JP2015097875A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of executing a continuous performance for suggesting winning of a special combination when the special combination is won.SOLUTION: When a start lever 41 provided in a slot machine 10 is operated, a lottery of winning combinations is performed inside and visible reels 32L, 32M, 32R through display windows 26L, 26M, 26R start rotating. Then, stop switches 42 to 44 are operated, the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R corresponding to the respective switches 42 to 44 are stopped. At this time, auxiliary performance parts, such as an auxiliary display part 65, execute a continuous performance for reporting presence or absence of BB winning. In this case, in the BB winning during execution of the continuous performance, the continuation performance, which reports presence of the BB wining in the auxiliary performance part, is executed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  As a gaming machine that stops after rotating a plurality of reels, for example, there is a slot machine. In the slot machine, a plurality of symbols are given to the outer peripheral portion of each reel, and a part of the symbols given to each reel is visible through the display window. Then, when the player inserts a medal, an effective line is set, and then the player operates the start lever to play a big bonus (hereinafter referred to as “BB”) role or small role in the slot machine. In addition, a lottery such as a re-game is performed and each reel starts to rotate. After each reel starts to rotate, each reel is sequentially stopped to finish one game. When all reels stop rotating, the winning combination will be awarded if the combination of the winning combination on the active line is stopped, and the player will receive a medal reward or a game state transition privilege. Is done. Here, when winning the BB combination, the BB winning is valid until the corresponding winning is established, and the winning combination is invalid after the game is over regardless of whether the winning combination is established or not. It is common to be done. Therefore, it is common for a player to watch a changing symbol and operate a stop switch so that the predetermined symbol stops on the active line. In other words, the player can actively participate in the game. This is a feature of slot machines. In recent years, there has been proposed a slot machine capable of executing a continuous effect suggesting the presence or absence of a BB winning after executing a predetermined effect over a plurality of games (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-224282 A

  Here, in the case of a configuration in which a continuous production can be executed only when the BB is won, the player will be notified of the BB winning at the time when the continuous production is started. There is a concern that the continuous performance may be wasted. On the other hand, even if the BB is not won, if it is configured to be able to execute a continuous effect, if the BB is won while the continuous effect is being executed, the BB is won Nevertheless, there is a possibility of suggesting that BB is not won.

  Note that the above problems are not limited to slot machines that can execute a continuous presentation that suggests whether or not a BB is won, but a continuous presentation that suggests whether or not a special role that has been won can be executed across multiple game rounds. This is a problem that applies to various slot machines. In addition, the problem is not limited to the slot machines as exemplified above, but also applies to other gaming machines that display a variety of patterns in a variable manner and then end the variable display.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances exemplified above, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of performing a continuous performance suggesting that a special role is won when the special role is won. To do.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a lottery means for performing a lottery of a combination and a privilege grant that provides a privilege when the lottery result of the combination is a special combination winning and the special pattern stops at a predetermined effective position. In a gaming machine comprising: means, and if the lottery result of the winning combination is the special winning combination, a reservation means that reserves and stores the special winning combination until the special design stops at the effective position. A continuous production execution means capable of executing a continuous production for executing a second production that suggests whether or not the special role is won in the next game round executed; a control means for controlling the continuous production execution means; Execution determining means for determining whether or not to execute a continuous effect; and information storage means for storing information used when the control means controls the continuous effect executing means. To perform 1 production First presentation information, winning second presentation information for executing the winning second presentation suggesting that the special combination is won as the second presentation, and winning the special combination as the second presentation Non-winning second effect information for executing a non-winning second effect that suggests that the effect is not included, and pre-stored collective effect information storage means including the effect information storage means, wherein the control means is the execution Based on the determination unit determining to execute the continuous effect, a determination unit that determines whether or not the special role has been won, and when the first effect ends, based on the determination result of the determination unit The second effect selection means for selecting one of the winning second effect and the non-winning second effect, and the effect information stored in the information storage means when the continuous effect is executed. Production information is recorded Specific information storage means for storing specific information for specifying the position made, and when the second effect selection means is a determination result in which the determination result of the determination means is winning the special role, The specific information stored in the specific information storage means is changed to specific information for specifying the position where the winning second effect information is stored, and the determination result of the determination means is not won for the special role When it is a determination result, the specific information stored in the specific information storage means is changed to specific information for specifying the position where the non-winning second effect information is stored, and is stored in the specific information storage means. Specific information for identifying the position where the winning second presentation information is stored or the position where the non-winning second presentation information is stored. Case In addition, when the continuous production execution means is controlled based on the production information specified by the specific information, the continuous production execution means includes an end determination unit that determines that the continuous production has ended.

  When the special role is won, it is possible to execute a continuous production that suggests that the special role is won.

The front view of the slot machine in one embodiment. The perspective view of the slot machine which shows the state which closed the front door. The perspective view of the slot machine which shows the state which opened the front door. The rear view of a front door. The front view of a housing | casing. The figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of each reel. Explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the symbol which can be visually recognized from a display window, and a combination line. Explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a prize mode and the privilege provided. Block diagram of the slot machine. The flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. The flowchart which shows a normal process. The flowchart which shows a lottery process. The figure which shows an example of the lottery table for normal states. The figure which shows an example of a slip table. The flowchart which shows a reel control process. The flowchart which shows a stop pre-process. The flowchart which shows RT state process. The flowchart which shows an end determination process. The flowchart which shows BB state process. The flowchart which shows RB state processing. The flowchart which shows a table selection process. (A) is a figure which shows an example of a 1st lottery table, (b) is a figure which shows an example of a 2nd lottery table. The block diagram of a display control apparatus. The figure which shows the structure of an effect information storage area. The flowchart which shows a display timer interruption process. The flowchart which shows command interruption processing. The flowchart which shows a display main process. The flowchart which shows lottery result command processing. The flowchart which shows a 1st setting process. The figure which shows a continuous production table. The flowchart which shows a 2nd setting process. The flowchart which shows a state command process. The flowchart which shows a drive data output process. The flowchart which shows a device control process. (A) is a figure which shows the drive control data output in each game, when performing a 1st continuous effect, (b) shows the drive control data output in each game, when performing a 2nd continuous effect. It is a figure The flowchart which shows a specific time process. The figure which shows a series of display modes performed in an auxiliary | assistant display part, when the drive control data stored in the 1st data storage area are output. The figure which shows a series of display modes performed in an auxiliary | assistant display part, when the drive control data stored in the 2nd data storage area are output. The figure which shows a series of display modes performed in an auxiliary | assistant display part, when the drive control data stored in the 3rd data storage area are output. The figure which shows a series of display modes performed in an auxiliary | assistant display part when the drive control data stored in the 4th data storage area are output.

  Hereinafter, the gaming machine of the present invention will be described as a means, and will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in the embodiment of the invention is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

Means 1. Lottery means (lottery processing function of the main control device 101) for lottery of the role;
The bonus (BB) when the lottery result of the winning combination is a special winning combination (first BB to third BB) and the special pattern (a combination of the first BB to the third BB symbol) stops at a predetermined effective position (effective line). Privilege granting means (BB start processing function S804 of the main control device 101) for granting a transition to the state,
In a gaming machine provided with reservation means (RAM 106 of the main control device 101) that reserves and stores the special role winning until the special picture stops at the effective position when the lottery result of the role is the special winning winning ,
Continuous effect execution means capable of executing a continuous effect (first continuous effect, second continuous effect) for executing a second effect suggesting whether or not the special role is won in the next game round in which the first effect is executed. (Upper lamp 63, speaker 64, auxiliary display unit 65),
Control means (display control device 81) for controlling the continuous production execution means;
Execution determination means (continuous effect lottery processing function S1404 to S1407 of the display control device 81) for determining whether or not to execute the continuous effect;
Information storage means (ROM 87 and RAM 88 of the display control device 81) for storing information used when the control means controls the continuous performance execution means;
The information storage means includes
First effect information for executing the first effect (first data and second data in the first continuous effect, first data in the second continuous effect) and winning the special role as the second effect Winning second effect information (fourth data in the first continuous effect, third data in the second continuous effect) for executing the winning second effect that suggests that the special role is won as the second effect Non-winning second effect information (third data in the first continuous effect, second data in the second continuous effect) for executing the non-winning second effect that suggests that it has not been performed. Collective effect information storage means (ROM 87 of display control device 81, continuous effect table) for storing in advance (first to fourth data in the first continuous effect, first to third data in the second continuous effect) is provided.
The control means includes
Determination means (BB winning determination processing function S1603 of the display control device 81) for determining whether or not the special combination is won based on the execution determining means determining to execute the continuous effect;
When the first effect ends, second effect selecting means (of the display control device 81) for selecting one of the winning second effect and the non-winning second effect based on the determination result of the determining means. A gaming machine comprising a reference value change processing function S1604).

  According to the means 1, it is determined whether or not the special combination is won based on the decision to execute the continuous performance. Then, based on the determination result, either a winning second effect that suggests that the special role is won or a non-winning second effect that indicates that the special role is not won is executed. . By adopting such a configuration, even if the special role is not won in the game times decided to execute the continuous effect, and the special effect is won during the first effect, the second effect is achieved. As a result, it is possible to execute the winning second effect and to suggest the special role winning.

  The information storage means also includes first effect information for executing the first effect and a winning second effect for executing the winning second effect that suggests that the special effect is won as the second effect. Collective effect information including at least information and non-winning second effect information for executing the non-winning second effect that does not suggest that the special role is won as the second effect is stored in advance. With this configuration, the first effect information for executing the first effect in the previous stage of the winning second effect and the first effect information for executing the first effect in the previous stage of the non-winning second effect. Can be saved, and the production information stored in advance can be reduced.

  Note that “game times” refers to the period from the time when the winning combination lottery is executed until the next winning drawing is executed.

  Mean 2. In the above means 1, the gaming machine characterized in that the collective effect information storage means stores, as the collective effect information, output data (drive control data) output from the control means to the continuous effect executing means.

  According to the means 2, the output data output to the continuous effect executing means is stored as the collective effect information in the collective effect information storage means. By adopting such a configuration, for example, when the control means outputs the output data to the continuous effect execution means, processing such as specifying the position where the output data is stored based on other information becomes unnecessary. Therefore, it is possible to improve the processing speed related to the continuous performance.

  Means 3. In the above means 1 or 2, the information storage means is a temporary storage means (RAM 88 of the display control device 81) for temporarily storing the collective effect information when the execution determining means determines to execute the continuous effect. The control means includes a storage content determination means (data storage process S1505 of the display control device 81) for temporarily storing the collective effect information in the temporary storage means when the execution determining means determines to execute the continuous effect. ) And controlling the continuous effect execution means using the collective effect information temporarily stored in the temporary storage means.

  According to the means 3, when it is determined to execute the continuous effect, the collective effect information is temporarily stored in the temporary storage means, and the continuous effect executing means is controlled using the temporarily stored collective effect information. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to execute a continuous effect without executing a process such as changing the effect information stored in the temporary storage means, and shorten the processing time when executing the continuous effect. Can be achieved. Further, when the present configuration is applied to the means 2, since the output data is temporarily stored in the temporary storage means, there is no need to read the output data from the collective effect information storage means during execution of the continuous effect. Become. As a result, it is possible to shorten the processing time when executing the continuous performance.

  Means 4. In the above means 3, the storage content determining means causes the temporary storage means to store the collective effect information in the game times determined by the execution determining means to execute the continuous effect.

  According to the means 4, the set effect information is temporarily stored in the temporary storage means at the game times determined to execute the continuous effect. With such a configuration, processing such as changing the production information stored in the temporary storage means becomes unnecessary, and it is possible to shorten the processing time when executing the continuous production.

  Means 5. In any one of the above means 1 to 4, the determination means determines whether or not the special combination is won only after the end of the first effect.

  According to the means 5, since it is determined whether or not the special combination is won only after the end of the first effect, it is possible to improve the processing speed when executing the first effect.

  Means 6. In any one of the above means 1 to 5, specific information (reference value n) for specifying the position where the effect information used among the effect information stored in the information storage means is stored when the continuous effect is executed. ) For storing specific information (reference position storage area 151 of the RAM 88), and when the determination result of the determination means is a determination result in which the special role is won, The specific information stored in the specific information storage means is changed to specific information for specifying the position where the winning second effect information is stored, and the determination result of the determination means is determined not to win the special role If it is a result, the specific information stored in the specific information storage means is changed to specific information for specifying the position where the non-winning second effect information is stored. .

  According to the means 6, the specific information stored in the specific information storage means specifies the position where the winning second effect information is stored when the determination result of the determining means is the determination result of winning the special role. If the determination result of the determination means is a determination result that is not won for the special combination, the information is changed to the specific information for specifying the stored position of the non-winning second effect information. By adopting such a configuration, when the special role is won during the continuous production, the winning second production can be executed and before the continuous production is started and during the continuous production. If the special combination is not won, the non-winning second effect can be executed.

  Mean 7 In the above means 6, when the specific information stored in the specific information storage means is specific information for specifying the position where the winning second effect information is stored, or storing the non-winning second effect information End determination means for determining that the continuous effect has ended when the continuous effect execution means is controlled based on the effect information specified by the specification information, in the case of the specific information for specifying the position being performed. A gaming machine comprising a (state command processing function of the display control device 81).

  According to the means 7, it is determined whether or not the continuous production has ended using the specific information stored in the specific information storage means. By adopting such a configuration, a process for storing the number of games since the start of the continuous effect becomes unnecessary, and the processing configuration related to the continuous effect can be simplified.

  Means 8. In any one of the above means 1 to 7, the first effect is an effect suggesting that the special combination is not won, and the non-winning second effect is independent of the lottery result of the combination. A gaming machine that is executed and is an effect that does not suggest the result of the lottery.

  According to the means 8, it is possible to execute a so-called reverse effect that suggests that the special game is won in the next game round that indicates that the special game is not won.

  Means 9. In any one of the above means 1 to 8, the first effect is an effect executed over a plurality of game times.

  According to the means 9, since the first effect is an effect executed over a plurality of game times, the first effect is being performed continuously as compared to the continuous effect executed only for one game time. There are many opportunities for winning special roles. Therefore, by applying any one of the means 1 to 9 to the present structure, even if a special role is won during the first production, the second prize is won as the second production. It is possible to perform the production.

Means 10. Circulation display means (reels 32L, 32M, 32R) for cyclically displaying a plurality of kinds of patterns (designs);
Start operation means (start lever 41, first to third credit insertion switches 56 to 58) operated to start the cyclic display of the pattern;
Lottery means (lottery processing function of the main control device 101) for lottery drawing based on the operation of the start operation means;
Stop operation means (stop switches 42 to 44) operated to stop the cyclic display of the pattern;
Display control means (mainly controlling display of the circulation display means so as to start the circulation display of the picture based on the operation of the start operation means and stop the circulation display of the picture based on the operation of the stop operation means. A slide table setting processing function and a reel control processing function of the control device 101);
The bonus (BB) when the lottery result of the winning combination is a special winning combination (first BB to third BB) and the special pattern (a combination of the first BB to the third BB symbol) stops at a predetermined effective position (effective line). Privilege granting means (BB start processing function S804 of the main control device 101) for granting a transition to the state,
In a gaming machine provided with reservation means (RAM 106 of the main control device 101) that reserves and stores the special role winning until the special picture stops at the effective position when the lottery result of the role is the special winning winning ,
Continuous effect execution means capable of executing a continuous effect (first continuous effect, second continuous effect) for executing a second effect suggesting whether or not the special role is won in the next game round in which the first effect is executed. (Upper lamp 63, speaker 64, auxiliary display unit 65),
Control means (display control device 81) for controlling the continuous production execution means;
Execution determination means (continuous effect lottery processing function S1404 to S1407 of the display control device 81) for determining whether or not to execute the continuous effect;
Information storage means (ROM 87 and RAM 88 of the display control device 81) for storing information used when the control means controls the continuous performance execution means;
The information storage means includes
First effect information for executing the first effect (first data and second data in the first continuous effect, first data in the second continuous effect) and winning the special role as the second effect Winning second effect information (fourth data in the first continuous effect, third data in the second continuous effect) for executing the winning second effect that suggests that the special role is won as the second effect Non-winning second effect information (third data in the first continuous effect, second data in the second continuous effect) for executing the non-winning second effect that suggests that it has not been performed. Collective effect information storage means (ROM 87 of display control device 81, continuous effect table) for storing in advance (first to fourth data in the first continuous effect, first to third data in the second continuous effect) is provided.
The control means includes
Determination means (BB winning determination processing function S1603 of the display control device 81) for determining whether or not the special combination is won based on the execution determining means determining to execute the continuous effect;
When the first effect ends, second effect selecting means (of the display control device 81) for selecting one of the winning second effect and the non-winning second effect based on the determination result of the determining means. A gaming machine comprising a reference value change processing function S1604).

