above example, the symbol display area concealing means (the moving structures 800 and 81).
0) makes a part of the symbol display area (symbol display window 401) concealed visible,
Concealment that can improve the visibility of a plurality of symbols attached to a plurality of rotating movable bodies (reels 301a, 301b, 301c) by expanding the visible range of the symbol display area (symbol display window 401). Release means (production control board 510). By releasing the concealment of the symbol display area by the concealment canceling means, the visibility of the symbol display area is improved, and the eye can be pushed relatively easily. Therefore, even a player who has a low skill in pushing can perform the pushing relatively easily. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in gaming motivation. Furthermore, the following technical idea is shown for reference.

[Reference Technology Thought 2]
A plurality of movable bodies each having a plurality of symbols attached thereto;
Lottery means for performing a lottery regarding the winning combination;
A stop operation means capable of operating to stop the plurality of rotating movable bodies; and
Based on the lottery result by the lottery means, stop control means for executing stop control of the plurality of rotating movable bodies,
A symbol display means comprising a symbol display area for performing stop control of the plurality of movable bodies and displaying a symbol combination based on a result of the lottery by the lottery means;
As a symbol combination based on the result of the lottery by the lottery means, the result of the lottery by the lottery means, although the specific symbol combination can be displayed on the symbol display means,
Depending on the operation timing of the stop operation means, a specific symbol combination display means for displaying different symbol combinations on the symbol display means,
A gaming machine comprising
A specific movable body different from the plurality of movable bodies;
A symbol display area concealing means for concealing a part of the symbol display area by disposing the specific movable body in front of the symbol display area;
When the specific symbol combination can be displayed by the specific symbol combination display unit, the specific movable body is moved to a position outside the symbol display region to release the symbol display region concealing unit and be concealed. Further, by making a part of the symbol display area visible, and expanding the visible range of the symbol display area, the visibility of the symbols attached to the plurality of rotating movable bodies is improved. Deconcealment means to obtain,
A gaming machine comprising:

In the gaming machine according to Reference Technical Thought 2, as a symbol combination based on the lottery result by the lottery means (main board 409), a specific symbol combination is displayed in the symbol display means (symbol display window 401) as a result of the lottery by the lottery means. In spite of being enabled, depending on the operation timing of the stop operation means (reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c), different symbol combinations are displayed on the symbol display means. In short, a small part or the like that is missed if the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are not stopped at a predetermined timing by pressing or the like is set. For this reason, for a player who has a low level of skill, there is a high possibility that a medal loss that can be obtained will occur in addition to the difficulty of pressing, which may further reduce the game motivation.

In this regard, the visibility of a plurality of symbols attached to a plurality of rotating movable bodies (reels 301a, 301b, 301c) is improved by expanding the visible range of the symbol display area (symbol display window 401). By providing concealment release means (production control board 510) that can be
The difficulty of pushing can be lowered. As a result, it is possible to execute the eyelash relatively easily, and further, it is possible to reduce the loss of medals due to the failure of the eyelash. Therefore, even a player with a low level of skill can suppress a decrease in game motivation.

With respect to the slot machine 1 having the above basic configuration, the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described focusing on its characteristic configuration and operation. The slot machine according to the present invention can be expressed as the following technical idea.

[Technology 1]
A gaming machine that satisfies a predetermined start condition, performs a lottery regarding the winning combination, rotates a plurality of movable bodies based on the fact that the lottery is performed, and stops the plurality of movable bodies being rotated,
Lottery result display means for displaying the lottery result;
Privilege granting means for granting a privilege according to the display contents displayed by the plurality of movable bodies stopped;
A gaming state control means for controlling a gaming medium increase gaming state in which an expected value of a difference between the number of paid out and inserted gaming media is positive during the game;
During the control of the gaming medium increase gaming state by the gaming state control means, a game progress suppressing means capable of suppressing the progress of the game for a predetermined period, despite satisfying the predetermined starting condition;
A pseudo result display means for displaying a pseudo result common to the display mode that can be displayed as the lottery result by the plurality of movable bodies while the progress of the game by the game progress suppressing means is suppressed;
Grant that can increase the amount of increase in the privilege granting opportunity by the privilege granting means by making the number of times of display of the pseudo result by the pseudo result display means variable based on the predetermined suppression period in the game progress suppression means Additional means,
A gaming machine comprising:

The gaming machine according to the above technical idea has lottery result display means (reel display window 4) for displaying the lottery result.
01) and privilege granting means (main board 409) for granting a privilege corresponding to the display content displayed by the plurality of stopped movable bodies. Further, a game state control means (main board 409) is provided for controlling a game medium increase game state in which an expected value of a difference between the number of paid out and inserted game media is positive during the game. Furthermore, during the control of the game medium increase game state by the game state control means, the game progress suppression means (main board 409) that can suppress the progress of the game during the predetermined suppression period even though the predetermined start condition is satisfied. ). Furthermore, during the suppression of the progress of the game by the game progress suppression means, the pseudo result display means for displaying the pseudo result common to the display mode that can be displayed as the lottery result by a plurality of movable bodies (reels 301a, 301b, 301c) ( A symbol display window 401) is provided. Then, based on a predetermined suppression period in the game progress suppressing means, the number of times of display of the pseudo result by the pseudo result display means can be made variable, so that an addition adding means that can increase the increase amount of the privilege granting opportunity by the privilege giving means ( A main board 409).

