JP2016005744A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sustain a player's expectation for an offer of a specific right until termination of a special game state.SOLUTION: Suggestion performance execution means includes: notification timing determination means that, when specific determination means determines to offer a specific right, determines whether notifying of information representing determination to offer the specific right, prior to the termination of a special game state or at the termination of the special game state; and specific determination notification means that notifies of the information representing the determination to offer the specific right at timing according to the determination result of the notification timing determination means. When the special game state is terminated without determining to offer the specific right by the specific determination means, the suggestion performance is reliably executed by the suggestion performance execution means during a period of being controlled in the special game state. The specific determination means determines whether or not to offer the specific right even in a state of being controlled in the specific state.

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine, and in particular, information indicating that it is determined whether or not to grant a specific right to be controlled to a specific state after completion of the special gaming state by lottery and to grant the specific right. The present invention relates to a slot machine that notifies

  A slot machine generally includes a variable display device having a plurality of (usually three) reels having a plurality of types of symbols as identification information drawn on the outer periphery, and each reel has a start lever by a player. Rotation is started by operating, and when the player operates a stop button provided corresponding to each reel, the rotation is stopped within a range of a predetermined maximum delay time from the operation timing. . Then, a prize is generated according to the display mode derived when the rotation of all the reels is stopped.

When a bonus combination such as a big bonus or a challenge bonus is derived in the winning display mode, the game state is controlled to a bonus game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state. By controlling the game state different from the normal game state such as this bonus, the game is sharpened and the interest of the game is improved.
Here, in order for a winning combination including a bonus combination to occur, generally, if an internal lottery performed in advance (usually when the start lever is operated) is won and the winning flag is not set. Don't be. In other words, not only external operations by the player but also a lottery performed internally is controlled in a state advantageous to the player.

  In addition to slot machines, pachinko gaming machines are widely known as gaming machines that are controlled in a state advantageous to the player by a lottery performed internally. In a pachinko machine, a big win lottery is made when a game ball launched in the game area wins the start winning opening, and the winning prize opening is intermittently opened for a certain period by winning the lottery result. It is controlled to the jackpot state that is made (opening per round is one round), it becomes an advantageous state for the player. In addition, in the jackpot lottery, there are those that decide whether or not to make it a more advantageous state for the player such as a probability variation state that increases the winning probability of the jackpot lottery triggered by the starting prize after the end of the jackpot state is there.

  The occurrence of a jackpot in a pachinko machine is generally notified by a mode when a plurality of symbols are variably displayed on a liquid crystal display or the like and stopped (usually a mode in which the same type of symbols are arranged). ing. Control to the probability variation state after the end of the jackpot state may be simultaneously notified in the form of a symbol for notifying the occurrence of the jackpot, but the probability variation state is controlled immediately after the stop state of the symbol is shown Since it is not a thing, it is not always necessary. It is sufficient to notify before the end of the jackpot.

  As a pachinko gaming machine for notifying that it is controlled to the probability variation state at the time of the jackpot, or at the end of the jackpot, for example, when the player is controlled to the jackpot (especially When a predetermined operation button is operated (during a round) and the operation satisfies a certain operation condition, it is notified that the probability variation state is controlled while being controlled to the big hit state, and the operation button is not operated at all. For example, there has been a pachinko gaming machine that notifies that a probability variation state is controlled at the end of the jackpot state when certain operating conditions cannot be satisfied (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-244801 (abstract, etc.)

  However, in the pachinko gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the player operates the operation button while being controlled to the jackpot state, and the probability variation state even though the operation should satisfy certain operation conditions. When it is not notified that the game is controlled, the player knows that the control is not controlled to the probability fluctuation state without waiting for the end of the jackpot state. In addition, when it is decided to notify the probability variation state at the end of the jackpot state, if the presentation is performed differently from the case where the notification is not performed, the control to the probability variation state at the end of the jackpot state The player knows that it will be notified.

  Also in the slot machine described above, the purpose of notifying that the bonus has been won and the fact that it has been decided to control to a state advantageous to other players (AT etc.) by lottery during the bonus will be notified. For the purpose, the same performance as pachinko machines is performed. For example, the same problem occurs when the notification when the state advantageous to other players is determined by lottery during the bonus is performed in the same manner as the notification that the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 1 controls the probability variation state. Will occur.

  The present invention, when informing at the end of the special gaming state that the grant of the specific right to be controlled to the specific state is notified, to maintain the player's expectation for the grant of the specific right until the end of the special gaming state, An object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine capable of improving the fun of gaming.

In order to achieve the above object, a slot machine according to the first aspect of the present invention includes:
A variable display unit (variable display device 2) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable,
In a slot machine (slot machine 1) in which a display result is derived after variably displaying the variable display section, and a winning can be generated according to the display result,
Before the display result is derived, the special display result (Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) with the transition to a special gaming state (big bonus, regular bonus) advantageous to the player A pre-determining means (CPU 111: internal lottery (FIG. 5 (b))) for determining a display result that allows derivation from among a plurality of types of display results including a regular bonus),
Derivation control means (CPU 111: reel 3L, 3C, 3R stop control) for deriving a display result on the variable display unit according to the determination result of the prior determination means;
When the special display result is derived, special gaming state control means (CPU 111: big bonus (A), big bonus (B), or big bonus) that controls the gaming state to the special gaming state until the end condition is satisfied. (C) is a big bonus when winning, and a regular bonus when winning a regular bonus (Figure 6)),
When being controlled to the special gaming state, it is determined whether or not to grant a specific right (RT navigation right) for controlling to a specific state (RT navigation) advantageous to a player different from the special gaming state. Specific determination means (CPU 121 (steps S120 and S122));
Specific right granting means (CPU 121 (step S125)) for granting the specific right when the specific decision means decides to grant the specific right;
When the special gaming state ends, when the specific right is granted, the specific state control means (CPU121: Big Bonus RT navigation lottery is selected to control to the specific state after the special gaming state ends) When the navigation right flag is set, the normal gaming state is controlled (step S125).
A suggestion effect executing means for executing a suggestion effect (suggest effect) that suggests that the specific determination means determines that the specific right is to be granted when the special game state is controlled (CPU121); (Step S140)),
The suggestion effect execution means includes:
When it is determined by the specific determination means that the specific right is to be granted, information (notification effect) indicating that the specific right has been determined is displayed prior to the end of the special gaming state. Notification time determining means (CPU 121 (step S126)) for determining whether to notify or to notify when the special gaming state ends;
Specific determination notification means (CPU 121 (steps S128 and S163)) for notifying information indicating that it is determined to grant the specific right at a timing according to the determination result of the notification time determination means;
When the special game state ends without being determined to grant the specific right by the specific determination means, the suggestion effect is always executed by the suggestion effect execution means while being controlled to the special game state. (CPU 121: If the winning combination is such that the total number of payout medals exceeds 465, a suggestion effect is always executed (steps S134 (YES) → S137 to S140)),
The specific determination means determines whether or not to grant the specific right even when the specific state is controlled.

  A suggestion effect indicating the possibility of granting a specific right is always executed while the special game state ends without being decided to grant the specific right while being controlled to the special game state. It is supposed to be.

Whether or not the suggestion effect execution means executes the suggestion effect is determined only for a predetermined game (for example, the tenth game, for each game while being controlled to the special game state). 20th game). Further, the suggestion effect executing means determines that the suggestion effect is always executed in a game that can satisfy the termination condition of the special gaming state when it is not determined that the specific right is granted. The suggestion effect may be executed before the special game state is finished.
In the slot machine according to the first aspect, when the special gaming state is controlled, it is determined whether or not to grant a specific right to control to the specific state after the special gaming state ends. However, while the game state is controlled to the special gaming state, a suggestion effect that suggests the possibility of giving the specific right is executed. In addition, the information indicating that it is determined that the specific right is granted may be notified before the end of the special gaming state or when the special gaming state ends according to the determination of the notification time determining means. is there.
For this reason, when information indicating that it is decided to grant a specific right in the special gaming state is not broadcast, the specific right may not be granted, but the specific right is granted. In some cases, it is determined that notification of information indicating that is notified at the end of the special gaming state. For this reason, even if information indicating that it is decided to grant a specific right is not notified, the player can still expect that the specific right is granted until the special gaming state ends. Thus, the interest of the game can be improved.

The slot machine according to the first aspect is
Whether the information determined by the notification time determining means indicating that the specific right is determined is notified before the end of the special gaming state or when the special gaming state is ended The determination ratio may be selected by the player using a selection means (stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R) (for example, big bonus (A), big bonus (B), or big bonus (C)). When the left stop button 12L is operated after winning a prize and setting the number of bets for executing the next game, when the RT navigation lottery is won: 2: 1 is selected as the distribution probability at the end of the big bonus Then, when the middle stop button 12C is operated, 1: 1 is selected, and when the right stop button 12R is operated, 1: 2 is selected).
The slot machine according to the first aspect is
Further comprising stop operation means for instructing to stop the variation display of the identification information by a player's operation,
The special display results include a plurality of types of special display results that are derived on the condition that the operation timing of the stop operation unit is appropriate when it is determined by the prior determination unit that the derivation is permitted.
The pre-determining means further determines whether or not to allow derivation of a general display result different from the special display result as the winning display result, and at least the plurality of types of special display results are mutually exclusive. Decide whether to allow derivation,
The derivation control means is a display result that can be derived by stopping the change display of the identification information within the range of a predetermined maximum delay time from the operation when the stop operation means is operated. A display result corresponding to the determination result of the pre-article determination unit may be derived.
In this case, the slot machine according to the first aspect is
When it is determined that the derivation of any one of the plurality of types of special display results is permitted by the pre-determining means, when the special display result of the corresponding type is not derived based on the determination, the permission Special decision carry-over means for carrying over the decision after the next game until a special display result of the type being displayed is derived;
When it is determined by the pre-determining means that the derivation of the special display result is permitted, a continuous effect that continues for a predetermined number of games longer than one game is executed, and the special display result is derived. And a continuous production execution means for executing the continuous production when a predetermined continuous production start condition different from that determined to be permitted is satisfied,
The derivation control means includes
When it is determined that the derivation of any one of the plurality of types of special display results is permitted and the derivation of the priority display result among the general display results is determined, the stop operation means performs the special display result. And when the priority display result is operated at a timing that can be derived, the priority display result is derived,
When it is determined that derivation of any of the plurality of types of special display results is permitted, a special timing in which the operation timing of the stop operation means is determined according to the maximum delay time for each type of the special display results Of the type determined to allow the derivation on the condition that the stop operation means is operated at a special timing corresponding to the special display result of the type determined to permit the derivation. To derive the display result,
The special timing for deriving at least one of the plurality of types of special display results is a timing that does not overlap with the special timing for deriving at least one other special display result. There are a plurality of non-overlapping timing numbers of the stop operation means corresponding to all of the plurality of types of special display results determined according to the special timing,
The predetermined number of games in which the continuous effect continues is larger than the non-overlapping timing number without changing according to the display result derived to the variable display device after the continuous effect is started. When the number of non-overlapping timings is added to the expected value of the number of games from which the priority display result is derived in the number, it can be made smaller than the number of the addition result.

In the slot machine according to the first aspect,
The notification notification effect executing means at the end is determined with a predetermined probability from the determination of the notification timing determination means even when it is determined by the notification timing determination means that notification is made at the end of the special gaming state. A different aspect in which a suggestion effect to be executed later is executed in a different form (a different execution probability of the suggestion effect) from the suggestion effect that is executed when the specific determining means does not determine that the specific right is granted The suggestion effect execution means (CPU121: execution probability of the suggestion effect when not winning the suggestion effect change lottery is different from that when not winning the RT Navi lottery (steps S131 → S132 (NO) → S133)) It may be a thing.

  In this case, even if the information indicating that it is determined that the specific right is to be granted is not notified, it is determined that the specific right is to be granted (that is, notified when the special gaming state ends) When it is determined), the suggestive effect may be executed in a different manner from when the specific right is not determined. That is, the player can guess that the specific right is determined according to the manner in which the suggestion effect is executed. As a result, not only whether information indicating that it has been decided to grant a specific right is notified, but also whether or not a suggestion effect is executed in each game in a special gaming state. It can be collected and the interest of games can be improved.

  The suggestion effect execution means determines whether or not to execute the suggestion effect for each game executed while being controlled to the special game state, and the suggestion effect is determined according to the determination result. If it is to be executed, the different aspect suggesting effect executing means is after the determination to notify the determination probability of whether or not to execute the suggested effect for each game at the end of the special gaming state. It can be different from when it is not determined that the specific right is granted.

In the slot machine according to the first aspect,
The suggestion effect execution means is a stop button 12L between the player's instruction (Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B) or Big Bonus (C)) until the number of bets for the next game is set. , 12C, 12R), a notification timing determination probability for changing a determination probability of notification before the end of the special gaming state by the notification timing determination means or notification at the end of the special gaming state. It may further include changing means (CPU 121 (step S142)).

  If it is decided to grant a specific right in a special gaming state, some players want to know this as soon as possible, but know whether or not it is decided to grant a specific right. Many players want to enjoy as much tension as possible. Here, when it is determined that a specific right is to be granted, the information indicating that is notified prior to the end of the special gaming state or whether the notification is made at the end of the special gaming state. Therefore, each player can play a game according to his / her preference, and can further improve the interest of the game.

The slot machine according to the first aspect is
In addition, a stop operation means (stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R) operated by a player to stop the variation display of the identification information is provided,
The derivation control means derives a predetermined advantage display result (watermelon) on the condition that a predetermined advantageous determination (watermelon winning) is performed by the prior determination means, and the predetermined determination means causes a predetermined disadvantage. A predetermined disadvantage display result (cherry) different from the advantageous display result is derived on the condition that the decision (cherry winning) is performed, and at least one of the advantageous display result and the disadvantage display result is stopped. It is derived on the condition that the operating means is operated in an appropriate operating procedure (FIG. 4: “Watermelon” is not necessarily arranged within 5 frames for any of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. Right In this reel 3R, only two “cherries” may be arranged, and the arrangement interval may be larger than 5 frames).
In this case, the slot machine according to the first aspect is
An initial gaming state (a normal gaming state, a rare state) that can be shifted to an advantageous state (advantageous RT) that is advantageous to the player, which is different from the special gaming state, and an unfavorable state (unfavorable RT) that is more disadvantageous to the player than the advantageous state. When the advantageous display result is derived while being controlled at RT), advantageous state control means (CPU 111: normal gaming state) for controlling the gaming state to the advantageous state until a predetermined advantageous termination condition is satisfied. When winning a watermelon in rare RT, it is controlled to advantageous RT (Fig. 6))
When the disadvantage display result is derived while being controlled in the initial gaming state, the disadvantage state control means (CPU 111: normal) controls the gaming state to the disadvantage state until a predetermined disadvantage termination condition is satisfied. If you win a cherry in a gaming state, rare RT, it will be controlled to disadvantaged RT (Fig. 6))
The operation procedure of the stop operation means for deriving the advantageous display result by the derivation control means and / or the stop operation for avoiding the derivation of the disadvantage display result when being controlled in the initial gaming state It is possible to further include procedure notifying means (CPU 121 (steps S110 and S112)) for notifying the operating procedure of the means,
The advantageous state control means does not end the advantageous state even if it is determined to permit the derivation of the special display result, and is determined in advance until the special display result is derived or from the start of the advantageous state. The game state can be controlled to the above-mentioned advantageous state until the number of advantageous prescribed games is exhausted (CPU 111: advantageous RT is a big bonus (A), a big bonus (B), a big bonus (C) or Even if you win the regular bonus, it won't end, and you will continue for 300 games (Figure 6)).
Here, the slot machine according to the first aspect is as follows.
When being controlled to the advantageous state, the procedure notification determining means (CPU 121: 300 game is ended at the end of the advantageous state) to determine whether or not to notify the procedure notification means in the initial gaming state. Determine whether to grant RT navigation rights when advantageous RT ends)
In the advantageous state, it may be determined that the special display result is allowed to be derived in a period in which the number of remaining games before the advantageous prescribed game number is consumed is less than a predetermined number of games (three games). Alternatively, the advantageous end-time production execution means (CPU121: the remaining 3 games of the advantageous RT) that causes the production means to execute the advantageous end-time production (buzzing production) indicating the possibility that the notification by the procedure notification means has been determined. (Execution of the squealing effect) can be further provided.

  The advantageous state is not terminated even if it is determined that the derivation of the special display result is permitted, and the decision to derive the special display result is carried over until the special display result is derived. It is better to digest the number of advantageous prescribed games without deriving the special display result by the operation procedure. Here, it is conceivable that the player does not know at all whether or not it is decided to allow the derivation of the special display result until the end of the advantageous state. There is a high possibility that it is determined that the derivation of the special display result is allowed in the game, and this is carried over at the end of the advantageous state.

  In addition, when controlled to the advantageous state, a determination by the procedure notification determining means is performed, and a stop operation for deriving an advantageous display result in the initial gaming state after the advantageous state ends according to the determination result The operation procedure of the stop operation means for avoiding the derivation of the operation procedure of the means and / or the disadvantageous display result is notified. By such notification, there is a possibility that after the gaming state returns to the initial gaming state due to the digestion of the advantageous prescribed number of games, it can be controlled again to the advantageous state without being controlled to the disadvantaged state. Becomes higher.

  Ending the advantageous state due to the digestion of the advantageous prescribed number of games means that the gaming state advantageous to the player is ended and the gaming state returns to the initial gaming state. Although it may cause a decline, it has been determined that derivation of the special display result is permitted in the advantageous end effect performed by the advantageous end effect execution means and / or notification by the procedure notifying means. It is possible to give the player a sense of expectation that it has been determined to be performed. Thus, the interest of the game can be improved by allowing the player to have a sense of expectation even just before the end of the advantageous state.

The slot machine according to the first aspect is
In addition, a stop operation means (stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R) operated by a player to stop the variation display of the identification information is provided,
The derivation control means derives a predetermined advantage display result (watermelon) on the condition that a predetermined advantageous determination (watermelon winning) is performed by the prior determination means, and the predetermined determination means causes a predetermined disadvantage. A predetermined disadvantage display result (cherry) different from the advantageous display result is derived on the condition that the decision (cherry winning) is performed, and at least one of the advantageous display result and the disadvantage display result is stopped. It is derived on the condition that the operating means is operated in an appropriate operating procedure (FIG. 4: “Watermelon” is not necessarily arranged within 5 frames for any of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. Right In this reel 3R, only two “cherries” may be arranged, and the arrangement interval may be larger than 5 frames).
In this case, the slot machine according to the first aspect is
An initial gaming state (a normal gaming state, a rare state) that can be shifted to an advantageous state (advantageous RT) that is advantageous to the player, which is different from the special gaming state, and an unfavorable state (unfavorable RT) that is more disadvantageous to the player than the advantageous state. When the advantageous display result is derived while being controlled at RT), advantageous state control means (CPU 111: normal gaming state) for controlling the gaming state to the advantageous state until a predetermined advantageous termination condition is satisfied. When winning a watermelon in rare RT, it is controlled to advantageous RT (Fig. 6))
When the disadvantage display result is derived while being controlled in the initial gaming state, the disadvantage state control means (CPU 111: normal) controls the gaming state to the disadvantage state until a predetermined disadvantage termination condition is satisfied. If you win a cherry in a gaming state, rare RT, it will be controlled to disadvantaged RT (Fig. 6))
Special initial gaming state control means (CPU 111 :) for controlling the gaming state to the initial gaming state after the special gaming state is ended;
The operation procedure of the stop operation means for deriving the advantageous display result by the derivation control means and / or the stop operation for avoiding the derivation of the disadvantage display result when being controlled in the initial gaming state And a procedure notification means (CPU 121: (steps S110 and S112)) for notifying the operation procedure of the means,
The specific state control means includes means for controlling the state to be notified by the procedure notification means in the initial game state after the special game state is ended as the specific state (the RT navigation is a winning of watermelon and cherry) ),
The suggestion effect execution means includes suggestion effect selection means (CPU 121 (steps S138 and S139)) for selecting any kind of suggestion effect from a plurality of types of suggestion effects, and the type selected by the suggestion effect selection means (The slot machine of this aspect is referred to as a special post-end procedure notification type).

The above-mentioned special post-procedure notification type slot machine is
A specific decision probability for selecting, from a plurality of probabilities, a specific decision probability that the specific decision means decides to grant the specific right when it is decided to grant the specific right in the special gaming state A selection means (CPU 121: the winning probability selected when winning the RT navigation lottery is set as the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery in the subsequent big bonus (step S124));
The specific right granting unit grants the specific right when the specific determining unit determines that the specific right is to be granted, and is selected by the specific determination probability selecting unit after the specific right is granted. The specific right may be granted with a specific determination probability (CPU 121 (steps S120 and S122)). In this case,
The suggestion effect selection means may select the type of the suggestion effect with a probability corresponding to the specific determination probability selected by the specific determination probability selection means (CPU 121: winning probability of RT navigation lottery is set) If so, a suggestive effect pattern is selected according to the set probability (step S138): FIG. 7B).

  Here, in the initial gaming state after the special gaming state is ended as the specific state, the procedure notification means is controlled to perform the notification, but the initial state after the special gaming state is ended by granting the specific right When the player operates the stop operation means in accordance with the notification by the procedure notification means in the gaming state, the disadvantageous display result can be avoided and / or the advantageous display result can be reliably derived. In other words, if a specific right is granted, the game may be advanced in an advantageous state until the next special game state, even if the special game state ends, except during the period when it is controlled to the initial game state. Become more. On the other hand, if the specific right is not granted, the number of cases where the game can be advanced in the advantageous state from the end of the special game state to the next special game state is reduced.

  The specific right to be controlled in this specific state is granted by the determination of the specific determination means, and after the specific right is granted, the specific determination probability selected at the time of determination of the specific determination means Will be granted. Therefore, after the specific right is first granted by the determination of the specific determination means, the higher the specific determination probability selected at that time, the higher the player is, except during the time when it is controlled to the initial gaming state. The period during which either the special gaming state, which is an advantageous gaming state, or the advantageous state continues, becomes longer.

  Here, there are a plurality of types of suggestion effects to be executed in the special gaming state, and when the specific determination probability is selected, the type is selected with a probability according to the specific determination probability. It has become a thing. For this reason, for example, when a suggestion effect of a kind that is easy to be selected when the specific determination probability is high, it is possible to expect that a specific right is likely to be given by the determination in the special gaming state. In addition, the interest of the game can be improved. Further, not only whether information indicating that it is decided to grant a specific right is notified, but also the suggestion effect (particularly the type) executed in the special gaming state may attract the player's interest. And can further enhance the fun of the game.

In addition, the above-mentioned special post-end procedure notification type slot machine is
The specific determination probability determined to grant the specific right by the specific determination means with a probability according to the type of winning display result determined to allow derivation by the prior determination means is a plurality of probabilities Specific determination probability selection means (CPU 121 (step S122)) to select from,
In response to the type of the winning display result determined to allow derivation by the prior determination means when the specific determination means does not determine that the specific right is granted by the specific determination means If the specific decision means determines that the specific right is to be granted, the probability determination means selects the suggestion effect type with the probability determined according to the specific determination probability selected by the specific determination probability selection means. The type of suggestion effect can be selected (CPU121: When the winning probability of RT navigation is not set, the pattern of the suggestion effect is selected according to the internal winning situation, and the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery is selected. If it is set, a suggestive effect pattern is selected according to the set probability (steps S120 and S122): FIGS. 7A and 7B.

