JP2016185413A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance interest in a performance by preventing one portion of a reel performance occurring during a game, especially behavior in start of reel rotation, from being discriminated between a performance and normal rotation in a reel type game machine.SOLUTION: A game machine is formed to be capable of executing a reel performance by a rotary mode of a rotary reel (40) from when a start switch (30) is operated to when the operation of a stop switch (50) is enabled. In the game machine, at the end of the reel performance, motor control means (125) performs control for temporarily stopping the rotary reel (40) and then performs control of normal rotation where the reel performance is not executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a symbol lottery is performed, and a symbol display means such as a rotating reel fluctuates by operation of a start switch, and these variations are stopped by operation of a stop switch.

  This type of gaming machine, such as a slot machine, is configured so that a winning notification effect is performed in various manners. Among them, as an effect using the rotating reel (rotating drum effect), Patent Document 1 discloses that the rotating reel is reversely rotated. Patent Document 2 discloses a gaming machine in which a winning notification is made by temporarily stopping or changing the rotation speed after starting the rotation of the reel.

JP 2008-80156 A JP 2010-137112 A

Since it is clear at a glance that the reverse rotation of the rotating reel as described above and the temporary stop during the rotation are different from the normal behavior, the player can easily recognize that it is a spinning effect. it can. However, such an overt production will initially strike the player's intention, but as he gets used to it, the player gets bored and does not give a strong impression.
Therefore, the present invention makes it impossible to distinguish between a part of the spinning effect produced during the game, especially the behavior at the start of the spinning rotation, whether it is the production or normal rotation in the spinning machine. The purpose is to increase the interest of the production.

The present invention has been made to achieve the above-described object, and features of the present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, the code | symbol in parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.
(Claim 1)
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.
A plurality of rotating reels (40) that are respectively attached to a plurality of drive motors (reel motors M1, M2, M3) and have a plurality of symbols displayed on the surface, and a start for starting rotation of the rotating reel (40) A switch (30), a stop switch (50) for individually stopping the rotating reel (40) that is rotating, and a winning lottery to determine whether or not to win a role consisting of a combination of multiple symbols Based on the lottery means (100) and the operation of the start switch (30) and stop switch (50), the drive reels (40) are controlled by controlling the drive and drive stop of the drive motors (M1 to M3). Or at least motor control means (125) for stopping the rotation, and after the start switch (30) is operated, the drive motors (M1 to M3) start driving, and the preset stoppable requirements are satisfied. After the stop switch (50 ) Is enabled, and a predetermined benefit is given when the stop symbols of the plurality of rotating reels (40) that have stopped rotating based on the operation of the stop switch (50) are in a predetermined combination. In addition, after the operation of the start switch (30) and before the operation of the stop switch (50) is validated, the spinning reel (40) is configured to be able to perform a spinning effect by the rotation mode. In the gaming machine, the motor control means (125) performs a control of normal rotation in which the rotation effect is not performed after performing the control to temporarily stop the rotating reel (40) at the end of the rotation effect. It is characterized by performing.
(Claim 2)
According to a second aspect of the invention, in addition to the feature of the first aspect of the invention, the motor control means (125) causes the rotating reel (40) to be turned on when the turning effect is performed. Control is performed in the reverse direction, and at the end of the spinning effect, after performing the control to temporarily stop the rotating reel (40), the normal rotation control in which the spinning effect is not performed is performed. .
(Claim 3)
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the feature of the first or second aspect, the motor control means (125) temporarily decelerates the rotating reel (40) at the end of the turning effect. After performing the control to stop, the normal rotation control in which the spinning effect is not performed is performed.
(Other inventions)
In addition to the invention described in the above claims, the present invention includes other inventions having the following features. That is, a plurality of rotating reels (40) that are respectively attached to a plurality of drive motors (reel motors M1, M2, M3) and have a plurality of symbols displayed on the surface, and for starting rotation of the rotating reel (40) A start switch (30), a stop switch (50) for individually stopping the rotating reel (40), and a role lottery to determine whether or not a winning combination is a combination of a plurality of symbols Based on the operation of the winning lottery means (100) and the start switch (30) and the stop switch (50), the drive reels (40) are controlled by controlling the drive and drive stop of the drive motors (M1 to M3). Motor control means (125) for rotating or stopping rotation, and after the start switch (30) is operated, the drive motors (M1 to M3) start driving, and preset stoppable requirements are Said stop after being filled When the operation of the switch (50) is validated and the stop symbols of the plurality of rotating reels (40) that have stopped rotating based on the operation of the stop switch (50) are in a predetermined combination, a predetermined profit is obtained. In addition, after the operation of the start switch (30) and before the operation of the stop switch (50) is validated, the spinning effect by the rotation mode of the rotating reel (40) can be executed. According to the formed gaming machine.

