JP2016016120A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of avoiding a penalty due to an operation mistake in a normal performance state by using a freeze performance (a reel performance).SOLUTION: When a reel performance start condition is established, the game machine executes a reel performance of rotating all reels R1-R3. When a reel performance termination condition is established, the game machine terminates the reel performance. A reel performance start condition is to become a normal performance state in which it is designated to first operate a left stop button B1. As the reel performance termination condition, the reel performance is terminated on the basis of an event that an operation by the left stop button B1 is executed during the reel performance. When restarting a progress of the game, the left reel R1 is made to stop on the basis of the stop operation of the left stop button B1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine (rotational gaming machine, slot machine) having a plurality of reels having symbols arranged on an outer peripheral surface is known. This type of gaming machine gives a certain game value to game media such as medals and pachinko balls, and performs a game for acquiring such game media. In addition, this type of gaming machine has an internal lottery triggered by the player's rotation start operation and starts rotating a plurality of reels, and the player's stop operation triggers an aspect according to the result of the internal lottery. The control is performed to stop a plurality of reels.

  Three reels are arranged on the left and right, and there are left, middle, and right reels. Correspondingly, there are a left stop button for a left reel stop operation, a middle stop button for a middle reel stop operation, and a right stop button for a right reel stop operation. By sequentially pressing these three stop buttons while the three reels are rotating, the reels corresponding to the stop buttons are sequentially stopped.

  The game result is determined by the symbol combination displayed on the winning determination line (valid line) when the three reels are stopped, and medals are paid out according to the game result. That is, when a symbol is stopped by a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery on the active line, the winning combination is won, and a medal is paid out. The combination includes a bonus combination such as a big bonus that generates a bonus game when winning.

  In the slot machine, after winning the above-mentioned winning combination, if the symbol is stopped with a predetermined symbol combination on the active line as described above, the winning combination is won. In the reel stop control, when a winning combination is won, control is performed such that the symbol is drawn on the active line with the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination, but a stop button as a stop operation of the player Depending on the timing of the operation, the winning combination may not be won.

  In other words, in a slot machine, even if a winning combination is stochastically determined by internal lottery, depending on the player's stop operation and the stop control on the slot machine side based on that, there is a role that does not win, and the player It is possible to intervene technically between winning and not winning.

In recent years, a winning assistance effect that assists a winning combination is executed under predetermined conditions, thereby changing the winning probability of a winning combination and making it easier to acquire game media such as medals in a gaming section in which the winning assist effect can be executed. A gaming machine capable of performing an ART game in which an assist time (AT) game or an AT is combined with a replay time (RT) game in which the winning probability of replay is increased has gained popularity.
This method has the advantage that it is easy to adjust the game media acquisition rate on the gaming machine side because the winning probability of the small role relating to the payout of the game medium can be changed without changing the winning probability of the small role. is there.

  As the above-mentioned winning assistance effect, there is known an instruction for instructing the order (batting order) of pressing the respective stop buttons used for the stop operation of the three rotating reels. For small roles and replays, if a stop operation is not performed in the correct correct batting order even if the winning combination is made, there is a batting order small role or batting order replay that does not win a prize, and the batting order is notified by the winning assist production, and the winning probability is increased. Can be increased.

  In the AT (ART) state and the normal performance state in the non-AT state, the winning probabilities of the batting order small role and batting order replay as described above are the same, and the batting order is notified (instructed) in the winning assistance effect, When the player performs a stop operation in the notified batting order, the winning probability during AT becomes higher than that in the normal performance state.

  Note that if the stop operation is performed in a batting order (incorrect answer batting order) other than the batting order (correct answer batting order) notified in the winning assistance effect, the batting order small role and batting order replay will not win. In this case, there is a possibility that another small role or replay that can be won at the time of an incorrect answer may win. In other words, there are known gaming machines in which a plurality of small roles are won at the same time in a single game, or a plurality of replays are won at the same time. There is a possibility that a small role or replay that is different from the correct answer order may win. The small role winning in the incorrect answer order is less paid out of the game medium at the time of winning than the small role winning in the correct answer order, and it is advantageous for the player to perform the stop operation in the correct answer order.

  When three reels and three stop buttons respectively corresponding to these reels are provided, the types of batting order are, for example, left, middle, right, left, right, middle, middle, left, right, middle, right , Left, right, left, middle, right, middle, left. In addition, depending on the gaming machine, only the stop button to be pressed first is specified, and in that case, the type of batting order is left (left, middle, right and left, Right, middle), middle (middle, left, right and middle, right, left), right (right, left, middle and right, middle, left).

  When there are six types of batting orders, for example, it is six times the winning rate when the winning rate when the winning assist effect is performed is not performed. Further, when there are three types of batting orders, for example, it is three times the winning rate when the winning rate when the winning assist effect is performed is not performed. When the winning rate is three times, the difference in the winning rate between the AT where the winning assist effect is performed and the normal effect state where the winning assist effect is not performed is reduced, and the game medium is paid out in the AT state. If it increases, the payout of game media in the normal performance state will be excessive. Also, if the payout of game media in the normal performance state is reduced, the payout of game media in the AT state is also reduced, and the player's expectation for the AT state is diminished, and the attractiveness of the game is diminished.

  Therefore, it is assumed that the incorrect hitting order is the hitting order in which the left stop button is pressed first, the correct hitting order is the hitting order in which either the middle or right stop button is pressed first, and the left stop button is pressed first in the normal performance state. A gaming machine for instructing is known. In this case, even if the winning probability of the batting order small combination is set high in advance, as long as the left stop button is first pressed in the normal performance state, the correct batting order is not achieved and the correct batting order winning is not won. Therefore, even if the winning probability of the correct hit order is increased, the number of game media payouts in the normal performance state does not increase too much. In the AT state, the winning probability of the correct hit order can be increased. Can enhance the attraction.

  In the normal performance state, the order of hitting the stop buttons is not mechanically restricted, and the player can first operate the middle stop button or the right stop button. In this case, in the normal performance state, since there is no winning assistance effect that informs whether the middle stop button is pressed first or the right stop button is pressed first, the winning probability is instructed to be middle or right. There is a possibility that it will be about half that of AT. In this case, the winning probability in the normal performance state becomes too high. Therefore, in the normal performance state, when a stop button other than the left stop button is first pressed, a penalty (penalty) for the predetermined number of games thereafter, for example, an AT for shifting from the common performance state to the AT The lottery is not performed and AT is not generated.

  Thereby, in order to avoid a penalty, a general player first presses the left stop button in the normal performance state. In exceptional cases, even if a penalty is imposed, the player who first presses the middle or right stop button cannot be restricted.

  Further, in recent gaming machines, there is a case where an effect of stopping the reel is performed at the start of the game or during the game. This is an effect of delaying the game at the start of the game or during the game. For example, the reel is stopped and the operation of the stop button or the like is invalidated. An effect that the operation of the start lever is invalidated at the start of the game and the reel does not start rotating is also included. Such an effect is called, for example, a freeze effect or a rotation effect (reel effect). When such a freezing effect occurs, a state advantageous to the player occurs, for example, an AT state occurs with a high probability.

  During the freeze production, the progress of the game is interrupted, and the game is delayed by that amount. In addition, the freeze effect ends, for example, when a set time has elapsed, and the interrupted game is resumed. In addition, as a condition for ending the freeze effect, a gaming machine has been proposed in which the freeze effect is ended by a predetermined operation by the player in addition to the elapse of a predetermined time (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  For example, an operation means that is a condition for ending the freeze effect in the lottery, for example, one of the start lever, the max bet button, each stop button, etc. is determined, and when the operation means is operated, the freeze effect Is terminated before a predetermined time elapses. In this case, a privilege such as the start of AT is given to the player based on the fact that there is a correct operation for ending the freeze effect.

  In addition, as a kind of freeze effect, for example, while the game is delayed, the reel is rotated and the reel can be temporarily stopped by operating the stop button (an operation different from the normal stop operation). There is also known a pseudo game effect in which a game (pseudo game) is simulated in a state where the game is delayed.

JP 2010-246583 A

  By the way, in the normal production state that is in the non-AT state, if a penalty is caused by an operation error, for example, there is a possibility that the chance to enter the AT state may be lost. In the normal performance state, for example, the first press of the left stop button is repeated for each game, so it seems unlikely that an operation error will occur, but the time from when the reel rotates until the stop button becomes effective Because there is a time difference, if you press the left stop button before the stop button becomes effective, if you press the middle stop button or the right stop button continuously, the middle stop button or the right stop button When the button is pressed, the stop button is enabled, and the first stop button that is pressed may become the middle or right stop button instead of the left stop button.

  In addition, some players may operate the middle or right stop button first instead of the left stop button so that the winning percentage of the batting order increases, even if they know that it will be a penalty. I can't stop this. Conversely, even if you are a beginner, you do not understand the game well, and even if the display that instructs you to operate from the left stop button is performed, you can operate the stop button in an appropriate order, frequently cause penalties, and the AT state It may happen that it does not occur easily.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of avoiding a penalty due to an operation error in a normal production state using a freeze production (reel production). To do.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention includes a plurality of reels in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface,
A plurality of stop operation means provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels, wherein a stop operation is performed to stop the corresponding reel among the reels rotating based on a predetermined game start operation;
A stop operation order is set as an order of the stop operations by the plurality of stop operation means when stopping the rotating reel, and a prize is awarded when the stop operation is performed in the set stop operation order. An internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to determine whether or not a plurality of types of winning combinations including a possible stop operation order corresponding role are possible;
Rotation corresponding to the stop operation means where the stop operation has been performed is triggered by the stop operation using the stop operation means. Reel control means for controlling to stop the reel in a manner according to the result of the internal lottery,
When the stop operation order corresponding role is elected, a winning auxiliary effect state for performing a winning assist effect for notifying the player of the stop operation order enabling the stop operation order corresponding role to be won or the winning assist effect is set. A prize-winning effect determining means for determining whether or not the normal effect state is not performed;
A prize assisting effect control means for performing the prize assisting effect when the winning combination corresponding to the stop operation order is won in the prize assisting effect state;
A gaming machine in which the stop operation order in the normal performance state is designated,
The reel control means includes
When a predetermined reel production start condition is established, the game progress is delayed at the start of the game, and the reel production is performed by rotating all the reels in a state where the game progress is delayed, A reel effect control means for ending the reel effect when a predetermined reel effect end condition is satisfied and restarting the progress of the game;
The reel production control means includes
The reel production start condition is the normal production state,
During the reel production, the reel production end condition is that the operation by the stop operation means to be operated first according to the stop operation order specified in the normal production state,
When the reel effect end condition is satisfied, the reel effect is ended and the progress of the game is resumed. The game is operated during the reel effect when the progress of the game is resumed, and is specified in the normal effect state. The reel corresponding to the stop operation means to be operated first according to the stop operation order is in a state of being stopped based on the stop operation of the stop operation means corresponding to the stop operation order.