  Here, in the initial gaming state after the special gaming state is ended as the specific state, the procedure notification means is controlled to perform the notification, but the initial state after the special gaming state is ended by granting the specific right When the player operates the stop operation means in accordance with the notification by the procedure notification means in the gaming state, the disadvantageous display result can be avoided and / or the advantageous display result can be reliably derived. In other words, if a specific right is granted, the game may be advanced in an advantageous state until the next special game state, even if the special game state ends, except during the period when it is controlled to the initial game state. Become more. On the other hand, if the specific right is not granted, the number of cases where the game can be advanced in the advantageous state from the end of the special game state to the next special game state is reduced.

  The specific determination probability to which the specific right to be controlled in this specific state is given is selected with the probability corresponding to the type of the winning display result determined to be permitted to be derived by the predetermining means. For example, a higher probability is selected as the specific determination probability when it is determined that derivation of the second type winning display result is permitted than when it is determined that derivation of the first type winning display result is permitted. If it is easy, when the second type winning display result is derived as the display result of the variable display device, the probability that it is determined that the specific right is granted is also increased.

  Here, there are a plurality of types of suggestion effects executed in the special game state, but it is determined that the types are allowed to be derived when it is not determined that the specific right is granted. When it is determined that the specific right is to be granted with a probability corresponding to the type of the winning display result, the probability is selected according to the selected specific determination probability. For this reason, for example, when a suggestion effect of a kind that is easy to be selected when the specific determination probability is high, it is possible to expect that a specific right is likely to be given by the determination in the special gaming state. In addition, the interest of the game can be improved. Further, not only whether information indicating that it is decided to grant a specific right is notified, but also the suggestion effect (particularly the type) executed in the special gaming state may attract the player's interest. And can further enhance the fun of the game.

In order to achieve the above object, a slot machine according to the second aspect of the present invention provides:
A variable display device that allows a game to be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using a gaming value (medal), and displays a plurality of types of identification information that can be distinguished from each other in a variable manner. In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which one game is completed by the display result being derived to the (variable display device 2) and a winning can be generated according to the display result derived to the variable display device.
Before the display result of the variable display device is derived for each game, the special display result (the big bonus (1), the big bonus (2) with the transition to the special gaming state (big bonus) advantageous to the player) )) And a pre-determining means (CPU 111: internal lottery of a modified example) for determining whether or not derivation of a plurality of types of winning display results is permitted,
Derivation control means (CPU 111: stop control of reels 3L, 3C, 3R) for causing the variable display device to derive a display result in accordance with a determination result of the prior determination means;
When the special display result is derived, special game state control means (CPU 111: big bonus (1), big bonus (1) for controlling the game state to the special game state until a predetermined special end condition is satisfied. Modification 1) for controlling the gaming state to a big bonus when winning in 2),
After the special gaming state is ended, the special state control means (CPU 111: Big Bonus (2) controlled based on the big bonus (2)) that controls the specific state (RT) advantageous to the player different from the special gaming state. Modification 1) for controlling to RT after completion,
The special display result includes a first special display result (big bonus (1)) that is not controlled to the specific state by the specific state control means after the special gaming state ends, and after the special gaming state ends. A second special display result (big bonus (2)) to be controlled to the specific state by the specific state control means (Modification 1),
The slot machine is
When the special game state is controlled, the suggestion effect execution means for executing the suggestion effect (the suggestion effect of Modification 1) suggesting that the special game state is controlled after the end of the special game state (CPU121) : Modification 1)
The suggestion effect execution means includes:
When the second special display result is derived, information indicating that the specific state is controlled (notification effect of the first modification) is notified before the end of the special gaming state or the special game Notification time determining means (CPU 121: modification 1) for determining whether to notify when the state ends;
Specific determination notification means (CPU 121: modification 1) for notifying information indicating that the control is performed in the specific state at a timing according to the determination result of the notification timing determination means;
Based on the derivation of the second special display result, the suggestion effect executed after the determination of the notification time determining means is determined when the notification time determination means determines to notify when the special gaming state ends. It includes an end-time notification suggestion effect execution means (CPU 121: modification 1) that is executed in the same manner as the suggestion effect executed in the controlled special gaming state.

  In the slot machine according to the second aspect, even if it is controlled to the same special gaming state, it is controlled to the specific state after the special gaming state ends as long as it is based on the derivation of the first special display result. However, if it is based on the derivation of the second special display result, it is controlled to a specific state. Regardless of whether it is based on the derivation of the first special display result or the derivation of the second special display result, it is specified after the end of the special game state while being controlled in the special game state. A suggestion effect that suggests that the state is controlled is executed. Information indicating that the state is controlled to the specific state may be notified before the end of the special gaming state or may be notified when the special gaming state ends according to the determination by the notification time determining means.

  However, in the first place, in the special gaming state based on the derivation of the first special display result, the information indicating that the state is controlled to the specific state is not notified, and the suggestion effect is executed until the special gaming state ends. Become. Here, the suggestion effect that is executed when it is determined that the information indicating that the game state is controlled to the specific state in the special game state based on the derivation of the second special display result is determined when the special game state ends. It is executed in the same manner as the suggestion effect executed in the special game state based on the derivation of the one special display result.

  For this reason, when information indicating that the special game state is controlled to the specific state is not notified, the special state may not be controlled after the special game state ends, but the specific state is controlled. In some cases, it is determined that notification of information indicating that is notified at the end of the special gaming state. For this reason, in the case where the player misses the type of special display result that triggered the control to the special gaming state, even if the information indicating that it is controlled to the specific state is not notified, the game The player can still expect to be controlled to a specific state until the special game state is finished, and can improve the interest of the game.

In order to achieve the above object, a slot machine according to the third aspect of the present invention provides:
A variable display device that allows a game to be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using a gaming value (medal), and displays a plurality of types of identification information that can be distinguished from each other in a variable manner. In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which one game is completed by the display result being derived to the (variable display device 2) and a winning can be generated according to the display result derived to the variable display device.
Before the display result of the variable display device is derived for each game, the special display result (the big bonus (1)) with the transition to the special gaming state (normal big bonus, super big bonus) advantageous to the player , A pre-determining means (CPU 111: internal lottery of a modified example) for determining whether or not to permit derivation of a plurality of types of winning display results including the big bonus (2));
Derivation control means (CPU 111: stop control of reels 3L, 3C, 3R) for causing the variable display device to derive a display result in accordance with a determination result of the prior determination means;
When the special display result is derived, the special game state control means (CPU 111: Big Bonus (1)) for controlling the game state to the special game state until the predetermined special end condition is satisfied is normal when winning The Big Bonus has a modification 2) that controls the gaming state to the Super Big Bonus when winning the Big Bonus (2).
The special game state includes a first special game state (normal big bonus) that ends when a predetermined first special end condition (payout exceeding 100 cards) is satisfied, and before the first special end condition is satisfied. The second special game state (super big bonus) that ends when the second special end condition (payout exceeding 300 cards) that cannot be satisfied is satisfied and the game characteristics other than the end condition are not different from the first special game state ) (Modification 2),
The special display result includes a first special display result (big bonus (1)) accompanied by the transition to the first special gaming state and a second special display result (big bonus) accompanied by the transition to the second special gaming state. (2)) (Modification 2),
The slot machine is
Until the first special end condition is satisfied in the special gaming state, a suggestion effect (a suggestion effect of Modification 2) is executed to suggest that the special game state continues even after the first special end condition is satisfied. Provide suggestion execution means (CPU121: Modification 2),
The suggestion effect execution means includes:
When the first specific display result is derived, information indicating that the special gaming state continues even after the establishment of the first special end condition (notification effect in the second modification) is used as the first special end condition. Notification time determining means (CPU 121: modification 2) for determining whether to notify before the establishment of the first special termination condition,
Specific determination notification means (CPU 121: modification 2) for notifying information indicating that the special gaming state continues even after the first special termination condition is satisfied at a timing according to the determination result of the notification timing determination means; ,
When the notification time determining means determines to notify when the first special end condition is established, a suggestion effect executed after the determination of the notification time determination means is used to derive the second special display result. It includes an end-time notification suggestion effect execution means (CPU 121: modification 2) executed in the same manner as the suggestion effect executed in the special gaming state controlled based on the above.
In addition, unless it is determined by the specific determination means that the specific right is to be granted, information indicating that the specific right has been determined is not notified, and the suggestion effect is executed until the special gaming state ends. Will be. Here, even if it is determined that the specific right is to be granted, the suggestion effect that is executed when it is determined to notify the information indicating that the specific right has been granted when the special gaming state ends. Is executed in the same manner as the suggestion effect executed when it is not determined to grant the specific right.

  In the slot machine according to the third aspect, the first special gaming state based on the derivation of the first special display result is terminated when the first special termination condition is satisfied, even if the same special gaming state is satisfied. The second special gaming state based on the derivation of the display result does not end when the first special end condition is satisfied, but ends when the second special end condition is satisfied after that. Regardless of whether the first special display result is derived or the second special display result is derived, the first special end is executed until the first special end condition is satisfied in the special gaming state. A suggestion effect that suggests that the special gaming state continues even after the condition is satisfied is executed. Further, the information indicating that the special gaming state continues even after the first special end condition is satisfied is notified when the first special end condition is established and the first special end according to the determination by the notification time determining means. There are cases where a notification is made when the condition is satisfied.

  However, in the first place, in the special gaming state based on the derivation of the first special display result, information indicating that the special gaming state continues even after the first special termination condition is satisfied is not notified, and the special gaming state is terminated. The suggestion production will be executed. Here, in the special gaming state based on the derivation of the second special display result, it is determined that information indicating that the special gaming state continues even after the first special termination condition is established is notified when the first special termination condition is established. The suggestion effect executed in this case is executed in the same manner as the suggestion effect executed in the special game state based on the derivation of the first special display result.

  For this reason, in the special gaming state, when information indicating that the special gaming state continues even after the first special ending condition is established is not notified, the special gaming state does not continue after the first special ending condition is established. In some cases, the special gaming state continues even after the first special end condition is satisfied, but it may be determined that notification of information indicating that is notified when the first special end condition is satisfied. . For this reason, in the case where the player misses the type of the special display result that triggered the control to the special game state, information indicating that the special game state continues even after the first special end condition is satisfied. Even if the game is not notified, the player can expect the special game state to continue after the first special end condition is satisfied until the first special end condition is satisfied. Can be improved.

  The slot machine according to the second and third aspects includes a variable display device for production (such as a liquid crystal display) separately from the variable display device and in a manner that is easier to see than the variable display device. The effect design corresponding to the display result derived by the device may be derived by the effect variable display device. Here, when the special display result (the first special display result or the second special display result) is derived to the variable display device, for example, the effect design that can be derived even when any winning display result is not derived The identification information constituting the special display result (the first special display result or the second special display result) is difficult for the player to distinguish from other display results. (For example, it is preferable that the same type of identification information is not arranged in a straight line).

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall structure of the slot machine according to this embodiment. The front door of the slot machine 1 can be opened by inserting a key into the locking device 19 and rotating it clockwise. A variable display device 2 is provided on the upper front side of the slot machine 1. Inside the variable display device 2, a reel unit 3 including three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R is provided.

The reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are rotated / stopped by driving reel motors 3ML, 3MC, and 3MR (see FIG. 2) each formed of a stepping motor. Details of the stepping motors constituting the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, 3MR will be described later.
The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three stages on the variable display device 2 when the driving of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R is stopped. In addition, on the outer peripheral portions of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, 21 types of symbols that can be distinguished from each other are drawn in a predetermined order. The arrangement of symbols on the reels 3L, 3C, 3R will be described later.

  In the reel unit 3, for each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, reel sensors 3SL, 3SC, 3SR (see FIG. 2) for detecting the reference position, and a reel lamp 3LP (FIG. 2) for irradiating light from the back surface. 2). The variable display device 2 is set with a total of five pay lines including three upper, middle, and lower rows and two diagonal lines.

  Various display units are provided around the variable display device 2. Below the variable display device 2, a payout amount display unit 21, a credit display unit 22, and a payout display unit 23 are provided. The number-of-payout display unit 21 includes a number-of-payout display 51 (see FIG. 2) using a 7-segment display, and displays the total number of medals paid out in a big bonus described later. Furthermore, the payout amount display unit 21 is also used to display a code (error code) corresponding to the type of error that has occurred when an error has occurred.

  The credit display unit 22 includes a credit display 52 (see FIG. 2) using a 7-segment display, and displays the number of credits accumulated as data according to the number of inserted medals and the number of paid-out coins as will be described later. The payout display unit 23 is composed of a 7-segment display payout display 53 (see FIG. 2), and displays the number of medals to be paid out when winning is achieved.

  On the left side of the variable display device 2, a one-bet display unit 24, a two-bet display unit 25, and a three-bet display unit 27 are provided. The 1-sheet, 2-sheet, 3-sheet betting display sections 24, 25, 27 are set at the present time when the 1, 2, 3-sheet betting lamps 54, 55, 57 (see FIG. 2) are lit. Shows the player how many bets have been placed.

On the right side of the variable display device 2, an insertion instruction display unit 29, a start display unit 30, a weight display unit 31, a replay display unit 32, and a game over display unit 33 are provided.
The insertion instruction display unit 29 indicates that a medal can be inserted by turning on the insertion instruction lamp 59 (see FIG. 2). The start display unit 30 indicates that the start lamp 60 (see FIG. 2) is turned on, so that the start can be started, that is, the operation of the start lever 11 can be accepted. The weight display unit 31 indicates that a weight to be described later is applied when the weight lamp 61 (see FIG. 2) is turned on. The replay display unit 32 indicates that a replay winning to be described later has been made when the replay lamp 62 (see FIG. 2) is in a lighting state. The game over display unit 33 indicates that the slot machine 1 has been stopped by turning on the game over lamp 63 (see FIG. 2).

  On the upper side of the variable display device 2, a liquid crystal display 4 is provided as a production means. The liquid crystal display 4 displays images for various effects according to the gaming state, the setting state of the winning flag, the type of symbol derived to the variable display device 2, or the player's selection. Further, the liquid crystal display 4 can display various information directly or indirectly related to the game such as a game history.

  A medal slot 13, a single BET button 14, a MAXBET button 15, and a checkout button 16 are provided on a horizontal surface of a trapezoidal portion provided below the variable display device 2. The BET button lamps 70a and 70b (see FIG. 2) that are turned on when the number of bets can be set from the credits (maximum 50) accumulated as data are arranged inside the single BET button 14 and the MAX BET button 15. Has been.

  The medal insertion slot 13 is for a player to insert a medal from here, and when insertion of a medal is detected by the insertion medal sensor 44 (see FIG. 2) when the insertion instruction display unit 29 is lit, A bet number is set or credits are stored as data. The single BET button 14 and the MAX BET button 15 are buttons operated by the player when setting the number of bets (1, 3 respectively) from the credits accumulated as data. When detected by the sheet BET switch 45 (see FIG. 2) or the MAXBET switch 46 (see FIG. 2), the number of bets from the credit is set.

  The settlement button 16 is a button for instructing the payout of medals that have already been set as bets or medals corresponding to accumulated credits. When the operation of the checkout button 16 is detected by the checkout switch 47 (see FIG. 2), if a bet number is set, first, medals corresponding to the set bet number are paid out and the bet number is set. If not (including the case where medals corresponding to the number of bets are paid out by operating the settlement button 16), medals corresponding to the credits accumulated as data are paid out.

  A start lever 11 and stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R are provided on the vertical surface of the trapezoidal portion. The start lever 11 is operated by the player when starting the game. When the operation is detected by the start switch 41 (see FIG. 2), the reel drive motors 3ML, 3MC, 3MR are started to be driven. 3L, 3C, and 3R start to rotate. When the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R can be operated when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R start to rotate, operation enable lamps 63L, 63C, and 63R (FIG. 2) provided therein are provided. (See) is lit, and the player is informed.

  The stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R are buttons that the player operates to stop the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R at a desired timing, respectively, and the operations are stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R (see FIG. 2). Is detected, the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is stopped. The maximum stop delay time from the operation of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R to the stop of rotation of the corresponding reels 3L, 3C, 3R is 190 milliseconds.

  The reels 3L, 3C and 3R rotate 80 times per minute and change the design of 80 x 21 (number of symbols per reel) = 1680 frames, so a maximum of 4 symbols in 190 milliseconds Can be pulled in. That is, the stop symbols selected by the stop control table described later are the symbols displayed when the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R are operated, and the symbols that are four frames ahead of them, for a total of five frames. It is a design.

  Further, a panel that covers the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R is applied as the bonus notification section 36. The bonus notification section 36 notifies the player that the bonus notification lamp 66 (see FIG. 2) is turned on, so that various bonuses described later can be won. Further, on the right side of the stop button 12R, there is provided a medal clogging elimination button 18 that mechanically vibrates the slot machine 1 when a medal is jammed.

  On the lower front side of the slot machine 1, a medal payout port 71 and a medal storage tray 72 are provided. The medal payout port 71 discharges medals paid out by the hopper 80 (see FIG. 2) to the outside. The medal storage tray 72 is for storing paid-out medals. The front panel on the medal storage tray 72 is irradiated with light emitted from the fluorescent lamp 6 (see FIG. 2) installed therein.

  Speakers 7U, 7L, and 7R are provided as rendering means on the lower front side of the slot machine 1 and on the left and right sides of the upper front side, respectively. The speakers 7U, 7L, and 7R output predetermined sound effects when the start lever 11 and the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R are operated or when winning a prize. Further, when an error occurs, when a front door is released, when a set value is changed, and when a bet number and credit are settled, an alarm sound is output, and various effect sounds are output according to the gaming state.

  Further, on the front side of the slot machine 1, an effect by light is performed by light emission of game effect lamps 75 </ b> A to 75 </ b> M (see FIG. 2) as effect means so as to surround the variable display device 2 and the liquid crystal display 4. Game effect display sections 5A to 5M are provided. The game effect display units 5A to 5M perform effects by light in various patterns according to the progress of the game. Note that the light emission colors of the game effect display units 5A to 5M may be either single colors or multiple colors.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the control circuit of the slot machine 1. As shown in the figure, the control circuit of the slot machine 1 includes a power supply board 100, a game control board 101, an effect control board 102, a reel relay board 103, a reel lamp relay board 104, an external output board 105, an effect relay board 106, and The operation unit relay board 107 is roughly divided.

  The power supply board 100 transforms an external power supply voltage of AC 100V and supplies operating power to the game control board 101 and other parts of the slot machine 1. In FIG. 2, only the game control board 101, the hopper 80, and the switches 91 to 94 are connected, but the power supply board 100 also supplies power to other units. The power supply board 100 is provided in the slot machine 1 and is connected to a hopper 80 that includes a hopper motor 82 that performs a medal payout operation and a payout sensor 81 that detects a medal payout operation.

  The power supply board 100 sets a winning probability for an internal lottery to be described later, and a setting switch 91 for changing a setting value (setting 1 to setting 6) of a virtual medal payout rate calculated based on the probability. The switch 91 is also connected to a setting key switch 92 for enabling the operation, a second reset switch 93 for resetting the internal state (RAM 112), and a main switch 94 for switching the power ON / OFF. A signal is sent to the game control board 101. These switches 91 to 94 are provided inside the slot machine 1.

  The game control board 101 is a control board on the main side that controls the overall flow of the game in the slot machine 1, and includes a control unit 110 including a CPU 111, a RAM 112, a ROM 113, and an I / O port 114. It is installed. Further, a random number generation circuit 115, a sampling circuit 116, a power supply monitoring circuit 117, a reset circuit 118, and other circuits are mounted.

  The CPU 111 has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function) such as a timekeeping function and a timer interrupt, and executes a program (described later) stored in the ROM 113 to perform processing related to the progress of the game, and in the slot machine 1 Control each part of the control circuit directly or indirectly. The processing word of the CPU 111 is 1 byte, and the addresses of the RAM 112 and the ROM 113 are assigned in units of 1 byte.

  The RAM 112 is used as a work area when the CPU 111 executes a program. The RAM 112 is backed up by a battery and retains stored contents even when the slot machine 1 is turned off. The RAM 112 is provided with an area for a counter that counts the number of steps of the stepping motors that respectively constitute the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, and 3MR. Data relating to the number of credits is stored in the RAM 112. The ROM 113 stores programs executed by the CPU 111 and fixed data. The I / O port 114 inputs and outputs control signals to and from each circuit connected to the game control board 101.

  The random number generation circuit 115 is configured by a counter that counts up and updates a value every time a pulse is generated, and the sampling circuit 116 acquires a numerical value counted by the random number generation circuit 115. The random number generation circuit 115 is provided for each type of random number used for the progress of the game, and a range of numerical values to be counted for each type of random number is determined. The CPU 111 sends an instruction to the sampling circuit 116 according to the processing to acquire the numerical value indicated by the random number generation circuit 115 as a random number (hereinafter, this function is referred to as a hardware random number function).

  The power monitoring circuit 117 monitors the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply substrate 100, and outputs a voltage drop signal to the control unit 110 when detecting a voltage drop. Although not particularly shown, the control unit 110 includes an interrupt input terminal connected to the power supply monitoring circuit 117, and an external interrupt is generated in the CPU 111 when a voltage drop signal is input to the interrupt input terminal. The CPU 111 executes a power interruption interrupt process.

  The reset circuit 118 outputs a reset signal when the voltage rises to a level at which the control unit 110 can be activated when the power is turned on to start the control unit 110, and generates a signal periodically output from the control unit 110. When the count is incremented without being cleared based on the reset counter, that is, when the control unit 110 does not operate for a certain time, a reset signal is output to the control unit 110 and the control unit 110 is restarted. .

  The CPU 111 also has a function of updating the numerical value of the specific address in the RAM 112 by timer interrupt processing and acquiring the updated numerical value as a random number (hereinafter, this function is referred to as a software random number function). The CPU 111 transmits various commands to be described later to the effect control board 102 via the I / O port 114. Note that information (commands) is sent from the game control board 101 to the effect control board 102 only in one direction, and no information (commands) is sent from the effect control board 102 to the game control board 101.

  The command transmitted from the game control board 101 to the effect control board 102 is composed of 2 bytes, the upper 1 byte is control information indicating the type of command, and the lower 1 byte is information indicating the contents of the control state. When transmitting a command from the game control board 101 to the effect control board 102, the CPU 111 sets a command to be transmitted in a command transmission buffer provided in the RAM 112 in the order of upper byte and lower byte.

  Since the CPU 111 needs to transmit a plurality of commands to the effect control board 102 at the same time in some cases, the command transmission buffer of the RAM 112 has a capacity sufficient to set a predetermined number of commands. For example, when two commands are transmitted at the same time, the upper byte and lower byte of the first command, the upper byte and lower byte of the second command, etc. are set in the command transmission buffer of the RAM 112. The upper byte and lower byte of each command set in the command transmission buffer are sent from the I / O port 114 to the effect control board 102 in byte units.

  The game control board 101 is provided with a single BET switch 45, a MAXBET switch 46, a start switch 41, stop switches 42L, 42C, 42R, a checkout switch 47, a first reset switch 48, and a throw-in medal through the operation unit relay board 107. A sensor 44 is connected, and detection signals from these switches / sensors are input. In addition, detection signals of the reel sensors 3SL, 3SC, and 3SR are input via the reel relay substrate 103. In accordance with the detection signals of these switches / sensors input via the I / O port 114 or the detection signals of various switches input via the power supply board 100 as described above, the CPU 111 on the game control board 101 Processing is in progress.

  The game control board 101 is also provided with a flow path switching solenoid 49, a payout number display 51, a credit display 52, a payout display 53, an insertion instruction lamp 59, and a single betting lamp 54 via the operation unit relay board 107. 2 bet lamp 55, 3 bet lamp 57, game over lamp 63, start lamp 60, replay lamp 62, BET button lamps 70a and 70b, operation valid lamps 63L, 63C and 63R are connected, and CPU 111 These operations are controlled according to the progress of the game.