The gaming machine according to the present invention can be a slot machine or a parrot gaming machine, and includes a payout device (hopper unit 65) and other components for paying out game media at the time of winning in addition to the above configuration. May be. The “game medium” includes medals, game balls (pachinko balls), coins and the like used for games.
The motor control means (125) outputs a drive signal to each of the plurality of drive motors (M1 to M3) upon reception of the operation signal of the start switch (30), and the rotation speed of the rotary reel (40) is constant. Then, the drive motor is accelerated and rotated until the drive motor (M1 to M3) is rotated while maintaining a constant speed. In response to reception of an operation signal from the stop switch (50), a drive stop signal is output to each of the corresponding drive motors (M1 to M3) to stop the rotation of the rotary reel (40). At this time, if the result of the role lottery is “losing”, the winning symbol will be as much as possible if the result of the role lottery is winning (winning) so that no winning symbol will be aligned on the active line. Control is performed to delay the time for outputting the drive stop signal to each drive motor so as to be aligned on the effective line.

Here, the “predetermined stoppable requirement” means, for example, that a predetermined game time limit (so-called wait time) has elapsed, or that the rotation speed of the rotating reel (40) is a steady rotation that is determined in advance. This includes that the speed has been reached and that the position of the current position of the symbol of the rotary reel (40) (the rotation angle of the rotary reel (40)) has been confirmed.
“Predetermined profits are granted” means that the game medium is paid out by winning a prize, the next game can be executed without inserting the game medium (replay), or the game shifts to an advantageous game (bonus game). For example.
In the present invention, the motor control means (125) performs a setting necessary for starting the normal rotation after the operation of the start switch (30) at the time of the normal rotation in which the rotation effect is not performed. , Control the drive motors (M1 to M3) based on predetermined normal rotation control data to perform normal rotation, and operate the stop switch (50) on condition that the stoppable requirement is satisfied. When the turning effect is performed when the turning effect is performed, after the operation of the start switch (30), the setting necessary for starting the turning effect is performed, and the predetermined turning effect control data is set. Based on the above, the drive motors (M1 to M3) are controlled to perform pseudo normal rotation in which the behavior of the rotary reel (40) is the same as the normal rotation. Then, after the end of the pseudo normal rotation, the setting necessary for starting the normal rotation is performed, and the drive motor (M1 to M3) is controlled based on the normal rotation control data to perform the normal rotation, and the stop is possible. The operation of the stop switch (50) is validated on condition that the requirement is satisfied.

Here, “setting necessary for starting normal rotation” includes obtaining normal rotation control data as control data for driving the drive motor (M1 to M3), initialization of predetermined data, etc. Other processing is included. Similarly, “setting necessary for starting the spinning effect” includes obtaining the spinning effect control data as control data for driving the drive motors (M1 to M3), and the initial setting of the predetermined data. Other processing such as conversion is included.
In addition, the pseudo-normal rotation "the behavior of the rotating reel (40) is the same as the normal rotation" means that the rotating reel (40) is in almost the same acceleration state or rotating state as the normal rotation. Are not identical. Specifically, the contents of the normal rotation control data and the rotation effect control data are different from each other, but the difference is that they are programmed to produce substantially the same behavior as described above. .

(Function)
In the present invention, for example, when a predetermined combination is won as a result of the combination lottery, it is determined whether or not to execute the spinning effect. Then, when the spinning effect is not executed, after the start operation, the drive motors (M1 to M3) start driving based on the normal rotation control data, and the rotating reel (40) starts rotating in a normal behavior. That is, acceleration is performed in a predetermined direction at a predetermined acceleration, and when a predetermined steady rotational speed is reached, the motor rotates while maintaining the steady rotational speed.
On the other hand, when executing the rotation effect, after the start operation, the rotation effect control data is set as control data for driving the drive motors (M1 to M3), and the drive motor ( M1 to M3) start driving. The behavior of the rotating reel (40) at this time is almost indistinguishable from normal rotation. However, since the control data is different, the difference affects the rotation, and depending on the player, the slight difference may be detected.