  According to such a configuration, the reel effect is performed when the stop operation order (batting order) in the normal effect state that is the non-AT state is to first press the left stop button as the stop operation means. In other words, the setting of any hitting order is at least a part of the reel production start condition. In the normal performance state, the batting order is won, but in this case, for example, in the normal performance state, the middle stop button or the right stop button is pressed by first pressing the left stop button as the stop operation means. There is a case where a batting order that cannot be won is not won unless the button is pressed first.

In such a gaming machine, in the AT state, it is urged to perform the stop operation in accordance with the notified stop operation order, and in the normal performance state, the leftmost stop operation means among the stop operation means arranged side by side is first You will be prompted to operate. In this way, when there is a stop operation order in which the player is prompted, the reel effect is started at the start of the game.
Since all reels rotate in the reel production, the player may not be able to determine whether the reel production has started or whether the original game has started without delay.

  The reel production start condition is that the set normal production state is set, that is, there is a designated stop operation order. The reel production end condition is that an operation by the stop operation means to be operated first in accordance with the specified stop operation order is performed. When this end condition is satisfied, the reel production ends and the progress of the original game is resumed. When the progress of the game is resumed, the reel corresponding to the stop operation means to be operated first in accordance with the stop operation order is brought into a stopped state based on the stop operation of the stop operation means corresponding to the stop operation order.

  That is, when the first stop operation in the stop operation order as the end condition is performed, the reel effect is stopped by this stop operation, and in the original game, one reel is stopped according to the stop operation order. Become. In this case, since the first reel is stopped according to the stop order, for example, when the stop operation order is to stop the leftmost stop operation means in the normal performance state, the first stop operation is performed. Thus, for example, when the reel effect is finished and the progress of the game is resumed, the leftmost stop operating means is operated and the corresponding leftmost reel is stopped.

  Here, when a stop operation not corresponding to the reel production end condition is performed, the reel production does not end. For example, in the case where the first operation of the leftmost stop operation means is the reel production end condition, the reel production end condition is not satisfied even if other stop operation means are operated. In this case, the reel effect continues and all reels are kept rotating. Therefore, only when the stop operation means that should be stopped first in the correct stop operation order is operated, the reel effect ends, and after the game resumes, the stop operation that should be operated first in the correct stop operation order The reel to be stopped first is stopped by the stop operation of the means.

  In this case, when only the first stop operation is set, the first stop operation corresponds to the set stop operation order. Therefore, in the normal performance state, it is possible to prevent a penalty from being generated due to an operation mistake for operating the stop operation means other than the leftmost stop operation means.

  When the set stop operation order defines not only the stop operation means to be operated first but also the stop operation means to be operated after that, the stop operation means to be operated second is mistaken. Incorrect operation cannot be prevented. However, since many of the erroneous operations often involve mistakes in the stop operation means that should be operated first, many erroneous operations can be prevented by preventing erroneous operations in which the stop operation means that should be operated first is incorrect.

  Further, if any stop operation order is not set as the reel production start condition, it is not established that the stop operation means to be operated first in the stop operation order is operated as the end condition. In the normal performance state, there is a case where a penalty is basically generated if the left stop button is not pressed first. In the normal performance state, the stop operation order in which the left stop button is pressed first is always set. Can be determined. Even in the normal performance state, the reel production start condition may be satisfied when the batting order combination is won. However, in this case as well, the reel production start condition is basically established when the stop operation order in which the left stop button is operated first is set and the batting order combination is won. Become. In this case, in the state where the batting order combination is not won, even if the middle or right stop button is operated first, the batting order combination does not win, so no problem occurs. However, if the batting order combination is not won in the normal performance state, it is a condition that no penalty is generated.

  According to the present invention, in the stop operation by the plurality of stop operation means, when the stop operation order that is the order of the stop operation by each stop operation means is set, the stop operation order is mistaken due to an operation mistake or the like. It is possible to suppress the stop operation in an order different from the stop operation order.

It is a figure which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of a game machine. It is a figure explaining the functional block in a gaming machine. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in a gaming machine. It is a figure explaining the winning aspect of the internal lottery in a gaming machine. It is a figure explaining the symbol arrangement | sequence of the reel in a gaming machine. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the pressing order of the stop button in a gaming machine, and a winning combination. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the pressing order of the stop button in a gaming machine, and a winning combination. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the winning combination and symbol combination in a gaming machine. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the winning combination and symbol combination in a gaming machine. It is a state transition diagram of the gaming state in the gaming machine. It is a flowchart explaining the operation mistake avoidance process by the main board | substrate of a gaming machine. It is a figure explaining the functional block in the game machine of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the stop button in a gaming machine. It is a front view which shows the modification of the stop button in a gaming machine.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a first reel R1 to a third reel R3 (a plurality of reels) in a box-shaped casing including a storage box BX, a front upper door UD, and a front lower door DD. Reel unit consisting of reels). A hopper unit (not shown) as a medal payout device is housed in the lower portion of the reel unit in the housing. In addition, a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like are mounted in the housing of the gaming machine of the present embodiment, and a control board that controls the operation of the gaming machine is also housed. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a main board (game control means) 10 that controls the progress of the game as a control board and a signal transmitted from the main board 10 are received to determine the progress of the game. A plurality of types of electronic circuit boards including a sub board 20 that performs control for executing combined display effects and sound effects are provided.

  Each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 shown in FIG. 1 is divided into 21 regions (each region is referred to as “frame”) at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface, and each frame has a plurality of types of symbols. One is arranged. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are pivotally supported by a stepping motor (reel driving means: not shown), and are each driven to rotate around the axis of the stepping motor. By controlling the width or the like, it is possible to stop in units of frames (a predetermined rotation angle unit, a predetermined rotation amount unit). That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the stepping motor rotates and drives the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 according to the drive pulse supplied from the control board (main board 10 and sub board 20: shown in FIG. 2). When the supply of the drive pulse is cut off from the control board, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped as the rotation of the stepping motor is stopped.

  The front upper door UD and the front lower door DD are individually openable and closable, and the front upper door UD allows a display window DW that allows observation of the rotation state and the stop state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Is provided. In the stopped state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, the plurality of types of symbols arranged at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are continuously arranged on the outer peripheral surface. The three symbols (the upper symbol, the middle symbol, and the lower symbol) can be observed through the display window DW from the front of the gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the upper, middle, and lower stages are provided for each reel as display positions for observing the symbol through the display window DW, and an effective line is set depending on the combination of the display positions of each reel. Is set. In particular, in the present embodiment, the effective line L1 is set by the combination of the display positions of the middle stages of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3.

  The game result is determined by the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the active line L1 in the display window DW. If the symbol combination on the active line is a symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined symbol, the combination is As a winning item, medals are paid out from the hopper unit. In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the number of medals required for one game, the so-called prescribed insertion number, differs depending on the gaming state, and the prescribed insertion number is 3 for the normal state and the bonus establishment state. Is set to 1 (first inserted number), and for the bonus state, the specified number of inserted is set to 2 (second inserted number), and the effective line L1 is set based on the insertion of the specified number of medals. Is set.

  In addition, a game information display section DS is provided on the front upper door UD. The game information display unit DS includes an LED, a lamp, a 7-segment display, and the like. The number of medals credits, the number of medals paid out or won in one game, and the total number of medals paid out or won in a bonus state. Various game information such as the total of the game is displayed.

  In addition, the front upper door UD is provided with a liquid crystal display LCD for performing game effects. On the liquid crystal display LCD, various videos (or images) for assisting the game or for exciting the game are displayed. Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of speakers (not shown) for performing a game effect are provided for the front upper door UD and the front lower door DD. From the speaker, various sounds for assisting the game or for exciting the game are output.

The front lower door DD is provided with various operation means. As operation means, a 1-bet button (first insertion operation means) B01 for performing an operation of inserting a credited (stored) medal, a MAX bet button (second insertion operation means) B0M, the first reels R1 to R1. A start lever (game start operation means) SL for performing an operation that triggers the start of a game by rotating the three reels R3, and each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 that is rotationally driven by a stepping motor are stopped. Stop buttons (stop operation means) B <b> 1 to B <b> 3 and the like are provided for performing an operation that triggers the operation. In the present embodiment, regarding the stop of the reels R1 to R3, the case where the rotating reel stops during execution of the reel production described later is referred to as “temporary stop”, and the reels R1 to R3 are rotating except during the execution of the reel presentation. When the reel stops, it is simply called “stop”. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the temporarily stopped reels R1 to R3 are regarded as stopped after the end of the reel effect.
That is, when a temporary stop is performed by the stop operation means for stopping the first reels R1 to R3 in the order of the stop operation that will be described later during the reel effect, the stop operation means causes the end of the reel effect (the progress of the game). The stop operation by the stop operation means is performed and the first reels R1 to R3 are stopped.
In other words, when a stop operation which is the first correct answer in the correct hitting order is performed during the reel production, this stop operation serves as both a “temporary stop” operation and a “stop” operation.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot MI, or performs an operation of pressing the 1-bet button B01 or the MAX bet button B0M, so that a medal is inserted and a predetermined insertion number is reached. Based on the insertion of medals, the game is set to a game start standby state in which the rotation control of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 can be started, and the pressing operation of the start lever SL is validated (permitted). . In the present embodiment, the operation of depressing the start lever SL is validated as an operation that triggers the start of the original game by rotating the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. This means that the pressing operation can be accepted. When the player depresses the start lever SL, that is, when a game start operation is performed, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are started to rotate by driving the stepping motor on the control board, and an internal number using a random value is used. On the condition that the lottery is performed and the rotation speed of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is increased to a predetermined speed, the pressing operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 as a part of the stop operation means is enabled (permitted). ) In the present embodiment, the fact that the pressing operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is enabled means that the pressing operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 can be accepted as an operation that triggers the “temporary stop” described above. Instead, it means that the pressing operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 can be accepted as an operation that triggers the above-mentioned “stop”.

  In the present embodiment, after the internal lottery using the random number value is performed in response to the start operation of the start lever SL, the start is started when a predetermined start condition of the reel production described later is satisfied. The stage of the game is in the middle and reel production is performed. The reel effect is basically the same as the freeze effect, but in this embodiment, the reels R1 to R3 are rotated instead of stopping (freezing) the rotation of the reels R1 to R3. ing.

