JP2016043063A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow merits to be enjoyed to the maximum while complementing demerits of both a game number release type and a small winning combination release type.SOLUTION: There are provided: game number lottery means which determines by lottery a first shift game number for which to shift a game state; and special game lottery means which determines by lottery whether or not to shift a game state on the basis of a lottery result by the internal lottery means. The game number lottery means determines the first shift game number from a first game section to be a range of a predetermined game number. The special game lottery means determines to shift a game state by higher lottery probability than in the first game section in a second game section to be a range of game number different from the first game section.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

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

  Conventionally, an internal lottery that determines a winning combination from a plurality of winning combinations by operating a start lever with a medal bet, a plurality of reels starts rotating, and a plurality of reels are operated by operating a stop button. There is known a slot machine in which a medal is paid as a payout for a winning combination when a winning combination is won by winning an internal lottery.

  Many slot machines currently provided have AT (assist time) and ART (assist replay time) states. In this state, the player is notified of the pressing order of the stop buttons, and the notified presses are notified. You can always win a specific role by operating the stop button in order.

  In addition, based on the result of the so-called game number release type that shifts to the AT or ART state on the condition that the number of games determined in advance by lottery has been reached as a condition for starting AT or ART, or the internal lottery A so-called small role release type game system is adopted that shifts to an AT or ART state when the lottery result is a win.

  While the number-of-games slot machine has the advantage of being able to freely design the distribution of the number of games that must be digested before winning an AT or ART, the number of games won by an AT or ART Is preliminarily determined, so that there is a demerit that the game feeling for each game is impaired.

  In addition, since the small role release type slot machine determines the winning of AT and ART by lottery based on the result of the internal lottery for each game, it does not impair the game, but before AT or ART wins There is a demerit that the distribution of the number of games that need to be digested cannot be designed freely.

  Thus, in order to compensate for the disadvantages of each game system, a slot machine that employs both of these game systems has been proposed.

JP 2014-113375 A

However, the conventional slot machines adopting both the game number release type and the small role release type game systems complement each other's disadvantages, but also halve the advantages of each game system.

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can fully enjoy the merits of each other while complementing the disadvantages of both the game number cancellation type and the small role cancellation type.

Means employed by the present invention to solve the above problems will be described below. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the drawings will be appended in parentheses for convenience in the following, but the present invention is not intended to be limited to the illustrated forms.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention starts variable display of symbols in a plurality of display rows in response to a game start instruction, and determines a winning or losing of one or more roles from a plurality of roles by lottery by an internal lottery means. According to the lottery result from the lottery means and the variable display stop instruction, the variable display of the symbols of the plurality of display columns is stopped, and the game according to the winning mode when the symbols of the plurality of display columns make a predetermined winning mode A gaming machine that gives a value and advances a game while changing the gaming state between a normal gaming state and a special gaming state, and determines the number of first transition games to which the gaming state is transferred by lottery The lottery means, special game lottery means for determining whether to shift the gaming state based on the lottery result by the internal lottery means, and the number of games played in the normal gaming state A game that shifts the gaming state from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state when the first transition game number determined by the lottery means is reached or when it is decided to shift the gaming state by the special gaming lottery means State transition means, the game number lottery means determines a first transition game number from a first game section that is within a predetermined number of games, and the special game lottery means includes a first game section In the second game section, which is a range of the number of games different from, it is determined to shift the gaming state with a higher lottery probability than in the first game section.

According to the present invention, the first game section as the lottery object of the game number lottery means and the second game section that is not the lottery object of the game number lottery means are clearly distinguished. Further, the special game lottery means performs a lottery to shift the game state with a higher lottery probability in the second game section than in the first game section. By doing in this way, according to progress of a game, it becomes possible to provide a player with the game nature which differs in interest individually.

The gaming state transition means of the gaming machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention causes the second game section to transition to a special gaming state that is more advantageous than the first game section.

According to the present invention, it is possible to make the difference in gameability provided to a player according to the progress of the game more remarkable.

  The game section of the gaming machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention is such that the first game section starts from the game after the special gaming state ends, and the second game section starts from the game after the first game section ends. Is set in advance so as to be started.

  According to the present invention, the second game section is set after the first game section. Since the special game state started in the second game section is more advantageous than the special game state started in the first game section, the game continues for the player as the number of games to be consumed increases. Can be synchronized.

The gaming state transition means of the gaming machine according to the preferred aspect of the present invention shifts the gaming state from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state when the second transition game number predetermined in the second game section is reached. Let

According to the present invention, when the predetermined number of transition games is reached in the second game section, the special game state is entered. Therefore, in the second game section, the special game is forever in the second game section. It is possible to reduce the player's anxiety that the state does not shift. For example, when the special game state to be shifted when the second number of transition games is reached is set to a special game state which is more disadvantageous than the special game state started in the second game section, the second game section In this case, the player desires to shift to the special gaming state before reaching the second transition game number, so that the gameability can be further improved.

  A gaming machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention includes an effect start lottery means for determining by lottery whether or not to execute a continuous effect across a plurality of games triggered by the start of the game, and the number of games played in the normal gaming state When the number of games reaches a predetermined number of games from the number of transition games, or when it is decided to execute the continuous effect by the effect start lottery means, the continuous effect execution means for starting the execution of the continuous effect; The production start lottery means performs a lottery to determine whether or not to execute the continuous production when the number of games obtained by adding a predetermined number to the number of games played in the normal gaming state belongs to the second game section. Absent.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to avoid execution of a continuous effect that is started in a situation where it is clear that the game state is not shifted to the special game state.

  The game section of the gaming machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention is set in advance so that at least a part of the first game section and the second game section overlap.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to avoid execution of a continuous effect that is started in a situation where it is clear that the game state is not shifted to the special game state.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game machine which can fully enjoy each other's merit can be provided, mutually complementing the demerits of both a game number cancellation | release type and a small role cancellation | release type.

2 is a perspective view showing an overview of the slot machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the reel variable display apparatus RL. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows arrangement | positioning of the symbol printed on reel band 58a-58c, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the position of the symbol displayed in the reel window 20, and the winning line L1. . 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which concerns on one game. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of an internal lottery table. The structure of the stop table used by a reel stop process is shown. The structure of the winning combination table used in the winning determination process is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which concerns on the notification of the pushing order in AT state. Push order notification table It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which concerns on game state transfer. The structure of an AT lottery table is shown. (A) shows the configuration of the game number lottery table used in the second AT lottery process, and (B) shows the configuration of the game number lottery table according to the modification. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which concerns on a 1st continuous effect. The structure of the 1st continuous production | presentation table utilized by an individual production | presentation process is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which concerns on a 2nd continuous production. The structure of the continuous production | presentation lottery table utilized by a continuous production | presentation lottery process is shown. The structure of the 2nd continuous production table utilized by an individual production process is shown. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the object area of a 1st and 2nd AT lottery process, and the area of continuous production.

<1. Definition of Terms> Terms used in this specification will be described below.

The “variable display device” refers to a display device that includes a plurality of display columns each composed of a plurality of symbols and variably displays the symbols of each display column. When the display row is composed of reels, it is called a reel variable display device. The reel variable display device variably displays symbols arranged on the reel by the rotation operation of the reel. When the display row is composed of a display image by a liquid crystal display or the like, it is called an image variable display device. The image variable display device variably displays a design as a display image by changing the content of the display image.

The “reel window” means that a player can visually recognize a part of a plurality of symbols constituting a plurality of display rows included in the variable display device.

The “stop symbol” refers to a symbol that can be visually recognized by the player through the reel window among a plurality of symbols on the display row when variable display of the symbol by the variable display device is stopped.

“Game media” refers to medals or game balls used in gaming machines.

“Credit” refers to information indicating the number of game media electrically or magnetically stored in the gaming machine, and the number is referred to as the number of credits.

“Betting” means setting a game medium necessary for starting a game. The betting game medium is consumed at the start of the game. “Number of bets” refers to the number of game media set to start a game.