  According to the means 10, it is determined whether or not the special combination is won based on the decision to execute the continuous performance. Then, based on the determination result, either a winning second effect that suggests that the special role is won or a non-winning second effect that indicates that the special role is not won is executed. . By adopting such a configuration, even if the special role is not won in the game times decided to execute the continuous effect, and the special effect is won during the first effect, the second effect is achieved. As a result, it is possible to execute the winning second effect and to suggest the special role winning.

  The information storage means also includes first effect information for executing the first effect and a winning second effect for executing the winning second effect that suggests that the special effect is won as the second effect. Collective effect information including at least information and non-winning second effect information for executing the non-winning second effect that does not suggest that the special role is won as the second effect is stored in advance. With this configuration, the first effect information for executing the first effect in the previous stage of the winning second effect and the first effect information for executing the first effect in the previous stage of the non-winning second effect. Can be saved, and the production information stored in advance can be reduced.

  Note that “game times” means that after the start operation means is operated to start the cyclic display of the pattern, the cyclic display of the picture is stopped, and then the start operation means is operated to start the cyclic display of the pattern. Say until.

  Note that any one of the means 2 to 9 may be applied to this means, and in such a case, a synergistic effect can be expected.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in the case of application to a spinning cylinder type gaming machine which is a kind of gaming machine, specifically, a slot machine will be described in detail based on the drawings. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 closed, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 opened, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the door 12, and FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the slot machine 10 includes a housing 11 that forms an outer shell thereof. The casing 11 is formed in a box shape having an open front as a whole, and is attached by, for example, driving nails against a so-called island facility when installed in the game hall.

  A front door 12 is attached to the front side of the housing 11 so as to be openable and closable. That is, the housing 11 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 13a and 13b on the left side when viewed from the front, and the front door 12 has a bearing portion 14a at a position corresponding to each support shaft 13a and 13b. , 14b are provided. When the support shafts 13a and 13b are inserted into the bearing portions 14a and 14b, the front door 12 rotates about an opening / closing axis extending in the vertical direction connecting the support shafts 13a and 13b to the housing 11. The front door 12 can be opened and closed by rotating the front door 12 so as to be movable. Further, the front door 12 is brought into a locked state that cannot be opened by a locking device 20 provided on the back surface thereof. A key cylinder 21 that is integrated with the locking device 20 is provided on the upper right side of the front door 12, and is configured such that the locked state is released by a predetermined key operation on the key cylinder 21.

  A game panel 25 for notifying the player of the game state is provided above the center of the front door 12. The game panel 25 is formed with three vertically long display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R, and the inside of the slot machine 10 is visible through the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R. The display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R may be combined into a single display window.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the housing 11 is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition plate 30, and a reel unit 31 constituting variable display means is attached to the upper part of the partition plate 30. The reel unit 31 includes a left reel 32L, a middle reel 32M, and a right reel 32R each formed in a cylindrical shape (annular shape). Each of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R is rotatably supported so that the central axis thereof is the rotation axis of the reel. The rotation axes of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are disposed on the same axis extending in the substantially horizontal direction, and the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R correspond to the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R on a one-to-one basis. . Accordingly, a part of the surface of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R is visible through the corresponding display windows 26L, 26M, 26R. Further, when the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are rotated forward, the surfaces of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are projected as if moving from top to bottom through the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R.

  Here, the configuration of the reel unit 31 will be briefly described.

  Each of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R is connected to a stepping motor, and each reel 32L, 32M, and 32R can be individually rotated, that is, independently driven by the driving of each stepping motor. . For example, the stepping motor is set to rotate once by giving a drive signal of 504 pulses (hereinafter also referred to as an excitation pulse), and the rotation position of the stepping motor, that is, the rotation position of the reel is determined by this excitation pulse. Be controlled. In the reel unit 31, a reel index sensor for detecting that the reel has made one rotation is installed on each of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R. When the reel index sensor detects that the reel has made one rotation, a detection signal is output to the main controller 101 described later each time the reel is detected. Therefore, main controller 101 determines the angular position of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R for each rotation based on the detection signal of the reel index sensor and the number of excitation pulses output until the detection signal is input. It can be confirmed and corrected.

  On the outer peripheral surface of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R, a plurality of symbols as identification information are drawn in the long side direction (circumferential direction). More specifically, 21 symbols are drawn at equal intervals. Therefore, in order to switch the symbol at a predetermined position to the next symbol, it is necessary to output 24 pulses (= 504 pulses / 21 symbols) of excitation pulses. Further, the main control device 101 grasps the symbols visible from the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R based on the number of excitation pulses output after the detection signal of the reel index sensor is input, or displays the display window. It is possible to perform control to stop a predetermined symbol at a position where it can be visually recognized from 26L, 26M, and 26R.

  Next, the symbols drawn on the reels 32L, 32M, 32R will be described.

  FIG. 6 shows a symbol arrangement of the left reel 32L, the middle reel 32M, and the right reel 32R. As shown in the figure, 21 symbols are arranged in a row on each of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R. Further, numbers from 0 to 20 are assigned to the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R. These numbers are symbols that are visible to the main controller 101 from the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R. Is a number for recognizing and not actually attached to the reels 32L, 32M, 32R. However, in the following description, the number is used for explanation.

  As symbols, “red 7” symbol (for example, 20th of left reel 32L), “bell” symbol (for example, 19th of left reel 32L), “replay” symbol (for example, 18th of left reel 32L), “White Cherry” design (eg, 17th on left reel 32L), “Youth” design (eg, 16th on left reel 32L), “Blue 7” design (eg, 13th on left reel 32L), “Red Cherry” There are nine types of symbols (for example, the 10th of the left reel 32L), “white 7” (for example, the 6th of the left reel 32L), and “blue cherry” (for example, the 3rd of the left reel 32L). As shown in FIG. 6, the number and arrangement order of various symbols on the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are completely different.

  Each of the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R is formed so that there are three symbols from which the entire symbol can be visually recognized out of the twenty-one symbols attached to the corresponding reel. Therefore, when all the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are stopped, 3 × 3 = 9 symbols are visible through the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R.

  In this slot machine 10, a total of five combination lines are set, connecting three positions where these nine symbols become visible, three in parallel in the horizontal direction and two in the diagonal direction. ing. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, as a combination line in the horizontal direction, an upper line L1 connecting the upper symbols of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R and a middle symbol of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R are connected. A line L2 and a lower line L3 connecting the lower symbols of the reels 32L, 32M, 32R are set. Further, as a combination line in the oblique direction, a lower right line L4 connecting the upper symbol of the left reel 32L, the middle symbol of the middle reel 32M, the lower symbol of the right reel 32R, the lower symbol of the left reel 32L, and the middle symbol of the middle reel 32M. A right rising line L5 connecting the upper symbol of the symbol and the right reel 32R is set. And, when the combination line is activated, that is, when the symbols are stopped in a predetermined combination on the effective line, a privilege that a predetermined number of medals as game media are paid out is given or the gaming state is shifted as winning establishment. Benefits are granted.

  FIG. 8 shows a combination of symbols for winning and a privilege to be given when winning.

  As a prize where only the medal is paid out, there is a Bell prize. When the “bell” symbols of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are stopped on the active line, four medals are paid out as a bell winning.

  There are three types of BB winnings, which are the first BB winning, the second BB winning, and the third BB winning as the winning where only the game state is transferred. When the “7” symbols of the same color on the reels 32L, 32M, 32R are stopped on the active line, the gaming state shifts to a big bonus state (hereinafter referred to as “BB state”) as a BB winning. For example, when the “red 7” symbol, the “red 7” symbol, and the “red 7” symbol are stopped from the left on the active line, the first BB prize is established.

  There are three types of RT prizes, which are the first RT prize, the second RT prize, and the third RT prize, and the first BT prize, the second BT prize, and the third BT prize. There is a prize. If any of the “7” symbols on the left reel 32L and the “bell” symbols on the middle reel 32M and the right reel 32R stop side by side on the effective line, 10 medals are paid out as an RT prize and the replay time is reached. Transition to a state (hereinafter referred to as “RT state”). For example, if the “Blue 7” symbol, “Bell” symbol, and “Bell” symbol are stopped from the left on the active line, the second RT prize is established.

  Further, when any of the “cherry” symbols on the left reel 32L stops on the active line, 15 medals are paid out as a BT prize and the state shifts to a bad time state (hereinafter referred to as “BT state”). To do. For example, when the “white cherry” symbol of the left reel 32L stops on the active line, the third BT winning is established. In other words, in the case of BT winning, any symbols may be stopped on the active line for the middle reel 32M and the right reel 32R. In other words, it can be said that a BT winning is established when the combination of any “cherry” symbol of the left reel 32L and any symbol of the middle reel 32M and the right reel 32R stops on the active line. Therefore, when any of the “cherry” symbols stops at the position where the plurality of active lines of the left reel 32L overlap (specifically, the upper stage and the lower stage), a BT winning is established on each active line. Become. However, in the slot machine 10, since the upper limit of the medal payout in one game is set to 15, even if one of the “cherry” symbols on the left reel 32L stops in the upper or lower stage, 30 15 medals are not paid out.

  Although details will be described later, when an RT prize or a BT prize is established, a medal payout is always performed, but the gaming state may not be shifted.

  As a prize to which a privilege other than medal payout or game state transition is given, there is a re-game prize. When the “replay” symbols of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R stop side by side on the active line, the medals are not paid out or the game state is not transferred as a re-game winning, but the next game is not inserted without inserting medals. A game can be performed.

  As other winnings, there is an RB winning that is awarded only when the gaming state is the BB state. In the BB state, when stopped alongside the “Replay” symbol, “Bell” symbol, and “Replay” symbol from the left on the active line, the medal is not paid out as an RB winning, but the gaming state is in a regular bonus state , “RB state”).

  Hereinafter, a combination of symbols corresponding to each winning prize is also referred to as a winning symbol combination. For example, the combination of the first RT symbols is a combination of symbols for the first RT prize, that is, a combination of “red 7” symbol, “bell” symbol, and “bell” symbol. The symbols of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R corresponding to the winnings are also referred to as winning symbols. For example, the first RT symbol is a “red 7” symbol on the left reel 32L, and a “bell” symbol on the middle reel 32M and the right reel 32R.

  On the lower left side of the game panel 25, a start lever 41 that is operated to start rotation of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R is provided. The start lever 41 constitutes start operation means or start operation means operated to start rotation of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R, that is, to start variable display of symbols. When the start lever 41 is operated while a predetermined number of medals are inserted, the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R start to rotate.

  On the right side of the start lever 41, button-like stop switches 42 to 44 that are operated to individually stop the rotating reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are provided. Each of the stop switches 42 to 44 is disposed immediately below the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R corresponding to the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R to be stopped. That is, when the left stop switch 42 is operated, the rotation of the left reel 32L is stopped. When the middle stop switch 43 is operated, the rotation of the middle reel 32M is stopped and the right stop switch 44 is operated. In this case, the rotation of the right reel 32R is stopped. The stop switches 42 to 44 constitute stop operation means operated to stop the variable display of symbols based on the rotation of the reels 32L, 32M, 32R.

  On the lower right side of the display windows 26L, 26M, 26R, a medal insertion slot 45 for inserting medals is provided. The medal slot 45 constitutes an input means for inputting game media. If attention is paid to the point that the medal insertion slot 45 is directly inserted by the player, it can be said that it constitutes a direct input means for directly inputting the game medium.

  The medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 45 are guided to either the storage passage 47 or the discharge passage 48 by a selector 46 as passage switching means provided on the back surface of the front door 12. More specifically, the selector 46 is provided with a medal path switching solenoid 46a. When the medal path switching solenoid 46a is not excited, the medal is guided to the discharge path 48, and when the medal path switching solenoid 46a is excited, the medal is selected. Is guided to the storage passage 47 side. The medal guided to the storage passage 47 is guided to the hopper device 51 housed inside the housing 11. On the other hand, the medal guided to the discharge passage 48 is guided to the medal tray 50 from the medal discharge port 49 provided in the lower front portion of the front door 12 and returned to the player.

  The hopper device 51 includes a storage tank 52 that stores medals and a payout device 53 that pays out medals to a player. The payout device 53 rotates a medal payout rotating plate (not shown) to discharge the medal to the opening 48 a provided in the discharge passage 48 and to pay out the medal to the medal tray 50 through the discharge passage 48. It has become. Further, a reserve tank 54 is provided on the right side of the hopper device 51 to avoid storing a predetermined amount or more of medals in the storage tank 52. Inside the storage tank 52 of the hopper device 51, a guide plate 52a for discharging medals from the storage tank 52 to the reserve tank 54 is provided. Therefore, when medals are stored more than the height at which the guide plate 52 a is provided, the medals are stored in the reserve tank 54.

  A button-like return switch 55 is provided below the medal slot 45. When the return switch 55 is operated in a situation where a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 45 is jammed in the selector 46, the selector 46 is mechanically operated so that the medal jammed in the selector 46 becomes a medal. It is returned from the discharge port 49.

  On the lower left side of the display windows 26L, 26M, 26R, there is provided a first credit insertion switch 56 for inserting three credited virtual medals as game media at a time. Further, a second credit insertion switch 57 and a third credit insertion switch 58 are provided on the left side of the first credit insertion switch 56. The second credit insertion switch 57 is for inserting two virtual medals at a time, and the third credit insertion switch 58 is for inserting one virtual medal. Each of the credit insertion switches 56 to 58 constitutes input means for inputting a game medium together with the medal insertion slot 45. It should be noted that the medal insertion slot 45 is accompanied by an operation of directly inserting a medal by the player, whereas each of the credit insertion switches 56 to 58 is only accompanied by an operation of inserting a virtual medal based on the storage memory. In other words, it can be said to constitute indirect input means for indirectly inputting game media.

  A settlement switch 59 is provided on the left side of the start lever 41. In other words, the slot machine 10 has a credit function for storing and storing surplus inserted medals up to a predetermined maximum value (for 50 medals) and payout medals at the time of winning as virtual medals. When the settlement switch 59 is operated under the stored and stored condition, the virtual medal is paid out from the medal discharge port 49 as an actual medal. In this case, if paying attention to the function of paying out the credited virtual medal as an actual medal, it can be said that the checkout switch 59 constitutes a checkout operation means for actually paying out the stored game media.

  Below the display windows 26L, 26M, and 26R of the game panel 25, a credit display unit 60 that displays the number of virtual medals credited, and a remaining payout number that displays the number of remaining medals to be paid out before the BB state ends. A display unit 61 and a payout number display unit 62 for displaying the number of medals paid out at the time of winning are provided. Although these display parts 60-62 are comprised by the 7 segment display, it is naturally possible to substitute by a liquid crystal display etc. FIG.

  Here, the relationship between the bet number of medals and the activated combination lines will be described with reference to FIG. If a medal is inserted from the medal slot 45 at the start of the game, a bet is placed.