  The game control board 101 is connected to reel motors 3ML, 3MC, and 3MR via a reel relay board 103. The CPU 111 refers to a stop control table selected according to a winning flag set in the RAM 112 by internal lottery, which will be described later, and controls the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, 3MR via the reel relay board 103 to thereby control the reels 3L, 3C. 3R is stopped. An effect control board 102 is further connected to the game control board 101 via an effect relay board 106.

  The effect relay board 106 is a board provided to ensure one-way information transmitted from the game control board 101 to the effect control board 102. The effect relay board 106 does not check the game control board 101 and the effect control board 102 by checking this state, and an illegal signal (especially an external input to the effect control board 102 is input to the control unit 110 of the game control board 101). It is possible to check whether or not a modification has been made such that a signal is input).

  The effect control board 102 is a sub-side control board that controls the execution of effects in the slot machine 1, and is equipped with a control unit 120 including a one-chip microcomputer including a CPU 121, a RAM 122, a ROM 123, and an I / O port 124. Yes. In addition, the random number generation circuit 125 and the sampling circuit 126 are mounted, and the CPU 121 obtains the value counted by the random number generation circuit 125 by the sampling circuit 126, so that the hardware random number function similar to that of the game control board 101 is obtained. Is forming. It also has a software random number function by interrupt processing.

  The CPU 121 executes a program (described later) stored in the ROM 123 to perform processing related to the execution of the effect, and controls each circuit in the effect control board 102 and each circuit connected thereto. The RAM 122 is used as a work area when the CPU 121 executes a program. The RAM 122 is also battery-backed up, and retains the stored contents even when the slot machine 1 is turned off. The ROM 123 stores programs executed by the CPU 121 and fixed data. The I / O port 124 inputs and outputs control signals to and from each circuit connected to the effect control board 102.

  The execution of the effect by the CPU 121 is performed based on a command received from the game control board 101 via the I / O port 124. When a command transmitted from the game control board 101 arrives at the I / O port 124, a command reception interrupt is generated for the CPU 121, and the received command is sequentially placed in the command reception buffer of the RAM 122 by this command reception interrupt processing. To go. The CPU 121 retrieves the command stored in the command reception buffer in units of 2 bytes, and performs processing by determining the command type in the upper byte and the content indicated by the command in the lower byte.

  When a plurality of commands are transmitted from the game control board 101 at the same time, the CPU 121 cannot naturally process the plurality of commands at the same time. For this reason, the command reception buffer of the RAM 122 has a capacity enough to store a plurality of commands, and the CPU 121 has received another command when processing based on one command extracted from the command reception buffer is completed. If it is in the buffer, the processing based on the next command is performed. Note that the capacity of the command reception buffer in the RAM 122 is larger than the capacity of the command transmission buffer in the RAM 112.

  The effect control board 102 is connected with game effect lamps 75A to 75M, a liquid crystal display 4, speakers 7L, 7R, and 7U, a fluorescent lamp 6, a weight lamp 61, and a bonus notification lamp 66. A reel lamp 3LP is connected via a reel lamp relay substrate 104. The control unit 120 of the effect control board 102 performs these effects by controlling these parts.

  The reel relay board 103 relays between the game control board 101, the external output board 105 and the reel unit 3. The reel lamp relay board 104 relays between the effect control board 102 and the reel unit 3. The reel relay substrate 103 is also connected with a full sensor 90, and its detection signal is input. The full tank sensor 90 is provided inside the slot machine 1 and detects that the medals in the overflow tank storing the medals overflowed from the hopper 80 are full.

  When a full tank is detected by the full tank sensor 90, a full tank error occurs. Note that whether or not a full tank is detected by the full sensor 90 can be checked once per game, for example, at a timing when the number of bets is fixed. However, when the player has won a replay in the previous game, it is not checked whether the full sensor is detected by the full sensor 90.

  The external output board 105 is connected to an external device such as a hall management computer via an information providing terminal board, which will be described later, and various bonus medium signals input from the game control board 101 via the reel relay board 103, The medal IN signal, the medal OUT signal, and the security signal are output to the external device. As will be described later, the security signal includes a door opening signal, a set value change signal, a closing error signal, a payout error signal, another error signal, and a checkout signal.

  The external output board 105 is equipped with a door opening sensor 95 that detects that the front door is in an open state, and a door opening signal of the security signal is output based on a detection signal of the door opening sensor 95. . The external output board 105 stores electricity when power is supplied to the slot machine 1 (that is, when the slot machine 1 is ON) and also when power supply is interrupted (that is, the slot machine 1). A backup power source constituted by a storage battery that supplies the stored electric power to the external output board 105 when 1 is OFF) is mounted.

  When the power of the slot machine 1 is ON, the external output board 105 detects that the front door is open by the door open sensor 95 by supplying power from the power supply board 100, and the front door is opened. A security signal including a door opening signal indicating the presence is output to the external device. On the other hand, when the power of the slot machine 1 is turned off, the external output board 105 is supplied with power from this backup power supply, detects that the front door is open by the door open sensor 95, and the front door is open. A security signal including a door opening signal indicating that the device is in the state is output to the external device.

  The external output board 105 does not output a medal IN signal every time a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 13 or each time the single BET button 14 or the MAXBET button 15 is operated, but when the start lever 11 is operated. The medal IN signal is output collectively. FIG. 3A is a timing chart showing the output status of the medal IN signal. As shown in the figure, the CPU 111 collectively outputs medals IN signals for the set number of bets when the operation of the start lever 11 is detected, that is, when the number of bets in the game is determined. Specifically, the bet number is incremented by one each time a medal insertion is detected in a state where the medal insertion is permitted.

Thereafter, when the operation of the start lever 11 is detected, that is, when the bet number used for the game is determined, the medal IN signals for the set bet number are collectively output.
FIG. 3A shows a case where three medals are inserted, and shows how the medal IN signal is continuously output three times when the start lever 11 is operated. Also, even when all or part of the bet number is set using credits, the medal IN signals for the set bet number are collectively output when the operation of the start lever 11 is detected. ing.

  On the other hand, the medal OUT signal is outputted every time one medal is paid out from the hopper 80 due to a small role winning accompanied by paying out a medal. Even when a medal is added instead of paying out a medal from the hopper 80, a medal OUT signal is output every time one credit is added. FIG. 3B is a timing chart showing the output status of the medal OUT signal in the case where medals are paid out from the hopper 80 as an example.

  As shown in the drawing, the medal OUT signal outputs a 1-pulse medal OUT signal each time the payout sensor 81 detects the payout of each medal. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 3B, it is determined that a predetermined payout-medal-free time has elapsed since the last medal payout is detected during the medal payout, or the medal is continued. When it is determined that the detection time is a predetermined medal clogging and the payout operation is stopped due to a payout error state, only the medal OUT signals for the number of payouts are output until the payout operation is stopped. The

  When the payout error is canceled and the remaining payout is resumed, the medal OUT signal accompanying the payout of the remaining medals is output every time the payout sensor 81 detects the payout of the remaining medals one by one. Then, when the payout of the last medal is detected and the output of the medal OUT signal is completed, the control of one game is finished, and at this point, the insertion of the medal is permitted.

  By the way, the game control board 101, the effect control board 102, and the like need to be replaced when changing the model, and are removed from the main body at that time. When the game control board 101 is removed, various gaming electronic components (one-sheet BET switch 45, MAXBET switch 46, start switch 41, stop switches 42L, 42C, 42R, insertion medal sensor 44, reel sensors 3SL, 3SC, 3SR, The reel motors 3ML, 3MC, 3MR, the hopper motor 82, the payout sensor 81, etc.) need to be disconnected, so there is no need to remove and replace the main body unless a failure occurs. The game electronic components fixed to the game and the game control board 101 are connected via the relay boards 103, 106, 107, and the boards and the board and the game electronic parts are connected via the relay cable. Connected through. The relay cable and the board are electrically connected by connecting a cable-side connector provided at an end of the relay cable and a board-side connector electrically connected to the wiring pattern of the board.

  The game control board 101 is supplied with a DC voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit of the power supply board 100. The DC voltage supplied from the power supply substrate 100 is stored in a backup power supply composed of a capacitor, so that the storage state of the RAM 112 is maintained. In the backup power supply line, the voltage stored in the backup power supply is supplied to the game control unit 110 after passing through the game control board 101, the operation part relay board 107, the insertion medal sensor 44, and the operation part relay board 107. The storage state of the RAM 112 in the game control unit 110 is maintained. Therefore, in a state where the power supply to the slot machine 1 is cut off, the connection between the board-side connector of the game control board 101 and the cable-side connector of the relay cable, the cable-side connector of the relay cable and the board of the operation unit relay board 107 By disconnecting any one of the connection with the side connector and the connection between the board side connector of the operation unit relay board 107 and the cable side connector of the relay cable, the backup power supply line is disconnected and the game control unit 110 is disconnected. The data in the RAM 112 cannot be held and will be lost.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, by restricting the release of the connector connection between the game control board 101 and the game electronic component, illegal signals are extracted from various electronic components, and various electronic It is difficult to connect a driving tool that illegally inputs signals to parts. Specifically, the connection between the board-side connector of the game control board 101 and the cable-side connector of the relay cable, the connection between the cable-side connector of the relay cable and the board-side connector of the operation section relay board 107, the operation section relay board 107 With respect to the connection between the board-side connector and the cable-side connector of the relay cable, the release of the connection between these connectors is regulated by a connector regulating member. The connector restricting member is not removable unless the restriction releasing portion is destroyed. In order to release the connector connection between the game control board 101 and the inserted medal sensor 44, the release restricting portion must be destroyed. Accordingly, when even one connector connection between the game control board 101 and the inserted medal sensor 44 is released, the trace remains and it is extremely difficult to erase the trace.

  The game control board 101 is housed in a board case, and is attached to the main body of the slot machine 1 while being housed in the board case, and the upper case sealing piece and the lower case sealing piece constituting the board case. If the sealing piece is not destroyed, the board case is released, and access to the stored game control board 101 is made impossible, thereby making it difficult to cheat the game control board 101. To do. However, since the sealing piece is exposed to the outside as it is, it is relatively easy to break the sealing piece and open the substrate case. Therefore, a covering member that covers the sealing piece of the substrate case is attached, whereby the sealing piece of the substrate case is covered with the covering member, and it becomes impossible to directly access the sealing piece. Since it is very difficult to open the case and the lower case and take out the game control board 101, it is possible to prevent an illegal act of replacing the game control board 101 with an unauthorized board. ing.

  Next, stepping motors constituting the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, 3MR will be described. The stepping motor that constitutes each of the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, and 3MR is, for example, a hybrid type stepping motor, and includes a stator and a rotor facing the stator. The rotor has a large number of gear-like projections, and permanent magnets magnetized in the same direction as the rotation shaft are incorporated therein.

  The stepping motor receives a pulse signal (excitation pulse) from the CPU 111 of the game control board 101, an excitation current sequentially flows through each of the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 of the stator, and these excitation phases φ1 to φ4 are excited in a predetermined order. Thus, the rotor is driven to rotate, and the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are rotated by the rotation of the rotating shaft. As a control method for rotationally driving the stepping motor, for example, a 1-2 phase excitation method is applied. In the 1-2 phase excitation method, the excitation phases for inputting a pulse signal among the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 are (φ1, φ2), (φ1), (φ4, φ1), (φ4), (φ3, φ4), (Φ3), (φ2, φ3), (φ2), (φ1, φ2)... Are sequentially switched, and the excitation phase for inputting the pulse signal is alternately switched to one phase or two phases. Yes.

  Thus, each time a pulse signal for applying an excitation current to the excitation phases φ1 to φ4 is input, the rotation shaft of the stepping motor rotates one step at a time. The rotation step of the stepping motor is counted by a counter provided in the RAM 112 for each of the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, and 3MR. Then, it is understood how to switch the excitation phase of the pulse signal input according to the counted stepping motor rotation step.

  Further, when the reference position is detected by the reel sensors 3SL, 3SC, 3SR as the reels 3L, 3C, 3R rotate, the counter value is cleared. Therefore, the rotation angles of the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, and 3MR, that is, the symbol positions of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R can be understood by referring to the counter value (number of steps) counted by the rotation step.

  When stopping the rotation of the stepping motor, the rotor is suddenly braked by two-phase excitation control, which will be described in detail later, in accordance with the target stop position, and then the rotor is stopped by three-phase excitation control, which will be described later. This stops the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R that are integrally coupled to the rotors of the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, and 3MR.

  Next, changing the set value will be described. When the slot machine 1 is activated with the setting key switch 92 turned ON, the mode shifts to the setting change mode. Here, the number of steps of the stepping motors constituting the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, and 3MR in the storage area of the RAM 112 is counted. Initialize all storage areas except the counter and the used stack area. In the setting change mode, when a new setting value is set by the setting switch 91 and the setting key switch 92 is turned off after the new setting value is confirmed by operating the start lever 11, a process for executing the game is performed. Can be started.

  On the other hand, when the slot machine 1 is started with the setting key switch 92 turned OFF, it is diagnosed whether the data in the RAM 112 is corrupted. If the data in the RAM 112 is not corrupted, that is, the power of the previous slot machine 1 is turned on. If the data at the time of turning off remains normal, the data stored in the RAM 112 is left as it is, and the process for executing the game from the state when the power of the slot machine 1 was turned off last time Can be started. The process for executing the game is repeatedly performed for each game.

  Next, the symbol arrangement in the reels 3L, 3C, 3R constituting the variable display device 2 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an arrangement of symbols drawn on the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R constituting the variable display device 2 in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in the drawing, on the outer peripheral portions of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, “red 7” (7 indicated by black in the figure) and “blue 7” (7 indicated by diagonal lines in the figure), respectively. , “White 7” (7 shown in white in the figure), “BAR”, “Watermelon”, “Cherry”, “Bell”, “JAC”, “★” 21 symbols are drawn in a predetermined order.

  For the convenience of the drawings, these symbols are shown vertically arranged for each of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, but are actually drawn on the outer periphery of the cylindrical reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. Therefore, the symbol arrangement is circulated, and the symbol No. 20 and the symbol No. 0 are adjacent to each other. Further, for example, a symbol in a position where four frames are drawn from a symbol of No. 20 is a symbol of No. 3.

  As shown in the drawing, “JAC” is arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less with respect to any of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. The “bell” is located at an interval of 6 frames for the left reel 3L (within 5 frames for other locations), but at intervals of 5 frames for the middle and right reels 3C and 3R. Has been placed. “Watermelon” has a portion where the arrangement interval is larger than 5 frames in any of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. Only two “cherries” are arranged on the right reel 3R, and the arrangement interval between them is larger than seven frames. In addition, a “bell” is arranged under the “cherry” of each of the right reels 3R.

  “Red 7”, “Blue 7”, “White 7”, and “BAR” have locations where the arrangement interval is larger than 5 frames in any of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R (on one reel) In some cases, only one is placed). In particular, for the left reel 3L, the arrangement interval between “red 7” and “blue 7”, “red 7” and “BAR”, “blue 7” and “white 7” is 7 frames or more. Regarding the inner reel 3C, the arrangement interval of “red 7” and “blue 7”, “blue 7” and “white 7”, “white 7” and “BAR” is 7 frames or more. Regarding the right reel 3R, the arrangement interval of “red 7” and “blue 7”, “red 7” and “white 7”, “blue 7” and “BAR” is 7 frames or more.

  In the slot machine 1, a winning is awarded when the winning symbols are arranged on any winning line of the variable display device 2. The type of winning combination is determined according to the gaming state. As the gaming state, in addition to the normal gaming state, the big bonus and the regular bonus as the special gaming state, and the RT where the replay winning probability (the total of the winning probability of replays A and B described later) is higher than the normal gaming state. Rare RT, Advantage RT, Disadvantage RT, Internal RT. Except when a regular bonus is offered during a big bonus, multiple types of gaming states are not controlled at the same time, and once a new gaming state is started, the previously controlled gaming state is terminated. Become. The game state transition will be described in detail later.

  In addition, the types of winning combinations are roughly classified into special roles (Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C), Regular Bonus) accompanied by transition to a special gaming state, and medals. There are a small combination (watermelon, bell, cherry) accompanied by paying out and a re-playing combination (replay A, replay B) that can start the next game without setting the bet amount. FIG. 5A is a view for explaining the combination of the types of winning combinations in the slot machine 1 and the symbols in the variable display device 2.

  The big bonus (A) is won when a combination of “red 7-red 7-red 7” is arranged on any winning line in a gaming state other than the big bonus or the regular bonus. The big bonus (B) is awarded when a combination of “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” is prepared in a gaming state other than the big bonus or the regular bonus. The big bonus (C) is won when a combination of “white 7-white 7-white 7” is arranged on any winning line in a gaming state other than the big bonus or the regular bonus. When the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), or the big bonus (C) is won, the gaming state shifts to the big bonus.

  The regular bonus is awarded when a combination of “BAR-BAR-BAR” is arranged on any winning line in a gaming state other than the big bonus or the regular bonus. When a regular bonus is won, the gaming state shifts to a regular bonus. In the regular bonus, the winning probability of a small role (especially bell) is higher than in other gaming states.

  The regular bonus ends when 12 games are consumed or when 8 games are won (any kind of combination is possible), whichever comes first. In the big bonus, the regular bonus is repeatedly offered until the number of medals paid out exceeds 465 (whether the bonus is controlled by the regular bonus at the start of each game in the big bonus (before the internal lottery)) Check and control to regular bonus if not controlled to regular bonus).

  Note that even if the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won in the internal lottery to be described later, “red 7” and “blue 7” for the reels 3L, 3C and 3R. , “White 7” and “BAR” are not necessarily arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less, and depending on the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R, there is a case where these roles are not won. However, the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus winning is carried over until winning.

  A watermelon is awarded when a combination of “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” is aligned on any winning line in any gaming state, and eight medals are paid out. For all of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, “watermelons” are not arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less, so even if the watermelon is won, depending on the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R You may not win a prize. The winning watermelon won't be carried over without winning a prize.

  The bell is awarded when a combination of “bell-bell-bell” is arranged on any winning line in any gaming state, and 15 medals are paid out. The left reel 3L has “bells” arranged at intervals of 6 frames at maximum, and the middle and right reels 3C, 3R have “bells” arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less. If the player wins the bell on condition that the button 12L is operated first, the player always wins. If the “bell” of the reel 3C in the middle of winning the bell is stopped in the middle stage, even if the left stop button 12L is operated second, if the bell is won, it will always win. The prize for Bell, a small role, will not be carried over without winning.

  Cherry is awarded when the symbol “Cherry” is derived on any winning line for the right reel 3R in any gaming state, and two medals are paid out per winning line. In the case of winning a cherry, "Cherry" stops at either the upper or lower stage of the right reel 3R (cannot be stopped at the upper or lower stage but can be stopped at the middle stage) Therefore, a total of 4 medals will be paid out. Note that “cherry” is not arranged at intervals of 7 frames or less on the right reel 3R, so depending on the operation timing of the stop button 12R, there may be no winning even if the cherry is won.

  In addition, when the cherry is won, the “cherry” is stopped on the left reel 3L by the operation timing of the stop button 12L regardless of whether or not the “cherry” can be stopped on the right reel 3R. Sometimes. Even when one of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus is won, “cherry” may be stopped on the left reel 3L. The winning of Cherry, a small role, will not be carried over without winning a prize.

  Replay A is awarded when a combination of “JAC-JAC-JAC” is aligned on any winning line. Replay B is awarded when a combination of “JAC-JAC-Bell” is aligned on any winning line. Replay A and Replay B may be collectively referred to simply as “replay”.

  When a replay is won, no medal is paid out, but the next game can be started again without setting the number of bets. Regular bonuses (including those offered during big bonuses) will not win either Replay A or Replay B, but in other gaming states, lottery will be drawn for each gaming state, as will be described in detail later. The target replay type is defined. For example, Replay A can win in any gaming state other than the regular bonus, but Replay B can win only in disadvantaged RT.

  “JAC” for reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, and “bell” for reel 3R are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less. Therefore, when winning Replay A or Replay B in internal lottery, To win the role of Replay A and Replay B are reel-controlled so that they win in preference to any other role, so when Replay A or Replay B is won, another role is won Even if you have a Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C), or Regular Bonus carryover, you will always win these roles.

  Among the game states other than the big bonus and the regular bonus, when the watermelon is won in the normal game state where the number of games is not limited or in the rare RT, the game state is controlled to the advantageous RT. The advantageous RT is controlled until 300 games are consumed, in addition to the case where it is terminated by winning a big bonus (A), a big bonus (B), a big bonus (C) or a regular bonus. Even if a watermelon is won when it is already controlled to the advantageous RT, it is not controlled again to the advantageous RT, and the advantageous RT thus far continues. Even if winning a watermelon in an internal RT where a bonus is won or a disadvantage RT with a limited number of games, it is not controlled to an advantageous RT with a limited number of games.

  Among the game states other than the big bonus and the regular bonus, when the cherries are won in the normal game state where the number of games is not limited or in the rare RT, the game state is controlled to the disadvantaged RT. The disadvantageous RT is controlled until 200 games are consumed, in addition to the case where it is terminated by winning a big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), regular bonus, or replay B. Even if the cherry is won when it is already controlled to the disadvantaged RT, it is not controlled again to the disadvantaged RT, and the disadvantageous RT so far continues. Even if the player wins a cherry in an internal RT in which a bonus is won or an advantageous RT with a limited number of games, it is not controlled by a disadvantaged RT with a limited number of games.

  In addition, when the Replay B is won in the disadvantaged RT, the gaming state is controlled in the rare RT. Since it is only disadvantageous RT that makes Replay B subject to lottery, rare RT is controlled only when Replay B is won in disadvantaged RT. After the game state of the big bonus or the regular bonus is ended, the normal game state is controlled. Further, when the advantageous RT and disadvantageous RT are finished by digesting the respective prescribed number of games (300 games, 200 games), the normal gaming state is controlled.

  Hereinafter, the internal lottery will be described. The internal lottery is to determine whether or not the winning of each of the above combinations is permitted before the display result of the variable display device 2 is derived and displayed (actually, when the start lever 11 is operated). . In the internal lottery, a random number for internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 65535) is acquired from the random number generation circuit 115. Then, for each combination determined according to the gaming state, the acquired random number for internal lottery, the number of bets set by the player, and each combination determined according to the set value set by the setting switch 91 This is performed according to the number of judgment values. Winning in the internal lottery is exclusive.

  In the internal lottery, the number of judgment values registered for each game state and set value for each combination is sequentially added to the random number for internal lottery. It is judged that it was won. If the winning combination is determined, the winning flag of the combination is set in the RAM 112. The number of determination values is registered in the ROM 113 in the winning combination table by gaming state. Of the winning flags set according to the result of the internal lottery, the winning flag for the special role is carried over from the next game until winning. In addition, the winning flags of various small roles and replaying roles are erased only for the game regardless of whether or not a prize has been won.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a winning combination table by gaming state. The winning combination table by game state is stored in advance in the ROM 113, and is a table in which the number of determination values for each lottery target for each gaming state in the internal lottery is registered. Here, only a predetermined set value is shown, but a slightly different value is registered according to the difference in the set value (the set value 1 is the number of determination values among the set values 1 to 6). ), And the set value 6 has the largest number of determination values (however, there are also cases where the same determination value number is used regardless of the set value). In the internal lottery, a plurality of combinations may be subject to lottery at the same time.

  In accordance with this winning state-specific winning combination table, in the internal lottery, big bonus (A), big bonus (A) + watermelon, big bonus (B), big bonus (B) + watermelon, big bonus (C), big bonus ( C) + Watermelon, regular bonus, regular bonus + watermelon, watermelon, bell, cherry, replay A, replay B number of determination values are acquired in order according to the gaming state.

  However, for regular bonuses (including those offered during big bonuses), big bonus (A), big bonus (A) + watermelon, big bonus (B), big bonus (B) + watermelon, big Since 0 is registered as the judgment value number of bonus (C), big bonus (C) + watermelon, regular bonus, regular bonus + watermelon, these roles are not won.