According to the present invention, whether or not the benefit of the notification can be enjoyed depends on whether or not at least the behavior of the rotating reel (40) at the start of rotation is different from normal. Therefore, the player will not pay more attention to the behavior of the reel and play games more than ever before.
The present invention may include the following features in addition to the features of the other inventions described above. That is, the spinning effect control data can cause the pseudo-normal rotation, and cause the rotating reel (40) to perform a spinning effect rotation in which the behavior of the rotary reel (40) is clearly different from the normal rotation and the pseudo-normal rotation. It is formed so that it can be. The motor control means (125) controls the drive motor based on the rotation effect control data when the rotation effect is executed, and performs the rotation effect rotation after the end of the pseudo normal rotation. After the end of the spinning effect rotation, the necessary settings for starting the normal rotation are performed, the drive motors (M1 to M3) are controlled based on the normal rotation control data, the normal rotation is performed, and the stop The operation of the stop switch (50) is validated on the condition that the possible requirements are satisfied.

The present invention continuously performs pseudo-normal rotation simulating normal rotation and rotation effect rotation that rotates the rotating reel (40) in the form of the original rotation effect by a single rotation effect control data. It can be executed.
In the present invention, at the start of rotation of the rotary reel (40), the behavior of the reel is the same as that of the normal rotation. For example, the rotary reel (40) stops regardless of the stop operation, vibrates, or reversely rotates.
According to the present invention, since the spinning effect rotation is executed after the pseudo normal rotation, it is possible to surprise the player who is playing the game thinking that it is a normal start, and has an impact on the rotation effect rotation. be able to.

  The present invention may include the following features in addition to the features of the other inventions described above. That is, in the rotation effect control data, at the time of execution of the rotation effect, the time from the start of the rotation of the rotating reel (40) until the rotation of the rotation effect is started through the pseudo normal rotation. Is set to be a time included between the shortest time and the longest time until the operation of the stop switch (50) becomes effective after the rotation reel (40) starts rotating in the normal rotation. It is characterized by being.

Here, the “shortest time” or “longest time” from when the rotating reel (40) starts rotating in normal rotation to when the operation of the stop switch (50) becomes effective is the rotating reel (40). It can be the time until the current position of the displayed symbol can be specified. Specifically, the start index for grasping the rotation angle of the rotating reel (40) is set to all the rotating reels (40 ) Is the shortest time or the longest time until it is detected by the index sensor. These times vary depending on where the start index is when the rotating reel (40) is stopped, but are times until the maximum rotating reel (40) makes one rotation.
According to the present invention, the time from the start of rotation of the rotary reel (40) to the start of the spinning effect rotation is within the range of the assumed time until the stop operation becomes possible during normal rotation. If the person does not notice the pseudo-normal rotation, the spinning effect rotation is started when the stop operation is attempted at the usual timing. For this reason, it is possible to further surprise the player who plays the game thinking that it is a normal start, and to enhance the interest of the production.

The present invention may include the following features in addition to the features of the other inventions described above. That is, the drive motors (M1 to M3) are stepping motors that excite the stepping motor during normal rotation based on the normal rotation control data and at least during the pseudo normal rotation based on the spinning drum effect control data. It is characterized by being formed so that the excitation methods to be applied are different.
In the present invention, the difference between the normal rotation control data and the spinning drum effect control data is limited to the difference in the excitation method when exciting the coil of the stepping motor. That is, according to the normal rotation control data, a predetermined excitation method, for example, a four-phase coil is excited by 1-2 phase excitation to drive the drive motors (M1 to M3). An excitation method different from the predetermined excitation method, for example, a four-phase coil is excited by two-phase excitation to drive the drive motors (M1 to M3).

Here, “at least at the time of the pseudo normal rotation” means that an excitation method different from that at the time of the normal rotation may be adopted even during the rotation of the rotating effect. "" Includes some of the pseudo-normal rotations having different modes. For example, when pseudo normal rotation is a mode in which a constant speed is maintained after acceleration, an excitation method different from that during normal rotation may be adopted only during acceleration driving of the drive motors (M1 to M3). .
According to the present invention, even when the normal rotation control data and the spinning effect control data are programmed to be accelerated and driven at the same acceleration, for example, the rotation of the rotary reel (40) can be changed by changing the excitation method. There is a slight difference. Therefore, as the rotation effect control data, it is only necessary to recombine the normal rotation control data in accordance with the excitation method, and it is not necessary to construct a new program for generating a slightly different reel behavior.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, in a spinning-type gaming machine, whether or not the behavior at the start of spinning rotation is an effect or part of the spinning production that occurs during the game This makes it possible to increase the interest of the production.