  That is, when the start operation of the game is performed by the start lever SL, the reel production start condition is satisfied, or if it is satisfied, the game progresses as a reel production and the reels R1 to R3 in the reel production are performed. If the reel production start condition is not satisfied, the reels R1 to R3 rotate as an original game.

  If the player presses the stop buttons B1 to B3 at an arbitrary timing in a state where the original game is progressing without starting the reel production, the stop built in each of the stop buttons B1 to B3. A switch (stop signal output means: for example, a photo sensor, a continuity sensor, a pressure sensor, etc.) 240 is turned on to change a reel stop signal input to the control board from an off state to an on state. The stop operation means is composed of stop buttons B1 to B3 and stop switches 240 provided on the respective stop buttons B1 to B3.

  Further, when the player releases the stop buttons B1 to B3 that are in the pressed state at an arbitrary timing, the stop switch 240 of each button is turned off, and the reel stop signal input to the control board is changed from the on state to the off state. Change.

  Then, the reel control means 130 as the stop control means performs an internal lottery based on the change from the OFF state to the ON state of the reel stop signal whose signal state changes according to the press timing and release timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped at a stop position corresponding to the result. Note that, when the reels R1 to R3 are rotating as a reel effect, the operation is performed only when one of the stop buttons B1 to B3, which will be described later as an end condition for the reel effect, is turned on. One reel R1-R3 corresponding to the made stop buttons B1-B3 is stopped. However, when stop buttons B1 to B3 that are not related to the end condition of the reel effect are operated, none of the reels R1 to R3 is stopped, and the reel effect is continued.

  Further, a medal payout opening MO and a medal tray MP are provided at the lower part of the front lower door DD, and the number of medals according to the game result is paid out from the medal payout opening MO to the medal tray MP. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine of the present embodiment is controlled by a control board including a main board (game control means) 10 and a sub board 20. The main board 10 receives input signals from input means such as the medal insertion switch 210, the bet switch 220, the start switch 230, and the stop switch 240, and performs various calculations for executing the game, and based on the calculation results. Operation control of output means such as the reel unit 310 and the hopper unit 320 is performed. Further, the sub-board 20 receives the signal sent from the main board 10 and performs various calculations for executing effects in accordance with the progress of the game. Based on the calculation results, the sub-board 20 (liquid crystal display LCD). ), And the operation control of the output means such as the acoustic device 340 is performed. The functions of each board such as the main board 10 and the sub board 20 are various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), ROM (an example of an information storage medium), or hardware such as RAM, ROM This is realized by software composed of a given program stored in advance.

  The main board 10 includes an insertion receiving unit 105, a random number generating unit 110, an internal lottery unit 120, a reel control unit 130, a winning determination unit 140, a payout control unit 150, a replay processing unit 160, a game The state transition control means 170, the communication control means 175, and the main memory 190M are comprised.

  The insertion accepting means 105 accepts the insertion of medals for each game, and validates (permits) the game start operation for the start lever (game start operation means) SL based on the insertion of the prescribed number of medals. Take control. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the first depressing operation of the start lever SL that is activated based on the insertion of medals corresponding to the specified number of insertions is accepted as the game starting operation, and the first reel R1 to the first reel It is an opportunity to start the rotation of the three reels R3 and an opportunity to execute the internal lottery.

  Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot MI, the insertion accepting means 105 is inserted up to the specified number of insertions as the medal insertion switch 210 is operated. Set the medal in the inserted state. Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the 1-bet button B01 or the MAX bet button B0M is pressed in the state where the medal is credited to the gaming machine, the bet switch 220 is actuated to accept the insertion. The means 105 sets the credited medal in the inserted state by limiting the specified number of inserted coins. In the present embodiment, each time the 1-bet button B01 is pressed, one credited medal is set to the inserted state, and the MAX bet button B0M is set when the specified number of inserted medals is set to 3. When is pressed, if there are 3 or more credited medals, 3 are set in the inserted state, and if there are 2 or less credited medals, all of the credited medals Is set to the input state.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the insertion accepting means 105 sets the specified number of insertions to 3 in the normal state and the bonus established state, and sets the specified number of insertions to 2 when the gaming state shifts to the bonus state. When the game state returns to the normal state, control is performed to reset the specified number of insertions to three. Then, the insertion accepting unit 105 performs control to validate the game start operation with respect to the start lever SL based on the insertion of medals corresponding to the prescribed insertion number.

  In the present embodiment, the insertion accepting unit 105 performs control to invalidate the game start operation with respect to the start lever SL based on the game start operation with respect to the start lever SL.

  The random number generation means 110 is a means for generating random numbers for lottery. The random value can be generated based on, for example, a count value of an increment counter (a counter that counts a numerical value so as to circulate a predetermined count range). In this embodiment, the “random number value” is not only a value that is randomly generated in a mathematical sense, but even if the generation itself is regular, its acquisition timing is irregular. Values that can substantially function as random numbers are also included.

  The internal lottery means 120 determines whether or not a winning combination is made based on a start signal from a start switch 230 that is activated by a game start operation on the start lever SL (first press operation on the activated start lever SL). For performing lottery table selection processing, random number determination processing, lottery flag setting processing, and the like.

  In the lottery table selection process, it is determined which internal lottery table is used for the internal lottery table among the plurality of internal lottery tables stored in the internal lottery table storage unit 191 of the main memory 190M. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the internal lottery table storage unit 191 stores three types of lottery tables A to C as shown in FIG. In each lottery table, various roles such as replays, small roles, bonuses, and loses (unauthorized) correspond to each of a plurality of random values (for example, 65536 random values from 0 to 65535). It is attached.

  Note that in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, bells, incorrect answer small roles 1 to 6 illegal answer small roles, control small roles 1, control small roles 2, cherry, special small roles are prepared as small roles, As a winning mode for a small role, as shown in FIG. 3, batting order bell C1 to batting order bell C6, batting order bell R1 to batting order bell R6, and strong cherry are set. As shown in FIG. 4 (A), these winning modes mean that a plurality of types of small roles are selected in the above-mentioned small roles, and in particular, a batting order bell always includes a bell. The combination of other small roles won in duplicate with Bell is different from each other.

  Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, replays 1 to 10 are prepared as replays, and as shown in FIG. Is set. As shown in FIG. 4B, these winning modes mean that a plurality of types of replays of the above replays are won, and in each of these winning modes, the replays that are won in duplicate. The combinations are different from each other.

  Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a big bonus (BB) is prepared as a bonus, and in the internal lottery table A, the big bonus (BB) is set as a lottery object. In the internal lottery table C, the big bonus (BB) is excluded from the lottery targets.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the normal state, the bonus establishment state, and the bonus state can be set as the gaming state. In the lottery table selection process, the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table C are set according to the gaming state. Is selected as an internal lottery table to be used in the internal lottery.

  In the random number determination process, a random number value (lottery random number) is acquired from the random number generator 110 for each game based on the start signal from the start switch 230, and the internal lottery table storage unit 191 of the main memory 190M for the acquired random value. It is determined whether or not the winning combination is won with reference to the internal lottery table stored in the table.

  In the lottery flag setting process, the lottery flag corresponding to the winning combination determined to be won based on the result of the random number determination process is changed from the non-winning state (first flag state, off state) to the winning state (second flag state). , ON state). In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when two or more types of winning combinations are won, a lottery flag corresponding to each of the two or more types of winning winning combinations is set to a winning state. The lottery flag setting information is stored in the lottery flag storage unit 192 of the main memory 190M. In addition, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, in the bonus state, the lottery flags of all small roles are exceptionally set to the winning state regardless of the result of the internal lottery.

  In addition, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the lottery flag for a small role or replay is a lottery flag (a carry-over impossible flag) that is reset to a non-winning state without carrying the winning state in the next game regardless of winning. The bonus lottery flag is a lottery flag (carry-over possible flag) that can carry on the winning state for the next and subsequent games until winning. In other words, in the lottery flag setting process, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the internal lottery, the winning state of the lottery flag of the big bonus (BB) is carried over until the bonus is won. At this time, the internal lottery means 120 Even in a game in which the winning state of the lottery flag of the big bonus (BB) is carried over, an internal lottery for determining whether or not the small role and replay are successful is performed.

  The reel control means 130 starts to rotate the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 by the stepping motor based on the start signal from the start switch 230 that is activated by the game start operation with respect to the start lever SL, and the first reel R1 Stop operation by pressing the stop buttons (stop operation means) B1 to B3 corresponding to the reel in which the third reel R3 is rotating at a predetermined speed (about 80 rpm: a rotation speed of about 80 rotations per minute). Stop control for performing control for enabling the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 that are rotationally driven by the stepping motor in a manner corresponding to the lottery flag setting state (internal lottery result) Functions as a means.

  Specifically, when the game start operation with respect to the start lever SL is enabled, the reel control means 130 operates from the start switch 230 when the start switch 230 is activated by the player operating the start lever SL. Based on the start signal, by starting the supply of drive pulses (motor drive signal) to the stepping motor of the reel unit 310, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are rotationally driven so that the rotational speed reaches a predetermined speed. Then, when the speed reaches a predetermined speed (about 80 rpm), it is rotated at a predetermined speed, and based on the fact that each reel is rotating at a constant speed, a control to validate the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 to B3 is performed. As described above, in the present embodiment, when the game start operation on the start lever SL is validated, the operation on the start lever SL is accepted as the game start operation, and control for starting the rotational drive of each reel is performed. . In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the first pressing operation with respect to each of the stop buttons B1 to B3 activated based on the steady rotation of each reel is accepted as the stop operation.

  In addition, when the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 to B3 is enabled, the reel control unit 130 activates the stop switch 240 when the player presses the stop buttons B1 to B3 to activate the stop switch 240. Based on the reel stop signal, the supply of the drive pulse (motor drive signal) to the stepping motor of the reel unit 310 is stopped to perform control to stop each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. That is, the reel control means 130 determines the stop position of the reel corresponding to the pressed button among the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 each time each button of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is pressed, Control is performed to stop the reel at the determined stop position. As described above, in the present embodiment, when the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 to B3 is validated, the operation for the stop buttons B1 to B3 is accepted as the stop operation, and the operated stop buttons B1 to B3 are received. Control to stop the corresponding rotating reels R1 to R3 is performed.

  Further, the reel control unit 130 performs control to invalidate the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 to B3 operated based on the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 to B3.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, pressing the stop button B1 corresponds to an operation for stopping the first reel R1, and pressing the stop button B2 is for stopping the second reel R2. Corresponding to the operation, pressing the stop button B3 corresponds to an operation for stopping the third reel R3. That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the pressing order of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is changed, the stopping order of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is changed.