In the gaming machine according to the above technical idea, the pseudo result display means for displaying the pseudo result common to the display mode that can be displayed as the lottery result by the plurality of movable bodies while the progress of the game by the game progress restraining means is suppressed. I have. Since the pseudo result can be displayed by the pseudo result display means, the result corresponding to the winning of the advantageous winning combination can be displayed as the pseudo result. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the opportunity for the privilege granting opportunity, and to suppress the decrease in interest. Furthermore, by increasing the number of times the pseudo result is displayed by the pseudo result display means, the amount of increase in the privilege grant opportunity by the privilege grant means can be increased. For this reason,
Since it is possible to further increase the privilege granting opportunities by displaying the pseudo result, it is possible to suppress the opportunity for the privilege granting opportunities to be reduced, and to suppress the decrease in interest.

[Technology 2]
A gaming machine that satisfies a predetermined start condition, performs a lottery regarding the winning combination, rotates a plurality of movable bodies based on the fact that the lottery is performed, and stops the plurality of movable bodies being rotated,
Lottery result display means for displaying a symbol combination based on the lottery result;
Privilege granting means for granting a privilege based on the symbol combination displayed by the plurality of stopped movable bodies;
A gaming state control means for controlling a gaming medium increase gaming state in which an expected value of a difference between the number of paid out and inserted gaming media is positive during the game;
During the control of the gaming medium increase gaming state by the gaming state control means, a game progress suppressing means capable of suppressing the progress of the game for a predetermined period, despite satisfying the predetermined starting condition;
A pseudo result display means for displaying a pseudo symbol combination based on a pseudo result in common with a display mode that can be displayed as a symbol combination based on the lottery result by the plurality of movable bodies while the progress of the game by the game progress suppression means is suppressed. When,
Based on a period of time during which the game progress is suppressed by the game progress suppressing means, the pseudo-symbol combination is displayed by the pseudo result display means, and the number of times the pseudo result is displayed can be made variable. An additional means of granting that can increase the amount of increase of the grant opportunity;
A gaming machine comprising:

In the gaming machine according to the above technical idea, a pseudo symbol combination based on a pseudo result common to a display mode that can be displayed as a symbol combination based on a lottery result can be displayed.
Thus, by displaying the lottery result as a symbol combination, the lottery result can be clearly notified to the player. Hereinafter, regarding the slot machines related to the above gaming machines,
Further explanation will be given.

[Game state]
The slot machine 3 according to the above technical idea is provided with a general state, ART, inside the first bonus, inside the second bonus, and inside the bonus as the gaming state. Of these, A
RT is a game medium increase game state in which the expected value of the difference between the number of paid out medals and the number of inserted medals becomes positive while the game is in progress. These gaming states are controlled by the main board 409, and the main board 409 corresponds to the gaming state control means described in the solving means. A pseudo bonus described later is controlled by the main board 409 and the effect control board 510. During the pseudo bonus, the main board 409 executes control equivalent to ART. The effect control board 510 also corresponds to the game state control means. Furthermore, the main board 409 executes the provision of a privilege such as a shift to a pseudo bonus based on the symbol combination displayed by the symbol conversion control. The main board 409 corresponds to the privilege giving means described in the solving means. The effect control board 510 can also be used as a privilege granting unit.

In the slot machine 3, when the bonus is won in the general state or inside the bonus, the bonus machine is shifted to the bonus state. If the bonus combination is won when the gaming state is in the general state, the transition to the inside of the first bonus is made, and if the bonus combination is won at the time of the ART, the transfer is made to the inside of the second bonus. To do.

When the game is progressing after winning the bonus role,
It is possible to display a bonus symbol combination and shift to a bonus. On the other hand, the main board 409 and the effect control board 510 can shift to a pseudo bonus similar to that in the bonus regardless of whether the bonus combination is won or not, and improve the frequency of shifting to the advantageous gaming state.

In the general state, when the ART grant lottery is won, the state shifts to ART. In ART, the number of continued games of ART is determined at the time of transition, and the state transitions to the general state when winning a fall replay. Furthermore, when the number of games is added at the time of ART and the lottery is won, the number of continuing games of ART is added.

[Number of bets]
The slot machine 3 according to the above technical idea is different from the above slot machine 1 in that the player can select the number of bets at the time of starting the game. In the slot machine 3, a player can arbitrarily select the number of medals from three or one.

When the number of medals bet is three and when the number is one, the lottery probability at the time of executing the internal lottery is different. In a three-bet game in which the bet number of medals is three, FIG.
An internal lottery using the winning combination lottery table shown in FIG. 79 is executed, and in the single betting game in which the betting number of medals is one, an internal lottery using the winning combination lottery table shown in FIG. 79 is executed. In both the three-wager game and the one-game game, the expected value of the payout number with respect to the number of inserted medals is negative in the general state and the game state inside the bonus, and as viewed from the player as the game progresses The expected value for paying out medals becomes negative, and the number of medals decreases.

As shown in FIGS. 78 and 79, the winning probability for each winning combination in each gaming state is determined for each gaming state. Among them, the condition devices described as “RB1” are “RB1 + chance”, “RB1 + watermelon 1”, “RB1 + watermelon 2”, “RB1 +”
“Cherry 1”, “RB1 + Cherry 2”, “RB1 + Cherry 3”, “RB1 + Bell 2”
These are collectively described as “RB1”. Similarly, for “BB2”, “BB2 + Chance”, “BB2 + Watermelon 1”, “BB2 + Watermelon 2”, “BB2 + Cherry 1”, “BB2 + Cherry 2”, “RB1 + Cherry 3”, “BB2 + Bell 2” Collectively, it is described as “BB2”. Furthermore, for “BB1”, “BB1 + chance”, “BB1 + watermelon 1”, “BB1 + watermelon 2”, “BB1 + cherry 1”, “BB”
1 + Cherry 2 ”,“ RB1 + Cherry 3 ”,“ BB1 + Bell 2 ”together“ BB1 ”
It is described.