  When the first medal is inserted into the medal slot 45, the bet number is 1, and the middle line L2 is activated. When the second medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 45, the number of bets becomes 2, and a total of three combination lines including the upper line L1 and the lower line L3 in addition to the middle line L2 are activated. When the third medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 45, the number of bets becomes 3, and all the combination lines L1 to L5 are activated.

  When four or more medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 45, if the number of virtual medals stored and stored at that time is less than 50, the surplus medals exceeding three are stored in the slot machine 10. Then, the number of virtual medals on the credit display unit 60 is added and displayed. On the other hand, when the number of virtual medals is 50 or reaches 50, the selector 46 switches from the storage passage 47 to the discharge passage 48, and the surplus medals are returned from the medal discharge port 49 to the medal tray 50. Is done.

  Further, virtual medals are stored and stored, and when any of the first to third credit insertion switches 56 to 58 is operated at the start of the game, the virtual medals are inserted and a bet is made. When any of the first to third credit insertion switches 56 to 58 is operated, the number of virtual medals displayed on the credit display unit 60 is subtracted by the number of inserted virtual medals. Is the same as the case where a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 45, and the description is omitted.

  Incidentally, when any one of the first to third credit insertion switches 56 to 58 is operated and the virtual medal to be inserted is not stored and stored, for example, the first display when the display of the credit display unit 60 is “2”. For example, when the credit insertion switch 56 is operated, all the numerical values in the credit display unit 60 are subtracted to 0, and a bet is made for the amount of virtual medals that can be inserted.

  The upper part of the front door 12 has an upper lamp 63 that lights up or flashes as the game progresses, and a pair of left and right sounds that produce various sound effects as the game progresses and inform the player of the gaming state. Speaker 64 and an auxiliary display unit 65 for giving various information to the player. The auxiliary display unit 65 is for executing various display effects as the game progresses, and it can be considered that the game by each reel 32L, 32M, 32R is caused by the main display unit. This is referred to as an auxiliary display unit 65. A display control device 81 for driving the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, and the auxiliary display unit 65 is provided on the back surface of the auxiliary display unit 65.

  A power supply box 70 is provided on the left side of the hopper device 51 inside the housing 11. The power supply box 70 accommodates a power supply device 91 therein, and includes a power switch 71, a reset switch 72, a setting key insertion hole 73, and the like. The power switch 71 is a start switch for supplying power to each unit including the main controller 101. The reset switch 72 is a switch for resetting an error state of the slot machine 10. Further, the setting key insertion hole 73 is used by a hole manager or the like to adjust the appearance of medals. That is, the hall manager or the like can set the winning probability of the slot machine 10 by inserting the setting key into the setting key insertion hole 73 and turning it ON. The reset switch 72 is operated not only when the error state is reset but also when the winning probability of the slot machine 10 is changed.

  Above the reel unit 31, a main control device 101 that manages and manages games is attached to the housing 11.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The main control device 101 is equipped with a microcomputer centering on a CPU 102 which is an arithmetic processing means. In addition to the power supply device 91, a clock circuit 103 that outputs a rectangular wave with a predetermined frequency, an input / output port 104, and the like are connected to the CPU 102 via an internal bus. The main control device 101 functions as a main board built in the slot machine 10.

  On the input side of the main controller 101, a reel unit 31 (more specifically, a reel index sensor that individually detects that each of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R has made one rotation) and a start detection sensor that detects an operation of the start lever 41 are provided. 41a, stop detection sensors 42a to 44a that individually detect the operation of each of the stop switches 42 to 44, a inserted medal detection sensor 45a that detects a medal inserted from the medal slot 45, and a medal paid out from the hopper device 51. Payout detection sensor 51a, credit insertion detection sensors 56a-58a that individually detect the operation of each credit insertion switch 56-58, settlement detection sensor 59a that detects the operation of the settlement switch 59, and reset detection that detects the operation of the reset switch 72 Sensor 72a, setting key insertion hole 7 Various sensors such as a setting key detection sensor 73a for detecting that the setting key is inserted and turned ON are connected, and signals from these various sensors are output to the CPU 102 via the input / output port 104. It has become.

  A power supply device 91 is connected to the input side of the main control device 101 via an input / output port 104. The power supply device 91 includes a power supply unit 91 a that supplies driving power to the electronic devices of the slot machine 10 including the main control device 101, a power failure monitoring circuit 91 b, and the like.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 91b monitors the power-off state and generates a power failure signal not only at the time of power failure but also when the power switch 71 powers off. For this reason, the power failure monitoring circuit 91b monitors the stabilized drive voltage of 12 VDC in this example output from the power supply unit 91a, and determines that the power supply has been shut off when this drive voltage drops below, for example, 10 volts. Power outage signal is output. The power failure signal is supplied to each of the CPU 102 and the input / output port 104. The CPU 102 recognizes this power failure signal and executes a power failure process described later. The power failure signal is also supplied to the display control device 81.

  The power supply unit 91a is configured to output a stabilized voltage of 5 volts that is used as a drive voltage in a control system such as the main controller 101 even when the output voltage drops below 10 volts. As a time for outputting the stabilization voltage, a time sufficient for executing the power failure process by the main controller 101 is secured.

  On the output side of the main controller 101, a reel unit 31 (more specifically, a stepping motor for rotating the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R), a medal path switching solenoid 46a provided in the selector 46, a hopper device 51, a credit A display unit 60, a remaining payout number display unit 61, a payout number display unit 62, a display control device 81, an external concentration terminal board 121 that can transmit information to a hall management device (not shown), and the like are connected via an input / output port 104. Yes.

  The display control device 81 is a control device for driving the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, and the auxiliary display unit 65, and includes a substrate on which a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like for driving these are integrated. Then, after receiving a signal from the main controller 101, the display controller 81 independently controls the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, and the auxiliary display unit 65. Therefore, the display control device 81 is a sub-base for executing auxiliary control in relation to the main control device 101 which is a main base for overall management of games. Various display units 60 to 62 may be configured to be driven and controlled by the display control device 81.

  The CPU 102 described above includes a ROM 105 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 102 and fixed value data, and a work area that temporarily stores various data when executing the control programs stored in the ROM 105. In addition to the RAM 106 for assuring, as is well known, various processing circuits necessary for the slot machine 10 such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data transmission / reception circuit, a credit counter for counting the number of credits, etc. Various counters are built-in. The ROM 105 and the RAM 106 constitute a main memory as storage means, and a program for executing various processes shown in the flowcharts of FIG. 10 and subsequent figures is stored in the ROM 105 described above as a part of the control program.

  The RAM 106 is configured to retain (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 91 even after the power to the slot machine 10 is cut off. In the RAM 106, a memory for temporarily storing various data, a winning flag storage area 106a for storing a lottery result of a combination, and a sliding table used when stop control of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R is performed. In addition to the sliding table storage area 106b for storing the game information, the status information storage area 106c for storing the gaming status such as the BB status, etc., a backup area is provided.

  The backup area is an area for storing the value of the stack pointer when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like (including power shutdown by operating the power switch 71; the same applies hereinafter). Yes, when the power failure is resolved (including power-on by operating the power switch 71; the same applies hereinafter), the state of the slot machine 10 can be restored to the state before power-off based on the backup area information. . Writing to the backup area is executed when the power is shut off by the power failure process (see FIG. 10), and the restoration of each value written to the backup area is executed in the main process when the power is turned on.

  Further, a power failure signal from the power failure monitoring circuit 91b is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 102 when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When the power is shut off, an NMI interrupt process as a power failure flag generation process is immediately executed.

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 102 of the main control apparatus 101 will be described. The processing of the CPU 102 can be broadly divided into a main processing that is started when the power is turned on, a timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in a cycle of 1.49 msec in the present embodiment), and a power failure signal to the NMI terminal. NMI interrupt processing that is activated in response to the input of. In the following, a process related to the progress of the game among these processes, that is, a timer interrupt process and a normal process performed in the main process will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a timer interrupt process periodically executed by the main control apparatus 101. A timer interrupt is generated every 1.49 msec by the CPU 102 of the main control apparatus 101, for example.

  First, in the register saving process shown in step S101, the values of all the registers in the CPU 102 used in the normal process described later are saved in the backup area of the RAM 106. In step S102, it is confirmed whether or not a power failure flag is set. If the power failure flag is set, the process proceeds to step S103, and a power failure process is executed.

  Here, an outline of the power failure process will be described.

  When the power is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, a power failure signal is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 91b of the power supply device 91, and the power failure signal is input to the main controller 101 via the NMI terminal. When a power failure signal is input, main controller 101 immediately executes NMI interrupt processing and sets a power failure flag in the power failure flag storage area provided in RAM 106.

  In the power failure process, it is first determined whether or not the command transmission has been completed. If the transmission has not been completed, this process is terminated and the process returns to the timer interrupt process to terminate the command transmission. If the command transmission has been completed, the value of the stack pointer of the CPU 102 is stored in the backup area of the RAM 106. Thereafter, the output state of the output port in the input / output port 104 is cleared, and all actuators (not shown) are turned off. Then, a RAM determination value for determining whether or not the data in the RAM 106 is normal when the power failure is eliminated is stored in the backup area, thereby prohibiting subsequent RAM access. After performing the above processing, an infinite loop is entered in preparation for the case where the power supply is completely shut down and the processing cannot be executed. In consideration of, for example, the case where the power failure flag is set erroneously due to noise or the like, it is confirmed whether or not a power failure signal is output until the infinite loop is entered. If the power failure signal is not output, the power failure state is recovered, so that writing to the RAM 106 is permitted, the power failure flag is reset, and the process returns to the timer interrupt process. If the power outage signal is continuously output, the infinite loop is entered. Incidentally, it is confirmed whether or not a power failure signal is output even under an infinite loop, and when the power failure signal is not output, the main processing is performed.

  Returning to the description of the timer interrupt process, if the power failure flag is not set in step S102, various processes after step S104 are performed.

  That is, in step S104, a watchdog timer clearing process for initializing the value of the watchdog timer for monitoring the occurrence of malfunction is performed. In step S105, an interrupt end declaration process is performed so that the next timer interrupt can be set for the CPU 102 itself. In step S106, in order to rotate each reel 32L, 32M, 32R, a stepping motor control process for driving a stepping motor that is a respective rotating drum driving motor is performed. In step S107, the states of various sensors (see FIG. 9) such as the stop detection sensors 42a to 44a, the inserted medal detection sensor 45a, and the payout detection sensor 51a connected to the input / output port 104 are read, and whether the read result is normal. A sensor monitoring process for monitoring the above is performed. In step S108, timer calculation processing for subtracting the value of each counter or timer is performed. In step S109, a counter process for outputting the result of counting the number of medals bet and the number of payouts to the external concentration terminal board 121 is performed.

  In step S110, command output processing for transmitting various commands such as a start command and a lottery result command to be described later to the display control device 81 is performed. In step S111, a segment data setting process for setting segment data displayed on the credit display unit 60, the remaining payout number display unit 61, and the payout number display unit 62 is performed. In step S112, segment data display processing is performed in which the segment data set in the segment data setting processing is supplied to the display units 60 to 62 to display corresponding numbers, symbols, and the like. In step S113, port output processing for outputting data corresponding to the I / O device from the input / output port 104 is performed. In step S114, the value of each register saved in the backup area in the previous step S101 is returned to the corresponding register in the CPU 102, respectively. Thereafter, in step S115, an interrupt permission process for permitting the next timer interrupt is performed, and this series of timer interrupt processes is terminated.

  Next, normal processing for performing main control related to the game will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S201, an interrupt permission process for permitting the next timer interrupt is performed. In step S202, pre-start processing for enabling a game is performed. In the pre-start process, the process waits until the display control device 81 and the like finish initialization. When the initialization of the display control device 81 or the like is completed, the game management process shown in steps S203 to S213 is performed.

  As a game management process, in step S203, data such as various game information stored in the RAM 106 (for example, a random value used in the previous game) is cleared. Thereafter, in step S204, start waiting processing is performed.

  In the start waiting process, it is determined whether or not a re-game winning is established in the previous game. If a re-game winning is established, an automatic insertion process for automatically inserting the same number of virtual medals as the previous bet number is performed, and an insertion completion command is set to end the start waiting process. Here, the insertion completion command is a command transmitted to the display control device 81 in order to make the completion of the automatic insertion recognized. In the automatic insertion process, virtual medals are inserted without reducing the number of virtual medals displayed on the credit display unit 60. That is, when a re-game winning is established in the previous game, the player can play the current game without reducing the number of medals owned and without inserting medals. If the re-game winning is not established, a sensor abnormality confirmation process for confirming whether an abnormality has occurred in the sensor reading result of the sensor monitoring process step S107 of the timer interruption process is performed. If the error has occurred, the slot machine 10 is put into an error state and an abnormality occurrence process for notifying the occurrence of the error is performed. Such an error state is maintained until the reset switch 72 is operated. If the sensor reading result is normal, it is determined whether or not the settlement switch 59 has been operated. If the settlement switch 59 has been operated, a medal return process for paying out the same number of medals as the credited virtual medal And set the checkout command. Here, the settlement command is a command that is transmitted to the display control device 81 in order to grasp that the credited virtual medal is being returned. After completion of the medal return process or when the settlement switch 59 is not operated, whether or not the medal insertion or the credit insertion switches 56 to 58 are operated between the previous start waiting process and the current start waiting process If either one is performed, a medal insertion process for setting an effective line or the like is performed, and an insertion command is set to end the start waiting process. Here, the insertion command is a command transmitted to the display control device 81 in order to grasp that a medal bet has been made. If neither medal insertion nor operation of the credit insertion switches 56 to 58 is performed between the previous start waiting process and the current start waiting process, the start waiting process is ended as it is.

  In step S205, it is determined whether or not the bet number of medals has reached the prescribed number. If the bet number has not reached the prescribed number, the process returns to the start waiting process in step S204, and sensor abnormality check is performed in the process. Processes after the process are performed. If the bet number has reached the specified number, the process proceeds to step S206, and it is determined whether or not the start lever 41 has been operated. When the start lever 41 is not operated, the process returns to the start waiting process of step S204, and the processes after the sensor abnormality confirmation process are performed among the processes.

  On the other hand, when the start lever 41 is operated in a situation where a prescribed number of medals are bet (when both step S205 and step S206 are YES), it means that a start command has been issued to start the game. To do. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S207, where the medal path switching solenoid 46a is switched to a non-excited state to prohibit bet reception, and a start command is set in the subsequent step S208. Here, the start command is a command transmitted to the display control device 81 in order to grasp that a start command has been generated. Thereafter, the lottery process in step S209, the reel control process in step S210, the medal payout process in step S211, the RT state process in step S212, and the BB state process in step S213 are executed in order, and the process returns to step S203.

  In the normal process, various commands such as the input command and the start command are only set in the ring buffer, and the command is not transmitted to the display control device 81. The command transmission to the display control device 81 is performed in the command output process S110 of the timer interrupt process described above.

  Next, the lottery process in step S209 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S301, a random number used when determining whether or not the combination is correct is acquired. In the slot machine 10, when the start lever 41 is operated, the hardware circuit latches the value of the free-run counter at that time. The free-run counter generates random numbers from 0 to 65535, and after confirming the operation of the start lever 41, the CPU 102 stores the value latched by the hardware circuit in the RAM 106. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to quickly acquire a random number at the timing when the start lever 41 is operated, and it is possible to avoid occurrence of problems such as synchronization. The hardware circuit of the slot machine 10 is configured to latch the value of the free run counter each time the start lever 41 is operated.