  In addition, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, in principle, for the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, within 190 ms (maximum pull-in period) from when the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 to B3 is performed. The rotating reels corresponding to the stop buttons B1 to B3 on which the stop operation has been performed stop, and in the bonus state, exceptionally, within the third reel R3, the stop operation on the stop button B3 is performed within 75 ms for the third reel R3. Stopping and rotating reels corresponding to the stop buttons B1 and B2 for which the stop operation was performed within 190 ms from the time when the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 and B2 was performed for the first reel R1 and the second reel R2. Is supposed to stop. When the rotating reel is stopped within 190 ms from the time when the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 and B2 is performed, the stop position of each rotating reel is the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 and B2. The number of frames required from the time when the reel is stopped until the reel stops is determined within a range of 0 frame to 4 frames (a predetermined pulling range, a first pulling range). Further, when the rotating reel R3 is stopped within 75 ms from the time when the stop operation for the stop button B3 is performed, the frames required from the time when the stop operation for the stop button B3 is performed until the reel R3 stops. The number is determined within a range of 0 to 1 frame (a pulling range narrower than a predetermined pulling range, a second pulling range). Then, the reel control means 130 displays symbols corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating reel corresponding to the stop buttons B1 to B3 on which the stop operation has been performed. Within the range of 0 frame to 4 frames (when stopped within 190 ms) or within the range of 0 frame to 1 frame (when stopped within 75 ms) with respect to the display position on the active line when the stop operation is performed ) Corresponding to the stop buttons B1 to B3 for which the stop operation has been performed so that the symbol corresponding to the combination for which the lottery flag is set to the winning state is displayed at the display position on the active line. Control is performed to stop the rotating reel.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the reel unit 310 includes a reel index 315 made of a photosensor, and the reel control means 130 detects a reference position signal detected by the reel index 315 every time the reel rotates once. The current rotation state of the reel can be monitored by obtaining the rotation angle (the number of rotation steps of the rotation axis of the stepping motor) from the reference position of the reel (the frame detected by the reel index 315) based on It is like that. In other words, the reel control means 130 determines the pressing detection position, which is the position of the reel when the stop switch 240 is actuated (when pressing of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is detected) from the reference position of the reels R1 to R3. Can be obtained by obtaining.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the red 7 symbol “red 7” and the blue 7 symbol “blue” with respect to the outer peripheral surfaces of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 constituting the reel unit 310. 7 ”, replay symbol“ RP ”, bell symbol“ BL ”, watermelon symbol A“ WMA ”, watermelon symbol B“ WMB ”, cherry symbol“ CH ”, dummy symbol 1“ DUM1 ”, dummy symbol 2“ DUM2 ”, and The dummy symbol 3 “DUM3” is arranged, and the symbols constituting the winning pattern of the winning combination are within 4 frames on the outer peripheral surface of the reel (when stopped within 190 ms), or within 1 frame (within 75 ms) If it is arranged in the case of stopping), it can be displayed on the effective line regardless of the pressed detection position.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the reel control unit 130 obtains a stop position of the rotating reel by logic calculation (logic calculation process), and the stop stored in the stop control table storage unit 193 of the main memory 190M. A process of determining the stop position of the rotating reel (table reference process) is performed with reference to the control table.

  First, in the logic calculation process, priority is obtained for the stop position candidates for 5 frames existing within the range of 0 frame to 4 frames from the pressed detection position in accordance with the priority order data determined for each combination. In the bonus state, with respect to the third reel R3, priority is obtained for the stop position candidates for two frames existing within the range of 0 frame to 1 frame from the pressing detection position, and the first reel R1 and the second reel R3 are obtained. As for the reel R2, the priority is obtained for the stop position candidates for five frames corresponding to the pressed detection position in the same manner as described above. Then, the stop position candidate with the highest priority among the priorities of the respective stop position candidates is determined as the actual stop position. However, in the logic calculation process, the same priority may be obtained for a plurality of stop position candidates depending on the result of the internal lottery, the pressed detection position, etc., and there are a plurality of stop position candidates with the highest priority. If this happens, the actual stop position is determined by a table reference process described later.

  In particular, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, in principle, the priority order is determined in the order of “replay> small role> bonus”. In the bonus state, the priority order is exceptionally in the order of “small role> replay”. Priorities are established. In the logic calculation process, when the lottery flags relating to two or more types of winning combinations are set to the winning state, the symbols constituting the winning form of the winning combination having the highest priority according to the priority ranking associated with each winning combination. The priority is determined so that the priority is higher than the stop position candidate including the symbols constituting the winning form of the role having a lower priority for the stop position candidate including the.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the priority for the stop position candidates when multiple types of small roles are won by internal lottery depends on the type of symbol combination that can be displayed on the active line. There is a case where the priority is determined according to the number of medals paid out based on a predetermined payout for the small role, and the stop position is determined according to the type of symbol combination that can be displayed on the active line. When determining the priority for a candidate, the priority for each stop position candidate is determined so that the higher the priority is, the higher the stop position is, the more the types of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line are. When the priority for the stop position candidate is determined according to the number of medals paid out, the number of medals paid out based on the payout of the small role corresponding to the symbol displayed at the display position on the active line is Kunar more stop position (stop can be winning dividend is often small win position), so that priority is higher seek priority for the candidate of each stop position. However, when the priority for the candidate stop position is determined according to the number of medals paid out, if a small role with the same payout is won twice, the stop position where each small role can be won The priorities of the candidates are treated as the same.

  And in this Embodiment, when any hit order bell is elected, the logic calculation according to the pressing order of stop button B1-B3 is performed. Specifically, the correct hit order is set for each of the hit order bell C1 to the hit order bell C6 and the hit order bell R1 to the hit order bell R6, and an order different from the correct answer hit order is treated as an incorrect answer hit order. Then, if any of the batting order bells is won and a stop operation is performed on the stop buttons B1 to B3 in the correct batting order, a logic operation is performed to determine the priority according to the number of medals paid out, and the number of medals paid out is calculated. The priority is determined so that the highest number of stop position candidates has the highest priority.

  In addition, when any of the hitting bells is won and a stop operation is performed on the stop buttons B1 to B3 in the incorrect answer hitting order, the stop position candidates are determined according to the types of symbols that can be displayed on the active line. A logic operation for calculating the priority is performed, and the priority is determined so that the priority of the stop position candidates that can display the symbol combinations indicating the most winning patterns is the highest. In the present embodiment, when any of the hitting bells is won and a stop operation is performed on the stop buttons B1 to B3 in the correct hitting order, the first reel is displayed on the active line when stopped. The candidate of the stop position with the largest number of possible symbol combinations is the candidate of the stop position with the largest number of payouts of medals. When the priority of the stop position candidate with the largest number of payouts is high, and the reels stop after the second turn in the wrong answer order, the most types of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line The priority of the candidate for the stop position becomes higher.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, among a plurality of types of small roles included in each batting order bell, the bell has a payout of 8 and the combination of symbols indicating a winning pattern is 1. There are two types of symbol combinations, each of which is one type of payout and shows a winning pattern, and each of control small combination 1 and control small combination 2 is a dividend. There are four types of symbol combinations that each show a winning pattern. For this reason, if any of the batting order bells is won and the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the correct batting order, the priority of the stop position candidates that can win the bell with the increased number of payout medals is given. When the logic operation is performed so as to be the highest, and the stop operation is performed on the stop buttons B1 to B3 in the incorrect answer hit order, the incorrect answer small part or the control small part that increases the types of symbol combinations indicating the winning mode is awarded. The logic operation is performed so that the priority of the stop position candidates that can be given is the highest.

  In the logic calculation process, so-called pull-in process and kick-out process are performed as processes for obtaining reel stop position candidates. The pull-in process is a process of obtaining reel stop position candidates so that a winning combination whose lottery flag is set to the winning state can be won as much as possible. On the other hand, the kicking process is a process of obtaining reel stop position candidates so that a combination whose lottery flag is set to a non-winning state cannot be won. In this way, the reel control means 130 can stop the symbol of the combination for which the lottery flag is set to the winning state in a winning form, while the symbol of the combination for which the lottery flag is set to the non-winning state is the winning type. Logic calculation processing is performed to obtain a candidate stop position of the reel so that it does not stop.

  In the table reference process, when a plurality of stop position candidates having the highest priority are obtained as a result of the logic operation process, which position is set as the stop position is determined as a stop control table storage unit in the main memory 190M. This is determined with reference to the stop control table stored in 193. In the stop control table, the correspondence between the press detection position and the number of sliding symbols indicating the amount of rotation from the press detection position to the actual stop position is set according to the setting state of the lottery flag. In the stop control table, a correspondence relationship between the pressed detection position and the actual stop position may be set according to the setting state of the lottery flag. As described above, in this embodiment, when the stop operation is performed on the stop buttons B1 to B3, the reel control unit 130 determines the pressing detection positions of the reels R1 to R3 corresponding to the stop operation at the time of the stop operation. Control is performed to stop the rotating reels R1 to R3 in a manner corresponding to the result of acquisition and internal lottery.

  Then, in the stop control table that is referred to when one of the batting order bells is won in the internal lottery, as shown in FIG. 6, the correct batting order is set for each batting order bell, and the pressing is different from the correct batting order. The order is treated as incorrect order. In the present embodiment, when any one of the batting order bell C1 to the batting order bell C6 and the batting order bell R1 to the batting order bell R6 is won, the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 to B3 is performed in the correct batting order. The number of sliding symbols for the pressed detection position is set so that the player wins, and if stop operation is performed on the stop buttons B1 to B3 in the incorrect answer hit order, the stop order B1 or hit order 2 in which the stop button B1 is first pressed is The number of sliding symbols for the pressed detection position is set so that there is a case where an incorrect answering combination included in the winning batting order bell wins and a case where none of the winning combinations wins, the stop button B2 or the stop button In batting order 3 to batting order 6 when B3 is first pressed, the number of sliding symbols relative to the pressing detection position so that the control small part included in the winning batting order bell wins. It has been set.

  In the stop control table, the number of sliding symbols for the pressed detection position is set so that it is the stop position where the most medals are paid out in the correct answer order, and the symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line in the incorrect answer order. The number of sliding frames for the pressed detection position is set so that the stop position has the largest number of types.

  Further, in the stop control table that is referred to when a weak cherry is won in the internal lottery in the bonus establishment state, there is a case where a cherry wins and a case where a big bonus (BB) wins. The number of sliding frames is set.

  In addition, in the stop control table that is referred to when a strong cherry is won in the internal lottery in the bonus establishment state, a big bonus (BB) is won when the cherry wins, when the incorrect answerer 1 wins. The number of sliding frames for the pressed detection position is set so that there is a case.