In addition, in this slot machine 3, “Cherry 3” “
There are three winning roles, "Cherry 2" and "Cherry 1". “Cherry 3” corresponds to “weak cherry”. When “Cherry 3” is won, the effective lines 623a and 623 are displayed.
The symbol combination of “cherry”-“ANY”-“ANY” can be displayed in any of b. Here, “ANY”-“ANY” is composed of symbols other than “Cherry”-“Cherry”.

“Cherry 2” corresponds to “Strong Cherry”, and when “Cherry 2” is selected, the symbol combination “Cherry”-“Cherry”-“Cherry” is assigned to one of the effective lines 623a, 623b. Can be displayed. Furthermore, “cherry 1” corresponds to “middle cherry”, and when “cherry 1” is won, a symbol combination in which “cherry” is arranged in the middle of the left reel 301a can be displayed.

When a winning combination is won as a result of the lottery, the reel stop process is performed so that the condition device corresponding to the winning combination is activated and the symbol combination based on the activated condition device is displayed on the active line. This is the same configuration as the slot machine 1 described above.

As shown in FIG. 81, the slot machine 3 is provided with a MAX insertion button 206 and a single sheet insertion button 205. When there are one or more medals (credits) stored, the betting number is set to one by pressing the one-insert button 205 once. Also,
When there are three or more medals stored, pressing the MAX insertion button 206 once reduces the number of bets to three. After the betting is determined in this way, the start lever 2
The game is started by operating 10.

[Bonus game and pseudo bonus]
In the slot machine 3, a main bonus (BB game) and a pseudo bonus are prepared as an advantageous gaming state. In the process of proceeding with the game, a bonus combination is won by an internal lottery executed on the main board 409, and a bonus symbol combination is displayed, thereby shifting to the main bonus (BB game). This is the same as the slot machine 1 described above.

The pseudo bonus is executed by winning a pseudo bonus lottery executed on the effect control board 510. The pseudo bonus lottery is executed using the result information of the internal lottery output from the main board 409 on the effect control board 510 when the gaming state is the general state or ART. The effect control board 510 determines the current gaming state based on the information command output from the main board 409. In the pseudo bonus lottery, AR
T is easier to win the pseudo bonus lottery. The winning ratio of the pseudo bonus is shown in FIG.
The pseudo bonus lottery table shown in FIG.

For example, if the bell is won in the general state, the main board 409 outputs the gaming state and the result of the internal lottery to the effect control board 510 as information commands. On the effect control board 510, a pseudo bonus lottery is executed using the output information. In the output information command, the gaming state is the general state, and the lottery result information command is the bell command. In this case, the pseudo bonus lottery is executed under the condition that the winning probability is 0.01%.

Here, for example, when the information command of the lottery result of the internal lottery is a bell command, the pseudo bonus lottery is executed with the same probability regardless of whether the game state is the general state or ART. Further, when the information command of the lottery result of the internal lottery is the cherry 2 command, the pseudo bonus lottery is executed with a higher winning probability when the game state is ART than the general state. Thus, as a whole, the probability of shifting to the pseudo bonus is higher in the ART than in the general state. In addition, when symbol conversion is executed after the internal lottery is executed, the result displayed after the symbol conversion is executed is replaced with the lottery result, and the pseudo bonus lottery is executed using the displayed outcome. To do. The symbol conversion control will be described later.

In order to shift to the pseudo bonus, as shown in FIG. 82, a line connecting the upper stage of the left reel 301a, the middle stage of the middle reel 301b, and the upper stage of the right reel 301c (hereinafter referred to as “pseudo effective line”) is set to “blue 7 "-" Blue 7 "-" Blue 7 "symbol combination (hereinafter referred to as" pseudo bonus symbol combination ") is stopped and displayed.

When the special replay is won when the pseudo bonus lottery is won, a push order navigation for aligning the special replay is displayed on the image display body 500. The special replay is always established by overlapping with the normal replay, and the reel stop buttons 211a and 211 are pushed in the push order by the push order navigation.
When b and 211c are operated, the special replay is won, and when the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b and 211c are operated in the other pressing order, the normal replay is won. Then, one symbol combination of special replay becomes a pseudo bonus symbol combination.

When the pseudo bonus symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the pseudo effective line, the pseudo bonus is executed. In the pseudo bonus, the symbol combination of “blue 7”-“blue 7”-“blue 7” is stopped and displayed on the pseudo effective line, and a predetermined symbol combination for winning a special replay is displayed on the effective lines 623a and 623b. Transitions by displaying a stop.

During the pseudo bonus, the main board 409 executes an internal lottery with the same winning probability as the ART. On the other hand, in the production control board 510, when the information command indicating the result of the internal lottery is output from the main board 409, if the output information command is any one of “AT10” to “AT1”, an appropriate Execute push order navigation that teaches the push order. The slot machine 3 executes push order navigation that teaches an appropriate push order even during the bonus.

Both the bonus and the pseudo bonus are managed by the maximum payout number. Specifically, when the number of payouts exceeds a predetermined number, for example, 306, the bonus and the pseudo bonus are ended. When the bonus and the pseudo bonus are finished, the game state before the transition to the real bonus and the pseudo bonus is returned in principle. In addition, RB of this bonus is
The process ends when the number of payouts exceeds 112.