  After obtaining the random number, in steps S302 to S306, a lottery table for determining whether or not the winning combination is selected. Specifically, first, in step S302, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is the BB state. If not in the BB state, it is further determined in step S303 whether or not the current gaming state is the RT state. If the current gaming state is neither the BB state nor the RT state, the normal state lottery table is selected in step S304. If the current gaming state is the RT state, the process proceeds to step S305 to select the RT state lottery table. Here, in this slot machine 10, six-stage winning probabilities from “Setting 1” to “Setting 6” are prepared in advance. When the power is turned on, a setting key is inserted into the setting key insertion hole 73 and turned ON. By performing a predetermined operation, it is possible to set which winning probability is to execute the internal processing. In steps S304 and S305, when the setting state is “setting 1”, the lottery table with the lowest expected value of medal payout is selected, and when “setting 6”, the lottery table with the highest expected value of medal payout is selected. .

  The lottery table will be briefly described. FIG. 13 is a normal state lottery table selected in the normal state of “Setting 1”. In the lottery table, the same number of index values IV as the number of combinations to be determined are set. Each index value IV is uniquely associated with each winning combination, and a point value PV is set. ing. That is, in the normal state of the slot machine 10, determination is made for eight types of replay, bell, first RT + first BT, second RT + second BT, third RT + third BT, first BB, second BB, and third BB. Here, the five types of re-game, bell, first BB, second BB, and third BB are single winning combinations that are won by one determination. On the other hand, the three types of combinations of first RT + first BT, second RT + second BT, third RT + third BT are multiple winning combinations that are won by a plurality of combinations (specifically, RT and BT) in one determination. Hereinafter, the first RT + first BT is also referred to as a first multiple winning combination, the second RT + second BT is also referred to as a second multiple winning combination, and the third RT + 3BT is also referred to as a third multiple winning combination.

  If it is determined in step S302 that the current gaming state is the BB state, table selection processing is performed in step S306. Although details will be described later, in the table selection process, in addition to the current gaming state, the lottery table is selected with reference to the gaming state when winning the BB.

  After selecting the lottery table, the index value IV is set to 1 in step S307, and in step S308, a determination value DV used for determining whether or not the winning combination is determined. In the determination value setting process, a new determination value DV is set by adding a point value PV corresponding to the current index value IV to the current determination value DV. In the initial determination value setting process, the random value acquired in step S301 is set as the current determination value DV, and a new point value PV corresponding to 1 as the current index value IV is added to the random value. The determination value is DV.

  Thereafter, in step S309, whether or not the combination corresponding to the index value IV is determined. In the combination determination, it is determined whether or not the determination value DV exceeds 65535. If 65535 is exceeded, the process proceeds to step S310, and the winning flag of the combination corresponding to the index value IV at that time is set in the winning flag storage area 106a of the RAM 106. For example, when the determination value DV exceeds 65535 when IV = 3, the first RT winning flag and the first BT winning flag are set in step S310.

  By the way, when the set winning flag is one of the re-game winning flag, the bell winning flag, the first to third RT winning flags, and the first to third BT winning flags, the corresponding winning flag is set. It is reset after the game is over (see S203 of the normal process). On the other hand, when the winning flag is one of the first to third BB winning flags, these BB winning flags are reset on condition that the corresponding BB winning is established. That is, the first to third BB winning flags may be valid for a plurality of games. In step S310 in the state where any BB winning flag is carried over, if the current index value IV is 1-5, the winning flag corresponding to the index value IV is set, and the current index value IV is 6-8. If so, the corresponding BB winning flag is not set. In other words, in a game in which any BB winning flag is carried over, when winning a replay, a bell, or the first to third multiple winning combinations, the corresponding winning flag is set, while any BB is won. Even if it is a case, a new BB winning flag is not set.

  If the determination value DV does not exceed 65535 in step S309, it means that the combination corresponding to the index value IV is lost. In such a case, 1 is added to the index value IV in step S311, and in the subsequent step S312, it is determined whether or not there is a combination corresponding to the index value IV, that is, whether or not there is a determination target to be determined. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the index value IV added by 1 exceeds the maximum value of the index values IV set in the lottery table. If there is a determination target to be determined whether or not, the process returns to step S308 and continues to determine whether or not the combination is correct. At this time, in step S308, the point value PV corresponding to the current index value IV is added to the determination value DV (that is, the current determination value DV) used to determine whether or not the previous winning combination is a new determination value DV, In step S309, whether or not a winning combination is determined based on the determination value DV. By the way, when performing the winning / failing determination using the lottery table shown in FIG. 13, the winning probability of each BB is about 1/600, the winning probability of each RT is about 1/30, and each BT is won. The probability is about 1 / 30th, the winning probability of Bell is about 1 / 7.0, and the winning probability of replay is about 1 / 7.3. In addition, the probability of losing no winning combination is about 1 / 1.6.

  After the winning flag is set in step S310, or when it is determined in step S312 that there is no determination target to be determined, it means that the winning combination determination has ended. In such a case, a lottery result command is set in step S313. Here, the lottery result command is a command that is transmitted to the display control device 81 in order to grasp the result of the combination determination.

  Thereafter, in step S314, a slip table setting process for setting a slip table (stop table) for reel stop control is performed, and this process ends. Here, the slip table is a table in which it is determined how much the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are slid (rotated) and stopped from the timing when the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated. In other words, the slip table is a symbol that has reached the base point position (lower stage in the present embodiment) when the stop switches 42 to 44 are pressed, and actually stops at the base point position. This is a stop data group from which a relationship with a stop symbol (stop symbol number) can be derived.

  In the slot machine 10, as a stop mode for stopping the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R, when the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated, a stop mode for stopping the reaching symbol reaching the base position as it is is supported. Stop mode for stopping the reel to be slid after one symbol, Stop mode for stopping after sliding for two symbols, Stop mode for stopping after sliding for three symbols, Stop after sliding for four symbols There are prepared five patterns of stop modes. Then, a plurality of sliding tables each having one of the five patterns of stop modes set for each symbol number of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R are prepared for each combination.

  Thus, by setting the sliding table so that each reel 32L, 32M, 32R stops from when the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated until the specified time (190 msec) elapses, the display window 26L, It is possible to give the player an impression as if the symbol arrangement (hereinafter referred to as stop appearance) that stops within the range that can be visually recognized from 26M and 26R is determined by the player's operation. In addition, by making it possible to slide up to 4 symbols, it becomes possible to stop combinations of symbols corresponding to the winning combination in the lottery on the active line as much as possible within the specified time. .

  FIG. 14 is an example of a sliding table that is set when the “blue 7” symbol of the left reel 32L is stopped on the active line. The symbol having the number of slips of 0 is a symbol that actually stops in the lower stage. For example, if the left stop switch 42 is operated while the 13th “blue 7” symbol of the left reel 32L has reached the lower stage, the left reel 32L stops without slipping, and the “blue 7” symbol appears. Stop at the bottom. In addition, a symbol whose number is not zero means that the reel slides by the number of symbols described. For example, if the left stop switch 42 is operated while the 7th “replay” symbol of the left reel 32L has reached the lower stage, the left reel 32L slides by 4 symbols, and the 11th “replay” symbol is displayed. Stops at the lower stage and stops the 13th “Blue 7” symbol at the upper stage. As described above, in the slip table, the number of slips when the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated at the timing when the symbols attached to the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R reach the lower stage is set for each symbol number. Incidentally, for example, the number 19 of the left reel 32L has two slip numbers of 3 and 0, but the slip number 0 is provided for the sake of easy understanding of the symbols that stop at the lower stage of the left reel 32L. Is. That is, when the left stop switch 42 is operated while the 15th “bell” symbol of the left reel 32L reaches the lower level, the left reel 32L slides by 4 symbols and the 19th “bell” symbol becomes the lower level. To stop. On the other hand, if the left stop switch 42 is operated while the 19th “bell” symbol of the left reel 32L has reached the lower stage, the left reel 32L does not stop as it is, but slides by three symbols to make the number 1 The “bell” symbol stops at the bottom.

  In the smooth table setting process, the winning flag set in the winning flag storage area 106a of the RAM 106 is confirmed, and the smooth table uniquely corresponding to the set winning flag is stored in the smooth table storing area 106b of the RAM 106. set. At this time, in the slot machine 10, the middle reel 32 </ b> M and the right reel 32 </ b> R so that the symbol corresponding to the winning combination of the left reel 32 </ b> L (hereinafter referred to as “winning symbol”) stops at either the upper stage or the lower stage. Set the sliding table set so that the winning symbol of stops at the middle.

  The sliding table shown in FIG. 14 is a sliding table that is set first when the second multiple winning combination is won in a situation where the BB winning is not carried over. In such a slide table, for example, when the middle stop switch 43 is operated when the “replay” symbol No. 3 of the middle reel 32M has reached the lower stage, the middle reel 32M stops without slipping, and the second RT symbol. The fourth “bell” symbol stops in the middle. Further, when the No. 4 “Bell” symbol reaches the lower stage, that is, when the middle stop switch 43 is operated after passing through the middle stage, the middle reel 32M slides by the number of three symbols and the No. 7 “ The “Replay” symbol stops at the bottom, and the “Bell” symbol at number 8 stops at the middle. The same applies to the right reel 32R. For example, when the right stop switch 44 is operated when the “replay” symbol No. 8 of the right reel 32R reaches the lower stage, the right reel 32R slides by one symbol. The 9th “Youth” symbol stops at the bottom, and the 10th “Bell” symbol, which is the second RT symbol, stops at the middle. In this way, for the middle reel 32M and the right reel 32R, the “bell” symbol which is the second RT symbol is set to stop in the middle stage.

  However, the left reel 32L is set so that the “blue 7” symbol, which is the second RT symbol, stops at either the upper stage or the lower stage. For example, when the left stop switch 42 is operated while the 11th “replay” symbol has reached the lower level, the 13th “blue 7” symbol stops at the upper level, and the 12th “bell” symbol or 13 When the left stop switch 42 is operated while the number “blue 7” symbol has reached the lower level, the number “blue 7” symbol stops at the lower level. This is a device for diversifying the stop output in consideration of the fact that the stop switches 42 to 44 are generally operated to stop the rotation in the order of the left reel 32L → the middle reel 32M → the right reel 32R. .

  However, even if such a sliding table is set for the first time, depending on the timing when the left stop switch 42 is operated, the “blue 7” symbol does not stop in the upper or lower stage, and so-called missing may occur. . This is because the range that can be slid is predetermined within 190 msec (maximum of 4 symbols) from the timing when the stop switch is pressed, and the “blue 7” symbol is placed only at position 13 on the left reel 32L. This is because they are not arranged.

  Therefore, in such a sliding table, when it is impossible to stop the “blue 7” symbol of the left reel 32L, which is the second RT symbol, in the upper or lower stage, the “blue cherry” symbol of the left reel 32L, which is the second BT symbol, It is set to stop at one of the lower levels. For example, when the left stop switch 42 is operated while the 18th “replay” symbol has reached the lower stage, the left reel 32L slides by 3 patterns and the first “bell” symbol stops at the lower stage, The third “blue cherry” symbol stops at the top. Also, when the left stop switch 42 is operated while the second “Youth” symbol has reached the lower level, the left reel 32L slides by one symbol and the third “Blue Cherry” symbol stops at the lower level. .

  However, as in the case of the “blue 7” symbol, the “blue cherry” symbol is arranged only at the third position on the left reel 32L, so that the “blue 7” symbol is dependent on the timing at which the left stop switch 42 is pressed. Neither the “blue cherry” symbol nor the “blue cherry” symbol may stop at the respective positions.

  Here, the symbol arrangement of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R will be briefly described.

  The “replay” symbol is arranged on each of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R so that the interval between the symbol that reaches the lower stage first and the symbol that reaches the next is 3 symbols or less. For example, the 4th “replay” symbol and the 7th “replay” symbol on the left reel 32L are arranged so that the interval is 2 symbols, and the 10th “replay” symbol on the middle reel 32M and 14 The “replay” symbols of the numbers are arranged so that the interval is 3 symbols. As described above, the “replay” symbols are arranged on the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R so that the interval between the symbols of the same type is 3 symbols or less. As described above, the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R can be stopped after sliding up to four symbols at the timing when the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated. Therefore, by adopting such a symbol arrangement, the “replay” symbol can be stopped at an arbitrary position when the replay winning is established, regardless of the timing at which the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated. . For example, if the left stop switch 42 is operated when the 7th “replay” symbol of the left reel 32L reaches the lower level, the “replay” symbol can be stopped at the lower level if the left reel 32L is stopped as it is. If the left reel 32L is slid by 2 symbols and then stopped, the 11th “replay” symbol can be stopped in the upper stage, and if the left reel 32L is slid by 3 symbols and then stopped, the 11th The “replay” symbol can be stopped in the middle.

  In the slot machine 10, in addition to the “replay” symbols, the “bell” symbols are also arranged on the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R so that the interval between the symbols of the same type is 3 symbols or less. For this reason, even if the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated at any timing, the “bell” symbol can be stopped at an arbitrary position when the bell winning is established. Further, when the middle reel 32M and the right reel 32R are stopped to establish one of the RT prizes, the “bell” symbol as an RT symbol is stopped at an arbitrary position regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 42 to 44. be able to.

  On the other hand, “red 7” symbols are only arranged one by one at the 20th position of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R, and the reels 32L, 32L, It is not arranged in 32M and 32R. For this reason, for example, if the left stop switch 42 is operated while the 11th “replay” symbol of the left reel 32L has reached the lower stage, even if the left reel 32L is slid by four symbols, “red 7”. The symbol cannot be stopped on the active line. Therefore, even if the winning table is set so that the “Red 7” symbol is set to stop on the active line when the first BB is won, depending on the timing at which the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated, The “Red 7” symbol may not stop on the active line, and the first BB winning may not be established. Further, since the “red 7” symbol of the left reel 32L is also the first RT symbol, so-called missing may occur when the first RT is won. In the slot machine 10, in addition to the “Red 7” symbol, the “Blue 7” symbol and the “White 7” symbol are arranged on the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R so as to form sections that are separated by five symbols or more. Has been. In the left reel 32L, the “red cherry” symbol, the “blue cherry” symbol, and the “white cherry” symbol are also arranged so as to form sections that are separated by five symbols or more. For this reason, when one of the BBs, the RTs, or the BTs is won, it is necessary to operate the stop switches 42 to 44 so that the winning symbol stops on the active line.

  Returning to the description of the slip table setting process, when the BB winning flag and other winning flags are set, the following slip table is set.

  When the BB winning flag and the re-game winning flag are set, a re-game winning slide table for preferentially establishing the re-game winning is set. In the replay winning table, the “replay” symbol of the left reel 32L stops with priority on the upper or lower level, and the “replay” symbol of the middle reel 32M and the right reel 32R stops with priority on the middle level. Is set to

  When the BB winning flag and the bell winning flag are set, a BB priority winning slide table for preferentially establishing the BB winning is set. However, since only one “7” symbol corresponding to the BB winning flag is arranged on each reel 32L, 32M, 32R, the winning BB symbol is stopped on the active line depending on the operation timing of the stop switches 42 to 44. It may not be possible to Therefore, in the BB priority winning slide table, the winning of the middle reel 32M and the right reel 32R is preferentially stopped if the winning BB symbol of the left reel 32L can be stopped in either the upper stage or the lower stage. If it is possible to stop the BB symbol in the middle stage, it is set to stop with priority, and the winning BB symbol cannot be stopped at each position, and the “bell” symbol is set at each position. If it is possible to stop the “bell” symbol, the “bell” symbol is set to stop at the respective positions.

  Even when the BB winning flag, the RT winning flag, and the BT winning flag are set, the BB priority winning slide table for preferentially establishing the BB winning is set. The BB priority winning slide table set at this time displays the winning BB symbol in the left reel 32L so that the winning BB symbol is stopped preferentially if it can be stopped at either the upper or lower level. If it is impossible to stop at each position and either the winning RT symbol or the winning BT symbol can be stopped at each position, either the winning RT symbol or the winning BT symbol is It is set to stop at the position. In addition, for the middle reel 32M and the right reel 32R, if the winning BB symbol can be stopped in the middle stage, it is impossible to stop the winning BB symbol in the middle stage, so that the winning RT can be stopped. If the “bell” symbol as a symbol can be stopped in the middle stage, the “bell” symbol is set to be stopped in the middle stage.