  Further, in the stop control table that is referred to when the internal lottery result is lost (unfair) in the bonus state, the case where the bell wins regardless of the mode of the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 to B3, and the special small The number of sliding symbols for the pressed detection position is set so that there is a case where a winning combination is won.

  In addition, in the stop control table that is referred to when one of the batting order replays is won in the internal lottery, as shown in FIG. 7, a specific batting order is set for each batting order replay, and the pressing is different from the specific batting order. The order is treated as a non-specific stroke order. And in this Embodiment, when batting order replay A is elected, when stop operation with respect to stop button B1-B3 is performed by specific batting order, when replay 3 wins and when replay 3 cannot be won When the number of sliding frames for the pressed detection position is set so that there is a case where any one of Replay 1, Replay 4 to Replay 6 wins, and stop operation is performed on stop buttons B1 to B3 in a non-specific hitting order The number of sliding frames for the pressed detection position is set so that Replay 1 wins.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the batting order replay B is won and the stop operation is performed on the stop buttons B1 to B3 in the specific batting order, the batting order 5 (B3 → B1 → B2) in which the stop button B3 is pressed first. Then, the number of sliding frames with respect to the pressed detection position is set so that there are cases where the replay 6 wins and when the replay 6 cannot win, either the replay 1, the replay 4 or the replay 5 wins. In the batting order 6 (B3 → B2 → B1) in which the stop button B3 is first pressed, the replay 1, the replay 5, and the replay 6 are performed when the replay 4 wins and when the replay 4 cannot be won. The number of sliding frames for the pressed detection position is set so that there is a case where one of the winners wins. When the stop operation for B1~B3 is performed, the number of sliding frames is set for the depression detection position so replay 1 is winning.

  In this embodiment, when the batting order replay C is won and the stop operation is performed on the stop buttons B1 to B3 in the specific batting order, the replay 7 wins and the replay 7 cannot be won. When the number of sliding symbols for the pressed detection position is set so that there is a case where any one of Replay 1 and Replay 8 to Replay 10 wins, and the stop operation for stop buttons B1 to B3 is performed in a non-specific stroke order The number of sliding frames for the pressed detection position is set so that Replay 1 wins.

  Moreover, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the reel control means 130 executes a weight process for adjusting the game interval under a predetermined condition. Specifically, the reel control means 130 measures the start interval of the rotational drive of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, and when a game start operation is performed on the start lever SL, the previous game When the wait period (for example, 4.1 seconds) has not elapsed since the start of the rotation of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, the start of the rotation of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is weighted. Wait processing to be held until the period elapses is executed. That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the reel control means 130 performs a game start operation on the start lever SL, the reel control means 130 waits from the start of rotational driving of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 in the previous game. Based on the elapse of the period, control for starting the rotational drive of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is performed. In the wait process, the operation interval of the game start operation with respect to the start lever SL is measured, and when the operation interval has not reached the wait period (for example, 4.1 seconds), the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 You may make it hold | maintain the start of rotational drive until a wait period passes.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the reel control unit 130 controls a reel effect as a kind of freeze effect as a reel effect control unit. In the present embodiment, the reel production start condition is the normal production state that is the non-AT state in the bonus establishment state, and the left stop button B1 is first operated in the stop operation by the stop buttons B1 to B3. When specified, and in the AT state (winning assist directing state), in the internal lottery at the start of the game, the batting order small role (batting order: stop operation order corresponding role) wins and batting order replay (batting order: stop) This is the case where the player who corresponds to the operation order is elected.

  In the AT state, a case where the hitting order replay is won may not be included in the reel production start condition, and a replay that is a part of the hitting order replay, for example, replay 3 with red 7 and blue 7 is provided. When the replay 7 is won and a replay 3 or a remuneration assisting effect that enables the replay 7 to be awarded is performed, the reel effect may be started even in the batting order replay.

  Even in the normal performance state, the batting order small role and batting order of the batting order replay may be notified. In this case, the stop button B2 or the stop button is not operated without first operating the left stop button B1. Even when the button B3 is pressed first, the penalty processing described later is not performed. In this case, it is assumed that the reel effect is not started, or the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated at the beginning of the stop operation order (batting order) notified in the same manner as in the AT state instead of the normal effect state in the end condition described later. A stop operation may be performed.

  In the present embodiment, after the internal lottery is performed in response to the operation of the start lever SL, when the reel production start condition is satisfied, the reel production is performed with the progress of the game suspended (delayed). Start.

  In addition, the reel control unit 130 receives an operation on the stop buttons B1 to B3 performed during execution of the reel effect as a temporary stop operation, and determines whether the temporary stop operation satisfies the end condition. In this case, in the normal effect state, it is assumed that the reel effect end condition is basically established when the left stop button is stopped. In addition, when the batting order (batting order small play, batting order replay) is won in the AT state and the batting order for the first stop operation is notified by the winning assistance effect, the stop button B1 to be operated first in the informed batting order It is assumed that the end condition is satisfied when .about.B3 is operated.

  When the end condition is satisfied, the reels R1 to R3 during steady rotation corresponding to the operation of the operated stop buttons B1 to B3 are temporarily stopped and the reel effect is ended. The processing may be to stop the rotation of the reels R1 to R3 after the reel effect is finished, or to end the reel effect and stop the reels R1 to R3 corresponding to the operated stop buttons B1 to B3. And may be simultaneous. Note that when the reel R3 is stopped before the end of the reel effect, it is “temporary stop”. However, when the reels R1 to R3 described above are stopped after the end of the reel effect, it is not “temporary stop” but the game It will be “stopped” after the progress has been resumed. When the end of the reel effect and the stop of the reels R1 to R3 are simultaneous, it can be determined as “temporary stop” or “stop”.

  In any case, the reel effect ends when the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first in the set stop operation order are operated. Here, when stop buttons B1 to B3 other than the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first are operated, the reel production end condition is not satisfied, and the reel production continues and all the reels rotate. Will remain. In this state, if the stop buttons B1 to B3 corresponding to the end condition are operated, the reel effect ends as described above.

The reel effect has a plurality of types of end conditions, and the reel effect ends based on the earliest end condition among the plurality of types of end conditions.
These end conditions include when the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first are operated, when the time value of the timer that operates from the start of the reel production becomes a predetermined value, This is a case where the number of operations of the stop buttons B1 to B3 operated during the reel production after the production is started reaches a predetermined number. That is, when the player does not operate the stop buttons B1 to B3, which are the reel condition end conditions, or operates other stop buttons B1 to B3, the end condition related to the above stop operation of the reel effect. Even if is not established, the reel effect ends when a predetermined time elapses, so that it is possible to prevent the game delay state from continuing for a long time. Also, if the player keeps operating the stop buttons B1 to B3 that are not the end condition for some reason, the reel effect will be ended, and by continuing to press the stop buttons B1 to B3 that are not the end condition. Thus, it is possible to prevent the game progress from being delayed for a long time without finishing the reel production.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the reel effect is finished by operating the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first, the stop button to be operated first when the progress of the game is resumed. The first reels R1 to R3 are stopped in a state where B1 to B3 are pressed. Therefore, in the normal performance state, the left reel R1 is stopped by pressing the left stop button B1, and the reel performance is ended when the other stop buttons B2 and B3 are pressed, and the reels R1 to R3 are stopped. Since the rotation of the reels R1 to R3 does not stop until the left stop button B1 is pressed, there is no penalty state, and the occurrence of a penalty due to an operation error of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is prevented. it can.

  Further, when the batting order combination is won in the AT state, the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first in the batting order of the batting order combination are operated, and the corresponding reels R1 to R3 are stopped. Here, in the present embodiment, the batting order combination can be won because the batting order is matched by the batting order in which the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first are set. For example, the batting order combination wins. It will be. Note that in the batting order replay, there is a replay that does not align at the timing of the stop operation even if the batting order is correct, but no problem arises because any of the replays wins.

  In the present embodiment, for example, any stop button B1 to B3 that is first pressed in the batting order replay results in any one of the replays. Therefore, the winning of the batting order replay is not included in the reel production start condition as described above. It may be a thing.

  In the reel effect, first, control for starting and rotating the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 to perform steady rotation is performed. The control of the reel control means 130 at this time is performed similarly to the control for starting the rotation of the reels R1 to R3 at the start of a normal game that is not a reel effect.

  The winning determination means 140 performs a winning determination process for determining whether or not a winning combination has been won based on the stop mode of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Specifically, while referring to the winning determination table stored in the winning determination table storage means 194 of the main memory 190M, it is displayed on the active line L1 when all of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped. It is determined whether or not the symbol combination is in the form of a predetermined winning combination. Then, depending on the symbol combination displayed on the active line L1 in a state where each reel is stopped, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a big bonus (BB), replay 1 to replay 10, bell, incorrect answer small 1 A winning determination table is prepared so that it is possible to determine whether or not there is a winning of the illegal answering combination 6, the control combination 1, the control combination 2, cherry, and the special combination.

  Then, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the winning time process is executed based on the determination result of the winning determination means 140. As a winning process, for example, when a small role is won, a payout control unit 150 performs a medal payout control process, and when a replay wins, a replay process unit 160 performs a replay process, and a bonus is awarded. When a prize is won, a gaming state transition control process is performed by the gaming state transition control means 170 to transition the gaming state.

  The payout control means 150 performs payout control processing relating to the payout of medals according to the game result. Specifically, when a small combination wins, the number of medals to be paid out in the game is determined based on a predetermined payout for each combination, and the medals corresponding to the determined number of payouts are assigned to the hopper unit 320 ( The payout device is controlled to pay out. In the present embodiment, there is an upper limit (for example, 8) for the number of medals paid out in one game, and if the total number of payouts exceeds the upper limit, the number corresponding to the upper limit Determined as the number of medals to be paid out.

  In the present embodiment, the payout for the small role is determined by the specified number of inputs, and when the specified input number is 3, the bell payout is set higher than the specified input number. The payout for the winning combination is set lower than the specified number of inputs. When the specified input number is 2, the payouts for all small roles including the bell are set to be equal to or less than the specified input number.

  The hopper unit 320 performs an operation of paying out medals of the payout number instructed by the payout control means 150. The hopper unit 320 is provided with a payout medal detection switch 325 that operates every time a medal is paid out. The payout control means 150 is actually operated from the hopper unit 320 based on an input signal from the payout medal detection switch 325. It is configured to be able to manage the number of medals paid out.

  When credits (internal storage) of medals are permitted, the number of credits stored in a credit storage area (not shown) of the main memory 190M instead of actually paying out medals by the hopper unit 320. A credit addition process for adding the number of payouts to (number of credited medals) is performed to virtually pay out medals.