Also, during the bonus transition from the general state, the ART transition lottery is executed. When the ART transition lottery is won, the ART transitions to the ART without returning to the general state after the bonus is completed. Transition. During the bonus transferred from ART, an extra lottery is executed instead of the ART shift lottery. In the extra lottery, the number of extra games at the time of winning is determined by lottery. Here, if you win the extra lottery, the number of games won
Add to the game.

[Design conversion control]
In the main board 409, when executing the internal lottery, the symbol conversion lottery is performed simultaneously with the internal lottery. When the symbol conversion lottery is won, symbol conversion is executed. The symbol conversion lottery is executed when the result of the internal lottery is “out of combination” or “bell combination”. When the symbol conversion lottery is won, symbol conversion control is executed. In the symbol conversion control, after the result of the internal lottery is displayed in the symbol display window 401, the freeze control similar to the above-described item conversion control is executed, and while the freeze control is being executed, the reel 301a on the main board 409 is executed. , 301b, 301c are appropriately rotated to convert the symbols displayed in the symbol display window 401. In the symbol conversion control, the freeze time is determined by lottery, and the number of symbol conversions is determined based on the determined freeze time. The main board 409 that executes freeze control suppresses the progress of the game during a predetermined suppression period even though the start lever is operated during ART. The main board 409 corresponds to the game progress suppressing means described in the solving means. The symbol display window 401 for displaying the symbol combination after the symbol conversion by the symbol conversion control is equivalent to the pseudo result display unit described in the solving unit.

Next, a procedure for a game in the slot machine 3 will be described. As shown in FIG. 83A, when the start lever 210 is operated, the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c start to rotate. At this time, in the main board 409, an internal lottery is executed and the winning combination is determined. In addition, a character is displayed on the image display body 500, and a predetermined effect is executed.

Subsequently, when the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are operated, the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are stopped, and symbol combinations are displayed. Then, the privilege according to the displayed symbol combination is provided. Benefits here include payout of medals and transition of gaming state.

For example, when “Cherry 2” is won as the winning combination, as shown in FIG. 83 (b), the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b,
By operating 211c, a symbol combination of "cherry"-"cherry"-"cherry" (hereinafter referred to as "strong cherry symbol combination") is displayed on the effective ascending line 623b. When “Cherry 2” is won, there is a possibility that the bonus combination is also won. For this reason, when the strong cherry symbol combination is displayed, the expectation for the bonus game to be given to the player can be increased.

By displaying the strong cherry symbol combination, the expectation of the transition to the bonus game is increased, and the image display body 500 displays the decorative character “CHANCE!” And also displays the movement of the character that assumes a chance. This further raises expectations for bonus games.

Then, in the case where the bonus combination is not won and won, a predetermined effect by the character is executed as shown in FIG. 83 (a). On the other hand, if the bonus combination is won in duplicate, as shown in FIG. 84 (a), the decorative character “BONUS confirmed!” Is displayed on the image display body 500, and the bonus combination is selected. To the player.

After notifying the bonus confirmation, as shown in FIG.
It ’s one! ”And a decorative character“ Press the back 1 BET button 1 ”are displayed, prompting the start of the game by one-piece playing with one medal bet. At this time, the betting number of medals can be reduced to 1 by pressing the 1-sheet insertion button 205. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 84 (b), the image display 500 prompts the operation of the one-sheet insertion button. However, in order to set the number of medals bet to one by pressing the one-sheet insertion button, it is necessary that the number of stored medals is one or more. Can also prompt the user to insert a single medal and start the game.

After winning the bonus combination, the bonus flag is established, and the bonus flag is established until the bonus symbol combination is displayed. The state in which the bonus flag is established and the bonus symbol combination is possible continues until the bonus symbol combination is displayed.
If the game is continued with the bonus flag established, an internal lottery will play a “replay role”
When “Bell role”, “Cherry role”, “Watermelon role” or the like is won, the symbol combinations corresponding to these winning roles can be preferentially displayed. In addition, when the “bonus combination” and “outage combination” are won in the internal lottery, the bonus symbol combination can be displayed.

Here, in both the three-ply game and the single-ply game, the state where the number of medals decreases as viewed from the player continues, but the reduction rate of the three-ply game is lower than that of the single-ply game. Furthermore, taking into consideration the winning rate of bonus combination and the rate of transition to ART, when the bonus flag is not established, the expected value for paying out medals is greater in the 3-game game than in the 1-game game. For this reason, from the viewpoint of the player, there is a higher possibility that the number of medals that can be obtained in the three-ply game is larger than that in the single-ply game.

On the other hand, after the bonus flag is established, in order to suppress the decrease in medals, the decrease in medals can be prevented by displaying the bonus symbol combination and shifting to the bonus game. After the bonus flag is established, the bonus symbol combination can be displayed in either a three-ply game or a single-ply game, so the single-pick one that consumes less (betting number) However, the decrease in medals from the player's point of view is reduced.

Therefore, in order to prompt the player to play a single game, as shown in FIG. 84 (b), an effect for prompting the single betting game is displayed on the symbol display body 500. In this way, it is possible to reduce the player's loss during the repeatedly executed game. As a result, a decrease in the operation of the gaming machine can be suppressed.

Thereafter, when the one-sheet insertion button 205 is pressed once or one medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 203 and a game with one medal is started, as shown in FIG. , "I'm in the tone! Next, I'm aiming for Blue 7!" In this way, it is possible to give the player a sense of excitement that the game start operation by the single-ply, which is the game operation as displayed on the image display body 500, has been executed.

Then, when the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are operated at a predetermined timing, as shown in FIG. 85 (b), “blue 7” − “blue” is displayed on the right downward line 623a in the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c. The symbol combination of “7”-“Blue 7” is displayed. Then, the game shifts to a bonus game.