  Next, the reel control process of step S210 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In the reel control process, first, a rotation start process for starting the rotation of each of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R is performed in step S401.

  In the rotation start process, it is checked whether or not a predetermined wait time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the reel started to rotate in the previous game. Wait until When the wait time has elapsed, a wait time for the next game is reset, and a motor control initialization process for setting rotation start information in the motor control storage area provided in the RAM 106 is performed. By performing such processing, stepping motor acceleration processing is started in stepping motor control processing S106 of timer interruption processing, and the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R start to rotate. For this reason, even if the player bets a specified number of medals and operates the start lever 41, the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R may not immediately start rotating. After that, it waits until each reel 32L, 32M, 32R rotates at a predetermined speed, and when each reel 32L, 32M, 32R rotates at a constant speed, a constant speed rotation command is set and The process ends. Here, the constant speed rotation command is a command transmitted to cause the display control device 81 to grasp that the rotation speeds of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are constant. In addition, when the rotation speed of each of the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R reaches a constant speed, the CPU 102 can generate a stop command by lighting up a lamp (not shown) of each stop switch 42 to 44. Is notified to a player or the like.

  Following the rotation start process, a stop pre-process is performed in step S402.

  In the pre-stop process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 16, first, in step S501, it is determined whether any of the stop switches 42 to 44 has been operated. When none of the stop switches 42 to 44 is operated, the process waits until any of the stop switches 42 to 44 is operated. If it is determined that any of the stop switches 42 to 44 has been operated, the process proceeds to step S502, where it is determined whether or not the stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel has been operated, that is, whether or not a stop command has been issued. To do. If no stop command has been issued, the process returns to step S501 and waits until any of the stop switches 42 to 44 is operated. When the stop command is generated, the process proceeds to step S503, and it is determined whether or not the current stop command is the third stop command, that is, whether or not the stop switch is operated when only one reel is rotating. . If the current stop command is the third stop command, an affirmative determination is made in step S503, and the pre-stop processing ends. On the other hand, in the case of the first stop command that is generated when all the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are rotating, or the second stop command that is generated when two reels are rotating, negative in step S503. In addition to making the determination, the first change process of the slip table is performed in step S504, and the pre-stop process is terminated.

  Here, the first change process of the slide table is a process of changing the slide table stored in the slide table storage area 106b of the RAM 106 before stopping the reel corresponding to the stop command. In the first change process of the slide table, when setting the slide table in the previous slide table setting process S314, for example, when the first stop command is generated by operating the stop switches 43 and 44 other than the left stop switch 42, etc. When the stop switches 42 to 44 are operated in an operation order different from the operation order of the stop switches 42 to 44 assumed in the above, the slide table is changed. By performing such a process, it is possible to diversify the stopping points, and to reduce the frequency of occurrence of so-called missing where a winning corresponding to the set winning flag is not established.

  Returning to the description of the reel control process, when the pre-stop process is completed in step S402, it means that a stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel is operated to advance the game, and a stop command is generated. In such a case, stop control processing shown in steps S403 to S411 is performed to stop the rotating reel.

  That is, in step S403, the symbol number of the reaching symbol reaching the lower stage at the timing when the stop switch is operated is confirmed. Specifically, the symbol number of the reaching symbol reaching the lower stage is confirmed by the number of excitation pulses output from the time when the detection signal of the reel index sensor is input. In subsequent step S404, the number of slips of the reel to be stopped this time is calculated from the data of the symbol number corresponding to the reaching symbol among the slip tables set in the slip table storage area 106b. Thereafter, in step S405, the calculated number of slips is added to the symbol number of the reaching symbol, and the symbol number of the stop symbol that is actually stopped at the lower stage is determined. In step S406, it is determined whether or not the symbol number of the reaching symbol of the reel to be stopped this time is equal to the symbol number of the stop symbol. If they are equal, a reel stop process for stopping the rotation of the reel is performed in step S407. Do. Thereafter, in step S408, a rotation information command is set so that the display control device 81 can grasp the current rotation state of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R, and in step S409, a stop symbol command is set. Here, the stop symbol command is a command transmitted to the display control device 81 so as to grasp a symbol stopped in a range (upper, middle, lower) visible from the display window. In step S410, it is determined whether all the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are stopped. If all the reels 32L, 32M, 32R are not stopped, the slip table second change process is performed in step S411, and the process returns to the pre-stop process in step S402.

  Here, the second change process of the slide table is a process of changing the slide table stored in the slide table storage area 106b of the RAM 106 after the reels are stopped. In the second change process of the slide table, the slide table is changed based on the set winning flag and the stoppage of the stopped reel. For example, when the first RT winning flag and the first BT winning flag are set and the “red 7” symbol as the first BT symbol of the left reel 32L is stopped at the upper level, the “bell” symbol as the first RT symbol of the middle reel 32M is at the upper level or Change to a slide table set to stop in the middle. By performing such a process, it is possible to diversify the reel stop appearances to be stopped later according to the result of the reel stop, and to reduce the frequency of occurrence of missing.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S410 that all the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R are stopped, a payout determination process is performed in step S412 and the process is terminated. The payout determination process is a process of setting the number of medals to be paid out as one of the conditions that a combination of winning symbols is arranged on an active line.

  In the payout determination process, a combination of symbols formed on each active line is derived from the symbol number of the stopped symbol stopped at the lower stage of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R, and whether or not a winning is achieved on the effective line. Determine. If a winning combination has been established, it is further determined whether or not the winning combination matches the winning flag set in the winning flag storage area 106a. If the winning combination combination matches the winning flag, the winning combination combination and the number of payouts corresponding to the winning combination combination are set in the payout information storage area provided in the RAM 106. On the other hand, if the winning combination does not match the winning flag, an abnormality occurrence process for notifying the occurrence of the error is performed while the slot machine 10 is in an error state. Such an error state is maintained until the reset switch 72 is operated. When the payout determination is completed for all the active lines, a payout command and a payline command are set, and the payout determination process is ended. Here, the winning command is a command transmitted to the display control device 81 for grasping which winning has been established, and the winning line command is which active line the winning has been established. This is a command transmitted to the display control device 81 for grasping.

  Next, the outline of the medal payout process in step S211 will be described.

  In the medal payout process, it is determined whether or not the payout number set in the payout information storage area is zero. When the number of payouts is 0, it means that it has been determined in the previous payout determination process that a winning for paying out medals has not been established. In such a case, based on the winning combination set set in the payout determination process, it is determined whether or not a re-game winning is achieved. When the re-game winning is not established, the medal payout process is finished as it is, and when the re-gaming winning is established, the re-game setting process for changing the gaming state to the re-gaming state is performed and the re-game command is executed. To finish the medal payout process. Here, the replay command is a command that is transmitted to the display control device 81 in order to grasp that the next game is a replay. In the start waiting process S204 described above, an automatic insertion process is performed when it is determined that the current gaming state is the re-gaming state.

  On the other hand, if the number of payouts set in the payout information storage area is not 0, the same number of medals are paid out, and the medal payout process is terminated. Specifically, regarding the payout of medals, when the count value of the credit counter has not reached the upper limit (the number of stored medals is 50), the payout number is added to the count value of the credit counter and the value after the addition is added. It is displayed on the credit display unit 60. Further, when the count value of the credit counter reaches the upper limit, or when the count value reaches the upper limit during the addition of the payout number, the medal payout rotating plate is driven and the medal is discharged from the hopper device 51. It pays out to the medal tray 50 through the exit 49. In the medal payout process, a process of changing the payout number displayed on the payout number display unit 62 in accordance with the medal payout is also performed. When the current gaming state is the BB state, the payout number is subtracted from the value of the remaining payout number counter, which will be described later, and the remaining payout number displayed on the remaining payout number display unit 61 is subtracted. .

  Next, the RT state process of step S212 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S601, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is a normal state. If it is in the normal state, the process proceeds to step S602, and based on the winning combination set set in the payout determination process, it is determined whether any of the first RT prize to the third RT prize is established. If any RT winning is established, an RT start process is performed in step S603 to end the present process in order to shift the gaming state to the RT state.

  In the RT start process, the RT setting flag is set in the state information storage area 106c of the RAM 106 to set the gaming state to the RT state. Further, 30 is set in the remaining game number counter provided in the state information storage area 106c for counting the number of remaining games in the RT state. That is, in the RT start processing, the same processing is performed regardless of which RT winning is achieved, and as a result, the RT state is shifted to. Incidentally, for example, in step S303 in the lottery process, it is determined whether or not the RT state is present based on the presence or absence of the RT setting flag.

  The RT state will be briefly described. The RT state is a game in which an RT state lottery table set exclusively for the RT state is selected in the lottery process described above, and whether or not each role is determined based on the lottery table. (See step S305). The RT state ends when a predetermined number of games (30 times in the present embodiment) are played or when any of the first BB prize to the third BB prize is established.

  In the RT state lottery table, the same combination as that in the normal state lottery table is set as a combination for which a determination of success or failure is to be made. In other words, eight types of re-game, bell, first RT + first BT, second RT + second BT, third RT + third BT, first BB, second BB, and third BB are set as the roles to be judged as appropriate. In addition, although the point value PV for the role other than replay is set to the same value as the normal state lottery table, the replay point value PV is set very high relative to the set value of the normal state lottery table. ing. For example, in the lottery table selected in the RT state of “Setting 1”, the replay point value PV in the normal state lottery table is 8980 (see FIG. 13), which is set to be very high at 49291. . For this reason, when transitioning to the RT state, winnings other than replaying are won with the same probability as in the normal state, and replaying has a higher probability than in the normal state (about 1 / 1.3 in this embodiment). ) And won no role with a probability of 1/65536. Here, since the re-game win is a win that is established regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 42 to 44, the RT state is that a game in which no win is established hardly occurs compared to the normal state, and the high game win is high. It can be said that it is a game in which a replay prize is established with a probability. Therefore, when shifting to the RT state, the player can play a predetermined number of games without substantially reducing the medals owned by the player. By the way, in the RT state, since the winning determination of the role other than the re-game is performed with the same winning probability as in the normal state, the player has about 40 sheets between the transition to the RT state and the end of the RT state. An increase in medals can be expected.

  If it is determined in step S602 that none of the RT prizes has been established, in step S604, based on the winning combination set in the payout determination process, is any of the first BT prize to the third BT prize established? Determine whether or not. If none of the BT winnings has been established, the present process is terminated. If any of the BT winnings is established, a BT start process is performed in step S605 to shift the gaming state to the BT state. This process is terminated.

  In the BT start process, a BT setting flag is set in the state information storage area 106c of the RAM 106 to set the gaming state to the BT state. Further, 100 is set in the remaining game number counter provided in the state information storage area 106c for counting the number of remaining games in the BT state. That is, in the BT start process, the same process is performed regardless of which BT winning is achieved, and as a result, the process shifts to the same BT state.

  The BT state will be briefly described. The BT state is a gaming state that is substantially the same as the normal state. In the lottery process, whether or not each winning combination is determined is based on the normal state lottery table. Then, the BT state ends when a predetermined number of games (100 times in the present embodiment) are played or one of the first to third BBs is won.

  If it is determined in step S601 that the current gaming state is not the normal state, it means that the current gaming state is one of the RT state, the BT state, and the BB state. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S606, where an end determination process is performed to determine whether an end condition is satisfied in the RT state or the BT state, and the present process ends. In step S601 and the like, when none of the RT setting flag, the BT setting flag, and the BB setting flag described later is set, it is determined that the normal state is set.

  As described above, the RT start process and the BT start process are performed only under the normal state, and are not performed in other game states, that is, the RT state, the BT state, and the BB state. That is, in game states other than these normal states, when an RT prize or a BT prize is established, only a corresponding medal is paid out.

  Next, the end determination process of step S606 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S701, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is the BB state. If it is determined that the state is not the BB state, it is further determined in step S702 whether or not the current gaming state is the RT state. If the current gaming state is the RT state, the process proceeds to step S703 to determine whether any of the first BB winning flag to the third BB winning flag is set, and any BB winning flag is set. If so, the process is terminated.

  When the current gaming state is the BT state (when step S702 is NO), or when the BB winning flag is not set under the RT state (when step S703 is NO), 1 under these gaming states In order to mean that the game has been digested, 1 is subtracted from the value of the remaining game number counter in step S704. In a succeeding step S705, it is determined whether or not the value of the remaining game number counter has become zero. If the value of the remaining game number counter is 0, it means that the end condition is satisfied in both the RT state and the BT state, so the corresponding setting flag is cleared in step S706, and this process is ended. As a result, the gaming state returns to the normal state.

  If it is determined in step S705 that the value of the remaining game number counter is not 0, it is determined in step S707 whether any of the first BB winning flag to the third BB winning flag is set. If none of the BB winning flags is set, the BT state end condition is not satisfied, and thus this process ends. On the other hand, if any of the BB winning flags is set, it means that the BT state end condition is satisfied, so the value of the remaining game number counter is cleared to 0 in step S708 and step S706. The BT setting flag is cleared at, and this process ends. As a result, the gaming state returns to the normal state. Incidentally, if the current gaming state is the RT state, since it is determined that no BB winning flag is set in the previous step S703, a negative determination is always made in step S707, and this processing is performed as it is. finish.

  Here, the player's advantages in the normal state, the RT state, and the BT state are compared.

  In the RT state, the re-game winning probability is higher than that in the normal state, and the probability of losing is lower than that in the normal state. Therefore, the player can play the game a predetermined number of times without substantially reducing the medals owned by the player. Therefore, it can be said that the RT state is more advantageous to the player than the normal state.

  In the BT state, a lottery of each combination is performed with the same winning probability as in the normal state. For this reason, the player needs to play the game a predetermined number of times while reducing the number of medals owned by the player as in the normal state. In the normal state, when the RT winning is established, the state shifts to the RT state. In the BT state, even if the RT winning is established, the state does not shift to the RT state. Therefore, it can be said that the BT state is less advantageous to the player than the normal state, or more disadvantageous than the normal state.

  Next, the BB state process of step S213 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  Prior to the description of the BB state process, the BB state will be described. The BB state includes an RB transition waiting state and an RB state. The RB transition waiting state is a gaming state in which an RB winning can be established in addition to each winning except for the first BB to the third BB among winning modes that can be established in the normal state. Then, in the RB transition waiting state, when the “Replay” symbol, “Bell” symbol, and “Replay” symbol are stopped from the left on the active line, the game state is RB although the medal payout is not performed as the RB winning is established. Transition from the transition wait state to the RB state. The RB state consists of 12 JAC games. The JAC game is a game in which the probability of winning a prize (first BT in this embodiment) to which a medal payout privilege is granted is very high compared to the normal state. If the winning is established 8 times during the JAC game, the RB state ends even before the JAC game is played 12 times, and the state returns to the RB transition waiting state. That is, in the BB state, the gaming state is repeatedly transferred between the RB transition waiting state and the RB state. Then, the BB state ends when the number of medals paid out reaches a predetermined number (specifically, 400). Further, when the medal payout number reaches a predetermined number in the middle of the RB state, not only the BB state but also the RB state ends. This is a contrivance for suppressing the player's euphoria by giving an upper limit to the number of medals paid out during the BB state, and ensuring the soundness of the game.

  In the BB state process, first, in step S801, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is the BB state. If not in the BB state, BB determination processing shown in steps S802 to S804 is performed.

  In the BB determination process, it is determined in step S802 whether any of the first to third BB winning flags is set. If any of the first to third BB winning flags is set, the process proceeds to step S803, and whether or not the corresponding BB winning is established based on the winning winning combination set in the previous payout determination process. judge. If a BB winning is established, a BB start process is executed to shift the gaming state to the BB state in step S804. Specifically, the BB winning flag is cleared and the BB setting flag is set in the state information storage area 106c of the RAM 106, and the gaming state is set to the BB state. In addition, 400 is set in a remaining payout counter provided in the state information storage area 106c for counting the number of remaining medals that can be paid out during the BB state. Then, the value of the remaining game number counter for counting the number of remaining games in the RT state and the BT state is cleared to zero.