  When the replay is won, the replay processing means 160 performs a replay process (replay process) for setting the same game start standby state as the previous game without requiring the insertion of medals owned by the player for the next game. Do. That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when a replay is won, the same number of medals as the previous game are automatically inserted without using the medals (including credit medals) held by the player. An automatic insertion process is performed, and the next game start operation for the start lever SL is waited in a state where the same effective line as the previous game is set.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the gaming state transition control means 170 performs a gaming state transition control process for transitioning the gaming state between the normal state, the bonus establishment state, and the bonus state. As the game condition transition condition, one condition may be defined, or a plurality of conditions may be defined. In the case where a plurality of conditions are determined, the gaming state is determined based on the fact that one of the plurality of predetermined conditions is satisfied or all of the plurality of predetermined conditions are satisfied. It is possible to shift to another gaming state.

  The normal state is a game state corresponding to the initial state among a plurality of types of game states, and a transition from the normal state to the bonus establishment state is possible. Specifically, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the normal state, the state shifts to the bonus establishment state. In the normal state, among the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table C shown in FIG. 3, the winning probability of replay is set to about 1 / 7.3, and the big bonus (BB) is set as the lottery target. An internal lottery with reference to the internal lottery table A is performed.

  The bonus establishment state is a gaming state that shifts when the big bonus (BB) is won in the internal lottery. In the bonus establishment state, among the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table C shown in FIG. 3, the replay winning probability is set to about 1 / 3.8, and the big bonus (BB) is excluded from the lottery target. An internal lottery with reference to the lottery table B is performed. In the internal lottery table B that is referred to in the bonus establishment state, as shown in FIG. 3, a small role or a replay is always won without causing an unfair election in the internal lottery.

  In the bonus establishment state, the lottery flag corresponding to the big bonus (BB) is maintained in the winning state until the big bonus (BB) wins, and the symbol combination indicating the big bonus (BB) winning pattern is on the active line. When displayed, the gaming state transition control means 170 shifts the gaming state from the bonus establishment state to the bonus state.

  The bonus state is a gaming state that shifts when the symbol combination indicating the big bonus (BB) winning pattern is displayed on the active line. In the bonus state, the internal lottery with reference to the internal lottery table C in which all random numbers are associated with the loss among the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table C shown in FIG. 3 is performed. Regardless of the result, the lottery flags for all the small combinations are forcibly set to the winning state, and for the third reel R3, the drawing range of the symbols is set to 0 frame to 1 frame, and the first reel R1 and the second reel For the reel R2, the drawing-in range of the symbol is set to 0 to 4 frames, and the reels are controlled to stop. In the bonus state, the game state is more advantageous to the player than the other game states in that the lottery flag of the small role becomes a winning state regardless of the result of the internal lottery.

  Further, in the bonus state, it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied based on the total number of medals paid out in the bonus state, and when medals exceeding a predetermined number (for example, 10) are paid out, The gaming state transition control means 170 performs control to end the bonus state and return the gaming state to the normal state.

  Particularly in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the AT determining means (winning assisting effect determining means) 171 of the main board 10 includes a normal effect state, an assist time preparation state (AT preparation state), and an assist time state (AT state). Control for changing the effect state between a plurality of kinds of effect states is performed. In this embodiment, as will be described later, the effect control means (winning assist effect control means) 180 is a game in which the effect state determined by the AT determination means 171 is set to the AT preparation state or the AT state. At the time of winning the batting order bell (batting order small role), the display device 330 and the audio device 340 are controlled to execute a winning assistance effect for assisting the winning of the bell by notifying the correct batting order. Thus, in a game in which the production state is set to the AT ready state or the AT state, if the stop operation is performed on the stop button in accordance with the correct hitting order notified in the winning assistance production, the bell always wins and 8 medals Therefore, it is possible to perform a game in which a medal is easier to acquire than a game whose performance state is set to the normal performance state. In the present embodiment, each effect state can be set in the bonus establishment state.

  The AT determination means 171 performs an AT lottery when one of the replay 2, the weak cherry, and the strong cherry wins when the effect state is set to the normal effect state in the bonus establishment state. In the AT lottery, a random number value is acquired, and the acquired random number value is compared with the AT lottery table stored in the AT lottery table storage unit 197 to determine whether or not the AT lottery is won according to the comparison result. To do. In the AT lottery table, for example, each of 32768 random values from 0 to 32767 is associated with either winning or losing (unwinning), and the random number acquired in the AT lottery is the AT lottery. When it is associated with winning in the table, it is determined that the AT lottery has been won, and the effect state is set to the AT ready state. In this embodiment, a plurality of types of AT lottery tables with different winning probabilities are prepared, and in AT lottery, any AT lottery table is selected according to the result of the internal lottery. The winning probability of the AT lottery is set to increase in the order of “weak cherry <replay 2 <strong cherry”.

  Then, the AT determination means 171 performs a process of adding a given added value to the stored value of the AT end determination counter 198 based on the winning of the AT lottery. For example, when an AT lottery is won, “50” is set as a value corresponding to 50 games.

  Further, the AT determination means 171 controls to set the effect state to the AT state based on the fact that the batting order replay C is won when the effect state is set to the AT ready state in the bonus establishment state.

  Further, when the batting order replay C is won in the AT preparation state based on the command from the AT determining means 171, the effect control means 180 wins a specific batting order and a winning combination of the replay 7 (“blue 7 / blue 7 / Blue 7 ") is notified, and the display device 330 and the audio device 340 are controlled to execute a winning assist effect that assists the replay 7 winning. In the present embodiment, since the production state shifts to the AT state based on the winning order replay C winning in the AT preparation state, the player is notified at the specific batting order and timing notified in the winning assist production. If a stop operation is performed on the stop button, it is possible to recognize that the game in the AT state is started when the replay 7 wins.

  In addition, when the batting order replay A or the batting order replay B is won in the AT preparation state based on the command from the AT determination means 171, the effect control means 180 informs the non-specific batting order to assist the winning of the replay 1. Control that causes the display device 330 and the audio device 340 to execute the auxiliary effect is performed.

  In addition, the AT determination unit 171 performs decrement update by subtracting a value (for example, 1) corresponding to the number of times of one game from the stored value of the AT end determination counter 198 every time a game in the AT state is performed. In the present embodiment, the decrement update of the stored value of the AT end determination counter 198 is started from the next game of the game won by the batting order replay C in the AT preparation state. When the stored value of the AT end determination counter 198 reaches a threshold value (for example, 0), it is determined that the AT state end condition is satisfied, the AT state is ended, and the effect state is set to the normal effect state. Control.

  In the present embodiment, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the AT state, it is determined that the update interruption condition of the AT end determination counter 198 is satisfied, and in this case, the effect state is maintained in the AT state. However, the decrement update regarding the stored value of the AT end determination counter 198 is interrupted, and the decrement update of the AT end determination counter 198 is restarted when the gaming state shifts to the bonus establishment state after the bonus state ends. Let the game play for minutes. However, when the big bonus (BB) is won, even if the stored value of the AT end determination counter 198 does not reach the threshold value, the AT state is ended, the effect state is set to the normal effect state, and the big The stored value of the AT end determination counter 198 may be reset to an initial value (for example, 0) when the bonus (BB) is won.

  In addition, the AT determination means 171 performs an extra lottery when one of Replay 2, weak cherry, or strong cherry is elected in the AT state, and when winning in the extra lottery, an addition according to the lottery result A process of adding the value to the stored value of the AT end determination counter 198 is performed.

  In the extra lottery, a random value is obtained, and the obtained random number value is compared with the extra lottery table stored in the AT lottery table storage unit 197, and it is determined whether or not the extra lottery is won according to the comparison result. To do. In the extra lottery table, for example, each of the 32768 random values from 0 to 32767 is associated with any added value from “10” to “100” and a loss. If the acquired random number value is associated with one of the additional values in the extra lottery table, it is determined that the extra lottery has been won, and the additional value associated with the random number value acquired in the extra lottery is AT end. It is added to the stored value of the judgment counter 198. In this embodiment, a plurality of types of extra lottery tables having different modes are prepared, and in the extra lottery, one of the extra lottery tables is selected according to the result of the internal lottery. The replay 2 <weak cherry <strong cherry> is set in order of increasing the winning probability of the additional lottery, and the expected value of the added value to be added is increased.

  In the AT determining means, in the game in which the effect state is set to the normal effect state, a penalty process that generates a penalty that is disadvantageous to the player when the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 stops for the first time. I do. Penalty processing includes, for example, processing for prohibiting execution of AT lottery until a certain number of games are consumed, processing for discarding the results of AT lottery until the number of games is consumed, and winning an AT lottery. It is possible to perform a process of deferring the transition to the AT state until a certain number of games are consumed. That is, in the present embodiment, when the stop button B2 or the stop button B3 is first pressed in the game in the normal performance state, the opportunity to shift to the AT state is lost until the certain number of games are consumed, or the AT state is entered. There is a penalty for delaying the transition.

  The communication control unit 175 performs control to output a signal to the sub-board 20. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, only unidirectional communication from the main board 10 to the sub board 20 is possible between the main board 10 and the sub board 20, and from the sub board 20 to the main board 10 Communication connection is made so that a signal cannot be transmitted to

  Then, when the internal lottery means 120 performs the internal lottery, the communication control means 175 outputs a signal for notifying the sub board 20 of the result of the internal lottery. Further, the communication control means 175 presses the 1 bet button B01 or the MAX bet button B0M to insert a medal, performs a game start operation on the start lever SL, or performs a stop operation on the stop buttons B1 to B3. In such a case, the player performs operations such as pressing the 1 bet button B01 or the MAX bet button B0M, pressing the start lever SL, and the type of the stop button pressed. Output a signal. Further, the communication control means 175 outputs a signal notifying the sub board 20 of the current gaming state.

  Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the communication control means 175 performs the first specific operation on the stop buttons B1 to B3 or the second specific operation on the start lever SL during execution of the reel effect. In other words, a signal notifying the player's operation such as the start lever SL being pressed or the type of the stop button being pressed is output to the sub-board 20. Further, the communication control unit 175 outputs a signal for notifying the sub-board 20 of the start and end of the reel effect. As described above, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, based on various notifications from the main board 10, the operation control unit 180 of the sub board 20 performs the operation performed by the player as a result of the internal lottery, the current gaming state As a result of the AT lottery, the display device 330 and the sound device 340 can be caused to execute an effect corresponding to the reel effect.

  Next, the sub substrate 20 will be described. The sub board 20 is configured to include the effect control means 180 and the sub memory 190S.