The bonus game can be executed only by multiplying three, and the winning combination is drawn by referring to the winning combination lottery table shown in FIG. In the process of running the bonus game,
When the winning combination is any one of AT10 to AT1, the presentation control board 510 executes push order navigation for navigating an appropriate push order using the image display body 500 or a predetermined lamp.

[Pseudo Bonus]
If “strong cherry 2” is won, a bonus bonus lottery is performed in addition to the case where the bonus combination is won. When this pseudo bonus lottery is won, the game shifts to a pseudo bonus on condition that a chance replay is won. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 83 (b), when a strong cherry symbol combination is displayed on the right-up line 623a, there is a possibility of shifting to a pseudo bonus. The flow at this time will be described.

As shown in FIG. 83 (b), when the strong cherry symbol combination is displayed on the right rising line 623a and the bonus combination is not won, as shown in FIG. 86 (a), the image display 500 is displayed. , "Sorry!" Decoration characters are displayed. In this state, when the start lever 205 is operated to start the next game, as shown in FIG.
1b and 301c start rotating, and a decorative character “Revival!” Is displayed on the image display body 500.

Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 87A, a decorative character “Aim for Blue 7!” Is displayed on the image display body 500. Subsequently, by operating the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c within a range where blue 7 can be pulled in, as shown in FIG. 87B, the pseudo bonus symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the pseudo effective line.

When the pseudo bonus is executed, the gaming state shifts to ART. In the process of executing the pseudo bonus, if the winning combination is any one of AT10 to AT1, the presentation control board 510 displays a push order navigation for navigating an appropriate push order as the image display body 500 or a predetermined Run by ramp.

When the pseudo bonus is executed, the gaming state shifts to ART. In the process of executing the pseudo bonus, if the winning combination is any one of AT10 to AT1, the presentation control board 510 displays a push order navigation for navigating an appropriate push order as the image display body 500 or a predetermined Run by ramp.

The gaming state when the pseudo bonus is executed is ART. As shown in FIG. 78, when the winning probability of each winning combination of ART is compared with each winning combination in the bonus, “BB” “RB”
The winning probabilities other than “out” are common. When “BB” and “RB” are won, the number of medals paid out is 0. Therefore, the expected value of medals to be paid out is common between the pseudo bonus and the bonus. Thus, the pseudo bonus is very similar to the bonus that shifts by winning BB.

The bonus is transferred by winning BB as the winning role.
If B is not won, the bonus will not be transferred. Now, whether or not to win BB is determined by an internal lottery executed with reference to the winning combination lottery table shown in FIG. 78 or FIG.

In this regard, in the slot machine 3, it is possible to shift to a pseudo bonus similar to that during the bonus other than during the bones. For this reason, even if the transition is not performed during the bonus, there is a possibility of transition to a similar pseudo bonus during the bonus, so that it is possible to increase the opportunities for transition to an advantageous gaming state such as a bonus. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest due to less opportunities to play the advantageous gaming state.

In addition, here is an example of winning a bonus combination during the general state,
You may win a bonus role during ART. If the ART game is progressed in the state where the bonus combination is won, it is already possible to shift to the bonus game. It will be disadvantageous for the player. Therefore, even when the ART game is won as a bonus combination during ART, it is possible to shift to the bonus game at an early stage by displaying an effect for prompting a single betting game on the image display body 500.

In this way, when a bonus combination is won during ART, it is not necessary to promptly advance a one-game betting game and shift to a bonus game early, but to prompt a single-game until the ART game ends. Alternatively, the transition to the bonus game can be notified when the ART game is finished. Alternatively, it is possible to use both a case where a single-game game is promoted during ART and a transition to a bonus game is made early, and a case where a transition to a bonus game is notified in the final game of the ART game. Also, during the second bonus, the subtraction of the number of ART games can be stopped.

In addition, during the ART game, you can choose not to win the pseudo bonus,
You can also choose to win a pseudo bonus. When the pseudo bonus is won during ART, the subtraction of the ART game can be stopped during the pseudo bonus, or the subtraction of the ART game can be continued. When the subtraction of the ART game is stopped during the pseudo bonus, for example, during the pseudo bonus, the extra probability due to the addition of the number of games can be made higher than the case other than the pseudo bonus.

[Progress of symbol conversion control]
The main board 409 in the slot machine 3 executes symbol conversion control when the symbol conversion lottery is won. In symbol conversion control, freeze time is determined by lottery,
The number of symbol conversions is determined according to the determined freeze time. There are four types of freeze times: 4 seconds, 8 seconds, 12 seconds, and 15 seconds. 6549/81 when winning the symbol conversion lottery
92 determines 4 seconds and 1634/8192 determines 8 seconds. Moreover, 12 seconds is determined by 8/8192, and 15 seconds is determined by 1/8192.

Here, as shown in FIG. 88, when the freeze time is 4 seconds, the number of conversions is 1, and a weak cherry symbol combination corresponding to “Cherry 3” is displayed in the symbol display window 401. When the freeze time is 8 seconds, the number of conversions is 2, and the symbol display window 401 displays “
A strong cherry symbol combination corresponding to “Cherry 2” is displayed. Further, when the freeze time is 12 seconds, the number of conversions is 3, and the symbol display window 401 displays the middle cherry symbol combination corresponding to “Cherry 1”. When the freeze time is 4 seconds, the number of conversions is 4, and the symbol display window 401 displays a bonus symbol combination corresponding to “bonus combination” or a bonus recall symbol combination that recalls a bonus symbol combination. . The bonus recall symbol combination here means that the bonus symbol combination is “Blue 7”
-“Blue 7”-“Blue 7”, but the bonus recall symbol combination is “Red 7”-“
Red 7 "-" Red 7 ".