  When the BB determination process ends, a status command is set in step S805, and this process ends. Here, the state command is a command transmitted to the display control device 81 in order to grasp the current gaming state. In step S805, when it is determined that none of the first to third BB winning flags is set (NO in step S802), it is determined whether the RT setting flag or the BT setting flag is set. When none of the setting flags are set, a state command that means the normal state is set, and when the RT setting flag is set, a state command that indicates the RT state is set. When the BT setting flag is set, a status command indicating that the BT status is set. If it is determined that the BB winning is not established although any of the first to third BB winning flags is set (NO in step S803), the current gaming state is indicated and the BB carryover game is displayed. Set a status command that means Further, when the BB start process is performed in step S804, a status command indicating that the BB status is set.

  If it is determined in step S801 that the current gaming state is the BB state, it is further determined in step S806 whether or not it is in the RB state. If it is determined that it is not in the RB state, it means that it is in the RB transition waiting state, so the RB transition waiting state processing shown in steps S807 to S811 is performed.

  In the RB shift waiting state process, in step S807, it is determined based on the winning combination set in the previous payout determination process whether or not an RB winning is achieved. If an RB winning is established, an RB start process is executed to shift the gaming state to the RB state in step S808. Specifically, the RB setting flag is set in the state information storage area 106c of the RAM 106, and the gaming state is set to the RB state. Incidentally, whether or not the RB state is in the previous step S806 is determined based on the presence or absence of the RB setting flag. In addition, 8 is set in the remaining payout payout counter for counting the number of winnings established in the RB state, and 12 is set in the remaining JAC game counter for counting the number of remaining JAC games. The remaining payout / winning counter and the remaining JAC winning counter are provided in the state information storage area 106c. After performing the RB start process, in step S805, a state command indicating the RB state is set, and this process ends.

  If it is determined in step S807 that no RB winning has been established, it means that a winning other than the RB winning has been established in the RB shift waiting state, or no winning has been established. Therefore, in step S809, it is determined whether or not the value of the remaining payout counter is zero. If it is not 0, it means that the number of medals paid out during the BB state has not reached the predetermined number and the end condition for the BB state is not satisfied. Set a status command that means that there is, and end this process. On the other hand, when the value of the remaining payout counter is 0, it means that the BB state end condition is satisfied. In such a case, as the BB end processing, the BB setting flag and the RT setting flag are cleared in steps S810 and S811. After that, in step S805, a state command that means the normal state is set, and this process ends.

  If it is determined in step S806 that the current gaming state is the RB state, RB state processing is performed in step S812. Here, the RB state process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S901, based on the winning combination set set in the previous payout determination process, it is determined whether or not a winning is achieved. If a winning is achieved, 1 is subtracted from the value of the remaining payout winning counter in step S902. Thereafter, or when it is determined in step S901 that no winning has been established, one JAC game has been consumed, so in step S903 the value of the remaining JAC game counter is decremented by one.

  In step S904, it is determined whether either the remaining payout / winning counter or the remaining JAC game counter has become zero. If any of them is 0, that is, if the winning is established 8 times or the JAC game is consumed 12 times, it means that the RB state termination condition is established, so in step S905, the RB state is established. RB termination processing is executed to terminate the process. Specifically, the RB setting flag is cleared, and the remaining payout / winning counter and the remaining JAC game counter are reset. After performing the RB end process or when it is determined in step S904 that the RB state end condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S906, and it is determined whether or not the value of the remaining payout number counter is zero. If the value of the remaining payout counter is not 0, it means that the end condition for the BB state is not satisfied, and thus this process is terminated. On the other hand, when the value of the remaining payout number counter is 0, it means that the BB state end condition is satisfied. Therefore, the RB end process described above is performed in step S907, and in steps S908 and S909. The BB setting flag and the RT setting flag are cleared, and this process ends.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 19, when the RB status process is performed in step S812, the status command is set in step S805, and then this process is terminated. In step S805 after the RB state processing, the presence / absence of the BB setting flag and the presence / absence of the RB setting flag are confirmed. When both the BB setting flag and the RB setting flag are set, a state command indicating that the RB state is set is set, and when only the BB setting flag is set, the RB transition waiting state is set. If no setting flag is set, the status command indicating the normal state is set.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the player's advantageous degree in the RB transition waiting state changes depending on the gaming state when one of the first to third BBs is won. Therefore, hereinafter, the table selection process performed in the lottery process under the BB state in order to change the advantage degree will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the table selection process, first, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not the RB setting flag is set, that is, whether or not the current gaming state is the RB state. If the RB setting flag is not set, that is, if the current gaming state is the RB transition waiting state, the process proceeds to step S1002, and it is determined whether or not the RT setting flag is set. When the RT setting flag is not set, it means that one of the first BB to the third BB is won in the normal state or the BT state. In such a case, the first lottery table is selected in step S1003, and this process ends. Here, in the first lottery table, as shown in FIG. 22A, the same replay, bell, first RT + first BT, second RT + second BT, third RT + as the normal state lottery table are determined as shown in FIG. RB is set in addition to the five roles of the third BT. Further, the same point value PV as that in the normal state lottery table is set for the five combinations of replay, bell, first RT + first BT, second RT + second BT, third RT + third BT. Therefore, when one of the first to third BBs is won in the normal state or the BT state, the five roles are won with the same probability as in the normal state in the RB transition waiting state, and approximately 6.0. RB wins with a probability of one-half and loses with a probability of about one-half.

  If it is determined in step S1002 that the RT setting flag is set, the process proceeds to step S1004, the second lottery table is selected, and the process is terminated. Here, in the second lottery table, as shown in FIG. 22B, the same six combinations as the first lottery table are set as the combinations to be determined. Further, the same point value PV as that in the first lottery table is set for the five combinations of bell, first RT + first BT, second RT + second BT, third RT + third BT, and RB. On the other hand, the replay point value PV is set to 40638, which is very high, while the point value PV of the first lottery table is 8980. For this reason, if one of the first BB to the third BB is won in the RT state, the winning combination other than the replay in the RB transition waiting state is won with the same probability as when the first lottery table is selected. At the same time, the re-game is won with a higher probability (about 1 / 1.6 in the present embodiment) than when the first lottery table is selected, and is lost with a probability of 1/53636. Therefore, if one of the first BB to the third BB is elected in the RT state and transitions to the RB transition waiting state, the player may expect a transition to the RB state without substantially reducing his own medals. it can.

  If it is determined in step S1001 that the RB setting flag is set, it means that the current gaming state is the RB state. In such a case, in step S1005, the same JAC game lottery table is selected regardless of the presence / absence of the RT setting flag, and this process ends. In the JAC lottery table, only the first BT is set as the combination to be determined, and 65535 is set as the point value PV corresponding to the first BT. For this reason, when shifting to the RB state, the first BT winning can be established with a very high probability, and many medals can be obtained.

  Thus, in the RB transition waiting state, different lottery tables are selected depending on the gaming state when one of the first to third BBs is won. And, when the case where one of the first BB to the third BB is won under a gaming state other than the RT state and the case where one of the first BB to the third BB is won under the RT state is compared, When one of the first BB to the third BB is won, a lottery table having a high re-game win probability and a low off-probability is selected in the RB transition waiting state. Further, in the medal payout process when the re-game winning is established under the BB state, the medal payout process is terminated after the re-game setting process is performed, and therefore the payout number is not subtracted from the value of the remaining payout counter. Therefore, when one of the first BB to the third BB is won under the RT state, the player is under the BB state as compared to the case where the first BB to the third BB is won under the gaming state other than the RT state. You can get more medals.

  By the way, if any of the first BB to the third BB is won under a gaming state other than the RT state, the transition to the RB state after the transition to the BB state, and after the RB state ends, the next RB In each RB transition waiting state until the transition to the state, the expected value of medals that can be acquired is about −5. That is, when one of the first BB to the third BB is won in a gaming state other than the RT state, the number of medals owned by the player is decreased by about 5 in each RB transition waiting state. On the other hand, when one of the first BB to the third BB is won in the RT state, the expected value of medals that can be acquired in each of the RB transition waiting states is about four. That is, when one of the first BB to the third BB is won in the RT state, the number of medals owned by the player increases by about 4 in each RB transition waiting state.

  Next, prior to describing each control process executed by the display control device 81, the electrical configuration of the display control device 81 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The display control device 81 is a control device for driving the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, and the auxiliary display unit 65, and is equipped with a microcomputer centering on the CPU 82 that is arithmetic processing means.

  Connected to the input side of the CPU 82 are a signal latch circuit 83 that latches a control signal such as a command transmitted from the main controller 101, and a latch circuit 85 that latches a clock signal generated every 1 msec from the clock circuit 84. Has been. Further, the CPU 82 is connected to a power supply device 91 via an input port 86, and is configured to receive a power failure signal when the drive voltage is reduced to, for example, less than 10 volts.

  The CPU 82 has a ROM 87 for storing various control programs executed by the CPU 82 and fixed value data, and a work area for temporarily storing various data when executing the control program stored in the ROM 87. In addition to the RAM 88, various processing circuits and various counters are incorporated. In the RAM 88, a memory for temporarily storing various data, a lottery result storage area 88a for storing a lottery result of a combination, and rotation information for storing the rotation status of each reel 32L, 32M, 32R. A storage area 88b, an effect information storage area 88c for storing various data used when the auxiliary effect is executed, and the like are provided. As shown in FIG. 24, the effect information storage area 88c includes an effect number storage area 150, a reference position storage area 151, a continuation number storage area 152, and first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156. ing.

  An upper lamp 63, a speaker 64, and an auxiliary display unit 65 are connected to the output side of the CPU 82. The CPU 82 performs various control processes based on control signals such as various commands transmitted from the main control device 101, and executes drive control of the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, and the auxiliary display unit 65. Hereinafter, the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64, and the auxiliary display unit 65 are collectively referred to as an auxiliary effect unit.

  Subsequently, each control process executed by the CPU 82 of the display control device 81 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 82 is roughly divided into a display main process that is started when the power is turned on, a display timer interrupt process that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 1 msec), and a control from the main control device 101. There is a command interruption process activated based on the input of a signal. Here, for convenience of explanation, display timer interrupt processing and command interrupt processing will be described first, and then display main processing will be described.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart of a display timer interrupt process periodically executed by the display control device 81. Based on the clock signal generated from the clock circuit 84, the CPU 82 of the display control device 81 executes display timer interrupt processing, for example, every 1 msec.

  In the display timer interruption process, first, the next command interruption is prohibited in step S1101, and the interruption flag is read in step S1102. In step S1103, it is determined whether or not the read interrupt flag is valid. If the interrupt flag is not valid, the process is terminated. If the interrupt flag is valid, 1 is added to the interrupt timer counter in step S1104, and the interrupt flag is cleared in step S1105. Here, the interrupt timer counter is a counter for storing the number of times the display timer interrupt processing has been performed. Since the timer interrupt is generated every 1 msec, for example, after a predetermined process is performed based on the counter value. The elapsed time of can be grasped. If the interrupt flag is not valid, or after updating the value of the interrupt timer counter, the next command interrupt is permitted in step S1106, and this process ends.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing command interrupt processing. As described above, the main control device 101 transmits various commands to the display control device 81 according to the current game state, the progress of the game, and the like. The display control device 81 immediately executes command interruption processing based on the reception of the command transmitted from the main control device 101, more specifically, based on the signal input from the signal latch circuit 83.

  In the command interrupt process, the next timer interrupt is prohibited in step S1201, and it is determined in step S1202 whether or not the strobe signal is normal. The strobe signal is a signal transmitted together with the command from the main controller 101, and the CPU 82 starts command interrupt processing based on the reception of the strobe signal. If the strobe signal is normal, command data is acquired in step S1203, and it is determined whether the command data acquired in step S1204 is normal. If the command data is normal, command reception processing is performed to determine which command is received in step S1205, and the maximum number is set in the retry counter in step S1206. If the command data is not normal, the retry counter value is incremented by 1 in step S1207. On the other hand, if the strobe signal is not normal in step S1202, it is determined that there is some malfunction, and the maximum number is set in the retry counter in step S1208.

  In step S1209, it is determined whether or not the value of the retry counter is the maximum value. When the value of the retry counter is the maximum value, the command from the main control device 101 has been normally received, or there is some abnormality in the command from the main control device 101, and command interruption processing is performed for the allowable number of retries. This means that the command could not be received normally. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1210, and an interrupt flag is read. Thereafter, the value of the retry counter is cleared in step S1211, and the interrupt flag is cleared in step S1212.

  If the value of the retry counter is not the maximum value in step S1209, or if the interrupt flag is cleared in step S1212, the next timer interrupt is permitted in step S1213, and this process ends.

  If a command is received from the main controller 101 during the display timer interrupt process, this command is latched by the signal latch circuit 83, and the command interrupt process is executed immediately after the display timer interrupt process is completed. Similarly, when the display timer interrupt processing timing comes during the command interrupt processing, the clock signal is latched by the latch circuit 85, and the display timer interrupt processing is executed immediately after the command interrupt processing is completed. The That is, the slot machine 10 is configured such that multiple interrupts do not occur between the display timer interrupt process and the command interrupt process.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a display main process of the CPU 82 executed after the power is turned on. The display main process is executed when power is turned on by recovery from a power failure or by turning on the power switch 71.

  First, in step S1301, as initialization processing, the value of the stack pointer is set in the CPU 82, and an interrupt mode that permits command interrupt processing and display timer interrupt processing is set. Thereafter, a register group of the CPU 82, an I / O device, and the like are set. Make various settings for.

  When the initialization process ends, in step S1302, it is determined whether or not the system state is a voltage drop state, that is, whether or not the drive voltage has dropped to a predetermined voltage (less than 10 volts in the present embodiment). If the system state is a voltage drop state, it is determined that the power supply is shut off, and a power failure process is performed in step S1303.

  If the system state is not a voltage drop state, it is determined in step S1304 whether the value of the interrupt timer counter is zero. If the value of the interrupt timer counter is not 0, it means that the interrupt timer counter value has been updated in the display timer interrupt process described above. In such a case, the process proceeds to step S1305, and a drive data output process for outputting drive data to drive the auxiliary effect section is performed. Details of this drive data output processing will be described later.

  When the value of the interrupt timer counter is 0, or after the drive data output process is completed, whether or not a command is received from the main controller 101 in step S1306, more specifically, the command is received by the command interrupt process. Check if it is.

  If a command has been received, a received command check process is performed in step S1307. In the received command check process, it is determined which command has been received in the previous command interrupt process, and a process of determining an auxiliary effect to be performed based on the type of the received command is performed. The process performed in the received command check process includes a status command process performed based on the reception of the status command, a start command process performed based on the reception of the start command, a lottery result command process performed based on the reception of the lottery result command, and rotation. Rotation information command processing performed based on reception of information command, stop symbol command processing performed based on reception of stop symbol command, winning command processing performed based on reception of winning command, winning line performed based on reception of winning line command There is command processing. Although details will be described later, in the received command check process, the drive control content of the auxiliary effect unit, that is, the content of the auxiliary effect to be executed, is determined based on the command data received from the main control device 101.

  If no command has been received or after the received command check process has been completed, the process proceeds to step S1308 to update a random number used for determining whether or not to perform an auxiliary effect, and the process returns to step S1302.

  Here, various processes performed when determining the contents of the auxiliary effect in the received command check process of step S1307 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  First, the lottery result command processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1401, it is determined whether or not a lottery result command has been received. If it has not been received, this process is terminated. If the lottery result command is received, the process proceeds to step S1402, and the information indicated by the lottery result command, that is, the lottery result of the combination performed by the main controller 101 is stored in the lottery result storage area 88a of the RAM 88. Thereafter, in step S1403, it is determined whether or not a continuous effect, which is a kind of auxiliary effect, is being performed. When the continuous effect is not performed, the auxiliary effect setting process shown in steps S1404 to S1410 is performed.

  As auxiliary effect setting processing, first, in step S1404, a random number is acquired. In step S1405, based on the current gaming state, for example, one game effect for notifying the lottery result of the role in the game, or a continuous effect for notifying the presence / absence of BB winning after performing effects over a plurality of game times, etc. The effect lottery table for determining whether or not is selected. The effect lottery table will be briefly described. In the effect lottery table, any one of the effect number “0” indicating that the auxiliary effect is not performed and the plurality of effect numbers indicating the specific contents of the auxiliary effect, It is determined for each random value that can be acquired by the display control device 81, and the ROM 87 of the display control device 81 stores in advance an effect lottery table corresponding to each game state of the normal state, the RT state, and the BT state. . In step S1406, with reference to the selected effect lottery table and the acquired random number, it is determined whether or not the effect number corresponding to the acquired random number is not “0”, that is, whether or not the auxiliary effect is performed. When performing an auxiliary effect, it is determined in step S1407 whether or not the effect number is an effect number corresponding to a continuous effect. If the effect number is an effect number corresponding to a continuous effect, step S1408 is performed. 1 Set processing is executed.

  In the first setting process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 29, the current effect number is stored in the effect number storage area 150 of the RAM 88 in step S1501. In step S1502, the continuous effect table stored in advance in the ROM 87 is referred to.

  In the continuous effect table, as shown in FIG. 30, the effect number and the specific content of the continuous effect to be performed are uniquely associated. In the present embodiment, a first continuous effect that continues for three games and a second continuous effect that continues for two games are provided. The production number corresponding to the first continuous production includes 3 as the number of continuations, and first to fourth data as drive control data used when driving the auxiliary production unit from the game start stage to the next game start stage. Are associated with each other. The production number corresponding to the second continuous production includes 2 as the number of continuations, and first to third data as drive control data used when driving the auxiliary production unit from the game start stage to the next game start stage. Are associated with each other. Further, in the continuous effect table in the present embodiment, no effect number dedicated to BB winning and no effect number dedicated to BB non-winning are set, and the same effect number is selected regardless of the presence or absence of BB winning. It is like that. Therefore, drive control data for performing an effect suggesting BB non-winning is stored as third data in the effect number corresponding to the first continuous effect, and an effect suggesting BB winning is used as the fourth data. Drive control data for performing is stored. Similarly, in the effect number corresponding to the second continuous effect, drive control data for performing an effect suggesting BB non-winning is stored as the second data, and an effect suggesting BB winning is provided as the third data. Drive control data for performing is stored. In other words, in the continuous effect table, the first data and the second data are stored in common in the effect number corresponding to the first continuous effect when the BB is won and when the BB is not won. It can be said that the first data is commonly stored in the production number corresponding to the second continuous production.

  Further, the ROM 87 has a continuous effect table so that the number of continuous effects and the drive control data can be specified by the effect number as the row address, the number of continuations as the column address, and the first to fourth data. Is remembered.

  In step S1503, the number of continuations in the current continuous production is identified from the production number stored in the production number storage area 150 (hereinafter referred to as “stored production number”) and the number of continuations from the continuous production table. The result is stored in the continuation number storage area 152 of the RAM 88. In subsequent step S1504, the value stored in the reference position storage area 151 of the RAM 88 (hereinafter, this value is referred to as “reference value n”) is cleared. Thereafter, a data storage process is executed in step S1505, and this process ends. The data storage process is a process of storing drive control data used when driving the auxiliary effect section in the effect information storage area 88c of the RAM 88. Specifically, drive control data is specified by the stored effect number and the first data from the continuous effect table, and the specified drive control data is stored in the first data storage area 153. Subsequently, drive control data is specified by the stored effect number and the second data from the continuous effect table, and the specified drive control data is stored in the second data storage area 154. Similarly, drive control data to be stored is specified from the continuous performance table, and the specified drive control data is stored in the third to fourth data storage areas 155 to 156, respectively.

  Here, in the data storage process in the present embodiment, the address information for reading the drive control data stored in the ROM 87 is not stored in the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156, but the auxiliary effect section. The drive control data itself actually output is stored in the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156. The same applies to the number of continuations in step S1503. Whether or not the continuous effect is performed in step S1403 is determined by determining whether or not the effect number corresponding to the continuous effect is stored in the effect number storage area 150.

  Returning to the description of the lottery result command process, if it is not the effect number corresponding to the continuous effect in step S1407, the process proceeds to step S1409 to execute one game effect setting process for performing one game effect. If it is determined in step S1406 that the auxiliary effect is not performed, the process proceeds to step S1410, and a normal display setting process for performing normal display without notifying the lottery result of the combination is executed. About each of these setting processes, since the process substantially the same as a 1st setting process is performed, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted and an outline is demonstrated. The ROM 87 stores in advance a one-game effect table and a normal display table in addition to the continuous effect table. In the one-game effect setting process, drive control data and the like are stored in the effect information storage area 88c of the RAM 88 using the one-game effect table, and in the normal display setting process, the effect information storage area of the RAM 88 is used using the normal display table. The drive control data and the like are stored in 88c. Since one game effect and normal display are effects and displays that end in one game, each effect number in the one game effect table and the normal display table has 1 as the continuation number and when driving the auxiliary effect unit. Is associated with the first data as the drive control data used for.

  When it is determined in step S1403 that a continuous effect is being performed, or after the auxiliary effect setting process is performed, the process proceeds to step S1411 to determine whether or not to perform a continuous effect, more specifically, in the effect number storage area 150. It is determined whether or not an effect number corresponding to the continuous effect is stored. And when performing a continuous production | presentation, after performing a 2nd setting process in step S1412, this process is complete | finished, and when not performing a continuous production, this process is complete | finished as it is.

  Here, the second setting process will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1601, the reference value n stored in the reference position storage area 151 of the RAM 88 is updated by one. Thereafter, in step S1602, it is determined whether or not the reference value n is equal to the value stored in the maximum continuation number storage area 152 (that is, the continuation number). If the reference value n is not equal to the continuation number, the process is terminated as it is, and if it is equal, the process proceeds to step S1603. In step S1603, with reference to the lottery result storage area 88a, it is determined whether or not one of the first BB to the third BB is won. If any BB is won, the reference value n is updated by 1 in step S1604, and this process is terminated. If none of the BBs is won, the process is terminated without updating the reference value n.

  In this way, in the second setting process, whenever the lottery result command is received, that is, whenever the game is performed once, the reference value n is updated by one, and the reference value n becomes equal to the continuation number. It is determined whether or not BB is won. If any BB is won, the reference value n is further updated by one. That is, when any BB is won when the reference value n becomes equal to the number of continuations, the reference value n is updated by two in the second setting process.

  Next, state command processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1701, it is determined whether or not a status command has been received. If it has not been received, this processing ends. If a status command is received, the process advances to step S1702 to determine whether the reference value n is equal to or greater than the continuation number. If the reference value n is smaller than the continuation number, the process is terminated as it is, and if the reference value n is equal to or larger than the continuation number, it is stored in the effect number storage area 150 of the RAM 88 in step S1703. The production number is cleared, and this process ends. More specifically, when the first continuous effect is performed, the effect number is cleared if the reference value n is 3 or 4, and when the second continuous effect is performed, the reference value n is If it is 2 or 3, the production number is cleared.

  Next, the drive data output process of step S1305 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. The drive data output process is a process for outputting drive control data to drive the auxiliary effect section. That is, in the slot machine 10, command data from the main control device 101 is acquired by the command interrupt process, an auxiliary effect is set based on the command data acquired by the received command check process, and the drive data output process is performed. The auxiliary production unit is driven.

  In the drive data output process, first, in step S1801, the value of the watchdog timer for monitoring the occurrence of malfunction is reset. In step S1802, startup command check processing is performed. In the slot machine 10, when the power failure is resolved, the power recovery command is transmitted from the main control device 101 to the display control device 81. Therefore, if the power recovery command is not received within a predetermined time (within 2 seconds in this embodiment) after the power failure is resolved, the auxiliary rendering unit drive control is executed in the startup command check process to generate an error. Inform. In step S1803, device control processing is performed.

  In the device control process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 34, the reference value n stored in the reference position confirmation area 151 is confirmed in step S1901. Thereafter, in step S1902, the drive control data stored in the nth data storage area corresponding to the reference value n is output to the auxiliary effecting unit, and this process ends. By performing such processing, an auxiliary effect is performed in the auxiliary effect unit.

  FIG. 35 (a) is a diagram showing drive control data output in each game when the first continuous effect is performed, and FIG. 35 (b) is a drive output in each game when the second continuous effect is performed. It is a figure which shows control data.

  When the first game of the first continuous effect, that is, the game determined to perform the first continuous effect, until the third game, that is, the game where the first continuous effect ends is not won in any of the first to third BBs In the first game, the drive control data stored in the first data storage area 153 is output to the auxiliary effect section, and in the second game, the drive control data stored in the second data storage area 154 is output as the auxiliary effect. And the drive control data stored in the third data storage area 155 for the third game is output to the auxiliary effect unit. As described above, when any BB is not won during the first continuous performance, the drive control data stored in the fourth data storage area 156 is not used.

  When one of the first to third BBs is won between the first game and the third game of the first continuous effect, the drive control data stored in the first data storage area 153 is stored for the first game. Drive control data stored in the second data storage area 154 for the second game is output to the auxiliary effect section, and the drive control data stored in the fourth data storage area 156 for the third game. Output the data to the auxiliary effect section. As described above, when one of the BBs is won during the start of the first continuous effect or the first continuous effect, the drive control data stored in the third data storage area 155 is not used. .

  The drive control stored in the first data storage area 153 for the first game when none of the first to third BBs is won during the first to second games of the second continuous effect The data is output to the auxiliary effect unit, and the drive control data stored in the second data storage area 154 is output to the auxiliary effect unit in the second game. As described above, when no BB is won during the second continuous performance, the drive control data stored in the third data storage area 155 is not used.

  When one of the first to third BBs is won between the first game and the second game of the second continuous effect, the drive control data stored in the first data storage area 153 is stored for the first game. It outputs to an auxiliary | assistant effect part, and the drive control data stored in the 3rd data storage area 155 are output to an auxiliary | assistant effect part in the 2nd game. As described above, when any BB is won during the start of the second continuous effect or the second continuous effect, the drive control data stored in the second data storage area 154 is not used. .

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the same drive control data is output except for the last game of the continuous effect regardless of whether any BB is won or not. Note that the case where any BB is won in the game before the start of the continuous effect is the same as the case where any BB is won in the first game of the continuous effect, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  Returning to the description of the drive data output process, in step S1804, a system state change process is performed. The system state includes a voltage drop state, an initialization state, and a normal state, and the auxiliary display unit 65 is initialized according to the system state each time. In step S1805, a voltage drop check process is performed. In the voltage drop check process, the power failure signal supplied from the input port 86 is monitored, and the system state is changed from the normal state to the voltage drop state when the power failure signal is switched from the OFF state to the ON state. In step S1806, a specific time process is performed. The specific time process is a process periodically performed every predetermined specific time (10 msec in the present embodiment). For example, the output data buffer is updated by the LED data table for driving the upper lamp 63, the speaker 64 is a process for changing the volume of the musical sound output from 64.

  Here, the specific time processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S2001, a process of updating the value of the 10 msec timer counter is performed. Specifically, a process of adding the current interrupt timer counter value to the 10 msec timer counter value is performed. In the subsequent step S2002, it is determined whether or not the value of the 10 msec timer counter is 10 or more. On the other hand, when the value of the 10 msec timer counter is 10 or more, it means that the specific time has elapsed. In such a case, the value of the 10 msec timer counter is decremented by 10 in step S2003, the drive data change process shown in steps S2004 to S2008 is performed, and this process ends.

  In the drive data change process, in step S2004, an LED data change process for setting data from the LED data table to the output data buffer is performed. In step S2005, an auxiliary effect synchronization check process for synchronizing the BGM in the BB state and the LED effect is performed. In step S2006, when left unattended during BGM playback, fade-out processing is performed to decrease the volume of the BGM after 30 seconds. In step S2007, if left unattended, a demonstration start check process for starting a demonstration effect 60 seconds later is performed. In step S2008, the volume knob value is checked to perform a volume check process for changing the volume of the audio.

  Returning to the description of the drive data output process, after the specific time process is completed, a drive data switching process is performed in step S1807. The drive data switching process is a process for switching the drive control data output in the above-described device control process S1803 with the passage of time or the like except when receiving a command from the main control device 101. That is, in each of the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156, a series of drive control data for performing auxiliary effects from the start stage to the end stage of the game is stored. Therefore, in the drive data switching process, which of the series of drive control data is to be output is determined in the next device control process S1803 based on the passage of time or the like. As a result, in the device control process S1803, a series of drive control data stored in the nth data storage area is sequentially output, and the auxiliary effect unit proceeds with the auxiliary effect with time.

  After the drive data switching process, in step S1808, the value of the interrupt timer counter is cleared, and in step S1809, it is confirmed again whether or not the system state is a voltage drop state. If the system state is a voltage drop state, a power failure process is performed. If the system state is not a voltage drop state, the process is terminated.

  Here, the case where the 1st continuous production of the production number 100 is performed in the auxiliary display part 65 is demonstrated using the display mode of FIGS. FIG. 37 shows a series of display modes performed by the auxiliary display unit 65 when the drive control data stored in the first data storage area 153 is output, and FIG. 38 shows the storage in the second data storage area 154. FIG. 39 shows a series of display modes performed by the auxiliary display unit 65 when the driven drive control data is output. FIG. 39 shows the auxiliary display when the drive control data stored in the third data storage area 155 is output. FIG. 40 shows a series of display modes performed by the auxiliary display unit 65 when the drive control data stored in the fourth data storage area 156 is output. is there.

  First, a case will be described in which any of the first to third BBs is not won until the end of the first continuous effect, that is, a case where the fact that the BB has not been won is notified.

  In the first game of the first continuous effect, a series of display modes shown in FIG. 37 is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 based on the drive control data stored in the first data storage area 153. That is, when the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R start rotating in accordance with the operation of the start lever 41, as shown in FIG. 37 (a), they are mounted on the columnar wooden pieces stacked in three stages and the upper wooden piece. An image imitating the placed “7” symbol and a youth character with a mallet are displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 37 (b) to 37 (c), a display is shown in which the youth character aims at the lower piece of wood and punches out the lower piece of wood with a mallet. Then, as shown in FIG. 37 (d), an image imitating the “7” symbol is swayed on the two-stage wood pieces due to the recoil of the lower-stage wood pieces, and is displayed so as to become stable.

  In the second game of the first continuous effect, a series of display modes shown in FIG. 38 are displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 based on the drive control data stored in the second data storage area 154. That is, when the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R start to rotate in accordance with the operation of the start lever 41, as shown in FIG. 38 (a), a cylindrical shape that is stacked in two stages so as to continue from the first game. A piece of wood, an image imitating the “7” symbol placed on the piece of wood in the upper stage, and a youth character with a mallet are displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 38 (b) to 38 (c), it is displayed that the youth character aims at the lower piece of wood and punches out the lower piece of wood with a mallet. Then, as shown in FIG. 38 (d), an image imitating the “7” symbol is swayed on the single-stage wooden piece due to the reaction of the lower-stage wooden piece being punched out, and is displayed in a manner that eventually stabilizes.

  In the third game of the first continuous effect, a series of display modes shown in FIG. That is, when the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R start to rotate in accordance with the operation of the start lever 41, as shown in FIG. 39 (a), the cylindrical shapes stacked in a row so as to continue from the second game. A piece of wood, an image imitating the “7” symbol placed on the piece of wood in the upper stage, and a youth character with a mallet are displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 39 (b) to 39 (c), it is displayed that the youth character aims at the lower piece of wood and punches the lower piece of wood with a mallet. Then, as shown in FIG. 39 (d), it is displayed that the image imitating the “7” symbol falls on the ground due to the recoil of the piece of wood that has been punched out and cannot land safely and falls down, disappointing the youth character. Notify that BB has not been won while posing.

  Next, a case where one of the first to third BBs is won before the first continuous effect is finished, that is, a case where a notification that BB is won is notified.

  In the 1st game and the 2nd game of the 1st continuous production, since a series of display modes shown in Drawing 37 and Drawing 38 mentioned above are displayed on auxiliary display part 65, explanation is omitted.

  In the third game of the first continuous effect, a series of display modes shown in FIG. 40 are displayed on the auxiliary display unit 65 based on the drive control data stored in the fourth data storage area 159. That is, when the reels 32L, 32M, and 32R start to rotate in accordance with the operation of the start lever 41, as shown in FIG. 40 (a), the cylindrical shapes stacked in a row so as to continue from the second game. A piece of wood, an image imitating the “7” symbol placed on the piece of wood in the upper stage, and a youth character with a mallet are displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 40 (b) to 40 (c), it is displayed that the youth character aims at the lower piece of wood and punches out the lower piece of wood with a mallet. Then, as shown in FIG. 40 (d), the image imitating the “7” symbol falls on the ground due to the recoil of the piece of wood, but it appears to land safely, while the youth character makes a guts pose. Notify that BB is won.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  Whether to win one of the first to third BBs when the reference value n is equal to the number of continuations, that is, when it is the last game to execute the continuous production, It was set as the structure which determines whether or not. Then, if any BB is won, an effect that informs that BB is won is executed, and if any BB is not won, an effect that informs that BB is not won. Was configured to execute. With this configuration, no BB is won in the first game of continuous production, and even if any BB is won during continuous production, It is possible to execute an effect that informs that BB is won in the last game.

  When it becomes the last game which performs a continuous production, it was set as the structure which determines whether any of the 1st-3rd BB is won. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to shorten the processing time when executing the continuous performance. Although it is possible to determine every game whether or not one of the first to third BBs is won, in this configuration, the processing time required for the second setting process in each game except the last game Will be longer.

  When executing a continuous effect, the first to fourth data or the first to third data corresponding to the effect number of the continuous effect table are stored in the effect information storage area 88c of the RAM 88. In other words, when executing the first continuous effect, the first and second data for executing the effect in the previous stage for informing the presence / absence of the BB winning and the effect for notifying the BB non-winning are performed. 3 data and the 4th data for performing the effect which notifies BB winning are stored in the 1st-4th data storage areas 153-156, and when performing the 2nd continuous effect, BB winning 1st data for performing the effect of the previous stage which alert | reports the presence or absence, 2nd data for performing the effect which alert | reports BB non-winning, 3rd data for performing the effect which alert | reports BB winning, Are stored in the first to third data storage areas 153 to 155. Thus, by setting it as the structure which stores the data for performing the effect which alert | reports BB winning, and the data for performing the effect which alert | reports BB non-winning together in the effect information storage area 88c, Even when the BB winning is made during the continuous production, the BB winning is notified without changing the drive control data stored in the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156 of the RAM 88. An effect can be executed. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the processing time related to the continuous performance.

  Each production number in the continuous production table stores drive control data for notifying BB winning and drive control data for notifying BB non-winning. By adopting such a configuration, it becomes possible to commonly store drive control data for executing effects in the game before informing the presence / absence of BB winning. As a result, the amount of data stored in advance in the ROM 87 can be reduced.

  In the data storage process S1505 in the first setting process, the address information for reading the drive control data stored in the ROM 87 is not stored in the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156 but is actually stored in the auxiliary effect section. The drive control data itself to be output to is stored in the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156. With this configuration, in the device control process, the auxiliary effect unit can be controlled using the drive control data stored in the effect information storage area 88c of the RAM 88 without accessing the ROM 87. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the processing time when executing the auxiliary effect.

  As in the present embodiment, in the case of storing the drive control data that may not be used in addition to the drive control data that is actually used in the data storage process S1505, only the drive control data that is actually used is stored. The processing time is longer than that of the configuration to be performed. Therefore, the ROM 87 stores a continuous effect table so that continuous effect drive control data can be specified by the effect number as the row address and the first to fourth data as the column address. With this configuration, it is possible to shorten the processing time required for the data storage process S1505. For example, a drive control data table in which a correspondence relationship between predetermined address information and drive control data is stored is stored in the ROM 87 in advance, and a continuous effect table is stored in the predetermined address information by the effect number and the first to fourth data. It is also possible to adopt a configuration that can specify. However, in such a configuration, when the drive control data is stored in each of the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156 in the data storage process S1505, the drive control data is further added after referring to the continuous effect table. This is because it is necessary to refer to the table, and a long processing time is required.

  In the state command process, the production number is cleared when the reference value n becomes equal to or greater than the continuation number. In other words, the reference value n is used to determine whether or not the continuous production has ended. The process of updating the reference value n is a process necessary for specifying drive control data to be output in the device control process. Therefore, by determining whether or not the continuous effect has ended using the reference value n, for example, processing for grasping the number of games performed after the start of the continuous effect becomes unnecessary, and the continuous effect is It is possible to simplify the processing program to be performed.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (1) In the above-described embodiment, the first continuous effect that continues for three games and the second continuous effect that continues for two games are used. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. It is good also as a structure provided with an effect, and it is good also as a structure provided with the continuous effect which continues 6 games or more.

  (2) In the above-described embodiment, the continuous effect for notifying the presence / absence of the BB winning is configured to include two types of continuous effects that are roughly divided and have different numbers of continuations, but may be configured to include only one type. Moreover, although it was set as the structure provided with multiple things with different production contents also in each continuous production, it is good also as a structure provided with only one type.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, the auxiliary effect includes a single game effect and a continuous effect. Needless to say, the auxiliary effect may include only a continuous effect.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the continuous effect table is stored in the ROM 87 so that the drive control data of the continuous effect can be specified by the effect number as the row address and the first to fourth data as the column address. However, a drive control data table in which the correspondence between predetermined address information and drive control data is stored in advance in the ROM 87, and a continuous production table is stored in the predetermined address by the production number and the first to fourth data. It is good also as a structure which can specify information. Even in such a configuration, if the drive control data is stored in the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156 of the RAM 88, the RAM 88 can be accessed without accessing the ROM 87 after executing the data storage processing. The auxiliary effect section can be controlled using the drive control data stored in the effect information storage area 88c. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the processing time when executing the auxiliary effect.

  (5) In the above embodiment, the drive control data is stored in the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156 of the RAM 88 in the data storage process. However, this configuration is changed. That is, the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156 of the RAM 88 are configured to store information for specifying the position where the corresponding drive control data of the ROM 87 is stored. Even in the case of such a configuration, by executing the second setting process, it is possible to execute a continuous effect for notifying the BB winner when the BB winner is achieved while the continuous effect is being executed. It becomes.

  (6) In the above-described embodiment, the reference value n is updated by 1 in steps S1601 and S1604 of the second setting process. This is an example in which continuous storage areas such as first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156 are assigned to the effect information storage area 88c of the RAM 88.

  For example, if a storage area separated by two, such as the first, third, fifth, and seventh data storage areas, is assigned to the effect information storage area 88c of the RAM 88, step S1601 of the second setting process. In step S1604, the reference value n needs to be updated by 2. Similarly, the first, third, fifth, and eighth data storage areas are allocated to the effect information storage area 88c of the RAM 88, and drive control data for informing the BB winning is stored in the eighth data storage area. If there is, it is necessary to update the reference value n by 2 in step S1601 of the second setting process and to update the reference value n by 3 in step S1604.

  (7) In the above embodiment, the reference value n is changed in the second setting process. However, the address information of the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156 is stored in the reference position storage area 151, and A configuration may be used in which the address information is changed.

  (8) In the above embodiment, it is configured to determine whether or not the continuous effect has ended using the reference value n stored in the reference position storage area 151, but the number of games since the start of the continuous effect It is good also as a structure which provides the counter which counts and determines whether the continuous production was complete | finished using the value of the said counter. However, in order to simplify the processing configuration, it is preferable to use the reference value n to determine whether or not the continuous production has ended.

  (9) In the second setting process in the above embodiment, the reference value n is changed to a value obtained by adding 1 in steps S1601 and S1604. However, the reference value n may be changed to a value obtained by subtracting 1 from the reference value n. good. In such a configuration, the first to fourth data of the continuous performance table are stored in the fourth to first data storage areas 156 to 153 of the RAM 88, and the initial value of the reference value n is set to 4 instead of 0. good. Even if it is the case where it is the said structure, it can anticipate having the effect similar to the said embodiment.

  (10) In the embodiment described above, by storing the drive control data for notifying BB winning and the drive control data for notifying BB non-winning in each effect number of the continuous effect table. The drive control data for executing the effects in the game is stored in common, but the configuration is changed. That is, it is set as the structure which memorize | stores the drive control data for alert | reporting BB winning, and the drive control data for alert | reporting BB non-winning in a different production number. Even in such a configuration, it is determined whether or not BB is won in the last game of the continuous effect. If BB is won, the drive stored in the third data storage area 155 of the RAM 88 is determined. If it is set as the structure which changes control data, when it becomes BB winning while performing a continuous production, it becomes possible to perform the production which alert | reports BB winning.

  (11) In the above embodiment, for example, when executing the first continuous effect, the drive control data for executing the effect of the first game is stored in the first data storage area 153, and the effect of the second game is stored. Is stored in the second data storage area 154, the drive control data for notifying the BB non-win is stored in the third data storage area 155, and the drive control for notifying the BB win is stored. Although the data is stored in the fourth data storage area 156, the configuration is changed.

  That is, the first continuous effect is an effect of continuing four games at the maximum, and a fifth data storage area is assigned to the RAM 88 in addition to the first to fourth data storage areas. Then, drive control data for executing the effect of the first game is stored in the first data storage area, drive control data for executing the effect of the second game is stored in the second data storage area, and BB non- Drive control data for notifying the winner is stored in the third data storage area, drive control data for performing normal display is stored in the fourth data storage area, and drive control data for notifying the BB winner is stored in the second data storage area. 5 Store in the data storage area. In the second setting process, when the reference value n becomes 4 in step S1602, the process after step S1603 is executed. With such a configuration, it is possible to achieve the same operational effects as in the above-described embodiment and to execute a so-called reverse rotation effect.

  (12) In the above embodiment, the auxiliary effect setting process is executed regardless of the lottery result of the combination. However, when any BB is won, a continuous effect or one game effect is always executed. When no BB is won, it may be configured to determine whether or not to execute the auxiliary effect based on the random number acquired by the display control device 81.

  (13) In the above embodiment, the data storage process is executed in the game determined to execute the continuous effect, and the drive control data is stored in the first to fourth data storage areas 153 to 156. To change. For example, in a game determined to execute a continuous effect (that is, the first game), the drive control data is stored in the first data storage area 153, and the second game is started after the game ends. Drive control data is stored in the second to fourth data storage areas 154 to 156. Or it is good also as a structure which stores drive control data in the 1st-4th data storage areas 153-156 in the remaining time after performing each process, such as a device control process.

  (14) In the above embodiment, when it is the last game to execute the continuous performance, it is configured to determine whether or not one of the first to third BBs is won. In addition to this, In the previous game, it may be configured to determine whether any BB is won.

  (15) In the above embodiment, it is determined whether or not a start command is generated after three medals are bet. However, the start command is also issued after one bet or two bets. It goes without saying that it may be configured to determine whether or not it has occurred. However, in the case of such a configuration, it is necessary to store a lottery table corresponding to the betting situation in advance.

  (16) In the above embodiment, as a privilege to be granted, in addition to the privilege that the gaming state shifts and the privilege of replaying, it is configured to include the privilege to pay out medals, but is limited to this configuration Instead, any configuration may be used as long as the player is given some kind of privilege. For example, a configuration in which a prize other than a medal is paid out instead of a medal to pay out a medal may be used. Further, in a slot machine that does not have an actual medal insertion or medal payout function and manages credits owned by a player, an increase in credited medals corresponds to provision of a privilege.

  (17) In the above embodiment, a slot machine having three reels arranged in parallel and having five lines as effective lines has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, five reels arranged in parallel It may be a slot machine provided or a slot machine having seven effective lines.

  (18) In the above embodiment, a so-called A type slot machine has been described. However, a B type, a C type, a combined type of A type and C type, a combined type of B type and C type, and further a CT game are provided. The present invention may be applied to any type of slot machine such as the above type, and it is clear that the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained in any case. In addition, examples of bonus winning in each type include BB winning, RB winning, SB winning, CT winning and the like.

  (19) In the above embodiment, an example in which the slot machine 10 is embodied is shown, but the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine of a type in which a slot machine and a pachinko machine are fused. That is, in the slot machine, instead of the medal insertion and medal payout functions, a gaming machine having a ball insertion and ball payout function such as a pachinko machine may be used.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Slot machine as a gaming machine, 32 ... Constructing circulation display means and reel as a circulating body, 41 ... Start lever as start operation means or start operation means, 42 to 44 ... Stop switch as stop operation means, 56... First credit insertion switch as start operation means or input operation means, 57... Second credit insertion switch as start operation means or input operation means, 58... Third credit insertion switch as start operation means or input operation means 63 ... Upper lamp constituting the continuous effect executing means, 64 ... Speaker constituting the continuous effect executing means, 65 ... Auxiliary display part constituting the continuous effect executing means, 81 ... Display constituting the execution determining means, the control means, etc. Control device, 82... CPU, 87... ROM as storage means and collective effect information storage means, 88. RAM as information storage means, 101... Main control device as main control board, 102... CPU constituting various control means such as lottery means and main control means, 151... Reference position storage area as specific information storage means, 152 ... continuation number storage area as number information storage means, 153 to 160 ... first to eighth data storage areas constituting information storage means.

Claims (1)

Lottery means for lottery drawing,
A privilege granting means for granting a privilege when the lottery result of the role is a special role winning and the special pattern stops at a predetermined effective position;
In the gaming machine provided with reservation means for holding and storing the special role winning until the special picture stops at the effective position, when the lottery result of the role is the special role winning,
Continuous production execution means capable of executing a continuous production that executes a second production that suggests whether or not the special role has been won in the next game round in which the first production has been executed;
Control means for controlling the continuous production execution means;
Execution determining means for determining whether to execute the continuous performance;
Information storage means for storing information used when the control means controls the continuous performance execution means;
The information storage means includes
First effect information for executing the first effect, winning second effect information for executing the winning second effect suggesting that the special role is won as the second effect, and the second Collective effect information storage means for preliminarily storing collective effect information including at least non-winning second effect information for executing the non-winning second effect suggesting that the special role is not won as two effects ,
The control means includes
Determining means for determining whether or not the special combination is won based on the execution determining means determining to execute the continuous performance;
When the first effect ends, second effect selection means for selecting one of the winning second effect and the non-winning second effect based on the determination result of the determining means;
Specific information storage means for storing specific information for specifying the position where the effect information used among the effect information stored in the information storage means when executing the continuous effect is stored;
When the determination result of the determination means is a determination result that the special role is won, the second effect selection means stores the specific information stored in the specific information storage means as the storage of the winning second effect information. If the determination result of the determination means is a determination result that is not won for the special role, the specific information stored in the specific information storage means is changed to the non-specific information. Change to specific information to specify the stored location of the winning second effect information,
When the specific information stored in the specific information storage means is specific information for specifying the position where the winning second effect information is stored, or the position where the non-winning second effect information is stored When it is the specific information for specifying, it comprises an end determination means for determining that the continuous effect has ended when the continuous effect executing means is controlled based on the effect information specified by the specific information. A gaming machine.

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