  The effect control unit 180 uses the display device 330 (an example of the effect device) based on the effect data stored in the effect data storage unit 195 of the sub memory 190S, and the sound device 340 (an example of the effect device). ) Is used to control the sound effect performed. For example, a lamp (an example of the display device 330) or an LED (display device 330) according to the occurrence of a gaming event such as the operation of the medal insertion, the 1 bet button B01, the MAX bet button B0M, the start lever SL, or the stop buttons B1 to B3. 1) is turned on or blinked, the display content of the liquid crystal display LCD (an example of the display device 330) is changed, or the sound is output from a speaker (an example of the acoustic device 340). The execution control for assisting the game is performed.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the AT determination means 171 of the main board 10 described above wins the AT lottery and enters the AT preparation state and the AT state, the batting order small portion (batting order bell) and batting order replay are performed. When winning, an effect to notify the batting order is performed. In the present embodiment, in the AT preparation state and the AT state, when the batting order bell is won, control for notifying the correct batting order is performed by the effect control means 180 (winning auxiliary effect control means) of the sub-board 20. In the present embodiment, the transition of the normal production state (non-AT state), the AT preparation state, and the AT state in the bonus establishment state is performed by the AT determination unit 171 of the main board 10, and thus the production control unit 180 is Based on the determination of the AT determination means 171, a winning assist effect for informing the batting order is performed.

  In the present embodiment, if the stop buttons B1 to B3 operated at the beginning of the batting order that is the operating order of the three stop buttons B1 to B3 are in the set operation order, the answer is correct and the batting order bell is won. be able to.

  Further, in the batting order replay, there are a specific batting order and a non-specific batting order as described above, but since the batting order to be notified is not necessarily the specific batting order, the batting order in which the batting order to be informed is set (corresponding to the correct batting order) And In this embodiment, the reel production start condition is that the batting order small role and the batting order replay are won in the AT state. However, the reel production start condition is substantially satisfied when the batting order is notified. Will do. Therefore, in the normal performance state, in order to prevent a penalty, it is necessary to operate the left stop button B1 first, which is a reel production start condition, and the left stop button B1 can be operated. Although the reel production end condition is set, when a winning assistance effect is performed in spite of the normal production state, stop buttons B1 to B3 operated at the beginning of the batting order notified by the winning assistance effect are set. This is the start condition for the reel effect, and the stop condition B1 to B3 that should be operated first in the notified batting order is the end condition for the reel effect.

  Next, with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. 11, an operation error avoidance process in the main board 10 (reel effect control means of the reel control means 130) of the gaming machine of the present embodiment will be described. This operation error avoidance process is performed in the above-described AT state and AT preparation state, when the batting order bell or batting order replay is won and the batting order is notified by the winning assistance effect, and in the normal effect state, the first stop to the left This is a process for preventing a penalty due to an operation mistake or a penalty due to an operation mistake when a penalty is incurred if the buttons B1 to B3 are not operated.

  Basically, when a batting order that is preferably followed by the player is set as described above, the reel effect is started at the start of the game as a starting condition of the reel effect, and the batting order as the starting condition is set. The operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first is the reel production end condition, and when the end condition is satisfied and the reel production ends, the progress of the game is resumed. At this time, the first reel is stopped by operating the stop buttons B1 to B3 that should be operated first in the above-mentioned hitting order. In this state, the batting order bell can be won when the batting order bell is elected in the AT state (AT ready state), and the game can proceed without any penalty in the normal performance state.

  In the operation error avoidance process, whether or not a game is not executed and the start lever SL is operated (input of a start signal from the start switch 230), that is, a game start operation is performed in a state where the start lever SL is valid. Is determined (step S1). Next, it is determined whether or not the effect state is a normal effect state (step S2). In the present embodiment, the AT determining means 171 of the main board 10 controls the transition of the normal effect state, the AT preparation state, and the AT state effect state. The reel control means 130 of the main board 10 It can be determined whether or not the performance state.

  In the normal performance state, it is determined whether or not there is a batting order notification as an exception in the normal performance state (step S3). Also in this case, it is assumed that it is determined whether or not the main board 10 performs the batting order notification and can be determined by the reel control means 130. Note that this process is not required when the batting order notification is not performed in the normal performance state.

  If there is no batting order notification, the left stop button B1 that should be operated first in the batting order that does not result in a penalty in the normal production state is stored (set) in the reel production storage means 199 as the reel production end condition (step S4). . When the batting order is notified in the normal effect state, the process proceeds to step S8, and the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first in the notified batting order are stored in the reel effect storage unit 199 as the reel effect end condition ( set.

  In step S2, if it is not the normal performance state, it is determined whether the state is the AT state or the AT preparation state (step S5). In the case of the AT state (AT ready state), it is determined whether or not the batting order combination (batting order small combination, batting order replay) is won by an internal lottery triggered by the game start operation (step S7). Here, if it is determined in step S5 that the state is not the AT state, and if the batting order is not won in step S7, the game is allowed to proceed as it is without starting the reel effect at the start of the game (step S6). ). That is, the reels R1 to R3 are rotated as the game starts. Note that the case where neither the normal performance state nor the AT state is in effect is a case where the bonus is not established, that is, a normal state or a bonus state.

  When the batting order combination is won in the AT state, and when the winning assistance effect for informing the batting order is performed in the normal effect state as described above, the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first in the batting order informed The reel effect storage means 199 stores the reel effect end condition as a reel effect end condition (step S8). When the reel production end condition is set in the reel production storage unit 199, that is, when the reel production start condition is satisfied, the reel production end (stop button) counter set in the reel production storage unit 199 is set. A predetermined count value is set (step S9). The reel effect end counter is a decrement counter that subtracts 1 from the count value when operating stop buttons B1 to B3 that are incorrect except for the correct stop buttons B1 to B3 that should be operated first.

  The predetermined count value is 10, for example, but may be more or less than that. Further, the counting by the reel effect end counter may not be performed. In this case, no matter how many times the incorrect stop buttons B1 to B3 other than the correct stop button B1 to B3 that are to be operated first are operated, the reel effect until the reel effect end timer described later times out. Will not end.

  When the player operates the incorrect answer stop buttons B1 to B3 many times, for example, when the count value of the reel effect end counter becomes a predetermined value or less, a command is sent to the effect control means 180. A notification effect that warns that a wrong operation is continuously performed may be output.

  Next, a predetermined time is set in the reel effect end timer set in the reel effect storage means 199, and the reel effect end timer is started (step S10). For example, the reel effect end timer decreases the time set according to the passage of time, and the time is up when the remaining time becomes zero. Here, for example, 10 minutes is set as the predetermined time in the reel effect end timer. The predetermined time may be longer or shorter than 10 minutes.

  Next, at the start of reel rotation, the progress of the game is interrupted and the reel effect is started. At this time, rotation of all reels R1 to R3 is started as a reel effect (step S11). When the rotation speeds of all the reels reach a predetermined rotation speed, a command indicating that the rotation speeds of the reels R1 to R3 have reached the predetermined rotation speed is output from the main board 10 to the effect control means 180 of the sub board 20. Is done. The effect control means 180 to which this command is input indicates that the stop buttons B1 to B3 are disabled, for example, from the lighting state of the red LED to the lighting state of the blue LED in which the stop buttons B1 to B3 are enabled ( Control to switch to the red LED off state).

  In this state, it is determined whether any of the stop buttons B1 to B3 has been operated (step S12). When the stop buttons B1 to B3 are operated, 1 is subtracted from the reel effect end counter (step S13). Next, it is determined whether or not the operated stop buttons B1 to B3 are correct, that is, whether or not the stop buttons B1 to B3 end the reel effect, in other words, the stop buttons B1 to B3 corresponding to the end condition. Determination is made (step S14). If it is not the stop button B1 to B3 that is the reel production end condition, it is determined whether or not the reel production end counter has become 0 (step S15). If it is determined in step S14 that the correct stop buttons B1 to B3 have been operated, and if the reel effect end counter becomes 0 in step S15, the reel effect end ends even if the reel effect end timer does not time up. The remaining time of the timer is forcibly set to 0 (step S16).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the remaining time of the reel effect end timer is 0 (step S17). In this case, when the correct stop buttons B1 to B3 for ending the reel effect are not operated in step S14. If the reel effect end counter is not 0 in step S15, it is determined whether the remaining time of the reel effect end timer is 0 without forcibly increasing the reel effect end timer. To do.

  If the remaining time of the reel effect end timer is forcibly set to 0 in step S16, the remaining time is determined to be 0. Otherwise, the remaining time becomes 0 based on the passage of time. The remaining time is determined to be 0. If the remaining time is not determined to be 0, the process returns to step S12 to determine whether or not the stop buttons B1 to B3 are operated.

  When the reel effect end timer is up, the reel effect ends and the corresponding stop buttons B1 to B3 are operated based on the operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 which are correct answers to the reel effect end condition. The reels R1 to R3 to be stopped are stopped (step S18).

  In this case, the game is started. In this case, when there is no winning assistance effect informing the batting order in the normal effect state, the left stop button B1 is first operated and the left reel R1 is stopped. It is in a state that is not a penalty. As a result, it is possible to prevent a penalty from occurring due to an operation error. In other words, even in the normal performance state, by first operating the middle stop button B2 or the right stop button B3, it is possible to prevent the batting order bell from winning a prize and payout in the normal performance state other than the AT state. It is possible to prevent an excessive amount of game media from being played.

  In addition, when the batting order bell is won in the AT state, it is possible to prevent the batting order bell from being missed due to an operation error, and it is possible to prevent the game media paid out in the AT state from being unnecessarily reduced. . Also, if the player does not perform a stop operation different from the setting, even if the reel effect occurs, it seems that the game is progressing in the same way as a normal game. However, it is not bothered by that, and only when an operation mistake is made, even if the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed, the reels R1 to R3 continue to rotate and experience a different business situation.

  Further, when the reel effect is finished and the game is resumed, or when the game is played without the reel effect, it is determined whether or not the game is finished (step S19), and the game is finished. Returns to step S1 again and waits for a game start operation to be performed.

  In the first embodiment, every time the reel effect is started, a predetermined count value is not set in the reel effect end counter. For example, the first after the normal effect state starts (the AT state ends) Only when the reel effect is started, a predetermined count value may be set in the reel effect end counter. In this case, until the reel effect end counter becomes 0, the reel effect is performed when the reel effect start condition is satisfied at the start of the game. However, when the game is performed a plurality of times, the reel effect end counter is 0. Then, after that, the operation error avoidance process using the reel effect may not be performed until the next AT state occurs and ends. In this case, if the stop buttons B1 to B3 that are different from the first stop buttons B1 to B3 to be used first are operated, the operation error avoidance process ends quickly, so that the player can reduce useless operations. Can increase the mobility.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment except that the stop buttons B1 to B3 as stop operation means and the configuration of the stop switch 240 are different and the processing relating to the stop buttons B1 to B3 and the stop switch 240 is different. Since the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, portions different from those of the first embodiment will be described, and description of portions similar to those of the first embodiment will be omitted.