As described above, the main board 409 determines the freeze time when executing the symbol conversion control, and determines the number of symbol conversions by the symbol conversion control based on the determined freeze time. In this way, the pseudo display such as the weak cherry symbol combination is displayed on the symbol display window 40.
1, the increase amount of the privilege granting opportunity by the main board 409 is increased. The main board 409 corresponds to the grant opportunity increasing means described in the solving means.

When 4 seconds is determined as the freeze time and the symbol conversion control is executed, the symbol display window 40
In 1, an off-combination symbol combination corresponding to the “out-of-combination role” or a bell combination symbol combination corresponding to the “bell role” is displayed. For example, if the symbol conversion lottery is won when the winning combination is won, as shown in FIG. 89 (a), the freeze symbol combination is displayed and then freeze control is executed. At this time, the left reel 301a moves up and down so as to shake, suggesting that the left reel 301a starts to move. Further, in the image display 500, the character is “That?
? ? By displaying a decorative character that says "I am shaking?", The player is focused on the reel 301a moving up and down.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 89 (b), the left reel 301a rotates, and the left reel 301a stops at the position where the cherry symbol is displayed in the lower stage of the left reel 301a. Thus, the weak cherry symbol combination is displayed in the symbol display window 401. At this time, the display character 500 is displayed on the image display 500 so that the character says “Ah !? Changed !?”.
In this way, the player is informed that the symbol conversion has been executed.

Further, when the symbol conversion control is executed with 8 seconds determined as the freeze time, for example, as shown in FIG. 89 (a), after the off symbol combination is displayed, 4 seconds is determined as the freeze time. The left reel 301a rotates in the same manner as in the case described above, and the cherry symbol stops at the lower stage as shown in FIG. 89 (b). From this state, as shown in FIG.
01b and the right reel 301c move up and down so as to shake, and the middle reel 301b and the right reel 3
The operation that 01c seems to start is performed. In the image display 500, the character is “E?
? ? Still? ? ”Is displayed.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 90 (b), the middle reel 301b and the right reel 301c are rotated, and the middle reel 301b and the right reel 301c are displayed at positions where cherry symbols are displayed on the middle stage of the middle reel 301b and the upper stage of the right reel 301c. Stops. Thus, the strong cherry symbol combination is displayed in the symbol display window 401. At this time, in the image display body 500, the decorative character is displayed so that the character makes a remark “Eh !?” or “Strong cherry !?”. In this way, the player is informed that the symbol conversion has been executed.

Furthermore, when the symbol conversion control is executed with 12 seconds determined as the freeze time, after the strong cherry symbol combination is displayed, the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c rotate up and down and rotate to the symbol display window 401. The middle cherry pattern combination is displayed. When the freeze conversion time is determined to be 15 seconds and the symbol conversion control is executed, FIG.
), The reels 301a, 301b, and 301c move up and down, and the reels 301a and 3
This suggests the start of movement of 01b and 301c. At this time, decorative characters are displayed on the image display body 500 so as to make a remark saying “not finished ...” “how far ...”.

Then, as shown in FIG. 91 (b), the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c rotate, and the bonus recall symbol “red 7” — “red 7” — “red 7” is placed in the middle of each reel 301a, 301b, 301c. The combination is displayed in the middle line. At this time, in the image display 500, the decorative character is displayed so that the character makes a remark “Wow !?” or “Great! In this way, the player is informed that the symbol conversion has been executed.

Based on the symbol combination displayed after symbol conversion is executed, a pseudo bonus lottery with reference to the pseudo bonus lottery table shown in FIG. 80 is executed. For this reason, when the symbol conversion is executed three times and the middle-stage cherry symbol combination is displayed, the winning of the pseudo bonus lottery is confirmed. In addition, when the symbol conversion is executed four times with a freeze time of 15 seconds, three pseudo bonuses are executed.

As described above, in the slot machine 3 described above, the symbol conversion control is executed during the freeze control, the symbol combination of the weak cherry is displayed, and the pseudo bonus lottery is performed based on the symbol combination of the weak cherry displayed by the symbol conversion control. Can be executed. For this reason, it is possible to increase the display opportunities for weak cherry symbol combinations and the like, so that it is possible to suppress the opportunity to shift to the pseudo bonus, and to suppress the decrease in interest.

Further, when executing the symbol conversion control, a weak cherry symbol combination, a strong cherry symbol combination, a middle cherry symbol combination, and a bonus recall symbol combination are displayed. Thus, by displaying a plurality of symbol combinations, the winning probability of the pseudo bonus can be diversified.

In addition, as for these symbol combinations, a weak cherry symbol combination, a strong cherry symbol combination, a middle cherry symbol combination, and a bonus recall symbol combination are displayed in order of short freeze time. Therefore, the longer the freeze time, the higher the probability of winning the pseudo bonus.

Moreover, the pseudo bonus lottery is executed every time the symbol combinations of the weak cherry symbol combination, the strong cherry symbol combination, the middle cherry symbol combination, and the bonus recall symbol combination are displayed. For this reason, the longer the freeze time, the higher the expectation of the transition to the pseudo bonus as the symbol conversion is performed, and furthermore, the pseudo bonus lottery may be won each time the symbol conversion is performed. Sometimes won. In particular, when the middle cherries symbol combination and bonus recall symbol combination are displayed, the bonus bonus symbol combination is always displayed, so the bonus recall symbol combination is displayed with a freeze time of 15 seconds and four conversions. In this case, the pseudo bonus lottery is won twice or more.