FIG. 4 is an external front view of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an input, output and control device of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation of the slot machine in the embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart showing a reel rotation start process in the operation of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows a spinning drum effect execution process among reel rotation start processes. It is a time chart showing the rotational speed of a rotating reel. It is a schematic explanatory drawing of the structure of a stepping motor. It is a schematic explanatory drawing of the excitation pattern in the acceleration period of a stepping motor.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine.
(Slot machine 10)
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 10 includes a square box-shaped casing 11. The casing 11 is formed with a front panel 12 facing the player side. Further, on the front panel 12, the symbols of the three rotary reels 40 (41, 42, 43) can be seen. A symbol display window 13 is formed. A medal slot 14 is provided at a substantially central end of the slot machine 10.
Inside the slot machine 10, a hopper unit 65 and a control device 20 for controlling the overall operation of the slot machine 10 are incorporated.

(Control device 20)
Although not shown, the control device 20 is configured around a CPU and includes a ROM, a RAM, an I / O, and the like. Here, the number of CPUs is not limited to one and may be controlled by two or more CPUs. Further, the CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, and the like may be integrated to form a one chip. Then, the CPU reads the program stored in the ROM, thereby configuring the game control device 21 and the effect control device 22 as shown in FIG.
The game control device 21 is for controlling the rotation and stop of the rotary reel 40 by operating the start switch 30 and the stop switch 50. The effect control device 22 is for controlling the effect display device 66 such as the lamp 68 and the speaker 69 based on the output signal from the game control device 21 and the operation signal of the operation means such as the start switch 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, the input side of the control device 20 is connected to each part of a closing switch 15, a bet switch 16, a settlement switch 17, a start switch 30, a stop switch 50, and an index sensor 60A.
As shown in FIG. 1, the insertion switch 15 is a detection sensor built under the medal insertion slot 14 and detects a inserted game medal. As shown in FIG. 1, the bet switch 16 is a button switch positioned below the symbol display window 13 and is used to replace credits with coins.
Here, the credit means that a medal for use in the next game or later is stored in the gaming machine in advance, and the slot machine 10 is inserted from the medal insertion slot 14 and the gaming medal passed through the insertion switch 15. Or up to 50 game medals to be paid out by winning a prize can be stored inside the gaming machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, the checkout switch 17 is a button switch located obliquely below the symbol display window 13, and is used for paying out credits.
As shown in FIG. 1, the start switch 30 is a lever that is positioned obliquely below the symbol display window 13 and is subject to the insertion of a game medal or the depression of the bet switch 16 or “Replay”. Sometimes, the reel unit 60 is started to be driven on the condition that a predetermined time has elapsed since the previous game. In addition, although not shown in the drawing, a contact sensor that is energized by contact or a light-blocking sensor that detects a swing caused by pressing the lever is provided on the inside of the housing of the start switch 30 to detect the lever pressing. The detection signal is output to the control device 20 as an operation signal.

The stop switch 50 is for stopping the driving of the reel unit 60. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the stop switch 50 includes three stop buttons corresponding to each rotary reel 40, and one stop switch 50 is arranged below each rotary reel 40. Although not shown in the drawings, a contact sensor that is energized by contact or a light-blocking sensor that detects movement caused by pressing the button is provided inside the housing of each stop button. A detection signal is output to the control device 20 as an operation signal.
Then, the operation of the stop switch 50 corresponding to the rotating reel 40 is set so that the corresponding rotating reel 40 stops rotating. That is, the right reel 41 can be stopped by operating the right stop button, the middle reel 42 can be stopped by operating the middle stop button, and the left reel 43 can be stopped by operating the left stop button.

Although not particularly illustrated, the index sensor 60A is a detection unit provided on the frame of the reel unit 60, and detects the rotation of the rotary reel 40. Specifically, the index sensor 60A can be a light-shielding sensor disposed on each rotating reel 40, and the start index provided on the rotating reel 40 passes between the light receiving unit and the light emitting unit. Sometimes it is configured to output a detection signal.
On the output side of the control device 20, as shown in FIG. 2, a reel unit 60 (reel motors M1, M2, M3), a hopper unit 65, an effect display device 66 (an image display unit 67, a lamp 66, and a speaker 69). The parts of the stop operation invalid release notification unit 55 are connected.