  In game states other than the big bonus and the regular bonus, the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), and the regular bonus are subject to the lottery, but the big bonus (A ), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus, and in the game where the winning flag is carried over, Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus No bonus will be won.

  Big Bonus (A) + Watermelon, Big Bonus (B) + Watermelon, with a Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus winning from the previous game If overflow occurs when adding Big Bonus (C) + Watermelon, Regular Bonus + Watermelon judgment value, only the watermelon will be won (Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or The regular bonus will be carried over as it is).

  With the Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus winnings carried over, the watermelon (Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big When winning bonus (C) or regular bonus), watermelon, bell, cherry, replay A, or replay B, the winning flags for these roles will be the big bonus (A), big bonus (B ), Which is set over the winning flag of the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus.

  The number of judgment values for various small roles will be described. In the regular bonus, the number of judgment values for the bell is 58710, which is much higher than that of the other gaming state 13254, and for each regular bonus, a big bonus (A), There is no change in any gaming state except that the number of determination values of watermelon that is won simultaneously with the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is 0.

  On the other hand, for replay, 48218 is registered as the number of determination values for Replay A in advantageous RT, and 0 is registered as the number of determination values for Replay B. Therefore, the probability of winning the replay in the advantageous RT (= the probability of winning the replay A) is 48218 / 65536≈1 / 1.36. From advantageous RT, even if winning a cherry, it is not controlled to disadvantageous RT.

  In the normal gaming state and rare RT, 8992 and 8993 are registered as the number of determination values of Replay A, respectively, and 0 is registered as the number of determination values of Replay B. Accordingly, the probability of winning the replay in these gaming states (= the probability of winning the replay A) is (8992 or 8993) / 65536≈ 1 / 7.29.

  In disadvantageous RT, 8851 is registered as the number of determination values for Replay A, and 142 is registered as the number of determination values for Replay B. Even if you win the watermelon from the disadvantaged RT, it will not be controlled to the advantageous RT, but wins the Replay B that makes the rare RT control the gaming state with a probability of 142/65536 ≒ 1 / 4461.5 and wins this To be. The winning probability of the entire replay in disadvantaged RT is (8851 + 142) ≈ 1 / 7.29. In the internal RT, 27382 is registered as the number of determination values for the single winning of Replay A, and the probability of winning Replay (= the probability of winning Replay A) is 27382 / 65536≈1 / 2.39.

  By setting the total winning probability of replay in this way, the medal payout rate is considerably smaller than 1 in the normal gaming state, the rare RT and the disadvantaged RT (that is, the number of medals to be inserted for setting the bet number). In contrast, the medal payout rate is considerably larger than 1 in the advantageous RT (that is, the number of bets is set). Therefore, the number of medals to be paid out for the small role won in the internal lottery is larger than the number of medals to be inserted). The payout rate of internal RT medals is approximately 1. However, the medal payout rate in the big bonus and the regular bonus is larger than the advantageous RT. The relationship of the medal payout rate for each gaming state is the same regardless of the set value.

  Next, the transition of the gaming state in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 6 is a game state transition diagram in the slot machine 1. In the slot machine 1, there are a normal gaming state as an initial gaming state that can be shifted to both advantageous RT and disadvantageous RT, and a rare RT, and there are a big bonus and a regular bonus as special gaming states. Further, there is an internal medium RT which is in a state where the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won in addition to the advantageous RT. Since there is no change in the replay winning probability, it is not classified in FIG. 6, but among the advantageous RTs, the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won. The state of being present is considered as a gaming state different from the state of not winning.

  The normal game state is a game state that is controlled without a limit on the number of games. In the normal game state, if any of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus is won, the game will be internal. The game state is controlled to be advantageous RT when winning a watermelon in RT, and disadvantageous RT when winning a cherry. Even if you win a watermelon with one of the Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus at the same time in the normal gaming state, Since it is controlled by RT, it is not controlled by advantageous RT. Also, since Replay B is not won, it is not controlled from the normal gaming state to the rare RT.

  Rare RT is a game state that is controlled with no limit on the number of games. If you win one of Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C), or Regular Bonus, you will be in RT inside, and watermelon The gaming state is controlled to be advantageous RT when winning, and to disadvantageous RT when winning to Cherry. Even if you win a watermelon with one of the Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C), or Regular Bonus in Rare RT, and you win a watermelon based on this, RT Therefore, it is not controlled to advantageous RT.

  Advantageous RT is a gaming state controlled with a limit of 300 games, and if it wins any of Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) in Advantageous RT, it becomes a big bonus and a regular bonus The game state is controlled to the normal gaming state when the 300 games are digested without winning these roles in the regular bonus when winning. Even if the cherry tree is won in the advantageous RT, it is not controlled by the disadvantageous RT having a limited number of games as in the advantageous RT. Also, since Replay B is not won, it is not controlled from advantageous RT to rare RT. Even if the winning probability of the small role and replay is the same advantageous RT, the advantageous RT when winning the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is the big bonus ( Strictly speaking, it is different from the advantageous RT when the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is not won.

  Unfavorable RT is a gaming state controlled up to 200 games, and if you win any of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus in the disadvantaged RT, you will be in RT inside When winning the replay B, the gaming state is controlled to the rare RT. When 200 games are consumed in the disadvantaged RT, the game is controlled to the normal gaming state. Moreover, even if a cherry tree is won in a disadvantageous RT, the disadvantageous RT is not controlled again from the beginning, but the disadvantageous RT so far continues. Even if winning a watermelon in a disadvantageous RT, the advantageous RT is not controlled to the advantageous RT because the advantageous RT is in a gaming state with a limited number of games.

  The internal RT is a gaming state that is controlled with no limit on the number of games when winning one of the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), or the regular bonus other than the advantageous RT. In the internal RT, the game state is controlled to be a big bonus when winning a big bonus (A), big bonus (B), or big bonus (C), and to a regular bonus when winning a regular bonus.

  The big bonus is a gaming state that is controlled until the total number of paid out medals exceeds 465, and when the total number of paid out medals exceeds 465, the gaming state is controlled to the normal gaming state. The regular bonus is a gaming state that is controlled until 8 games are won or 12 games are consumed. When 8 games are won or 12 games are consumed, the gaming state is controlled to the normal gaming state.

  Next, stop control of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R will be described. The reels 3L, 3C, and 3R constituting the variable display device 2 rotate on condition that the start lever 11 is operated and a predetermined time has passed since the start of rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R in the previous game. Be started. When the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R are operated by the player, the rotation of the corresponding reels 3L, 3C, and 3R is stopped.

  The rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is indicated on the winning line with the winning flag set within the range of the maximum stop delay time of 190 milliseconds from the operation of the corresponding stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R. In addition, it is controlled so that a symbol of a combination for which a winning flag is not set is not aligned on the winning line within a range of a maximum stop delay time of 190 milliseconds.

  In the case of a big bonus or regular bonus, a replay win is made by winning a replay with the big bonus (A) winning flag, big bonus (B) winning flag, big bonus (C) winning flag or regular bonus winning flag carried over. When the flag is also set in an overlapping manner, control is performed so that the replay symbols are preferentially aligned on the winning line. Regardless of the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R, a replay will be won, and in this case, no big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus will be won. .

  Here, the reason why the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is not always won by winning in the replay is that the stop control is performed so that the winning is given priority over the replay. This is because the “JAC” arrangement on the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R does not miss the replay, and the stop control that wins the replay with priority is the stop control that does not miss the replay. It doesn't mean. Unlike FIG. 4, if the “JAC” symbol interval is larger than 5 frames, the replay may be missed even in the stop control in which the replay is given priority.

  If the big bonus (A) winning flag, big bonus (B) winning flag, big bonus (C) winning flag or regular bonus winning flag and watermelon winning flag or bell winning flag are set in duplicate, ”Or“ Bell ”is controlled so as to be aligned on the winning line. Even if “Watermelon” or “Bell” cannot be aligned on any winning line by operating the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R, “Red 7”, “Blue 7”, “White 7” Or, when “BAR” can be aligned on the winning line, stop control of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R for winning the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is performed. It can be done.

  However, in the symbol arrangement shown in FIG. 4, a big bonus (A) winning flag, a big bonus (B) winning flag, a big bonus (C) winning flag or a regular bonus winning flag and a bell winning flag are set in duplicate. In such a case, the player does not win the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), or the regular bonus.

  For example, when the left stop button 12L is operated first, the “bell” can be stopped at any of the upper, middle, and lower stages of the left reel 3L regardless of the operation timing. Since the “bells” are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less for the reels 3C and 3R on the right and the right that are stopped after that, it is possible to win the bell regardless of the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12C and 12R. It becomes.

  The second stop button 12L is operated as follows. That is, if the first reel 3C is stopped, the “bell” is stopped at the middle stage of the reel 3C, and if the first stop is the right reel 3R, the upper stage of the reel 3R. Alternatively, the “bell” is stopped at any one of the lower stages. For the left reel 3L to be stopped second, the “bell” can be stopped at the upper stage or the lower stage regardless of the operation timing of the stop button 12L, thereby causing the “bell” to be tempered. For the reel 3C or the right reel 3R that is stopped last, the “bells” are arranged at intervals of 5 frames or less, so that the bell is displayed regardless of the operation timing of the stop button 12C or the stop button 12R. Win a prize.

  When the left stop button 12L is operated for the third time, the “bell” is always tempered for the middle and right reels 3C, 3R that are stopped first (at least “blue 7” is double I won't let you temper) The operation timing of the stop button 12L that cannot pull the “bell” of the left reel 3L onto the winning line where “Bell” is tempered is only the timing when the 9th symbol is positioned on the winning line. However, since “blue 7” is not already tempered, even if the left reel 3L is stopped at the same position, only the display result of the variable display device 2 is lost.

  On the other hand, when the big bonus (A) winning flag, the big bonus (B) winning flag, the big bonus (C) winning flag, or the regular bonus winning flag and the watermelon winning flag are set in duplicate, the big bonus (A ), A big bonus (B), a big bonus (C), or a regular bonus.

  If the Big Bonus (A) Winning Flag, Big Bonus (B) Winning Flag, Big Bonus (C) Winning Flag, or Regular Bonus Winning Flag and Cherry Winning Flag are set in duplicate, let Cherry win the prize, That is, priority is given to stopping “cherry” in the right reel 3R. If “Cherry” cannot be stopped on the right reel 3L and “Red 7”, “Blue 7”, “White 7” or “BAR” can be aligned on the winning line, the big bonus (A) The stop control of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R for winning the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus can be performed.

  Note that the stop control of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R described above is based on the stop operation position and stop position of the reels that have not yet stopped according to the setting status of the winning flag (and the symbols derived for the already stopped reels). A stop control table that defines the relationship between the corresponding reel and the reels that have not been stopped is created in advance, and when each of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R is operated, the stop control table created in advance is referred to and the corresponding reel The rotation is supposed to be stopped. In the stop control table, the stop position is uniquely determined with respect to the stop operation position.

  In the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, the stop control of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R is performed as described above. As a special role accompanying the transition to the bonus, a big bonus (A), a big bonus (B) 4 types of big bonus (C) and regular bonus are prepared. As described above, the symbol combinations of the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), and the regular bonus are “red 7-red 7-red 7”, “blue 7-blue 7— “Blue 7”, “White 7-White 7-White 7”, and “BAR-BAR-BAR”.

  Here, considering the big bonus (A) and the big bonus (B), the symbols of “red 7” and “blue 7” have an arrangement interval of 7 frames or more for any of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. For example, in the case of the left reel 3L as an example, even if this is stopped first, “Red 7” can be stopped at any of the upper, middle, and lower stages within the pull-in range of 4 frames, and “White 7”. There is no operation timing of the stop button 12 </ b> L that can be stopped at any of the upper, middle and lower stages. Therefore, the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (A) and the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (B) are exclusive. Become.

  Considering the big bonus (A) and the big bonus (C), the left and middle reels 3L and 3C have locations where the arrangement interval of “red 7” and “white 7” is smaller than 7 frames. As for the right reel 3R, since the symbols “red 7” and “white 7” have an arrangement interval of 7 frames or more, the operation of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (A) is performed. The procedure and the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (C) are also exclusive.

  Considering the big bonus (B) and the big bonus (C), the right reel 3R has a place where the arrangement interval of “blue 7” and “white 7” is smaller than 7 frames, but left and middle For the reels 3L and 3C, the symbols "blue 7" and "white 7" have an arrangement interval of 7 frames or more. Accordingly, the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (B) and the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (C) are exclusive. .

  Considering the big bonus (A) and the regular bonus, there is a place where the arrangement interval of “red 7” and “BAR” is smaller than 7 frames in the middle and right reels 3C and 3R, but the left reel For 3L, the symbols “red 7” and “BAR” have an interval of 7 frames or more. Therefore, the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (A) and the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the regular bonus are also exclusive.

  Considering the big bonus (B) and the regular bonus, the left and middle reels 3L and 3C have a place where the arrangement interval of “blue 7” and “BAR” is smaller than 7 frames, but the right reel For 3R, the symbols “Blue 7” and “BAR” have an interval of 7 frames or more. Therefore, the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (B) and the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the regular bonus are also exclusive.

  Considering the Big Bonus (C) and Regular Bonus, the left and right reels 3L and 3R have locations where the spacing between “White 7” and “BAR” is smaller than 7 frames. As for 3C, the symbols “White 7” and “BAR” have an interval of 7 frames or more. Accordingly, the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (C) and the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the regular bonus are also exclusive.

  That is, the operating procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (A), the operating procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (B), and the big bonus (C The operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R for winning a prize and the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R for winning the regular bonus are mutually exclusive. Therefore, even if the stop button 12L, 12C, 12R is operated in the operation procedure that can win the big bonus (A) and the player loses the game, only the big bonus (A) can be recognized. It is not known whether the bonus (B), big bonus (C), and regular bonus are won.

  Even if the stop button 12L, 12C, 12R is operated in the operation procedure that can win the big bonus (B) in the next game and the player loses the game, only the big bonus (B) is not won. Whether the big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won is still unknown. Furthermore, even if the stop button 12L, 12C, 12R is operated in the operation procedure that can win the big bonus (C) in the next game and the player loses the game, only the big bonus (C) is not won. And it's still not clear if the regular bonus is won. Furthermore, when the stop button 12L, 12C, 12R is operated and lost in the operation procedure that can win the regular bonus in the next game, it is understood that the regular bonus is not won.

  In this way, the operation procedures of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R for winning each of the four types of big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), and regular bonus are exclusive. From this, it can be seen that none of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), and regular bonus is won (after the game that first aimed at the big bonus (A)) Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus may be won, but since it is stochastically low, it will be ignored. .

  On the other hand, when the bell or replay is won, the stop button 12L, regardless of whether the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won. Regardless of the operation procedure of 12C and 12R, the player will always win a bell or replay. Therefore, in the game won for Bell, Replay A or Replay B, the stop buttons 12L and 12C are operated in accordance with an operation procedure that can win either the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus. Even if 12R is operated, it is not known whether the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) and regular bonus are won.

  In this way, the probability that a game that wins the bell, replay A or replay B without knowing whether the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) and regular bonus are won or not will be (13254 + 8992) /65536≈1/2.95 in normal gaming state, (13254 + 8993) /65536≈1/2.95 in rare, (13254 + 48218) /65536≈1/1.07 in the advantageous RT In the middle RT, (13254 + 27382) /65536≈1/1.61.

  When a watermelon or cherry is won, depending on the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R, the watermelon or cherry may not be won. However, the procedure to find out that you have not won the Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus is very limited as explained below. .

  For example, when the cherry is selected, the “Release” cannot be stopped on the right reel 3R when the 2nd to 6th, 14th or 15th symbols are positioned at the lower stage. Only when 12R is operated. If the right reel 3R is stopped first or second and the “cherry” is stopped, neither the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) nor the regular bonus is awarded. Thus, the stop control of the remaining reels 3L and / or 3C is performed.

  When the right reel 3R is stopped third, “Red 7”, “Blue 7”, “White 7” or “BAR” is tempered with the left and middle reels 3L and 3C stopped first. Even if the “Cherry” cannot be stopped on the right reel 3R, and the stop button 12R is not operated at a timing at which the tempered symbol can be stopped, the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B ), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus cannot be won. Accordingly, the big bonus (A) and the big bonus (B) except when the “white 7” is tempered to the lower winning line or the diagonally decreasing winning line for the left and middle reels 3L and 3C. As a result, it is not possible to obtain 4 frames as the number of frames that can be won in the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus.

  In particular, for the regular bonus, the left and middle reels 3L and 3C are tempered to the lower winning line or the diagonally lower winning line, and the second “BAR” is positioned on the lower reel 3R. The player cannot win a prize unless the stop button 12R is operated at the timing. It should be noted that for the left and middle reels 3L and 3C, the mode in which “BAR” is tempered on the middle winning line is prohibited because it may cause a combined bonus (prohibited) of regular bonus and cherry. ing.

  In addition, when the watermelon is won and the player operates the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R by pressing in order (operating the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R in order of left → middle → right). The “watermelon” is not stopped on the left reel 3L, which is stopped first, only at the timing when the 13th or 14th symbol is positioned below the left stop button 12L. If the watermelon is not selected, the operation timing range of the stop button 12L that can stop “Red 7” on the left reel 3L has a wide range in which the 10th to 18th symbols are located in the lower stage. However, it is limited to a range of only two frames.

  If priority is given to stopping “watermelon” on the left reel 3L, “blue 7”, “white 7” or “BAR” can be stopped on the left reel 3L together with “watermelon”. The range of operation timing of the stop button 12L is also very limited. Assuming that “watermelon” is stopped at the middle stage and “white 7” is stopped at the upper stage for the left reel 3L, when operating the inner reel stop button 12C, it is avoided that “watermelon” is tempered. , There is no operation timing of the stop button 12C that allows the “white 7” to be tempered.

  In this way, when a player wins a watermelon or cherry together with a big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus, the player is completely conscious of avoiding winning a watermelon or cherry. If the stop button 12L, 12C, 12R is operated aiming at the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus, the target will win the watermelon or cherry. It has become very frequent.

  Therefore, if you win a watermelon or cherry, you won't know if you won a big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus like you won for a bell or replay. However, there is a certain effect that the player does not know whether the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won or not.

  Next, a command transmitted from the game control board 101 to the effect control board 102 will be described. The commands transmitted from the game control board 101 to the effect control board 102 include at least a BET command, a winning status notification command, a winning information command, a reel stop command, and a gaming state command. The commands transmitted from the game control board 101 to the effect control board 102 include other commands, but since they are not directly related to the present invention, a detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The BET command indicates the setting status of the number of bets for playing the game. In the setting of a medal from the medal insertion slot 13, the operation of the single BET button 14 or the MAXBET button 15, or the automatic setting after the replay winning Sent every time the set bet number is increased by one. The winning status notification command indicates the setting status of the winning flag in the RAM 112, and is transmitted when the start lever 11 is operated and an internal lottery is performed.

  The stop command is transmitted when the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R are operated. The stop command transmitted when the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R are operated while the corresponding reels 3L, 3C, 3R are not stopped is the type of the operated stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R ( The types of reels 3L, 3C, and 3R to be stopped) and the types of symbols to be stopped are shown. The stop command transmitted when the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R are operated while the corresponding reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are already stopped is the type of the operated stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R. Show only.

  The winning information command indicates a type of a winning generated according to the display result of the variable display device 2, and is transmitted when the display result is derived to the variable display device 2 and a winning determination is made. The gaming state command indicates a gaming state applied in the next game, and is transmitted at the end of one game. When there are at least 5 games to 1 game with respect to disadvantageous RT and there are 5 to 1 games with respect to advantageous RT, up to the remaining number of games can be specified by the gaming state command.

  Next, an effect process executed by the CPU 121 of the effect control board 102 in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment will be described. The effects executed by the CPU 121 of the effect control board 102 include effects by displaying images on the liquid crystal display 4, effects by sound output from the speakers 7L, 7R and 7U, reel lamps 3LP and game effect lamps 75A to 75M. There is an effect by controlling the lighting mode of the lamps.

  As an effect by outputting sound from the speakers 7L, 7R, 7U, there is an effect of outputting a predetermined sound effect when one game is started by operating the start lever 11. The output of sound effects when operating the start lever 11 is used for RT navigation. RT Navi informs the player of the winning of watermelon and cherry in the normal gaming state where the right of RT Navi is granted. The granting of RT navigation rights will be described later.

  When the start lever 11 is operated in a game in the normal gaming state where the right of the RT navigation is given, when a watermelon is won in the internal lottery performed at this timing (big bonus (A), big bonus (B), For the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus, the special start sound A different from the normal start sound is output from the speakers 7L, 7R, and 7U. When the cherry is won, a special start sound B different from the normal start sound and the special start sound A is output from the speakers 7L, 7R, and 7U.

  Next, granting of RT navigation rights will be described. The normal gaming state to which the right of the RT navigation can be given is a normal gaming state after the advantageous RT is ended by digestion of 300 games and a normal gaming state after the big bonus is ended. In the normal gaming state after the disadvantaged RT is ended by the digestion of 200 games and the normal gaming state after the regular bonus is ended, the right of RT navigation is not granted. The granting of the right of RT navigation in the normal gaming state after the advantageous RT has ended will be described later.

  Regarding the normal gaming state after the big bonus is over, the right of RT navigation is granted by winning the RT navigation lottery executed in each game in the big bonus. If you win the RT Navi lottery once in any of the big bonus games, and the right of RT Navi is granted after the end of the big bonus, RT RT lottery will be repeated until the big bonus ends Is never done. Note that the timing for performing the RT navigation lottery is the timing at which the winning status notification command transmitted from the game control board 101 at the start of the game by the operation of the start lever 11 is received.

  Also, the RT Navi lottery executed in the big bonus will be paid out if it is assumed that all the small roles won in the internal lottery have already won from the start of the big bonus even if the big bonus has not ended yet. If the number of medals (hereinafter referred to as the assumed payout number) exceeds 466, it will not be performed. For example, if 29 games have been won in the bell since the start of the big bonus and 4 watermelon games have been missed in the meantime, the assumed payout is 467, so the total number of medals paid out since the start of the big bonus Is still 435, so the big bonus will not end, but the RT Navi lottery will not be held until the end of the big bonus.

  Even if the assumed payout number does not exceed 466, if the total bonus payout exceeds 465 and the big bonus ends, the RT navigation lottery is not performed. For example, if 30 games for the bell and 2 games for the watermelon have been won since the start of the big bonus, and no watermelon or cherry has been missed, the total number of medals to be paid out and the assumed number of payouts are 466, so the assumed number of payouts is 466 However, since this is the end of the big bonus, the RT navigation lottery will not be performed.

  In the RT navigation lottery during the big bonus, if the winning probability is already set when the big bonus is controlled, the lottery is performed with the winning probability at least until the big bonus ends. The setting of the winning probability will be described later. If the winning probability has not yet been set when controlled by the big bonus, depending on the type of the winning combination based on the result of the internal lottery in each game, a high probability (for example, until the big bonus ends or Expected winning value until the expected number of payouts exceeds 466 is about ½) and low probability (for example, the expected winning value until the big bonus ends or the assumed payout number exceeds 466 is 1) One of the winning probabilities is selected.

  In the internal lottery during the big bonus, the probability of winning the bell is the highest, and then the probability decreases in the order of loser, cherry win, and watermelon win, but the high probability is selected as the win probability of the RT Navi draw The percentage of winning is the lowest when the bell is won, and the ratio of selecting a high probability is higher in the order of winning, winning cherry, and winning watermelon. If the winning probability of the RT Navi lottery was not set when controlled by the big bonus, the winning probability of each role in the internal lottery and the winning probability of the RT Navi lottery according to the lottery result of the internal lottery Taking this into consideration, the expected value for winning the RT navigation lottery is about ¼ until the big bonus ends or the assumed payout number exceeds 466.

  In addition, when winning the RT Navi Lottery with a big bonus for which the winning probability of the RT Navi Lottery has not been set, the winning probability (high probability or low probability) applied in the RT Navi Lottery when the winning is won Set as the winning probability of RT Navi lottery in bonus. The winning probability of the RT navigation lottery set here will be canceled under the following conditions, and when the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery is canceled and the big bonus is not controlled, When the bonus is controlled, the winning probability has not yet been set.

  The winning probability of the RT navigation lottery set once is canceled when it is controlled to the disadvantaged RT. In addition, since the right of RT navigation is not granted in the normal gaming state after being controlled by the regular bonus, the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery once set is canceled when controlled by the regular bonus. Furthermore, in the normal game state after the advantageous RT is ended by the digestion of 300 games, whether or not to grant the right of RT navigation is determined by determination under conditions different from the case of the big bonus. Even when the advantageous RT is ended by digestion of the above, the setting of the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery once set is cancelled.

  As described above, in the game that won the watermelon, bell or cherry in the big bonus, the RT navigation lottery is performed, and by winning this, the right of the RT navigation is granted to the player. In each game during the bonus, a suggestion effect that indicates that the player has won the RT navigation lottery (the RT navigation right has been granted) is executed. In addition, when the RT navigation lottery is won (the right of RT navigation is granted), a notification effect indicating that effect is executed.

  First, the notification effect will be described. The notification effect is an effect for definite notification to the player by displaying on the liquid crystal display 4 an image indicating that the RT navigation lottery during the big bonus has been won (the right of RT navigation has been granted). . The notification effect may be executed immediately when the RT Navi lottery is won, or may be executed at the end of the big bonus, and when the RT Navi lottery is won, it is determined at which timing It is supposed to be.

  2: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2 (when winning RT RT lottery) to assign the probability of determining whether to execute the notification effect at the time of winning RT RT lottery or at the end of the big bonus : At the end of the big bonus). In the big bonus winning effect that is executed from when the player wins the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), or the big bonus (C) until the number of bets for executing the next game is set, By operating the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R, it is possible to select the distribution probability of the timing for executing the notification effect.

  For example, if the left stop button 12L is operated after the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B) or the big bonus (C) is won and the number of bets for executing the next game is set, the RT navigation When winning the lottery: 2: 1 is selected as the distribution probability at the end of the big bonus, 1: 1 is selected when the middle stop button 12C is operated, and 1: 2 is selected when the right stop button 12R is operated. The

  The stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R are repeatedly pressed during the period from winning the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), or big bonus (C) until setting the number of bets for executing the next game. When operated, the allocation probability corresponding to the one operated immediately before setting the bet number is set. In addition, after the player wins the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), or the big bonus (C) and before setting the number of bets for executing the next game, the player presses the stop buttons 12L, 12C, When none of 12R has been operated, a distribution probability of 1: 1 is selected as a default.

  Next, the suggestion effect will be described. The suggestion effect is an effect suggesting the possibility of winning the RT navigation lottery in the big bonus (the right of RT navigation was granted) by lighting the game effect lamps 75A to 75M in a predetermined pattern for a certain period of time. . The suggestion effect is the game in the big bonus when the notification effect is not yet executed (whether or not the payout is assumed) regardless of whether or not the RT navigation lottery is won (the right of the RT navigation is granted). The number may exceed 466).

  In each game in the big bonus where the notification effect is not executed (if the game is won for the RT navigation lottery and it is decided to notify immediately, it is treated as a game in which the notification effect is executed) Whether or not to execute the suggestion effect is determined at the timing of receiving the winning status notification command transmitted from the game control board 101 at the start of the game by operating the start lever 11.

  The probability of deciding to execute the suggestion effect is about 1/10 (except for the following exceptions) (this probability is set by default). Considering the winning probabilities of each combination in the big bonus, the number of digest games until the end of most big bonuses will be 30 games, so unless you are immediately notified that you won the RT Navi lottery, During the bonus, the suggestion effect is executed only about 3 to 4 times.

  As an exception, when the RT navigation lottery is won and it is decided to execute the notification effect at the end of the big bonus, there is a case where the probability of determining the execution of the suggestion effect after winning the RT navigation lottery may be increased. . That is, when the RT navigation lottery is won and it is determined that the notification effect is to be executed at the end of the big bonus, it is determined whether or not to increase the probability of determining the execution of the suggestion effect thereafter. The probability of determining to increase the probability of determining execution of the suggestive effect is, for example, about 1/8. When it is determined to increase the probability of determining the execution of the suggestion effect, the probability of determining to execute the suggestion effect is about 1/4.

  In addition, in games that have been won to win over 465 medals in the big bonus, it is implied unless the RT navigation lottery including the game is won (no RT navigation rights are granted). Production is to be executed. For example, when the total number of medals paid out up to the previous game is 458, if the player wins the bell and the game does not win the RT Navi lottery, the suggestion effect is always executed. .

  Since the suggestive performance is executed according to the decision of each game during the big bonus, it is not probabilistically high, but the RT navigation lottery is won, and that fact is notified at the end of the big bonus In the case of determining, the big bonus may end without executing the suggestion effect. However, if the RT Navi lottery is not won in the first place, even if the suggestion effect has not been executed up to the game before the game that was won to win the total number of medals to be paid out to 465, the suggestion effect is always in the game. Therefore, the Big Bonus ends without the suggestion effect being executed only when it is determined that the RT Navi lottery is won and notification to that effect is made at the end of the Big Bonus.

  By the way, as described above, the suggestion effect is executed by lighting the game effect lamps 75A to 75M in a predetermined pattern. The lighting patterns include three types of lighting of A, B, and C. There is a pattern. When it is decided to execute the suggestion effect, the suggestion effect pattern is further selected, and the game effect lamps 75A to 75M are lit with the selected pattern. The selection probability of the suggestion effect pattern is shown in FIG. The probability is as shown.

  FIG. 7A is a diagram showing a selection probability of a suggestion effect pattern in each game when the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery is not set in the big bonus. Even if a big bonus has been set for the big bonus and the winning probability of RT Navi has not been set, if it is decided to win the RT Navi lottery and execute the notification effect at the end of the big bonus, The winning probability is set, and the selection probability in FIG. 7A is not applied.

  As shown in the drawing, when the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery is not set, the selection probability of the suggestive effect pattern is determined according to the lottery result of the internal lottery. When the probability that each of pattern A, pattern B, and pattern C is selected is represented by (an, bn, cn) (an + bn + cn = 100%), when winning a watermelon, (a1, b1, c1) The time is (a2, b2, c2), the cherry is won (a3, b3, c3), and the lost time is (a4, b4, c5).

  FIG. 7B shows a game in which the winning probability of RT Navi is set in the big bonus (each game of the big bonus in which the winning probability of the RT Navi lottery is set when controlled, and the RT Navi lottery is won. And it is a figure which shows the selection probability of the pattern of the suggestion effect in (after each game after having decided to perform alerting | reporting effect at the time of the end of a big bonus). As shown in the figure, when the winning probability of RT Navi is set, if the probability that each of pattern A, pattern B, and pattern C is selected is represented by (an, bn, cn), a high probability is set. (A5, b5, c5) when set, and (a6, b6, c6) when set to a low probability.

  Further, in the advantageous RT, the liquid crystal display 4 performs a turning effect from when the remaining number of games becomes 3 until the end. As described above, in the advantageous RT, when the game is ended by the digestion of 300 games and is controlled to the normal gaming state, it is determined whether or not the right of the RT navigation is given to the player in the normal gaming state. It is supposed to be. In addition, since the advantageous RT continues for 300 games, the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won in the game in the meantime, and the winning is carried over at the end. It has become a thing that is often.

  As for the roaring effect performed in the remaining 3 games of advantageous RT, the possibility of winning the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus and the right of RT navigation are granted. It is a production showing the possibility of being. In addition, there are a plurality of patterns in the roaring effect, whether the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won, or whether the right of RT navigation is granted Accordingly, the selection ratio of each pattern is different.

  Then, at the end of the roaring effect, that is, at the timing when the advantageous RT 300 game ends, whether or not the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won is won. If not, information indicating whether or not the right of RT navigation is granted is notified to the player. It should be noted that the roaring effect that is executed during the remaining 3 games of advantageous RT is forcibly terminated if any of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus is won. Thus, information such as whether or not the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won or whether the right of RT navigation is granted is not notified. It will be a thing.

  Also, when the game state is controlled to a big bonus or regular bonus that is advantageous to the player, or a gaming state other than advantageous RT, the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular A bonus winning notification effect is provided for notifying the winning of the bonus (including a notice definitively indicating the winning and a notice indicating the possibility of winning). The bonus winning notification effect includes a continuous effect performed continuously over a period of a plurality of games and a single game effect performed only for one game.

  For example, in the normal gaming state, the rare RT or the disadvantaged RT, the bonus winning notification effect is won by winning a big bonus (A), a big bonus (B), a big bonus (C), a regular bonus, or simultaneously with these roles. It will be triggered by the fact that the winning watermelon has been won. When the bonus winning notification effect is executed (that is, when the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus and / or watermelon is won), the bonus winning notification effect to be executed is executed. Type (separate production and single game production) is determined.

  There are 4 types of continuous games of continuous production, 2 to 5 games, and one of the continuous games is selected at the start on condition that it does not violate the restrictions described later. Selected scenario is selected. Four types of patterns A, B, C, and D are prepared as scenarios of continuous effects for each number of continuous games, and are developed with a series of story characteristics determined for each scenario. Each scenario has a bonus selection and non-winning selection. Also, one of winning and non-winning is selected depending on whether the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won.

  In each scenario pattern, a story is defined in which the stage develops according to the number of continuous games corresponding to each scenario pattern. Then, at the end of the final stage determined according to the number of continuous games corresponding to each pattern (the stage executed in the game where the continuous production ends), the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus ( C) or whether the regular bonus is won or not is notified. Other than this, if the pattern is the same scenario, there is no difference between winning a bonus and not winning.

  Regarding the scenario selection, when one of the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won (including both simultaneous winning and carryover), A, B, C scenario patterns are selected in proportions of 4%, 20% and 76%, respectively. On the other hand, when none of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), or big bonus (C) is won, the scenario patterns of A, B, and C are 76%, 20%, and 4%, respectively. Selected by percentage. The scenario D pattern is not selected from the beginning.

  The continuous performance is continuously executed until the number of continuous games of the selected pattern is consumed unless the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won. In each game when this continuous production is being executed, it is possible to newly win a watermelon that is a simultaneous winning combination of a big bonus (A), a big bonus (B), a big bonus (C), or a regular bonus. There is a new winning of a big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus that is a lottery target at the same time.

  In this case, in anticipation of the watermelon winning in the game, it is changed to the effect pattern of the scenario selected previously, and changed to the effect pattern of the new scenario. More specifically, when the scenario A pattern is selected when the watermelon is won, the pattern is changed to the scenario B pattern. When the scenario B pattern is selected, the scenario C pattern is selected. When the scenario C pattern is selected, the scenario D pattern is changed. If the scenario D pattern has already been selected, there is no change in the scenario selection even if a watermelon is won.

  Also, when a continuous production (non-winning pattern) started from a game controlled by the production RT is executed, a new big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular If the bonus is won independently, it will be changed to the winning pattern of the same scenario. When the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), or the regular bonus and the watermelon are simultaneously won, the scenario is changed and the winning pattern is changed.

  By the way, the continuous production is executed by selecting any one of 2 to 5 games as the number of continuous games, but there are four types of bonuses that are exclusive to the operating procedures of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R for winning. is there. For this reason, when a pattern of 2 to 4 games is selected, the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R and the variable display device 2 are derived before the end of the continuous effect. According to the display result, the player does not know that no bonus of any kind has been won.

  If a pattern with 5 continuous games is selected, the reel 3L is set so that the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is given priority over other roles. If 3C, 3R stop control is performed, the player knows that no bonus of any kind has been won before the end of the continuous production, that is, when the 4 games are consumed. Sometimes.

  However, in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, the reels 3L, 3C, 3C, 3C, 3C, 3C, 3C, 3C, 3C, reels 3L, 3C, are given priority over replay and small role winning over the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus. 3R stop control is performed. In particular, if you have won the bell or replay, even if you have won the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus (winning carryover), the big bonus (A), big No bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus will be won.

  Here, if the Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C), or Regular Bonus wins are prioritized, the bell will be played during the 4 games until it turns out that none is won. Alternatively, the expected value of the number of games won for replay is 3 × (13254 + 27382) /65536≈1.86 games in the game state of the internal RT, 3 × (13254 + 8992 () in the normal game state, the rare RT or the disadvantaged RT. or 8993)) / 65536≈1.02 games. For this number of games, it will not be found that any type of bonus has not been won, so all types of bonuses will be made before the end of the series, that is, before all four games are consumed. It is rare to find out that they have not won.

  As described above, the bonus winning notification effect is a big bonus (A) or a big bonus (B) in a normal gaming state, a rare RT or a disadvantaged RT, regardless of whether a continuous effect or a single game effect is selected. , Big Bonus (C), Regular Bonus, and / or Watermelon. Here, when the game is controlled to the disadvantaged RT (including the case where the internal RT controlled from the disadvantaged RT is controlled), at the end of the game in which the display result is derived to the variable display device 2 (continuous) In the production, at the end of the game where the number of continuous games is exhausted), it is notified whether the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won. .

  On the other hand, when the normal gaming state or the rare RT is controlled (including the normal gaming state or the inside RT controlled from the rare RT), the display result is derived to the variable display device 2. If the player has won a watermelon at the end of the game (in the case of continuous production, at the end of the game where the number of continuous games is exhausted), the liquid crystal display indicates that the gaming state is controlled to the advantageous RT based on the winning of this watermelon No. 4 is notified, and it is not notified whether the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won.

  In this case, when the player starts the next game by operating the start lever 11 (or when the player sets the number of bets for the next game by inserting medals, etc.), the big bonus ( A), a big bonus (B), a big bonus (C) or a regular bonus is notified.

  Furthermore, in the slot machine according to this embodiment, as an effect by outputting sound from the speakers 7L, 7R, and 7U, an effect of continuously reproducing and outputting music according to the game state is also executed. When the gaming state is controlled to a bonus (big bonus or regular bonus) and when it is controlled to advantageous RT, the bonus is different from the normal music that is reproduced and output when controlled to another gaming state. Medium music and advantageous RT medium music are reproduced and output from the speakers 7L, 7R, and 7U.

  There are three types of mid-bonus music: mid-bonus music A, mid-bonus music B, and pre-bonus bonus music. Even if the melody lines are different, the melody lines are the same and only the arrangement is different. It may be a thing. On the other hand, there are three types of advantageous RT medium music: advantageous RT medium music A, advantageous RT medium music B, and premier advantageous RT medium music, even if the melody lines are different, the melody line is the same. Only arrangements may be different.

  Which bonus medium music is reproduced and output during the bonus, and which advantageous RT music is reproduced and output during the advantageous RT is the first time during the game that is not controlled by the disadvantaged RT. The net increase in the number of medals since it was controlled to be advantageous for RT (the number of medals paid out for small role winnings minus the number of medals consumed for setting the number of bets (normal gaming state, rare RT, internal While being controlled to the medium RT, it is determined by the calculation object: hereinafter referred to as a net increase total number)) and the number of times of controlling to the advantageous RT during that time (hereinafter referred to as the number of advantageous RT consecutive resorts).

  When the total number of bonuses at the start of the bonus is 1000 or less, the song A in bonus is played and output until the bonus ends, and when the number of net increases at the start of the advantageous RT is 1000 or less, the advantageous RT is The advantageous music A during RT is reproduced and output until the end. When the total number of net increases at the start of the bonus exceeds 1000 and the number of advantageous RT consecutive games is less than 5, the bonus song B is reproduced and output until the bonus ends, and the total number of net increases at the start of advantageous RT Is more than 1000 and the number of advantageous RT consecutive games is less than five, the advantageous B song B is reproduced and output until the advantageous RT is completed.

  If the total increase in bonus at the start of the bonus exceeds 1000 and the number of advantageous RT consecutive games is 5 or more, the premier bonus music is played and output until the bonus ends, and at the start of the advantageous RT When the net total increase exceeds 1000 and the number of advantageous RT consecutive games is 5 or more, the music during the premier advantageous RT is reproduced and output until the advantageous RT is completed. Even if the number of advantageous RT consecutive games is five or more, if the total increase does not exceed 1000, the bonus medium A and the advantageous RT medium A are reproduced and output.

  Hereinafter, processing performed by the CPU 121 of the effect control board 102 in order to perform the effects as described above will be described. Here, RT navigation, RT navigation lottery, suggestion effect, and notification effect will be described, for bonus effect notification effect, scoring effect and advantageous RT control, or other effects such as music playback output The processing is not described with reference to a flowchart. As for RT navigation and RT navigation lottery, the description of the case where the advantageous RT is ended by the digestion of 300 games will be omitted.

  8 and 9 are flowcharts showing processing executed by the CPU 121 of the effect control board 102. On the side of the effect control board 102, it is determined whether or not a command sent from the game control board 101 has been received (step S101). When any command is received from the game control board 101, it is determined what kind of the received command is (step S102).

  Sent when the type of received command is the insertion of a medal, the operation of one BET button 14 or the MAXBET button 15, or the number of bets for starting a new game based on the previous game replay winning is set If the BET command has been issued, it is determined whether the notification effect started in step S128 or S163 (described later) is being executed (step S103). If the notification effect is being executed, this is ended (step S104), and the process returns to step S101.

  If the notification effect is not executed, it is determined whether or not the big bonus winning effect started in step S144 (described later) is executed (step S105). If the big bonus winning effect has been executed, this is ended (step S106), and the process returns to step S101. The big bonus winning effect is an effect that allows the player to change the distribution probability of the execution timing of the notification effect by operating the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R. The big bonus winning effect ends here. As a result, the distribution probability of the execution timing of the notification effect is determined.

  If the received command type is a winning status notification command transmitted according to the result of the internal lottery performed when the start lever 11 is operated, the gaming state stored in the RAM 122 in step S156 (described later) in the previous game is displayed. Referring to it, it is determined whether or not the gaming state applied to the current game is a big bonus (step S107).

  If the game state in the current game is not a big bonus, it is determined whether or not the right navigation bonus is set in the RAM 122 by winning the RT navigation lottery with the last big bonus (step S108). If the navigation right flag is set (can only be in the normal gaming state), it is determined whether or not the received winning status notification command indicates that the watermelon has been won (step S109). If the watermelon is won, the special start sound A is output from the speakers 7L, 7R, and 7U (step S110), and the process returns to step S101.

  If the watermelon is not won, it is determined whether or not the received winning status notification command indicates that the cherry is won (step S111). If the cherry is won, the special start sound B is output from the speakers 7L, 7R, and 7U (step S112), and the process returns to step S101. If the navigation right flag is not set, or if it is set but neither watermelon nor cherry is won, a normal start sound is output from the speakers 7L, 7R, 7U (step S113). Then, the process returns to step S101.

  If the game state in this game is a big bonus, a normal start sound is output from the speakers 7L, 7R, 7U (step S114). Next, the notification effect is already executed in the current big bonus, and it is determined whether or not the notification flag is set in the RAM 122 in step S129 (described later) up to the previous game in the current game (step S115). If the notified flag is set, the notification effect and the suggestion effect are not executed again until the end of the current big bonus, and the process directly returns to step S101.

  If the informed flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the received winning status notification command indicates that watermelon, bell or cherry is won (step S116). If any of the watermelon, bell and cherry is lost, the process proceeds to step S119. If you win a watermelon, bell or cherry, add the number of medals that will be paid out if you win the winning combination in this game to the assumed payout number shown in the counter provided in the RAM 122, A new assumed number of payouts is counted (step S117).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the assumed payout number added based on the count result exceeds 466 (step S118). If the assumed number of payouts does not exceed 466, the process proceeds to step S119. If the assumed payout number exceeds 466, the RT navigation lottery will not be performed even if the RT Navi lottery has not been won for this big bonus, and the process directly proceeds to step S134.

  In step S119, the winning probability (high probability or low probability) of the RT navigation lottery set when winning the RT navigation lottery with the previous big bonus is controlled to disadvantageous RT or regular bonus, or 300 games are consumed. It is determined whether or not it is set in the RAM 122 without being canceled due to the termination of the advantageous RT due to. If the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery is set in the RAM 122, the RT navigation lottery is executed with the set winning probability (step S120), and it is determined whether or not the RT navigation lottery is won (step S121). If the RT navigation lottery is not won, the process proceeds to step S134. If the RT navigation lottery is won, the process proceeds to step S125.

  If the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery is not set in the RAM 122, first, the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery is determined according to the internal winning situation (watermelon winning, bell winning, cherry winning or loss) indicated by the received winning status notification command. Select from either high probability or low probability. Then, the RT navigation lottery is executed with the selected winning probability (step S122), and it is determined whether or not the RT navigation lottery is won (step S123). If the RT navigation lottery is not won, the process proceeds to step S134. On the other hand, if the RT navigation lottery is won, the winning probability selected for the current RT navigation lottery is set in the RAM 122 as the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery (step S124). Then, the process proceeds to step S125.

  In step S125, a navigation right flag indicating that an RT navigation right has been granted is set in the RAM 122. Then, according to the distribution probability of the execution timing of the notification effect set in step S146 or S142 (described later), it is determined whether the timing of executing the notification effect is immediate or at the end of the big bonus (step S126). Here, it is determined whether or not it is determined to immediately execute the notification effect (step S127).

  If it is decided to immediately execute the notification effect, a predetermined image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 4 and the notification effect is executed (step S128). Also, a notification flag indicating that the notification effect has already been executed in the current big bonus is set in the RAM 122 (step S129). Then, the process returns to step S101.

  When it is determined to execute the notification effect at the end of the big bonus, an end notification flag for executing the notification effect at the end of the big bonus is set in the RAM 122 (step S130). Further, a lottery for determining whether or not to change the execution probability of the suggestion effect to a value higher than the default probability is performed (step S131), and it is determined whether or not the lottery is won (step S132). If it is determined not to change the execution probability of the suggestion effect, the process proceeds to step S134 as it is. If it is decided to change the execution probability of the suggestion effect, the execution probability of the suggestion effect set in the RAM 122 is set to a probability different from the default probability (step S133), and the process proceeds to step S134. .

  In step S134, it is determined whether or not the total payout of medals in the big bonus will exceed 465 if the received winning status notification command wins a winning combination. If the total number of payouts in the big bonus exceeds 465 after winning the winning combination, the process proceeds to step S137, and the suggestion effect is always executed in the current game.

  If no winning combination is won in this game, or if the total number of payouts in the big bonus does not exceed 465 even if winning the winning combination, it is set in step S133 or S147 (described later) Whether or not to execute the suggestion effect is determined with the execution probability (step S135), and it is determined whether or not it is determined to execute the suggestion effect in this lottery (step S136). If it is determined not to execute the suggestion effect, the process directly returns to the process of step S101. If it is determined to execute the suggestion effect, the process proceeds to step S137.

  In step S137, the winning probability (high probability or low probability) of the RT navigation lottery set when winning the RT navigation lottery with the previous big bonus is controlled to disadvantageous RT or regular bonus, or 300 games are consumed. It is determined whether or not it is set in the RAM 122 without being canceled due to the termination of the advantageous RT due to. If the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery is set in the RAM 122, a suggestive effect pattern is selected according to the set winning probability (step S138), and the process proceeds to step S140.

  If the winning probability of the RT navigation is not set in the RAM 122, a suggestion effect pattern is selected according to the winning status of each combination in the internal lottery indicated by the received winning status notification command (step S139), and the processing of step S140 Proceed to In step S140, the game effect lamps 75A to 75M are turned on with the selected pattern, and the suggestion effect is executed. Then, the process returns to step S101.

  If the received command type is a stop command transmitted when the stop button 12L, 12C, or 12R is operated, it is determined whether or not the big bonus winning effect started in step S144 (described later) is being executed. (Step S141). If the big bonus winning effect is being executed, the distribution probability of the notification effect execution timing is set according to the type of the operated stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R indicated by the stop command. The setting of the distribution probability of the notification effect execution timing can be updated any number of times each time a reel stop command is received until the big bonus winning effect is terminated (step S142). Then, the process returns to step S101. If the big bonus winning effect is not executed, the process directly returns to step S101.

  If the received command type is a winning information command transmitted by deriving a display result to the variable display device 2, the received winning information command is a big bonus (A), big bonus (B) or It is determined whether or not the big bonus (C) has been won (step S143). If the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), or the big bonus (C) has been won, a predetermined image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 4 to start the big bonus winning effect (step S144). While the big bonus winning effect is being executed, the player can select the distribution probability of the notification effect execution timing.

  Further, if the navigation right flag is set in the RAM 122, it is deleted (step S145), the distribution probability of the notification effect execution timing is set to the default distribution probability (1: 1) (step S146), and the suggestion is made. The performance execution probability is also set to the default probability (step S147). Further, a counter for counting the total number of medals paid out in the big bonus provided in the RAM 122 is initialized (step S148), and a counter for counting the assumed number of payouts is also initialized (step S149). Then, the process returns to step S101.

  If the received winning information command does not indicate that any of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), and big bonus (C) has been won, the game stored in the RAM 122 in step S156 (described later) in the previous game. Referring to the state, it is determined whether or not the gaming state applied to the current game is a big bonus (step S150). If the game state of this game is a big bonus, it is determined whether or not the received winning information command indicates a winning of watermelon, bell or cherry (step S151).

  If none of the watermelons, bells and cherries are won, the process returns to step S101. If you have won a watermelon, bell or cherry, add the number of medals paid out by the winning combination this time to the value of the counter provided in the RAM 122 to count the total number of payouts in the big bonus, The total number of payouts in the bonus is counted (step S152). Then, the process returns to step S101.

  If the gaming state applied to the current game is not a big bonus, it is further determined whether or not the gaming state applied to the current game is the normal gaming state and the navigation right flag is set in the RAM 122. (Step S153). When the game state is normal and the navigation right flag is set, it is determined whether or not the received winning information command indicates a watermelon or cherry winning (step S154).

  If the watermelon or cherry is won, the navigation right flag set in the RAM 122 is deleted (step S155), and the process returns to step S101. If the game is not in the normal gaming state or the navigation right flag is not set in step S153, or if neither watermelon nor cherry is won in step S154, the process returns to step S101 as it is.

When the received command type is a gaming state command transmitted at the end of one game, the gaming state indicated by the received gaming state command is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 122.
The gaming state command received here indicates the gaming state to be applied in the next game. After this, the gaming state command applied in the current game (that is, the gaming state command received in the previous game is Therefore, the game state indicated by the game state command received in the previous game is also stored in the RAM 122 (step S156).

  Next, with reference to the gaming state for two games stored in the RAM 122, it is determined whether the normal gaming state of the current game is controlled to be disadvantageous RT in the next game (step S157). If it is not the case that the normal gaming state is controlled to the disadvantaged RT, it is determined whether the regular bonus is controlled in any of the gaming states in the next game (step S158). If it is not to be controlled by the regular bonus, it is determined whether or not 300 games are consumed at the advantageous RT in the current game, and the next game is controlled to the normal gaming state (step S159). .

  When the normal gaming state is controlled to the disadvantaged RT, when the regular bonus is controlled, or when the advantageous game is controlled from the advantageous RT by the digestion of 300 games, the RAM 122 If the winning probability of RT Navi is set in, this is canceled (step S160). Then, the process returns to step S101.

  If it is not the case where the advantageous RT is controlled to the normal gaming state due to the digestion of 300 games, it is determined whether or not the big bonus gaming state will be terminated only for the current game (step S161). If the game state of the big bonus is not finished for the current game only, the process directly returns to step S101.

  If the game state of the big bonus ends only for the current game, it is determined whether or not the end notification flag is set in the RAM 122 (step S162). If the end notification flag is set, a predetermined image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 4 and a notification effect is executed (step S163). Then, the end notification flag set in the RAM 122 is deleted (step S164), and the process returns to step S101.

  If the notification end flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the notification completion flag is set in the RAM 122 (step S165). If the notified flag is set, the notified flag set in the RAM 122 is deleted (step S166), and the process returns to step S101. If the informed flag is not set, the process directly returns to step S101.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, in the game state of the big bonus, the RT navigation that determines whether or not to grant the RT navigation right in the normal game state after the end of the big bonus. Although the lottery is to be performed, while the big bonus is controlled, a suggestion effect that suggests the possibility of winning the RT Navi lottery is executed. Further, when the RT navigation lottery is won and the right of RT navigation is granted, a notification effect for informing that effect is executed. Here, the notification effect may be executed immediately upon winning the RT navigation lottery according to the determination, or may be executed at the end of the big bonus.

  Of course, unless the RT navigation lottery is won, the notification effect is not executed, and the notification effect may be executed according to the determination of each game until the big bonus ends. Here, even when the RT navigation lottery is won and the right of RT navigation is granted, if it is decided to execute the notification effect at the end of the big bonus, the suggested effect until the big bonus ends Is normally executed with the same probability as when the RT Navi lottery is not won.

  For this reason, when the notification effect is not executed in the big bonus, even when the RT Navi lottery is not won in the first place, the timing of the notification effect of the winning thing in the RT Navi lottery is only determined at the end of the big bonus. Sometimes, however, even if the execution frequency of the suggestion effects is compared, the player does not know which is the case. For this reason, even if the notification effect is not executed in the big bonus, the player can still expect that the right of the RT navigation is granted until the big bonus ends, and the interest of the game is improved. Can do.

  The suggestion effect is usually executed according to the determination of each game of the big bonus, but the RT Navi lottery is not won, and the total number of medals paid out in the big bonus exceeds 465. In a game won by a small role, a suggestive effect is always executed. To put it the other way around, if the big bonus ends without any suggestion effect being executed, the RT navigation lottery is won even if the notification effect is not executed, and the right of RT navigation is granted to the player. It means that it was done.

  Whether or not to execute the suggestion effect in a game other than the game won in the small role that causes the total number of medals to be paid out in the big bonus to exceed 465 is only a problem of probability, so the suggestion effect is not executed. The number of big bonus digest games will increase. Then, as the number of digested games increases and the total number of paid-out medals approaches the upper limit, the player's expectation that the right of RT navigation is granted by not performing the suggestion effect is increased. . As a result, not only whether or not the notification effect is executed, but also whether or not the suggestion effect is executed in each big bonus game, it is possible to attract the player's interest and further improve the interest of the game. it can.

  In addition, when it is decided that the RT Navi lottery is won and the notification effect is executed at the end of the big bonus, it is exceptionally suggested at a certain rate with a higher probability than when the RT Navi lottery is not won. An effect may be executed. That is, when the suggestion effect is executed at a high frequency, the player can estimate that the RT navigation lottery is highly likely to be won. As a result, not only whether or not the notification effect is executed, but also whether or not the suggestion effect is executed in each big bonus game, it is possible to attract the player's interest and further improve the interest of the game. it can.

  In addition, when the RT navigation lottery is won during the big bonus, the notification effect execution timing is determined to be either the timing at which the RT navigation lottery is won or the end timing of the big bonus. The distribution probability can be selected by the player operating the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R.

  If you win the RT Navi lottery in the big bonus, some players will want to know about it as soon as possible, but even if you win the RT Navi lottery, you will be as nervous as possible without knowing that. Many players want to enjoy the feeling. In this way, when the RT navigation lottery is won during the big bonus, each player can select the distribution probability of the execution timing of the notification effect to notify that fact. The game can be performed according to the user's preference, and the interest of the game can be further improved.

  Also, the big bonus that can be used in the RT Navi lottery in each game until winning is that the end condition is when the number of medals exceeds 465, so whether or not a small role is won or not The number of continuous games varies depending on what kind of combination the role is. Here, there are three types of small roles that accompany the payout of medals: watermelon, bell, and cherry, all of which are missed by operating procedures of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R (Bell is a stop If the button 12L is operated first or second, it will not be missed, but if it is operated third, it may be missed).

  For this reason, if the player makes a mistake with the state by operating the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R in the big bonus, the number of games executed in the big bonus is increased. Can do. Here, as long as the RT bonus lottery is performed in accordance with the player's selection as long as the big bonus is controlled, if the number of big bonus games is increased, the number of games in which the RT navigation lottery is performed increases, The probability of winning the RT Navi lottery by the end of the big bonus increases. If this happens, there is a possibility that RT navigation will be performed in a normal gaming state after the end of the big bonus with a high probability that the provider side of the slot machine 1 did not assume.

  On the other hand, in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, the total number of medals to be paid out when it is assumed that the RT Navi lottery in the big bonus is to win the winning small role. It is assumed that a certain number of payouts exceeds 466. For this reason, even if the total number of payout medals since the start of the big bonus exceeds 465, if the assumed payout exceeds 466, the RT Navi lottery will not be performed. The number is extended and RT navigation is not performed after the end of the big bonus with an unexpectedly high probability.

  In addition, the total number of payout medals at which the big bonus is ended exceeds 465, whereas the assumed number of payouts at which the RT navigation lottery is not performed exceeds 466. For this reason, in some cases, it is possible to execute a larger number of games than the number of games executed when all the winning small roles are won before the RT navigation lottery is not performed. For this reason, since there is a capture element in the game that makes the best use of the payout medal total exceeding 465 and the payout assumption number exceeding 466, the interest of the game can be improved.

  By the way, when RT navigation is given in the normal gaming state, when winning a watermelon that makes the advantageous RT control the gaming state or a cherry that makes the disadvantaged RT control the gaming state, Since the winning will be notified to the player, when the right is granted, the player avoids the winning of the cherry (control to the disadvantaged RT) by operating the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R. In addition, the watermelon winning (control to advantageous RT) can be ensured.

  That is, when the right of RT navigation is granted, the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), and the big bonus (C ) Or until the regular bonus is won, the advantageous RT can control the gaming state without allowing the disadvantaged RT to control the gaming state, and the game can be advanced. On the other hand, if the right of the RT navigation is not granted, if the operation timing of the stop button 12L is winning for the watermelon, even if it is the timing that can win the watermelon, If it is an overlapped timing, there is a case where a cherry is won and the disadvantaged RT is controlled.

  In the RT Navi lottery in the big bonus where the winning probability of the RT Navi lottery was not set when it was controlled, depending on the type of the winning combination according to the result of the internal lottery in each game, either high probability or low probability The winning probability is to be selected. In other words, when winning a bell with a high winning probability, a high probability is selected as a winning probability of RT Navi, but when winning a watermelon or cherry with a low winning probability, a high probability is high as a winning probability of RT Navi. The percentage chosen is high.

  Here, although there are three patterns A, B, and C for the suggestion effect executed according to the determination in each game in which the notification effect is not executed in the big bonus, the right of RT navigation is not granted. The selection probability of the suggestion effect pattern is determined according to the lottery result of the internal lottery, and if the right of RT navigation is granted, the winning probability when winning the RT navigation lottery is determined with high probability The selection probability of the suggestive effect pattern is determined according to whether it was determined with a low probability.

  For this reason, for example, when the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery is high (when a high probability is selected as the winning probability, or when a watermelon or cherry with a high probability is easily selected), the pattern is easy to be selected. When the suggestion effect is being executed, the player can expect to win (or have already won) the RT Navi lottery, and can further improve the interest of the game. . In addition to this, in addition to whether or not the suggestion effect is executed in each game of the big bonus, it is possible to attract the player's interest to the pattern of the suggestion effect and further improve the interest of the game. be able to.

  When the RT navigation lottery is won with a big bonus for which the RT navigation lottery winning probability has not been set when it is controlled, the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery applied with the subsequent big bonus is determined. In the big bonus set when the winning probability of the RT navigation is controlled to be the big bonus without being canceled, the RT navigation lottery is performed with the set winning probability.

  Here, the selection probability of the suggestion effect pattern is determined in accordance with the winning probability (high probability or low probability) of the set RT navigation lottery. For this reason, when the suggestion effect is executed in a pattern that can be easily selected when a high probability is selected as the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery, the player has won the navigation lottery in RT (or has already won Can be expected), and can further enhance the fun of the game. In addition to this, in addition to whether or not the suggestion effect is executed in each game of the big bonus, it is possible to attract the player's interest to the pattern of the suggestion effect and further improve the interest of the game. be able to.

  In addition, the advantageous RT in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment is terminated only by winning the bonus unless it wins a big bonus (A), a big bonus (B), a big bonus (C) or a regular bonus. Absent. Here, since the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus wins are carried over until winning, it is controlled to an advantageous RT advantageous to the player. If so, it is more advantageous for the player to digest 300 games with advantageous RT without having to win through the operating procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R even if winning these combinations.

  By the way, the bonus winning notification effect for notifying the winning of the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is executed only in the normal gaming state, the rare RT or the disadvantaged RT, and in the advantageous RT Is not executed. For this reason, it is conceivable that the player does not know at all whether the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won until the advantageous RT ends.

  On the other hand, the advantageous RT is a gaming state that continues for 300 games, so the winning probabilities of the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), and the regular bonus are determined. If you think about it, you can win big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus in any of the 300 games controlled by advantageous RT, The possibility of being carried over at the end is very high.

  In addition, when the gaming state is controlled by advantageous RT, a lottery for determining whether or not to grant the right of RT navigation to the player is performed, and when the lottery is won, advantageous RT is ended by digestion of 300 games. The RT navigation is executed in the subsequent normal gaming state. In the normal gaming state in which the RT navigation is executed, the player is informed of the winning of the watermelon that allows the advantageous RT to control the gaming state and the winning of the cherry that causes the disadvantaged RT to control the gaming state, and Since both watermelon and cherry have a role that causes them to be lost depending on the operating procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R, there is a great possibility that it can be controlled to the advantageous RT again while avoiding the disadvantageous RT control. To be high.

  The advantageous RT is a gaming state that is advantageous to the player, and if this is terminated and the gaming state returns to the normal gaming state, it may be a factor that reduces the player's expectation. On the other hand, in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, the squeak effect is executed during the three games before the end of the advantageous RT, and the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or It is intended to give players a sense of expectation for winning regular bonuses or granting rights for RT Navi. Thus, the interest of the game can be improved by allowing the player to have an expectation even just before the end of the advantageous RT.

  In the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, when any of the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), or the regular bonus is won, the stop buttons 12L, 12C, Depending on the operating procedure of 12R, you can win the winning one of Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus (However, it will also win the bell or replay) You wo n’t win when you ’re).

  However, the operating procedures of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R for winning each of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), and regular bonus are mutually exclusive. For example, even if the big bonus (A) is not won by operating the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R in the operation procedure for winning the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) Or you may have won a regular bonus.

  Even if the case where the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won in the middle is excluded, the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R and the variable display device 2 It takes at least 4 games to find out that none of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) and regular bonus is won based on the derived display result. It becomes.

  In addition, when any of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus has been carried over and the replay is won, any of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R is selected. Even if you follow the procedure, be sure to win the replay. In addition, if you win the bell with the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus being carried over, you will win the bell almost. Even if a prize is missed, a big bonus (A), a big bonus (B), a big bonus (C) or a regular bonus cannot be won. Therefore, when winning the bell or replay, the player does not know whether the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won.

  If the start condition of continuous production including the case of winning the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus is satisfied, the liquid crystal is displayed over the period of up to 5 games from there. Although a continuous effect is executed on the display device 4, a game for winning the bell and replay may occur during the period in which the continuous effect is being executed. If you win the bell and replay during the continuous performance, you won't know if you have won any of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus.

  Here, when the maximum five games are selected as the number of continuous effects of the continuous effects, the continuous effects are continued longer than the number of types of exclusive bonuses in the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R. When winning the bell or replay, the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) and regular bonus winnings are completely blocked, so regardless of the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R Neither of these will prove to be winning.

  When 2 to 4 games are selected as the number of continuous games for continuous production, the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R is only the number of types of exclusive bonuses, so during the four internal lotteries As a matter of course, the expected value of the number of games won for either bell or replay and the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R are naturally smaller than the number obtained by adding the number of types of exclusive bonuses.

  As described above, only when 2 to 4 games of 4 or less, which is the number of types of the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), and the regular bonus, are selected as the number of continuous games of the continuous effect. Even if 5 games larger than this kind are selected, if the expected value of the number of games won for the bell or replay during this period is considered, a big bonus (A ), The big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), and the regular bonus are not all determined to be won. For this reason, it is not necessary to bother the player with a continuous performance that is executed after it is determined that none of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), and regular bonus is won. It will be a thing.

  In addition, the number of types of Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C), and Regular Bonus is the same as the expected value of the number of games won for the bell or replay during the continuous performance. However, it is possible to execute a continuous production with a large volume by increasing the number of continuous games of the continuous production. In order to increase the volume of selectable continuous effects, there is no need to increase the number of types of bonuses unnecessarily. There is no problem of complications.

  Further, four types of scenarios of A, B, C, and D are provided for each number of continuous games as a pattern of continuous effects, and any scenario pattern is selected at the start of the continuous effects. Here, when the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus is won, the scenario patterns of A, B, and C are 4%, 20%, and 76%, respectively. If none of these are selected, the scenario patterns A, B, and C are selected in proportions of 76%, 20%, and 4%, respectively.

  In this way, the continuous effect that is executed by changing the selection ratio of the scenario according to the difference in whether or not the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won. Depending on the scenario, the player can be given a sense of expectation for winning the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus, thereby improving the interest of the game. .

  Since the continuous production lasts for a period of 2 to 5 games, a new big bonus (A), big bonus (B), and big bonus (C) are added in the game during the continuous production. Or you may win one of the regular bonuses, and in addition to the watermelon and big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) You may win simultaneously with either of these. In other words, even if a continuous performance has already been performed, if the watermelon is won (the player cannot perceive from the outside unless winning a prize), the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus ( C) or a regular bonus will increase your sense of expectation.

  Continuous production is executed by selecting any scenario pattern from among multiple types of scenario patterns at the start, but if you win a watermelon after the continuous production starts, you will win the watermelon. In anticipation, it will be changed to a different scenario pattern. As a result, it is possible to produce an effect in line with an increase in the player's expectation, and to further enhance the interest of the game.

  In addition, as described above, if the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won, the disadvantageous RT can be terminated without waiting for the completion of the 200 games. The chance to win the Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus in disadvantaged RT is the Big Bonus (A) or Big Bonus (B) in the normal gaming state, rare RT or advantageous RT The chance to win a big bonus (C) or regular bonus is no different. Therefore, there is no particular advantage regarding the termination of disadvantaged RT.

  However, in the disadvantaged RT, there is a possibility of winning the replay B, and even before the 200 games have been consumed, if the replay B is won, the game state is controlled by the rare RT. If the gaming state is controlled by the rare RT, if the watermelon is won here, the gaming state is controlled by the advantageous RT, so that the chance to be controlled by the advantageous RT again occurs.

  That is, even before the 200 games have been consumed in the disadvantaged RT, and even if the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is not won, If the rare RT has a chance to control the gaming state, and if the rare RT is used to control the gaming state, the chance to control the gaming state again in the advantageous RT will be generated. For this reason, even when the gaming state is controlled to the disadvantageous RT, the player is not discouraged.

  Further, when a watermelon is won in the normal gaming state or rare RT, the gaming state is controlled to be advantageous RT, so that the player is notified of that fact on the liquid crystal display 4. . Here, in the game that won the watermelon, is the Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus won only by being notified that it is controlled to the advantageous RT? Information indicating whether or not is not notified.

  In this way, in the game that won the watermelon, only notification that the advantageous RT is controlled is performed, so that the player feels that the winning of the watermelon means the control to the advantageous RT. be able to. If the player has also won the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus, the big bonus (A), big bonus (B ), It is notified that the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won. It is possible to make the player feel surprised by the winning notification of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus performed thereafter, and to improve the interest of the game. it can.

  Moreover, even if the advantageous RT is a gaming state that is advantageous to a player whose medal payout rate exceeds 1, like the big bonus or regular bonus, the advantageous RT is lower than the big bonus or regular bonus. In this way, the player first thinks that the advantage is low (but not disadvantageous) advantageous RT, and the big bonus (A) directly connected to the big bonus or the regular bonus having higher advantage later, By notifying the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), or the regular bonus, the player's expectation can be more effectively enhanced, and the interest of the game can be further improved.

  Of the gaming states in the slot machine 1, the big bonus, the regular bonus, and the advantageous RT are advantageous for the player whose medal payout rate exceeds 1, but the normal gaming state, the rare RT, and the disadvantaged RT. Is a disadvantageous gaming state for a player whose medal payout rate is less than one. Here, even if it is said that the normal gaming state and the rare RT are gaming states in which the medal payout rate is less than 1 as in the case of the disadvantaged RT, considering the winning probability of each watermelon and cherry, in a relatively short period of time. It is a gaming state that ends. On the other hand, if the disadvantage RT is considered to be a big bonus (A), a big bonus (B), a big bonus (C) or a regular bonus, 200 games unless replay B is won, and the winning probability of these roles, It is a gaming state that lasts for a relatively long time.

  By the way, the big bonus, the regular bonus and the advantageous RT among the gaming states described above have a medal payout rate exceeding 1, so that a medal usually paid out by a small role winning is controlled while being controlled in these gaming states. Is more than the number of medals used to set the number of bets, and the number of medals held by the player will increase. While being controlled to such a big bonus or regular bonus, or advantageous RT, the bonus medium music and advantageous RT medium music are reproduced and output from the speakers 7L, 7R, and 7U, respectively, so that the player's hand medal can be obtained. We can enliven the process of increasing.

  In addition, since the normal gaming state and the rare RT are completed in a short period even if the payout rate of medals is less than 1, the decrease in the number of medals held by the player while being controlled in these gaming states is extremely small. Limited to a few. Therefore, the player's medal increases greatly while the gaming state is controlled only between the big bonus, regular bonus or advantageous RT, or the normal gaming state and the rare RT without being controlled by the disadvantaged RT. It means that there is a tendency.

  Thus, while the gaming state is controlled only between the big bonus, the regular bonus or the advantageous RT, or the normal gaming state and the rare RT without being controlled by the disadvantageous RT, it is first controlled to the advantageous RT there. In some cases, the number of net increase medals (total increase in total) from the time of exceeding 1,000 may exceed 1000.

  In the case of a big bonus or regular bonus when the net increase total is 1000 or less at the start, or advantageous RT, the bonus medium A and the advantageous RT A are reproduced and output, respectively, but the net total increase is 1000 at the start. The bonus medium music B and the advantageous RT medium music B are reproduced and output in the big bonus, the regular bonus, or the advantageous RT, respectively. In this way, by changing the music to be reproduced and output depending on whether or not the net increase total exceeds 1000, it is possible to sufficiently link the increase in the number of medals held by the player and the change in the music to be reproduced. It will be a thing.

  Furthermore, the number of times controlled to advantageous RT (advantageous RT series) while the gaming state is controlled only between the normal gaming state and the rare RT without being controlled by disadvantageous RT. If the number of villas exceeds 5 and the net increase exceeds 1000, the music played and output in the big bonus, regular bonus, or advantageous RT will be changed to the music in the premier bonus and the music in the premier advantageous RT, respectively. Is done. In this way, if the number of advantageous RT consecutive resorts exceeds five times, the music with the premier bonus RT and the music with the premier advantageous RT are reproduced and output, so that the player who has increased the number of advantageous RT consecutive resorts is very satisfied. be able to.