In the above example, the pseudo bonus lottery is executed every time the symbol conversion is executed and the symbol combination is displayed. However, the lottery is executed only when a predetermined symbol combination is displayed. You can also. In addition, the lottery is not limited to the pseudo bonus lottery, for example, ART
Other lotteries such as a transfer lottery and an extra lottery can also be used.

Further, when the symbol conversion control is executed, the control is performed such that the longer the freeze time, the greater the degree of expectation that the privilege of shifting to the pseudo bonus is given, and this is an expectation improvement means. For this reason, as the freeze time elapses, the expectation of the transition to the pseudo bonus can be increased step by step. Furthermore, a transition lottery to a pseudo bonus is executed for each symbol combination that is shifted in stages and displayed in a pseudo manner. For this reason, it is possible to further increase the opportunity for granting the privilege of shifting to the pseudo bonus.

The above is one form of the slot machine 3 of the present invention, but is not limited to this.
For example, in the slot machine 3 described above, the lottery between the main bonus and the pseudo bonus is executed independently, but the winning ratio of the main bonus and the pseudo bonus is adjusted to adjust the winning probability of the pseudo bonus or the main bonus. It is also possible to provide a bonus probability adjusting means. For example, when the design value of the winning probability of this bonus is fixed, and the actual value of the winning probability or winning probability of this bonus is not equal to or greater than a certain probability threshold, the transition to the pseudo bonus The probability can be increased. Specifically, for example, when the design value of the winning probability of the bonus is 1/300, the actual value of the winning probability or winning probability of the bonus is 1/100.
In the case of 0 or less, it is possible to forcibly shift to a pseudo bonus or to increase the probability of transition to a pseudo bonus. Thus, by adjusting the probability of transition to the bonus (advantageous gaming state), it is possible to suitably suppress the transition to the bonus.

At this time, as the difference between the design value of the winning probability of the bonus and the actual value of the winning probability, or the actual value of the winning probability is larger, the transition probability to the pseudo bonus can be increased.
In this case, the sum of the actual value of the transition probability to the real bonus or the pseudo bonus can be brought close to the sum of the design value of the transition probability to the real bonus or the pseudo bonus. Can be converged to the design value and can function as a probability convergence means.

Furthermore, the winning probability (transition probability) of the pseudo bonus can be made higher than the winning probability (transition probability) of the bonus. In general, in the case of this bonus, it is possible to greatly give a player a feeling that the bonus will be executed.
By making the pseudo-bonus winning probability (transition probability) higher than the transition probability), the satisfaction given to the player can be increased.

In order to make the winning probability (transition probability) of this bonus higher than the winning probability (transition probability) of the pseudo bonus, the winning probability (transition probability) of the bonus is adjusted by adjusting the winning probability (transition probability) of the pseudo bonus. Can be lower. Or, conversely, the winning probability (transition probability) of the bonus can be adjusted to be higher than the winning probability (transition probability) of the pseudo bonus.

Further, in the slot machine 3 described above, a procedure for executing one piece is taught as a procedure for displaying a bonus symbol combination in a manner in which the benefit obtained for the multiplier is the best. On the other hand, it is also possible to execute a teaching that suggests a single sheet. Also,
An interval of several games can be set before the instruction for one sheet is executed. In this case, the player can be given a sense of expectation as to whether or not the bonus has been won.

Furthermore, the number of times of playing a game with one piece is counted when teaching one piece, and when the number of games according to the teaching exceeds a predetermined number, or the number of times of execution of teaching with respect to the number of teachings When the ratio is equal to or higher than a predetermined ratio, it is possible to execute an effect that gives the player a sense of exaltation. By executing such an effect that gives an uplifting feeling, it is possible to prompt the player to execute the effect according to the teaching.

Alternatively, it is possible to execute an effect according to the number of games according to the teaching or the proportion of execution of the teaching. For example, a player who executes a game with one game every time there is a single game instruction is considered to be a player who has been playing a game in the slot machine 3 for a long period or frequently, so he appreciates the execution of the game. The effect shown can be executed. On the other hand, a player who does not often execute a single-game game according to the teaching can execute an effect that teaches that the game is slightly damaged.

In the slot machine 3 described above, the symbol conversion control is executed when winning a small role other than the so-called rare role such as “outside role” or “bell role”. It is also possible to execute symbol conversion control. In this case, for example, when the symbol conversion control is executed after the “weak cherry symbol combination” is displayed, the symbol is converted to the “strong cherry symbol combination” by the freeze control of 4 seconds. Conversion can also be performed.

The appearance ratio of freeze control is constant regardless of the situation, but the appearance probability of freeze control can also be adjusted. At this time, as the appearance probability of the freeze control, the appearance probability of the freeze control can be lowered as the appearance record of the freeze control increases. If freeze control is executed many times, the operation acceptance suspension period due to freeze control becomes longer, which may hinder smooth progress of the game. At this time, the more the number of freeze control appearances, the lower the occurrence probability of the freeze control, thereby facilitating the smooth control of the game and the game progress smoothing means.

Furthermore, when the appearance probability of the freeze is adjusted, the probability that the freeze probability returns to the original can be the same regardless of the probability of the freeze. For example, it is possible to execute a game while maintaining a sense of tension by making the freeze probability return to the original value between 10 relatively short games.