“Game” refers to a series of processes from the start of variable display of a symbol by the variable display device to the end of the process based on the result of the winning determination in the process of playing the gaming machine. “One game” and “one game” refer to one time of the series of processes.

The “start lever” refers to a device that a player operates to instruct the start of a game.

“Internal lottery” refers to determining, by lottery, a winning combination of one or a plurality of winning combinations or a winning combination that does not win any winning combination from a plurality of predetermined winning combinations with the start of the game.

“Combination” refers to the smallest unit that is the object of winning in the internal lottery. One symbol is associated with one or more symbol combinations, and when the symbol combination corresponding to the symbol stops on the winning line, a privilege corresponding to the symbol is given. A role is roughly classified into a bonus role, a small role, and a replay role depending on the type of privilege.

“Winning” means that, as a result of the internal lottery, one or more winning combinations are determined as winning combinations.

“Lose” means a state in which no combination is determined as a winning combination as a result of the internal lottery.

The “stop button” refers to a device that a player operates to instruct the variable display device to stop the variable display of symbols. A plurality of stop buttons respectively corresponding to a plurality of display columns are provided in the gaming machine.

The “winning line” refers to a combination of predetermined symbol positions that are targets for determining a winning combination. The winning determination changes from an invalid state to an effective state according to the bet. “On the winning line” means a symbol position related to the winning line.

“Winning” means “winning” means that the symbol combination corresponding to the combination stops on the winning line.

The “lottery table” refers to a table that defines a correspondence relationship between a combination and a lottery probability (or content equivalent thereto), and is used for internal lottery processing.

The “stop table” refers to a table that defines the correspondence between the timing at which the stop button is operated and the symbols displayed when the reels are stopped, and is used for reel stop control.

“Combination composition table” refers to a table that defines a correspondence relationship between a combination of a winning combination and a symbol combination related to winning, and is used for winning determination processing.

Hereinafter, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described by taking a slot machine as an example.

<2. Appearance configuration of gaming machine>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overview of a slot machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The slot machine 1 includes a box-shaped main body 2 having an open front surface and a front door 3 disposed on the front surface of the main body 2. The main body 2 and the front door 3 can be opened and closed by a hinge on one side. The front door 3 is provided with an operation unit OP in which buttons for players to play a game, a reel window 20 for visually recognizing symbols of the reels R1 to R3 included in the reel variable display device RL, and information related to the progress of the game. It is composed of a panel display unit DP on which display devices for display are arranged, a liquid crystal display device for displaying information relating to the progress of the game, an effect display unit TP on which an illumination device is arranged, and a saucer unit BP. .

  In the operation unit OP, a medal slot 10 is disposed on the right side of the upper surface of the operation unit OP, and a bet button 11 is disposed on the left side of the upper surface. A bet can be placed on the slot machine 1 by inserting a medal into the medal slot 10 or operating the bet button 11. A start lever 12 for instructing the start of rotation of each of the reels R1 to R3 of the variable reel display device RL is arranged on the front side of the lower position of the bet button 11, and the rotation of the left reel R1 is stopped on the right side thereof. The left stop button 13a for instructing the stop, the middle stop button 13b for instructing the stop of the rotation of the middle reel R2, and the right stop button 13c for instructing the stop of the rotation of the right reel R3 are arranged to advance the game. It is easy to perform a series of operations of the bet button 11, the start lever 12, the left stop button 13a, the middle stop button 13b, and the right stop button 13c.

  On the left side of the start lever 12, a settlement button 14 is arranged to settle the credit stored in the storage device (the medal credit number storage area in the RAM 105) and pay out the medal to the medal tray 40. This checkout button 14 is used when the game is stopped, and is arranged at a position out of the flow of the above series of operations so that the operation frequency is low and the operation is not mistaken during the game. Further, the operation unit OP includes a lending button 15 used when a medal lending machine is connected to the slot machine 1, a return button 16 for returning a prepaid card or cash inserted in the medal lending machine, and a lending of the medal lending machine. A frequency indicator 17 is provided to display possible frequencies. In this way, when a medal lending machine is connected to the slot machine 1, the operation of the medal lending machine by the operation of the lending button 15 and the return button 16 of the slot machine 1 and the frequency by the frequency display 17. The display is performed by controlling the medal lending machine.

  The panel display portion DP is provided with a reel window 20 made of a transparent acrylic plate that allows three consecutive symbols per reel to be viewed, and for nine reels to see nine symbols. It has a horizontal winning line L1. On the left side of the reel window 20, a winning line indicator 21 corresponding to the winning line L1 is provided. When three medals are inserted, the winning line indicator 21 corresponding to the winning line L1 is turned on.

  If a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is established on the winning line L1 as a result of the game, the winning combination is won, and the winning line display 21 corresponding to the winning line L1 blinks to notify the player. It has become. Further, on the right side of the reel window 20, a game guide display 22 in which a plurality of LEDs such as an indicator that lights up when a winning combination is won and an LED that lights up according to the gaming state is arranged. Further, below the reel window 20, a credit number display 23a for displaying the number of credits stored in the storage device, an acquired number display 23b for displaying the number of acquired medals in a specific gaming state, and a winning combination It has a game value information display unit 23 composed of a payout number display 23c for displaying the number of payouts given in the case.

  In the effect display unit TP, the liquid crystal display device 30 that displays the progress state of the game as an image, the illumination LED 31 that changes the color and lighting pattern according to the progress state of the game, and changes according to the progress state of the game A speaker 32 for outputting an operation sound corresponding to the BGM to be performed and a button operation and a guide sound is disposed.

  The medal tray BP is provided with a medal tray 40 for storing medals discharged from the medal payout opening 40a when the medal payout device is driven, and an ashtray is provided on the left side of the medal tray 40.

<2-1. Reel Variable Display Configuration>
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the structure of the reel variable display device RL of the slot machine 1. 2A shows the entire structure of the reel variable display device RL, and FIG. 2B shows the detailed structure of the right reel.

  The reels R1 to R3 are made of transparent ABS resin or the like, and are affixed to the reel frames 56a to 56c composed of a plurality of spoke portions and an annular frame extending radially from the shaft portion, and the peripheral surfaces of the reel frames 56a to 56c. It is composed of reel bands 58a to 58c on which 21 various symbols (symbol numbers PN: 1 to 21) are printed. The reels R1 to R3 are fixed to the stepping motors 54a to 54c and rotate. For the rotation operation of the reels R1 to R3, stepping motors 54a to 54c that rotate once by supplying pulses of 504 steps are used, and predetermined symbols are displayed on the reel window 20 by supplying predetermined pulses. Can do. Further, backlight devices 53a to 53c provided with LEDs (not shown) are provided so that light can be irradiated from the inside of the reel bands 58a to 58c. In this way, by irradiating light from the inside of the reel bands 58a to 58c by the backlight devices 53a to 53c, the player can make the symbols on the reel bands 58a to 58c stand out.

  In addition, the detection plates 57a to 57c are attached to one of the spoke portions, and the reel position detection sensors 55a to 55c can output one pulse of the reel position detection signals 155a to 155c for each rotation of the reels R1 to R3. ing. The detection plates 57a to 57c and the reel bands 58a to 58 so that the symbol number PN = 1 is positioned on the winning line L1 in the center of the reel window when 12 steps are advanced after detecting the reel position detection signals 155a to 155c. The position 58c is set.

  In the variable reel display device RL, the reels R1 to R3, the stepping motors 54a to 54c to which the reels R1 to R3 are fixed, the backlight devices 53a to 53c, and the reel position detection sensors 55a to 55c are fixed to the base plates 52a to 52c, respectively. By doing so, it has a single unit configuration. Further, the reel variable display device RL is inserted into the case body 50 by inserting the base plates 52a to 52c along the guide rails 51a to 51c provided on the case body 50 of the reel variable display device RL. Yes.

  FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement of symbols printed on the reel bands 58a to 58c. On the left, middle, and right reels, 21 symbols are printed at equal intervals. Since stepping motors 54a to 54c that rotate once by supplying a pulse of 504 steps are used, when 21 symbols are arranged, the interval of the symbols becomes 24 steps. Further, since the symbol number PN = 1 is positioned on the winning line L1 in the center of the reel window when 12 steps are advanced after the reel position detection signals 155a to 155c are detected, the reel position detection signals 155a to 155a If the process advances 36 steps after detecting 155c, the symbol number PN = 2 is positioned on the winning line L1, if the step 60 is advanced, the symbol number PN = 3 is positioned on the winning line L1, and if the step 492 is advanced, the symbol number PN = 2. The number PN = 21 is positioned on the pay line L1. If the processing proceeds beyond step 492, the reel position detection signals 155a to 155c are detected again. Accordingly, a predetermined symbol can be positioned on the winning line L1 by the number of steps to be advanced with the timing at which the reel position detection signals 155a to 155c are detected as a base point.

  FIG. 3B shows a state in which the left reel R1 has advanced 180 steps from the reel position detection signal 155a, with the “watermelon” symbol (symbol number PN = 9) in the upper row and the “bell” symbol (symbol number PN = number in the middle row). 8) The lower “Plum” symbol (symbol number PN = 7) is displayed. Also, the state where the middle reel R2 is advanced 324 steps from the reel position detection signal 155b is shown. The upper part is “7” symbol (symbol number PN = 15), the middle is “bell” symbol (symbol number PN = 14), and the lower is The “Plum” symbol (symbol number PN = 13) is displayed. In addition, the state where the right reel R3 has advanced 228 steps from the reel position detection signal 155b is shown, the “plum” symbol (symbol number PN = 11) in the upper row, the “bell” symbol (symbol number PN = 10) in the middle row, A “cherry” symbol (symbol number PN = 9) is displayed. In these states, a “bell” symbol (left reel R1: symbol number PN = 8), a “bell” symbol (middle reel R2: symbol number PN = 14), a “bell” symbol (right reel R3) on the winning line L1. : Symbol number PN = 10) is lined up and indicates the winning state of the “bell” role. The type of combination in the slot machine 1 will be described later.

<3. Electrical configuration of slot machine>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine 1. The slot machine 1 includes a main control board 100A that performs the main control of the game, a display control board 100B that performs display control on the liquid crystal display and displays an image, and LEDs and sound effects of the panel display portion DP or the effect display portion TP. There is provided an electrical decoration control board 100C for controlling the above. The main control board 100A includes a central processing unit (CPU) 101, a clock generation circuit a102, a clock generation circuit b103, a read-only memory (ROM) 104, a random-access memory (RAM) 105, a data transmission circuit 106, and an input / output port. 107. Note that a CPU 101 incorporating a ROM or RAM can be employed. In that case, the external ROM 104 and RAM 105 need not be provided.

  The CPU 101 reads out the program stored in the ROM 104 based on the timing of the CLK signal generated by the clock generation circuit a102, and sequentially executes the program. When the power is turned on, the CPU 101 executes the main program from a predetermined address, and a predetermined address at the timing of the INTR signal generated by the clock generation circuit b103 different from the cycle of the clock generation circuit a102. Run the interrupt program starting with. Here, the timing of the INTR signal is, for example, 2 milliseconds. The CPU 101 stores various game information such as various flags and various counters in the RAM 105 in accordance with the execution of the program. Even when the power supplied from the outside is cut off, the RAM 105 retains stored information by the battery, and when the power is restored after that, the RAM 105 resumes from the state immediately before the occurrence of the power cut. The CPU 101 reads the state of various buttons and sensors via the input / output port 107 and drives various motors and LEDs.

  The bet operation instruction signals 111a to 111c, the start operation instruction signal 112, the stop operation instruction signals 113a to 113c, and the settlement operation instruction signal 114 are respectively a bet button 11, a start lever 12, and stop buttons 13a to 13c provided in the operation unit OP. , A signal output in response to the player operating the checkout button 14, and is detected by being input to the CPU 101 via the input / output port 107.

  The display control signals 123a to 123c are display signals to be displayed on the credit number display 23a, the earned number display 23b, and the payout number display 23c provided in the panel display unit DP, respectively, via the input / output port 107. Driven by the CPU 101. Each of the reel position detection signals 155a to 155c corresponds to each reel of the variable reel display device RL, and is a signal that is detected once every time the reel rotates once, and is input to the CPU 101 via the input / output port 107. . Each of the reel drive signals 154a to 154c is a stepping motor drive signal for driving the reels R1 to R3 of the variable reel display device RL, and is driven by the CPU 101 via the input / output port 107.

  The medal insertion signal 160 is a signal that is output when the medal insertion sensor provided in the medal detection device provided inside the front door 3 communicating from the medal insertion slot 10 detects the inserted medal. The data is input to the CPU 101 via the output port 107. The medal block signal 161 is a signal for driving a solenoid provided in the medal detection device, and is driven by the CPU 101 via the input / output port 107. The medal payout signal 162 is a signal output when a medal payout sensor provided in the medal discharge unit of the medal payout device detects a medal paid out by the medal payout device, and is output via the input / output port 107. Sent to the CPU 101. The payout drive signal 163 is a signal for driving a motor provided in the medal payout device, and is driven by the CPU 101 via the input / output port 107.

  The CPU 101 outputs various commands to the display control board 100B and the illumination control board 100C via the data transmission circuit 106. The illumination control board 100C receives various commands from the main control board 100A, and is provided to the winning line display 21, the game guide display 22, the lighting control of the illumination device by the illumination LED 31, and the reel variable display device RL. The lighting of the backlight devices 53a to 53c and sound such as BGM are output from the speaker 32.

  The display control board 100B includes a CPU (central processing unit) 191, a clock generation circuit c192, a clock generation circuit d193, a ROM (read-only memory) 194, a RAM (random-access memory) 195, a data input circuit 196, and a graphic LSI. A display circuit 197 including the peripheral circuits is provided. The CPU 191 reads the program stored in the ROM 194 based on the timing of the CLK signal generated by the clock generation circuit c192, and sequentially executes the program. When the power is turned on, the CPU 191 executes the main program from a predetermined address, and a predetermined address at the timing of the INTR1 signal generated by the clock generation circuit b193 different from the cycle of the clock generation circuit c192. Run the interrupt program starting with. Here, the timing of the INTR1 signal is, for example, 2 milliseconds. The strobe signal of the CPU 191 stores various game information such as various flags and various counters in the RAM 195 in accordance with the execution of the program. Further, an INTR2 signal is generated based on a strobe signal transmitted in synchronization with the data transmission timing from the data transmission circuit of the main control board 100A, and an interrupt program starting from a predetermined address is generated at the timing of the INTR2 signal. Run.

<4. Basic game processing>
A flow of processing related to one game in the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The slot machine 1 can start the game on condition that three medals are bet. Until the bet is placed, the CPU 101 stands by without performing the process of advancing the game (Sa100: NO). The CPU 101 executes a bet process when three medals are inserted into the medal slot 10 or when the bet button 11 is operated in a state where three or more credits are stored in the storage device (Sa100: YES). Then, “3” is set as the bet number in the bet counter stored in the RAM 105 (Sa120).

  When a medal is further inserted with the bet counter set to “3”, the CPU 101 adds the credit of the storage device by the number of inserted medals. When a medal is inserted after the credit reaches 50, the CPU 101 drives a solenoid provided in the medal detection device and returns it to the medal tray 40.

  The CPU 101 waits for an operation of the start lever 12 with three medals bet (Sa140: NO). When receiving the operation of the start lever 12 (Sa140: YES), the CPU 101 executes an internal lottery process (Sa160) and a reel rotation process (Sa180).

<4-1. Internal lottery processing>
The internal lottery process in the slot machine 1 will be described. The internal lottery process is a process for determining, by lottery, a winning of one or a plurality of roles or no winning of any of the predetermined roles, using the internal lottery table shown in FIG. Executed. In the internal lottery table, a correspondence relationship between one or a plurality of winning combinations and a lottery value indicating a lottery probability is defined.

  When the CPU 101 receives the operation of the start lever 12, the CPU 101 acquires one random value from a range of 0 to 65535 from a random number generator (not shown). Next, a corresponding lottery value is specified while sequentially comparing the acquired random value with a plurality of lottery values defined in the internal lottery table. More specifically, the CPU 101 compares the random value acquired from the random number generator with the first lottery value in the internal lottery table. As a result of the comparison, if the random value is less than the lottery value, the winning of the combination associated with the first lottery value is determined. If the random value is greater than or equal to the lottery value, the random value is compared with a value obtained by adding the second lottery value to the first lottery value. As a result of the comparison, if the random value is less than the sum of the first and second lottery values, the winning combination of the combination associated with the second lottery value is determined.

  In this way, the combination associated with the Nth lottery value when the random number value is repeated until the random value becomes less than the total value of the first to Nth lottery values is determined as the winning combination. For example, when the random number value acquired from the random number generator is 3077, the CPU 101 adds the second lottery value (2500) to this value because the random number value is not less than the first lottery value (300). Since the random value (3077) is equal to or greater than the total value (2800) of the first and second lottery values, the third lottery value (500) is added thereto. Since the random value (3077) is less than the total value (3300) of the first to third lottery values, the winning of the “watermelon 1” role associated with the third lottery value (500) is determined.

  The CPU 101 executes a reel rotation process (Sa180) after the internal lottery process (Sa160). In the reel rotation process (Sa180), the CPU 101 rotates each of the reels R1 to R3 by continuously supplying pulses to each of the stepping motors 54a to 54c.

<4-2. Reel stop processing>
When receiving the operation of the stop button 13 during the rotation of the reel R (Sa200), the CPU 101 stops the rotation of the reel R (Sa220). More specifically, when the CPU 101 receives any operation of the stop buttons 13a to 13c while the reel R is rotating, the CPU 101 stops the reel R corresponding to the stop button 13 that has received the operation. This is repeated until all of the reels R1 to R3 are stopped. At this time, the CPU 101 stops the corresponding reel R within the range of the reel rotation amount for a maximum of four symbols from the time when the stop button 13 is operated. Further, when the winning of any combination is determined by the internal lottery process, the CPU 101 stops the reel R so as to draw the symbol relating to the winning combination onto the winning line L1.

  For example, in a situation where the reels R1 to R3 are rotating and the winning of “watermelon 1” is determined by the internal lottery process, the “plum” symbol of symbol number PN = 15 in the left reel R1 is displayed. When the left stop button 13a is operated at a timing positioned on the winning line L1, the left reel R1 is rotated by two symbols, and the “watermelon” symbol of symbol number PN = 17 is positioned on the winning line L1. Then, the left reel R1 is stopped.

  Next, when the middle stop button 13b is operated at the timing when the “cherry” symbol of symbol number PN = 7 on the middle reel R2 is positioned on the winning line L1, the CPU 101 rotates the middle reel R2 by four symbols. Then, the middle reel R2 is stopped at the timing when the “watermelon” symbol of symbol number PN = 11 is positioned on the winning line L1.

  Next, when the right stop button 13c is operated at the timing when the “bell” symbol of symbol number PN = 7 on the right reel R3 is positioned on the winning line L1, the CPU 101 rotates the right reel R3 by two symbols. The right reel R3 is stopped at the timing when the “cherry” symbol of symbol number PN = 9 is positioned on the winning line L1. As a result of all the reels R1 to R3 being stopped, the “watermelon” symbol (left reel R1), the “watermelon” symbol (middle reel R2), and the “cherry” symbol (right reel R3) stop on the winning line L1. .

  The reason why the “watermelon” symbol is not stopped on the winning line L1 in the right reel R3 even though the winning of the “watermelon 1” role is determined by the internal lottery process is that the right stop button 13c is operated in the right reel R3. This is because the “watermelon” symbol does not exist between the symbol number PN = 7, which is the timing of the symbol, and the symbol number PN = 11, which is four symbols ahead. When the stop button 13 is operated at such timing, a predetermined symbol within the range from the symbol located on the winning line L1 to the 4 symbols ahead at the timing when the stop button 13 is operated, Stop on the winning line L1.

FIG. 7 shows the configuration of a stop table used in the reel stop process in the slot machine 1.
This stop table indicates that when the winning of “watermelon 1” is determined by the internal lottery process, the push button is pushed forward (the stop button 13a corresponding to the left reel R1, the stop button 13b corresponding to the middle reel R2, the right reel R3). The stop table used in the case where the buttons are operated in the order of the stop buttons 13c corresponding to (1).

  “Symbol number PN” is the symbol number of the symbol located on the winning line L1 at the timing when the stop button 13 is operated, and “Slip number” is the reel R when the stop button 13 is operated at the above timing. The amount of movement by which the reel R is rotationally moved before stopping is indicated by the number of symbols. For example, if the left stop button 13a is operated when the “watermelon” symbol of symbol number PN = 17 is positioned on the winning line L1 while the left reel R1 is rotating, the CPU 101 corresponds to symbol number PN = 17. Since the number of sliding symbols to be performed is “0”, the left reel R1 is stopped at the timing when the “watermelon” symbol of symbol number PN = 17 is positioned on the winning line L1.

  In addition, when the middle stop button 13a is operated at the timing when the “bell” symbol with the symbol number PN = 16 is positioned on the winning line L1, the CPU 101 sets the number of sliding symbols corresponding to the symbol number PN = 17 to “1”. Therefore, the left reel R1 is stopped at the timing when the “watermelon” symbol of symbol number PN = 17 is positioned on the winning line L1. When the stop button 13a is operated at the timing when the “Plum” symbol with the symbol number PN = 15 is positioned on the winning line L1, the CPU 101 has “2” as the number of sliding symbols corresponding to the symbol number PN = 17. The left reel R1 is stopped at the timing when the “watermelon” symbol of symbol number PN = 17 is positioned on the winning line L1. When the stop button 13 is operated at a timing other than the above, similarly to the above, the reel R is rotated by the corresponding number of sliding frames to stop the left reel R1.

  As described above, the CPU 101 is configured by appropriately combining predetermined element data determined in advance in order to acquire an appropriate number of sliding frames according to the operation timing of the stop button 13 with respect to a specific operation of the stop button 13. The reel stop process is executed using the stop table. The data elements of the stop table are based on the premise that the same stop result can be obtained for the number of bets, the winning state in the internal lottery process, the stopped state of the stopped reel R, and the operation timing of the stop button 13. The symbol combination related to the winning combination is established on the winning line L1 within the permitted drawing range, and the symbol combination relating to the winning combination is not established on the winning line L1. Data for this is defined in advance.

<4-3. Winning judgment process>
When all of the reels R1 to R3 are stopped (Sa240: YES), the CPU 101 executes a winning determination process (Sa260). FIG. 8 shows the structure of the winning combination table used in the winning determination process in the slot machine 1. In the combination composition table, for each combination, a symbol combination corresponding to the combination and a payout to be awarded to the player when the combination is won are defined. “ANY” may be any symbol.

  The CPU 101 defines the combination of symbols stopped on the winning line L1 (the combination of the symbol of the left reel R1, the symbol of the middle reel R2, and the symbol of the right reel R3 stopped on the winning line L1) in the combination composition table. It is determined whether it matches any of the symbol combinations. If the CPU 101 determines that it matches any of the symbol combinations defined in the symbol composition table, it determines that the symbol corresponding to the symbol combination has won and matches any symbol combination defined in the symbol composition table. If it is determined not to do so, it is determined that no winning combination has been won.

  When the CPU 101 determines that the “replay” role has been won by the winning determination process (Sa280: YES), the CPU 101 executes an automatic bet process. In the automatic bet process, a bet number equal to the bet number for starting the immediately preceding game is set in the bet counter stored in the RAM 105 (Sa120). When the CPU 101 determines that the “replay” role has not been won by the winning determination process (Sa280: NO) and it is determined that the small role has been won by the winning determination process (Sa300: YES), the medal Payment processing is executed (Sa320).

  The small role is a role associated with the payment of a medal as a dividend. In the slot machine 1, the “Cherry 1” role, the “Cherry 2” role, the “Watermelon 1” role, the “Watermelon 2” role, “Bell” role, “Control 1” role, “Control 2” role, “Control 3” role, “Control 4” role, “Control 5” role, “Control 6” role, and “Control 7” role , 2, 2, 3, 3, 9, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, and 1 are associated with each other. In the medal payment process, the CPU 101 adds a value corresponding to the payout corresponding to the winning combination determined to be won to the storage device. The CPU 101 pays out to the medal tray 40 game medals for which the number of credits in the storage device exceeds 50 by driving the medal payout device.

  When the CPU 101 determines that a small role has not been won by the winning determination process (Sa300: NO), or after executing the medal payment process (Sa320), the process related to one game is terminated.

<5. AT Game> The slot machine 1 includes a normal game state that is a normal game state, and an AT state (special game state) that is advantageous to the player as compared to the normal game state. The slot machine 1 makes a transition from the normal gaming state to the AT state when the predetermined start condition is satisfied, and makes a transition from the AT state to the normal gaming state when the predetermined end condition is satisfied. In this way, the slot machine 1 advances the game while switching the game state between the normal game state and the AT state.

“AT” is an abbreviation for assist time, and “AT state” means that when a specific lottery object is determined as a result of the internal lottery process, It means a gaming state in which the player is notified of the pressing order (operation order) of stop buttons for winning a small combination with a high payout. At this time, if the stop button is operated in a pressing order other than the notified pressing order, the small part with a high payout is won according to the timing of the stop button operation without winning the small part with a high payout. Or don't win a small role. On the other hand, the “normal game state” is a state in which the player is not notified of the push order for winning a small role.

<5-1. Notification of Push Order> The flow of processing related to the notice of the push order in the AT state of the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When the internal lottery process is executed (Sa160), the main control board 100A (CPU 101) outputs information indicating the result to the display control board 100B via the data transmission circuit 106 (Sa161). When the display control board 100B (CPU 109) receives information indicating the result of the internal lottery process notified from the main control board 100A (Sb100), the display control board 100B (CPU 109) determines whether it is in the AT state (Sb120). A description of the case where it is determined that the state is not the AT state (Sb120: NO) will be described later. However, when it is determined that the state is the AT state (Sb120: YES), processing for specifying the notification content is executed (Sb140). The display control board 100B (CPU 109) causes the liquid crystal display device 30 to output the notification content specified by the processing for specifying the notification content (Sb160).

The process of specifying the notification content (Sb140) is executed using the push order notification table shown in FIG. In the push order notification table, a correspondence relationship between winning information as a result of the internal lottery process and notification contents to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device is defined. In the push order notification table, the lottery object 6, the notification content that prompts the left stop button 13a to operate as the first stop, the lottery target 7, the notification content that prompts the middle stop button 13b to operate as the first stop, and the lottery target 8 The notification content that prompts the user to operate the right stop button 13c as the first stop is associated with each other, and the other lottery objects are associated with not performing notification. In the process of specifying the notification content (Sb140), the CPU 109 specifies the notification content to be output to the liquid crystal display device 30 by referring to the push order notification table. In this way, the slot machine 1 notifies the player of the notification content corresponding to the result of the internal lottery process in the AT state.

<5-2. Stop Control> The reel stop process in the slot machine 1 when the lottery target to be notified of the push order in the AT state is determined as a result of the internal lottery process.

The slot machine 1 executes a reel stop process so as to win as much as possible the winning combination in the internal lottery process. That is, when there is a symbol constituting the symbol combination related to the winning combination within the retractable range (within the range of the maximum amount of reel rotation for 4 symbols) from the time when the stop button 13 is operated. In this case, the symbol is drawn onto the winning line L1 and stopped.

For example, when the lottery object 6 is determined by the internal lottery process using the internal lottery table shown in FIG. 6, the CPU 101 plays the “bell” role, the “control 1” role, the “control 2” role, and the “control 3”. The combination, “control 4” combination and “control 5” combination are set as the winning state. In this state, the CPU 101 can play any one of the “bell” role, the “control 1” role, the “control 2” role, the “control 3” role, the “control 4” role, and the “control 5” role. The reel stop process is executed so as to win as long as possible.

When the left stop button 13a is operated as the first stop, the CPU 101 sets the “control” in addition to the “bell” symbol that constitutes the “bell” within the retractable range at the time. If there is no “Watermelon” symbol that constitutes any of the “1-4” roles, or “Plum” symbols that constitute the “Control 5” role, the “Bell” symbol is stopped on the winning line L1. Then, the reel stop process for the left reel R1 is executed.

On the other hand, when the left stop button 13a is operated as the first stop, the CPU 101 forms a “bell” role (9-sheet payout) within a retractable range when the left stop button 13a is operated. In addition to the “bell” symbol to be played, the “watermelon” symbol that constitutes one of the “control 1-4” roles (single payout) or the “plum” symbol that constitutes the “control 5” role (single payout) In the case where the “Bell” symbol, which is the symbol that constitutes the “Bell” symbol with the highest payout, is stopped on the winning line L1. Then, the reel stop process for the left reel R1 is executed.

That is, when the left stop button 13a is operated at the first stop in the situation where the lottery object 6 is determined by the internal lottery process, the CPU 101 always makes a “bell” symbol regardless of the operation timing of the left stop button 13a. Is stopped on the winning line L1, the reel stop process for the left reel R1 is executed.

When the “bell” symbol is stopped on the winning line L1 at the left reel R1, only the “bell” role is left as a possible winning combination. For this reason, the CPU 101 displays the “bell” symbol that constitutes the “bell” role in each of the middle reel R2 and the right reel R3, regardless of the order of operation and timing of the middle stop button 13b and the right stop button 13c. A reel stop process is executed for each of the middle reel R2 and the right reel R3 so as to stop the winning line L1.

In the slot machine 1, the “bell” symbols on each reel R are arranged at intervals of a maximum of four symbols. In other words, no matter what timing the stop button 13 is operated, the reel for each reel R so as to stop the “bell” symbol that exists within the retractable range at the time when the stop button 13 is operated. Stop processing can be executed.

In the situation where the lottery object 6 is determined by the internal lottery process described above, when the right stop button 13c is operated as the first stop, the CPU 101 determines that the right stop button 13c is within the range that can be pulled in at the time. In addition to the “Plum” symbol that constitutes any of the “3-5” roles, the “Bell” symbol that constitutes the “Bell” role, the “Bar” symbol that constitutes the “Control 1” role, or the “Control 2” role If there is no “cherry” symbol that constitutes “”, reel stop processing for the right reel R3 is executed so that the “plum” symbol is stopped on the winning line L1.

On the other hand, when the right stop button 13c is operated as the first stop, the CPU 101 constitutes one of the “control 3 to 5” roles within the range in which the right stop button 13c can be pulled in at the time. In addition to the “Plum” symbol (contributing to the winning of three types of roles), the “Bell” symbol constituting the “Bell” symbol (contributing to the winning of one type of character), and the “Bar” constituting the “Control 1” symbol Even if there is a symbol (contributing to one type of winning) or a “cherry” symbol (contributing to one type of winning) that constitutes “control 2”, there is a symbol relating to a winning combination. The reel stop process for the right reel R3 is executed so that the “plum” symbol, which is the symbol comprising the most combinations, is stopped on the winning line L1.

That is, when the right stop button 13c is operated at the first stop in the situation where the lottery object 6 is determined by the internal lottery process, the CPU 101 always makes a “plum” symbol regardless of the operation timing of the right stop button 13c. Is stopped on the winning line L1, the reel stop process for the right reel R3 is executed.

In the slot machine 1, the “plum” symbols on each reel R are arranged at intervals of a maximum of 4 symbols. In other words, no matter what timing the stop button 13 is operated, the reels corresponding to the respective reels R are stopped so that the “plum” symbols existing within the retractable range at the time when the stop button 13 is operated are stopped. Stop processing can be executed.

When the “Plum” symbol stops on the winning line L1 in the right reel R1, only the “control 3-5” combination that has the possibility of winning is left. For this reason, when the middle stop button 13b is operated in the second stop, the CPU 101 configures the “plum” that constitutes the “control 3” role within the retractable range at the time when the middle stop button 13b is operated. When there is a symbol, a “bell” symbol that constitutes a “control 4” role, or a “7” symbol that constitutes a “control 5” role, so that any symbol is stopped on the winning line L1, A reel stop process is executed for the middle reel R2.

Next, even when the left stop button 13a is operated in the third stop, the CPU 101 determines that the right reel R3 and the middle of the symbols existing within the retractable range at the time when the left stop button 13a is operated. The reel stop process for the left reel R1 is executed so that the symbols constituting the winning combination remaining at the time when the reel R2 is stopped are stopped on the winning line L1.

Although detailed description is omitted, when the middle stop button 13b is operated as the first stop, the CPU 101 performs the same process as the reel stop process when the right stop button 13c is operated as the first stop. The reel stop process is executed so that the winning combination other than the “bell” winning combination is won as much as possible.

Thus, in the situation where the lottery object 6 is determined by the internal lottery process, the slot machine 1 always wins the “bell” role when the left stop button 13a is operated in the first stop, and the first stop When the stop button 13 other than the left stop button 13a is operated, the reel stop process is executed so that the “bell” role is not always won. Further, in the situation where the lottery object 7 is determined in the internal lottery process, when the middle stop button 13b is operated in the first stop, the “bell” role is always won, and in any case other than the middle stop button 13b in the first stop. When the stop button 13 is operated, the reel stop process is executed so that the “bell” role is not always won. Further, in the situation where the lottery object 8 is determined in the internal lottery process, when the right stop button 13c is operated in the first stop, the “bell” role is always won, and in the first stop, other than the right stop button 13c. When the stop button 13 is operated, the reel stop process is executed so that the “bell” role is not always won.

As described above, when the slot machine 1 obtains a specific result by the internal lottery process, the “bell” combination that cannot be reliably won in the normal gaming state is displayed in the push order notified in the AT state. By operating the stop button 13 as shown in FIG.

<5-3. AT State Transition Trigger> <5-3-1. Release of small role> The slot machine 1 changes the gaming state from the normal gaming state to the AT state (special gaming state) when a predetermined condition is satisfied. With reference to FIG. 11, the flow of processing related to the transition of the gaming state in the slot machine 1 will be described.

When the display control board 100B (CPU 109) receives the notification of the result of the internal lottery process executed by the main control board 100A (CPU 101) and determines that it is not in the AT state (Sa160 → Sa161 → Sb100 → Sb120: NO), 1 is added to the game count stored in the RAM 195 (Sb121). The game count in the slot machine 1 is a variable that is reset to “0” at the start of the AT state and is incremented by 1 for each game after the end of the AT state. Next, the CPU 109 determines whether or not the game number count has reached the first AT start game number (Sb122). The first AT start game number will be described later.

When the CPU 109 determines that the first AT start game number has been reached (Sb122: YES), it shifts the gaming state from the normal gaming state to the AT state (Sb123). When it is determined that the first AT start game number has not been reached (Sb122: NO), the CPU 109 determines whether or not it is in the AT reservation state (Sb124). The AT reservation state will be described later.

When the CPU 109 determines that it is not in the AT reservation state (Sb124: NO), it executes a first AT lottery process that is a lottery to determine whether or not to shift to the AT state using the AT lottery table shown in FIG. (Sb125). In the AT lottery table, in each of the first G number section (first game number section) and the second G number section (second game number section), the lottery indicating the winning information as the result of the internal lottery process and the lottery probability Correspondence with values is defined.

In the first AT lottery process, the CPU 109 determines whether or not to shift to the AT state based on the result of the internal lottery process received from the main control board 100A (CPU 101) and the lottery probability according to the type of the number of games section. It is decided by lottery. More specifically, the CPU 109 obtains a random number value acquired from a random number generator (not shown) in the range of 0 to 65535, winning information as a result of the internal lottery process, and a lottery value corresponding to the type of game number section. In comparison, if the random value is smaller than the lottery value, it is determined that the AT lottery has been won. The type of the game number section can be specified by comparing the game number count with a game number lottery table to be described later. In the AT lottery table, a larger value is set for the lottery value for each winning information in the second G number section than in the first G number section. This means that the second G number section draws the transition of the AT state with a higher lottery probability than the first G number section. CPU109 complete | finishes a process as it is, when not winning an AT lottery as a result of a 1st AT lottery process (Sb126: NO). On the other hand, when the AT lottery is won as a result of the first AT lottery process, the CPU 109 sets a value obtained by adding 5 to the game number count as the first AT start game number (Sb127). The first AT start game number is the number of games triggered by the transition of the gaming state from the normal gaming state to the AT state.

When the CPU 109 determines that the game number count has reached the first AT start game number, the CPU 109 sets the game state to the AT state (Sb122: YES). That is, when a value obtained by adding 5 to the game number count is set as the first AT start game number, it means that the gaming state shifts to the AT state after five games. Further, in the slot machine 1, a state in which some value is set for the first AT start game number is set as an AT reservation state, which is used to determine whether or not to execute the first AT lottery process (Sb124).

As described above, the slot machine 1 executes the first AT lottery process according to the lottery probability according to the result of the internal lottery process and the type of the game number section, and shifts to the AT state to the first AT lottery process. Is determined, the first AT start game number is set so as to shift the gaming state to the AT state by a predetermined number of games ahead.

<5-3-2. Canceling the number of games> As described above, the slot machine 1 can set the first AT start game number according to the lottery probability according to the result of the internal lottery process and the type of the game number section. By executing a second AT lottery process in which the second AT start game number (first transition game number) for starting the next AT state in advance at the end of the AT state is determined by lottery, Determine the trigger for transition to the state.

FIG. 13A shows a configuration of a game number lottery table used in the second AT lottery process in the slot machine 1. In this number-of-games lottery table, the correspondence relationship between the number-of-games range as a target for determining the second AT start game number for starting the next AT state at the end of the AT state and the lottery value indicating the lottery probability is defined. Has been. Since the lottery process using the lottery value defined in the game number lottery table is the same as the internal lottery process, the description thereof is omitted.

At the end of the AT state, the CPU 109 determines one game number range by lottery according to a lottery probability defined for each of a plurality of game number ranges defined in the game number lottery table. Next, the CPU 109 determines one game number by lottery according to an equal lottery probability in each game number from the determined one game number range. Finally, the CPU 109 sets the determined game number as the second AT start game number.

Similar to the first AT start game number determined based on the result of the internal lottery process as described above, the second AT start game number is an opportunity to shift the gaming state from the normal gaming state to the AT state. It is the number of games. In FIG. 12, whether or not the game number count has reached the AT start game number is determined by whether or not the game number count has reached either the first or second AT start game number. .

The game number lottery table used in the slot machine 1 defines 1 to 30 games, 31 to 50 games, 61 to 90 games, 91 to 110 games, and 121 to 150 games as game number ranges. That is, in the second AT lottery process, the second AT start game number is determined in the above-mentioned game number range, while the second AT start game number is in the range of 51 to 60 games and 111 to 120 games. Is never determined. Further, the slot machine 1 executes the first AT lottery process both in the game number range in which the second AT start game number is determined and in the range in which the second AT start game number is not determined. <5-3-3. Number of ceiling games>

In the slot machine 1, a third AT start game number (second transition game number) is determined in advance. When the CPU 109 determines that the game number count has reached the third AT start game number, the CPU 109 shifts the gaming state from the normal gaming state to the AT state. The third AT start game number is not determined by lottery, and a constant value is always used. That is, even if the second AT start game number is not determined by the second AT lottery process and it is not determined to shift to the AT state by the first AT lottery process, the number of games When the count reaches the third AT start game number, the game always shifts to the AT state.

As described above, when the game machine count reaches the first AT start game number determined by the first AT lottery process based on the result of the internal lottery process, or the end of the AT state When the second AT start game number determined by the second AT lottery process executed at times is reached, the gaming state is shifted to the AT state.

<6. Production Process> The slot machine 1 executes a continuous production in response to a predetermined condition. The continuous effect is an effect that causes the liquid crystal display device 30 to continuously output effect images across a plurality of games, and the plurality of effect images that are output to the liquid crystal display device 30 are used as a series of effect images having a story character. By constructing it, it expresses an effect that gradually raises the expectation that a jackpot may be won as the number of games is exhausted.

<6-1. First Continuous Production> When the difference between the number of games started counting from the end of the previous AT state and the number of first or second AT start games becomes 5 games, the slot machine 1 The first continuous production is started. For example, when the first or second AT start game number is set to 500 games and the game number count reaches 495G, the first continuous effect is started. Thereafter, in each game until the game number count reaches the AT start game number, the first continuous effect is executed while changing the effect according to the remaining game number that is the difference between the AT start game number and the game number count. To do.

FIG. 14 shows the flow of processing related to the first continuous effect in the slot machine 1. The process related to the first continuous effect is executed for each game. The CPU 109 compares the AT start game number with the game number count, and determines whether or not the game number count has reached [AT start game number-5 games] (Sb220). The number of AT start games indicates either the first or second AT start game. If the result of the determination is affirmative (Sb220: YES), “5” is set to the first continuous performance count (Sb230). If the determination result is negative, no processing is executed (Sb220: NO).

Next, the CPU 109 determines whether or not the value of the continuous effect count is 1 or more (Sb230). If the result of the determination is negative, no process is executed and the process related to the first continuous effect is ended (Sb240: NO). If the result of the determination is affirmative, an individual effect process is executed (Sb250). Next, 1 is subtracted from the first continuous performance count (Sb260), and the process related to the first continuous performance is terminated.

FIG. 15 shows the configuration of the first continuous effect table used in the individual effect process (Sb250) described above. In the first continuous effect table, the correspondence between the first continuous effect count and the effect data is defined. In the individual effect processing (Sb250), the CPU 109 refers to the first continuous effect table, specifies effect data corresponding to the value of the first continuous effect count, and causes the liquid crystal display device 30 to output the specified effect data.

In the first continuous effect table, different effect data is associated according to the value of the first continuous effect count. For this reason, by specifying the effect data according to the value of the first continuous effect count using the first continuous effect table, the liquid crystal display is displayed in each game from the start to the end of the first continuous effect. The contents of the effect to be output to the device 30 are changed to X05, X04, X03, X02, and A01. The continuous production count is set to “5” when the value of [AT start game number−game number count] is “5”. After the effect that changes over time is output to the liquid crystal display device 30, the state shifts to the AT state.

<6-2. Second Continuous Effect> The slot machine 1 executes the second continuous effect by an opportunity different from the first continuous effect described above. FIG. 16 shows the flow of processing relating to the second continuous effect in the slot machine 1. This process is executed every time a game is played.

CPU 109 determines whether or not the continuous production is being executed (Sb320). More specifically, when the first or second continuous effect count is 1 or more, it is determined that the continuous effect is being executed. If the determination result indicates negative, no processing is executed (Sb320: NO). If the determination result is affirmative (Sb320: YES), continuous effect lottery processing is executed (Sb330).

If the lottery result is a loss, the CPU 109 does not execute any processing (Sb320: NO). If the lottery result is a win, “5” is set to the second continuous performance count (Sb250). Next, the CPU 109 determines whether or not the value of the second continuous effect count is 1 or more (Sb360). If the determination result is negative, no processing is executed (Sb360: NO). If the determination result indicates affirmative (Sb360: YES), CPU 109 executes an individual effect process (Sb370). Next, 1 is subtracted from the second continuous effect count (Sb380), and the process related to the second continuous effect is ended.

FIG. 17 shows a configuration of a continuous effect lottery table used in the continuous effect lottery process. In the continuous effect lottery table, the correspondence between the winning information and the lottery value is defined, and whether or not the continuous effect lottery is won is determined according to the lottery probability according to the result of the internal lottery process. Since the lottery process using the lottery value in the continuous effect lottery table is the same as the AT lottery process, the description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 18 shows the configuration of the second continuous effect table used in the individual effect process (Sb370) described above. In the second continuous effect table, the correspondence between the second continuous effect count and the effect data is defined. In the individual effect process (Sb370), the CPU 109 refers to the second continuous effect table, specifies effect data corresponding to the value of the second continuous effect count, and causes the liquid crystal display device 30 to output the specified effect data.

In the second continuous effect table, the effect data corresponding to 5 to 2 of the continuous effect count is associated with the same effect data as the first continuous effect table, and only the effect data corresponding to 1 of the continuous effect count is the first. Different production data is associated with one continuous production table. The effect data corresponding to a continuous effect count of 1 in the first continuous effect table is effect data indicating a positive content, and is effect data expressing that a jackpot is generated and the state is shifted to the AT state. On the other hand, the effect data corresponding to a continuous effect count of 1 in the second continuous effect table is effect data indicating negative contents, and expresses that a jackpot does not occur (transition to the AT state).

In the first continuous effect and the second continuous effect, the effects output to the liquid crystal display device 30 during the four games after the start of the continuous effect have a common appearance. Even if either one is executed, the player cannot identify whether it is the first continuous effect or the second continuous effect. In addition, the continuous effect lottery table used in the second continuous effect has the same tendency as the AT lottery table described with reference to FIG.

In other words, in the second continuous effect executed using the continuous effect table, the lottery object for which the AT lottery winning probability is set high in the AT lottery table has the lottery probability set also in the continuous effect lottery table. Yes. In this way, the slot machine 1 executes the first continuous effect and the second continuous effect, respectively, so that not only when a big win occurs but also when a big win does not occur, It can give a sense of expectation that jackpots will occur.

<7. Modification> Each of the above-described embodiments can be variously modified. Specific modifications are exemplified below. Two or more modes arbitrarily selected from the following examples can be appropriately combined within a range that does not contradict each other.

(1) Modification 1
In each of the above-described embodiments, the AT state determined to be shifted by the first AT lottery process and the second AT start game number determined by the second AT lottery process based on the number of games played in the normal gaming state The AT state to be shifted to when the state is reached is illustrated as the same AT state, but is not limited thereto. For example, the AT state related to the first AT lottery process is compared with the AT state related to the second AT lottery process to make the AT state advantageous to the player.

  More specifically, the number of continuations of the AT state related to the first AT lottery process is set to be larger than the number of continuations of the AT state related to the second AT lottery process, or the first AT lottery process relates to A configuration in which a lottery probability used in a lottery process for giving a predetermined privilege in the AT state is set higher than a lottery probability used in a lottery process for giving a predetermined privilege in the AT state related to the second AT lottery process Can be employed. With such a configuration, the advantage of the AT state can be made different depending on the range of the number of games to be transferred to the AT state, so that it is possible to further improve the playability. Further, when setting the third AT start game number, the AT state to be shifted in response to the game number count reaching the third AT start game number is changed to the AT state related to the first AT lottery process. You may be in a more disadvantageous AT state. By doing so, the player desires to shift to the AT state by the first AT lottery process before reaching the third AT start game number, and the gameability can be further improved. It becomes possible.

(2) Modification 2
In each above-mentioned form, the game number range as a target which determines the 2nd AT start game number in the 2nd AT lottery processing is set as the range of 1-50 games, 61-110 games, and 121-150 games. Although what was comprised was illustrated, it is not restricted to this. For example, a game number lottery table as shown in FIG. In this number-of-games lottery table, the total of lottery values in the range of 1 to 150 games is 47000. When a lottery process for acquiring a random number in the range of 0 to 65535 and comparing it with the lottery value is executed, The second AT start game number is determined within a range of 1 to 150 games with a probability of about 72%.

  That is, in the second AT lottery process using this game number lottery table, the second AT start game number is not determined for any number of games with the remaining 38% probability. In the case where the second AT start game number is not determined by the second AT lottery process, the game state is shifted to the AT state only by the first AT lottery process in the games after the 151 game.

  Further, as described above, when the AT state related to the first AT lottery process is compared with the AT state related to the second AT lottery process and configured as an AT state advantageous to the player, 1 to 150 games of Even if the game does not shift to the AT state in the range, the game after 151 games shifts to an advantageous AT state as compared with the AT state that shifts in the range of 1 to 150 games, so the player is motivated to continue playing the game. Can be given continuously.

(3) Modification 3
In each of the above embodiments, the AT state is shifted by the first AT lottery process, or the number of games played in the normal gaming state is the second AT start game number determined by the second AT lottery process. Although it has been configured to shift when it reaches, it is not limited to this. For example, when the first or second AT start game number and the third AT start game number to be a box are determined in advance, and the number of games played in the normal gaming state reaches the third AT start game number It may be configured to shift to the AT state.

  Further, as described above, the range in which the second AT start game number is determined in the second AT lottery process is a range of 1 to a predetermined number of games, and after the predetermined number of games, the game is performed by the first AT lottery process. When it is configured to determine whether or not to shift the state to the AT state, the upper limit of the number of games in which the gaming state does not shift to the AT state is set in the first AT lottery process. The player can be continuously given a motivation to continue playing the game.

(4) Modification 4
In each of the above-mentioned forms, it is configured to determine whether or not to execute the second continuous effect every time a game is played, but in a specific situation, the second continuous effect is executed. You may comprise so that it may not be made. More specifically, for example, the number of games for which the second continuous effect executed across a plurality of games ends is a specific game section in which the second AT start game number is not determined in the second AT lottery process. If it belongs, the second continuous effect is not executed. In order to prevent the second continuous effect from being executed, the continuous effect lottery process may not be executed, and the second continuous effect may not be executed regardless of the result of the continuous effect lottery process. You may comprise.

  If the player recognizes the existence of a specific game section where the second AT start game number is not set (specifically, the number of games where the specific game section starts), even if the continuous production is started, When the number of games for which the continuous effect ends is within the range of the specific game section, it is clear that the transition from the gaming state to the AT state is not performed after the end of the continuous effect. Such a continuous production not only does not achieve the original purpose of giving a big hit expectation to the player, but also may give a distrust to the player. Therefore, in the specific situation described above, by configuring so that the second continuous performance is not executed, it is possible to avoid the execution of the continuous performance that does not lead to the transition from the gaming state to the AT state.

(5) Modification 5
In each of the above-described embodiments, the range of the number of games for determining the second AT start game number by the second AT lottery process is different from the range of the number of games for executing the first AT lottery process. These parts may be configured to overlap each other.

  FIG. 19 shows an example in which the first AT lottery process is executed after the 147th game when the target section of the second AT lottery process is set up to the 150th game. In this example, the range of the number of games for which the second AT start game number is determined by the second AT lottery process and the range of the number of games as a target for executing the first AT lottery process are 147 to 150 games. Are overlapped in the range.

  By configuring in this way, even if the continuous production lottery means decides to start a continuous production across five games from any number of games 147 to 150, the player It is impossible to determine whether or not the gaming state shifts to the AT state with the last number of games. Thereby, the original purpose of the continuous production of giving a big hit expectation to the player can be achieved.

(6) Modification 6
In each of the above-described embodiments, the configuration in which the gaming state is shifted to the AT state based on the first and second AT lottery processes has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The game state to be transferred is not limited to the AT state. For example, it is configured as various states advantageous to the player such as a state in which a lottery probability of whether or not to shift the game state to the AT state is higher than the normal state. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Slot machine, 12 ... Start lever, 13a-13c ... Stop button, R1-R3 ... Reel, 20 ... Reel window, L1 ... Winning line, 14 ... Checkout button, 30 ... LCD display Device: 40 ... Medal tray, 100A ... Main control board, 101 ... CPU, 104 ... ROM, 105 ... RAM, 100B ... Display control board, 191 ... CPU, 194 ... ROM, 195 ... RAM.

The gaming machine according to the present invention starts variable display of symbols in a plurality of display rows in response to a game start instruction, and determines a winning or losing of one or more roles from a plurality of roles by lottery by an internal lottery means. According to the lottery result from the lottery means and the variable display stop instruction, the variable display of the symbols of the plurality of display columns is stopped, and the game according to the winning mode when the symbols of the plurality of display columns make a predetermined winning mode A gaming machine that gives a value and advances a game while changing the gaming state between a normal gaming state and a special gaming state, and determines the number of first transition games to which the gaming state is transferred by lottery The lottery means, special game lottery means for determining whether to shift the gaming state based on the lottery result by the internal lottery means, and the number of games played in the normal gaming state A game that shifts the gaming state from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state when the first transition game number determined by the lottery means is reached or when it is decided to shift the gaming state by the special gaming lottery means State transition means, the game number lottery means determines a first transition game number from a first game section that is within a predetermined number of games, and the special game lottery means plays in the normal gaming state When the number of played games belongs to the second game section that is different from the first game section, the number of games played in the normal gaming state is more than the case where the number of games played in the normal gaming state belongs to the first game section. Decide to shift the gaming state with a high lottery probability.

The game state transition means of the gaming machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention reaches the first transition game number determined by the game number lottery means when the special game lottery means determines to shift to the special game state. The game is shifted to a special game state that is more advantageous than the case where the game is performed.

In the gaming machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention , the first game section is set in advance as a section of a predetermined number of games after the special gaming state ends, and the number-of- games lottery means The first transition game number is determined by lottery from the first game section so as to include the case where is not determined.

When the CPU 109 determines that it is not in the AT reservation state (Sb124: NO), it executes a first AT lottery process that is a lottery to determine whether or not to shift to the AT state using the AT lottery table shown in FIG. (Sb125). The AT lottery table, in each of the 1G number section (the first game Ward between) and the 2G section number (between second game Ward), the winning information as a result of the internal lottery processing, the lottery probability Correspondence with the lottery value shown is defined.

Claims (6)

In response to a game start instruction, variable display of symbols in a plurality of display rows is started, and internal lottery means determines the winning or losing of one or more roles from a plurality of roles by lottery, and the lottery result by the internal lottery means In response to the instruction to stop the variable display, the variable display of the symbols of the plurality of display columns is stopped, and when the symbols of the plurality of display columns make a predetermined winning mode, the game value corresponding to the winning mode is obtained. A gaming machine that grants and advances the game while shifting the gaming state between the normal gaming state and the special gaming state,
Number-of-games lottery means for determining the number of first transition games to be shifted to the gaming state by lottery
Special game lottery means for determining by lottery whether to shift the gaming state based on the lottery result by the internal lottery means;
When the number of games played in the normal gaming state reaches the first transition game number determined by the game number lottery means,
Or a game state transition means for shifting the gaming state from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state when the special gaming lottery means decides to shift the gaming state;
The game number lottery means
Determining the first number of transition games from a first game section that is a range of a predetermined number of games;
The special game lottery means
In the second game section, which is a range of the number of games different from the first game section, it is determined to shift the gaming state with a lottery probability higher than that of the first game section. Machine. The gaming state transition means includes
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the second game section is shifted to the special game state which is more advantageous than the first game section. The game segment is
The first game section is started from the game after the special gaming state is finished, and the second game section is started from the game after the first game section is finished. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: The gaming state transition means includes
4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the gaming state is shifted from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state when a predetermined second transition game number is reached in the second game section. 5. . Production start lottery means for determining by lottery whether or not to execute continuous production across a plurality of games triggered by the start of the game;
When the number of games played in the normal gaming state reaches the number of games that is a predetermined number of games back from the number of transition games, or when it is determined to execute the continuous effect by the effect start lottery means, A continuous production execution means for starting execution of the continuous production,
The production start lottery means
When the number of games obtained by adding the predetermined number to the number of games played in the normal gaming state belongs to the second game section, the lottery for determining whether or not to execute the continuous effect is not performed. The gaming machine according to claim 1. The game segment is
5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is preset so that at least a part of the first game section and the second game section overlap.