  In the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, the design for controlling the gaming state from the normal gaming state and the rare RT to the advantageous RT is a watermelon, but the watermelon has a big bonus (A) and a big bonus (B ), A bonus that can be won at the same time as the big bonus (C) or regular bonus. That is, when winning a watermelon in normal gaming state, rare RT and advantageous RT, not only the gaming state is controlled to advantageous RT but also big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular You can also expect to win bonuses.

  Further, the RAM 112 of the game control board 101 is initialized by changing the set value, but the value of the counter for counting the number of steps of the stepping motors that respectively constitute the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, and 3MR is not initialized. . For this reason, even after the set value is changed, the number of steps of the stepping motor (the number of steps counted by the counter of the RAM 112) constituting each of the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, and 3MR grasped by the CPU 111 is different from the actual number of steps. It is possible to prevent the player from perceiving that the set values have been changed because the excitation phases of the pulse signals are different and the reels 3L, 3C, 3R cannot start to rotate smoothly. .

In addition, the full tank sensor 90 checks whether or not the overflow tank is full once per game. If full tank is detected, the full tank error is controlled. However, this check is not performed when a replay prize has been won in the previous game (that is, when the replay game flag is set in the RAM 112).
If the player has won a replay in the previous game, the number of bets is set without the player inserting a medal, so the control unit 110 of the game control board 101 can be omitted by omitting a check for a full tank error that is unlikely to occur. The load applied to can be reduced.

  Further, the external output board 105 outputs a medal IN signal collectively when the start lever 11 is operated. When the medal IN signal is output every time a medal set as the bet number is inserted, if the bet number already set is canceled by operating the settlement button 16, the output medal IN signal needs to be canceled. End up. The medal IN signal is output when the bet number is set from the credit by operating the single BET button 14 or the MAX BET button 15 and when the actual bet is set from the medal slot 13 To do this, a separate program is required. By outputting the medal IN signal collectively when the start lever 11 is operated as in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, such inconvenience can be prevented.

  On the other hand, the external output board 105 outputs a medal OUT signal every time one medal is paid out from the hopper 80. If the medals OUT signal is output as many as the number of medals to be paid out when the medals are paid out based on the small role winning, the hopper 80 may actually receive an out of medal error. An error occurs between the paid-out medals. In addition, if the medal OUT signals are output in batches for the number of medals paid out at the end of the medal payout, the medal OUT signal output may be continued after the next game is started. Sex occurs. By outputting a medal OUT signal every time one medal is paid out from the hopper 80 as in the slot machine 1 according to this embodiment, such inconvenience can be prevented.

  In addition, various commands are transmitted from the game control board 101 to the effect control board 102 according to the progress of the game, but more than the command transmission buffer provided in the RAM 112 of the game control board 101. The command reception buffer provided in the RAM 122 of the effect control board 102 has a larger capacity. For this reason, even if a large number of commands are sent from the game control board 101 at a time, it is possible to store enough unprocessed commands on the side of the effect control board 102, so that the CPU 121 of the effect control board 102 performs processing. It is possible to prevent a command that cannot be generated from occurring and hinder the execution of the performance.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

  In the above embodiment, when the watermelon is won in the normal gaming state and the rare RT, the gaming state is controlled to the advantageous RT, and when the cherry is won in the normal gaming state and the rare RT, the game is played against the disadvantaged RT. It was supposed to control the state. In addition, when the Replay B is won in the disadvantaged RT, the gaming state is controlled to the rare RT.

  However, the symbols for controlling the gaming state in this way are not limited to the symbols of the winning combination such as the small combination or the re-playing combination, but the predetermined combination that is missed by the operating procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R. It is good also as a symbol of a lose that can be derived by winning and losing the role. For example, the watermelon wins a prize according to the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R (especially the operation timing of the right stop button 12R), but if this is missed, the pattern of "watermelon-watermelon-bell" The combination may be derived to any winning line.

  The symbol combination “watermelon-watermelon-bell” can be applied as an advantageous RT symbol for controlling from the normal gaming state, rare RT to advantageous RT. Also, a disadvantaged RT symbol for controlling the gaming state from the normal gaming state, the rare RT to the disadvantaged RT, and a disadvantaged RT puncture symbol for controlling the gaming state from the disadvantaged RT to the rare RT without waiting for 200 games to be digested. In addition, it is possible to apply a predetermined lose symbol that can be derived by missing a predetermined small combination or re-playing combination.

  Also, the advantageous RT symbol for controlling the gaming state from the normal gaming state or the rare RT to the advantageous RT and the disadvantaged RT symbol for causing the disadvantaged RT to control the gaming state are derived based on the winning flag of the same role. Can be. For example, although a watermelon is an advantageous RT symbol, a symbol combination that can be derived only by dropping a watermelon can be a disadvantageous RT symbol. The disadvantageous RT symbol may be a symbol of a predetermined winning combination, and the advantageous RT symbol may be a symbol derived by losing it.

  In the above embodiment, when the winning probability of the RT Navi lottery is not set when the big bonus is controlled, the RT Navi lottery in the big bonus is selected with a probability corresponding to the type of the winning combination. It was to be executed with the winning probability. However, when winning the RT Navi lottery with this big bonus, the winning probability of the RT Navi lottery applied with the subsequent big bonus is set, and with all the big bonus until this is canceled RT with the set winning probability Navigation lottery was to be held. However, in all the big bonuses, the RT navigation lottery may be performed with a winning probability selected with a probability corresponding to the type of winning combination.

  In the above embodiment, whether or not to execute the suggestion effect in each game in the big bonus in which the notification effect is not executed regardless of whether or not the RT navigation lottery is won, was determined by lottery. It is determined whether or not the suggestion effect is executed only in a predetermined game (for example, the 10th game, the 20th game, etc., or the next game in which the total number of payout medals exceeds 100, 200, etc.). It may be a thing. Here, among the games that decide whether or not to execute the suggestion effect, the RT navigation lottery will be performed by the game that is close to the end of the big bonus (for example, the 30th game, the game in which the total number of payout medals exceeds 400 games). When not winning, the suggestion effect may be always executed in the game.

  In the above embodiment, the selection probability of the suggestion effect pattern in the big bonus for which the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery was not set at the time of the control was determined according to the presence or absence of the RT navigation right. It was. However, the selection probability of the suggestion effect pattern may be determined according to the lottery result of the internal lottery regardless of the presence or absence of the RT navigation right.

  In the above embodiment, the winning probability of the RT navigation lottery is set when the so-called first win in the RT navigation lottery is performed, and in the subsequent big bonus, the RT navigation lottery is performed with the set winning probability and the winning of the RT navigation lottery When the probability is set, the selection probability of the suggestion effect pattern is determined with the probability according to the probability. On the other hand, instead of setting the winning probability of RT Navi, the number of RT Navi rights is set by winning the RT Navi lottery, and the big bonus ends until the set number of rights are used up RT navigation may be executed in a later normal gaming state. In this case, the selection probability of the suggestive effect pattern can be determined according to the set number of rights of RT navigation.

  In the above embodiment, there are four types of bonuses, that is, a big bonus (A), a big bonus (B), a big bonus (C), and a regular bonus. It was exclusive. For this reason, the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R are excluded except for the small bonus that is derived in preference to the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), and the regular bonus or the game that won the replay. 4 games (except for the bell or the game) until it is determined that none of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) and regular bonus is won by the operation of (Except for games won for replay).

  And the number of games until it turns out that none of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), and regular bonus is found, Depending on the expected value of the number of winning games for the replay, the bell that hinders the bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) and regular bonus from being won, It was set for 5 games.

  On the other hand, for example, in addition to the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), and the regular bonus, the big bonus (D 7 ). Considering the big bonus (B) and the big bonus (D), the symbols for the left and middle reels 3L and 3C are common to "blue 7". For the right reel 3R, “blue 7” and “white 7” have an arrangement interval of 3 frames. Is operated, both “White 7” and “Blue 7” can be stopped at the lower stage (or the upper stage and the middle stage).

  Therefore, the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (B) and the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning the big bonus (D) are not exclusive. Absent. Among the operation procedures for winning the big bonus (B), the operation procedure overlapping with the operation procedure for winning the big bonus (D) (after “Blue 7” is tempered on the left and middle reels 3L and 3C) If the right stop button 12R is operated third, the stop button 12R is operated at the timing when the 5th or 6th symbol of the right reel 3R is positioned on the winning line where the “blue 7” is tempered) When the stop button 12L, 12C, 12R is operated to lose or win a small role, it is not only determined that the big bonus (B) is not won, but also the big bonus (D) is not won. Prove.

  Of course, if the Big Bonus (D) that overlaps with the Big Bonus (B) is excluded, the Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C), and Regular Bonus are considered. The four types of bonuses have exclusive operation procedures for the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R for winning each other. Therefore, the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), big bonus (D) and regular bonus are selected according to the operation of the stop buttons 12L, 12C and 12R and the derived display result. The number of games required until it is determined that there is no game is 4 games.

  Here, there are five types of bonuses, Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C), Big Bonus (D), and Regular Bonus, but until it turns out that none has been won. Since the number of games required for is 4 games, if the other conditions are the same as those in the above embodiment, the number of continuous games for continuous production can be set to 5 games at the maximum.

  In the above embodiment, the winning flag of big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus overlaps with the winning flag of watermelon, bell, cherry, replay A or replay B. Reel 3L so that the winning of watermelon, bell, cherry, replay A or replay B is prioritized over big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus. 3C, 3R stop control is performed.

  On the other hand, the winning of Replay A or Replay B is prioritized over Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus, but Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B) The reels 3L, 3C, and 3R can be controlled to stop by giving priority to the big bonus (C) or regular bonus over the watermelon, bell, or cherry that is a small role.

  In this case, the number of continuous games in the continuous production is the number of bonus types (4) in which the operation procedures of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R for mutually winning the prize are exclusive, and the internal lottery performed during the continuous production. It may be determined according to the expected value of the number of games won for replay. Here, assuming that five games are to be continuously produced, the expected value of the number of games to be replayed before the game to be ended is, for example, 3 × 8993 / 65536≈0. Only 41. In other words, a game that does not know whether the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus has been won will not occur at random. The number may be determined in the same 4 games as the number of bonus types (4) exclusive to the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R for winning.

  In addition, when controlled to RT in the inside, the expected value of the number of games to be won by replay exceeds 1, but if the maximum number of games for continuous production is set to 5, before the continuous production ends in disadvantaged RT Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C), and Regular Bonus may be found to be not won, so it is the maximum continuous game that is executed in advantageous RT and internal RT The number can be set to 4 accordingly.

  In the above embodiment, the bonus winning notification effect is executed as a single game effect or a continuous effect that lasts for only two to five games. However, when it is determined that the bonus winning notification effect is executed, No limitation was imposed on what kind of effect to be executed as the bonus winning notification effect. Of course, if the continuous effect is selected as the bonus winning notification effect when the remaining number of games of advantageous RT and disadvantageous RT is small, the continuous effect may be executed before and after the end of advantageous RT or disadvantageous RT. . Therefore, the following restrictions may be set for selecting a specific effect in the bonus winning notification effect.

  First, when the number of disadvantaged RT remaining games is one game, regardless of whether the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won, Execution of the performance can be prohibited (however, the continuous performance that has already been performed is continuously performed as it is). In addition, even if the number of disadvantaged remaining RT games is 2 to 5 games, if any of the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), and the regular bonus is not won, the continuation game Regardless of the number, the execution of the continuous effect can be prohibited (however, the continuous effect already performed is continuously executed as it is). In these cases, only the execution of the single game effect is allowed as the bonus winning notification effect, and the presence / absence of the bonus winning can be notified by the single game effect.

  In addition, when the number of disadvantageous RT remaining games is 2 to 5 games, if any of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won, the disadvantageous RT remaining game Execution of continuous production that lasts longer than the number can be prohibited. For example, when the remaining number of disadvantaged RT games is 3, the continuous effects of 2 or 3 games can be executed, but the continuous effects of 4 or 5 games can be executed. It is not possible.

  By prohibiting the execution of continuous production under such conditions, the end timing of disadvantageous RT (Big Bonus (A), Big Bonus (B), Big Bonus (C) or Regular Bonus is won) When it is determined that there is no winning, the continuous production is not performed across the disadvantaged RT). This can prevent the player from paying attention to the continuous performance and making it difficult to understand the end of the disadvantaged RT. On the contrary, it is not necessary for the player to be concerned about the end of the disadvantaged RT and not to show the player the continuous effect so that the contents of the effect can be understood. It becomes. In addition, when the disadvantaged RT is approaching end (within the remaining 5 games), the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) and regular bonus are actually won. Although it is not done, it is possible to prevent the player from paying attention to the continuous performance and obscuring the end of the disadvantage RT (that is approaching).

  Also, if the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won, continuous production can be executed even if the number of remaining disadvantaged RT games is 5 or less. By doing so, it is possible to give the bonus winning notification effect an unexpectedness. In addition, the fact that the continuous production was performed after the remaining number of disadvantaged RT games was 5 games or less means that even if the production itself is not executed until the end, the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), The winning of the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is recognized by the player, and the premier performance can be enhanced.

  On the other hand, even if the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won as described above, the execution of the continuous performance may be prohibited. The winning of a role can be notified by a single game production. For this reason, even if the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), or the regular bonus is won, information indicating that is not notified to the player without causing a disadvantage. It will be finished.

  Note that the number of games remaining in the disadvantaged RT is larger than the five games in which the execution of the continuous performance is prohibited only when the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is not won. Regardless of whether or not you win the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus if the number is less than the predetermined number of games (2, 3 or 4 games) Execution of continuous production may be prohibited.

  Alternatively, when the remaining number of disadvantaged RT games is 5 games or less, the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or until the disadvantaged RT ends and the normal gaming state is reached. Regardless of whether one of the regular bonuses is won or not, execution of continuous production may be completely prohibited. If the remaining number of disadvantaged RT games is 5 games or less, whether or not the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won only in the single game effect. May be notified.

  Moreover, it is good also as what prohibits execution of the continuous production of the same number of continuing games as the number of remaining games of disadvantaged RT. In this case, since the execution of the continuous effect is completed before the game in which the disadvantageous RT ends is started, the above-described effect can be obtained more reliably.

  Further, even when the number of remaining advantageous RT games is equal to or less than a predetermined number of games (for example, five games), the execution of continuous effects is limited in the same manner as when the number of remaining disadvantaged RT games is five or less It may be a thing. This can prevent the player from paying attention to the continuous performance and making it difficult to understand the end of the advantageous RT. On the other hand, it is not necessary for the player to pay attention to the end of the advantageous RT and not to show the player the continuous performance so that the content of the performance can be understood. It becomes.

  In the above embodiment, the watermelon for allowing the advantageous RT to control the gaming state may be won simultaneously with the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus. However, the cherry for causing the disadvantaged RT to control the gaming state was not won simultaneously with the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C), or the regular bonus. Of course, cherries that allow the disadvantaged RT to control the gaming state are not only won independently, but may be won at the same time as the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus. It may be a role.

  In addition, when a player wins a cherry in a normal gaming state and a rare RT and is controlled to an unfavorable RT, it is the same as informing that the player is controlled to an advantageous RT by winning a watermelon in the above embodiment. In addition, it may be notified that the disadvantaged RT is controlled. Here, in a game in which a big bonus (A), a big bonus (B), a big bonus (C), or a regular bonus and a cherry are won at the same time, the game is controlled to a disadvantageous RT when winning the cherry in the game. In the game, information indicating whether the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won is not notified (or whether or not the winner is won). Without fail). And, for example, if the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus is won when the next game starts, information indicating the winning is notified. It can be.

  In this way, in the game that won the cherry, only the notification that it is controlled to the disadvantaged RT is performed, so that the player feels that the winning of the cherry means the control to the disadvantaged RT. be able to. And if you actually won the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C), or regular bonus, you can win big bonus (A), big bonus (B) in the subsequent games. The fact that the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is won will be notified. It is possible to make the player feel surprised by notifying the winning of the big bonus (A), big bonus (B), big bonus (C) or regular bonus made thereafter, and to improve the interest of the game. Can do. In addition, since the notification that the disadvantaged RT is controlled is performed first, the winning of the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) or the regular bonus is notified, so that the disadvantaged RT is controlled. It is possible to suddenly give a sense of expectation to a player who has been discouraged and to improve the interest of the game.

  In the above embodiment, the assumed number of payouts in the big bonus based on the winnings of the big bonuses (A) to (C) that have been elected alone is larger than the prescribed value of the total number of payout medals as the end condition of the big bonus, 465 When the number exceeds 466, the RT navigation lottery will not be performed even if the big bonus continues. However, the relationship between the prescribed value of the assumed number of payouts for which the RT navigation lottery is not performed and the prescribed value of the total number of payout medals as the end condition of the big bonus is not limited to this.

  The specified value of the assumed number of payouts can be set to an arbitrary number larger than the specified value of the total number of payout medals as a condition for ending the big bonus. However, the difference needs to be set appropriately so as not to be too large. For example, when the selected small role is dropped several times (or even once), the total number of medals to be paid out in the big bonus is the specified number. It is preferable that the game is determined so as to be the same as the game that reaches the specified number and the game that reaches the specified number of payouts.

  Further, the prescribed number of payout medals as a condition for ending the big bonus controlled by winning the big bonuses (A) to (C) may be different depending on the type of the big bonus won. The assumed number of payouts at which no lottery is performed can also be determined to be different for each type of big bonus. For example, when the big bonus controlled by winning the big bonus (C) ends when the total number of payout medals exceeds 120, RT until the assumed payout number exceeds 121 for the big bonus. A navigation lottery may be performed.

  In the present invention, the RT navigation lottery is not performed when the assumed payout number exceeds 465, which is the same as the specified value of the total number of payout medals, which is a condition for terminating the big bonus. It is not excluded that the RT navigation lottery is not performed when the number is exceeded.

  In the above embodiment, as the gaming state of the bonus controlled by winning the special role, the big bonus controlled by winning the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), and the big bonus (C), and the regular bonus There are regular bonuses controlled by winning a prize, but in place of or in addition to these, a bonus bonus is provided as a special role, and the gaming state of the challenge bonus can be controlled by winning the prize. .

  When the gaming state is the challenge bonus, the maximum stop delay time for the right reel 3R is shortened from the normal 190 milliseconds to 75 milliseconds, and only one frame can be drawn, but depending on the result of the internal lottery It is possible to win prizes such as watermelon, bell, and cherry (that is, the winning flags of these prizes are set regardless of the internal lottery). That is, regardless of the result of the internal lottery, a small role can be won according to the operation procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R. The gaming state of the challenge bonus can be ended when, for example, the number of medals paid out to the player exceeds 254.

  If the RT navigation lottery is performed even in a game in the game state of the challenge bonus, and the RT navigation is to be performed in the normal game state after the game state of the challenge bonus is completed, The lottery is conducted before the assumed number of medals to be paid out exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 255) when it is assumed that a prize is always awarded to the bell with the largest number of medals to be paid out among the small roles in each game in the challenge bonus. Can be up to. Even if the assumed number of payouts does not exceed the predetermined number, the RT navigation lottery is not performed when the challenge bonus is completed, as in the case of the big bonus in the above embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, when the game state is controlled to the big bonus or the regular bonus, the bonus medium music is reproduced and output from the speakers 7L, 7R and 7U, and when the game state is controlled to the advantageous RT, the advantageous music during the advantageous RT is reproduced. When the player is in a game state other than that, the normal music is reproduced and output. Here, when the total number of added nets exceeds 1000 and the number of advantageous RT consecutive games is 5 times or more, the bonus medium music to be reproduced and output during the bonus is changed to the premier bonus medium music. The advantageous RT medium music to be reproduced and output was changed to the premier advantageous RT music, but in other game states, the net increase total exceeded 1000 and the number of advantageous RT consecutive resorts was 5 times or more. Even so, the music that was played back was the same as the normal music.

  However, if the total increase exceeds 1000 (or the number of advantageous RT consecutive games is 5 or more), even if the game state is other than the big bonus, regular bonus, and advantageous RT, the normal music It is good also as what reproduces and outputs the music different from. Other than Big Bonus, Regular Bonus, and Advantageous RT, the net increase is over 1000 (or the number of Advantageous RT resorts is more than 5). It is considered that the total number of net increase is reduced while in a rare RT and in these gaming states, but since it is not a gaming state that can be probabilistically continued for a long period of time, Even if the total number of net increases may be less than 1000, there is no particular problem.

  In the above embodiment, when the net total increase of medals while the game continues without being controlled by disadvantageous RT exceeds 1000, the number of advantageous RT consecutive resorts becomes 5 or more. If so, the premier bonus medium music is reproduced and output as the bonus medium music, and the premier advantageous RT medium music is reproduced and output as the advantageous RT medium music. On the other hand, in addition to or instead of the number of advantageous RT consecutive bonuses, while the game continues without being controlled by the disadvantaged RT, it is assumed that a bonus (including only a big bonus or a regular bonus is included) Depending on the number of times controlled, the type of the bonus medium music reproduced and output during the bonus and / or the advantageous RT medium music reproduced and output during the advantageous RT may be changed.

  For example, if the total increase in medals exceeds 1000 while the game continues without being controlled by disadvantaged RT, and the number of advantageous RT consecutive games is 5 times or more, the gaming status is further reduced to disadvantaged RT If the number of times controlled by the big bonus is 3 times or more while the game continues without being controlled, the bonus bonus song is played and output as the bonus song, but if it is less than 3, The bonus medium B may be reproduced and output. If the number of times controlled by the big bonus is 3 times or more, the music A in the premier bonus is reproduced and output, but if it is less than 3, the music B in the premier bonus may be reproduced and output.

  In the above-described embodiment, the net increase in the number of medals while the game continues without being controlled by the disadvantageous RT starts counting when the medals are first controlled to the advantageous RT. However, for example, the big bonus (A), the big bonus (B), the big bonus (C) and the regular bonus are won in the disadvantaged RT, and based on this, the gaming state is changed to the big bonus and the regular bonus before the advantageous RT. It may be controlled. In such a case, the net increase in the number of medals while the game continues without being controlled by the disadvantaged RT may be started when the big bonus or the regular bonus is first controlled.

  In the above embodiment, when the game state is controlled to the big bonus or the regular bonus, the bonus medium music is reproduced and output from the speakers 7L, 7R and 7U, and when the game state is controlled to the advantageous RT, the advantageous music during the advantageous RT is reproduced. It was supposed to be output. There are three types of bonus medium music: bonus medium music A, bonus medium B and premier bonus medium music. Advantageous RT medium music is advantageous RT medium music A, advantageous RT medium B and premier advantage RT. There were three types of medium music. Which music is played and output during bonus and advantageous RT is controlled by advantageous RT first while the game continues without being controlled by disadvantaged RT. The number of medals from the beginning of the game and the number of advantageous RT villas were decided.

  On the other hand, the effects during the bonus and advantageous RT may be performed by other effect means instead of or in addition to the reproduction of the bonus medium music and the advantageous RT music. For example, when the gaming state is controlled to a big bonus or a regular bonus, a bonus medium image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 4, and when the gaming state is controlled to an advantageous RT, an advantageous RT image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 4. Also good.

  Here, the bonus medium image is provided with three types of bonus medium A, bonus medium B and premier bonus medium corresponding to the bonus medium A, bonus medium B and premier bonus medium. There are three types of images during RT corresponding to advantageous RT medium A, advantageous RT medium B, and premier advantageous RT medium, advantageous RT medium A, advantageous RT medium B, and premier advantageous RT medium image. It can be. Which image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 4 during the bonus or advantageous RT, the net increase in medals from the time when it was first controlled to the advantageous RT while the game continued without being controlled by the disadvantaged RT It can be determined according to the number of sheets and the number of advantageous RT villas.