On the other hand, the present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine other than a slot machine, such as a pachinko machine or a gaming machine (so-called parrot) obtained by fusing a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 10 Clearance 21 Transparent plate 50 Model unit 90 Front opening / closing member 100 Outer main body 100a Rotating shaft 101 Bottom plate 102 Side plate 102a Convex portion 102b Guard portion 103 Top plate 104a Heat radiation port 104b Cord outlet 105 Partition plate 106 Projection step 107 Installation Piece 108 mounting piece 109 opening 110 medal discharge device 110a device main body 110b hopper 110c discharge port 110d overflow bowl 110e payout sensor 111 auxiliary medal storage box 111a medal full sensor 112 power supply device 112a device case 112b top plate 112c rear plate 112d front plate 112e Side plate 112f Slope plate 112g Vent hole 112h Leg portion 112i Vent space 112j Stepped portion 112k Mounting piece 112m Protruding portion 112m-1 Protruding portion 112p Through hole 112r Bottom plate 112s Plate 112t Setting key switch 112u Reset switch 112v Power switch 113 Wiring relay member 114 Boss hole 115 Rail member 116 Rail member 117 Stopper 118 Mounting tool 119 Main body side wiring 120 Mounting plate 121 Cover body 122 Connector board 123 Connector board 124 Connector 125 Connector 126 Opening 127 Opening 128 Supporting tube 129 Wiring duct 131 External relay terminal plate 132 Through hole 133 Vent hole 200 Door-shaped front member 200a Through hole 201 Medal tray 202 Operation part 203 Medal slot 205 Single slot button 206 MAX button 207 Medal selector 207a Solenoid 207b Insertion sensor 208 Medal return button 209 Storage release switch 210 Start lever 211a Left reel stop button 211b Middle reel Stop button 211c Right reel stop button 212 Medal basket 213 Return basket 214 Transparent window 214a Transparent plate 214b Edge member 214c Through hole 214d Through hole 215 Locking device 215a Base member 215b Support piece 216 Forehead frame 217 Light emitting unit 217a Light emitter 217a-1 Light source 217a-2 Light guide plate 217b Reflective member 218 Fixing member 219 Concave groove 300 Pattern change display device 301a Left reel 301b Middle reel 301c Right reel 302 Device case 303 Driving means 304 Bottom plate 305 Top plate portion 305 Top plate portion 306 Right plate 307 Left side Plate 308 Rear plate 309 Upper swash plate 310 Lower swash plate 311 Handle 312 Reel board 313 Cable 315 Detachment portion 316 Handles 321a to 321c Reel band 331a Left reel position sensor 331b Middle reel position sensor 331c Right reel position sensor 341a Left reel drive motor 341b Middle reel drive motor 341c Right reel drive motor 400 Case member 401 Pattern display window 402 Reinforcement bar 402a Guide part 403 Bottom plate 404 Side plate 405 Rear plate 406 Top plate 407 Reinforcement member 408 Wiring work space 409 Main board 410 Boss 411 Wiring window 412 Concave step portion 413 Tapered portion 414 Wheel 415 鍔 Hook portion 417 Triangular space 418 Temporary fastening member shelf 420 Hinge bracket 420a Fixing member 420b Rotating member 420c Short link 420d Long link 420e Fixed piece 420f Bearing Piece 420g overlapping region 420h overlapping region 420h overlapping region 420j pin hole 420k pin 421 lock piece 422 handle port 423 case side wiring 424 harness 425 connector 426 harness 427 connection Kuta 427a Free hole 427b Ear piece 427c Screw 428 Connector holder 429 Holder main body 429a Receptacle 430 Through hole 431 Attachment piece 432 Button-shaped panel fastener 433 Bench part 434 Bench side plate 435 Nail piece 436 Finger hook part 437 Cable groove 438 Wiring port 440 Guide rail 442 Locking hole 443 Skylight portion 444 Reinforcement band 449 Main substrate 500 Image display body 500s Dashed area 501 Frame member (display panel)
502 Illuminating device 503 Substrate 505 Translucent cover plate 506 Tube frame 507 Translucent cover 508 Receiving unit 509 Engaging unit 510 Production control substrate 512 Speaker 600 Upper rail 601 Fixing member 602 Tool 603 Screw 604 Error lamp 606 Replay lamp 608 Start Ramp 610 Ramp 614 Ramp 623a Right-down line 623b Right-up line 623x Effective line 700 Connector 701 Fixed sheath member 701a Prevention piece 702 Rod 702a Shaft hole 702b Hooking wall 703 Stopping shaft 703a Spring 704 Stopper 705 Groove 706 Picking piece 800 Structure 810 Lower moving structure 900 Upper moving structure 910 Moving structure 901 Slide plate 902 Sub-image display body 910 Lower moving structure 1110 CPU
1112 ROM
1114 RAM
1116 I / O interface 1130 I / O interface 1200 Hall computer

Claims (1)

A gaming machine that satisfies a predetermined start condition, performs a lottery regarding the winning combination, rotates a plurality of movable bodies based on the fact that the lottery is performed, and stops the plurality of movable bodies being rotated,
Lottery result display means for displaying the lottery result;
Privilege granting means for granting a privilege according to the display contents displayed by the plurality of movable bodies stopped;
A gaming state control means for controlling a gaming medium increase gaming state in which an expected value of a difference between the number of paid out and inserted gaming media is positive during the game;
During the control of the gaming medium increase gaming state by the gaming state control means, a game progress suppressing means capable of suppressing the progress of the game for a predetermined period, despite satisfying the predetermined starting condition;
A pseudo result display means for displaying a pseudo result common to the display mode that can be displayed as the lottery result by the plurality of movable bodies while the progress of the game by the game progress suppressing means is suppressed;
Grant that can increase the amount of increase in the privilege granting opportunity by the privilege granting means by making the number of times of display of the pseudo result by the pseudo result display means variable based on the predetermined suppression period in the game progress suppression means Additional means,
A gaming machine comprising: