JP2015163118A5 - - Google Patents

Description

Slot machine

  The present invention relates to a slot machine in which a game result is determined by a combination of symbols displayed when a plurality of rotating reels are stopped.

  Conventionally, slot machines are widely known as one of gaming machines. In this type of slot machine, when a player inserts a prescribed number of game media such as medals and game balls, the start switch operation becomes effective, and when the player operates the start switch in this state, a lottery drawing is performed. A plurality of reels each having a plurality of symbols drawn thereon start to rotate. When the rotation speed of the reel reaches a certain speed, the operation of the stop switch provided for each reel becomes effective, and when the player operates the stop switch, the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch is activated. Stop control is performed.

  That is, when any combination is won in the combination lottery, reel stop control (retraction) within a predetermined range (for example, a range of 4 sliding frames) so that the symbol combinations corresponding to the combination are aligned on the effective line. Control). On the other hand, when the result of the winning combination lottery is lost, reel stop control (kicking control) is performed so that a symbol combination corresponding to any combination is not aligned on the effective line. If all the reels stop and a symbol combination corresponding to any combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, it means that the combination has won a prize, and a privilege corresponding to the winning combination is given to the player. The

  This type of gaming machine performs various effects in order to improve the interest of the game. For example, the slot machine described in Patent Document 1 produces an effect that a stop switch reception sound is generated when a stop switch is operated by a player, and a reel stop sound is generated when the reel stops. Yes.

JP 09-0299548 A

An object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine that can efficiently read out the driving state of reels with respect to all reels with a simpler program content .

In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention includes a plurality of reels with symbols ,
Storage means capable of storing at least specific information indicating a state of the reel and driving information of the reel;
Main control means for controlling the progress of the game ,
The storage means stores the specific information at predetermined address intervals, respectively.
The main control means includes
By repeating a predetermined process until a predetermined end condition is satisfied, driving information of a plurality of reels can be stored in the storage unit,
The predetermined process includes
Calculation processing for calculating an address at which the specific information of the reel to be controlled is stored by a predetermined calculation using at least a specific address and numerical data corresponding to the predetermined address interval;
A read process for reading drive state information of the reel to be controlled from the address calculated by the calculation process;
A storage process for storing drive information of the reel to be controlled in the storage unit based on at least the specific information read by the read process,
The main control means can output a control signal based on the drive information stored in the storage means,
When it is determined that a specific abnormality has occurred in a predetermined reel in a situation where a plurality of reels have reached a constant speed, re-acceleration processing for allowing the predetermined reel to reach a constant speed can be executed. It is characterized by that.

As described above, according to the slot machine of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently read out the reel driving state for all the reels with a simpler program content .

It is a front view showing the appearance of the slot machine according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the symbol arrangement | sequence of each reel with which the slot machine is provided. It is a functional block diagram regarding the function of the slot machine. It is an explanatory view for explaining a symbol combination of a combination predetermined for the slot machine and a payout number of medals corresponding to the combination. It is an explanatory view for explaining a symbol combination of a combination predetermined for the slot machine and a payout number of medals corresponding to the combination. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a response | compatibility with the lottery object in the role lottery of the slot machine, and the operating condition device. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the lottery table which defined the winning probability of each lottery object in the lottery of the slot machine. It is a state transition diagram showing a role lottery state relating to the winning probability of each lottery object in the slot lottery of the slot machine and a transition condition between each lottery state. FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the relationship between the order of operated stop switches and the displayed symbol combination in each pseudo game effect executed in the slot machine. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a pattern for exciting each phase of a motor that rotationally drives a reel of the slot machine and contents of data associated with each pattern. FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a correspondence between a change in the rotation speed of the reel and a driving state of the reel in a game performed in the slot machine. It is an explanatory view for explaining the contents of motor drive control performed during the acceleration of the reel in the slot machine. It is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the reel effect state in the slot machine and the transition conditions. FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram for explaining changes in values of various counters that are referred to when controlling the transition between reel rendering states of the slot machine. It is an explanatory view for explaining main ones of commands transmitted from the main control means to the sub control means of the slot machine. It is an explanatory view for explaining main ones of commands transmitted from the main control means to the sub control means of the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a part of content of the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage device provided in the inside of the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a part of content of the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage device provided in the inside of the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a part of content of the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage device provided in the inside of the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a part of content of the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage device provided in the inside of the slot machine. It is a state transition diagram which shows each production | presentation state in the sub-control means of the slot machine, and the transition direction between each production | presentation state. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the game progress main process performed in order to control the progress of a game in the main control means of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the start switch check process performed within the game progress main process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the start switch reception process performed within the start switch check process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the game progress management process performed within the game progress main process which the main control means of the slot machine which concerns on this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the game effect start process performed within the game progress management process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the reel stop management process performed within the game progress management process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the reel rotation start process performed within the reel stop management process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the reel stop reception check process performed within the reel stop management process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the stop switch reception process performed within the reel stop reception check process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the symbol combination control process performed within the reel stop reception check process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the interruption impossible control command set process performed within the symbol combination control process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the control command set process performed within the same interruption impossible control command set process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the designation | designated address data set process performed within the reel control data address set process. 4 is a flowchart showing the contents of timer interrupt processing executed by the main control means of the slot machine according to the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the reel drive management process performed within the timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the reel control data address set process performed within the reel drive management process. 4 is a flowchart showing the contents of a reel drive control process executed in a reel drive management process in a timer interrupt process performed by the main control means of the slot machine according to the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the reel drive control processing. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the fluctuation | variation management process performed within the reel drive control process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the reel drive pulse data acquisition process performed within the fluctuation fluctuation management process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the reel drive pulse set process performed within the shaking fluctuation management process. 4 is a flowchart showing the contents of a control command transmission process executed in a timer interrupt process performed by the main control means of the slot machine according to the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the sub main routine process performed in order to perform control regarding various effects and alerting | reporting in the sub control means of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the normal process performed when the production state in the sub-control means of the slot machine is normal. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the normal warning process performed in the process in which the production | presentation state in the sub-control means shifts from normal to BB or AT. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the red BB preparation process performed when the production | presentation state in the sub control means transfers to BB. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the white BB preparation process performed when the production state in the sub control means transfers to BB. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the process in AT performed when the production state in the sub-control means is in AT. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the BB precursor process during AT performed when the production state in the sub-control means shifts from AT to BB. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the process during BB performed when the production state in the sub control means is in BB. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the process during BB performed when the production | presentation state in BB is complete | finished in the sub control means. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the press order alerting | reporting process performed when alerting | reporting the pushing order of the stop switch from which the advantageous game result is obtained in the same sub-control means. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the penalty process for controlling the penalty imposed on a player according to the pressing order of a stop switch in the sub control means. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the penalty sound generation process for controlling the penalty sound which generate | occur | produces when the stop switch is operated by the pressing order used as the object of a penalty in the sub control means.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, unless otherwise specified, numbers enclosed in square brackets indicate decimal numbers, and English letters consisting of any of 0 to 9 and A to F with “H” at the end. The numbers indicate numerical values expressed in hexadecimal. However, the letter “H” is omitted from a 4-digit hexadecimal number indicating a control command and a RAM address, which will be described later. A numerical value consisting of 0 or 1 with “B” at the end indicates a numerical value expressed in binary.

[Description of housing structure]
An appearance of a slot machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 10. In FIG. 1, a front panel 20 is provided on the front surface of the casing of the slot machine 10. A display window 22 is formed substantially at the center of the front panel 20 and is printed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the three reels 40L, 40C, and 40R that are rotatably provided inside the slot machine 10. Can be visually recognized. The reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are installed such that the rotation axes are aligned on the same straight line in the horizontal direction. Each reel has a ring shape, and a strip-shaped reel tape on which one symbol is printed is affixed to 20 equally divided symbol regions on the outer peripheral surface thereof. When the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, three symbols that are continuous along the rotation direction of each reel out of the twenty symbols printed on each reel are visible from the display window 22. It has become. In other words, 3 [symbol] × 3 [reel] = 9 symbols in total are stopped and displayed on the display window 22. Here, among the three consecutive symbols displayed when the reels 40L, 40C and 40R are stopped, the position where the uppermost symbol is stopped and displayed (also referred to as the stop display position) is the upper U, The position where the symbol is stopped and displayed is called the middle M, and the position where the lowermost symbol is stopped and displayed is called the lower D.

  The display window 22 has a single winning line L that crosses each middle stage M of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R. The winning line L is a line that serves as a reference when determining whether or not a combination of symbols corresponding to a plurality of types of predetermined combinations (described later) is stopped and displayed. That is, when the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, the combination of the three symbols arranged side by side stopped and displayed at the stop display position (the middle stage M of each reel) through which the winning line L passes serves as one of the roles. If it corresponds, the role has won. In the following, when it is described simply that “the symbol combination is stopped and displayed” or “the symbol (or symbol combination) is ready”, the symbol combination is stopped and displayed along the winning line L. Means.

  In addition to the display window 22, the front panel 20 is provided with various lamps and a display for notifying the player of various information regarding the game. Below the display window 22, bet number (betting number) display lamps 26 a, 26 b, 26 c, a credit number display 27, and an acquired number display 28 are provided in order from the left in FIG. 1. The bet number display lamps 26a, 26b, and 26c display the number of medals bet on one game. Here, when one medal is bet, only the bet number display lamp 26a is lit, and when two medals are bet, the bet number display lamps 26a and 26b are lit and three medals are bet. And the bet number display lamps 26a, 26b, and 26c are turned on.

  A medal to bet to play a game in the slot machine 10 is a kind of game medium. The game medium is not limited to a medal, but a game ball (so-called pachinko ball), a magnetic card, a non-contact IC card or an IC chip. Value information capable of playing a game recorded on a recording medium such as a built-in coin may be used. In the slot machine 10, when three medals are bet, one game can be performed, and the winning line L is an effective line. The credit amount display 27 is a two-digit 7-segment display and is credited (stored) in the slot machine 10 (more specifically, stored in a RAM in the main control means 100 described later). Displays the number of medals. Here, in the present embodiment, the upper limit number of medals that can be credited is 50. The acquired number display 28 is a 2-digit 7-segment display, and displays the number of medals to be paid out to the player according to the game result.

  On the lower side of the front panel 20 described above, there is provided an operation panel 30 that is formed substantially horizontally over the entire width of the slot machine 10 and protrudes toward the player. A medal insertion slot 32 for inserting medals into the slot machine 10 is provided on the upper right side of the operation panel 30. Further, a medal sensor (passage sensor) is provided in the slot machine 10 (specifically, a selector for selecting medals), and when a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 32 is detected, it will be described later. The medal detection signal is output to the main control means 100. Thereby, the main control means 100 can recognize the number of inserted medals by counting the number of times the medal detection signal is output.

  Further, a 1-bet switch 34 and a maximum bet switch 35 for betting credited medals on the slot machine 10 are provided on the upper left side of the operation panel 30. Each time the 1-bet switch 34 is operated, only one of the credited medals is bet as a game betting target. The maximum bet switch 35 bets the maximum number (specified number) of medals that can be bet in the current game among the credited medals as a target for betting on the game. Here, in the slot machine 10, the prescribed number in the MB game described later is two, and the prescribed number in the game (normal game) that is not the MB game is three. Further, when a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 32 in a state where medals are bet up to the prescribed number, the inserted medal is stored in the credit. When a prescribed number of medals are bet and a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 32 in a state where the number stored in the credit reaches the upper limit value, the medal is received from a medal payout opening 60 described later. Return to 61.

  A start switch 36 is tiltably provided on the front left side of the operation panel 30. The start switch 36 is activated when the player bets a predetermined number of medals on the slot machine 10. When a re-gamer, which will be described later in the game, wins, even if no medals are betted, the bet number display lamps 26a, 26b, 26c are lit for a specified number and the start switch 36 for performing the next game. The operation of becomes effective. When the player tilts the start switch 36 in this state, the three reels 40L, 40C, and 40R described above start to rotate. As a result, the symbols printed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are changed (scrolled) from the top to the bottom in the display window 22 as a general rule. During the performance, the symbol may be displayed in a variable manner from the bottom to the top.

  Three stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are provided at the center of the front surface of the operation panel 30. Here, the stop switches 37L, 37C and 37R are so-called self-illuminated push button switches, and have a structure in which the light emission color can be changed while the portion of the push button emits light. Here, when the operation of each stop switch is disabled, the push button portion of each stop switch is emitted in red, and when the operation is activated, it is emitted in blue. The stop switches 37L, 37C and 37R are provided on condition that the rotation speeds of the three reels 40L, 40C and 40R have reached a predetermined steady rotation speed (for example, 80 rotations / minute, also simply referred to as “constant speed”). The player's operation becomes valid (a state in which it can be accepted). It should be noted that while the player's operation on the stop switch is invalid (not accepted), the stop switch may be turned off instead of emitting red light.

  The left stop switch 37L corresponds to the left reel 40L, the middle stop switch 37C corresponds to the middle reel 40C, and the right stop switch 37R corresponds to the right reel 40R. That is, when the left stop switch 37L is pushed during the game, the reel stop control of the left reel 40L is performed in the game to stop the rotation, and when the middle stop switch 37C is pushed, the middle reel When the 40C reel stop control is performed to stop the rotation and the right stop switch 37R is pushed, the reel stop control of the right reel 40R is performed to stop the rotation. In the following, the operation of the first stop switch after all reels have started to rotate is referred to as a first stop operation, the second operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last operation is referred to as a third stop operation. When the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, the center positions of the three symbol areas that are stopped and displayed on the display window 22 among the twenty symbol areas set on the outer peripheral surface of each reel are displayed in the display window 22. Is controlled so as to coincide with the center positions of the upper stage U, the middle stage M, and the lower stage D set to. Here, the position where the center position of the symbol area coincides with the center position of the stop display position is referred to as a fixed position.

  A settlement switch 33 is provided on the left side of the operation panel 30. When operated within the bet acceptance period of medals, all bets and medals that have been betted are paid back, and a credit number indicator The value displayed in 27 is “0”. Here, the medal bet acceptance period is, for example, after all reels stop (when medals are paid out, after the medals are paid out), a prescribed number of medals are bet and the start switch 36 Until the operation becomes valid. When the settlement switch 33 described above is operated once, both the bet medals and the credited medals are paid back. For example, when there is a bet medals, the settlement switch 33 is operated. If the medals have been betted, only the medals that have been betted will be refunded, and if the settlement switch 33 is operated in this state (the state in which no medals are bet), all credited medals will be paid out. Also good. Also, if the replaying player wins in one game and the checkout switch 33 is operated when the next game is replayed, only the credited medal is paid back and the replay is executed as it is It should be possible.

  A lower panel 50 on which a model name of the slot machine 10 and characters adopted as a motif are drawn is arranged below the operation panel 30. A medal payout opening 60 for paying out medals to the player is provided at a substantially lower center of the lower panel 50. For example, when the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, if a combination of three symbols stopped and displayed along the winning line L corresponds to a small role, the medal payout installed in the slot machine 10 The device is activated and the number of medals corresponding to the small combination is stored or paid out in the credit. Further, when the settlement switch 33 is operated in a state where medals are credited, the credited medals are paid out. The medals paid out from the medal payout opening 60 are stored in the tray 61. On the right side and the left side of the medal payout opening 60, sound transmission holes 62R and 62L are provided for allowing sounds emitted from speakers 64R and 64L (described later) housed inside the slot machine 10 to pass outside. Yes.

  A display device 70 composed of a liquid crystal display panel is provided above the front panel 20. The display device 70 is not limited to the liquid crystal display panel described above, and any other display device can be used as long as the player can visually recognize image information and text information during the game. This display device 70 displays a game history, an effect image displayed during the game, an effect image for notifying the result of the role lottery and the operation mode of the stop switch (operation timing or operation order, etc.), slot It is possible to display an effect image or the like in accordance with the progress of the game inherent to the machine (medal bet → operation of start switch 36 → reel rotation → operation of stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R → all reel rotation stop). Above the display device 70, the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R stop and flash in a predetermined pattern depending on when a winning combination is won or when a medal is easily paid out by a game. An upper effect lamp 72 is provided.

[Description of symbol and symbol arrangement]
Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the arrangement of symbols printed on the reel tape attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 40L, 40C and 40R will be described. As shown in FIG. 2A, 20 symbols are printed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R. Each symbol is divided into 20 equal parts in the longitudinal direction of the reel tape. One symbol is printed in each symbol area. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2B, the types of symbols displayed in each symbol area are “red seven” symbol, “white seven A” symbol, and “white seven symbol” in which the numeral 7 is represented in red and white. “B” design, “Bar” design with the letters “BAR”, “Replay” design with light blue plum motif, “Bell” design with yellow bell motif, “Cherry” with red cherry motif There are “A” design and “Cherry B” design, “Watermelon” design with green watermelon as a motif, and “Tree” design in which large trees are drawn in a light gray inconspicuous color. The “Cherry A” symbol and the “Cherry B” symbol have different leaf orientations.

  In addition, symbol numbers “0” to “19” are determined in advance in each symbol region of the reel tape attached to each of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R, as shown in FIG. A symbol type code corresponding to the symbol number is stored in the ROM of the main control means 100. The slot machine 10 recognizes the symbols displayed at the respective stop display positions (upper U, middle M, lower D) of the display window 22, and performs reel stop control described later. Referenced when doing. Hereinafter, the symbol number and the type code are collectively referred to as symbol identification information. Each reel tape shown in FIG. 2A shows a state where the symbol numbers “0” and “1” are separated and deployed, and each reel tape is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the reels 40L, 40C and 40R. Means that the symbols of symbol numbers “0” and “1” are continuous.

[Description of control means]
Next, control means for controlling the slot machine 10 will be described with reference to a functional block diagram shown in FIG. The control means of the slot machine 10 includes a main control means 100 that controls the progress of the game and a sub-control means 200 that controls the effect of the game. The main control means 100 performs control to advance the game in accordance with the player's operation, and the sub-control means 200 performs effects and various information executed with the game based on the information transmitted from the main control means 100. The control which alert | reports is performed. Note that transmission of information exchanged between the main control unit 100 and the sub control unit 200 is limited to one direction from the main control unit 100 to the sub control unit 200, and some information is transmitted from the sub control unit 200. There is no direct transmission to the main control means 100.

≪Description of main control means≫
<Main control means and peripheral hardware configuration>
The main control unit 100 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / O port, a random number generation unit (random number circuit), and a timer count unit (timer circuit) configured in one chip. The main control means 100 is also called a main control board, and a circuit for realizing the functions of the main control board 100 is formed on a single board. The CPU described above includes an accumulator (A register) for performing an operation, a plurality of general-purpose registers (B register, C register, D register, E register, H register, and L register), and a flag register. Each of these registers is composed of 1 byte (8 bits). Of the general-purpose registers, the B and C registers, the D and E registers, and the H and L registers can be used as a pair of 16-bit (2-byte) registers, respectively. When two general purpose registers are used in pairs, two alphabets representing each register are described together. For example, when an H register and an L register are used as a pair, they are expressed as an HL register.

  The flag register is a flag in which each bit indicates a state related to the calculation result by the CPU. The flag register of the present embodiment includes a carry flag, a zero flag, and a second zero flag. Here, the carry flag is a flag that becomes “1” when a carry occurs when an operation (addition) is performed. The zero flag is a flag that becomes “1” when the calculation result becomes “0”. The second zero flag is a flag that becomes “1” when the zero flag becomes “0” and when a predetermined operation (LD instruction) is performed. In this embodiment, when 1-byte (8-bit) data is represented by a binary numerical value, an 8-digit number consisting of “0” or “1” is enclosed in [] and written at the end. “B” given to is omitted.

  The I / O port exchanges signals with the operation means 300, the motor drive circuit 44, the hopper drive circuit 80, etc., and the timer count means interrupts based on the count value of the clock signal for operating the CPU or the like. A request signal is generated, and the random number generation means generates a random number used when performing various lotteries. The main control means 100 includes an operation means 300, a game information display means 400, a motor drive circuit 44, an index sensor (also referred to as “reel sensor”) 46, a hopper drive circuit 80, a medal payout device 82, an external The concentrated terminal board 84 is electrically connected.

  The operation means 300 includes a rotation operation detection means 310 including the start switch 36 shown in FIG. 1, a stop operation detection means 320 including three stop switches 37L, 37C and 37R, a 1-bet switch 34 and a maximum bet switch 35. The bet operation detecting means 330 including the checkout switch 33 and the settlement switch 33. The game information display means 400 includes the bet number display lamps 26a to 26c, the credit number display 27, and the acquired number display 28 shown in FIG.

  The motor drive circuit 44 individually drives the stepping motors 42L, 42C, and 42R for each reel in accordance with the excitation signal output from the main control means 100, and rotates or stops the corresponding reel. The index sensors 46L, 46C, and 46R are provided corresponding to the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R, respectively. When the index (detected member) provided at the reference position of the corresponding reel is detected, the main control unit 100 is detected. Is output as a reference position signal. Thereby, the main control means 100 recognizes the rotation position of the reel (in other words, the symbol displayed on the display window 22) based on the number of steps of the stepping motor that has started counting from the reference position. The hopper drive circuit 80 drives the medal payout device 82 in accordance with the drive signal output from the main control means 100 when paying out medals. The medal payout device 82 outputs a payout signal to the main control unit 100 every time one medal is paid out, and the main control unit 100 counts the payout signal to pay out the medal payout device 82. Controls the number of medals.

  The external concentrated terminal board 84 is a board that relays information on the game currently being played by the slot machine 10 when the information is output to the outside. Accordingly, the slot machine 10 can be a game information display device installed separately corresponding to the slot machine 10, for example, or a so-called hall computer installed in a game arcade and managing the game state and the appearance of each gaming machine. Information is transmitted through the external concentrated terminal board 84. Here, information transmitted from the slot machine 10 to the outside includes a bet signal (IN signal) indicating that a medal has been betted when a game is performed, and a payout indicating that a medal has been paid out to the player A signal (OUT signal), a signal (MB signal) indicating that the combination lottery state described later is “MB game”, a signal (RP signal) indicating that a re-game player has won, and an abnormality has occurred in the slot machine 10 A signal indicating that the start switch 36 has been operated (start signal), and a signal indicating that an AT game (described later) is being performed (AT signal) are output.

<Functional blocks of main control means>
Next, functional blocks of the main control unit 100 will be described. The main control means 100 includes a lottery means 110, a reel control means 120, a winning determination means 130, a gaming state control means 140, a winning processing means 150, and an external signal output means 160. The functions of the respective units described below are realized by executing a control program stored in the ROM constituting the main control unit 100 by the CPU.

<Description of lottery means>
The lottery means 110 performs various kinds of lotteries relating to the game, and includes a role lottery means 112 and a pseudo game effect lottery means 114.

(Explanation of role lottery means)
The role lottery means 112 determines by lottery whether or not it is permitted to stop and display the symbol combination that will give a bonus to the player along the winning line L. Here, the symbol combination which will give a privilege to a player is demonstrated with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a relationship between a combination of symbols drawn on the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R and the number of medals to be paid out as a privilege. In this figure, the number of medals described in the “paid out number” column indicates the number of coins to be paid out when the corresponding symbol combination is stopped and displayed during the normal game, and the number of medals shown in parentheses is: This shows the number of payouts when a stop display is made during an MB game, which will be described later. For example, when all reels stop rotating, the “watermelon” symbol of the left reel 40L, the “bell” symbol of the middle reel 40C, and the “replay” symbol of the right reel 40R each stop in the middle M ( In other words, when the “watermelon-bell-replay” symbol combination is aligned on the winning line L), 8 medals are paid out during the normal game, and 2 medals are played during the MB game described later. It indicates that it will be paid out.

  In addition, a condition device corresponding to each symbol combination shown in FIG. 4 is determined, and each symbol combination cannot be stopped and displayed on the winning line L unless the corresponding condition device is operated. ing. Here, for example, the above-mentioned symbol combination of “watermelon bell-replay” is associated with a conditional device “Bell-01”. Hereinafter, for each symbol combination shown in FIG. 02 ”to“ Bell-21 ”,“ Cherry-01 ”to“ Cherry-04 ”,“ Watermelon-01 ”to“ Watermelon-03 ”, and“ Special-01 ”to“ Special-02 ” Each is associated. Also, one or more symbol combinations corresponding to one condition device may be used. For example, for the condition device of “Bell-18”, “Bell-Bell-Cherry A” and “Bell-Bell-Cherry B”. Are associated with each other. Further, for example, for the conditional device “Cherry-02”, the symbol combination “Cherry A-ANY-ANY” (“ANY” is an arbitrary symbol) corresponds to “Cherry A” of the left reel 40L. Symbols (one pattern) × arbitrary symbols on the middle reel 40C (20 patterns) × arbitrary symbols on the right reel 40R (20 patterns) = 400 symbol combinations are associated with each other.

  The role lottery means 112 acquires (also referred to as a latch) a random number (numerical range: 0 to 65535) generated by the random number generating means included in the main control means 100 in response to an operation of the start switch 36 by the player. A lottery is performed based on the acquired random number and a role lottery table to be described later, and it is determined which condition device is to be operated. That is, the condition device won in the lottery is activated, and the symbol combinations corresponding to the activated condition device are arranged on the winning line L. Hereinafter, the lottery for determining the condition device to be operated is referred to as a role lottery. In this embodiment, the role lottery is executed based on the acquired random number and the role lottery table. However, the result obtained by calculating the acquired random number and another random number (eg, soft random number) is obtained. It may be used as a random number for the lottery and the lottery may be executed based on the random number and the lottery table.

  Next, FIG. 5 shows a symbol combination (condition device “Type 2 BB”) in which an MB game is started as a privilege, and a symbol combination (condition device “re-game-01” in which re-game is started). To “Replay-12”). Here, in the MB game, the “bell-01” to “bell-21”, “cherry-01” to “cherry-04”, “watermelon-01” shown in FIG. ”To“ Watermelon-03 ”and“ Special-01 ”to“ Special-02 ”are games that operate repeatedly until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. In the MB game in the slot machine 10, when the number of medals paid out after the MB game starts exceeds 28, the end condition is satisfied and the MB game ends. The re-game is a game that can be played without betting medals.

  As described above, when the symbol combination corresponding to each condition device shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L, a privilege corresponding to the symbol combination is given to the player. Therefore, it can be said that the symbol combination corresponding to the condition device is stopped and displayed on the winning line L is equivalent to winning the winning combination. Therefore, in the following, when the symbol combination shown in FIG. 4 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L, it is also referred to as “the small role has won”. When the symbol combination corresponding to the condition device “Type 2 BB” shown in FIG. 5 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L, it is also referred to as “MB combination has won”. Furthermore, when the symbol combinations corresponding to the condition devices “re-game-01” to “re-game-12” shown in FIG. 5 are stopped and displayed on the winning line L, it is also said that “the re-game player has won a prize”.

  As described above, the condition device that operates by the role lottery performed by the role lottery means 112 is determined, but the correspondence between the lottery object that can be selected by the role lottery and the condition device associated with each lottery object This will be described with reference to FIG. In the role lottery in the slot machine 10, 36 types of lottery targets from “losing” to “type 2 BB” are defined as shown in FIG. 6, and as described above, depending on the value of the acquired random number, One lottery object is selected. Here, when a lottery target “losing” is selected by a lottery during a normal game, none of the condition devices operate, so that all of the symbol combinations shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. There is nothing. On the other hand, for example, when the lottery target “re-play group A1” is selected, “re-play-01”, “re-play-04”, “re-play-05”, and “re-play-09” shown in FIG. , “REGAME-10”, “REGAME-11”, and “REGAME-12” are activated. Thereby, the symbol combinations corresponding to any of the condition devices are aligned on the winning line L in accordance with the player's operation on the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R.

  Further, among all the lottery objects shown in FIG. 6, “all small roles” are not subject to the lottery in the role lottery during the normal game, and are always selected during the MB game regardless of the role lottery. When “all small roles” is selected, as described above, “Bell-01” to “Bell-21”, “Cherry-01” to “Cherry-04”, “Watermelon” shown in FIG. "01" to "Watermelon-03" and "Special-01" to "Special-02" condition devices are activated. The lottery object “Type 2 BB” is selected in the role lottery during the normal game, and once the condition device “Type 2 BB” is activated, the pattern “Tree-White Seven A-White Seven A” shown in FIG. Until the combination is stopped and displayed along the winning line L, the “type 2 BB” condition device continues to operate, and a so-called “bonus flag carry-over” state occurs.

  The condition device can be realized by a storage device such as a RAM. In this case, an address corresponding to each condition device is set in advance, and when it is activated by a role lottery, the data stored at the address corresponding to the condition device is determined from the data indicating the inoperative state. Update to data indicating the operating state.

  Next, with reference to the combination lottery table shown in FIG. 7, the winning probability in the combination lottery shown in FIG. 6 will be described. In the role lottery performed by the role lottery unit 112, each lottery target is associated with each random number (number range is 0 to 65535) that can be generated by the random number generator of the main control unit 100 in advance. The lottery object associated with the random number value thus selected becomes the lottery object won in the role lottery. The combination lottery table shown in FIG. 7 shows the number of random values (numbers) that are considered to have been won for each lottery object, and the value of the number associated with each lottery object is 65536. The value divided by the value (number of random values that can be generated by the random number generating means) is the winning probability of the lottery object.

  Further, in the combination lottery table shown in FIG. 7, a set group of “setting 1” to “setting 6” having different values of the numbers associated with each lottery object is defined. In the following, when referring to any of “Setting 1” to “Setting 6”, it is expressed as “Setting” with brackets in order to distinguish it from a setting that is a general wording. Specifically, among the lottery targets, the values of the numbers for “losing”, “cherry group-A”, “cherry group-B”, and “watermelon group-A” are different among the “settings”. . In other words, except for these lottery targets, the same number of numbers is associated in any “setting”. In each “setting”, “losing”, “replay group-A1”, “replay group-A2”, “replay group-B1” to “replay group-B4”, and “two types BB” Regarding the lottery object, the value of the associated number is different between the state “non-RT” and the state “RT”.

  Here, “non-RT” is also referred to as “non-inside”, which is an initial state of the slot machine 10 and is a state in which the condition device “Type 2 BB” is not operating in the normal game. “RT” is also referred to as “inside”, and is a state in which the condition device “Type 2 BB” is operating in the normal game. That is, when the lottery target “Type 2 BB” is won in the role lottery in the “non-RT” state, the condition device “Type 2 BB” is activated to shift to the “RT” state. When the state is changed to the “RT” state, the numbers of “replay group-A1” and “replay group-B1” to “replay group-B4” increase (the winning probability increases), and “replay group” The number of “−A2” decreases (winning probability decreases). In addition, it is no longer “lost” in the role lottery, and the lottery target “Type 2 BB” is excluded from the lottery target. Note that the lottery object “all small roles” is a lottery object that is selected without depending on the role lottery in the MB game as described above, and is therefore excluded from the lottery objects in the role lottery table shown in FIG.

  As described above, the role lottery states related to the winning probabilities of the lottery targets in the role lottery include three states of “non-RT”, “RT”, and “MB game” as shown in FIG. When the lottery object “Type 2 BB” wins in the role lottery performed by the role lottery means 112 in the “non-RT” state, which is the initial state, the condition device “Type 2 BB” is activated to enter the “RT” state. Transition. As a result, the winning probabilities of the lottery targets “re-play group-A1” and “re-play group-B1” to “re-play group-B4” are increased and do not become “lost”. When the symbol combination “tree-white seven A-white seven A” is stopped and displayed along the winning line L in the “RT” state, the state shifts to the “MB game” state. In this state, the lottery target “all small roles” is selected regardless of the role lottery by the game and the role lottery means 112. If the total number of medals paid out after the game played after transitioning to the “MB game” state exceeds 28, the game returns to “non-RT” again, and the game in the “non-RT” state starts from the next game. Done.

(Explanation of pseudo game effect lottery means)
Returning to FIG. 3, the pseudo game effect lottery means 114 is based on the random number generated by the random number generation means included in the main control means 100 when the predetermined condition is satisfied, triggered by the operation of the start switch 36. A pseudo game effect lottery for determining the type of pseudo game effect to be executed is performed. In this embodiment, different random numbers are used for the random number used in the role lottery and the random number used in the pseudo game effect lottery. For example, the random number generation means has a 16-bit random number ch (channel) 0 and a 16-bit random number ch1, and random numbers that can be acquired from each channel are generated randomly (uniformly) from 0 to 65535. Suppose that even if the numbers are the same, several sequences are arranged so that different numerical values can be obtained. In such a case, a random number used in the role lottery is generated with a 16-bit random number ch0, and a random number used in the pseudo game effect lottery is generated with a 16-bit random number ch1. By configuring in this manner, the random numbers to be acquired are not related to each other in the role lottery and the pseudo game lottery. Of course, the same 16-bit random number ch, the random number generation circuit 8-bit random number ch, or a soft random number based on a program can be used.

  The pseudo game effect is basically a kind of freeze effect in which the progress of the game is paused (freeze state) for a predetermined period and delayed. During the freeze production, for example, receiving game media, accepting operation of the bet switches 34 and 35, accepting operation of the start switch 36 for starting the game, or reel stop operation to the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R. The function related to the progress of the original game provided by the slot machine 10 such as acceptance is temporarily stopped. In the freeze effect, among these functions related to the progress of the game, all functions may be paused, or only some functions may be paused.

  As a mode in which the progress of the game is paused, a control process based on the player's operation (game medium insertion detection process using a passage sensor, a bet number setting process based on the operation of the bet switches 34 and 35, a start switch 36, In other words, the reel rotation process or the winning lottery process based on the above operation and the reel stop process based on the operation of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R) are not performed. In addition, when an input signal based on the player's operation is issued during a period in which the progress of the game is paused due to the freeze effect, the control means does not perform control processing based on the input signal. Compared to the case where the freeze effect is not performed by performing processing such as delaying the transmission of the input signal until a predetermined period elapses and outputting to the control means in various operated switches. The end timing in one game will be delayed.

  Regarding the freeze effect performed based on the operation of the start switch 36 performed during the game, the reel is not rotated for a predetermined period from the time when the start switch 36 is operated, and the reel is rotated after the predetermined period has elapsed. When the start switch 36 is operated, when the specified period is not performed and the reel is not rotated for a predetermined period of time, when the determined role lottery and the reel are rotated after the elapse of the predetermined period, or when the start switch 36 is operated In the case where the lottery is performed for a predetermined period but the reel is not rotated and the reel is rotated after the lapse of the predetermined period, the predetermined period is set after the start switch 36 is operated and the lottery is performed. There are cases where the reel is rotated or stopped.

  Further, regarding the freeze effect performed based on the operation of the stop switch 36 performed during the game, the freeze effect performed based on the acceptance of the operation of the stop switch 37L, 37C or 37R and the stop switch 37L, 37C or 37R As a result of the operation, the control process of the freeze effect is different from the freeze effect performed based on the fact that a specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the reel.

  The freeze effect control process performed based on the acceptance of the operation of the stop switch 37L, 37C, or 37R includes not performing the stop control process of the rotating reel for a predetermined period. As a result, the player cannot stop the rotating reel for a predetermined period, but when the predetermined period elapses, the stop control process corresponding to the operation accepted by the above-described stop switch operation acceptance process is performed. The timing from the acceptance of the stop operation to the reel stop can be delayed.

  On the other hand, as a freeze effect control process performed based on the fact that a specific symbol is stopped and displayed in the display window 22 as a result of the operation of the stop switch 37L, 37C or 37R, for example, other than the last stop switch When a specific symbol is stopped and displayed in the display window 22 by operating the stop switch, stop control according to the next operated stop switch is not performed for a predetermined period. In addition, when a specific symbol is stopped and displayed in the display window 22 by the last stop switch operation, the betting number setting process based on the bet switch operation for starting the next game, the insertion of game media by the passage sensor For example, the detection process or the control process based on the automatic betting number setting process performed when the symbol combination to be replayed stops on the winning line L is not performed for a predetermined period.

  During the predetermined period during which the freeze effect is performed, control for advancing the game is temporarily stopped based on the player's operation, but the operation of the gaming machine that is not related to the progress of the game may be executed. For example, the stop control process based on the operation of the stop switch 37L, 37C, or 37R is not performed, but the reel may be rotated during a predetermined period during which the freeze effect is performed, or the rotation mode may be arbitrarily set. Good.

  As the rotation mode described above, the reel is rotated in the opposite direction to the normal rotation, the reel is rotated a predetermined number of symbols and a specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed, and a predetermined reel among a plurality of reels is stopped. For example, another reel may be rotated, the reel rotation speed may change, or the reel operation may change due to the player's operation.

  The predetermined period during which the freeze effect is performed can be changed according to predetermined conditions (player operation, lottery, etc.). Here, the predetermined condition includes a predetermined result by signal detection or lottery based on an operation (start switch, bet switch, stop switch, checkout switch) by a player. In addition, changing can include shortening or lengthening the predetermined period.

  Control processing for shortening the predetermined period includes forcibly terminating the predetermined period in the middle or shortening the predetermined period to a period shorter than the original period. Further, as the control process for extending the predetermined period, another period is added after the predetermined period, or the predetermined period is extended to a period longer than the original period. Further, the predetermined period based on the freeze effect is not determined as a maximum time, and may be continued until a certain result is obtained based on the player's operation.

  The predetermined period for performing the freeze effect may be set after elapse of a so-called wait period (minimum game time≈4.1 seconds) or may be set including the wait period. When the wait period is included, it is determined whether or not the freeze effect ends during the wait period, and when it is determined to end (that is, 4.1 seconds even if the freeze effect is performed immediately after the end of the previous game) Is not in the standby state until the wait period elapses, when the freeze effect starts after the end of the previous game. The aspect which becomes is mentioned. On the other hand, when it is determined that the freeze effect does not end during the wait period, the freeze effect starts immediately after the end of the previous game (that is, 4.1 seconds have passed when the freeze effect ends). Conceivable. Furthermore, the determination process as described above can be omitted by providing a freeze effect period longer than the weight period in advance.

  A pseudo game effect, which is a type of freeze effect, is an effect that behaves as if the original game (hereinafter also referred to as “this game”) is progressing in spite of being in a freeze state. In the pseudo game effect, a pseudo game effect period is defined between the start switch accepting process based on the start switch being operated during the game and the reel rotation start process, and during the pseudo game effect period, As described above, the reel rotation control is performed based on the operation of the start switch 36, and the reel stop control is performed based on the operation of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R. However, during the pseudo game effect, the winning lottery process based on the operation of the start switch 36 and the winning determination process or the payout control process based on the operation of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R are not performed. On the other hand, during the pseudo game effect, the bet number display lamps 26a, 26b, and 26c are turned on when the symbol combination that will be replayed in response to the bet operation or in the pseudo game effect is stopped. May be. Also, when the symbol combinations for which medals are to be paid out in the pseudo game effect are prepared, the number of payouts corresponding to the arranged small roles is displayed on the acquired number display 28 without performing the medal payout process. Also good.

  In the pseudo game effect, a motion of swinging up and down may be performed at a timing when the stop switch 37L, 37C or 37R is operated, a timing when a specific reel is rotated, or a timing when all the reels are stopped. In addition, as described above, in this game, when the operation of each stop switch is disabled, the push button portion of each stop switch emits light in red, and when it is enabled, it emits blue. During the pseudo game effect, light may be emitted in different colors (for example, orange when the operation is invalid and light blue when the operation is valid). Thereby, it can be suggested that it is not a main game but a pseudo game effect (sometimes simply referred to as “pseudo game”). On the contrary, the light emission color of the stop switch during the pseudo game effect may be the same as that of the main game. In this case, the difference between the main game and the pseudo game effect can be made difficult for the player to understand, so in the pseudo game effect, the reel movement during rotation and the reel stop control that cannot be performed in the main game are performed. This can give the player an unexpected feeling.

  Also, during the pseudo game effect, if the predetermined time limit has elapsed without any operation of the start switch 36 or the stop switch 37L, 37C or 37R by the player, the pseudo game effect is ended as it is. Also good. Here, for example, when returning to the main game during the rotation of the reels, the rotating reels may be automatically stopped once, and each reel may be controlled to rotate again at random timing. Further, if all the reels are rotating, it may be shifted to the rotation in this game when the above-mentioned time limit has elapsed.

  In the present embodiment, the contents of the symbol combinations that are stopped and displayed on the winning line L during the pseudo game effect and the pressing order (operations) of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R that will stop and display those symbol combinations. Pseudo game effects of pseudo game numbers “1” to “9” are prepared according to the order). FIG. 9 shows the relationship between the push order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R and the symbol combination to be stopped and the pseudo game effect lottery means 114 in the pseudo game effects of the pseudo game numbers “1” to “9”. The lottery probability of the pseudo game numbers “1” to “9” is shown. The contents of the pseudo game effects of the pseudo game numbers “1” to “9” will be described in detail later.

  The lottery probability of each pseudo game number shown in FIG. 9 is indicated by a number as in the role lottery table shown in FIG. 7, and the value obtained by dividing each number by 65536 is the winning probability of each pseudo game number. Become. In addition, the winning probabilities of the pseudo game number that is the lottery object and the pseudo game number that is the lottery object differ depending on the value of the pseudo game execution flag. For example, when the value of the pseudo game execution flag is “1”, only the pseudo game number “5” or “6” is selected, and either one of the pseudo game numbers is selected with a probability of 1/2. . When the value of the pseudo game execution flag is “2”, the pseudo game numbers “1” to “8” are subject to lottery, and the “red seven” symbols are aligned on the right-up line (pseudo game numbers “7” and “8” ") Is easy to win (combined winning probability 1/2). When the value of the pseudo game execution flag is “3”, only the pseudo game number “9” is selected. In other words, when the value of the pseudo game execution flag is “3”, the pseudo game number “9” is always won.

  Note that the value of the pseudo game execution flag is set according to the pressing order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R in the game in which a predetermined winning number is won in the winning lottery, which will be described in detail later.

<Description of reel control means>
The reel control means 120 controls the driving of the stepping motors 42L, 42C, 42R (drive means) for rotating / stopping the reels 40L, 40C, 40R via the motor drive circuit 44. The detection means 124 and the pseudo game control means 126 are included.

(Description of drive control means)
The drive control means 120 starts the rotation of the stepping motors 42L, 42C, 42R based on the operation of the start lever 36 by the player, and when the rotation speed of the reels 40L, 40C, 40R reaches the constant speed described above. Hereinafter, the constant speed is maintained. When any of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R is operated, stop control is performed on the reel (more precisely, the stepping motor) corresponding to the operated stop switch. Here, the stepping motors 42L, 42C, and 42R are four-phase stepping motors having four phases of φ0, φ1, φ2, and φ3, respectively, and the drive control unit 120 generates drive pulse data as shown in FIG. The phase to be excited is switched based on the value, and rotation control is performed by exciting each stepping motor by 1-2 phase. In other words, the stepping motor is corrected by cyclically changing the drive pulse data from “0” → “1” → …… → “6” → “7” → “0” → “1” → ……. Can be rotated in the direction. In the following, one of φ0 to φ3 that indicates which phase is to be excited is also referred to as an “excitation pattern”.

  Further, the drive control means 120 divides the drive state from the start to the stop of the stepping motor into six as shown in FIG. 11, and sets the stepping motors 42L, 42C, 42R according to the drive pattern corresponding to each drive state. Each drive is controlled. Here, the driving state includes “stopping / fluctuating fluctuation” (driving state number “0”), “waiting for rotation start” (driving state number “1”), decelerating (driving state number “2”), “ There are "Deceleration start" (driving state number "3"), "Accelerating" (driving state number "4") and "During constant speed" (driving state number "5").

  “During stop / fluctuating fluctuation” indicates a state where the reel is stopped. Among these, “stopped” means a stopped state when the main game of the slot machine 10 is being performed, and “during fluctuation” means a stopped state during the pseudo game effect. That is, when this game is in this driving state, the reel is stationary and all four phases of the stepping motor are not excited. On the other hand, during the pseudo game effect, even when the reel is considered to be stopped, the reel does not actually stand still, and “sway fluctuation” that repeats forward and reverse rotation in units of the number of steps of the stepping motor is performed. ing. During the pseudo game effect, even if the reel is in a stopped state, such a drive is performed to indicate that this game is not being performed. Hereinafter, in the case of “the symbol is stopped and displayed” during the pseudo game effect, it is assumed that the symbol is not stationary and is fluctuating. In this embodiment, forward / reverse rotation in units of one step is referred to as “swing fluctuation”, but forward / reverse rotation by a plurality of steps may be referred to as “swing fluctuation”.

  “Rotation start standby” indicates a state of waiting until the acceleration process of the stepping motor is started after the start switch 36 is operated. In this game, this standby period is a period until the reel drive state shifts from “stopping” to “accelerating”. For example, when the time from the time when the reel driving state became “acceleration” in the previous game is counted and the start switch of this game is operated before the minimum game time (about 4.1 seconds) has elapsed Is in a “rotation start standby” state. Further, during the pseudo game effect, the drive state is a period for preparing to shift from “during shaking fluctuation” to “accelerating”. “In accelerating” is a state in which the reel is accelerating from a stationary state or a fluctuation state to a constant speed. For example, each stepping motor is in accordance with an acceleration pattern (a kind of “driving pattern”) shown in FIG. The phase to be excited is switched. In the acceleration pattern shown in FIG. 12, the “number of times of switching” indicates the number of times of switching the phase to be excited before the stepping motor reaches a constant speed. Further, the number of interruptions indicates a period during which the current excitation state is maintained for each phase of the stepping motor.

  For example, it is assumed that the acceleration process based on the acceleration pattern shown in FIG. 12 is performed with a timer interruption process having a period of about 2.235 milliseconds for a stepping motor having 336 steps per rotation. In this case, assuming that the drive pulse data is “0” immediately after the start of the acceleration process, φ0 and φ3 are first excited, and 50 timer interruption processes are performed (that is, approximately 111.75 milliseconds elapses). This excitation state is maintained. When the timer interrupt process is performed 50 times, the drive pulse data is updated to “1” in the next timer interrupt process, and the phase to be excited is switched to φ0 only. Further, this excitation state is maintained until the timer interruption process is performed 14 times (about 31.29 milliseconds), and the drive pulse data is updated to “2” in the next timer interruption process. As described above, when the number of times of the last switching shown in the acceleration pattern of FIG. 12 is reached, the phase to be excited is switched by the next timer interrupt process (that is, after about 2.235 milliseconds), and the “acceleration” state ends. .

  “During constant speed” is a state in which the rotation speed of the reel is constant. In this state, the phase to be excited by the stepping motor is switched every time the timer interrupt process is performed. That is, when a timer interruption process is performed with a period of 2.235 milliseconds for a stepping motor with 336 steps per revolution, the rotational speed is 1 / (2.235 milliseconds × 336 steps) × 60 = 79.90 ( Rotation / min). “Deceleration start” indicates a state from when the stop switch is operated by the player until stop control is started. During this driving state, the symbol that passes through the middle stage M of the display window 22 when the stop switch is operated (also referred to as a stop operation acceptance symbol) and the symbol that is stopped at the middle stage M (based on the result of the role lottery) Based on the stop table, stop switch push order, stop switch operation timing, etc.). Here, in the present embodiment, the “symbol passing through the middle stage M” refers to a pattern that exists immediately after passing through the fixed position of the upper stage U to the fixed position of the middle stage M.

  “Decelerating” is a state in which a specific phase of the stepping motor continues to be excited for a predetermined time to stop the rotation of the reel when the “deceleration start” period ends. Here, in this embodiment, four-phase excitation that excites all four phases is performed during “deceleration” in the game, and two-phase excitation that excites only a specific two phase is performed during “deceleration” during the pseudo game effect. . Then, when these excitations are performed for a predetermined time, the driving state of “stopping / fluctuating fluctuation” described above is shifted to.

  The drive control means 122 stops the rotation of the corresponding reel within 190 milliseconds after the stop switch is operated during the normal game. Further, during the MB game, when the middle stop switch 37C and the right stop switch 37R are operated, the middle reel 40C and the right reel 40R are stopped within 190 milliseconds, but when the left stop switch 37L is operated, it is 75. The rotation of the left reel 40L is stopped within milliseconds. In the present embodiment, when the stop switch is operated, the above-mentioned “symbol passing through the middle stage M” is not stopped at the middle stage M, and the “symbol passing through the middle stage M” at the shortest. The symbol located upstream by one symbol is stopped at the middle stage M.

  Therefore, if the reels with 20 symbols provided in this embodiment are stopped from rotating at a constant speed (80 rotations / minute) within 190 milliseconds from the state of constant speed (80 rotations / minute), 80 (rotations) / 60 (seconds) × 20 (symbol) × 0.19 (seconds) = 5.06 (symbol), and about 5 symbols are allowed to rotate after the stop switch is operated. Here, as described above, in the present embodiment, when the stop switch is operated, “the symbol passing through the middle stage M” does not stop at the middle stage M. Any symbol from the symbol located on the upstream side to the symbol located on the four upstream side can be stopped at the middle stage M.

  More specifically, when one of the lottery objects is determined by the lottery based on the role lottery table shown in FIG. That is, the symbol control number (see FIG. 6) is determined based on the operating condition device. When the reel stop control is performed, a stop position determination table is selected based on the symbol control number, and the reel stop position is determined according to the selected stop position determination table. More specifically, the stop position determination table is determined corresponding to each reel, and whether or not each symbol number (0 to 19) of the corresponding reel can be stopped at the middle stage M is determined. Is associated with information (for example, “0” or “1”). This stop position determination table changes the combination of symbols corresponding to which condition device among the activated condition devices according to the pressing order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R. In order to diversify combinations of symbols that are stopped and displayed, tables having various contents are prepared.

  Further, in the following, as the push order of the left stop switch 37L, the middle stop switch 37C, and the right stop switch 37R, the left → middle → right push order is referred to as “push order 1” or “forward push”, and left → The pushing order from right to middle is called “push order 2” or “scissors”. In addition, the first pressing order of the middle stop switch 37C is referred to as “middle pressing”, particularly the middle → left → right pressing order is referred to as “pushing order 3” or “forward middle pressing”, and the middle → right → left pressing. The order is called “push order 4” or “reverse middle press”. Further, the pressing order of right → left → middle is called “pushing order 5” or “reverse scissors”, and the pressing order of right → middle → left is called “pushing order 6” or “reverse pressing”.

  For example, when the lottery target “losing” is determined when the role lottery state is “non-RT”, the reel stop control based on the symbol control number “1” is performed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. Reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combinations are not aligned on the winning line L. When the “replay group-A1” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “2” is performed. In other words, when each stop switch is pushed forward or scissors, it is replayed-05, when it is pressed halfway, it is replay-01, and when it is hit reversely or scissors, it is replayed according to the operation timing of the stop switch. Reel stop control is performed so that any symbol combination of -01 and 09-12 can be stopped and displayed on the winning line L.

  Thus, for example, when a predetermined condition is established, the player is instructed to reversely press and informs the player that the “Red Seven” symbol is to be pressed, and the player operates the stop switch according to this, and If the “Red Seven” symbol is successfully pressed, the symbol combination corresponding to Re-Game-09 is stopped on the winning line L. In addition, if the first stop operation fails in the first stop operation, re-game-01, if the second stop operation fails in the first stop operation, and if the third stop operation succeeds in the first stop operation, re-game-10, the second stop If the operation succeeds and the third stop operation fails, the replay-12, and if both the second and third stop operations fail, the replay-11 combination is awarded. Stop display on line L.

  In this case, if the above-mentioned predetermined condition is not satisfied, a penalty may be imposed or a penalty may be imposed if the stop switch is operated in a pressing order other than forward pressing or scissor driving. Only when the reverse push is notified, it is good not to impose a penalty even if the reverse push is performed. By configuring in this way, when there is no reverse push notification, the player is more likely to operate the stop switch by pushing the scissors forward or scissors. The symbol combination of 05 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L. Further, it is preferable that a penalty sound is notified when the stop switch is operated in a pressing order other than forward pressing or scissor strike when the reverse pressing notification is not performed. The notification of the penalty sound will be described later.

  When “re-play group-A2” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “3” is performed. That is, when each stop switch is pressed forward, scissors hit or pressed in the middle, the reel stop control is performed in the same manner as symbol control number “2”, but depending on the operation timing of the stop switch when reverse scissors hit or reverse press Then, the reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of replay-01, 11 or 12 can be stopped and displayed on the winning line L. Even in this case, under the certain condition, as in the case of “Re-play group-A1”, the player is instructed to reversely press and informs the player that the “Red Seven” symbol is expected. Also good. However, in this case, unlike the “replay group-A1”, since the condition device “replay-09” is not activated, even if the player succeeds in the “red seven” symbol on all reels, The symbol combination “red seven-red seven-red seven” is not stopped on the winning line L. Therefore, such a pressing order and “red seven” symbol push recommended notification is the symbol combination “red seven-red seven-red seven” as in the case where “re-play group-A1” is determined. Can be used as a so-called gasse effect for encouraging the player's expectation that may be stopped.

  When “re-play group-B1”, “re-play group-C1” or “re-play group-C2” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “4”, “8” or “9” is performed. Done. That is, the reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of re-game-01 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L when the game is forward-pressed or scissors hit and re-play-02 is hit when the counter-scissors are hit or counter-pressed. However, when pressed in order, when “replay group-B1” or “replay group-C1” is determined, the symbol combination of replay-06 is determined, and “replay group-C2” is determined. At that time, the symbol combination of replay-01 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L. In the case of pressing in reverse, on the contrary, when “replay group-B1” or “replay group-C1” is determined, the symbol combination of replay-01 is changed, and “replay group-C2” is When it is determined, the symbol combination of replay-06 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L.

  When “re-play group-B2” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “5” is performed. That is, when the player presses forward or scissors, reel stop control is performed in which the symbol combination of re-game 04 or 05 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L according to the operation timing. In addition, the symbol combination of re-game-01 when pressed in the middle, re-game-06 when pressed in reverse, and re-game-02 when hit reverse or scissors is stopped on the winning line L. The displayed reel stop control is performed.

  When “re-play group-B3” or “re-play group-B4” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “6” or “7” is performed. That is, when the player presses forward or scissors, the reel stop control is performed such that the symbol combination of re-game 04 or 05 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L according to the operation timing. Reel stop control is performed in which the symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line L. However, when reverse scissors are hit, the symbol combination of replay-03 is determined when “replay group-B3” is determined, and replay-02 is determined when “replay group-B4” is determined. The symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line L. In the case of pressing in reverse, on the contrary, when “re-play group-B3” is determined, the symbol combination of re-game-02 is selected, and when “re-play group-B4” is determined, re-play- The symbol combination of 03 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L.

  When “re-play group-C3” or “re-play group-C4” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “10” or “11” is performed. That is, the reel stop control is performed in which the symbol combination of re-game-01 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L when forward press, scissor hit or intermediate press is performed. When reverse scissors are struck, the symbol combination of replay-03 is determined when “replay group-C3” is determined, and replay-02 is determined when “replay group-C4” is determined. Are stopped and displayed on the winning line L. On the contrary, when “re-play group-C3” is determined, the symbol combination of re-game-02 is selected, and when “re-play group-C4” is determined, re-play- The symbol combination of 03 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L.

  When “re-play group-D1” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “12” is performed. That is, the symbol combination of re-game-01 is stopped on the winning line L when the forward press or scissor strike is made, and the symbol combination of re-play-02 when the reverse scissor strike or reverse push is made, respectively. . Further, in the case of being pressed halfway, the symbol combination of re-game-04 or 05 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L according to the operation timing. When “re-play group-D2” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “13” is performed. In other words, the symbol combination of re-game-01 is stopped on the winning line L when a forward press, scissor strike or intermediate press is made, and the symbol combination of re-game 05 is stopped when a reverse scissor strike or reverse press is made. Display.

  When “re-play group-E1” or “re-play group-E2” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “14” or “15” is performed. That is, the symbol combination of re-game-01 is stopped on the winning line L when the forward press or scissor strike is made, and the symbol combination of re-play-02 when the reverse scissor strike or reverse push is made, respectively. . In the case of pressing in the middle, the symbol combination of replay-07 is determined when “replay group-E1” is determined, and replay-01 of “replay group-E2” is determined. Each symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line L. Conversely, when “replay group-E1” is determined, the symbol combination of replay-01 is selected, and when “replay group-E2” is determined, replay is performed. The symbol combination of 07 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L.

  When “re-play group-E3” or “re-play group-E4” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “16” or “17” is performed. That is, when a forward press, scissors hit or intermediate press is made, the symbol combination of replay-01 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L. If reverse scissors have been struck, the symbol combination of replay-08 is determined when “replay group-E3” is determined, and replay-02 is determined when “replay group-E4” is determined. Are stopped and displayed on the winning line L. On the contrary, when "re-play group-E3" is determined, the symbol combination of re-game-02 is selected, and when "re-play group-E4" is determined, the re-play- The symbol combination of 08 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L.

  When “re-play group-F1” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “18” is performed. In other words, when a forward press or scissor strike is made, the re-play 07 symbol combination is stopped on the winning line L, and when a middle press, reverse scissor strike or reverse push is performed, the re-play 01 symbol combination is stopped on the winning line L, respectively. Display.

  When “bell group-A1” or “bell group-A2” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “19” is performed. In other words, the symbol combination of Bell-01 is placed on the winning line L when pressed in the forward direction, and the symbol combination of Bell-18 or 19 is placed on the winning line L depending on the operation timing when pressed backwards, reversely scissors or reversed. Stop display. Further, when the “bell group-A1” is determined, the symbol combination of bell-02 or 03 is selected, and when the “bell group-A2” is determined, the symbol of bell-04 or 05 is pressed. Each combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line L.

  When “bell group-B1” or “bell group-B2” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “20” is performed. In other words, the symbol combination of bell-01 is placed on the winning line L when pressed in the reverse direction, and the symbol combination of bell-18 or 19 is pressed according to the operation timing when pressed in the forward, reverse scissors or reverse direction. Stop display. Further, when the “bell group-B1” is determined, the symbol combination of bell-06 or 07 is selected. When the “bell group-B2” is determined, the symbol of bell-08 or 09 is selected. Each combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line L.

  When “bell group-C1” or “bell group-C2” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “21” is performed. That is, the symbol combination of bell-01 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L when the reverse scissors are hit, and the symbol combination of bell-20 or 21 is stopped according to the operation timing when the key is pressed in the middle or reverse. . Further, when the “bell group-C1” is determined, the symbol combination of the bell-10 or 11 is selected, and when the “bell group-C2” is determined, the symbol of the bell-12 or 13 is selected. Each combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line L.

  When “bell group-D1” or “bell group-D2” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “22” is performed. In other words, the symbol combination of Bell-01 is displayed on the winning line L when the reverse pressing is performed, and the symbol combination of Bell-20 or 21 is stopped according to the operation timing when the intermediate pressing or reverse scissor driving is performed. Let Further, when the “bell group-D1” is determined, the symbol combination of the bell-14 or 15 is selected. When the “bell group-D2” is determined, the symbol of the bell-16 or 17 is selected. Each combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line L.

  When “cherry group-A” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “23” is performed, and the symbol combination of cherry-01 or 03 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L regardless of the pressing order. When “cherry group-B” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “24” is performed. When a middle press, reverse scissor strike or reverse press is made, any symbol combination of cherry 01, 03 or 04 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L.

  When “Cherry Group-C” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “25” is performed, and any symbol combination of Cherry-01, 02 or 03 is placed on the winning line L regardless of the pressing order. To stop display. When “cherry group-D” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “26” is performed, and any symbol combination of cherry-01, 02, 03, or 04 is selected as a winning line regardless of the pressing order. Stop display on L. When “watermelon group-A” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “27” is performed. That is, the reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of the watermelon-02 can be stopped and displayed on the winning line L in accordance with the operation timing when the forward press, scissor strike or forward press is performed. Further, when the reverse intermediate press, reverse scissor strike, or reverse press is performed, reel stop control is performed so that any combination of symbols of the watermelon 01 or 02 can be stopped and displayed on the winning line L according to the operation timing.

  When “watermelon group-B” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “28” is performed. In other words, when a forward press is performed, reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of watermelon-01 or 03 can be stopped and displayed on the winning line L according to the operation timing. Further, when scissors are hit, reel stop control is performed so that any symbol combination of watermelons 01 to 03 can be stopped and displayed on the winning line L according to the operation timing. Further, when the middle press is performed, reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of the watermelon 03 can be stopped and displayed on the winning line L according to the operation timing. Furthermore, when the reverse scissors are hit or pressed, the reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination of watermelon-02 or 03 can be stopped and displayed on the winning line L according to the operation timing.

  When “special-A” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “29” is performed, and the symbol combination of special-01 is displayed on the winning line L according to the operation timing regardless of the pressing order of the stop switch. The reel stop control that can be stopped and displayed is performed. When “special-B” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “30” is performed, and the symbol combination of special-02 is displayed on the winning line L according to the operation timing regardless of the pressing order of the stop switch. The reel stop control that can be stopped and displayed is performed. When “2 type BB” is determined, reel stop control based on the symbol control number “33” is performed, and the 2 type BB symbol combination is placed on the winning line L according to the operation timing regardless of the pressing order of the stop switch. Reel stop control that can be stopped is displayed.

  The above is the content of the reel stop control when the winning lottery state is “non-RT”, but the drive control means 122 performs the same reel stop control also during “RT”. However, when “watermelon group-A”, “watermelon group-B” or “special-B” is determined, when reverse scissors are hit or reversely pressed, or when “special-A” is determined When the middle press or the reverse press is performed, the reel stop control is performed so that the two kinds of BB symbol combinations can be stopped and displayed on the winning line L according to the operation timing.

  Further, the drive control means 122 wins a symbol combination of Bell-18, Cherry-03, or 04 according to the operation timing when a forward press, scissors hit, or an intermediate press is made during “MB game”. When stop-display is made on line L and reverse scissors are hit or pushed backward, bell-01, 18, cherry-04, watermelon-01 or 02 (both in MB game are paid out) One of the symbol combinations (see FIG. 4) is stopped and displayed on the winning line L. That is, in the present embodiment, during the MB game (two betting game), two payouts can be obtained regardless of the stop operation mode (stop switch pressing order, operation timing). In other words, the payout rate per game during the MB game is 100%.

  Furthermore, when an abnormality is detected during drive control of the stepping motor during the main game or the pseudo game effect by the abnormality detection unit 124 described later, the drive control unit 122 performs the above-described timer interrupt processing. Execution is prohibited and timer interrupt processing is not performed, and then setting processing for accelerating the reels again is performed. When this setting process is completed, the timer interrupt process is returned to a state where it can be executed again, and the timer interrupt process is started again from the acceleration process based on the acceleration pattern shown in FIG.

  In addition, when the stop control corresponding to another stepping motor is operated while the stop control is performed for any of the stepping motors 42L, 42C, and 42R, the drive control unit 122 performs the other The stop control for the stepping motor is not performed. Specifically, a “deceleration flag” that turns on when any stop switch is operated and turns off when the driving state of the stepping motor corresponding to the operated stop switch shifts to “decelerating”. Provided. Even when a stop switch corresponding to another stepping motor is operated while the “deceleration flag” is on, stop control of the other stepping motor is not performed. In this way, by controlling the acceptance of the stop switch based on the value of the “deceleration flag”, for example, from when the stop switch is operated as in the pseudo game effect until the corresponding reel stops When there is no time limit, the player feels uncomfortable that the reel corresponding to the stop switch operated later stops first before the reel corresponding to the stop switch operated earlier stops. You can avoid giving. In addition, an effect that is performed at the time of accepting operation of a stop switch that is operated later, or an effect that is performed when a reel corresponding to a stop switch that is operated later is stopped is not stopped. It is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable about being executed.

(Description of abnormality detection means)
The abnormality detection means 124 detects a step-out when each stepping motor is rotating at a constant speed. Specifically, the counter is updated based on a reel drive pulse data search counter (“counting at a constant speed” is a counter whose count value is incremented once per interrupt), and when the reel (that is, the stepping motor) makes one rotation, the counter A reel rotation failure detection counter that clears the numerical value is provided, and when the value of the counter exceeds the number of steps required for one rotation of the reel, it can be considered that a step-out has occurred. Here, the above-described clearing of the count value is performed each time the stepping motor makes one rotation by detecting the index (member to be detected) provided at the reference point of the corresponding reel by the index sensors 46L, 46C, 46R. It is performed based on the output detection signal. With this configuration, when the above-described count value exceeds the number of steps of one revolution, the actual reel (or stepping) is performed even though the phase to be excited is switched by the number of times exceeding one revolution. Since the motor) could not make one rotation, it can be considered that a step-out has occurred.

(Explanation of pseudo game control means)
The pseudo game control means 126 performs a process for executing the pseudo game effect of the pseudo game effect number (see FIG. 9) determined by the pseudo game effect lottery means 114. For example, when any one of the pseudo game effect numbers “1” to “4” is selected, when all reels are stopped in the pseudo game effect, the “white seven 7A” symbol or the “white seven 7B” symbol is configured. The drive control means 122 is caused to execute the reel stop control so that the symbol combination made is aligned on one or two straight lines including the winning line L. The number of lines in which the symbol combination is aligned and on which line it is aligned vary depending on the pressing order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R.

  Here, in addition to the above-mentioned winning line L, the line where the symbol combinations are arranged is an upper horizontal line crossing each upper stage U of the left, middle and right reels, a lower horizontal line crossing each lower stage D of the left, middle and right reels, There is a lower right line crossing the lower stage D of the left reel, a middle stage M of the middle reel, an upper right line crossing the upper stage U of the right reel, an upper stage U of the left reel, a middle stage M of the middle reel, and a lower stage D. In the following, the above five lines are collectively referred to as a “straight line”, the winning line L is an “effective line”, and other straight lines (upper and lower horizontal lines, right-up lines and right-down lines). Is also called “invalid line”.

  For example, in the case of the pseudo game effect of the pseudo game effect number “1”, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated by being pushed forward, the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C, and the right reel 40R are placed on the pay line L. In order, the symbols of symbol numbers “13”, “9”, and “13” are stopped and displayed (in FIG. 9, this is represented as “13-9-13”). Thus, on the winning line L, the symbol combination “white seven B-white seven A-white seven B” is stopped and displayed in order from the left reel 40L, and at the same time, “white seven A-white” The symbol combination “Seven A-White Seven A” is stopped and displayed.

  However, at the timing when the symbol of symbol number “13” on the left reel 40L is a symbol located one upstream of the symbol “passing through the middle stage M” described above (that is, symbol number “12”). When the left stop switch 37L is operated for the first stop (hereinafter, the operation of the stop switch at this timing is referred to as “bitter press”). The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol "" is stopped and displayed on the middle stage M. Thereafter, when the middle reel 40C → the right reel 40R is operated, the symbols of the symbol numbers “9” and “12” are stopped at the middle stage M, and the symbol numbers “14-9-12” are displayed on the winning line L. The symbol combination is stopped and displayed. In this case, the symbol combination “White Seven A-White Seven A-White Seven A” is stopped and displayed on the winning line L, and at the same time, “White Seven B-White Seven A-White Seven” is displayed on the upper right line. The symbol combination “B” is stopped and displayed.

  As described above, in the pseudo game effect numbers “1” to “4”, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated in the pressing order other than the middle pressing, the numbers are usually described in the upper part of FIG. 9 according to the pressing order. The symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line L. When the symbol of the symbol number described in the upper part of FIG. 9 is pressed by the first stop operation in each pressing order, the lower symbol combination becomes the winning line L. The reel stop control is performed so that the stop is displayed on the top. In this way, it is difficult to determine which pseudo game effect number has been selected by changing the symbol combination to be stopped and displayed according to the operation timing of the stop switch. In addition, in the pseudo game effect numbers “1” to “4”, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated with the middle press, the symbol combination consisting of the symbol number “15-9-11” is displayed on the winning line L. Only the winning line L is displayed with “White Seven A” symbols.

  If either of the pseudo game effect numbers “5” or “6” is selected, the “white seven A” symbol or the “white seven B” symbol is used when all reels are stopped in the pseudo game effect. Reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combinations made are aligned only on the winning line L. For example, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are pushed forward or scissored, a symbol combination consisting of symbol numbers “14-9-13” (“white seven A-white seven A-white seven B”) is won. Stopped on the line L. Further, in the case of the middle press, the symbol combination consisting of the symbol number “15-9-11” is stopped and displayed on the winning line L as with the pseudo game numbers “1” to “4”. When reverse scissors have been struck, the symbol combination consisting of symbol number “13-9-12” (“White Seven B—White Seven A—White Seven A”) is stopped on the winning line L and pressed backwards. In this case, the symbol combination consisting of the symbol number “15-9-12” is stopped and displayed on the winning line L, and the symbol combination “white seven A-white seven A-white seven B” is arranged on the upper right line.

  In the pseudo game effect numbers “5” and “6”, the correspondence between the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R and the symbol combination that is stopped and displayed on the winning line L is the same. This is because the contents of the effects executed by the control means 200 are different. For example, when the pseudo game effect with the pseudo game effect number “5” is selected, the sub-control means 200 issues a “pseudo game effect state” command (9705; see FIG. 15) corresponding to the pseudo game effect number “5”. The bonus confirmation screen A is displayed on the display device 70 by receiving a “pseudo game effect state” command (977F; see FIG. 15) indicating that the pseudo game has ended after the pseudo game effect is finished. On the other hand, when the pseudo game effect of the pseudo game effect number “6” is selected, the sub-control means 200 issues a “pseudo game effect state” command (9706; refer to FIG. 15) corresponding to the pseudo game effect number “6”. The bonus confirmation screen B is displayed on the display device 70 by receiving a “pseudo game effect state” command (977F; refer to FIG. 15) indicating that the pseudo game has ended after receiving the pseudo game effect. Also good. Further, the contents of the effects during the sub-bonus game that is started after the respective pseudo-game effects are performed may be made different.

  Specifically, when any of the winning numbers “18” to “25” is determined in the role lottery, the symbol combination corresponding to the condition device “Bell-01” is stopped and displayed on the winning line L. When the order is notified using the character image or sound displayed on the display device 70, the character image or sound may be changed. Further, for example, when the winning number “9” or “10” is determined in the role lottery, a combination of symbols (“Replay-Replay-Replay”) that is stopped and displayed on the winning line L by changing the pressing order to be notified. (Replay-01) or “Bell-Bell-Bell” (Replay-03)) may be different. Furthermore, the winning probability of red BB, white BB, and AT in the AT lottery may be made different by performing AT lottery described later when a predetermined winning number is determined during the sub bonus game.

  When the pseudo game effect number “7” is selected, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated in the pressing order other than the middle press, the symbol consisting of the symbol number “19-18-17” on the winning line L is displayed. The combination is stopped and “Red Seven” symbols are aligned on the upper right line. When the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated with the middle press, the symbol combination consisting of the symbol number “15-9-11” is displayed as the winning line L as in the case of the pseudo game effect numbers “1” to “6”. Stopped on the top.

  When the pseudo game effect number “8” is selected, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are pushed forward or scissored, the symbol combination consisting of the symbol number “14-8-13” is placed on the winning line L. The display is stopped and the “white seven A” symbol and the “white seven B” symbol are stopped and displayed in an inverted V shape in the display window 22. When the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are reverse scissors or pressed, the symbol combination consisting of the symbol number “13-10-12” is stopped and displayed on the winning line L, and “ The “White Seven A” symbol and the “White Seven B” symbol are stopped and displayed in a V shape.

  Further, in the pseudo game effect of the pseudo game effect number “8”, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated in a pressing order other than the middle press, when the start switch 36 is operated after all reels are stopped, Without returning to the main game, the pseudo game effect of the pseudo game effect number “9” described below is started as the second pseudo game effect. On the other hand, when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are pressed in the middle, the symbol combination consisting of the symbol numbers “15-9-11” is the winning line as with the pseudo game effect numbers “1” to “7”. L is stopped and displayed, and then the game is returned to the main game without performing the pseudo game effect of the pseudo game effect number “9”.

  When the pseudo game effect number “9” is selected, a freeze effect in which all reels start rotating in the reverse direction at a rotational speed slower than a constant speed before the pseudo game effect starts. Then, after reverse rotation for a predetermined time, all reels are temporarily stopped to start normal rotation again. When the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R are operated, the symbol number “19-18” is placed on the winning line L regardless of the pressing order. The symbol combination consisting of “-17” is stopped and displayed, and “Red Seven 7” symbols are aligned on the upper right line. Thus, the pseudo game effect number “9” accompanied by the freeze effect can have a so-called premier feeling due to the special nature of the effect content.

  In addition, when the pseudo game effect number “8” is selected and the stop switch is operated in a pressing order other than the middle press, the “white seven A” symbol or the “white seven B” symbol is aligned in the first pseudo game effect. In other words, the revival effect that the “Red Seven 7” symbols are arranged in a pseudo game effect (pseudo game effect number “9”) that is not displayed side by side, can be executed in one main game. . In the conventional resurgence production, after performing an effect that suggests a disadvantageous result to the player, the effect that suggests that the effect was reversed to the player in the next main game and the result was advantageous to the player I spent 2 times of this game. That is, in order to see the ending of the rebirth production, a medal bet was necessary to perform the second main game. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since a rebirth effect can be executed within one main game, such a medal bet becomes unnecessary. In addition, when the pseudo game effect number “8” is selected, a player who wants to cancel the pseudo game effect of the subsequent pseudo game effect number “9” is requested to perform a stop switch at the time of the first pseudo game effect. If you press the middle, you can return to this game. In addition, the symbol combinations that are stopped and displayed in the pseudo game effects of the pseudo game effect numbers “1” to “9” are lost in the role lottery in this game, or the symbol combinations corresponding to the activated condition device are missed. Even in this case, stop control may be performed so that the stop display is not performed.

  In this way, the pseudo game control means 126 has a symbol combination corresponding to the pseudo game effect number determined by the pseudo game effect lottery means 114 by the drive control means 122 and the operation of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R by the player. The pseudo game effect is controlled so as to be stopped and displayed.

<Explanation of winning determination means>
When all the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R are stopped, the winning determination means 130 determines whether or not the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the winning line L corresponds to one of the symbol combinations shown in FIGS. judge. Then, if it corresponds to any symbol combination of re-games 01 to 12, a process for starting a re-game is performed, and if it corresponds to a symbol combination of 2 types BB, an MB game is started. Perform the process.

<Explanation of winning process means>
The winning combination processing unit 140 is configured such that the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the winning line L by the winning determination unit 130 is Bell-01-21, Cherry-01-04, Watermelon-01-03 or Special-01 shown in FIG. Alternatively, it is determined whether or not it matches any of the symbol combinations of 02 (whether or not the small combination has won a prize). If the symbol combination matches one of the symbol combinations, the number of medals corresponding to the symbol combination is stored (stored) in the credit until the upper limit value (for example, 50) of the credit is reached. Further, after reaching the upper limit value of credit, the medal payout device 82 is controlled via the hopper drive circuit 80 to pay out a medal to the player. In the present embodiment, in the case of “pay out medals” when a small combination wins, this includes storing medals in credits.

<Description of game state control means>
The gaming state control unit 150 includes a reel effect state control unit 152 and controls transition of various states in the slot machine 10. For example, as shown in the state transition diagram of FIG. 8, when the lottery target “type 2 BB” is determined by the lottery during the initial state “non-RT”, the role lottery state is changed to “RT” from the next game. ”. When the symbol combination corresponding to the condition device “Type 2 BB” is stopped and displayed on the winning line L during “RT”, the combination lottery state is shifted to “MB game” from the next game. Then, when the total number of medals paid out during the MB game exceeds 28, the winning lottery state is shifted to “non-RT” from the next game.

(Description of reel effect state control means)
The reel effect state control means 152 controls whether or not a sub bonus game executed in combination with the sub control means 200 described later can be executed. Whether or not the sub bonus game can be executed is indicated by whether the reel effect state is “0” or “1”. Here, the sub bonus game is a game in which the operation order (push order) in which Bell-01 wins is notified when any of the winning numbers “18” to “25” is determined in the role lottery. In the present embodiment, after the sub bonus game is started, the sub bonus game (hereinafter also referred to as “normal sub bonus” or “NSB”) that ends when the number of press notifications described above reaches 20 times is 40 times. Then, there are two types of sub-bonus games (hereinafter also referred to as “super sub-bonus” or “SSB”) that end.

  When the reel effect state is “0”, the sub bonus game cannot be executed, and when the reel effect state is “1”, the sub bonus game can be executed. The initial state of the reel effect state is “0”, and as shown in FIG. 13, the value of the pseudo game execution flag is “1” or more and lottery based on the pseudo game effect lottery table shown in FIG. When any one of the pseudo game effect numbers “1” to “9” is determined, the process shifts to the reel effect state “1”. When the reel production state is “1”, the number of winning numbers “18” to “25” won by the winning lottery table shown in FIG. When the value of the counter reaches “3”, the reel effect state “0” is entered. When the reel effect state “1” is shifted to “0”, the value of the pseudo game execution flag is cleared to “0”.

  Further, the reel effect state control means 152 adds the value of the pseudo game execution flag based on the winning number determined by the lottery drawing and the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R. That is, as shown in FIG. 14A, when the value of the production state management counter is “0” when the reel production state is “0”, any of the winning numbers “3” to “6” is selected in the lottery drawing. Is determined, the reel effect state control means 152 adds “1” or “2” to the value of the effect state management counter in accordance with the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 14A, when the winning number “3” or “4” is determined, if the stop switch is operated by reverse scissors or reverse push, the production state management counter "1" or "2" is added to the value of. In addition, when the winning number “5” or “6” is determined, “1” or “2” is added to the value of the production state management counter when the stop switch is operated by pressing forward or reverse.

  Also, when the winning number “3” to “6” is determined in the winning lottery when the value of the effect state management counter is “1” or “2”, the reel effect state control means 152 Sets the value of the pseudo game execution flag to any one of “1” to “3” according to the value of the effect state management counter and the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R. For example, when the value of the production state management counter is “1”, if the winning number “3” is determined by the lottery and the stop switch is operated by reverse scissors, the value of the pseudo game execution flag is “1”. Set to. At this time, the value of the effect state management counter is set to “20”. The value “20” indicates that the bell-01 is set when any of the winning numbers “18” to “25” is determined in the role lottery during the above-described sub-bonus game (the reel effect state is “1”). The number of times of notification of the operation sequence for winning is shown.

  In this state, when the pseudo game effect lottery means 114 determines any one of the pseudo game effect numbers “1” to “9”, the reel effect state control means 152 sets the reel effect state to “1”. Then, every time one of the winning numbers “18” to “25” is determined in the role lottery, the value of the effect state management counter is decremented by “1”, and the value of the effect state management counter becomes “0”. Then, the reel effect state is set to “0”. As described above, the value of the effect state management counter when the reel effect state is “1” is whether or not the sub-bonus game end condition (the transition condition from the reel effect state “1” to “0”) is satisfied. It is also used for judgment.

  Further, the reel effect state control means 152 determines whether or not the condition for shifting from the reel effect state “1” to “0” is satisfied based on the value of the forced end counter. This forced end counter displays the symbol combination corresponding to bell-01 on the winning line L when any of winning numbers “18” to “25” is determined by the lottery during the sub bonus game. It counts the number of times it did not. The reel effect state control means 152 shifts the reel effect state to “0” when the value of the forced end counter becomes “3” in the reel effect state “1”. Note that the value of the forced end counter is that the symbol combination corresponding to Bell-01 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L when any of the winning numbers “18” to “25” is determined by the lottery. Cleared to "0".

  In other words, when the value of the forced end counter becomes “3”, when any of the winning numbers “18” to “25” is determined in the role lottery during the sub bonus game, It means that the corresponding symbol combination was not stopped and displayed on the winning line L “three times” continuously. With this configuration, if a player accidentally operates in a push order different from the content of the notification during the sub bonus game, the sub bonus game is difficult to end, while the game hall is close to closing. For example, when the player wants to end the sub-bonus game, the sub-bonus game can be ended intentionally by operating in a pressing order different from the pressing order notified “three times” continuously.

<Description of command transmission means>
The command transmission unit 160 transmits to the sub-control unit 200 information indicating that various switches in the operation unit 300 have been operated, and various types of information regarding the game determined by each unit of the main control unit 100. Information exchanged between the main control unit 100 and the sub control unit 200 is limited to one direction from the main control unit 100 to the sub control unit 200. No information is sent directly. Information from the main control unit 100 to the sub control unit 200 is transmitted by a 2-byte command. This command is composed of a first control command (1 byte) indicating the type of information to be transmitted and a second control command (1 byte) indicating the content of the information to be transmitted. 15 and 16 show the main commands transmitted from the main control means 100 to the sub-control means 200. FIG.

  15 and 16, the first and second control commands are represented by hexadecimal numbers (hexadecimal numbers). In addition, the name of each command, the timing at which the command is transmitted, and when the command is received The outline of processing performed by the sub-control means 200 is shown in FIG. The remarks column mainly shows the contents of information transmitted as the second control command. In addition, what is described as “##” as the value of the second control command is substituted with a numerical value determined according to the description content of the remarks column. However, if the numerical value determined according to the description in the remarks column is one digit, “0” is substituted for the upper digit. Further, the timing at which a command is transmitted indicates the timing at which the command is stored in the “control command buffer”. Furthermore, the letter “H” added to the end is omitted from the four-digit hexadecimal number representing each control command.

  In FIG. 15, a “setting change device operation start” command (8038) indicates that the setting key is turned on while the front door of the slot machine 10 and the setting key door provided in the slot machine 10 are opened. Sent when the power of the slot machine 10 is turned on. Upon receiving this command, the sub-control means 200 notifies the display device 70 shown in FIG. 1 and voice that the setting change operation is being performed and the initialization process is being performed. In addition, the initialization process is executed in the sub-control unit 200 in accordance with the initialization process of the main control unit 100. Here, the setting key is a key switch that is turned on when, for example, a game clerk or the like is set to any one of “setting 1” to “setting 6” shown in the role lottery table of FIG.

  The “setting change device operation end” command (8001 to 8006) is a command for transmitting the “setting” value (any one of 1 to 6) set by an attendant or the like to the sub-control means 200. The value of “setting” in which the numerical value of the second control command portion is set is shown. In this command, the set value is selected by the above-described staff or the like by operating the setting switch / reset switch, and after the start switch operation (operation to confirm the setting value) is performed, the setting key is turned from on to off (setting key signal). The sub-control means 200 that has received this command notifies the fact that it is in a game standby state. If the setting value is not selected again, the setting switch / reset switch is not operated, and transmission can be performed at the falling edge of the setting key signal after the start switch is operated.

  The “setting value designation” command (8201 to 8206), the “operation state” command (8401/8402/8404/8406) and the “RT state” command (8500/8501) are commands transmitted every time a game is performed. Yes, each set value, whether the game to be played is a re-game, MB game (type 2 BB), or CB game, and the current RT state (role lottery state) Transmits information regarding whether the “non-RT” state or the “RT” state. Here, the CB game is a game whose rotation is stopped within 75 milliseconds after all the condition devices shown in FIG. 4 are activated and the stop switch 37L is operated only for the left reel 40L regardless of the lottery. . That is, it can be said that the MB game in the present embodiment is a game state in which the CB game is repeatedly performed until the end condition (payout of more than 28 medals) is satisfied. Therefore, in the second control command of the “operation state” command during the MB game of this embodiment, both BIT1 and BIT2 are “1” (06H when BIT0 is the least significant bit) (“Remarks” column in FIG. 15). reference).

  The “settlement start” command (8F02) is transmitted when the settlement switch 33 is operated, and the “settlement end” command (8F03) is transmitted when all credited medals are paid out. Thereby, the sub-control means 200 generates a medal payout start sound or a payout end sound according to the received command. The “storage input number (1)” to “storage input number (3)” commands (9001 to 9003) and the “medal insertion (1)” command (9071) are the numbers when the medals are bet. Is a command sent in response to. Here, the “stored input number (1 sheet)” to “stored input number (3 sheets)” command is triggered by the operation of the bet switch 34 or 35, and the “medal input (1 sheet)” command is It is transmitted when a medal is inserted into the insertion slot 32. Thereby, the sub-control means 200 generates medal insertion sounds for the number of sheets indicated by the received command.

  The “reel rotation start acceptance” command (9300 to 9303), “winning / re-game winning number” command (9500 to 9534) and “combination winning number” command (9600/9601) are operated by the player using the start switch 36. Sent when triggered. Here, in the “reel rotation start acceptance” command, the number of medals spent on the game is transmitted to the sub-control means 200 by the second control command. For example, when the total number of medals acquired by the player is displayed in a sub bonus described later, the sub control means 200 performs processing such as subtracting the number of medals spent from the total number. In addition, the “winning / replay winning number” command indicates that the value of the corresponding winning number NOR is the value when one of the lottery objects “losing” to “special-B” shown in FIG. 2 is transmitted as a control command. In addition, the “winning item winning number” command is used for every game until winning the symbol combination corresponding to the condition device “2 type BB” after the lottery target “2 type BB” shown in FIG. The value of the number BNS is transmitted as the second control command. Thereby, the sub-control means 200 can perform the production according to the result of the winning lottery.

  The “pseudo game effect state” command (9700 to 9709) is a command for transmitting the pseudo game effect number (see FIG. 9) determined by the pseudo game effect lottery means 114 by the second control command. Sent when 36 is operated. When the pseudo game effect number is not determined, the value of the second control command is “0”. In addition, the “game effect end” command (977F) is transmitted when all reels are stopped in the pseudo game effect. A “left reel rotation stop” command (987E), a “middle reel rotation stop” command (997E), and a “right reel rotation stop” command (9A87E) are respectively sent to the sub-control means 200 when the corresponding reel stop control is performed. Sent. Specifically, when the reel driving state changes from “deceleration start” to “decelerating” (when outputting four-phase excitation in this game, or outputting two-phase excitation in the pseudo game effect), A rotation stop command corresponding to the corresponding reel is transmitted. As a result, the sub-control means 200 produces an effect that enhances the expectation of winning a prize, for example, by turning off the back lamp provided on the rear surface of the reel or generating a so-called tempering sound.

  The “reel rotation start standby” command (9B00) is transmitted to the sub-control means 200 when 4.1 seconds (minimum game time) have elapsed since the reel rotation started in the previous game. Thereby, the sub-control means 200 stops the production sound (wait sound) generated during the wait period. The “Left reel stop acceptance” command (9E00 to 9E77) is transmitted to the sub-control means 200 when the left stop switch 37L is operated, and the symbol number (stop) is stopped at the middle stage M as the second control command. A value obtained by adding the number of sliding frames (0 to 5) to the value obtained by multiplying the symbol number: 0 to 19 (0H to 13H in hexadecimal notation) by “6” is transmitted. Thereby, in the sub-control means 200, the value obtained by dividing the value of the received second control command by “6” becomes the stop symbol number, and the remainder becomes the number of sliding symbols. The value obtained by subtracting the number of sliding symbols from the stop symbol number is the symbol number that passes through the middle stage M when the stop switch is operated (hereinafter also referred to as “stop operation acceptance symbol number”).

  For example, when the stop operation reception number of the left reel is “18” and the stop symbol number is “1”, the number of sliding symbols is 1 (stop symbol number) −18 (stop operation reception symbol number) +20 ( Correction value: number of symbols per reel) = 3 (frame). As a result, the value of the second control command is 1 × 6 + 3 = 9. In this case, the “left reel stop acceptance” command is 9E09. In addition, the sub-control unit 200 outputs the output switching and stop operation reception sound (including the penalty sound) that have been output when the command is received. A “left reel rotation start” command (9E7F) is transmitted when the left reel 40L starts to rotate, whereby the sub-control means 200 can generate an effect sound when the reel rotation starts.

  As with the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C and the right reel 40R have a “middle reel stop acceptance” command (9F00 to 9F77), a “middle reel rotation start” command (9F7F), and a “right reel stop acceptance” command. (A000 to A077) and a “right reel rotation start” command (A07F) are transmitted to the sub-control means 200.

  The “display type” command (A400 to A403) and the “design combination display” command (A500 / A501) are transmitted when the rotation of all reels is stopped. The “display type” command transmits to the sub-control means 200 the type of symbol combination that is stopped and displayed on the winning line according to the value of the second control command. Specifically, when the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the winning line L corresponds to one of the condition devices “re-game-03” to “re-game-06”, the condition device “re-game— 07 "or" Re-play-08 "corresponds to 02H, and the condition device" re-play-09 "corresponds to 03H, condition devices" Re-play-03 "to" Re-play-09 " If it does not correspond to any of the above, it becomes 00H. The “display symbol combination” command transmits to the sub-control means 200 whether or not the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the winning line by the value of the second control command corresponds to the symbol combination shown in FIG. Specifically, when the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the winning line L corresponds to any one of the condition devices “re-game-01” to “re-game-12”, the condition device “type 2 BB” is set to 01H. ”Is 02H, and none of the condition devices is 00H.

  Here, the symbol combinations corresponding to the condition devices “replay-01” to “replay-12” shown in FIG. 5 are (i) “replay-01” and “replay-02”, respectively. “Replay” symbols of each reel are stopped and displayed on a predetermined line (active line or invalid line) (normal replay or normal replay), (ii) “replay-03” to “replay” “Re-play-06”, in which the “bell” symbols of each reel are aligned and stopped on the invalid line (also called bell replay, bell replay, small role replay), (iii) “replay— A specific symbol combination (“Replay-Replay-Cherry A / Cherry B”: “/” means “or” on a predetermined line (valid line or invalid line) such as “07”, “Replay-08” To be stopped (chance) (Iv, also called “chance replay”), (iv) “Red Seven” symbols of each reel that are stopped and displayed on the active line (red 7 re-game, red 7) (V) “Replay-10” to “Replay-12” as well as “Red Seven” symbol on one or two of the three reels, and the rest A symbol combination composed of symbols (specifically, a “bell” symbol and a “replay” symbol) is classified into one that is stopped and displayed.

  It should be noted that (v) “replay-10” to “replay-12” are in a state where the “red seven” symbols can be aligned on the active line, but the player has “red seven” on each reel. When the stop switch is not operated at the timing when the symbol can be stopped at the position of the active line (middle stage M), or the “Red Seven” symbol is not in a state of being aligned on the active line, but the player expects This is used as a symbol combination to stop and display when trying to enhance the feeling. For this reason, “replay-10” to “replay-12” are also referred to as failure replay, failure replay, anticipation replay, and anticipation replay. The above-described “display type” command can transmit the above-described classification to the sub-control unit 200 when the activated condition device is related to replay.

  Further, the sub-control unit 200 that has received the “display type” command can change the notification mode according to the condition device relating to the activated replay. For example, when the symbol combination of the bell replay is stopped and displayed, and when the symbol combination corresponding to “Bell-01” is stopped and displayed, the same notification (reel back of the place where the “bell” symbol is displayed is displayed. The lighting of the lamp, the control of the winning sound when the “bell” symbols are aligned, and the blinking control of the side lamp, etc.) can be performed, and it is possible to produce the effect as if the small role was won.

  The “game medal payout start” command (A600 to A608) is the value of the second control command (00H to 08H) to the sub-control means 200. The “game medal payout end” command (A67F) is transmitted to the sub-control means 200 when any of the symbol combinations shown in FIG. The “game end display” command (A900) is sent to the sub-control means 200 when one game is finished, and the “type 2 BB end” command (A900) is sent to the sub-control means 200 when the MB game (type 2 BB) is finished. Sent.

  The “effect information 1” command (B500 / B501) and the “effect information 2” commands (B600 to B640) are commands transmitted to the sub-control means 200 at the start of the game. "Command transmits the current reel performance state (see FIG. 13), and the" effect information 2 "command is the value of the performance status management counter corresponding to the current reel performance state (see FIGS. 14A and 14B). Send. As a result, the sub-control means 200 can grasp the progress status of the sub-bonus (how many times the winning numbers “18” to “25” will be won before the sub-bonus game is finished), etc. It is possible to change the contents to be executed during the game. For example, as a method of performing AT lottery during the sub bonus game and notifying the winning of the AT lottery, the AT lottery through the directing of the A lottery and the directing effect of 3 games with the directing effect A It is assumed that there is provided an effect B for notifying the winning result of No. 1 and an effect C for notifying the winning result of the AT lottery through a continuous effect over four games. In this case, during the sub-bonus game, when the winning number “18” to “25” is 18 wins, the control is performed so that the effect A is selected. When the win number is 10, the effect A to the effect C is selected. By controlling to select, it is possible to diversify the notification regarding the result of the AT lottery during the sub bonus game.

  The “input information” command (BD ##) is transmitted to the sub-control means 200 when the re-game is started (at the time of automatic insertion) or when the pseudo game effect is finished, and the start switch 36 and the betch are set by the second control command. It is transmitted whether or not 34 and 35 have been operated, and whether or not a medal inserted into the medal slot 32 has been detected. However, in the “effect information 2” command transmitted at the end of the pseudo game effect, only information related to the operation of the start switch 36 is transmitted to the sub-control means 200.

<Description of information stored in RAM of main control means>
Next, a part of various information stored in the RAM of the main control unit 100 and addresses where the information is stored will be described with reference to FIGS. The information shown in FIGS. 17 to 20 shows a part of the information stored in the RAM, and is mainly transmitted to the sub-control means 200 and information for controlling the driving of the stepping motors 42L, 42C, and 42R. It is information about the game to be played. Note that the RAM used in this embodiment can store 1 byte of data at each address. In addition, all of the address values described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 20 are expressed in hexadecimal numbers, and a hexadecimal 4-digit number representing an address is given at the end. The letter “H” is omitted.

  First, as shown in FIG. 17, the address F01D is an address at which a control command is read from the control command buffer when a control command stored in a control command buffer (addresses F13D to F17C) described later is transmitted to the sub-control means 200. A number (read pointer) for designating is stored. The address F01E stores a number (write pointer) for designating an address for storing the control command generated for transmission to the sub-control means 200 in the control command buffer.

  Addresses F022, F024, and F026 include phases (φ0, φ1, φ2) of a stepping motor 42L that drives the left reel 40L, a stepping motor 42C that drives the middle reel 40C, and a stepping motor 42R that drives the right reel 40R, respectively. , Φ3), the data (ON: 1, OFF: 0) indicating the phase to be excited (ON) is stored. The address F03A stores a count value for counting the elapsed time (minimum game time = 4.1 seconds) since the reel started to rotate in the previous game. Here, the range of the count value is set to 0 to 2091, but as described above, the RAM of the present embodiment can store only 1 byte of data (that is, a value of 0 to 255) at one address. The data is stored in the RAM as 2-byte data (that is, a value of 0 to 65535 can be stored) using two addresses. The notation “(2)” below the address “F03A” shown in FIG. 17 means that the address is stored using two addresses, and the “minimum game time (wait time)” As the value, the lower 1 byte is stored in the address F03A, and the upper 1 byte is stored in the subsequent address F03B.

  In addition, the addresses F03C and F03E store a count value for measuring the non-operation time (the time during which no operation is performed by the player) during the pseudo game effect. The address F03C includes a time (input detection standby time) that has elapsed since the medal sensor in the selector that detects medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 32, the 1-bet switch 34, the maximum bet switch 35, and the settlement switch 33 are operated. ) Is stored. The address F03E stores a value for measuring the time (input detection time) that has elapsed since the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R and the start switch 36 are operated. Winning numbers determined by lottery drawing are stored in addresses F048 and F049, respectively, the NOR value shown in FIG. 6 is stored in address F048, and the BNS value is stored in address F049.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 18, at address F04E to address F056 (strictly F057), various data for controlling the driving of the stepping motor 42L that rotates the left reel 40L is stored. First, the address F04E stores the driving state of the left reel, that is, the current driving state number (see FIG. 11) of the stepping motor 42L. Further, the value of the drive pulse output counter is stored in the address F04F. Specifically, the number of interruptions (for example, the value of “interrupt number” in FIG. 12) for maintaining the current excited state for each phase of the corresponding stepping motor is stored. Here, the maximum value of the number of interruptions is “90”. This is the period during which the driving state is “decelerating” in this game (in order to stop the rotation of the reel, the four-phase stepping motor Corresponding to the excitation period).

  The address F050 stores the number of drive pulse switching times, that is, the number of times of switching the phase to be excited in one driving state (for example, the value of “number of switching times” in FIG. 12). The address F051 stores the step number of one symbol, that is, the number of steps of the symbol number currently passing through the middle stage M. Here, since the stepping motor of this embodiment makes one rotation in 336 steps and 20 symbols are attached to one reel, there are 4 symbols in 16 steps and 16 symbols in 17 steps. Here, the symbols of symbol numbers “0”, “5”, “10”, “15” are symbols of 16 steps, and the symbols of other symbol numbers are 17 steps. In the address F052, the symbol number (for passing position), that is, the symbol number (stop operation acceptance symbol number) of the symbol on the left reel 40L currently passing through the middle stage M is stored. Here, the value of FFH is stored after the start switch 36 is operated and the stepping motor 42L starts to rotate until the index provided on the reel 40L is detected by the index sensor 46L.

  In the address F053, according to the symbol number (for the stop position), that is, when the stop switch 37L is operated, according to the result of the role lottery or the pseudo game effect number, the operation order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R, The symbol number (stop symbol number) of the symbol to be stopped at the middle stage M is stored. Note that the value of FFH is stored when the symbol number to be stopped at the middle stage M has not been determined, such as when the stop switch 37L has not been operated after the left reel 40L has started rotating. The address F054 stores a value of a rotation failure detection counter, that is, a count value for detecting whether or not a step-out has occurred when the stepping motor 42L is rotating at a constant speed. The value stored at this address is incremented by 1 each time the left stepping motor 42L rotates by two steps, and is stored when the index provided on the reel 40L is detected by the index sensor 46L. The value is cleared to “0”.

  Here, since the number of steps per rotation of the stepping motors 42L, 42C, and 42R of the present embodiment is 336, when the timer is rotating at a constant speed that rotates by one step each time the interrupt processing is performed. The maximum value stored in the address F054 is “168”. Therefore, if this value is exceeded, there is a discrepancy between the number of steps per rotation of the stepping motor and the number of interruptions per rotation, and a step-out occurs. However, because the stepping motor step-out may occur due to various factors, if the step-out determination is made strict, even if a step-out that does not cause a problem in playing a game occurs, it is determined as a rotation failure. The operation of the slot machine 10 is reduced. Therefore, in this embodiment, an allowable range is provided for the difference between the number of steps per rotation of the stepping motor and the number of interruptions per rotation, and if the value of the rotation failure detection counter is within “184”, step out is determined. I do not handle it.

  Address F055 stores the value of the drive pulse data search counter. This value increases by “1” every time the timer interrupt process is performed when the constant speed is reached, and is cleared to “0” by the next timer interrupt process when reaching “255”. The lower 3 bits of the value stored in the address F055 are used as “driving pulse data” shown in FIG. 10, and the corresponding driving pulse is output to each phase so that the left stepping motor 42L 1-2 phase excitation. At addresses F056 and F057, the value of the rotation start standby counter, that is, the standby time from when the start switch 36 is operated until the acceleration processing of the left stepping motor 42L is started according to the acceleration pattern shown in FIG. The value of is stored. This value is decremented by “1” when the timer interrupt process is performed, and the acceleration process described above is started when the value becomes “0”.

  Here, in this game, when the start switch 36 is operated, “1” is set, and “0” is set in the immediately following timer interruption process, and the acceleration process is started. On the other hand, when the pseudo game effect ends and the acceleration process is started to return to the main game, a value determined at random within the numerical range of “2” to “337” is set. . As described above, when the pseudo game effect is ended and the game is resumed, the reel rotation start standby counter value is randomly determined for the left stepping motor 42L, the middle stepping motor 42C, and the right stepping motor 42R. The start of acceleration processing between the reels is randomly delayed. Thereby, the stop position of each reel at the end of the pseudo game effect does not work favorably for the player's operation of the stop switch in the resumed game (for example, a specific symbol is not easily stopped and displayed in the middle stage M). So that it is considered.

  Drive state (F04E), drive pulse output counter (F04F), number of drive pulse switching (F050), one symbol step number (F051), symbol number (for passing position) (F052), symbol number (for stop position) ) (F053), rotation failure detection counter (F054), drive pulse data search counter (F055), and rotation start standby counter (F056, F057) relate to the left reel 40L, but the middle reel 40C and the right reel 40R. The same information is stored for (see FIGS. 18 and 19). Regarding the above-described various information regarding the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C, and the right reel 40R, address addresses where information corresponding to each other is stored between the reels are provided at regular intervals.

  For example, the driving state of the left reel is stored at address F04E, and the driving state of the middle reel is stored at address F058, which is 10 addresses away from address F04E. Further, the driving state of the right reel is stored in an address F062 that is 10 addresses away from the address F058. Further, the rotation failure detection counter for the left reel is stored at address F054, the rotation failure detection counter for the middle reel is stored at address F05E, which is 10 addresses away from it, and the rotation failure detection counter for the right reel is 10 addresses away therefrom. Stored at the address F068.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 20, the pseudo game effect number (see FIG. 9) determined by the pseudo game effect lottery means 114 is stored in the address F0A4. Here, when the pseudo game effect number has not been determined (that is, the pseudo game effect is not executed), a value of “0” is stored. Address F0A7 stores the value of the deceleration flag. Specifically, the value of FFH is stored when any of the three reels is decelerating, and the value of 00H is stored when none of the reels is decelerating. The address F0A8 stores the current reel effect state number ("0" or "1") shown in FIG. In the address F0A9, the value of the effect state management counter shown in FIG. 14 and the value of the forced end counter are stored. Here, as data corresponding to the address F0A9, the least significant bit (D0) to the sixth bit (D5) indicate the value of the effect state management counter, and the seventh bit (D6) and the most significant bit (D7) are forced. Indicates the value of the end counter. In this way, two types of count values having different contents are stored in the address F0A8. Since both are values related to the end condition of the sub bonus game, the sub bonus game is ended by referring to the address. It is possible to execute a weight process to be performed (during this time, the number of medals acquired during the sub bonus game is displayed by the sub control means 200).

  Addresses F13D to F17C are used as control command buffers for temporarily storing the control commands (see FIGS. 15 and 16) to be transmitted to the sub-control unit 200 in the order of transmission. Here, since the control command is composed of the first control command (1 byte) and the second control command (1 byte), one control command is stored using two addresses. If a control command that has not yet been transmitted to the sub-control means 200 is stored, a new control command is stored at the next address address of the control command, and the control command stored first is sequentially And transmitted to the sub-control means 200. When the control buffer is stored at the last addresses F17B and F17C, the next control buffer is stored again at the top addresses F13D and F13E. Thus, the control command buffer using the addresses F13D to F17C is used as a ring buffer.

≪Description of sub-control means≫
<Sub-control means and peripheral hardware configuration>
The sub-control means 200 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, various dedicated ICs for generating sound and images, exchanges data and the like between each of these internal devices, and commands of each part of the effect notification means 500 An interface circuit is provided for communication. The effect notification means 500 is configured to include the display device 70 and the upper effect lamp 72 shown in FIG. 1A, and speakers 64L and 64R provided inside the slot machine 10 below.

<Functional block of sub-control means>
The sub-control unit 200 controls an effect executed to improve the interest of the game with respect to the game controlled by the main control unit 100. The sub-control unit 200 mainly includes an effect control unit 210, an effect state transition unit 220, a push order notification control unit 230, and a penalty control unit 240.

<Description of production control means>
The effect control means 210 includes an effect data storage means 212 and an effect lottery means 214, determines the contents of the effect to be executed based on various control commands transmitted from the main control means 100, and executes the determined effect. In order to do this, the display device 70, the speakers 64L and 64R, and the upper effect lamp 72 included in the effect notification means 500 are controlled. The effect data storage means 212 stores, as effect data, image (moving image or still image) data for executing various effects, voice, musical sound and sound effect data, blink pattern data of the upper effect lamp 72, and the like. The effect lottery means 214 determines the contents of the effect to be executed based on the “winning / replay winning number” command and the “actual item winning number” command shown in FIG. In addition, the effect control unit 210 controls each part of the effect notifying unit 500 to execute, for example, the effect content determined by the effect lottery unit 214 upon reception of the “reel rotation start acceptance” command, or the effect being executed. Switching is performed based on the timing at which the “rotation stop” command for each reel is received.

<Description of production state transition means>
The production state transition means 220 performs a sub bonus lottery according to the content of the “winning / replay winning number” command transmitted from the main control means 100, and based on the lottery result and the symbol combinations arranged on the winning line L. To change the production state. Here, as shown in FIG. 21, the production state is roughly classified into a “normal” state, an “AT” state, and a “BB” state. The “AT” state is an effect state that continues until the game is played 50 times (hereinafter, the unit indicating the number of games is also referred to as “game”). During this time, the lottery objects “Bell Group-A1” to “ When any of “Bell Group-D2” (winning numbers NOR is “18” to “25”) is won, the order of pressing the symbol combinations of the condition device “Bell-01” on the winning line L is notified. .

  The “BB” state indicates the sub bonus game state described above. In this “BB” state, when the winning number NOR is determined to be any one of “18” to “25” by the lottery, the pressing order in which the symbol combinations of the condition device “Bell-01” are aligned on the winning line L is Informed. When the number of games in which the winning number NOR is determined to be any one of “18” to “25” by the role lottery in the “BB” state is 20 times or 40 times, the end condition of the “BB” state is Once established, the performance state shifts to the “normal” state. Whether the end condition of the “BB” state is 20 times or 40 times is determined by the pseudo game effect number and the value of the pseudo game execution flag (see FIG. 9) when the state is shifted to the “BB” state.

  Further, during the “AT” state, there is a case where the “AT” state is shifted to the “BB” state based on the fact that a specific winning number is determined in the lottery drawing. If the predetermined transition condition is satisfied when the end condition of the “BB” state is satisfied, the state shifts to the “AT” state without shifting to the “normal” state.

  In the “normal” state, the winning number determined by the lottery drawing is notified based on the random number lottery. However, unlike the “AT” state and the “BB” state, the winning number NOR is “18”- When it is determined to be any one of “25”, the pressing order in which the symbol combination of the condition device “Bell-01” is aligned on the winning line L is not notified.

  Here, a conventional notification mode can be adopted as a mode for reporting the pressing order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R. When 50 games are played after shifting to the “AT” state, the end condition of the “AT” state is satisfied, and the effect state shifts to the “normal” state.

<Description of Push Order Notification Control Unit>
The push order notification control means 220, when the production state is in the “AT” state or the “BB” state, when the winning number NOR is determined to be any one of “18” to “25” in the role lottery. In accordance with the value of the determined winning number, the pressing order in which the symbol combinations of the condition device “Bell-01” are aligned on the winning line L (see the remarks column in FIG. 6) is notified. Here, since a well-known technique can be employed for the notification mode regarding the pressing order of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R, detailed description thereof is omitted.

<Description of penalty control means>
The penalty control means 220 is a criterion for determining whether or not the player is in an unfavorable state according to the pressing order when the winning number NOR is determined to be any one of “18” to “25” in the role lottery. Increase or decrease the penalty value (described later). When the penalty value exceeds a predetermined value, the player is in a disadvantageous state. As a disadvantageous state as a player, in the “normal” state, even if the state can be shifted to the “BB” state, the transition is delayed or controlled so as not to shift. If the winning number NOR is determined to be any one of “18” to “25” in the role lottery in the “AT” state or the “BB” state, the condition device “Bell-01” The pressing order notification control means 220 is controlled so that the pressing order in which the symbol combinations are aligned on the winning line L is not notified.

<< Description of control processing in main control means >>
First, the contents of the game progress main process that is executed in the main control means 100 and controls the progress of the game will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The game progress main process shown in FIG. 22 is executed after various check processes executed after the slot machine 10 is turned on, and controls the game by repeatedly executing the game progress main process. be able to.

<Description of the game progress main process>
When the game progress main process is started, first, the stack pointer is set to the top address of the stack area set in the RAM (step S10), and then the game start set process is performed (step S12). In this game start set process, data for designating the light emission color of the pushbuttons of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R to red, the value of the time measured for determining whether or not the game is being played by the player, In accordance with the symbol combination stopped and displayed in the game, a preparatory process for starting an MB game or a re-game, a process for enabling a medal bet, and the like are performed. Next, the number of medals bet by the player is read from a predetermined storage area of the RAM (step S14), and it is determined whether there is a bet or not (step S16).

  When the main control means 100 determines that there is no bet (NO) in the determination process of step S16, the number displayed on the acquired number display 28 is cleared as a game medal insertion standby display process ( Step S18). When the game medal insertion standby display process in step S18 is completed, or when the main control means 100 determines in step S16 that there is a bet (YES), the game medal management process is performed immediately (step S20). In the game medal management process, whether or not an illegal act was performed based on a medal residence time, a passing speed, and a passing direction based on a detection signal from a medal sensor that detects a medal inserted from the medal slot 32. Detect whether or not. Next, the main control means 100 performs a soft random number update process (step S22), and randomly starts the rotation start timing of each reel when the random number used for the lottery or the pseudo game effect is finished and the game is resumed. Update the value of the random number.

  Next, the main control unit 100 determines whether or not the operation of the start switch 36 is acceptable, and performs a start switch check process that performs various processes when the start switch 36 is operated (step S24). . Then, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the operation of the start switch 36 has been accepted (step S26), and when it is determined that the operation of the start switch 36 has not been accepted (NO), the processing returns to step S14. On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation of the start switch 36 has been accepted (YES), a game progress management process is performed to perform a role lottery, a pseudo game effect, a reel rotation and stop control (step S28). Then, when all reels stop, the main control means 100 performs a winning determination process for determining whether or not the symbol combinations that are stopped and displayed on the winning line L match the symbol combinations shown in FIGS. (Step S30). When the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the winning line L matches one of the symbol combinations shown in FIG. 4, at the time of winning for paying out the number of medals corresponding to the matching symbol combination A game medal payout process is performed (step S32).

  Next, the main control means 100 executes a game end check process (step S34), resets a flag indicating the type of condition device that has been activated by the role lottery, and determines the role lottery state ("non-RT" / "RT" / " MB ") and reel effect state (" 0 "/" 1 "). Next, the “game end display” command (A900) shown in FIG. 16 and the “type 2 BB end” command (when the MB game end condition is satisfied when the combination lottery state is “MB”) ( A902) is also set in the CPU register (step S36). Then, by executing the interrupt disable control command set process, the command set in the register is appropriately written to the control command buffer (FIG. 20, addresses F13D to F17C) of the RAM (step S38), and the process returns to the process of step S10. . The control command written to the control command buffer by the process of step S38 is transmitted to the sub control means 200 by a timer interrupt process to be described later.

(Description of start switch check processing)
Next, the details of the start switch check process executed in step S24 of FIG. 22 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the soft random number update process shown in step S22 of FIG. 22 is completed, the main control unit 100 proceeds to the start switch check process shown in FIG. 23, and a medal sensor and a medal for detecting medals inserted from the medal slot 32. Based on a detection signal from a payout sensor that detects a medal paid out from the payout device 82, it is determined whether or not an abnormality such as an illegal act has occurred in the insertion and payout of the medal (step S50). Here, when the main control means 100 determines that an abnormality has occurred, an error code corresponding to the abnormality that has occurred is displayed on the acquired number display 28, and the progress of the game is stopped so that subsequent games cannot be performed. You may make it make it. Next, the main control means 100 compares the number of medals bet by the player with a specified number corresponding to the current combination lottery state (step S52), and determines whether or not they match (step S52). S54). If the main control means 100 determines that the number of medals bet has not reached the specified number (NO), the start switch check process in FIG. 23 is terminated, and the process proceeds to the determination process in step S26 in FIG. To do.

  On the other hand, when the main control means 100 determines that the number of medals bet has reached the specified number (YES), it is determined whether or not an acceptable operation has been performed on the start switch 36. The data for this is set in the CPU register (step S56). Here, the main control means 100 of the present embodiment is turned on (“1”) when the settlement switch 33, the bet switches 34 and 35, the start switch 36, and the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated. The detection signal is input. The main control means 100 uses 7 bits of 1 byte (8 bits) of data to indicate whether the detection signal of each switch has risen (“0”: no rise, “1”: rise). Byte data and 1-byte data indicating an on state (“1”) or an off state (“0”) are respectively stored in the RAM. The data set in step S56 is data in which bits other than the bit corresponding to the start switch are masked (0).

  Next, the main control means 100 checks whether or not an acceptable operation has been performed on the start switch 36 (step S58). In the present embodiment, only the bit corresponding to the start switch 36 is validated in the two 1-byte data described above using the data set in step S56. Then, the logical product of both values in the enabled bit is calculated, and when the result becomes “1” (the detection signal of the start switch 36 rises and is on), the operation to the start switch 36 can be accepted. It becomes. Then, it is determined whether an acceptable operation has been performed (step S60). When the main control means 100 determines that the start switch 36 cannot be accepted (NO), the value of a flag (start switch acceptance permission flag) indicating whether or not to accept the start switch operation is set to “ It is cleared to “0” (step S62). Then, the start switch check process in FIG. 23 is terminated, and the process proceeds to the determination process in step S26 in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the main control means 100 determines that the acceptable start switch 36 has been operated in the determination process of step S60, the value of the start switch reception permission flag described above is set to "1" (step S64). ), It is determined whether an operation detection signal for the start switch 36 (hereinafter referred to as “start switch operation signal”) has risen (changed from a low level to a high level) (step S66). When the main control means 100 determines that the start switch operation signal has not risen (NO), the start switch check process in FIG. 23 is terminated, and the process proceeds to the determination process in step S26 in FIG. On the other hand, when the main control means 100 determines that the start switch operation signal has risen (YES), the start switch reception process described below is performed (step S68). Then, when the start switch acceptance process is completed, the start switch check process in FIG.

(Description of start switch reception processing)
Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 24, the detailed content of the start switch reception process performed by step S68 of FIG. 23 is demonstrated.

  First, in the determination process of step S66 in the start switch check process shown in FIG. 23, when the main control means 100 determines that the start switch operation signal has risen (YES), first, a random number used for the lottery is obtained and the CPU (Step S70). Next, the value of the start switch acceptance permission flag set to “1” by the processing of step S64 in FIG. 23 is cleared to “0” (step S72), and the value of the setting change disable flag is set to “1” (step S72). Step S74). This setting change impossibility flag indicates whether or not the current “setting” among “setting 1” to “setting 6” shown in the role lottery table of FIG. 7 can be switched to another “setting”. It is a flag which shows. In the process of step S74, when the winning lottery process (see step S100 of FIG. 25 described later) performed when the start switch 36 is operated, the winning probability of each lottery object changes. The value of the setting change impossibility flag is set to “1” so as not to be disturbed.

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the blocker signal is turned off, and if it is turned on, performs a blocker off process for turning off the blocker signal (step S76). Here, the blocker signal is a flow path of inserted medals in order to switch whether the medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 32 are taken into the slot machine 10 or returned to the tray 61 from the medal payout outlet 60. When the signal is turned on, a channel is formed in which the medals inserted into the medal selector are taken into the slot machine 10, and when the signal is turned off, a channel following the medal payout opening is formed. Thereby, after the operation of the start switch 36 is accepted, the medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 32 are returned to the tray 61.

  Next, after reading the number of medals bet by the player from the RAM (step S78), the main control means 100 sets various control commands to be transmitted to the sub-control means 200 at the start of reel rotation in the CPU register. (Step S80). Then, the command set in the register is appropriately written in the control command buffer (FIG. 20, addresses F13D to F17C) of the RAM by performing the interrupt disable control command set process (step S38). As a result of the processing in steps S80 and S82, the “reel rotation start acceptance” command (9300 to 9303), the “winning / replay winning number” command (9500 to 9534), and the “item winning number” command ( 9600/9601) and a “pseudo game effect state” command (9700-9709) are transmitted to the sub-control means 200. To be precise, the transmission process to the sub-control means 200 is executed by a timer interrupt process, which will be described later.

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the set “setting” value is within the range of 1 to 6 by performing a setting value error check process. Displays an error code indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the set value on the acquired number display 28 and outputs an abnormal signal to the outside to make the game impossible. When the value of “setting” is within the normal range, the number of medals bet by the player is read from the RAM (step S86), and execution of the timer interrupt process is prohibited (step S88), and then the RAM At the predetermined address, the number of outputs of the input signal (IN signal) output to the outside through the external concentration terminal board 84 is set (step S90). Here, since the input signal described above is output by the timer interrupt process, the process of step S90 is performed after the timer interrupt process is prohibited.

  Then, the execution of the timer interrupt process is permitted again (step S92), and the operation of the start switch 36 is accepted (step S94). Thereby, the determination result of step S26 in the game progress main process of FIG. 22 becomes YES. Then, when the process of step S94 is performed, the start switch reception process of FIG. 24 and the start switch check process of FIG. 23 are finished, and the process proceeds to the determination process of step S26 in the game progress main of FIG.

(Description of game progress management process)
Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 25, the detailed content of the game progress management process performed by step S28 of FIG. 22 is demonstrated.

  First, in the determination process of step S26 in the game progress main process shown in FIG. 22, if the main control means 100 determines that the operation of the start switch 36 has been accepted (YES), the acquired random number and each of the shown in FIG. One winning number shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is determined based on the winning probability of the lottery object. Further, if the game is an MB game, the winning number “34” shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is determined (set) regardless of the winning lottery. The determined winning number is stored in the address of the winning number buffer set in the RAM (not shown in FIG. 18, F04A, F04B) (step S100). Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not to execute a pseudo game effect, and when it determines to execute it, performs a game effect start process for controlling the execution of the pseudo game effect (step S102).

  When the game effect start process in step S102 is completed, the main control means 100 next reads the winning number determined in step S100 from the address of the winning number buffer in the RAM (step S104), and starts and determines the rotation of each reel. The reel stop management process for performing stop control according to the winning number is performed (step S106). Then, when the reel stop management process is performed, the game progress management process shown in FIG. 25 is ended, and the winning determination process of step S30 in the game progress main process of FIG. 22 is performed.

(Description of game production start process)
Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 26, the detailed content of the game effect start process performed by step S102 of FIG. 25 is demonstrated.

  First, when a combination lottery is performed in the process of step S100 of FIG. 25, the main control means 100 next performs a pseudo game effect start check process for determining whether or not to execute a pseudo game effect (step S120). That is, the current reel effect state (see FIG. 13) is determined. If “1”, the value of the pseudo game execution flag (see FIG. 14B) is further determined, and the determined pseudo game execution flag is determined. A random number lottery based on the number corresponding to the value (see FIG. 9) is performed to determine which pseudo game effect number is to be rendered (step S120). Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not any of the pseudo game effects has been determined (step S122). If it is determined that the execution of the pseudo game effect has not been determined (NO), the game effect start process of FIG. 26 is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S104 in the game progress process of FIG.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in the determination process of step S120 that the execution of the pseudo game effect is determined (YES), the value of the pseudo game effect flag indicating that the pseudo game effect is being executed is set to “1”. ”(Step S124), the value of the input detection time lapse flag is cleared to“ 0 ”(step S126). Here, the value of the input detection time elapse flag is a predetermined time (FIG. 17, “F03E“ When the “input detection time” elapses), it becomes “1”, the pseudo game effect is forcibly ended, and the game is resumed. In this embodiment, all reels are automatically stopped regardless of the operation of the stop switch, and the standby state is maintained until the start switch is operated. In this state, when a predetermined time elapses without further operating the start switch, each reel automatically starts rotating at an arbitrary timing, and the game is resumed. The symbol combination displayed when all reels automatically stop may be a symbol combination that is stopped and displayed when operated in a predetermined order in the selected pseudo game effect number. When all reels are automatically stopped, a specific symbol combination may be stopped and displayed.

  Next, the main control means 100 makes a pseudo game effect so that the result of the lottery performed in step S100 of the game progress management process shown in FIG. 25 does not affect the reel stop management process executed in the next step. The winning number “0” at that time is stored in the address (F048, F049 in FIG. 20) of the storage area of the winning number set in the RAM (step S128). Then, the same processing as the reel stop management processing shown in step S106 of FIG. 25 described above is performed to perform reel rotation start and stop control in the pseudo game effect (step S130). The process of step S130 will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS. When all the reels are stopped, the main control means 100 determines whether or not to end the pseudo game effect (step S132). Here, when the pseudo game effect numbers “1” to “7” and “9” are executed, it is determined that the pseudo game effect is ended, and the pseudo game effect number (data at the address F0A4 in FIG. 20) is set to “0”. To clear. In addition, when the pseudo game effect number “8” is executed, the pseudo game effect is ended when the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R during the pseudo game effect are operated with the middle press, but the forward push, scissors hit, reverse When operated with scissors or reverse pressing, the pseudo game effect number is updated to “9”. In other words, when the pseudo game effect number is “8”, the pseudo game effect may be executed twice according to the pressing order, and the game is resumed after the pseudo game effect is executed twice. Become.

  In step S132, a process of setting a “game effect end” command (977F: see FIG. 15) indicating that the pseudo game effect has ended is also performed. Based on the command and the pseudo game effect number, the sub-control means 200 can control the effect after the end of the pseudo game effect. Here, for example, a pseudo game effect is performed in which a symbol combination composed of “White Seven A” symbol or “White Seven B” symbol, or a symbol combination composed only of “Red Seven” symbol is stopped and displayed on a straight line. Suppose that after the pseudo game effect, an effect indicating that the sub bonus game is started is performed. In the conventional slot machine, when a bonus combination is won, the bonus game starts from the next game. Therefore, the effect indicating that is the determination result of the symbol combination that is stopped and displayed when the game ends (winning determination) Results). However, in this embodiment, it is not necessary to determine the symbol combination displayed in the pseudo game effect, and the sub bonus game is executed based on the content of the pseudo game effect number and the reception of the “game effect end” command. It is possible to execute an effect indicating the start (effect after the end of the pseudo game effect). Note that the winning determination of this game (whether the symbol combination corresponding to the type 2 BB is stopped, etc.) is performed in step S30 of FIG. 22 as described above.

  Then, a value (“9024”) for measuring the predetermined input detection time is stored in the RAM address F03E shown in FIG. 17 (step S134). Here, the input detection time is counted by subtracting "1" from the value stored in the address F03E by a timer interrupt process. The value stored (updated) in the address F03E is referred to in the determination process in step S140 described later. Next, after a predetermined standby time has elapsed (step S136), the main control means 100 receives data for determining whether or not the operation can be accepted when the start switch 36 is operated. The register is set (step S138). This data is data required for determination in step S142 and step S144 described later. When the detection signal rises due to the operation of the start switch, the detection signals related to other switches also rise ( This is data for determining NO in the determination process of step S144 when data indicating that the stop switch or the bet switch is being operated). In other words, the processing based on the rising data of the start switch is not executed even if the start switch is operated when the stop switch is operated.

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the input detection time has elapsed, that is, whether or not the value stored in the RAM address F03E is “0” (step S140). If NO (NO), it is determined whether or not the operation of the start switch 36 can be accepted (step S142). When it is determined that the operation of the start switch 36 is not acceptable (NO), the process returns to the determination process of step S140.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation of the start switch 36 is acceptable (YES), it is determined whether or not the start switch 36 is operated (step S146). When the main control means 100 determines that the start switch 36 is not operated (NO), the process returns to the determination process in step S140. On the other hand, when the main control unit 100 determines that the start switch 36 is operated (YES) in the determination process of step S146, or the main control unit 100 determines that the input detection time is determined in the determination process of step S140. When it is determined that the period has elapsed (YES), the main control means 100 determines whether or not the pseudo game effect has ended (step S148). As described above, if the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated in the pressing order other than the middle pressing when the pseudo game effect number “8” is performed, the determination result is NO and the processing of step S120 is performed. Return. On the other hand, when the pseudo game effect numbers “1” to “7” or “9” are executed, or when the pseudo game effect number “8” is executed, the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated with the middle press. If YES, the determination result is YES, the game effect flag set to “1” in the process of step S124 is cleared to “0” (step S150), and the game effect start process shown in FIG. The process proceeds to step S104 in the game progress process of FIG.

  Note that the standby time provided by the process of step S136 described above is the time when the game is restarted with the operation of the start switch after the pseudo game effect is performed, and when the start switch is operated after the pseudo game is performed. It differs from the case where a pseudo game effect is further executed as an opportunity. Specifically, in the former case, the standby time is about 7500 ms (number of interruptions: 3356 times), and in the latter case, the standby time is about 500 ms (number of interruptions: 224 times). In this way, when the game is resumed after the execution of the pseudo game effect (the “white seven A” symbol or the “white seven B” symbol is aligned or the “red seven” symbol is aligned in the pseudo game effect. By setting a longer standby time for the sub-control means 200, the sub-control means 200 produces an effect when starting the sub-bonus game (for example, “BIG Bonus !!” for 7 whites, red 7). In this case, “Super BIG Bonus !!”) can be executed. On the other hand, when the pseudo game effect is executed again, the standby time is set to be short in order to perform an effect such as generating a chance sound indicating that the pseudo game effect is performed again as another effect. In addition, when performing a pseudo game effect again, it is not necessary to provide standby time.

  Further, when performing the process of step S150, information indicating that the sub bonus game is being played is stored in a predetermined address of the RAM, and is output to the outside via the external concentrated terminal board 84 based on this information. A signal indicating that the sub-bonus game is being played may be activated from off to on.

(Description of game production start process)
Next, detailed contents of the reel stop management process executed in step S106 in FIG. 25 and step S130 in FIG. 26 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the main control means 100 reads the winning number read from the address of the winning number buffer (not shown in FIG. 18, F04A, F04B) by the process of step S104 in FIG. 25 in the winning number storage area set in the RAM. Store in the address (step S160). Thereby, for example, when a pseudo game effect is performed prior to this process, the winning number (“0”) for the pseudo game effect stored by the process of step S128 of FIG. 26 is overwritten. In the process of step S160, the symbol control number is selected according to the winning number and stored in a predetermined address in the RAM. Then, when the swing fluctuation after the end of the pseudo game effect is performed, the reel corresponding to each of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel based on the random number value generated by the process of step S536 in FIG. The value of the rotation start standby counter is stored in the corresponding RAM address (left reel: F056, F057, middle reel: F060, F061, right reel: F06A, F06B, see FIGS. 18 and 19).

  On the other hand, when the pseudo game effect is not performed (NO in step S122 in FIG. 26) or when the reel stop management process is performed in the pseudo game effect start process in FIG. 26 (step S130 in FIG. 26), “1” is stored in the RAM as the value of the reel rotation start standby counter corresponding to each of the above-described left reel, middle reel, and right reel. Thereby, in the reel drive control process (described later) in FIG. 38, which is executed first after the reel drive state becomes “rotation start standby”, the reel drive state is set to “accelerating” by performing the process of step S584. Will be transferred to.

  In the process of step S160, the state of the deceleration flag stored in the RAM address F0A7 (see FIG. 20) is cleared to “0” to indicate that it is not “decelerating”. Bit data indicating that all reels are to be processed is set. Here, the bit data is 1-byte data, and is data indicating a reel to be processed by “1”. Specifically, the most significant bit (seventh bit) of the bit data corresponds to the right reel, the lower bit (sixth bit) corresponds to the middle reel, and the lower bit (fifth bit) corresponds to the left reel. Correspond. Therefore, the bit data indicating that all reels are to be processed is [11100000]. The data set in the B register is referred to in the determination process in step S190 in the reel rotation start process of FIG. Further, data [00000001] indicating the reel drive state number “1” (rotation start standby) is set in the C register.

  When the processing of step S160 is completed, the main control means 100 starts acceleration processing for each of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R, and after reaching a constant speed, starts reel rotation for monitoring whether or not step-out has occurred. Processing is performed (step S162). Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not there is a request to create the number of sliding frames for the rotating reel (step S164). The presence / absence of the sliding frame number creation request is stored in a predetermined address of the RAM corresponding to each of the reels 40L, 40C, and 40R. Sometimes it is set that there is a request to create the number of sliding frames for all reels. When the main control means 100 determines that there is a request to determine the number of sliding frames (YES), each of the requested reel symbol numbers “0” to “19” passes through the middle stage M. The number of sliding frames when the stop switch corresponding to is operated is created (step S166). In this sliding frame number generation process, first, symbol numbers “0” to “19” of the rotating reel are based on the order of stopping and the symbol control number (see FIG. 6) corresponding to the winning number. ”Is determined.

  Next, when any one of the stop switches 37L, 37C, 37R is operated, the main control means 100 performs a reel stop acceptance check process for executing stop control for the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch (step S168). ). Then, it is determined whether the rotation of each of the reels 40L, 40C, 40R is stopped (step S170), and it is determined whether all the reels are stopped (step S172). Here, when the main control unit 100 determines that all the reels are not stopped (NO), the process returns to the reel rotation start process in step S162. On the other hand, when the main control unit 100 determines that all reels have stopped (YES), the reel stop management process in FIG. 27 is terminated, and step S30 in FIG. 22 (steps S28 to 25 in FIG. (If the reel stop management process is performed in step S106) or step S132 of FIG. 26 (if the reel stop management process is performed in step S130 of FIG. 26).

(Description of reel rotation start processing)
Next, the detailed contents of the reel rotation start process executed in step S162 of FIG. 27 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the main control means 100 determines whether or not there is a reel to start rotation (step S180) when the process of step S160 in FIG. 27 is completed or the determination result in step S172 is NO. When it is determined that there is a reel to start rotation (YES), data for making the emission color of the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R red is stored in the RAM (step S182). Here, the reason why the data for causing the stop switches corresponding to all reels to emit red light is stored in the RAM is that at least the player operates the stop switch during the following steps S184 to S204. This is a period during which it is not accepted and is to notify the player of this. In other words, for example, although the left reel and the middle reel have reached a constant speed, when a step-out is detected for the right reel, acceleration processing is executed again for the right reel. At this time, the operation of the stop switch is accepted for all reels. It can be notified that there is not.

  Then, the main control means 100 sets bit data corresponding to the reel that starts rotating in the A register of the CPU (step S184). Here, when the process of step S184 is first performed after the start switch 36 is operated, all of the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C, and the right reel 40R are initially subjected to the acceleration process by the processes of steps S192 to S198 described later. Therefore, the data [11100000] set in the B register in the process of step S160 is read into the A register. Next, the number of reels provided in the slot machine 10 (that is, “3”) is set in the B register of the CPU (step S186), and execution of timer interrupt processing (see FIG. 35) described later is prohibited (step S186). S188).

  Then, the main control means 100 sets various initial values for starting the acceleration processing in the order of the right reel 40R, the middle reel 40C, and the left reel 40L in the subsequent processing. First, the driving state number “1” (rotation start standby) is set as the reel driving state in the register of the CPU (step S192). Next, the main control means 100 determines the value of the drive pulse output counter (left reel: F04F, middle reel: F059, right reel: F063) stored at the RAM address corresponding to the reel for which the initial value is set. The values of the number of times of reel drive pulse switching (left reel: F050, middle reel: F05A, right reel: F064) are initialized (step S194).

  Next, the main control means 100 determines the symbol number (for passing position) values (left reel: F052, middle reel: F05C, right reel: F066) and symbols stored at the RAM address corresponding to the reel to be processed. The numbers (for the stop position) (left reel: F053, middle reel: F05D, right reel: F067) are updated to the initial values (step S196). Further, the main control means 100 updates the values of the rotation failure detection counter (left reel: F054, middle reel: F05E, right reel: F068) stored at the RAM address corresponding to the reel to be processed to the initial values. (Step S198). Then, for the next reel to be processed, the RAM address (left reel: F04E, middle reel: F058, right reel) in which various drive control data relating to the next reel is stored in order to perform the above-described steps S192 to S198. : F062) is set in the CPU register (step S200).

  If the main control means 100 determines that the reel does not start rotating (NO) in the determination process in step S190 described above, the process immediately proceeds to the process in step S200 without performing the processes in steps S192 to S198. Transition.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the processing of steps S192 to S198 has been performed for all reels (step S202). When the main control means 100 determines that the initial values have not been set for all reels (NO), the process returns to the process of step S190 again, and various initial values are set for the next reel. On the other hand, when the main control means 100 determines that various initial values have been set for all reels (YES), the execution of the timer interrupt process prohibited in the process of step S188 is permitted (step S204). Here, when various initial values are set by the processing of steps S192 to S198, the execution of the timer interrupt processing is prohibited because the timer interrupt processing is executed before all the initial values are set. This is because if the acceleration process is started, the stepping motor may not be accelerated normally. For example, when the process of step S196 is performed, the timer interrupt process is executed in a state where the value of the reel drive pulse output counter is initialized but the value of the number of times of reel drive pulse switching is not initialized. If the acceleration process is performed, the stepping motor cannot be accelerated according to the original acceleration pattern, and there is a possibility that a rotation failure such as a step-out occurs and the reel cannot be shifted to a constant speed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, in order to prevent acceleration processing from being started while a series of initial values is set, the execution of timer interruption processing is prohibited by the processing in step S188, thereby starting the acceleration processing without any problem. Can be made.

  Then, the main control means 100 sets the bit data indicating the left reel 40L to be processed from now on and the driving state number “4” indicating “accelerating” in the register of the CPU (step S206). Specifically, the address F04E storing the driving state number of the left reel is set in the HL register, [00100000] (bit data indicating the left reel) in the B register, and [00000100] (driving state number) in the C register. “4”) is set. When the main control means 100 determines that there is no reel to start rotation (NO) in the determination process of step S180 described above, the process immediately proceeds to the process of step S206 without performing the processes of steps S182 to S204. .

  When the process of step S206 is completed, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the left reel 40L is rotating at a constant speed (step S208). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the data stored in the address (F04E) set in the HL register in the process of step S206 is “4”. When the main control means 100 determines that the left reel 40L is rotating at a constant speed (YES), the value of the reel rotation failure detection counter corresponding to the left reel is acquired from the RAM (address F054) ( Step S210), it is determined whether or not the reel is rotating normally, that is, whether or not a step-out has occurred during constant speed rotation (Step S212). Specifically, the determination is made based on the data stored in the address (F054) obtained by “+6” the address (F04E) set in the HL register. Here, when the value of the reel rotation failure detection counter exceeds “184”, the main control means 100 determines that a step-out has occurred. As described above, in this embodiment, it is possible to determine the stepping motor step-out by a simple process of comparing the value of the reel rotation failure detection counter with a predetermined value.

  If it is determined that the reel has caused rotation failure (YES), the process returns to step S180 to set the bit data of the reel determined to have caused rotation failure in the process of step S184 in the CPU register. By performing the processing after S186, an initial value for performing the acceleration processing again for the reel is set. Here, since the value of the B register is [00100000], the initial value is set only for the left reel. For example, when the determination process is being performed for the middle reel, the value of the B register is [01000000], so that the initial value is set only for the middle reel. When the determination process is performed for the right reel, since the value of the B register is [10000000], the initial value is set only for the right reel.

  On the other hand, when the main control means 100 determines that the reel is normally rotating at a constant speed (NO) in the determination process of step S214, or the reel rotates at a constant speed in the determination process of step S208 described above. If it is determined that it is not (NO), the address of the RAM storing the drive control data of the next reel is immediately set in the HL register of the CPU without performing the processing of steps S210 to S214 (step S216). . Here, since the processing of steps S208 to S220 is performed in the order of the left reel L → the middle reel 40C → the right reel 40R, the “next reel” when the processing of the left reel 40L is completed is the middle reel 40C. The “next reel” when the processing of the middle reel 40C is completed is the right reel 40R.

  More specifically, the address of the RAM storing the drive control data for the next reel is set by adding the value of “10” in decimal notation to the currently set address. For example, in the above case, F04E is set in the HL register of the CPU. Therefore, the value of “10” (“A” in hexadecimal notation) is added to F058 to store the driving state number of the middle reel. Specify an address. Even when the processing of step S216 is performed after the processing of steps S208 to S214 for the last right reel, the address F062 storing the driving state number of the right reel set in the HL register is set to “10”. "Is added and an address unrelated to the subsequent processing is set. However, since any processing is not performed based on the address, the subsequent processing is not hindered.

  Then, the bit data indicating the “next reel” is set in the B register of the CPU (step S218). Specifically, a value obtained by performing processing for shifting the current value of the B register by 1 bit to the upper bit side is set in the register. For example, when the value of the B register is [00100000], the value of the B register is [01000000] because 1 bit is shifted to the upper bit side by the process of step S218. Further, when the value of the B register is [10000000] (when processing is performed for the right reel), the value of the B register becomes [00000000] by the process of step S218. At this time, the value of the most significant bit (seventh bit) becomes “0” by shifting “1”, and a carry occurs by this shift processing, so the carry flag of the flag register is turned on.

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not a failure during constant speed rotation has been detected for all reels (step S220). In the present embodiment, the determination process is determined based on whether or not the carry flag described above is present. That is, it is possible to specify a reel that needs to be accelerated again by using the bit string. Furthermore, it is possible to determine whether or not the determination of all reels is completed based on the bit string. In addition, the same process can be used when accelerating all reels (normal acceleration process) and when the acceleration process is executed again only for a specific reel due to a step-out, etc., thus simplifying the program process it can. When the main control means 100 determines that no failure during constant speed rotation has been detected for all reels (NO), the process returns to step S208, based on the address and bit data set in steps S216 and S218. Then, it is detected whether or not the next reel has a defect. Then, when the same process as the soft random number update performed in the process of step S22 in FIG. 22 is performed (step S222), the reel rotation start process illustrated in FIG. 28 is terminated and the determination illustrated in step S164 of FIG. Transition to processing.

(Description of reel stop acceptance process)
Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 29, the detailed content of the reel stop acceptance process executed in step S168 in FIG. 27 will be described.

  First, the main control means 100 determines the on / off state of the index sensors 46L, 46C, 46R corresponding to each reel (step S230), and then accepts the operation of the stop switch and then accepts the operation of the next stop switch. It is determined whether the reel stop acceptance waiting time (approximately 200 milliseconds) has elapsed (step S232). Then, the main control means 100 determines the state of the deceleration flag stored in the RAM address F0A7 (see FIG. 20) (step S234) and determines whether or not the operation of the stop switch is acceptable. Is determined (step S236).

  If the reel stop acceptance waiting time has not elapsed or the deceleration flag is on, the determination in step S236 is NO, and the reel stop acceptance process in FIG. The process proceeds to step S170. On the other hand, if the reel stop acceptance waiting time has elapsed and the deceleration flag is off, the determination result is YES, and an operation that can be accepted for the stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel is performed. Data for determining whether or not it has been performed is set in the CPU register in the same manner as in step S56 of FIG. 23 (step S238). In other words, the data set in the register is a 1-byte data indicating the presence or absence of the rising edge of the detection signal of each switch and a 1-byte data indicating the on / off state. This is data for masking bits other than the corresponding bits.

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not an acceptable operation has been performed on the stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel by performing the same process as step S58 of FIG. 23 (step S240). ), Data for making the light emission color of the operated stop switch red is set in the register (step S242). Then, based on the determination that the operation can be accepted in step S240, it is determined whether or not an operation that can be accepted is performed on the stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel (step S244).

  Specifically, it is determined whether or not there is a stop switch operation input (rising data generated by timer interruption processing) based on an input signal from the input port. This data is 1-byte data, the seventh bit corresponds to the right stop switch, the sixth bit corresponds to the middle stop switch, and the fifth bit corresponds to the left stop switch. When there is a stop switch operation input, the bit corresponding to the stop switch becomes “1”. This data is set in the A register and D register, respectively. For example, when the stop switch can be operated on all reels, there is an operation input of the left stop switch [00100000], and when there is an operation input of the middle stop switch [01000000], there is an operation input of the right stop switch. [10000000] is set in the A register and D register. Here, the data set in the D register is used for determination in step S260 described later.

  Here, which stop switch can be operated can be determined based on the value of the reel stop flag updated in the process of step S296 in the stop switch reception process of FIG. 30 described later. The reel stop flag is a flag indicating whether or not a stop operation has already been received for each of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel. If the value is “0”, it means that the stop operation has been received. If the value is “1”, it means that the stop operation has not been accepted.

  On the other hand, for example, when the left stop switch has already been operated and the left stop switch is operated again, the value of the reel stop flag corresponding to the left stop switch is “0”. [00000000] data is set in the A and D registers. On the other hand, [01000000] is set in the A register and D register when there is an operation input of the middle stop switch and [10000000] when there is an operation input of the right stop switch. In the reel stop acceptance check process of FIG. 29, when the value of the A register is “0”, it is determined that the stop switch operation acceptance is impossible (NO in step S244), and the value of the A register When the data is other than “0”, it is determined that the stop switch operation can be accepted (YES in step S244).

  When the main control means 100 determines that an acceptable operation has been performed (YES), it is next determined whether or not a pseudo game effect is currently being performed (step S246). When the main control means 100 determines that the pseudo game effect is not being performed, that is, that the main game is in progress (NO), the RAM is displayed when the reel is in a stopped state (driving state number “0”). The value of the fluctuation flag indicating whether or not to change the fluctuation of the reel stored at the predetermined address is cleared to “0” (step S248). On the other hand, when it is determined in the determination process of step S250 that the pseudo game effect is being performed (YES), the value of the above-described fluctuation variation flag is set to “1” (step S250). As described above, the process of setting the fluctuation flag is performed when the stop switch can be stopped (that is, when YES is determined in step S246), so that the fluctuation is changed when the stop operation is effectively performed. Control (and thus a pseudo game effect) can be executed. Further, the process of clearing the fluctuation fluctuation flag is performed when the stop operation of the stop switch can be accepted (that is, when NO is determined in step S246), so that the fluctuation fluctuation control is performed when the stop operation is effectively performed. It can be ensured that (as a result, the pseudo game effect) is not executed.

  When the process of step S250 is performed, the main control unit 100 next determines the value (see FIG. 17) stored in the RAM address F03E, and the input detection time has elapsed (becomes “0”). Is determined) (step S252). When the main control means 100 determines that the input detection time has elapsed (YES), the value of the input detection time elapse flag indicating whether or not the input detection time has elapsed is set to “1” ( In step S254), the value of the reel stop flag indicating whether or not the operation of the corresponding stop switch has already been accepted for each reel is obtained from a predetermined address in the RAM and set in the D register of the CPU (step S256). The value of the reel stop flag corresponding to each reel described above is acquired as 8-bit data, and the right reel (seventh bit), middle reel (sixth bit), and left reel in order from the most significant bit (seventh bit). The value of the (5th bit) reel stop flag is shown. For example, when the stop operation has already been received for the left reel and the stop operation has not been received yet for the middle reel and the right reel, the value becomes [11000000], and the stop operation has already been received for the middle reel. When the stop operation has not yet been accepted, [10100000] is obtained.

  When the processing in step S248 or S256 described above is completed or the determination result in step S252 is NO, data [00000011] indicating the number of reels (“3”) is set in the B register of the CPU, and the C register In addition, [00100000] bit data indicating that the processing target to be performed later is the left reel is set (step S258). Then, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the stop switch corresponding to the bit data set in the register has been operated (step S260). This determination process is performed by performing a logical product (AND operation) of the data set in the C register and the data set in the D register.

  Here, when the reel stop flag acquisition processing of step S256 is not performed, the bit corresponding to the stop switch that has been operated based on the input signal from the input port is “1” in the D register. Data is set. For example, if the value of the C register is [00100000] and the value of the D register is [10000000] (indicating that the stop operation is performed for the right reel), the operation result is [00000000]. In other words, it is determined that the stop switch corresponding to the left reel has not been operated (step S260, NO), and the process of step S266 is performed. On the other hand, if the value of the C register is [00100000] and the value of the D register is [00100000] (indicating that the stop operation has been performed on the left reel), the operation result is [00100000]. In other words, it is determined that the stop switch corresponding to the left reel has been operated (step S260, YES), and the process of step S262 is performed.

  On the other hand, when the reel stop flag acquisition process in step S256 is performed, reel stop flag data corresponding to all reels is set in the D register. For example, if the value of the C register is [00100000] and the value of the D register is [11000000] (indicating that the stop operation for the left reel has been received), the calculation result is [00000000]. In other words, it is determined that the stop switch corresponding to the left reel has not been operated (step S260, NO), and the process of step S266 is performed. On the other hand, if the value of the C register is [00100000] and the value of the D register is [10100000] (indicating that the stop operation for the right and left reels has not been accepted), the operation result is [00100000]. In other words, it is determined that the stop switch corresponding to the left reel has been operated (step S260, YES), and the process of step S262 is performed.

  As described above, when the reel stop flag acquisition process in step S256 is performed (that is, when the input detection time has elapsed for a predetermined time), the stop control is performed for the reels for which the stop operation has not yet been received. It is configured. Whether or not the reel is to be subjected to stop control is determined by performing the same processing (logical operation of the C register and D register) whether or not the processing of step S256 is performed. be able to.

  If it is determined in step S260 that the stop switch has been operated (YES), a stop switch reception process is performed for updating various information and creating information indicating the pressing order (step S262). Next, the main control means 100 performs symbol combination control (reel stop control) on the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch based on the number of sliding symbols created in step S166 of FIG. 27 (step S264). Then, the reel stop acceptance check process shown in FIG. 29 is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S170 in FIG.

  When the main control means 100 determines that the stop switch corresponding to the bit data set in the register has not been operated (NO) in the determination processing in step S260, the next reel to be processed in steps S260 to S264 Is set in the CPU register (step S266). Specifically, the bit data set in the C register is shifted by 1 bit to the upper bit side. For example, when data [00100000] is set in the C register, it becomes [01000000] (bit data indicating the middle reel). If the process of step S266 is performed with data [10000000] set in the C register, the data in the C register becomes [00000000] and the value of the carry flag becomes “1”.

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the determination process of step S260 has been performed for all reels (step S268). This determination process is performed based on the value of the carry flag. If the value of the carry flag is “0”, it is determined that there is a reel that has not been subjected to the determination process of step S260 (NO), and step S260 is performed. Return to the determination process. On the other hand, if the value of the carry flag is “1”, it is determined that the determination process of step S260 has been performed for all the reels (YES), and the emission color of the stop switch corresponding to the stopped reel is made red. Data for this is set in the register of the CPU (step S270). Next, the main control means 100 also sets data relating to the emission color of the other stop switches in the CPU register (step S272), and sets the set data to a predetermined address in the RAM for outputting to the external LED drive circuit. save. Then, the reel stop acceptance check process shown in FIG. 29 is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S170 in FIG.

  If the main control means 100 determines in the determination process in step S244 that no acceptable operation has been performed (NO), the process immediately proceeds to the process in step S274, and the CPU register is processed by the process in step S242. 29 is stored at a predetermined address in the RAM for outputting to the external LED drive circuit, and the reel stop acceptance check process in FIG. 29 is terminated. In the present embodiment, the output process to the LED drive circuit is configured to be executed by a timer interrupt process.

(Explanation of stop switch reception processing)
Next, detailed contents of the stop switch reception process executed in step S262 of FIG. 29 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In the determination process of step S260 in FIG. 29, when the main control means 100 determines that the stop switch corresponding to the bit data set in the CPU register has been operated (YES), it is first stored in the RAM address F0A7. The value of the deceleration flag being set (see FIG. 20) is set to FFH (step S290). That is, data indicating that deceleration is performed is set. Next, the main control means 100 stores an initial value (about 200 ms) for measuring the reel stop acceptance waiting time determined by the processing of step S232 in FIG. 29 at a predetermined address in the RAM (step S292) and is operated. Data for making the emission color of the stop switch red is set in the CPU register (step S294).

  Next, the main control means 100 updates the value of the reel stop flag stored at a predetermined address in the RAM to “0” for the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch (step S296). Then, of the sliding frame number creation request corresponding to each reel, which is referred to in the determination processing in step S164 in FIG. 27, the sliding frame number creation request regarding the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch is updated without any change (step S298). Then, the main control means 100 generates a stop reel number indicating the reel corresponding to the stop switch for which the operation has been accepted (step S300), and stores the generated stop reel number at a predetermined address in the RAM (step S302).

  The processes in steps S300 and S302 are processes for storing the reel number under control or the reel number at the time of accepting the stop operation at a predetermined address in the RAM. For example, “1” [00000001] is stored at a predetermined address when the left reel is stopped, and “2” [00000010] is stored at a predetermined address when the middle reel is stopped, and the right reel is stopped. Sometimes “3” [00000011] is stored at a predetermined address.

  Next, the main control means 100 updates the pressing order data stored at a predetermined address in the RAM (step S304). Specifically, in the pressing order data composed of 8 bits, the reel number of the first stop (left: 01, middle: 10, right: 11) is stored in the 0th bit and the 1st bit, and the 2nd The stop reel number (left: 01, middle: 10, right: 11) is stored in the second bit and the third bit. For example, [00000010] is stored when the first stop is the middle reel, and [00000110] is stored when the second stop is the left reel. In this embodiment, since there are three reels, if the order of the first stop and the second stop is stored, the stop order of the three reels can be grasped naturally. Therefore, the program capacity is reduced by storing the reels up to the second stop, but the order up to the third stop may be stored. The push order data is used to control the transition of the reel production state, the update of the production state management counter, and the like. When the process of step S304 is completed, the main control means 100 ends the stop switch reception process shown in FIG. 30, and performs the symbol combination control shown in step S264 of FIG.

(Description of symbol combination control process)
Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 31, the detailed content of the symbol combination control process performed by step S264 of FIG. 29 is demonstrated.

  First, the main control means 100 has a leading address (left reel: F04E, middle reel) storing various drive control data of the reel corresponding to the stop switch determined to have been operated by the determination processing shown in step S260 of FIG. : F058, right reel: F062) are set in the CPU register (step S320), and a value (reel driving state number “3”) for setting the driving state to “deceleration start” is set as data to be written to the set address. (Step S322). Next, for the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch, the main control means 100 stores the address number of the RAM (the left reel: F052) that stores the symbol number that has passed through the middle stage M when the stop switch is operated. , Middle reel: F05C, right reel: F066) are set (step S324).

  Then, the symbol number stored at the RAM address set in the process of step S324 is acquired, and further one symbol from the previous address (left reel: F051, middle reel: F05B, right reel: F065). The number of steps is acquired (step S326). Next, the main control means 100, among the number of sliding symbols created in step S166 of FIG. 27, the symbol that passed through the middle stage M when the stop switch was operated in the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch. The number of sliding frames corresponding to the number is read from the RAM (step S328). Then, the number of sliding symbols acquired in the process of step S328 is added to the symbol number that has passed through the middle stage M when the stop switch acquired in the process of step S326 is operated. (Hereinafter also referred to as “stop symbol number”) (step S330).

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the maximum value (“19”) of the symbol number has been exceeded as a result of the processing of step S330 (step S332), and when it is determined that the maximum value has been exceeded (YES) Corrects the symbol number to be stopped at the middle stage M (step S334). For example, “20” is subtracted from the value of the symbol number obtained by the process of step S330, and the result is used as the symbol number that stops the middle stage M. Next, the main control means 100 sets the symbol number obtained by the processing of step S330 or corrected by the processing of step S334 in the register of the CPU (step S336), and then performs the stop symbol number changing process (step S336). Step S338).

  In the stop symbol number changing process of step S338, if the current game is in the pseudo game effect, the symbol number to be stopped in the middle stage M is determined based on the pseudo game effect number and the pressing order shown in FIG. Then, the symbol number set in the CPU register is replaced by the processing in step S338. In particular, for the pseudo game effect numbers “1” to “4”, the symbol number to be stopped at the middle stage M changes depending on the timing when the stop switch is operated. For example, in the case of the pseudo game effect number “1”, when the left stop switch 37L is first operated, the symbol number “12” passes through the middle stage M (that is, the symbol number “13”). When the symbol is pressed), the symbol number “14” is a symbol that stops at the middle stage M.

  The stop symbol number set in the CPU register is stored in the RAM address (left reel: F053, middle reel: F05D, right reel: F067) (step S340), and the stop symbol number is used for the next table data search. The number to be used is stored at a predetermined address in the RAM (step S342). Specifically, this is a process for changing the stop table of the reels for which stop control has not yet been performed, based on the symbol number to be stopped on the active line (more precisely, the symbol number to be stopped). Next, the main control means 100 sends a control command output request (specifically, the value of the first control command of the command sent to the sub-control means) to be transmitted to the sub-control means 200 when the rotation stop is accepted to the CPU D register. (Step S344). Then, a “left reel stop acceptance” command (9E ##) and a “middle reel stop acceptance” command (9F ##) having the stop symbol number and the number of sliding frames related to the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch as the second stop command. ) Or “Left Reel Stop Accept” command (9E ##) is stored in one of RAM addresses F13D to F17C (step S346).

  Here, for example, when the middle stop switch is operated and the stop operation reception number at that time is “14” and the stop symbol number is “18”, the number of sliding symbols is 18 (stop symbol number) −14. (Stop operation acceptance symbol number) = 4 (frame). As a result, the value of the second control command becomes 18 × 6 + 4 = 112 (70H), and the “intermediate reel stop acceptance” command in this case is 9F70. When the sub-control unit 200 receives each reel stop acceptance command, the sub-control unit 200 produces an effect when the stop switch is operated (for example, generation of a stop operation acceptance sound or an effect displayed on the display device 70). In the case where the display switching of images and the order of pressing are notified, notification of a stop switch to be operated next, etc.) is executed. Further, since the sub-control means 200 also stores data corresponding to the symbol array shown in FIG. 2, when each “reel stop acceptance” command is received, the stop operation acceptance symbol number included in the command is received. It is possible to grasp in advance which symbol will stop based on the number of sliding symbols and the effect according to the symbol scheduled to stop.

  When the interrupt disable control command set process in step S346 is completed, the main control means 100 sets the stop switch operated this time among the RAM addresses F053 (left reel), F05D (middle reel), or F067 (right reel). A stop symbol number is acquired from the address of the corresponding reel (step S348). Then, it is determined whether or not the pseudo game effect is being performed (step S350), and if it is determined that the pseudo game effect is being performed (YES), it is determined whether or not the input detection time elapsed flag is on. (Step S352). The input detection time elapse flag is a flag indicating whether or not the input detection time has elapsed. When the input detection time elapse flag is on, it indicates that the input detection time has elapsed.

  When it is determined that the input detection time lapse flag is on (input detection time has elapsed) (YES), the symbol combination control process of FIG. 31 is immediately terminated. As a result, the main control unit 100 ends the reel stop acceptance check process of FIG. 29, and proceeds to the process of step S170 in the reel stop management process of FIG. On the other hand, when it is determined that the input detection time elapsed flag is off (the input detection time has not elapsed) (NO), the initial value (“9204”) of the input detection time is set to the RAM address. After storing in F03E (step S354), the symbol combination control process of FIG. 31 is terminated. On the other hand, when the main control means 100 determines that the pseudo game effect is not in effect (NO) in the determination process of step S350, the symbol combination control process of FIG. 31 is immediately terminated.

(Description of interrupt disable control command set processing)
Next, detailed contents of the interrupt disabling control command set process executed in step S346 of FIG. 31 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the main control means 100 prohibits execution of a timer interrupt process described later with reference to FIG. 35 (step S380), and then executes a control command set process described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. (Step S382). When the control command set process in step S380 is completed, the execution of the timer interrupt process is permitted again (step S384), and the interrupt disable control command set process in FIG. 32 is terminated. Thereby, the main control means 100 starts processing from the continuation of the processing performed immediately before executing the interrupt disable control command set processing of FIG.

(Explanation of control command set processing)
Next, the details of the control command set process executed in step S382 in FIG. 32 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the main control means 100 sets the value of the leading address F13D among the RAM addresses F13D to F17C used as the control command buffer in the HL register of the CPU (step S390). Next, the main control means 100 performs the following processing as control command write pointer acquisition processing (step S392). Here, the write pointer is information for designating the address to which the next control command is written out of the RAM addresses F13D to F17C. This is data indicating a relative address as a power address. In step S392, first, the value of the write pointer stored in the RAM address F01E is acquired and set in the A register of the CPU. Then, a logical operation (AND operation) between the value of the A register and the predetermined value 1FH is performed, and the result is set in the A register. Here, the AND operation between the value of the A register and the predetermined value 1FH is a numerical value that can designate the address of the control command buffer from the values “0” to “255” stored as the write pointer. This is to correspond to values within the range (“0” to “31”). Further, the same value is added to the value set in the A register. That is, the result of the above AND operation set in the A register is doubled.

  Next, the main control means 100 adds the value set in the A register through the process of step S392 to the start address F13D of the control command buffer set in the HL register of the CPU by the process of step S390, thereby generating the HL A designated address data set process is performed to update the register value to a value that designates the address to which the control command is written in the control command buffer (step S394). Then, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the number of control commands stored in the RAM addresses F13D to F17C is less than “32” (step S396), and the number of control commands is less than “32”. If it is determined (YES), it is determined whether or not the control command that needs to read the content of the second control command from the RAM is to be transmitted (step S398). Here, as the type of control command to be transmitted, the first control command is set in the D register of the CPU by the output request setting process (for example, step S344 in FIG. 31) executed immediately before the control command setting process. Therefore, it can be determined from the value of the first control command.

  Specifically, if the value of the seventh bit (most significant bit) of the first control command is “0”, the determination result in step S398 is NO (ie, there is no need to read from the RAM), and “1”. If so, the decision result in the step S398 becomes (YES). Whether the seventh bit of the first control command is “0” or “1” is determined in advance, for example, “Left reel rotation stop” command (987E) and “Middle reel rotation stop” shown in FIG. As for the values of the first control commands of the command (997E) and the “stop right reel rotation” command (9A7E), the most significant bit is set to “0” at the time of step S396. Here, in the control command in which the most significant bit of the first control command is “0”, the second control command has a fixed value. In other words, there is no need to read data from the RAM to determine the value of the second control command. In the case of such a control command, the value of the second control command is stored in the E register of the CPU in the output request set process (for example, step S704 in FIG. 39) executed before starting the control command set process of FIG. Is also set. Therefore, the value of the “left reel rotation stop” command is 187E, the value of the first control command of the “middle reel rotation stop” command is 197E, and the value of the first control command of the “right reel rotation stop” command is 1A7E. Yes. On the other hand, for example, the first control command of the “effect information 2” command shown in FIG. 16 is determined in advance as B6H, and the most significant bit is “1” from the beginning.

  If the value of the seventh bit in the D register is “1”, the determination result in step S398 is YES, the address of the RAM to be referred to is designated based on the E register, and the data stored in the address is stored. Set to the E register of the CPU (update the value of the E register). For example, when the pseudo game effect state is set as a command, 97H is set in the D register and A4H is set in the E register. Thereafter, the data at address F0A4 is read from the RAM and set in the E register of the CPU (step S400). At this time, when “1” is stored in the address F0A4, the value of the E register is updated to 01H. Next, the main control means 100 stores the value of the first control command set in the D register at the address of the control command buffer set in the HL register, and stores the value of the seventh bit of the first control command. “1” is set (step S402). Here, if the determination result in step S398 is YES, the value of the seventh bit of the first control command is “1” from the beginning. Regardless of this, the first control command of the first control command is determined in step S402. A process of changing the 7-bit value from “1” to “1” is performed.

  If the determination result in step S398 is NO, the process immediately proceeds to step S402, and the value of the first control command is stored in the address of the control command buffer set in the HL register. The value of the seventh bit is changed from “0” to “1”. As a result, for example, in the case of the first control command of the “left reel rotation stop” command described above, the value 18H is first stored in the control buffer, and then the value is updated to 98H.

  When the process of step S402 is completed, the main control means 100 stores the value of the E register at the address specified by the value obtained by adding “1” to the HL register (step S404). By this process, the value of the corresponding second control command is stored in the next address of the address where the first control command is stored in the process of step S402. Then, the value of the write pointer stored in the RAM address F01E is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” (step S406), and the upper byte value (F0H) of the RAM address is further stored in the H register of the CPU. Is set (step S408), the control command setting process shown in FIG. 33 is terminated.

(Description of specified address data set processing)
Next, detailed contents of the designated address data set process executed in step S394 of FIG. 33 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the main control means 100 acquires the value of the address set in the CPU register (step S420). For example, when the designated address data set process is performed in step S394 in FIG. 33, the start address of the control buffer set in the register by the process in step S390 in FIG. 33 is acquired. Then, the address value indicated by the relative value acquired immediately before executing the designated address data set process of FIG. 34 is added to the acquired address value. Next, the main control means 100 acquires the data stored at the address calculated by the process of step S420, sets it in the A register of the CPU (step S422), and performs the designated address data set process shown in FIG. Exit.

  As described above, the main control means 100 controls the progress of the game according to the player's operation by repeatedly executing the game progress main process shown in FIG.

<Explanation of timer interrupt processing>
As an important process for controlling the game executed in the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, there is a timer interruption process executed at predetermined intervals in addition to the game progress main process shown in FIG. This timer interruption process is repeatedly executed at a period of about 2.235 milliseconds, detection of an operation for each switch of the operation means 300 shown in FIG. 3, transmission of a control command to the sub-control means 200, stepping motor 42L, Processing such as generation and output of control signals for performing drive control of 42C and 42R, updating of random number values and various counter values used as timers is performed. The contents of the above-described timer interrupt process will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The main control means 100 outputs an interrupt request signal (generation period: about 2.235 milliseconds) from a timer count means configured in a chip incorporating a CPU, RAM, and ROM, and timer interrupt If the processing is not prohibited (for example, see step S188 in FIG. 28 and step S380 in FIG. 32), the timer interrupt processing shown in FIG. 35 is started. First, the data set in the CPU register is stored. Store in the stack area of the RAM (step S500). In addition, the program address being executed is stored in order to resume the continuation of the game progress main process after the timer interrupt process is executed. Next, an interrupt flag indicating whether or not the timer interrupt process can be started is cleared to “0” (step S502), indicating that the subsequent timer interrupt process cannot be started. In other words, the present embodiment is configured such that the timer interrupt process is not executed when the interrupt request signal is output while the timer interrupt process is being executed. Then, a power-off detection signal input to the input port of the main control unit 100 is captured (step S504), and whether a power-off (a power supply voltage has fallen below a predetermined value) is detected based on the power-off detection signal. It is determined whether or not (step S506). It is assumed that this power-off detection signal is output from a power monitoring circuit provided on the main control board.

  When the main control unit 100 determines that power-off is detected (YES) in the determination processing in step S506, power-off processing performed at the time of power interruption is performed (step S508). In this power-off process, each output port is turned off, the value of the power-off process flag indicating that the power-off process has been performed is set to “1”, and the least significant bit (0th bit) of the read pointer is set. Clear to “0”. Thereby, in this embodiment, it is comprised so that a command can be transmitted to a sub control means at least twice. Further, the RAM checksum is calculated, and the above-described flag value and checksum value are stored in the RAM together with the CPU register and stack pointer values. Then, access to the RAM is prohibited and input from the outside. The reset signal is waited. In the present embodiment, the reset signal is input to the CPU and is output from the power supply monitoring circuit described above. Further, the power monitoring circuit is configured so that the reset signal is outputted after a predetermined time delay after outputting the power-off detection signal (so that it is outputted after the power-off process is completed).

  On the other hand, when the main control unit 100 determines that the power cut-off has not been detected in the determination process in step S506 (NO), the interrupt counter (the timer interrupt process is stored in the predetermined address of the RAM). "1" is added to the value of the counter incremented each time (step S510), and a fluctuation fluctuation counter used for controlling fluctuation fluctuations performed when each reel is stopped during the pseudo game effect. “1” is added to the value of (step S512). Note that the fluctuation fluctuation counter is used for fluctuation fluctuation control, which will be described later, and is a counter that cyclically increments a numerical value range of “0” to “157” in the present embodiment. Then, the count value of a clock timer that is generally used to count the predetermined time is updated (step S514), and LED display control for updating the display contents of the credit number display unit 27 and the acquired number display unit 28. Is performed (step S516). Next, it is determined whether an abnormality has occurred in the internal random number generation means (step S518), and various external signals input to the input port are read and stored in predetermined addresses of the RAM (step S520). Then, the main control means 100 executes reel drive management processing for controlling the corresponding stepping motors 42L, 42C, 42R in order to drive the reels 40L, 40C, 40R (step S522).

  Next, the main control means 100 writes the display data of the various displays generated by the processing of steps S516 and S522, the control signals for the stepping motors 42L, 42C, 42R, etc. to the internal output port and outputs them ( Step S524). Then, the main control means 100 performs various abnormality detection processes for determining whether an abnormality has occurred based on the various detection signals read from the input port by the process of step S526 (step S526). As an abnormality detected by this abnormality detection process, for example, an abnormal behavior of a medal inserted from the medal slot 32 (for example, a situation where a medal inserted by a medal sensor is detected for a predetermined time or more), medal payout There are abnormalities such as medals not being paid out from the device 82 and medals overflowing from the medal payout device 82 exceeding a certain amount.

  Next, the main control means 100 performs the adjustment switch 33, 1-bet switch 34, maximum bet switch 35, start switch 36, stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R at a rate of 1 out of 10 timer interruption processes. The operation state is periodically monitored, and an output request (first control command) for transmitting the monitoring result to the sub-control means 200 is set in the CPU register (step S528). Then, the control command transmission process shown in FIG. 43 is performed to prepare for transmitting the control command stored in the control command buffer (addresses F13D to F17C) of the RAM to the sub-control means 200 (step S530). Receiving this input monitoring command, the sub-control means 200 changes the volume of the BGM or switches the content of the effect according to the operation state of each switch included in the second control command.

  Next, the main control means 100 performs an output process of various signals (such as an input signal, a payout signal, an abnormality occurrence signal, and an MB signal) output to the outside through the external concentrated terminal board 84 (step S532), and a lottery drawing, etc. The value of the random number used for is updated (step S534). Further, the main control means 100 updates the random number value for randomly determining the rotation start timing of each reel when returning from the pseudo game effect to the main game (step S536), and the predetermined value of the RAM is determined by the process of step S500. When the data stored in the address is returned to the original register (step S538), the value of the interrupt flag cleared in step S502 is set to “1” (step S540), and the timer interrupt process starts again. After making it possible, the timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 35 is terminated.

(Description of reel drive management process)
Next, detailed contents of the reel drive management process executed in step S522 of FIG. 35 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the reel drive management process shown in FIG. 35, the respective stepping motors corresponding to the reels 40L, 40C, 40R are individually controlled in the order of the right stepping motor 42R → the middle stepping motor 42C → the left stepping motor 42L. .

  When the reel drive management process in FIG. 36 is started, the main control means 100 sets the number of reels (“3”) in the CPU register in the C register of the CPU (step S550), and then sets the reel control data address setting process (step S550). By performing step S552), first, data designating the RAM start address F062 storing various drive control data related to the right reel 40R is set in the HL register of the CPU. Then, based on the address set in the HL register, a reel drive control process for controlling the right stepping motor 42R is performed (step S554), and whether or not the reel drive control process of step S554 has been performed for all the stepping motors. Is determined (step S556). In this determination processing, “1” is subtracted from the value of the C register (value set as the number of reels), and whether or not the subtraction result is “0” (whether the value of the zero flag is “1”). ).

  Here, since the reel drive control process is performed only for the right reel 40R, the value of the C register becomes “2”, so the determination result of step S556 is NO, and the reel control data address set process of step S552 is performed again. In the process of step S552, the main control means 100 sets data specifying the start address F058 of the RAM storing various drive control data related to the middle reel 40C in the HL register of the CPU. As a result, the main control means 100 performs the reel drive control process of step S554 for the middle stepping motor 42C, then proceeds to the determination process of step S556, and again performs the reel drive control process of step S554 for all the stepping motors. It is determined whether or not. Here, whether it is in the main game or the pseudo game effect, the reel drive control is performed by the same step S554 in the same step S554, and the process is made common. The amount can be reduced.

  Here, since the reel drive control process for the left reel 40L is not performed, the value of the C register is “1”. Therefore, the determination result in step S556 is NO, and the reel control data address set in step S552 is further determined. Processing is performed, and data specifying the RAM start address F04E storing various drive control data related to the left reel 40L is set in the HL register of the CPU. Then, the main control means 100 performs the reel drive control process of step S554 for the left stepping motor 42L. As a result, the value of the C register becomes “0”, so if the determination process of step S556 is performed, the determination result is YES, the reel drive management process of FIG. 36 is terminated, and the process proceeds to the port output process of step S524 in FIG. To do.

(Description of reel drive management process)
Next, the detailed contents of the reel control data address setting process executed in step S552 of FIG. 36 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the following description, the reel number is determined for each reel, the reel number of the left reel 40L is “1”, the reel number of the middle reel 40C is “2”, and the reel number of the right reel 40R is “ 3 ”. Also, the value of the number of reels set in the process of step S550 in FIG. 36 is handled as the value of the reel number that is the target of the drive control process in step S554 in FIG. 36 in the reel control data process in FIG.

  First, the main control means 100 performs a reel control data head RAM address request setting process in order to obtain a head address in which various drive control data related to the reel to be controlled is stored (step S560). In this reel control data head RAM address request setting process, first, the head address F04E of the RAM in which drive control data relating to the left reel is stored is set in the HL register of the CPU. Then, the definition data @WKRL_SIZE (value is “10”) stored in the ROM is read, and the value “10” (0AH) of the read definition data @WKRL_SIZE is subtracted from the value of the start address set in the HL register. . As a result, the value set in the HL register is F044.

Specifically, the following processing is executed in step S560.
<Step 1>
The operation result (F044) of _WK_RL1_STS- @ WKRL_SIZE is read into the HL register.
Here, _WK_RL1_STS is the value (F04E) of the leading address of the drive control data relating to the left reel stored in the ROM.
<Step 2>
The value of register C (03H: see FIG. 36, step S550) is read into register A.

  Further, the main control means 100 multiplies the value (03H) set in the A register of the CPU by the value “10” (0AH) of @WKRL_SIZE. For example, when the reel drive management process shown in FIG. 36 is started and the process of step S552 is first performed, the A register has “3” (that is, the right reel) as the reel number to be subjected to the reel drive control process. Is set, the result of multiplying this by “10” is “30” (1EH). As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the value of “10” (0AH) is the RAM address interval (“10” address) where the corresponding data is stored for the various drive control data for each reel. Is shown.

Specifically, the following processing is executed.
<Step 3>
A value (1EH) obtained by multiplying the A register value (03H) and the @WKRL_SIZE value (AH) is read into the A register.

  Next, the main control means 100 performs the designated address data set process shown in FIG. 34, thereby calculating the data of the head address of the various drive control data related to the reel that is the target of the reel drive control process in step S554 (step S554). S562). That is, the value of F044 is acquired from the HL register by the process of step S420 in FIG. 34, and the value (1EH) acquired from the A register is added to this value. As a result, the obtained value is F062, and the right reel driving state number stored in the address (the address (see FIG. 19) where the right reel driving state number is stored) by the process of step S422 is A. Stored in a register.

Specifically, the following processing is executed.
<Step 4>
The value of the HL register and the value of the A register are added.
<Step 5>
The address data indicated by the value of the HL register is read into the A register.

  Note that in the specific determination processing in step S556 of FIG. 36, when the value obtained by subtracting “1” from the value of the C register becomes “0”, the reel drive control processing is completed for all reels (YES). ). Further, if this value is “1” or more, it is handled as a reel number to be subjected to the reel drive control process in the process of step S560 performed again. As described above, by performing the processing in step S560 in FIG. 37, it is possible to efficiently read out the reel driving state relating to all reels with a simpler program content. Also, when acquiring the address storing the data necessary for performing the reel drive control in step S554 in FIG. 36, the process used in other processes, such as the designated address data set process in FIG. 34, is used. be able to. In addition, by adopting a program for determining whether or not the value of the C register is “0” (whether or not the zero flag is on (“1”)), for example, the processing order of each reel is changed to the left reel → The amount of program can be reduced as compared with the case where it is determined that the processing of all reels is completed depending on whether the value of the C register is “3” from middle reel to right reel.

(Description of reel drive control processing)
Next, the detailed contents of the reel drive control process executed in step S554 in FIG. 36 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. As described above, this reel drive control process is executed individually in the order of right reel 40R → middle reel 40C → left reel 40L (more specifically, right stepping motor 42R → middle stepping motor 42C → left stepping motor 42L). Process. In the following description, the contents of drive control will be described for each drive state of the stepping motor.

(1) Reel drive control processing when “stopped / fluctuating” First, the main control means 100 has the value of the drive state number of the reel to be controlled stored in the RAM set to “0” (stop It is determined whether or not the movement is in the middle or fluctuation (step S580). When the main control means 100 determines that the driving state number is “0” (YES), it is executed when the pseudo game effect is currently stopped and the pseudo game effect is in the stopped state. Shake fluctuation management processing is performed (step S616). Then, a reel drive pulse setting process is performed in which drive pulse data (see FIG. 10) for designating the phase to be excited of the stepping motor to be controlled is acquired and stored at a predetermined address in the RAM (step S618). Then, when the reel drive pulse setting process is performed, the reel drive control process of FIG. 38 is terminated, and the determination process shown in step S556 of the reel drive management process shown in FIG. 36 is performed.

(2) Reel drive control process in “rotation start standby” When the main control means 100 determines that the drive state number is not “0” (NO) in step S580, the next drive state number Is "1" (rotation start standby) or not (step S582). Here, the transition of the driving state from “stopping / fluctuating to shaking” to “starting rotation” in the game progress main process of FIG. 22 is executed after the operation of the start switch 36 is accepted in step S28. This is performed by the progress process (more specifically, step S192 in FIG. 28). When the main control means 100 determines that the drive state number is “1” (YES), the RAM address where the value of the rotation start standby counter is stored is accessed, and “ 1 "is subtracted (step S584). Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the rotation start standby counter has become “0” (step S586). When it is determined that the value is not “0” (NO), the value of the rotation start standby counter is next set to “1”. Is determined (step S588).

  If it is determined in step S588 that the value of the rotation start standby counter is not “1” (NO), that is, “2” or more, after performing the fluctuation variation management process in step S616 described above, After the reel drive pulse setting process of step S618 is performed, the reel drive control process of FIG. 38 is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined in the determination process in step S588 that the value of the rotation start standby counter is “1” (YES), the value of the fluctuation variation flag stored at a predetermined address in the RAM is “1”. It is determined whether or not (step S590). When the value of the fluctuation flag is “1”, it indicates that the fluctuation fluctuation is being executed, and when it is “0”, it indicates that the fluctuation fluctuation is not being executed. Yes. Here, the process of determining the value of the fluctuation fluctuation flag is performed in the above-described step S590 and fluctuation fluctuation management in step S616 described below (more specifically, step S720 in FIG. 40). In each case, One by one, it is not necessary to determine the game state (the main game state or the pseudo game effect state) directly by looking at the game state. Can be determined.

  If the main control means 100 determines that the value of the fluctuation flag is “0” (NO) in the determination process of step S590, the reel drive control process of FIG. On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the fluctuation flag is “1” (YES), any one of the phases (φ0 to φ3) of the stepping motor to be controlled next is selected. It is determined whether or not a drive pulse for exciting only the phase (one-phase excitation) is being output (step S592). Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the drive pulse data for performing the one-phase excitation is any one of “1”, “3”, “5”, and “7”. If it is determined that a drive pulse for performing one-phase excitation is being output (YES), the reel drive control process of FIG. 38 is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S592 that the drive pulse for performing one-phase excitation is not being output (NO), the value of the rotation start standby counter stored in the RAM is cleared to “0”. To do. Here, the fluctuation of fluctuation is reciprocated between the above-mentioned fixed position (position where the one-phase excitation is performed) and the position one step upstream (position where the two-phase excitation is performed). For this reason, for example, assuming that the drive state is shifted to “acceleration” when the reel is in a fixed position, the value of the rotation start standby counter becomes “0” (drive state “start rotation”). If the reel is positioned one step upstream from the fixed position when the “standby” is completed), the timer interrupt process is performed once again and the driving state is “accelerated” after the reel reaches the fixed position. It is necessary to move to. In other words, after the value of the rotation start standby counter becomes “0”, the reel drive state shifts to “accelerating” by one timer interruption process. That is, when the value of the rotation start standby counter reaches “0”, if the reel is positioned one step upstream from the fixed position, the reel rotation speed is higher than that at the fixed position. Will reach the constant speed by one timer interrupt process. Therefore, in order to prevent such a delay from occurring, the processing in steps S588 to S594 is performed, and the two-phase excitation that causes the reel to be positioned one step upstream from the fixed position is performed forcibly. Therefore, the value of the rotation start standby counter is set to “0” to shift the driving state to “accelerating”, thereby accelerating the acceleration process by one timer interrupt.

  When the process of step S594 is performed, or when the value of the rotation start standby counter is determined to be “0” (YES) in the determination process of step S586 described above, the reel stored at a predetermined address in the RAM is next. The value of the drive pulse data search counter is corrected (step S596). Since the step position where the physical reel actually stops and the value indicated by the reel drive pulse data search counter (basic data for pulse output) may be different, the acceleration of the reel In many cases, it does not go smoothly, and the reels show a “cracking” movement. For this reason, in the correction process of step S596, the reel is smoothly accelerated by subtracting the value of the counter for reel drive pulse data search by one step. Then, an output request for a “reel rotation start” command (9E7F, 9F7F or A07F (see FIG. 15 or FIG. 16)) to be transmitted to the sub-control means 200 at the start of reel rotation is set in the CPU register (step S598). Then, the control command set process shown in FIG. 33 is performed (step S600), and the “reel rotation start” command is stored in any address corresponding to the control command buffer of the RAM. Then, the driving state number “4” (accelerating) is set in the register of the CPU (step S602), and the driving state number of the reel to be controlled stored in the RAM is updated to “4” (step S602). S604).

  Next, the main control means 100 accesses the RAM address of the reel drive pulse output counter corresponding to the reel to be controlled, and stores the initial value (“50” of the reel drive pulse output counter stored by the process of step S194 in FIG. ”) Is subtracted from“ 1 ”(step S606), and it is determined whether or not the value of the counter has become“ 0 ”(step S608). Here, it is determined that the value of the reel drive pulse output counter is not “0” (NO), and the reel drive control process of FIG. 38 is ended as it is. As described above, when the next timer interruption process is executed by the process of step S604 described above, the reel drive control is performed in the drive state of “accelerating”.

(3) Reel drive control process when “acceleration is in progress” When the reel drive control process of FIG. 38 is started when the reel drive state is “acceleration”, first, both the determination results of steps S580 and S582 are determined. The process proceeds to step S606 via step S604, and "1" is subtracted from the value stored at the address of the reel drive pulse output counter corresponding to the reel to be controlled. Then, every time the timer interrupt process is performed until it is determined that the stored value is “0” (YES), step S580 (NO) → S582 (NO) → S604 to S608 (NO) → return process Repeatedly.

  If it is determined in step S608 that the value of the reel drive pulse output counter is “0” (YES), the data (drive pulse) for turning off all the phases of the stepping motor to be controlled next. Clear data) and data for setting the reel drive state to “stopping / fluctuating” are set in the CPU register (step S610). Specifically, 00H data is set in the register. When this data is stored at an address for storing the reel driving state number in the RAM, it means “stopping / fluctuating” (driving state number “0”). Further, the state of “0” / “1” in each of the lower 4 bits of this data indicates the state of excitation (“1”) / non-excitation (“0”) for each phase of φ0 to φ3 of the stepping motor. When used as the instructing data, this means that all phases are de-excited.

  Then, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the current reel driving state is “decelerating” (driving state number “2”) (step S612). Here, since the reel driving state is “accelerating”, the determination result in step S612 is NO, and “1” is added to the value of the reel driving pulse output counter of the reel to be controlled (step S620). Then, it is determined whether or not the reel driving state is “constant speed” (step S622). Here, since the reel driving state is “accelerating”, the judgment result in step S622 is NO, and the address of the RAM storing the value of the reel driving pulse data search counter corresponding to the reel to be controlled is accessed. , “1” is added to the stored value. The value of the lower 3 bits of the value of the counter for reel drive pulse data search after this addition is handled as drive pulse data, and is output to the stepping motor that is the control target based on the reel drive pulse table shown in FIG. The drive pulse being updated is updated to a drive pulse corresponding to the drive pulse data (step S628). By this process, the stepping motor to be controlled rotates by one step.

  Here, in order to create drive pulse data from the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter stored in the RAM, the logic of the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter (00H to FFH) and the value of 07H is used. It can be created by performing a product (AND operation). That is, by this calculation, the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter can be converted into a value that cyclically changes from 00H to 07H. Instead of the reel drive pulse data search counter of the present embodiment, a counter having the same numerical range as the number of steps of the stepping motor is realized, and each counter value is associated with drive pulse data for each step on a one-to-one basis. It is also possible. However, since the number of steps of the stepping motor of this embodiment is 336, the numerical range of the counter exceeds 1 byte (0 to 255) when such a counter is realized. Therefore, in order to store the count value in the RAM, two addresses are required for the upper byte and the lower byte. For this reason, when reading and writing the count value from the RAM, it is necessary to individually specify two addresses, and the processing of the program becomes complicated. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the 1-byte counter is used, the complexity of the processing as described above can be eliminated. Note that the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter is updated in the process of step S626 described in “(4) Reel drive control process at“ constant speed ”” described later. This is also referred to (see step S624).

  Next, the main control means 100 sets the address storing the reel driving state corresponding to the reel to be controlled and the driving state number “5” (constant speed) in the CPU register (step S630). Then, it accesses the address of the RAM in which the reel driving state number corresponding to the reel to be controlled is stored, and determines whether or not the stored value is “4” (accelerating) ( Step S632). Here, since the reel drive state is “accelerating”, the determination result in step S632 is YES, and the address of the RAM in which the value of the number of times of reel drive pulse switching corresponding to the reel to be controlled is stored is accessed. Then, “1” is subtracted from the stored value (step S634). Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the number of times of reel drive pulse switching after subtracting “1” is “0” (step S636), and when it is determined that the value is not “0” (NO) By the processing in step S630, the address set in the CPU register is updated to the RAM address in which the value of the reel drive pulse output counter corresponding to the reel to be controlled is stored (step S638).

  Then, the number of pulse switchings obtained by subtracting “1” from the RAM in the process of step S634 is acquired (step S640), and the leading address of the acceleration pattern information (see FIG. 12) stored in the ROM in the main control unit 100 is obtained. The value of (the address at which the interrupt count corresponding to the switching count “9” in FIG. 12 is stored) is set in the CPU register (step S642). Then, the designated address data set process shown in FIG. 34 is performed, and the ROM address in which the number of interrupts corresponding to the number of times of switching acquired in step S640 is stored is set in the CPU register (step S644). As a result, the next number of interrupts is obtained from the ROM and stored in the RAM address set in step S638 (step S646), and the reel drive control process in FIG. 38 is terminated. By the processing in step S646, the value of the reel drive pulse output counter added with “1” in step S620 is updated to the value of the number of interrupts acquired from the ROM.

  As a result, the main control means 100 repeats the processing from step S580 (NO) → S582 (NO) → S604 to S608 (NO) → return from the next timer interrupt processing, and is updated in step S646 by the processing in step S608. When the value of the reel drive pulse output counter becomes “0”, the determination result in step S608 is YES, and the above-described steps S610 → S612 (NO) → S620 → S622 (NO) → S628 → S630 → S632 (YES) ) → S634 → S636 (NO) → S638 to S646 → Return to the next reel drive pulse output counter and the number of times of reel drive pulse switching in the acceleration pattern information shown in FIG.

  Then, in the acceleration pattern information of FIG. 12, when the process is completed for the last number of times of switching, the determination result in step S636 is YES, the processes in steps S638 to S644 are skipped, and the process in step S646 is performed immediately. Here, since the processing of steps S638 to 644 is not performed, the address of the CPU includes the reel driving state address corresponding to the reel to be controlled, which is set in the CPU register by the processing of step S630, and the driving state. The number “5” (at constant speed) remains without being overwritten. For this reason, the drive state number “5” is stored in the address of the RAM that stores the drive state of the reel to be controlled by the process of step S646. Thereby, drive control when the reel drive state is “constant speed” is started from the next timer interrupt processing. Further, since the processing of steps S638 to 644 is not performed, the value of the reel drive pulse output counter is also maintained at the value obtained by adding “1” in step S620 (ie, “1”).

(4) Reel drive control process when “in constant speed” When the reel drive control process in FIG. 38 is started immediately after the reel drive state shifts to “in constant speed”, steps S580 (NO) → S582 (NO) → After the process of S604, the value of the reel drive pulse output counter is decremented by “1” by the process of step SS606. Here, when the reel driving state is “accelerating”, the value of the reel driving pulse output counter is set to “1” when the process of step S620 is performed lastly. The value of the reel drive pulse output counter becomes “0” by the process of step S606 in “medium”. As a result, the determination result in step S608 becomes YES, the determination result in step S612 becomes NO after the process in step S610, and the value of the reel drive pulse output counter becomes “1” again in the process in step S620.

  Next, in the determination processing in step S622, the determination result is YES because the current reel driving state is “constant speed”. Thereby, the main control means 100 accesses the address of the reel drive pulse data search counter corresponding to the reel to be controlled, and determines whether or not the stored value is an even number (step S624). When the main control means 100 determines that the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter is an even number (YES), “1” is added to the value of the reel rotation failure detection counter stored in the RAM. By this processing, the value of the reel rotation failure detection counter is incremented by “1” every time the stepping motor to be controlled rotates by two steps.

  As described above, the value of the reel rotation failure detection counter is referred to when determining whether or not the stepping motor to be controlled has stepped out during constant speed. Here, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the stepping motor has stepped out when the reel rotation position corresponding to the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter deviates from the actual reel rotation position. deal with. For example, every time a timer interrupt process is performed during a constant speed, the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter is changed from .fwdarw. ..., and increments by "1", and in response, each phase in the stepping motor becomes ... → φ3 · φ0 → φ0 → φ0 · φ1 → φ1 → φ1 · φ2 → φ2 → φ2 · φ3 → φ3 → The phase 1-2 is excited with φ3 · φ0 → φ0 → ……, but if the stepping motor steps out, the actual reel rotation position is deviated from the excitation pattern. It has become.

  Therefore, every time the stepping motor to be controlled rotates by one step, the value of the reel rotation failure detection counter may be incremented by “1”, but in that case, the stepping motor 1 in this embodiment is increased. Considering the number of steps per rotation (“336”) and the size of data stored in one address of the RAM (1 byte: 0 to 255), two RAM addresses are used. Therefore, in order to save the RAM address to be used, and to save the program amount for storing the counter value in the RAM and the program amount for reading from the RAM, the reel rotation is performed at a rate of once every plural steps. The value of the defect detection counter is incremented by “1” so that the numerical range of the reel rotation defect detection counter is within “0 to 255”.

  When it is determined in the determination process of step S624 that the value of the reel rotation failure detection counter is an odd number (YES), or when the process of step S626 is completed, the processes of steps S628 and S630 are performed, and the current reel driving state Is “constant speed”, the determination result in step S632 is NO. As a result, the main control means 100 proceeds to the processing of step S650 of FIG. 39, and sets the RAM address of the step number of one symbol corresponding to the reel to be controlled in the register of the CPU. Then, it is determined whether or not the current reel driving state is “constant speed” (step S652). Since it is “constant speed”, the determination result is YES, and the process of step S520 of FIG. Among the various signals stored at a predetermined address in the RAM from the input port, a detection signal from the reel sensor (index sensor) is acquired (step S654).

  Then, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the acquired detection signal from the reel sensor is a detection signal corresponding to the reel to be controlled (step S656), and corresponds to the reel to be controlled. When it is determined that there is no (NO), the process returns to the determination process of step S652. If the determination result in step S652 is YES again, the process of step S654 is performed, and a detection signal of a reel sensor corresponding to another reel is acquired. In this manner, the processes of steps S652 to S656 are repeated, and if the determination process of step S656 determines YES as the detection signal corresponding to the reel to be controlled, whether or not the detection signal of the reel sensor has been acquired. (Whether or not the detection signal has risen) is determined (step S658).

  Here, when the main control means 100 determines that the detection signal from the reel sensor indicates a rising edge (YES), a predetermined symbol number (reference symbol number corresponding to when the index provided on the reel is detected. For example, the symbol number “0”) is stored at a predetermined address in the RAM as a symbol passing through the middle stage M (step S660). Then, the RAM address of the reel rotation failure detection counter corresponding to the reel to be controlled is accessed, the stored value is initialized to “0” (step S662), and the reel drive control process shown in FIG. 39 is ended. To do.

  On the other hand, if the main control means 100 determines that the detection signal from the reel sensor has not risen (NO) in the determination processing in step S658, the reel sensor starts indexing after the reel starts to rotate. Is detected (step S664). If it is determined that the reel sensor has not yet detected the index (NO), the reel drive control process shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the main control means 100 determines that the reel sensor has already detected the index (YES) in the determination process of step S664, the step number of one symbol corresponding to the reel to be controlled is stored. And “1” is subtracted from the stored value (step S666).

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the stored value has become “0” (that is, has rotated by one symbol) (step S668), and when it has become “0” (YES). When the determination is made, the predetermined number of steps for one symbol (here, “17”) is stored at the address where the step number of one symbol corresponding to the reel to be controlled is stored (step S670). Next, the main control means 100 updates the value stored in the address of the symbol number (passing position) corresponding to the reel to be controlled to the value of the next symbol number (step S672). Then, an address in which the step number of one symbol corresponding to the reel to be controlled is stored in the register of the CPU (step S674), and stored in the address of the symbol number (passing position) corresponding to the reel to be controlled. Is the symbol number “0”, “5”, “10”, or “15”, the address set in step S674 is accessed and the stored value (“17” ) Is corrected to “16” (step S676).

  When the process of step S676 is completed or the determination result of step S668 is (NO), the value of the symbol number (passing position) stored in the RAM matches the value of the symbol number (stop position). It is determined whether or not there is (step S678). If it is determined that the two values do not match (NO), the reel drive control process shown in FIG. Here, the value of the symbol number (stop position) is stored in the RAM in step S340 in the symbol combination control process of FIG. 31 executed when the stop switch is operated, and the symbol number to be stopped is not determined. Since the value is FFH, the determination result in step S678 is not YES when the reel driving state is “constant speed”.

  As described above, when the reel driving state is “constant speed”, step S580 (NO) → S582 (NO) → S604 to S612 (NO) → S620 to S624 → (S626) → S628 to S632 ( NO) → S650 to S658 are performed, and the stepping motor to be controlled is rotated by one step every time the timer interruption process is performed. When the reel sensor detects the reference point of the corresponding reel, the processing of steps S660 and S662 is performed, and the reel drive control processing of FIGS. 38 and 39 is ended. On the other hand, when the reel sensor has not detected the reference point of the corresponding reel, the processing of steps S664 to S678 is performed to update the symbol number (for passing position) passing through the middle stage M. Go. As described above, when the reel driving state is “constant speed”, the same processing is performed in the main game and the pseudo game effect.

(5) Reel drive control process at “deceleration start” When the operation of the stop switch is accepted when the reel drive state is “constant speed”, the reel is processed by the process of step S322 in the symbol combination control process of FIG. The drive state shifts to “Deceleration start”. When the main control means 100 performs the reel drive control process of FIGS. 38 and 39 in this state, as in the case of “during constant speed”, steps S580 (NO) → S582 (NO) → S604 to S612 (NO) Steps S620, S622 (NO), S628 to S632 (NO), and S650 are performed, and the stepping motor to be controlled is rotated by one step every time a timer interrupt process is performed. Since the reel drive state is “deceleration start”, the determination result in step S652 is (NO), and the processing of steps S664 to S676 is performed, and the symbol number passing through the middle stage M is updated as necessary. .

  In step S678, the main control unit 100 determines that the symbol number (passing position) value stored in the RAM does not match the symbol number (stop position) value (NO). If so, the reel drive control process shown in FIG. 39 is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that both values match (YES), it is determined whether or not a pseudo game effect is currently being performed (step S680). When the main control means 100 determines that the game is being played (NO), 4-phase deceleration pulse data (data for exciting all phases of the controlled stepping motor) is set in the CPU register. Then, a predetermined value (90 interrupt: about 200 ms) of the reel drive pulse output counter corresponding to the four-phase deceleration is set in the CPU register (step S684). In this way, it is determined whether or not the pseudo game effect is being produced by the process of step S680, and an excitation pattern for stopping the reel according to the result (4 phase excitation during this game, 2 during the pseudo game effect). Before determining the phase excitation), since it is determined whether or not the reel is at the stop position in the determination process in step S678, the determination process of the reel stop position is performed during the main game and the pseudo game effect. Can be shared. Next, the main control means 100 accesses the address of the RAM in which the reel driving state corresponding to the reel to be controlled is stored, and updates the stored driving state number to “2” (step S700).

  Then, the predetermined value set in the CPU register is stored at the RAM address where the value of the reel drive pulse output counter corresponding to the reel to be controlled is stored (step S702). Then, an output request of a “reel rotation stop” command (left reel: 987E, middle reel: 997E or right reel: 9A7E) to be transmitted to the sub-control means 200 when the reel rotation is stopped is set in the CPU register (step S704). The control command setting process shown in FIG. 33 is performed, and the set “reel rotation stop” command is stored in any address of the control command buffer (addresses F13D to F17C) of the RAM (step S706). Receiving this “reel rotation stop” command, the sub-control means 200 performs an effect when the rotation of the corresponding reel stops (for example, generation of a reel stop sound, generation of a tempering sound, turning off the back lamp, etc.). To do.

  Here, since the timing at which the “reel rotation stop” command is transmitted is before the reel actually stops (see the “deceleration” state in FIG. 11), the sub-control means 200 determines “reel rotation stop”. By starting the effect processing at the time of reel stop triggered by the reception of the command, it is possible to perform the process related to the effect that is executed before the reel stops. Therefore, it is easy to match the execution timing of the effect with the actual reel timing. There is an advantage of becoming. For example, when an effect that is performed at the time of reel stop is executed immediately after receiving the “reel rotation stop” command, if the timing at which the effect is performed is earlier than the timing at which the reel stops, the sub-control means 200 causes the reel to You may make it perform the process which makes execution of the production performed at the time of a stop stand by for predetermined time. Moreover, you may enable it to adjust the length of this waiting time.

  Further, for example, in the case where an effect at the time of reel stop is performed based on the “reel stop acceptance” command transmitted to the sub-control means 200 by the processing of steps S344 and S346 in FIG. Since the period until stopping changes according to the number of sliding frames, there arises a problem that the timing of stopping the reel and the timing of the effect executed when the reel stops are shifted (not constant). In order to improve this deviation, a calculation based on the stop operation reception symbol number and the number of sliding frames indicated by the second control command of the “reel stop reception” command is performed to determine the stop timing of the reel, and in accordance with the determined stop timing. It is conceivable to perform a production.

  On the other hand, when performing the effect at the time of reel stop based on the received “reel rotation stop” command, the stepping motor is consistently four-phase excited during the period in which the reel drive state is “decelerating” (in this embodiment, Since it is a period of two-phase excitation in the case of a pseudo game effect, the time from when the “reel rotation stop” command is sent to when the reel stops is less likely to vary regardless of the number of sliding frames on the reel. It can be said. For this reason, the period from the reception of the “reel rotation stop” command to the start of the production can be fixed, and the reel stop based on the “reel stop acceptance” command is used to determine the start timing of the production. There is an advantage that it is not necessary to perform a complicated calculation as compared with the case where the performance of time is performed.

  Next, the main control means 100 updates and clears the value of the deceleration flag stored in the RAM address F0A7 to 00H (step S708). Then, the data for exciting all the phases of the controlled stepping motor set in the CPU register in the process of step S682 is stored at a predetermined address in the RAM (step S710), and the reel drive control process shown in FIG. 39 is completed. To do.

  On the other hand, when the main control means 100 determines that the pseudo game effect is being produced (YES) in the determination process of step S680, the two-phase is based on the number of steps of one symbol subtracted by “1” by the process of step S666. It is determined whether or not the number of steps to start decelerating the rotation of the reel has been reached by the excitation (step S686). When the main control means 100 determines that the number of steps for starting deceleration by two-phase excitation has not yet been reached (NO), the reel drive control process shown in FIG. 39 is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S686 that the number of steps to start deceleration by two-phase excitation has been reached (YES), a counter value for two-phase deceleration pulse data search is generated (step S688). .

  In this embodiment, in order to generate the counter value for searching the pulse data for two-phase deceleration, the least significant bit (0th bit) of the value of the counter for searching the reel driving pulse data currently stored in the RAM is “0”. By clearing, the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter becomes even data, and the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter stored in the RAM is updated to the even data. Specifically, when the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter is “254” ([11111110]), “254” ([11111110]) having the same value is generated by the process of step S688. Further, when the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter is “255” ([11111111]), the value “254” ([11111110]) is generated by the processing in step S688 and stored in the RAM. The updated value is updated to “254” ([11111110]).

  Next, the main control means 100 performs a logical operation (AND operation) between the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter corresponding to the reel to be controlled and [00000111], and generates an offset value for the reel drive pulse data. (Step S690). For example, when the value “254” ([11111110]) is generated by the processing in step S688, an AND operation with [00000111] is performed to obtain an operation result [00000100]. Therefore, the reel drive pulse data offset value is “6”.

  Then, data specifying the head address of the reel drive pulse table shown in FIG. 10 stored in the ROM is set in the CPU register (step S692). Next, the designated address data set process shown in FIG. 34 is performed, the value generated in step S690 is added to the value generated in step S688, and pulse data (2 (Phase-deceleration pulse data) is acquired and set in the CPU register (step S696), and a predetermined value (35 interrupts: about 78 ms) of the reel drive pulse output counter corresponding to the two-phase deceleration is set in the CPU register. (Step S698). For example, when “6” is obtained in step S690, 1100B (φ3: ON, φ2: ON, φ1: OFF, φ0: OFF) is obtained as the excitation pattern. In this way, in the pseudo game effect, the time for maintaining the excitation pattern for stopping the rotation of the reel (35 interrupts) is shorter than the time for maintaining during the main game (90 interrupts), and during the pseudo game effect By controlling the reel stop state to be within a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds), the state in which the pseudo game effect is ended is not mistaken for the end of the game. In other words, during the pseudo game effect, the swing fluctuation control is immediately executed after the reels are temporarily stopped, so that the player is informed of the pseudo game effect by the movement of the reel (swing fluctuation). Note that, in the present embodiment, the above-described temporarily stopped period and the period of fluctuation fluctuation are combined and treated as a so-called “temporary stop” period.

  Thereafter, the processing after step S700 is performed in the same manner as in the case of performing the four-phase excitation, the reel driving state is set to “decelerated”, and the value set in the CPU register is set to the reel corresponding to the reel to be controlled. The value is stored in the RAM address where the value of the drive pulse output counter is stored. Then, it is stored in the control command buffer of the “reel rotation stop” command RAM that is transmitted to the sub-control means 200 when the reel rotation is stopped, and the data for clearing the value of the decelerating flag and performing two-phase excitation is stored in a predetermined address of the RAM. After saving, the reel drive control process shown in FIG. 39 is terminated.

(6) Reel drive control process when “decelerating” When the reel drive state shifts to “decelerating” by the process of step S700 of FIG. 39, the timer interrupt process to be executed next is step S580 (NO) → Through the process of S582 (NO) → S604, in the process of step S606, “1” is subtracted from the value stored at the address of the reel drive pulse output counter corresponding to the reel to be controlled by the process of step S702. Then, in the determination process of step S608, it is determined whether or not the value of the reel drive pulse output counter has become “0”. Hereinafter, step S580 (NO) until the value of the reel drive pulse output counter becomes “0”. ) → S582 (NO) → S604 to S608 (NO) → Return processing is repeatedly executed. During this time, a constant four-phase excitation or two-phase excitation drive pulse is continuously output to the stepping motor to be controlled.

  When the main control means 100 determines that the value of the reel drive pulse output counter has become “0” (YES) in the determination process of step S608, the data to be the drive state number “0” is determined by the process of step S610. A value (00H) that also serves as data for de-energizing (turning off) all phases of the stepping motor to be controlled is set in the CPU resistance. Next, in the determination processing in step S612, the determination result is YES because the current reel driving state is “decelerated”, and the data “0” set in the CPU register is stored as the reel driving state. Stored in a predetermined address of the RAM (step S614). As a result, the reel driving state number becomes “0”, and the reel driving state becomes “stopped / fluctuating”. Then, after performing the fluctuation fluctuation tube process in step S616, the reel drive pulse setting process in step S618 is performed, and the reel drive control process in FIG. 38 is ended.

  As described above, the processing contents of the reel drive control process shown in FIGS. 38 and 39 branch according to the drive state of each reel. For this reason, each reel drive control process (FIG. 36, step S554, ie, the reel drive control process of FIGS. 38 and 39) is performed by the process of step S552 in FIG. 37 (more specifically, FIG. 37, step S560) described above. By storing the drive state number at the first address specified at the beginning (see FIGS. 18 and 19), the necessary data can be efficiently obtained in performing the reel drive control processing shown in FIGS. It can be read from the RAM.

(Explanation of shaking fluctuation management process)
Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 40, the detailed content of the fluctuation | variation management process performed by step S616 of FIG. 38 is demonstrated.

  First, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the value of the fluctuation fluctuation flag stored at a predetermined address in the RAM is “1” (ON) (step S720). Here, when it is determined that the value of the fluctuation fluctuation flag is “0” (OFF) (NO), the fluctuation fluctuation management process of FIG. 40 is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the fluctuation fluctuation flag is “1” (ON) (YES), the value of the address of the RAM in which the reel driving state corresponding to the reel to be controlled is stored. And the definition data predetermined in the ROM are added (step S722). Here, “the address of the RAM in which the reel drive state corresponding to the reel to be controlled is stored” is also the head address in which a series of seed drive control data relating to the reel to be controlled is stored. Here, the definition data described above is set to @ WKRL_CTPULS = “7”.

Specifically, the following processing is executed.
<Step 1>
Read @WKRL_CTPULS (“7”) into the A register.
<Step 2>
The value of the A register is added to the HL register.

  As a result of the processing in step S722, the address of the reel drive pulse data search counter corresponding to the reel to be controlled is set in the HL register of the CPU, and the main control means 100 stores the data stored in the address. Is set to "1" (step S724). The drive pulse data generated based on the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter with the least significant bit set to “1” by this process is any one of “1”, “3”, “5”, and “7”. Therefore, when a drive pulse corresponding to these drive pulse data is output to the stepping motor, only one phase of φ0 to φ3 is excited (see FIG. 10).

  Next, the main control unit 100 determines whether or not the stepping motor to be controlled should be one-phase excited based on the value of the fluctuation variation counter updated by the process of step S512 of FIG. 35 (step S726). For example, if the value of the fluctuation variation counter is “0” to “2”, the determination result in step S726 is YES, and if it is “3” to “157”, NO. When it is determined that the stepping motor should not be excited by one phase (NO), the RAM address (reel driving pulse data search counter) designated by the processing in step S722 is accessed, and the stored value is stored. The least significant bit is set to “0” (step S728). The drive pulse data generated based on the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter is “0”, “2”, “4”, or “6”, and the drive pulse corresponding to these drive pulse data Are output to the stepping motor, the two adjacent phases (φ0 and φ1, φ1 and φ2, φ2 and φ3, φ3 and φ1) are excited (see FIG. 10).

  In this way, by performing the processing of steps S724 and S728, the least significant bit of the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter stored in the RAM is set to “0” or “1”, thereby making it A drive pulse for performing excitation or two-phase excitation is obtained. As described above, fluctuation fluctuation can be realized by a simple data update process in which the least significant bit of the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter is changed to “0” or “1”. This processing is performed individually for the right reel 40R, the middle reel 40C, and the left reel 40L in a predetermined order. In any case, the lowest value of the reel drive pulse data search counter value is based on the value of the fluctuation variation counter. It is determined whether or not to change the bit. In other words, the fluctuation fluctuations of the three reels can be synchronized by the value of one fluctuation fluctuation counter.

  Furthermore, when the value of the fluctuation variation counter is “3” to “157” (when two-phase excitation is performed), control is performed so that the symbol stops at a fixed position, and when the fluctuation variation counter is “0” to “2”. In the case of one-phase excitation, the design is controlled so that the design is shaken by controlling the design to be positioned one step upstream from the fixed position. In the present embodiment, by setting the time for the symbols to stop at a fixed position to be longer, the player looks as if the symbols are stopped. Also this

  Next, the main control means 100 outputs to the stepping motor to be controlled based on the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter in which the least significant bit is set to “0” or “1” by the processing of step S724 or S728. A reel drive pulse data acquisition process for acquiring the drive pulse to be performed is performed (step S730). Then, after performing the reel driving pulse setting process for storing the reel driving pulse data acquired in step S730 at a predetermined address in the RAM (step S732), the fluctuation variation management process shown in FIG. 40 is ended.

(Description of reel drive pulse data acquisition processing)
Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 41, the detailed content of the reel drive pulse data acquisition process executed in step S730 in FIG. 40 will be described.

  First, the main control means 100 stores data in which the value of the reel drive pulse data search counter for the reel to be controlled is stored in the A register. Thereafter, the result of executing a logical operation (AND operation) between the value of the A register and [00000111] is stored in the A register. For example, when the value of the reel drive search counter is “128” ([10000000]), “0” ([00000000]) is obtained by performing a logical operation with [00000111].

  Next, the main control means 100 sets a reel drive pulse table (see FIG. 10) in the HL register of the CPU (step S742). Then, the value of the A register of the CPU storing the calculation result obtained in step S740 from the calculation result in step S740 and the reference value (drive pulse data “0” in FIG. 10) of the reel drive pulse table set in step S742. Is added to designate ROM address data to be referred to (step S744). Next, the main control means 100 stores the drive pulse stored in the address of the ROM referred to by the processing in step S744 in the B register of the CPU (step S746). For example, when the value obtained in step S740 (value of the A register) is “0”, the excitation pattern (1001B) of the drive pulse data “0” is stored in the B register. Then, the reel drive pulse data acquisition process shown in FIG. 41 ends.

(Description of reel drive pulse set processing)
Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 42, the detailed contents of the reel drive pulse setting process executed in step S618 in FIG. 38 and step S732 in FIG. 40 will be described.

  First, the main control means 100 sets the address of the RAM storing the stepping motor signal data corresponding to the reel to be controlled in the CPU register (step S750). Here, in the address specified by the processing in step S750, the lower 4 bits of the stored data correspond to the respective phases (φ0, φ1, φ2, φ3) of the corresponding stepping motor, and each bit When the value of “0” is “0”, the corresponding phase is not excited, and when it is “1”, the corresponding phase is excited. Three RAM addresses for storing the stepping motor signal data are provided for the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel (see FIG. 17). Then, the stepping motor signal data corresponding to the reel drive pulse data set in the B register of the CPU is stored at the address specified by the process of step S750 (step S752), and the reel drive pulse set process shown in FIG. Exit.

  Here, in the case of performing the processes of steps S610 → S612 (YES) → S614 to S618 in FIG. 38, the data stored at the address specified by the process of step S750 during the main game and during the pseudo game effect. Explain that is different. First, since the swing variation flag is turned off during this game, the swing variation management process executed in step S616 in FIG. 38 is immediately terminated (FIG. 40, step S720 (NO) → return). Therefore, the stepping motor signal data stored in the RAM by the reel drive pulse setting process (FIG. 42) in step S618 in FIG. 38 is the value of 00H set in the B register of the CPU by the process in step S610 in FIG. It becomes. As a result, during the game, all phases of the stepping motor to be controlled are de-energized.

  On the other hand, during the pseudo game effect, the stepping motor signal data corresponding to the reel drive pulse data acquired by the reel drive pulse data acquisition process of step S730 in FIG. 40 is stored in the RAM. Accordingly, stepping motor signal data for exciting only one phase and stepping motor signal data for exciting two adjacent phases are alternately updated in the process of incrementing the value of the fluctuation fluctuation counter, and the reel to be controlled is By reciprocating between the fixed position and the position upstream by one step from the fixed position, the symbol sways in small increments. At this time, since the time for the symbol to stay at the fixed position becomes longer, the player seems to be as if the symbol has stopped.

(Description of control command transmission processing)
Next, detailed contents of the control command transmission process executed in step S530 in the timer interrupt process of FIG. 35 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the main control means 100 sets the value of the leading address F13D among the RAM addresses F13D to F17C used as a control command buffer in the CPU HL register (step S760), and then sets the RAM address F01D. The value of the read pointer stored is acquired and set in the A register of the CPU (step S762). Here, the read pointer is information for designating an address from which the control command to be transmitted next to the sub-control means 200 is read from the control command buffer among the RAM addresses F13D to F17C. Specifically, it is data indicating the address from which data is read out as a relative value with reference to the start address (F13D) of the control command buffer.

  Next, the main control means 100 performs the following process as the transmission target control command buffer address setting process (step S764). First, by performing a logical operation (AND operation) between the value of the A register and the predetermined value 3EH ([00111110]), the value of the A register is set to an even number and within the range of numerical values stored in the control command buffer ( 0 to 63). Then, the result is set (overwritten) in the A register. Next, the value of the A register is added to the value set in the HL register by the process of step S760 to obtain a new value of the HL register. Then, the data is read from the RAM address specified by the new HL register value and set in the C register. Further, the data is read from the RAM address specified by the value obtained by adding “1” to the value of the new HL register, and set in the B register.

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not a control command is stored at the RAM address specified by the value of the HL register (step S766). Specifically, if the value of the second zero flag in the CPU flag register is “0”, it is determined as YES (with a control command), and if it is “1”, it is determined as NO (without a control command). If the determination result is NO, the control command transmission process in FIG. 43 is terminated. Note that the value of the second zero flag is the same as the value stored in the RAM address specified by the HL register value and the RAM address specified by adding “1” to the HL register value. When both stored values are “0”, the value is “1”, and when either one or both are not “0”, the value is “0”.

  If the determination result in step S766 is YES (there is a control command), the main control means 100 next sets the data register address (predetermined value) of the predetermined output port for transferring data to the sub control means as the DE register of the CPU. Then, the DE register value and the value of the HL register described above are exchanged (step S768). Then, the value of the C register is written to the data register address indicated by the value of the HL register (step S770). The value of the C register is the value of the first control command read from the control command buffer by the process of step S764. Next, the main control means 100 writes the value of the B register at the data register address indicated by the value of the HL register (step S772). The value of the B register is the value of the second control command read from the control command buffer by the process of step S764. With this process, both the first control command and the second control command are transmitted to the sub-control unit 200 in one timer interrupt process.

  Next, the main control means 100 determines whether or not the transmission process of the control commands (first control command and second control command) has been completed (step S774). Specifically, if the value of the 0th bit (least significant bit) of the read pointer stored at the address F01D of the RAM is “0”, the determination result is NO (transmission processing is not completed). If “1”, it is determined that the determination result is YES (transmission processing is completed). That is, when the value of the 0th bit of the read pointer is “1”, the address of the RAM storing the second control command is designated, so that it can be determined that the transmission process has ended. If the decision result in the step S774 is YES, the main control means 100 sets the value stored in each address of the RAM indicated by the value of the DE register and the value obtained by adding “1” to the value of the DE register. It is cleared to “0” (step S776). Here, the DE register stores the address of the first control command to be transmitted by the process of step S768.

  Then, the main control unit 100 updates the value of the read pointer stored in the RAM address F01D to a value obtained by adding “1”, and ends the control command transmission process of FIG. If the determination result in step S774 is NO (the transmission process is not completed), the process in step S776 is not performed (that is, the control command to be transmitted is not cleared), and step S778 is performed. Perform the process. Here, in the next timer interrupt process, since the value of the read pointer is incremented by “1”, the next address of the address specified in the current timer interrupt process is designated, but step S764. As a result, the least significant bit of the read pointer read from the RAM is set to “0”, so that the control command transmitted to the sub-control unit 200 in the current timer interrupt process is transmitted again. That is, in the present embodiment, the same control command is transmitted twice in consideration of the case where the sub control unit 200 fails to receive the control command.

<< Description of control processing in sub-control means >>
Next, FIG. 44 shows sub-main routine processing repeatedly executed by the sub-control means 200 when the game control main process of FIG. 22 and the timer interruption process of FIG. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown.

<Description of sub-main routine processing>
When the sub-main routine process is started, the sub-control means 200 controls the emission color and lighting / extinguishing of various LEDs and lamps provided in the casing of the slot machine 10, and produces musical sounds and effects for production. Lamp pattern / sound control for controlling generation of sound and sound volume is performed (step Ss10). Next, the sub-control unit 200 monitors the operating state of the liquid crystal display unit and the cooling fan constituting the display device 72 (step Ss12), and when an abnormality is detected, error processing corresponding to the detected abnormality is performed. Do. Then, the operating state of the amplifier unit that amplifies the sound signal generated by the lamp pattern / sound control is monitored (step Ss14), and if an abnormality is detected, error processing corresponding to the detected abnormality is performed.

  Next, the sub-control unit 200 performs an execution process for each frame (once every 16 ms in the present embodiment) executed at predetermined time intervals (step Ss16). Here, for example, the time from power ON to power OFF or the time of error / reel driving time is timed (subtracted). Then, processing (one command processing) based on the control command received first is performed from the buffer that sequentially accumulates the control commands transmitted from the main control means 100. When one command processing is completed, the control that performed the processing is performed. The command is deleted from the buffer (step Ss18). This one-command processing is executed until the time of one frame (16 ms in this embodiment) elapses, and the sub-main routine loops when 16 ms has not elapsed when the one-command processing is completed. Has been. If there is no command to be processed when one command processing is completed, the remaining time processing for obtaining the number of 1 ms interval timer interruptions for determining whether or not the sub main routine has passed 16 ms is performed. (Step Ss20).

  Then, when the remaining time processing in step Ss20 is performed, it is determined whether 16 ms has elapsed in the sub main routine (step Ss22). When the sub-control unit 200 determines that one frame has not elapsed (NO), the process proceeds to step Ss18, and one command processing based on the control command received first is performed in the above-described buffer. If the sub-control means 200 determines that one frame has been completed (YES) in the determination process in step Ss22, the process proceeds to the process in step Ss10, and the lamp pattern / sound control is performed again.

<Explanation regarding 1 command processing>
Next, with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 45 to 52, processing contents executed by one command processing in step Ss18 of FIG. 44 will be described. Each of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 45 to 53 shows a series of processing contents executed for each effect state of the sub-control means 200, and is transmitted from the main control means 100 when the start switch 36 is operated. The process based on the various commands to be performed and the various commands transmitted from the main control means 100 when all the reels are stopped is shown. In addition, in the production states described below, there are normal, normal warning, red BB preparation, white BB preparation, AT, AT during BB warning, and BB.

(Contents of 1 command processing during normal operation)
With reference to FIG. 45, the contents of one command processing when the effect state is normal are described.

  When the sub control means 200 performs one command processing based on the “winning / replay winning number” command (95 ##), first, a sub bonus lottery is performed (step Ss100), and any of white BB, red BB or AT is performed. Here, it is determined whether or not both are won (losing). When both the white BB and the red BB are won, the right to start the sub-bonus game is obtained. When a sub bonus game based on the right of white BB is performed by the sub control means 200, it means that the value of the pseudo game execution flag in the main control means 100 is “1”. Further, when a sub bonus game based on the right of red BB is performed by the sub control means 200, it means that the value of the pseudo game execution flag in the main control means 100 is “2” or “3”. . Also, in the sub bonus game, when any of the winning numbers “18” to “25” is won in the role lottery, the symbol combinations corresponding to the conditional device “Bell-01” are aligned on the winning line (hereinafter, “Bell-” It is also referred to as “01 wins.”) A game in which the pressing order is notified. White BB is a sub-bonus game that ends when the notification of the push order in which Bell-01 wins is performed 20 times after the start of the sub-bonus game, and red BB is a bell- This is a sub-bonus game that ends when the notification of the push order in which 01 wins is performed 40 times. In addition, when any of winning numbers “18” to “25” is won in the role lottery, AT is informed of the pressing order in which Bell-01 wins, but unlike the sub bonus game, the number of times of pressing order is notified. Regardless of whether the game is played 50 times after the AT has started, the game ends.

  Note that the winning probabilities for white BB, red BB, and AT in the sub bonus lottery may be determined as appropriate. For example, the winning probabilities and ratios may be different depending on each performance state.

  If the sub bonus lottery of step Ss100 is performed, then the sub control means 200 determines whether or not the white BB has been won (step Ss102). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the white BB has been won (YES), “1” is added to the value of the white BB counter that counts the number of times the white BB has been won (step Ss104). If it is determined in step Ss102 that white BB has not been won (NO), it is next determined whether red BB has been won (step Ss106). When the sub-control means 200 determines that red BB has been won (YES), “1” is added to the value of the red BB counter that counts the number of red BB wins (step Ss108). Further, if it is determined in step Ss106 that red BB has not been won (NO), it is next determined whether or not AT has been won (step Ss110). When the sub control means 200 determines that the AT is won (YES), “1” is added to the value of the AT set counter for counting the number of AT wins (step Ss112).

  Then, when the processing of step Ss104, Ss108, or Ss112 is performed, or the determination result of step Ss110 is NO, the control command ("display type" command (A4 ##) or "design combination" transmitted when all reels are stopped next time In response to reception of a “display” command (A5 ##, etc.), it is determined whether white BB, red BB or AT is won by the sub bonus lottery in step Ss100 (step Ss114). When the sub-control means 200 determines that any of white BB, red BB, or AT has been won (YES), it shifts to a normal sign (step Ss116). Then, when a predetermined winning number is won by the winning lottery, a predetermined variable value (hereinafter also referred to as “penalty value”) is determined based on whether or not the stop switches 37L, 37C, and 37R are operated in a predetermined pressing order. ) Is increased / decreased (step Ss118), and the normal middle processing shown in FIG. 45 is terminated.

  Note that the white BB, red BB, and AT counter values added by the processing of step Ss104, Ss108, or Ss112 and the penalty value increased or decreased by the penalty processing are stored in the RAM of the sub-control means 200, respectively. ing.

(Contents of one command processing in the normal sign)
With reference to FIG. 46, description will be given of the contents of one command processing when the effect state is a normal sign.

  When the sub-control unit 200 performs one command processing based on the “winning / replay winning number” command (95 ##), the winning / replaying winning number indicated by the second control command is “17” as in the normal state. It is determined whether or not (re-play group-F1) (step Ss130). If it is determined that the winning / replay winning number NOR is “17” (YES), the sub-control means 200 adds “1” to the red BB counter value and the AT set counter value, respectively. (Step Ss132). On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the winning number is not “17” (NO) in the determination process of step Ss130, the winning / replay winning numbers are next “26” to “33”. It is determined whether it is any of (cherry group-A to D, watermelon group-A or B, or special-A or B) (step Ss134).

  When the sub-control means 200 determines that the winning number is any one of “26” to “33” (YES) in the determination process of step Ss134, it is determined by lottery whether or not the AT will be won next. AT lottery is performed (step Ss136). The winning probability of the AT in this AT lottery may be determined as appropriate. For example, the winning probability may be varied according to the winning number determined in the winning lottery. Then, it is determined whether or not the AT lottery performed by the process of step Ss136 has been won (step Ss138), and when the sub-control means 200 determines that it has been won (YES), a value to be added to the AT set counter is determined. It is determined by lottery and added to the AT set counter (step Ss140). The maximum value of addition values that can be determined by this lottery and the selection probability of each addition value can be determined as appropriate.

  Then, when the processing of step Ss132 or Ss140 is performed, or the determination result of step Ss134 or Ss138 is NO, the control command (“display type” command (A4 ##) or “design combination” transmitted when all reels are stopped next time. When the “display” command (A5 ##, etc.) is received, the same penalty process as the process performed in step S120 of FIG. 45 is performed (step Ss142). Then, the sub-control unit 200 determines whether or not the penalty value stored in the RAM is “1” or more (step Ss144), and when determining that the penalty value is “0” (NO) Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the red BB counter is “1” or more (step Ss146). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the red BB counter is “1” or more (YES), after the effect state is shifted to red BB preparation (step Ss148), the normal precursor process of FIG. 46 is performed. finish.

  On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the red BB counter is “0” (NO) in the determination process of step Ss146, the value of the white BB counter is next “1” or more. Is determined (step Ss150). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the white BB counter is “1” or more (YES), after the effect state is shifted to white BB preparation (step Ss152), the normal precursor process of FIG. 46 is performed. finish. On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the white BB counter is “0” (NO) in the determination process of step Ss150, whether or not the value of the AT set counter is further “1” or more. Is determined (step Ss154). If the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the AT set counter is “1” or more (YES), the effect state is shifted to AT (step Ss156), and the value of the AT set counter is set to “1”. Subtraction is performed (step Ss158).

  Then, “50” is added to the value of the AT counter for counting the number of games during AT (step Ss160), and the value of the AT flag indicating whether or not AT is in progress is set to “1” ( Step Ss162), the normal precursor process of FIG. 46 is terminated. Here, both the values of the AT counter and the AT flag described above are stored in the RAM of the sub-control means 200.

  The sub-control unit 200 determines that the penalty value is “1” or more (YES) in the determination process of step Ss144, or the values of the red BB counter, the white BB counter, and the AT set counter are all “ If it is “0” (step Ss154, NO), the normal precursor process of FIG. 46 is immediately terminated.

(Contents of 1 command processing during red BB preparation)
With reference to FIG. 47, description will be given of the contents of one command processing when the effect state is red BB preparation.

  When the sub-control means 200 performs one command processing based on the “winning / replay winning number” command (95 ##), the winning / replaying winning number indicated by the second control command is the same as during normal and normal warning. Is “17” (replay group-F1) or not (step Ss170). If it is determined that the winning / replay winning number NOR is “17” (YES), the sub-control means 200 adds “1” to the red BB counter value and the AT set counter value, respectively. (Step Ss172). On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the winning number is not “17” (NO) in the determination process of step Ss170, the winning / replay winning numbers are next “26” to “33”. It is determined whether it is any one of (cherry group-A to D, watermelon group-A or B, or special-A or B) (step Ss174).

  If the sub-control means 200 determines that the winning number is any one of “26” to “33” (YES) in the determination process in step Ss174, then the same AT lottery as in step Ss136 in FIG. 46 is performed. (Step Ss176). Then, it is determined whether or not the AT lottery has been won (step Ss178), and if the sub-control means 200 determines that it has won (YES), the value to be added to the AT set counter is determined by lottery, and the AT set counter (Step Ss180).

  Then, when the process of step Ss172 or Ss180 is performed or the determination result of step Ss174 or Ss178 is NO, the control command (“display type” command (A4 ##) or “symbol combination” transmitted when all reels are stopped next time. Upon receiving the “display” command (A5 ##, etc.), the same penalty processing as the processing performed in step S120 of FIG. 45 is performed (step Ss182). Then, the sub-control unit 200 determines whether or not the penalty value stored in the RAM is “1” or more (step Ss184), and when determining that the penalty value is “0” (NO) In the pseudo game effect, it is determined whether or not the “red seven” symbols are aligned on the winning line L (the symbol combination “red seven-red seven-red seven” is stopped and displayed) (step Ss186). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the “red seven” symbols are aligned on the winning line L (YES), “1” is subtracted from the value of the red BB counter (step Ss186), and the effect state is BB (Step Ss190), the red BB preparation process in FIG. 47 is terminated. In this case, in the sub-bonus game to be executed, the number of times that the push order in which Bell-01 wins is notified is 40 times.

  The sub-control unit 200 determines that the penalty value is “1” or more (YES) in the determination process of step Ss184, or the “red seven” symbol is placed on the winning line L in the determination process of step Ss186. If it is determined that they are not aligned, the red BB preparation process in FIG. 47 is immediately terminated.

(Contents of 1 command processing during white BB preparation)
Referring to FIG. 48, the contents of one command process when the production state is in preparation for white BB will be described.

  When the sub-control means 200 performs one command processing based on the “winning / replay winning number” command (95 ##), the winning / replaying winning number indicated by the second control command is the same as during normal and normal warning. Is “17” (replay group-F1) or not (step Ss200). If it is determined that the winning / replay winning number NOR is “17” (YES), the sub-control means 200 adds “1” to the red BB counter value and the AT set counter value, respectively. (Step Ss202). On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the winning number is not “17” (NO) in the determination process of step Ss200, the winning / replay winning numbers are next “26” to “33”. (Cherry group-AD, watermelon group-A or B204).

  If the sub-control means 200 determines that the winning number is any one of “26” to “33” (YES) in the determination process in step Ss204, the same AT lottery as in step Ss136 in FIG. 46 is performed next. (Step Ss206). Then, it is determined whether or not the AT lottery has been won (step Ss208), and if the sub-control means 200 determines that it has won (YES), the value to be added to the AT set counter is determined by lottery, and the AT set counter (Step Ss210).

  Then, when the processing of step Ss202 or Ss210 is performed, or the determination result of step Ss204 or Ss208 is NO, the control command (“display type” command (A4 ##) or “design combination” transmitted when all reels are stopped next time. When the “display” command (A5 ##, etc.) is received, the same penalty processing as that performed in step S120 of FIG. 45 is performed (step Ss212). Then, the sub-control unit 200 determines whether or not the penalty value stored in the RAM is “1” or more (step Ss214), and when determining that the penalty value is “0” (NO) In the pseudo game effect, it is determined whether or not the “white seven A” symbol or the “white seven B” symbol is aligned on the winning line L (step Ss216).

  When the sub-control means 200 determines that the “white seven A” symbol or the “white seven B” symbol is aligned on the winning line L (YES), the value of the pseudo game execution flag (see FIG. 9) is “1”. Is determined (step Ss218). When it is determined that the value of the pseudo game execution flag is “1” (YES), “1” is subtracted from the value of the white BB counter (step Ss220). On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the pseudo game execution flag is not “1” (NO) in the determination process of step Ss218, the value of the pseudo game execution flag (see FIG. 9) is next. Is "2" (step Ss222). When it is determined that the value of the pseudo game execution flag is “2” (YES), it is determined whether or not the value of the red BB counter is “1” or more (step Ss224), and is “1” or more. If it is determined (YES), “1” is subtracted from the value of the red BB counter (step Ss226).

  When the sub-control unit 200 finishes the process of step Ss220 or Ss226 described above, the sub-control unit 200 shifts the effect state to BB (step Ss228), and then ends the white BB preparation process in FIG. In addition, when the process of step Ss228 is performed after the process of step Ss220, the sub bonus game in which the number of notifications of the pressing order in which the bell-01 wins is 20 is executed. On the other hand, when the process of step Ss228 is performed after the process of step Ss226, a sub-bonus game is executed in which the number of push order notifications that Bell-01 wins is 40. Further, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the penalty value is “1” or more (YES) in the determination process of step Ss212, the “white seven A” symbol or the “white seven B” symbol is determined in step Ss216. Are determined not to be on the winning line L (NO), it is determined in step Ss222 that the value of the pseudo game execution flag is neither “1” nor “2” (NO). If it is determined in Ss228 that the value of the red BB counter is “0” (NO), the white BB preparation process in FIG. 48 is immediately terminated.

  It should be noted that, in the pseudo game effect that is YES in the determination process in step Ss216, the “white seven A” symbol and the “white seven B” symbol, or two “white seven A” symbols due to the second stop operation being performed. Alternatively, when two “white seven B” symbols are stopped and displayed on the straight line L (when a so-called “tempe” is reached), an effect of generating a “tempe” sound may be performed. Here, the tempering sound generated according to the value (“1” or “2”) of the pseudo game execution flag when the above-described tempering is reached may be varied.

(Contents of 1 command processing during AT)
With reference to FIG. 49, the contents of one command processing when the effect state is AT will be described.

  When the sub-control means 200 performs one command processing based on the “winning / replay winning number” command (95 ##), first, “1” is subtracted from the value of the AT counter (step Ss250). Next, the sub-control means 200 has the winning / replay winning number indicated by the second control command of the “winning / replay winning number” command is “9” or “17” (replay group-A1 or F1). Is determined (step Ss252). If it is determined that the winning / replay winning number NOR is “9” or “17” (YES), the sub-control unit 200 sets the red BB counter value and the AT set counter value to “ 1 "is added (step Ss254).

  Then, when the process of step Ss254 is performed or the determination result of step Ss252 is NO, a control command ("display type" command (A4 ##) or "design combination display" command ( A5 ##) is received as a trigger, and whether the winning / replay winning number indicated by the second control command of the “winning / replay winning number” command is “9” or “17”. Judgment is made (step Ss256). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the winning number is “9” or “17” (YES), the effect state shifts to the AT BB precursor (step Ss258).

  On the other hand, when the sub-control unit 200 determines that the winning number is neither “9” nor “17” (NO) in the determination process of step Ss256, the value of the AT counter is next “0”. It is determined whether or not (step Ss262). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the AT counter is “0” (YES), it is next determined whether or not the value of the AT set counter is “1” or more (step Ss264). When the sub control means 200 determines that the value of the AT set counter is “1” or more (YES), “1” is subtracted from the value of the AT set counter and “50” is added to the value of the AT counter. Are added (step Ss266), and the next AT is started. On the other hand, when the sub-control unit 200 determines that the value of the AT set counter is not “1” or more (NO) in the determination process in step Ss264, the effect state is shifted to normal.

  Then, when the process of step Ss258, Ss266, or Ss268 ends, or when the determination result of step Ss262 becomes NO, the in-AT process of FIG. 49 ends.

(Contents of one command processing in the BB precursor during AT)
With reference to FIG. 50, the contents of one command processing in the case where the effect state is a sign of BB during AT will be described.

  When the sub-control unit 200 performs one command processing based on the “winning / replay winning number” command (95 ##), first, “1” is subtracted from the value of the AT counter (step Ss280). Next, the sub-control means 200 has the winning / replay winning number indicated by the second control command of the “winning / replay winning number” command is “9” or “17” (replay group-A1 or F1). Whether or not (step Ss282). If it is determined that the winning / replay winning number NOR is “9” or “17” (YES), the sub-control unit 200 sets the red BB counter value and the AT set counter value to “ 1 "is added (step Ss284).

  Then, when the process of step Ss284 is performed or the determination result of step Ss282 is NO, the control command (“display type” command (A4 ##) or “design combination display” command ( A5 ##) is received as a trigger, and it is determined whether the value of the red BB counter is “1” or more (step Ss286). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the red BB counter is “1” or more (YES), the effect state is shifted to red BB preparation (step Ss288).

  On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the red BB counter is “0” (NO) in the determination process of step Ss286, the value of the white BB counter is next “1” or more. Whether or not (step Ss290). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the white BB counter is “1” or more (YES), the effect state is shifted to white BB preparation (step Ss292). When the sub-control unit 200 performs the process of step Ss288 or Ss292, the sub-control unit 200 performs a penalty process similar to the process of step Ss120 of FIG. 45 (step Ss294), and ends the in-AT BB precursor process of FIG. If the determination result in step Ss290 is NO (both the values of the red BB counter and the white BB counter are “0”), the AT BB precursor process in FIG. 50 is immediately terminated.

(Content of 1 command processing in BB)
With reference to FIG. 51, the contents of one command processing when the production state is BB will be described.

  When the sub-control means 200 performs one command processing based on the “winning / replay winning number” command (95 ##), the winning / replaying winning number indicated by the second control command is “17” (replay group) -F1) is determined (step Ss300). If it is determined that the winning / replay winning number NOR is “17” (YES), the sub-control means 200 adds “1” to the red BB counter value and the AT set counter value, respectively. (Step Ss302). If the process of step Ss302 is performed, or if the determination result of step Ss300 is NO, the sub-control means 200 next receives the winning / replaying winning number indicated by the second control command of the “winning / replaying winning number” command. Is any one of “18” to “25” (bell group-A1 to D2) (step Ss304).

  When it is determined in the determination process of step Ss304 that the winning / replay winning number is any one of “18” to “25” (YES), the bell winning number counter stored in the RAM of the sub-control means 200 "1" is added to the value of (step Ss306).

  Then, when the process of step Ss306 is performed or the determination result of step Ss304 is NO, the control command ("display type" command (A4 ##) or "design combination display" command ( A5 ##) is received as a trigger, and it is determined whether or not a sub-bonus game end condition is satisfied (step Ss308). Here, in the case of the sub bonus game, when the pseudo game effect is started when the value of the pseudo game execution flag is “1”, the end condition is set when the notification number of the push order in which the bell-01 wins reaches 20 times. If it is established and the pseudo game effect is started when the value of the pseudo game execution flag is “2”, the end condition is established when the number of notifications of the push order in which the bell-01 wins reaches 40 times.

  If the sub-control means 200 determines that the sub-bonus game end condition is satisfied (YES), a bonus end process is executed when the sub-bonus game is ended (step Ss310), and then FIG. The process during BB is terminated. On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the sub-bonus game end condition is not satisfied (NO), the process in BB of FIG. 51 is ended without performing the bonus end process in step Ss310. . As a result, the sub-control means 200 continues to perform the BB process.

(Contents of bonus end processing)
Next, with reference to FIG. 52, the contents of the bonus end process executed in step Ss310 of the BB in-process shown in FIG. 51 will be described.

  First, the sub-control unit 200 determines whether or not the value of the red BB counter stored in the internal RAM is “1” or more (step Ss320). When the sub-control unit 200 determines that the value of the red BB counter is “1” or more (YES), the value of the red BB counter is not “1” next (is “2” or more). Whether or not (step Ss322). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the red BB counter is not “1” (YES), the effect state is shifted to red BB preparation (step Ss324). On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the red BB counter is “1” (NO), the effect state is shifted to the AT BB precursor (step Ss326).

  On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the red BB counter is not equal to or greater than “1” (NO) in the determination process of step Ss320, the value of the white BB counter stored in the internal RAM next. Is determined to be “1” or more (step Ss328). When it is determined that the value of the white BB counter is “1” or more (YES), it is next determined whether or not the value of the white BB counter is not “1” (“2” or more). (Step Ss330). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the white BB counter is not “1” (YES), the effect state is shifted to white BB preparation (step Ss332). On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the white BB counter is “1” (NO), the effect state is shifted to the AT BB precursor (step Ss334).

  When the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the white BB counter is not equal to or greater than “1” (NO) in the determination process of step Ss328, the value of the AT set counter stored in the internal RAM is next set to “ It is determined whether or not “1” or more (step Ss336). When it is determined that the value of the AT set counter is “1” or more (YES), it is next determined whether or not the value of the AT flag stored in the internal RAM is off (“0”). Judgment is made (step Ss338). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the AT flag is off (YES), the effect state is shifted to a normal sign (step Ss340).

  When the sub-control means 200 determines that the value of the AT flag is on (NO) in the determination process of step Ss338, the effect state is shifted to AT (step Ss342) and stored in the internal RAM. “1” is subtracted from the value of the set AT counter (step Ss344). Next, “50” is added to the value of the AT counter stored in the internal RAM (step Ss346), and the value of the AT flag is turned on (step Ss348). On the other hand, when the sub control means 200 determines that the value of the AT set counter is not “1” or more (NO) in the determination process of step Ss336, the value of the AT flag stored in the internal RAM. Whether or not is off is determined (step Ss350). Then, in the determination process of step Ss350, when the sub control means 200 determines that the AT flag is off (YES), the effect state is shifted to normal (step Ss352). On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the AT flag is on (NO), the effect state is shifted to AT (step Ss354).

  Then, when the effect state is shifted by the processes of steps Ss324, Ss326, Ss332, Ss334, Ss340, Ss348, Ss352, and Ss354, the sub control means 200 next sets the bell winning number counter used during the sub bonus game. The values of various counters including it are cleared (step Ss356). Further, the sub-control unit 200 turns off various flags (step Ss358) and ends the bonus end process shown in FIG.

(Contents of push order notification process)
Next, with reference to FIG. 53, the contents of the push order notification process executed when the production state is red BB preparation, white BB preparation, AT, and BB will be described.

  When the sub-control means 200 performs one command processing based on the “winning / replay winning number” command (95 ##), the winning / replaying winning numbers indicated by the second control command are “18” to “25”. It is determined whether it is any of (bell group-A1 to D2) (step Ss370). When it is determined that the winning number is not any of “18” to “25” (NO), it is next determined whether or not the winning number is any of “1” to “17” (step Ss372). ). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the winning number is not any of “1” to “17” (NO), the push order notifying process in FIG. 53 is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the winning number is any one of “1” to “17” (YES), the push order corresponding to the value of the winning number according to the current performance state The notification information is acquired from the ROM (step Ss374).

  And it is judged whether predetermined | prescribed alerting | reporting conditions are satisfy | filled about the pushing order based on the acquired pushing order alerting | reporting information (step Ss376). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the predetermined notification condition is not satisfied (NO), the push order notification process in FIG. 53 is terminated. On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the predetermined notification condition is satisfied (YES), it is next determined whether or not the current production state is red BB preparation or white BB preparation (step). Ss378). When the sub-control means 200 determines that red BB is being prepared or white BB is being prepared (YES), push order notification information is selected according to BB preparation (step Ss380).

  Then, the push order notification information selected by the process of step Ss380 is set (step Ss382), preparation for notifying the push order based on the push order notification information is made, and the push order notification process of FIG. 53 is ended. . On the other hand, if the sub-control unit 200 determines that the red BB is not being prepared or the white BB is not being prepared (NO) in the determination processing in step Ss378, the push order notification information acquired in step Ss374 is stepped. It sets by the process of Ss382 and prepares to notify the pressing order based on the pressing order notification information.

  When the sub-control means 200 determines that the winning number is any one of “18” to “25” (YES) in the determination process of step Ss370 described above, the penalty value increased or decreased by the penalty process described later is “ It is determined whether or not “0”. When the sub-control means 200 determines that the penalty value is “0” (YES), the process proceeds to the process of step Ss382, and the notification information of the pressing order in which the bell-01 wins is set. On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the penalty value is not “0” (NO) in the determination process in step Ss384, the push order notification process in FIG.

(Penalty details)
Next, with reference to FIG. 54, the contents of the penalty processing executed in FIGS. 45 to 48 will be described.

  The sub-control means 200 has the winning / replay winning numbers indicated by the second control command of the “winning / replay winning number” command (95 ##) of “18” to “25” (bell group-A1 to D2). It is determined whether or not the middle stop switch 27C or the right stop switch 27R is first operated (first stop operation) (step Ss390). Note that the first stop operation to be determined in step Ss390 is preferably the first stop operation performed during the main game, and the first stop operation during the pseudo game effect is preferably not determined. By configuring in this way, a penalty is not imposed even if the stop switch is operated in an arbitrary pressing order during the pseudo game, so that the degree of freedom of performance according to the game operation by the player is improved. Can do. When the sub-control means 200 determines that the middle or right stop switch is first operated (YES) when the winning number is “18” to “25”, it is stored in the internal RAM next. It is determined whether or not the penalty value is “0” (step Ss392). If the sub-control means 200 determines that the penalty value is “0” (YES), it is further determined whether or not Bell-01 has won in the game (step Ss394).

  When the sub-control means 200 determines that Bell-01 has won (YES) in the determination process of step Ss394, “7” is added to the penalty value described above (step Ss396). On the other hand, when it is determined that Bell-01 did not win (NO), “1” is added to the penalty value described above (step Ss398). On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the penalty value is not “0” (NO) in the determination process of step Ss392, “7” is added to the above-described penalty value (step Ss400). That is, in the present embodiment, when a penalty operation is imposed again (penalty value> “0”, hereinafter referred to as “penalty state”), when a stop operation is imposed again (step Ss390, YES), “7” is added to the penalty value regardless of whether or not the symbol combination of Bell-01 is stopped and displayed, that is, regardless of the amount of profit given to the player. By configuring in this way, the appropriate penalty process is applied to the player who is intentionally operating the penalty push order and the player who is thought to have mistakenly operated the penalty push order. Realized. In the determination process of 390 described above, when the winning number is not “18” to “25” or the winning number is any of “18” to “25”, the left stop switch 27L is the first. It is determined whether or not it has been operated (step Ss402).

When the sub-control means 200 determines that the winning number is any one of “18” to “25” and the left stop switch 27L is operated first (YES), the penalty value stored in the RAM is used. “1” is subtracted (step Ss404). If the determination result in step Ss402 is NO, or after the penalty value is increased or decreased by the processing in steps Ss396, Ss398, Ss400, and Ss404, the penalty processing shown in FIG. 54 is terminated. Thus, in the penalty processing of the present embodiment, when the profit (the number of medals paid out) given to the player changes according to the pressing order (when one of the winning numbers “18” to “25” is determined) ), A penalty is awarded to the player when the stop switch is operated in the order of pressing prohibited. On the other hand, if any of the winning numbers “18” to “25” is not determined (step Ss390, NO), the penalty value is not added even if the stop switch is irregularly pressed. In the present embodiment, even in such a case, only the penalty sound is generated by the penalty sound generation process described below.

(Details of penalty sound generation processing)
Next, referring to FIG. 55, in each game, such an operation was performed even though the push order notification indicating that the middle stop switch 27C or the right stop switch 27R was operated first was not performed. The contents of the penalty sound generation process executed in this case will be described.

  First, the sub-control unit 200 determines whether or not the “intermediate reel stop acceptance” command (see FIG. 15) is received from the main control unit 100 (step Ss410). If it is determined that the “intermediate reel stop acceptance” command has not been received (NO), it is next determined whether or not the “right reel stop acceptance” command (see FIG. 15) has been received from the main control means 100. (Step Ss412). When the sub-control means 200 determines that the “right reel stop acceptance” command has not been received (NO), the penalty sound generation process in FIG. 55 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the “intermediate reel stop acceptance” command is received (YES) in the determination process of step Ss410, or the “right reel stop acceptance” command is received in the determination process of step Ss412 ( YES), the sub-control means 200 determines whether or not it was performed during the pseudo game effect (step Ss414). Then, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the pseudo game effect is being performed (YES), the penalty sound generation process of FIG. 55 is terminated as it is. By performing such processing, in one game, a scene where no penalty sound is output even if a game operation that should originally output a penalty sound is performed (during a pseudo game), and a scene where a penalty sound is output ( This game after the pseudo game) occurs.

  On the other hand, when the sub-control means 200 determines that the pseudo game effect is not being performed (NO), it is then determined whether or not the above-described various reel stop reception commands are received during the first stop operation. (Step Ss416). Here, when the sub-control means 200 determines that it is received at the second or last stop operation (NO), the penalty sound generation process of FIG. 55 is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when it is determined in the determination process in step Ss416 that the operation is the first stop operation (YES), a penalty sound corresponding to the effect state is acquired from the effect data storage unit 212 (step Ss418).

  Here, for example, when the middle stop switch 27C or the right stop switch 27R is operated for the first time during the above-described normal, normal sign, red BB preparation, and white BB preparation, the penalty is stored from the effect data storage means 212. Sound 1 is acquired. On the other hand, when AT, BB, or AT BB precursor, a penalty sound 2 whose volume is larger than penalty sound 1 is acquired.

  And if the process of step Ss418 is performed, the sub control means 200 will judge next whether the penalty sound was acquired from the production data storage means 212 (step Ss420). When it is determined that the penalty sound 1 has been acquired by the process of step Ss418, a penalty sound 1 is generated (step Ss424), and when it is determined that the penalty sound 2 has been acquired, a penalty sound 2 is generated (step Ss422). When the processing of step Ss424 or Ss426 is completed, the penalty sound generation processing routine shown in FIG. 55 is terminated.

  According to the penalty sound generation processing of FIG. 55, when the middle stop switch 27C or the right stop switch 27R is first operated, a penalty sound (warning sound) is generated, and there is a possibility that a penalty is given to the player. Can be informed. Further, by making it possible to select different penalty sounds according to the production state as described above, the production state becomes advantageous to the player, for example, during the AT, during the BB, and during the AT during the BB precursor. While performing an effect of continuing to generate a large volume of BGM while it is, the volume is higher than in the other production states (for example, normal, normal warning, red BB preparation, and white BB preparation) The penalty sound can be output, and the possibility that the penalty sound is recognized can be increased.

The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications described below can be added or modified.
[Modification]
(1) In the process of step S120 in the pseudo game effect start process of FIG. 26, the lottery of the pseudo game effect number is performed when the reel effect state shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 is “1”. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, when the reel effect state is shifted according to the pressing order of the stop switch when a specific lottery object is won (winning numbers “3” to “6”), the result of the role lottery is displayed. There is a possibility that the player will be aware of the current reel effect state based on the suggested effect and the stop-displayed symbol combination and the order in which the stop switch is pressed. For this reason, for example, if the player realizes that the reel effect state is “1”, it means that the pseudo game effect can be generated. It becomes easy to determine whether or not a pseudo game effect has been performed by concentrating on the movement. Moreover, since the attitude to the pseudo game effect can be prepared, there is a possibility that the interest related to the effect such as the reel action by the pseudo game effect may be impaired.

  Therefore, for example, every game, when the start switch 36 is operated, a pseudo game effect number is lottery, and when any pseudo game effect number is won in this lottery, according to the number The pseudo game effect may be performed immediately in the winning game, or may be performed in the game next to the winning game. Thus, by making it possible to execute a pseudo game effect at any time regardless of the reel effect state, it is difficult for the player to realize that the pseudo game effect is being performed.

  In addition, in this case, the process of step Ss414 in the penalty sound generation process of FIG. 55 is omitted, and a state in which a penalty sound can be generated even during the pseudo game effect is achieved, so that the game and the pseudo sound are further improved. Differences from game effects can be made difficult to recognize. In this case, if the middle stop switch or the right stop switch is operated for the first stop (ie, irregularly pressed) during the pseudo game effect, a penalty sound is generated, and the stop switch is restarted after the pseudo game effect. If is irregularly pressed, a penalty sound will be generated again. That is, a penalty sound is generated twice during one game.

  Also, if a penalty sound is generated during the pseudo game effect, the volume may be different between the penalty sound generated during the pseudo game effect and the penalty sound generated during the main game. Good. For example, the degree of alerting the player may be increased by setting the volume of the penalty sound generated during the game to be larger than the volume of the penalty sound generated during the pseudo game effect.

  However, even in such a case, it is desirable that the first stop operation to be determined in step Ss390 in the penalty process of FIG. 54 is limited to that performed in this game. That is, when the middle stop switch or the right stop switch is operated for the first stop during the pseudo game effect, it is desirable not to increase the penalty value even if a penalty sound is generated.

(2) In the sub-bonus game of this embodiment, when the number of winning numbers “18” to “25” is won 20 or 40 times, the end condition is satisfied, and the AT is played 50 times. The end condition was met. On the other hand, for example, a so-called extra lottery is performed during the sub bonus game and during the AT, and the number of the above-mentioned end conditions (the number of wins in the sub bonus game and the number of games in the AT) is increased according to the lottery result. You may let them. In addition, the number of times of increase may be a predetermined value or a value determined by lottery.

  The end condition is not limited by the number of times a predetermined lottery is won or the number of games, but the total number of medals paid out during the sub-bonus game or AT, or the net increase (total of medals paid out) The end condition may be satisfied when the number obtained by subtracting the total number of medals bet from the number reaches a predetermined value.

(3) In the determination processing of step S236 in the reel stop acceptance check of FIG. 29, when the deceleration flag is on, the determination result is NO and the reel stop operation is not accepted. However, the on / off state of the decelerating flag may not affect the determination in step S236. Further, only during the pseudo game effect, the determination result in step S236 may be NO when the deceleration flag is on. In addition, during the pseudo game effect, it may be determined whether or not the operation of the stop switch can be accepted according to only the on / off state of the deceleration flag without performing the process of step S232 of FIG.

(4) A so-called ceiling function that forcibly starts a sub-bonus game or AT if the sub-bonus game or AT is not started even if a predetermined number of games have been performed after the sub-bonus game or AT has ended. May be provided. In addition, in the case where a ceiling function is provided and the number of remaining games until the sub bonus game or AT is forcibly counted and a specific winning number is determined in the lottery, The value of the number of remaining games may be decreased. Further, when the penalty value added by the penalty process of FIG. 54 is “1” or more, even if the above-mentioned specific winning number is determined in the lottery, The value may not be decreased.

(5) In a slot machine that transitions to a precursor game that executes a continuous performance (a series of performances performed over a plurality of games) to increase the player's expectation before the start of a sub-bonus game or AT, For example, when a specific winning number is determined in the role lottery, the value of the number of precursor games (number of precursor games) may be decreased. Also, in this case, when the penalty value added by the penalty processing of FIG. 54 is “1” or more, even if the above-described specific winning number is determined in the winning lottery, the above-mentioned precursor game The number of times may not be decreased. Furthermore, when the number of precursor games is determined by lottery when shifting to the precursor game, if the penalty value described above is “1” or more, the maximum number of precursor games to be drawn The number of times may be always selected.

(6) In this embodiment, when the pseudo game effect ends and the game is resumed, the timing at which the left, middle, and right reels start rotating after the start switch 36 is operated is randomly selected. In order to delay, the value of the random number for determining the delay time (random delay determining random number) is updated (generated) in step S536 in the timer interruption process of FIG. Here, the random number for determining the random delay may be generated by generating an individual random number corresponding to each reel, or by generating one random number and determining the rotation start timing of each reel based on the value of the random number. A random delay time may be determined.

  Further, the shift of the rotation start timing may be made in one symbol unit. For example, when a stepping motor having 17 steps per symbol is used, a delay amount with respect to a reference reel is set to 17 (steps) × integer value, and this integer value is determined randomly. Then, the rotation of the next reel is started when the reference reel is rotated by 17 × integer value steps. Further, when the pseudo game effect is finished, for example, “Red Seven-Red Seven-Red Seven” is temporarily stopped and displayed, and then one or two reels are automatically driven. For other reels, the reels may be rotated according to the delay amount determined based on the random number.

(7) In the pseudo game effect of the present embodiment, when the player operates the stop switch, the reel corresponding to the stop switch is stopped, but other switches (the settlement switch 33, the bet switch 34, 35, the start switch 36, etc.) may be stopped. In addition, during this game, the stop switch that received a stop operation once was invalidated even if it was operated again in the same game, but during the pseudo game effect, A stop switch can be received, and a game such as which stop switch can be operated to stop the rotating reel may be provided.

(8) By the processing of steps S680 to S698 in FIG. 39, the reel is stopped by four-phase excitation during the main game, and the reel is stopped by two-phase excitation during the pseudo game effect. The reel may be stopped by the same excitation method during the pseudo game production. For example, the reel may be stopped by four-phase excitation in both the main game and the pseudo game effect. In this case, it is desirable to make the determination by the same processing (S682 and S684) during the main game and during the pseudo game effect without requiring the determination processing of S686 and S688 in FIG. Even in this case, it is desirable that the value of the pulse output counter (the output time of the four-phase excitation pattern) is different.

(9) In the sub bonus lottery performed in the process of step Ss100 in the normal medium process of FIG. 45, a “chance zone” may be added to the lottery target. When the chance zone is won, the chance is determined according to the number of times that a predetermined symbol combination (which may be a symbol combination that does not correspond to the condition device) is stopped and displayed between the next game and the predetermined number of games (that is, the chance zone). In the sub bonus lottery performed after the end of the zone, the winning probability of “white BB”, “red BB”, and “AT” increases. Here, when the winning probability of the sub bonus lottery is increased in accordance with the number of times that the “Bell” symbols are arranged in a straight line for a predetermined symbol combination, for example, the symbol combination ( Not only when the “bell” symbol is aligned on the line rising to the right), but the conditional devices “re-play-03” (“bell” symbol aligns on the winning line L), “re-game-04” ("Bell" symbols are aligned on the upper horizontal line), "Re-Game-05" ("Bell" symbols are aligned on the lower right line), "Re-Game-06" ("Bell" symbols are on the lower horizontal line) The combination of symbols) is also possible to be counted. In this case, when a predetermined condition is satisfied at the time of winning the chance zone or during the chance zone, when the replay group -B3 or B4 is won by the role lottery during the chance zone, the condition devices "replay-03", " You may make it alert | report the pushing order from which the symbol combination of "re-game-04" or "re-game-05" will be stopped display. Furthermore, when the number of stop displays of a predetermined symbol combination reaches a predetermined number during the chance zone, the sub bonus game or AT may be started from the next game.

(10) In this embodiment, the sub-bonus lottery and the push order notification during the sub-bonus game or AT are performed in the sub-control means 200. However, these processes may be performed by the main control means 100. Here, when the main control means 100 notifies the pressing order of the stop switches, for example, the pressing order on the front panel 20 corresponding to the positions of the left reel 40L, the middle reel 40C, and the right reel 40R that can be seen from the display window 22. An instruction lamp may be provided, and the lamps may be sequentially turned on according to the pressing order for informing these lamps. For example, when notifying the forward push, the push order instruction lamp corresponding to the left reel 40L is turned on immediately after the start switch 36 is operated. Thus, when the left stop switch 40L is operated, the push order instruction lamp corresponding to the middle reel 40C is turned on. If the middle stop switch 40C is operated accordingly, the push order instruction lamp corresponding to the right reel 40R is turned on.

(11) In the present embodiment, when a predetermined symbol combination (“blank-white seven A-white seven A) is stopped and displayed on the winning line L, the MB game is started from the next game. Instead of a game, an RB game or a type 1 BB game may be started, where, during the RB game, unlike the MB game, all small roles ("Bell-01" shown in FIG. "Bell-21", "Cherry-01" to "Cherry-04", "Watermelon-01" to "Watermelon-03", and "Special-01" to "Special-02") It becomes a target. However, these winning probabilities are different from the winning probabilities in non-RT (non-internal) and RT (internal), and the winning probabilities are set high. On the other hand, the symbol combinations corresponding to “replay-01” to “replay-12” are not stopped on the winning line L. In addition, during the RB game, the condition device (so-called “object”) unique to the RB game can be activated, and the symbol combination corresponding to the condition device “act” is activated on the winning line L. When the display is stopped, the number of medals corresponding to the symbol combination may be paid out. This RB game includes "Bell-01" to "Bell-21", "Cherry-01" to "Cherry-04", "Watermelon-01" to "Watermelon-03", and "Special-01" to " RB game is started when the number of wins for any of the “special-02” (including “servants” when the condition device “servant” is provided) is a predetermined number (for example, 8 times) After a predetermined number of games (for example, 12 times), the game ends.

  In addition, during 1 type BB game, there is a high probability that the conditional motion device corresponding to the symbol combination that will start the RB game is activated, and RB games and non-RB games (in 1 type BB game) General game) is repeated. When the total number of medals paid out during the one-type BB game reaches a predetermined value (however, a value set so as not to exceed the upper limit number (465)), the one-type BB game is finish. In addition, the type 1 BB game has the same game as the RB game until the above-mentioned “predetermined value” medal number is paid out from the game next to the game in which the corresponding symbol combinations are arranged on the winning line L. It may be continued.

(12) As shown in the role lottery table of FIG. 7, in this embodiment, “cherry group-A”, “cherry group-B”, and “watermelon group-A” in each of “setting 1” to “setting 6” However, the winning probabilities of “White BB”, “Red BB” and “AT” in the sub bonus lottery are different in each of “Setting 1” to “Setting 6”. It may be. With this configuration, for example, even when the main control unit 100 has only one type of lottery table, the payout rate can be changed according to the value of “setting”.

(13) In the normal warning process shown in FIG. 46, when the effect state is the normal warning, the values of the red BB counter and the white BB counter are both “0” and the value of the AT set counter is “1”. When it was above, the production state was immediately shifted to AT (step Ss154 → Ss156). On the other hand, like the sub bonus game, an effect state such as during AT preparation may be provided. For example, instead of shifting to AT during the process of step Ss156 of FIG. 48, the process shifts to AT preparation instead of the next game, and processing similar to the red BB preparation processing shown in FIG. 47 (referred to as “AT preparation processing”). ). However, in the determination process of step Ss186, when the “Red Seven” symbols are aligned on a straight line in the pseudo game effect, “1” is subtracted from the value of the AT set counter in the process of step Ss188, and the process of step Ss190 is performed. The production state is shifted to during AT.

  It should be noted that, when the red BB preparatory process is performed and when the AT preparatory process is performed, 2 is performed when the second stop operation is performed in the pseudo game effect that is YES in the determination process of step Ss186. When two “red seven” symbols are stopped and displayed on the straight line L (when a so-called “tempe” is generated), an effect of generating a “tempe” sound may be performed. Further, the tempering sound generated in the red BB preparation process and the AT preparation process may be made different.

(14) In the present embodiment, when “re-play group-A1” is determined in the role lottery, if the predetermined condition is satisfied, the player is instructed to perform reverse pressing and “Red Seven”. As described above, it is possible to notify that the symbol is to be pushed. As a result, when the player reverse-presses according to the notification, and when the player successfully presses both the first and second stop operations (that is, when the “Red Seven” symbol is tempered), the temper sound is generated. It may be. However, when “re-play group-A1” is determined in the role lottery, the player is instructed to reversely press and the “red seven” symbol is not notified. When the player makes a reverse push and the eye is successfully pushed by both the first and second stop operations, the above-described tempering sound may be controlled so as not to be generated.

(15) As an effect to be performed when all reels are stopped in this game, when the symbol combination shown in FIG. 4 is stopped and displayed on the winning line L (that is, when winning a small role), a winning sound indicating that is given. The sub-control unit 200 may perform an effect to be generated or a back lamp effect that lights or blinks the back lamp of the reel in a predetermined pattern. In this case, for example, in a game that informs the player of the order of operations for winning the bell-01, the winning sound corresponding to the winning of the bell-01 and the back lamp effect accompanying the winning are executed. In a game in which the operation order is not notified, it may be controlled not to execute the above-described winning sound or the back lamp effect accompanying the winning when Bell-01 wins.

  That is, the fact that Bell-01 has won a prize in spite of the fact that the above-described operation sequence has not been notified means that the operation subject to the penalty has been performed, so even if Bell-01 has won. This is to give the player a warning meaning by not performing the winning sound or the back lamp effect accompanying the winning even if there is. Such effect control is executed in response to reception of a command (A4 ##) or the like transmitted after stopping all reels in the sub-control means 200, but is executed in response to reception of a stop command at the third stop. May be. Further, not when Bell-01 wins, but when a specific re-game player wins (for example, the symbol combination corresponding to the condition device “Re-Game-09” shown in FIG. And a case where an effect corresponding to a specific re-game player is executed and a case where the effect is not executed may be controlled.

(16) The sub bonus game in the present embodiment includes a normal sub bonus and a super sub bonus, and the main control means 100 determines which sub bonus game is executed. Specifically, if the value of the pseudo game execution flag is “1”, the normal sub bonus is executed, and if it is “2” or “3”, the super sub bonus is executed (see FIG. 14A). . In contrast, the sub-control means 200 may determine which sub-bonus game is to be executed. In this case, the main control means 100 may determine the type of the sub bonus game determined by the sub control means 200 according to the pressing order when the specific winning number is determined.

  For example, when the sub bonus lottery is executed by the sub control means 200 based on the winning combination by the main control means 100 and either the normal sub bonus or the super sub bonus is determined, the preceding game (here, the pre game) The number of times is selected from “0” to “32”. Then, a “bonus confirmation effect” indicating that the execution of the sub bonus game is confirmed in the game (or the next game) in which the precursor game has ended is output. The sub-control is executed so that the game of the corresponding game (or next game) in which the “sub-bonus finalizing effect” is output is shifted to the sub-bonus preparation game, and the pseudo-game effect corresponding to the sub-bonus selected by the sub-bonus lottery is executed. The means 200 can notify the pressing order. Specific examples (a) to (c) corresponding to the types of sub bonus games whose execution has been confirmed are shown below.

(A) When a normal sub bonus (bonus based on “White BB” mentioned above) is won by sub bonus lottery In the normal sub bonus preparatory game, the main control means 100 has a reel effect state “0” and an effect state. In a game where one of the winning numbers “3” to “6” is won when the management counter = 0, a predetermined push order A (see FIG. 14A) is notified. For example, when the winning number “3” is won, a notification effect that prompts an operation in the order of right → left → middle (push order 5) is performed. The main control means 100 can set the reel effect state “0” and the effect state management counter = 1 when the player operates in the stop operation order according to the notification effect. In a game in which one of the winning numbers “3” to “6” is won in that state (reel effect state “0” and effect state management counter = 1), the value of the pseudo game execution flag is set to “1”. The order of pushing (see FIG. 14B) is notified. For example, in the game in which the winning number “4” is won, a notification effect that prompts an operation in the order of right → middle → left (push order 6) is performed. Then, when the player operates in the stop operation order according to the notification effect, the main control unit 100 sets the reel effect state “1”, the play state management counter = 20, and the value of the pseudo game execution flag to “1”. Can be set. In other words, the type of the pseudo game effect is determined by using the pseudo game effect lottery table (see FIG. 9) based on the value of the pseudo game execution flag “1” for the next game of the game in which these settings are performed. A pseudo game effect can be executed.

(A) When a super sub bonus (bonus based on the above-mentioned “red BB”) is won by sub bonus lottery In the super sub bonus preparatory game, the main control means 100 has a reel effect state “0” and an effect state. In a game where one of the winning numbers “3” to “6” is won when the management counter = 0, a predetermined push order B (see FIG. 14A) is notified. For example, when the winning number “3” is won, a notification effect that prompts an operation in the order of right → middle → left (push order 6) is performed. The main control means 100 can set the reel effect state “0” and the effect state management counter = 2 when the player operates in the stop operation order according to the notification effect. In a game in which one of the winning numbers “3” to “6” is won in that state (reel effect state “0” and effect state management counter = 2), the value of the pseudo game execution flag is set to “3”. The order of pushing (see FIG. 14B) is notified. For example, in a game in which the winning number “4” is won, a notification effect that prompts an operation in the order of right → left → middle (push order 5) is performed. When the player operates in the stop operation order according to the notification effect, the main control means 100 sets the reel effect state “1”, the play state management counter = 40, and the value of the pseudo game execution flag “3”. Can be set. In other words, the type of the pseudo game effect is determined by using the pseudo game effect lottery table (see FIG. 9) based on the value of the pseudo game execution flag “3” for the next game of the game in which these settings are performed. A pseudo game effect can be executed.

(C) When a normal sub bonus (bonus equivalent to the above-mentioned white BB) was won by sub bonus lottery, but was promoted to a super sub bonus by a game in preparation for a normal sub bonus, a main control means in a game in preparation for a normal sub bonus 100 is a predetermined push order A (FIG. 14A) in a game where one of the winning numbers “3” to “6” is won when the reel production state is “0” and the production state management counter = 0. Reference). For example, when the winning number “3” is won, a notification effect that prompts an operation in the order of right → left → middle (push order 5) is performed. Then, when the player operates in the stop operation order according to the notification effect, the main control means 100 can set the reel effect state “0” and the play state management counter = 1. In that state (reel production state “0” and production state management counter = 1), either the winning number “17” or the winning numbers “26” to “33” has been won (or these winning numbers) , Etc.), and a super sub bonus is promoted. In that case, in the game after the promoted game and one of the winning numbers “3” to “6” is won, the push order in which the value of the pseudo game execution flag is set to “2” (FIG. 14B) ))). For example, in a game in which the winning number “4” is won, a notification effect that prompts an operation in the order of right → left → middle (push order 5) is performed. Then, when the player operates in the stop operation order according to the notification effect, the main control unit 100 sets the reel effect state “1”, the play state management counter = 40, and the value of the pseudo game execution flag “2”. Can be set. In other words, the type of the pseudo game effect is determined by using the pseudo game effect lottery table (see FIG. 9) based on the value of the pseudo game execution flag “2” for the next game of the game in which these settings are performed. A pseudo game effect can be executed.

In addition, the modified examples (a) to (c) described above can achieve the following effects (i) to (iv).
(I) In the game in the process until the value of the pseudo game execution flag is set, any of the winning numbers “3” to “6” is won and the above-described pushing order is notified, and the player stops according to the notification effect. When the operation is performed, even if the game is operated in the predetermined push order A, the replay-01 or 02 is stopped and displayed, and even if the operation is performed in the predetermined push order B, the replay-01 or 02 is stopped and displayed. In other words, the player cannot grasp whether the normal sub bonus or the super sub bonus is won until the symbol combination by the pseudo game effect is stopped and displayed, and the game is played with a sense of expectation for the occurrence of the pseudo game effect. It can be carried out.

(Ii) Even when a 40-game sub-bonus is executed as in the present embodiment, the symbol combination consisting of the “white seven A” symbol or the “white seven B” symbol is stopped and displayed in the pseudo game effect. In some cases, the symbol combination consisting of the “Red Seven” symbol may be stopped and displayed, so that the player can display any of the symbol combinations described above as to which sub-bonus game is selected. Until then, you can play games with a sense of expectation.

(Iii) In the game in the process until the value of the pseudo game execution flag is set, at least two games (the minimum number of games is a game in which the winning numbers “3” to “6” are won twice consecutively) The first stop operation needs to operate a specific push order other than the left. In other words, in the game (especially the game in which the push order in which the bell-01 wins is not notified when any of the winning numbers “18” to “25” (so-called push order bell role) wins), the first stop When the operation is other than the left stop operation, a penalty sound is output (see step Ss414 in FIG. 55). Therefore, in this game, control can be performed so that an unintended pseudo game effect does not occur. During the game, in addition to the penalty sound generation process of FIG. 55 described above, a process of adding a penalty value based on the determination result of step S390 in the penalty process shown in FIG. 54 is also performed. By executing the process of imposing the penalty of (5), it is possible to more effectively suppress the operation of the stop switch that causes an unintended pseudo game effect in the game.

(Iv) The game in the process until the value of the pseudo game execution flag is set can be an AT game in which the stop operation push order in which Bell-01 wins when the push order bell combination is won is notified. By adding such a configuration, a game until one of the winning numbers “3” to “6” is won (in other words, until a winning combination that is a condition for generating a pseudo game effect is won). In the game), the player can wait for a game in which a pseudo game effect is generated without reducing medals. In addition, such AT games are not all games that have won the push order bell role, but are configured to be notified in some games (eg, once notification is made, the next game is not notified), so that it is simulated. It is possible to control so that medals are not excessively given to the player by the game in which the game effect is generated. In this case, even when white BB is being prepared or red BB is being prepared, a penalty sound is not output in a game in which the pressing order is notified, and a penalty sound is output in a game in which the pressing order is not notified. It is desirable to control.

  In the present embodiment, in the “RT” state, the winning number “0” (losing) does not occur in the lottery. However, in the case of a slot machine that can lose, the above-described push order when lost Notification may be performed. Further, the above-described push order notification may be performed when a winning combination that does not change the profit given to the player by the push order of the stop switch is won.

  Further, in the main control means 100, when the value of the production state management counter is “1”, when any of the winning numbers “3” to “6” is won in the winning lottery, a predetermined pressing order (FIG. 14). When (a) is operated to set the value of the pseudo game execution flag to “1”, the value of the effect state management counter is maintained at “1”. Then, on the condition that the pseudo game effect number “5” or “6” is started thereafter, the value of the effect state counter is set to “20”. With this configuration, even after the value of the pseudo game execution flag is once set to “1”, the value of the pseudo game execution flag can be changed according to the winning number and the pressing order.

<Appendix>
  The problems to be solved by the invention according to the invention according to the initial claims of the present application (original invention), means for solving the problems, and effects of the original invention are as follows.

(A) Problems to be solved by the original invention
  In the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, the control unit performs reel stop control according to the stop switch operation by the player, and the sound generating means generates a sound according to the sound output request signal output from the control unit. It has occurred. Then, when the stop switch is operated by the player, the control section transmits a sound output request signal for the stop switch reception sound to the sound generation means, and when the sound generation means receives the sound output request signal, the control switch transmits the stop switch reception sound. generate. When the control unit stops the reel in response to the operation of the stop switch, a reel stop sound output request signal is transmitted to the sound generating means, and when the sound generating means receives the sound output request signal, the reel stop sound is output. generate.

  Here, when the reel stop sound is generated based on the reel stop sound output request signal described above, the process for generating the reel stop sound is started after the reel is stopped. Therefore, the generation timing of the reel stop sound is delayed. For this reason, even if the player understands the intention of the production, the production intention is not fully realized. Therefore, the production for improving the interest of the game may arouse the player.

  The initial invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a slot machine capable of executing an effect performed when a reel is stopped at an appropriate timing.

(B) Means for solving the problem
  In order to solve the above-described problem, the initial invention is a slot machine that performs a game in which a result is obtained based on a symbol displayed when a plurality of reels with symbols is stopped,
  Game control means for controlling the game by performing a game progress main loop process that is repeatedly executed each time the game is performed, and an interrupt process that is executed at predetermined intervals;
  Effect control means for controlling the effect to be executed in response to the command transmitted from the game control means,
  The game control means includes
  A stop position determination process for determining a stop position of the reel according to a stop operation is performed by the game progress main loop process,
  A deceleration start determination process for determining whether or not it is a deceleration start timing for starting the deceleration control of the reel based on the current position of the reel that has been operated to stop and the stop position determined by the stop position determining means; and A command set process for storing a stop command indicating that the reel stops in a predetermined storage area based on the determination that it has become a deceleration start timing is performed by the interrupt process,
  The production control means includes
  Having a game state including a specific game state advantageous to the player and a predetermined game state different from the specific game state;
  When a predetermined condition is met, the gaming state is shifted,
  When the stop command is received, an effect to be executed is varied according to the gaming state.

According to the above-described invention, the effect control means has a gaming state including a specific gaming state advantageous for the player and a predetermined gaming state different from the specific gaming state. The game control means determines the reel stop position by the game progress main loop process, and performs reel deceleration control by the interrupt process based on the determined stop position and the current position of the reel that has been operated to stop. It is determined whether or not it is time to start. When it is determined that the deceleration control start timing has come, a stop command to be transmitted to the effect control means is set in a predetermined storage area. Then, when the effect control means receives the set stop command, different effects are executed according to the gaming state. In this way, the effect control means executes the effect performed when the reel is stopped based on the stop command set before the reel is stopped, so that the effect can be executed at an appropriate timing and the effect to be executed is executed. The player can be informed of the game state depending on the content .

  In addition, the initial invention is a slot machine that performs a game in which a result is obtained based on a symbol displayed when a plurality of reels with symbols is stopped,
  Game control means for controlling the game;
  Effect control means for controlling the effect to be executed in response to the command transmitted from the game control means,
  The game control means includes
  Stop position determining means for determining a stop position of the reel according to a stop operation;
  A deceleration start determining means for determining whether or not it is a deceleration start timing for starting the deceleration control of the reel based on the current position of the reel that has been stopped and the stop position determined by the stop position determining means;
  Command setting means for storing, in a predetermined storage area, a stop command indicating that the reel stops based on the fact that the deceleration start determination means determines that the deceleration start timing is reached;
  The production control means includes
  Having a game state including a specific game state advantageous to the player and a predetermined game state different from the specific game state;
  Having a gaming state transition means for transitioning the gaming state when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
  When the stop command is received, an effect to be executed is varied according to the gaming state.

  According to the above-described invention, the effect control means has a gaming state including a specific gaming state advantageous for the player and a predetermined gaming state different from the specific gaming state. In the game control means, the deceleration start determining means is a deceleration start timing for starting the reel deceleration control based on the current position of the stopped reel and the reel stop position determined by the stop position determining means. It is determined whether or not. When the deceleration start determining means determines that the deceleration start timing is reached, the command setting means stores a stop command to the effect control means in a predetermined storage area. When the stop control is received by the effect control means, the effect is performed when the reels are stopped, and a reel stop effect with different contents depending on the game state is executed. In this way, the production control means executes the production performed when the reel is stopped based on the stop command transmitted before the reel is stopped, so that the production can be executed at an appropriate timing and The player can be informed of the current gaming state depending on the content.

  In addition, the initial invention is a slot machine that performs a game in which a result is obtained based on a symbol displayed when a plurality of reels with symbols is stopped,
  Game control means for controlling the game;
  Effect control means for controlling the effect to be executed in response to the command transmitted from the game control means,
  The game control means includes
  Stop position determining means for determining a stop position of the reel according to a stop operation;
  A deceleration start determining means for determining whether or not it is a deceleration start timing for starting the deceleration control of the reel based on the current position of the reel that has been stopped and the stop position determined by the stop position determining means;
  Command setting means for storing, in a predetermined storage area, a stop command indicating that the reel stops based on the fact that the deceleration start determination means determines that the deceleration start timing is reached;
  The production control means includes
  It has a gaming state including a specific gaming state advantageous for the player and a predetermined gaming state different from the specific gaming state.
  Having a gaming state transition means for transitioning the gaming state when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
  When the stop command is received, the specific effect is executed if the game state is the specific game state, and the specific effect is not executed if the game state is the predetermined game state.
  A slot machine characterized by that.

  According to the above-described invention, the effect control means has a gaming state including a specific gaming state advantageous for the player and a predetermined gaming state different from the specific gaming state. In the game control means, the deceleration start determining means is a deceleration start timing for starting the reel deceleration control based on the current position of the stopped reel and the reel stop position determined by the stop position determining means. It is determined whether or not. When the deceleration start determining means determines that the deceleration start timing is reached, the command setting means stores a stop command to the effect control means in a predetermined storage area. When the stop control is received by the effect control means, when performing the effect at the time of reel stop, the specific effect is executed when the gaming state is the specific gaming state, and the specific effect is not executed when the gaming state is the predetermined gaming state. . As a result, the specific effect can be executed at an appropriate timing, and the effect of the specific effect can be further enhanced by performing the specific effect only in a gaming state advantageous to the player.

(C) Effects of the original invention
  As described above, according to the slot machine of the first invention, it is possible to execute the effect performed when the reels are stopped at an appropriate timing.

10 slot machine 26a, 26b, 26c bet number display lamp 27 credit number display 28 earned number display 33 checkout switch 34 1-bet switch 35 maximum bet switch 36 start switch 37L, 37C, 37R stop switch 40L, 40C, 40R reel 64L, 64R Speaker 70 Image display device 72 Upper stage lamp 84 External concentrated terminal board 100 Main control means 110 Lottery means 112 Role lottery means 114 Pseudo game effect lottery means 120 Reel control means 122 Drive control means 124 Abnormality detection means 126 Pseudo game control Means 130 Winning determination means 140 Winning processing means 150 Game state control means 152 Reel effect state control means 160 Command transmission means 200 Sub control means 210 Effect control means 212 Effect data Storage means 214 effect random means 220 produce state means 230 push order notification control unit 240 freezes presentation control means 500 effect notification means

Claims (1)

A plurality of reels with symbols ,
Storage means capable of storing at least specific information indicating a state of the reel and driving information of the reel;
Main control means for controlling the progress of the game ,
The storage means stores the specific information at predetermined address intervals, respectively.
The main control means includes
By repeating a predetermined process until a predetermined end condition is satisfied, driving information of a plurality of reels can be stored in the storage unit,
The predetermined process includes
Calculation processing for calculating an address at which the specific information of the reel to be controlled is stored by a predetermined calculation using at least a specific address and numerical data corresponding to the predetermined address interval;
A read process for reading drive state information of the reel to be controlled from the address calculated by the calculation process;
A storage process for storing drive information of the reel to be controlled in the storage unit based on at least the specific information read by the read process,
The main control means can output a control signal based on the drive information stored in the storage means,
When it is determined that a specific abnormality has occurred in a predetermined reel in a situation where a plurality of reels have reached a constant speed, re-acceleration processing for allowing the predetermined reel to reach a constant speed can be executed. A slot machine characterized by that.