  In the gaming machine of the second embodiment, a temporary stop switch 241 is provided on the main board 10 in addition to the stop switch 240, as shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. The temporary stop switch 241 is a switch for temporarily stopping the reels R1 to R3 rotating during the reel production.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, a stop button 410 and a temporary stop button 420 are provided in place of the stop buttons B1 to B3 of the first embodiment. The stop button 410 and the temporary stop button 420 have a shape in which the stop buttons B1 to B3 of the first embodiment are divided into a stop button 410 and a temporary stop button 420, respectively.

  The stop button 410 corresponds to the stop buttons B1 to B3 of the first embodiment for stopping the reels R1 to R3. The stop button 410 has a built-in stop switch 240 and biasing means such as a spring. Is built in, and when the stop button 410 is pressed, it is pulled in and returns to its original state when the hand is released. When the stop button 410 is pressed, the stop switch 240 is turned on from off, and when the stop button 410 is released, the stop switch 240 is turned on from off.

  Similarly, the temporary stop button 420 is used to temporarily stop the reels R1 to R3 during the reel production. Like the stop buttons B1 to B3, for example, the temporary stop button 420 includes 3 as B11, B12, and B13. One temporary stop button 420 is provided. A temporary stop switch 241 is built in the temporary stop button 420 and a biasing means such as a spring is built in. The temporary stop button 420 is pulled in when the temporary stop button 420 is pressed, and returns to the original state when the hand is released. To do. By pressing the temporary stop button 420, the temporary stop switch 241 is turned on from off, and when the temporary stop button 420 is released, the temporary stop switch 241 is turned off from on. The stop button 410 and the stop switch 240 serve as stop operation means for performing the stop operation of the reels R1 to R3, and the temporary stop button 420 and the temporary stop switch 241 serve as stop operation means for performing the temporary stop operation of the reels R1 to R3. .

  Moreover, the stop button 410 and the temporary stop button 420 are each substantially semicircular, and the two are combined into a circular shape. The stop button 410 is provided with two upper and lower claw portions 411 and 412 extending so as to overlap the temporary stop button 420. At the claw portions 411 and 412, the stop button 410 and the temporary stop button 420 are overlapped with each other, and when the stop button 410 is pressed, the temporary stop button 420 is also pressed. .

  In addition, one claw portion 421 is provided at the upper and lower central portions of the temporary stop button 420. At the claw portion 421, the temporary stop button 420 and the stop button 410 are overlapped with each other, and when the temporary stop button 420 is pressed, the stop button 410 is pressed.

  Accordingly, the stop button 410 and the temporary stop button 420 are structurally separated from each other by including the stop switch 240 and the temporary stop switch 241, but either the stop button 410 or the temporary stop button 420 is used. When pressed, the stop switch 240 and the temporary stop switch 241 are turned on from substantially OFF at the same time.

  By providing such a stop button 410 and a temporary stop button 420, the stop operation of the reels R1 to R3 during the game is performed by an on signal of the stop switch 240, and the temporary stop of the reels R1 to R3 during the reel effect is performed. In response to the ON signal of the temporary stop switch 241.

In the first embodiment, during the reel production, when the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first are operated as described above and a stop signal is input from the corresponding stop switch 240, the operation during the reel production is performed. The reels R1 to R3 corresponding to the stop buttons B1 to B3 are stopped (temporarily stopped) and the reel effect is finished. Based on the stop buttons B1 to B3 operated as described above in the game after the reel effect. It is assumed that one of the reels R1 to R3 that was rotating during the game is stopped.
That is, based on the rise of one ON signal from one stop switch 240, both the temporary stop of the reels R1 to R3 during the reel effect and the stop of the reels R1 to R3 in the game are performed. Become.

  On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the stop switch 240 corresponding to the rotating reels R1 to R3 is valid and all the temporary stop switches 241 are invalid during the game that is not in the reel production. ing. Therefore, during a game that is not in the reel production, the above-described “stop” of the reels R1 to R3 is effective and cannot be “temporarily stopped”. On the other hand, during the reel production, all the stop switches 240 are invalid and all the temporary stop switches 241 are valid, but there is only one temporary stop switch 241 capable of “temporarily stopping” the reels R1 to R3. Yes, only the temporary stop switch 241 provided on the temporary stop buttons B11 to B13 corresponding to the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first is effective.

  In the gaming machine including the temporary stop button 420 and the temporary stop switch 241 as described above, the operation error avoidance process in the first embodiment can be performed in substantially the same manner. However, the reel production end condition is not the operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 to be operated first in the batting order set as the reel production start condition (ON signal from the corresponding stop switch 240) first. This is an operation of the temporary stop button 420 (B11 to B13) paired with the stop button 410 (B1 to B3) to be operated (ON signal from the corresponding temporary stop switch 241).

  In this case, when the temporary stop button 420 serving as a reel production end condition is operated during the reel production, an ON signal is input to the main board 10 from the corresponding temporary stop switch 241 and the corresponding reel R1 during the reel production is displayed. The process of temporarily stopping ~ R3 is started, the reel effect is finished, and the stop switch 240 of the stop button 410 is enabled. Since this process ends immediately, even if the stop button 410 and the temporary stop button 420 are pressed for a moment, the stop switch 240 is still turned on, and the stop switch 240 that has become effective after the end of the reel production ends. Since the on signal is input, the reels R1 to R3 stop processing based on the on signal of the stop switch 240 is performed after the reel effect before the reels R1 to R3 being stopped are stopped.

  Therefore, the stop processing of one reel R1 to R3 is performed by both the ON signal of the temporary stop switch 241 during the reel effect and the ON signal of the stop switch after the reel effect ends. In this case, the structure of the stop button 410 or the like can indicate to the player the difference between the temporary stop of the reels R1 to R3 during the reel effect and the stop of the reels R1 to R3 during the game that is not the reel effect.

  Stop buttons 430 (B1 to B3) and temporary stop buttons 440 (B11 to B1) illustrated in FIG. 14 are modifications of the above-described stop button 410 and temporary stop button 420. Although the stop button 430 and the temporary stop button 440 do not overlap each other, the stop button 430 and the temporary stop button 440 include comb-shaped comb portions 431 and 441, and the comb portion 431 and the comb portion 441 are engaged with each other. The stop button 430 includes a stop switch 240, and the temporary stop button 440 includes a temporary stop switch 241, and functions in the same manner as the stop button 410 and the temporary stop button 420 described above. The stop button 430 and the stop switch 240 serve as stop operation means for performing the stop operation of the reels R1 to R3, and the temporary stop button 440 and the temporary stop switch 241 serve as stop operation means for performing the temporary stop operation of the reels R1 to R3. .

  Therefore, the stop button 430 and the temporary stop button 440 can be used in the same manner as the stop button 410 and the temporary stop button 420 described above. However, since the stop button 430 and the temporary stop button 440 can be operated separately, only the temporary stop button 440 can be operated to finish the reel effect. In this case, for example, when the temporary stop button 440 is pressed and the reel effect ends, if the stop switch 240 is not turned on by the stop button 430, the reels R1 to R3 are temporarily stopped and then rotated again. May be. Moreover, although the stop buttons 410 and 430 and the temporary stop buttons 420 and 440 are arranged on the left and right, they may be arranged on the top and bottom.

  In the first and second embodiments, the control for changing the normal performance state, the AT preparation state, and the AT state is performed on the main board 10, but may be performed on the sub board 20. In this case, since the signal (data) cannot be output from the sub board 20 to the main board 10 structurally, whether the current state is the normal performance state or the AT state (AT preparation state) in the main board 10. I can't figure out. Therefore, for example, the AT state and the normal performance state are estimated on the main board 10 side based on, for example, the winning probability of the batting order small role, the number of consecutive winnings, the missing probability of the batting order small role, or the continuous missing of the batting order small role. In the AT state, the winning probability of the batting order small role is high due to the winning assistance effect, and there is no winning assist effect in the normal effect state, and there is a penalty, so the winning probability of the batting order small role is low.

120 Internal lottery means 130 Reel control means (reel effect control means)
171 AT determining means (winning auxiliary effect determining means)
180 effect control means (winning auxiliary effect control means)
240 Stop switch (stop operation means)
241 Temporary stop switch (stop operation means)
410 Stop button (stop operation means)
420 Temporary stop button (stop operation means)
430 Stop button (stop operation means)
440 Temporary stop button (stop operation means)
R1 to R3 Reel B1 to B3 Stop button (stop operation means)

Claims (1)

A plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface;
A plurality of stop operation means provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels, wherein a stop operation is performed to stop the corresponding reel among the reels rotating based on a predetermined game start operation;
A stop operation order is set as an order of the stop operations by the plurality of stop operation means when stopping the rotating reel, and a prize is awarded when the stop operation is performed in the set stop operation order. An internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to determine whether or not a plurality of types of winning combinations including a possible stop operation order corresponding role are possible;
Rotation corresponding to the stop operation means where the stop operation has been performed is triggered by the stop operation using the stop operation means. Reel control means for controlling to stop the reel in a manner according to the result of the internal lottery,
When the stop operation order corresponding role is elected, a winning auxiliary effect state for performing a winning assist effect for notifying the player of the stop operation order enabling the stop operation order corresponding role to be won or the winning assist effect is set. A prize-winning effect determining means for determining whether or not the normal effect state is not performed;
A winning auxiliary effect control means for performing the winning auxiliary effect when the stop operation order corresponding role is elected in the winning auxiliary effect state,
A gaming machine in which the stop operation order in the normal performance state is designated,
The reel control means includes
When a predetermined reel production start condition is established, the game progress is delayed at the start of the game, and the reel production is performed by rotating all the reels in a state where the game progress is delayed, A reel effect control means for ending the reel effect when a predetermined reel effect end condition is satisfied and restarting the progress of the game;
The reel production control means includes
The reel production start condition is the normal production state,
During the reel production, the reel production end condition is that the operation by the stop operation means to be operated first according to the stop operation order specified in the normal production state,
When the reel effect end condition is satisfied, the reel effect is ended and the progress of the game is resumed. The game is operated during the reel effect when the progress of the game is resumed, and is specified in the normal effect state. A game in which the reel corresponding to the stop operation means to be operated first in accordance with the stop operation order is brought into a stopped state based on the stop operation of the stop operation means corresponding to the stop operation order. Machine.

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