  In the above embodiment, when 200 games are digested in the disadvantaged RT, the game state returns to the normal game state. However, even if the player wins Replay B in the disadvantaged RT, the game state is only controlled by the rare RT. The normal gaming state was not controlled. On the other hand, when a predetermined combination is won in the disadvantaged RT, the game state may be controlled to a predetermined game state for a short period of time, and when the number of games in the predetermined game state is consumed, the normal game state may be restored. .

FIG. 10 is a game state transition diagram according to this modification. In this modification, a predetermined gaming state controlled for a short period is a rare RT and is controlled only for three games.
Since the rare RT in this example has a game state with a limited number of games, the disadvantageous RT is limited to the number of games in order to control the rare RT with a winning of a predetermined role (replay B) from the disadvantageous RT. It is assumed that there is no gaming state. The replay winning probability (total probability) in each gaming state in this modified example is the same as that in the above embodiment, but in addition to the above-described replay A and replay B, replay C (JAC-Bell) -JAC) and Replay D (JAC-Bell-Bell).

  The replay C is used to control the gaming state in the advantageous RT, but the replay C is not won at least in the disadvantaged RT. The winning probability of Replay C in the normal gaming state is equivalent to the winning probability of watermelon in the above embodiment. The replay D is used as a role for causing the disadvantaged RT to control the gaming state, but the replay D is not won at least in the rare RT and the advantageous RT. The winning probability of Replay D in the normal gaming state is equal to the winning probability of Cherry in the above embodiment. In the normal gaming state, Replay B is not won. It is assumed that the other replay winning is that of Replay A.

  Note that the number of rare RT continuation games here is not limited to three games, and can be any number of games of one or more games, but it should not be too long. At least the number of continuous games of advantageous RT and the reciprocal of the winning probability of Replay B in disadvantageous RT must be smaller. Further, it is preferable that the replay C and the replay D in the normal gaming state are less than the reciprocal of the total winning probability.

  In the slot machine according to this modification, the game state is controlled to the advantageous RT when winning the replay C in the normal gaming state, and the gaming state is controlled to the disadvantaged RT when winning the replay D in the normal gaming state. The disadvantageous RT is a gaming state that is controlled without limitation of the number of games, but since the replay C is not won in the disadvantageous RT, the disadvantageous RT is not directly controlled to the advantageous RT. That is, there is no chance that the gaming state is controlled from the disadvantaged RT to the advantageous RT.

  However, even if it is controlled to disadvantageous RT, if you win Replay B here, the gaming state will be controlled to rare RT that ends with only 3 games, and if you only consume 3 games with rare RT, it will be normal again The game state is controlled. If it is controlled to the normal gaming state, a chance to win the replay C and be controlled to the advantageous RT will be obtained again. In other words, even if it is once controlled to the disadvantaged RT, there is a chance to be controlled to the normal gaming state via the rare RT based on the Replay B winning, and if it is controlled to the normal gaming state by taking advantage of this chance, it will be controlled to the advantageous RT. There will also be a chance to For this reason, even if the gaming state is controlled to disadvantageous RT, the player is not discouraged.

In the above embodiment, the liquid crystal display 4 is provided on the upper portion of the variable display device 2 in a size smaller than that of the variable display device 2, and effects such as notification effects are executed here. However, the present invention is not applied only to the slot machine having such a structure.
FIG. 11 is a front view showing the overall configuration of the slot machine in the modification. In the slot machine 1 of FIG. 11, a variable display device 2 including three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R is provided on the upper front side. On the lower side of the variable display device 2 and at a substantially central position on the front surface side of the slot machine 1, a liquid crystal display 4 is provided as an effect unit.

  In the slot machine 1 of FIG. 11, the variable display device 2 is set with eight pay lines configured by selecting the upper or lower stage for each of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, as shown in FIG. Of the eight winning lines, the two winning lines shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B are set for the symbols arranged in a straight line, and the six winning lines shown in FIGS. 12C to 12H are used. The winning line is set for symbols arranged in a non-linear (bent) shape. When a combination display mode to be described later is derived on any of these eight winning lines, the combination is won.

  All of the symbols drawn on the reels 3L, 3C, 3R constituting the variable display device 2 have the same simple shape (for example, ◯) and are different only in color. In the slot machine 1 of FIG. 11, for example, there are two types of special bonuses, a big bonus (1) and a big bonus (2). Some small roles may be missed depending on the operating procedure of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R (the combination of symbols of the missing roles is the same color), but the big bonus (1), big bonus (2) Both of them are roles that will not be missed when winning.

  The combination of symbols on the winning line of the variable display device 2 for the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2) is “red-blue-green” and “red-purple-green”, and is not necessarily required at the time of winning. These symbol combinations are not necessarily aligned. Conversely, even if the symbol combinations “red-blue-green” and “red-purple-green” are arranged in a straight line in the middle or diagonal line, the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2) is not won.

  On the other hand, the liquid crystal display 4 is larger than the variable display device 2 in terms of size, and when the player (assuming an average height) sits in front of the slot machine 1, Since it is provided at a position where the height is reached, the variable display device 2 is also easily visible. In the liquid crystal display 4, the effect symbols are variably displayed / stopped by the virtual reels displayed as moving images in accordance with the rotation / stop of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R of the variable display device 2.

  However, the combination of effect symbols derived to the virtual reel when winning the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2) is an effect symbol that can be derived even if no winning combination is won. It is a combination. From the display result of the variable display device 2, it is difficult to recognize that the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2) are won, and the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2) are won. However, the big bonus winning effect in the above embodiment is not executed (however, the notification effect described later may be executed), and has won the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2). Is not understood by the production.

  In addition, when a winning small combination is won, the type of the winning small combination is notified on the liquid crystal display 4. In this case, it is necessary for the player to look at the variable display device 2 that is more difficult to see than the liquid crystal display 4 and operate the stop buttons 12L, 12C, and 12R in synchronization with the variation of the symbols. However, in other cases, the player can proceed with the game only by looking at the effect symbols derived on the virtual reel of the liquid crystal display 4 that is easily visible.

  Next, a first example of the game in the slot machine 1 of FIG. 11 and effects related to the game will be described. In this example, both the big bonus controlled by winning the big bonus (1) and the big bonus controlled by winning the big bonus (2) have the same payout number of medals as the end condition, and the game playability is also the same. The same. However, after the end of the big bonus based on the big bonus (1), the game is controlled in the normal gaming state. On the other hand, after the big bonus based on the big bonus (2) is ended, a predetermined end condition is satisfied. Until then, the gaming state is controlled to RT (the advantageous RT and the replay winning probability in the above embodiment are equal).

  In the slot machine of the first example, a notification effect for notifying the RT that the gaming state is controlled is executed after the big bonus controlled based on the big bonus (2) is completed. A lottery for determining the execution timing of the notification effect is performed when the big bonus (2) is won, and when the big bonus (2) is won according to the result of the lottery, or a big bonus based on the big bonus (2) is awarded. When it is finished, the notification effect is executed. The distribution probability of the execution timing of the notification effect can also be selected by the player.

  In addition, while the game state is controlled by the big bonus regardless of whether the game is based on the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2), the game state is controlled by RT after the big bonus ends. The suggestion effect that suggests the possibility of being performed is executed according to the determination in each game (except when the notification effect is executed when the big bonus (2) is won).

  The execution probability of the suggestion effect in the big bonus when it is decided to execute the notification effect at the end of the big bonus by winning the big bonus (2), the suggestion effect in the big bonus based on the winning of the big bonus (1) (However, in the case of the big bonus based on the big bonus (2) winning, the execution probability of the suggested directing at a certain rate is the big bonus based on the winning of the big bonus (1). Execution probabilities may be different). In addition, when a winning combination based on the big bonus (1) is won and the winning medal number exceeds 465, the suggestion effect can be executed.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the first modified example, when the notification effect for notifying that the RT is controlled after the end of the big bonus is not executed, the big bonus (1) is won. There is a case that the big bonus is based on, and is not controlled by RT after the end. However, although it is a big bonus based on the big bonus (2) and is controlled by RT after the end, it is notified at the end of the big bonus. There is a case where it is determined to execute the production.

  Here, it is difficult for the player to identify the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2) winning from the display result of the variable display device 2, and the big bonus (2) is won and the notification effect is immediately given. Except for the notification effect when it is decided to execute, no effect is executed even if the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2) are won. For this reason, the player often misses the winning of the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2), which is the opportunity for the big bonus to control the gaming state. Since the player could not recognize the big bonus (1) and big bonus (2) prizes to that kind, even if the notification effect is not executed, the player still has to wait until the big bonus ends. It can be expected to be controlled by RT, and the interest of the game can be improved.

Further, when it is determined that the notification effect is to be executed at the end of the big bonus, the suggestion effect may be performed more frequently than the big bonus based on the big bonus (1) winning. Can also draw the player's interest.
Even if the big bonus ends without the suggestion effect being executed only when the big bonus (2) with RT control is controlled based on the big bonus, the player's interest in the suggestion effect is Can be directed. By allowing the player to select the distribution probability of the execution timing of the notification effect, it becomes possible to play the game according to the preference of each player.

  In the above description, the notification effect execution timing is determined to be the timing of winning the big bonus (2) or the end timing of the big bonus based on the winning, but the notification effect is at least at the end timing of the big bonus. If it is determined to execute, the arbitrary timing until the big bonus based on the winning of the big bonus (2) ends can be determined as the execution timing of the notification effect. Either the big bonus (2) winning prize, 10 game exhaustion, or big bonus end time may be determined as the execution timing of the notification effect.

  Next, a second example of the game in the slot machine 1 of FIG. 11 and effects related to the game will be described. In this example, the big bonus controlled by winning the big bonus (1) is a normal big bonus that ends by paying out more than 255 medals, but the big bonus controlled by winning the big bonus (2) The bonus is a super big bonus that ends with paying out more than 465 medals. Both the big bonus based on the big bonus (1) winning and the big bonus based on the big bonus (2) winning have the same game characteristics other than the number of medals to be paid out as the end condition.

  In the slot machine of the second example, a notification effect is issued to notify that the controlled big bonus is a super big bonus that is continued until the number of payout medals exceeds 465. A lottery that determines the execution timing of the notification effect is performed when the big bonus (2) is won, and when the big bonus (2) is won according to the result of the lottery, or the super big bonus is based on the big bonus (2) winning The notification effect is executed when the total number of payout medals exceeds 255. The distribution probability of the execution timing of the notification effect can also be selected by the player.

  Regardless of whether the big bonus (1) is a normal big bonus based on a prize or the big bonus (2) is a super big bonus, it is 465 until the total number of medals paid out in the big bonus exceeds 255. A suggestion effect that suggests the possibility of a super big bonus that ends with the payout of more than one medal is executed according to the decision in each game (however, the notification effect is given when winning the big bonus (2)) Except when is executed).

  When the big bonus (2) is won and the notification effect is decided to be executed at the end of the big bonus, the execution probability of the suggestion effect until the total number of payout medals exceeds 255 with the super big bonus is the big bonus ( The execution probability of the suggested effect in the normal big bonus based on the winning of 1) is the same (however, in the big bonus based on the winning of the big bonus (2), the execution probability of the suggested effect is a big bonus ( The execution probability of the suggestive effect may be different from the big bonus based on the winning of 1)). Further, when a winning combination based on the Big Bonus (1) is won and the winning medal number exceeds 255, the suggestion effect can be executed.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the second modification, when the notification effect for notifying that the bonus bonus payout medal is continued even if the total number exceeds 255, the big bonus is not executed. It may be a normal big bonus based on the winning of (1) and it ends with a payout exceeding 255, but it is a super big bonus based on winning of the big bonus (2) and 465 even if it exceeds 255 In some cases, it is determined that the notification effect is executed when the total number of payout medals exceeds 255.

  Here, it is difficult for the player to identify the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2) winning from the display result of the variable display device 2, and the big bonus (2) is won and the notification effect is immediately given. Except for the notification effect when it is decided to execute, no effect is executed even if the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2) are won. For this reason, the player often misses the winning of the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2), which is the opportunity for the big bonus to control the gaming state. The player could not recognize the big bonus (1) and big bonus (2) prizes until that type, so even if the notification effect is not executed, the player still has to pay out more than 265 medals. It can be expected that the big bonus will continue until the number exceeds 465, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  Furthermore, when it is determined to execute the notification effect when the total number of payout medals exceeds 255, the execution probability of the suggestion effect is made higher than the normal big bonus based on the winning of the big bonus (1). With this, it is possible to direct the player's interest to suggestive effects. Even if the number of payout medals exceeds 255 without the suggestion effect being executed, it is only when the super big bonus is controlled based on the big bonus (2) winning that continues until it exceeds 465. Can attract the player's interest. By allowing the player to select the distribution probability of the execution timing of the notification effect, it becomes possible to play the game according to the preference of each player.

  In the above description, the notification effect execution timing is determined to be the timing when winning the big bonus (2) or the timing when the total number of payout medals exceeds 265, but at least the total number of payout medals. If there is a case where it is determined that the notification effect is to be executed at a timing exceeding 265, the arbitrary timing until the total number of payout medals exceeds 265 can be determined as the execution timing of the notification effect. The timing for winning the big bonus (2), the timing when the total number of payout medals exceeds 100, or the timing when the total number of payout medals exceeds 265 may be determined as the execution timing of the notification effect.

  In the above embodiment, both the RAM 112 of the game control board 101 and the RAM 122 of the effect control board 102 are backed up by the battery, and the stored data is stored even when the power of the slot machine 1 is turned off. It was to be retained. However, only the RAM 112 of the game control board 101 needs to be backed up by the battery, and the RAM 122 of the effect control board 102 does not back up the battery and stores the data stored when the power of the slot machine 1 is turned off. May disappear.

  In the above embodiment, the door opening sensor 95 detects that the front door is in an open state, and a door opening signal of the security signal is output from the external output board 105 based on the detection signal. It was a thing. However, the door opening sensor 95 may detect that the key for opening the front door is released. In this case, even if the front door is not actually opened, If the key is released, that is, if the door opening sensor 95 detects that the front door is openable, the door opening signal of the security signal is output from the external output board 105. Can do.

  Further, the detection signal of the door opening sensor 95 is input to the game control board 101, and when the door opening sensor 95 detects that the front door is in the open state, the CPU 111 of the game control board 101 A predetermined command indicating that may be transmitted to the effect control board 102. The CPU 121 of the presentation control board 102 that has received the predetermined command indicates that the front door is in an open state, for example, displays a predetermined message on the liquid crystal display 4 or reproduces a door opening sound to reproduce the speaker 7L, It is good also as what is output from 7R and 7U. The volume level for outputting the door opening sound is preferably the maximum level.

  Inside the slot machine 1, there are disposed boards equipped with control circuits for performing various controls, a setting switch 91 for changing set values, and the like. Must be opened. However, these operations are operations that a player cannot originally perform, and the fact that the front door of the slot machine 1 is opened by a person who is not a store clerk of the game store means that the player has been cheating. It is very likely that By notifying the opening of the front door by displaying a message on the liquid crystal display 4 or by outputting a door opening sound, the store clerk of the amusement store can easily detect that an illegal act is being performed. Become.

  In the above embodiment, the RAM 112 of the game control board 101 is initialized by changing the set value. However, the counter for counting the number of steps of the stepping motors constituting the reel motors 3ML, 3MC, and 3MR, respectively. Only the value was not initialized. This prevents the player from perceiving that the setting values are changed because the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R cannot start rotating smoothly after the setting values are changed.

  In contrast, when the slot machine 1 is activated regardless of whether or not the setting value has been changed, that is, whether or not the slot machine 1 has been activated with the setting key switch 92 turned ON, the stepping motor step is performed. The counter value for counting the numbers may be initialized so that each excitation phase of the stepping motor is always excited in the initial pattern. In this case, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R behave the same immediately after activation regardless of whether or not the setting value is changed, so that the player is informed that the setting value has been changed. Can be prevented.

  In the above embodiment, the CPU 121 of the effect control board 102 performs the effect process in accordance with the command sent from the game control board 101. Of course, the commands sent from the game control board 101 are placed in a first-in first-out command reception buffer, and it is assumed that no processing is lost in the commands sequentially placed in the command reception buffer. In addition, a signal corresponding to the player's operation was not directly output to the CPU 121 of the effect control board 102.

  On the other hand, a touch panel capable of detecting the position touched by the player is provided as an effect operating means on the front surface of the liquid crystal display 4 controlled by the CPU 121 of the effect control board 102, and touched on this touch panel. A signal corresponding to the selected position may be output to the CPU 121 of the effect control board 102. And CPU121 shall perform an effect process according to the signal corresponding to the touch position detected by the touch panel in addition to the command received from the game control board 101. FIG.

  In addition, a command simulator (test game control board) can be connected to the effect control board 102 in place of the normal game control board 102 before shipment from the factory, and input from the command simulator. Based on various inspection commands, it is possible to inspect each effect means connected to the effect control board 102 and effect operation means such as a touch panel.

  Here, when receiving an inspection command for inspecting the operation of the touch panel, the CPU 121 displays, for example, a message “Please touch” on the liquid crystal display 4 on the rear surface while validating the entire surface of the touch panel. Whether or not a touch operation is detected can be checked. In this case, until a touch operation on the touch panel is detected, the CPU 121 can prohibit command reception interrupt processing and prohibit reception of new commands.

  In this way, when the inspection command for inspecting the operation of the touch panel is received and the operation of the touch panel is performed accordingly, the command reception interrupt process is prohibited until the touch operation is detected, and the reception of a new command is prohibited. Therefore, even if a new command is received between the reception of the inspection command and the detection of the touch operation, the processing based on the new command is not performed. For this reason, even when an inspection command is erroneously transmitted without waiting for completion of the operation check of the touch panel, the operation check of the touch panel can be normally performed. Note that the same operation can be performed when an effect operation means other than the touch panel, for example, a button or a dial is applied as the effect operation means.

  In the above embodiment, the stop control table is selected in advance based on the setting status of the winning flag, the stop position of the symbol is determined with reference to the stop control table when the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are stopped, and the stop The slot machine that stops the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R by the table system that stops the reel at the position has been described as an example. In contrast, based on the current symbol position when the stop condition is satisfied and the setting status of the winning flag, pull-in control is performed so that the symbol of the winning symbol is aligned, or the symbol of the symbol that is not winning The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine that stops the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R by a control method in which the removal control is performed so as not to be aligned.

  In the control method, when the operation of the stop button 12L, 12C, 12R is detected, the corresponding reels 3L, 3C, 3R are 190 milliseconds from the currently displayed symbol (the right reel 3R during the challenge bonus). Within 75 milliseconds) (within the range of 5 frames in total including the displayed symbol and the amount of pull-in (2 frames for the right reel 3R during the challenge bonus)) Then, it is determined whether or not there is a winning symbol for which the winning flag is set.

  If there is a symbol with a winning flag set (determined from the symbol of the role that is given priority for derivation in duplicate wins), select the symbol for winning the winning combination and select the winning line (already stopped) When there is a reel, the winning display mode can be derived along with the symbols on the stopped reel. Otherwise, a symbol for not winning any combination is selected and derived. That is, even when the stop of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is controlled by this control method, it can be derived by stopping the symbols within the range of the maximum stop delay time after the operation of the stop buttons 12L, 12C, 12R is detected. The display mode corresponding to the setting status of the winning flag is derived as the display result of the variable display device 2.

  In the above embodiment, the variable display device 2 includes the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R in which a plurality of symbols are arranged in a predetermined order on the outer peripheral portion, and the symbols are driven by rotational driving of these reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. Was variably displayed. However, it is also possible to use a device that virtually displays a symbol on a display device such as a liquid crystal display device instead of the variable display device 2 as described above.

  In the above-described embodiment, the slot machine to which medals are applied as a game medium used for setting the number of bets and giving game value associated with winning is described as an example. However, the slot machine embodying the present invention may be a slot machine (so-called parrot) to which a game ball used in a pachinko gaming machine is applied as a game medium. When a game ball is used as a game medium, for example, one medal can correspond to five game balls.

  In a so-called parrot, game balls used as game media are stored in a storage tray in the same physical form, and when the player operates the BET button, the game balls stored in the storage tray (upper plate) are stored. The number of game balls corresponding to the BET operation is taken into the parrot via a predetermined take-in route. The number of bets for playing one game is set by the game balls taken inside.

  In addition, when the player operates the checkout button in the parrot, if the bet number has already been set (except when the bet number is automatically set after the replay win), it depends on the set bet number. A number of game balls are discharged to the lower pan provided at the bottom of the slot machine. If the bet number is not set (including the case where the bet number is settled first), the game balls stored in the storage tray are discharged to the lower tray through a predetermined route. The lower plate is provided with a hole through which a game ball stored by a player operating a predetermined lever is passed through the lower plate, and the game ball box (so-called dollar box) is placed under the lower plate. If operated, the game ball owned by the player can be easily transferred to the game ball box.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the overall structure of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a control circuit of the slot machine of FIG. 1. (A) is a timing chart showing the output status of the medal IN signal, and (b) is a timing chart showing the output status of the medal OUT signal. It is a figure which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol on each reel which comprises a variable display apparatus. (A) is a figure which shows the symbol combination of the winning combination, (b) is a figure which shows the example of the winning combination table according to gaming state. FIG. 21 is a game state transition diagram in the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the selection probability of the pattern of suggestion production. It is a flowchart which shows the process performed in order that the control part of a production | presentation control board may perform RT navigation, a navigation right provision, and a navigation right provision notification production. It is a flowchart which shows the process performed in order that the control part of a production | presentation control board may perform RT navigation, a navigation right provision, and a navigation right provision notification production. It is a transition diagram of the gaming state in the slot machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view showing the whole structure of the slot machine concerning a modification. FIG. 12 is a view showing a pay line set in the variable display device of the slot machine of FIG. 11.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 2 Variable display device 4 Liquid crystal display 7L, 7R, 7U Speaker 11 Start lever 12L, 12C, 12R Stop button 13 Medal slot 14 Single BET button 15 MAXBET button 101 Game control board 111 CPU
112 RAM
113 ROM
102 Production control board 121 CPU
122 RAM
123 ROM

Claims (1)

A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each capable of being identified,
In the slot machine capable of deriving a display result after variably displaying the variable display unit and generating a prize according to the display result,
Prior determination means for determining a display result that allows derivation from a plurality of types of display results including a special display result accompanied by a transition to a special gaming state advantageous to the player before the display result is derived;
Derivation control means for deriving a display result on the variable display unit according to a determination result of the prior determination means;
Special gaming state control means for controlling the gaming state to the special gaming state until an end condition is satisfied when the special display result is derived;
A specific determining means for determining whether or not to grant a specific right to control to a specific state advantageous to a player different from the special gaming state when controlled to the special gaming state;
Specific right granting means for granting the specific right when the specific decision means decides to grant the specific right;
Specific state control means for controlling to the specific state after the end of the special gaming state when the specific right is granted when the special gaming state ends;
When it is controlled to the special gaming state, the suggestion effect execution means for executing the suggestion effect suggesting the possibility of giving the specific right by the specific determination means,
The suggestion effect execution means includes:
When it is determined by the specific determination means that the specific right is to be granted, information indicating that the specific right has been determined is notified prior to the end of the special gaming state or Notification time determining means for determining whether to notify when the special gaming state ends;
Specific determination notification means for notifying information indicating that it is determined to grant the specific right at a timing according to a determination result of the notification timing determination means;
When the special game state ends without being determined to grant the specific right by the specific determination means, the suggestion effect is always executed by the suggestion effect execution means while being controlled to the special game state. ,
The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the specific determination unit determines whether or not to grant the specific right even when the specific state is controlled.

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