The reel unit 60 includes three stepping motors (reel motors M1, M2, and M3; see FIG. 2) that are fixed or supported by a frame, and a left reel that is fixed to the output shaft of each reel motor. The rotary reel 40 is composed of 41, a middle reel 42, and a right reel 43 (see FIG. 1). Specifically, the left reel 41 is attached to the reel motor M1, the middle reel 42 is attached to the reel motor M2, and the left reel 43 is attached to the reel motor M3.
Here, each stepping motor constituting the reel motors M1 to M3 has four-phase coils A, B, C, and D as shown in FIG. The rotor is rotationally driven by sequentially exciting D. The coils A, B, C, and D of each phase are excited when a drive pulse is supplied from the game control device 21 to the transistors TR1 to TR4 of the motor drive board provided in the reel unit 60. In this embodiment, as a driving method of the stepping motor, a two-phase excitation method in which two-phase excitation in which two of the four-phase coils A, B, C, and D are simultaneously excited is continued, A 1-2 phase excitation method in which one-phase excitation in which one of the coils A, B, C, and D is excited and the above-described two-phase excitation are alternately repeated can be executed.

Each rotary reel 40 includes a rotary drum made of a synthetic resin and a tape-like reel tape attached around the rotary drum. A plurality of (for example, 21) symbols are displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the reel tape.
When the slot machine 10 is viewed from the front, three symbols of each rotary reel 40 can be visually recognized from the symbol display window 13. Specifically, on the left side of the symbol display window 13, among the symbols of the left reel 41, a symbol located in the upper stage, a symbol located in the middle stage, and a symbol located in the lower stage can be seen. In the center, among the symbols of the middle reel 42, you can see the symbols located in the upper row, the symbols located in the middle row, the symbols located in the lower row, and on the right side of the symbol display window 13, the symbols of the right reel 43 Among them, a symbol positioned at the upper level, a symbol positioned at the middle level, and a symbol positioned at the lower level can be seen.

Further, although not particularly illustrated, each rotary reel 40 is provided with a start index as a detection unit that is detected by an index sensor 60A provided in the reel unit 60. The start index can be, for example, a projecting piece provided on the inside of the rotating drum or on the spoke connecting the rotating drum and the reel motor.
As shown in FIG. 1, the hopper unit 65 is a payout device provided inside the housing 11, and is for paying out medals to the player based on the result of the game.
The stop operation invalid release notification unit 55 is a notification unit for notifying the player that the operation of the stop switch 50 has been enabled. In this embodiment, the stop button of the stop switch 50 is formed of a translucent member, and a light emitter (for example, LED) is provided inside, and the operation of the stop switch 50 is effective by changing the light emission color of the light emitter. It has come to notify that it became. For example, after the game is started (medal insertion or betting), until the preset stoppage requirement is satisfied, the stop button is lit in red, and when the stoppage requirement is satisfied, the stop button is Light up blue. The details of the stoppage requirement will be described later.

  The effect display device 66 performs various effects such as notifying of a winning or the like under the control of the effect control device 22. Specifically, the effect display device 66 includes an image display unit 67, a lamp 68, and a speaker 69. The image display unit 67 is a window provided on the side of the rotary reel 40, and is used to display a winning notification and other effects using an LED, a dot matrix, a liquid crystal screen, and the like. Note that the image display unit 67 is not limited to the above-described one, and for example, a rotation reel dedicated to the production may be provided, and the production may be displayed by the design or characters of the reel. The lamp 68 and the speaker 69 are used for notifying a winning or the like by lighting or blinking of the light emitter and generating a winning sound.

(Game control device 21)
Next, the game control device 21 will be described in detail.
The game control device 21 is for controlling the rotation and stop of the rotary reel 40 by operating the start switch 30 and the stop switch 50. As shown in FIG. 2, the game control device 21 includes a winning lottery means 100, a game state control means 110, a reel control means 120, a winding effect determination means 130, a hopper control means 140, and a game result determination means 150. Functions as each means.
(Winning lottery means 100)
The winning lottery means 100 determines by lottery whether or not a predetermined “comb” consisting of a combination of symbols displayed on the plurality of rotating reels 40 has been won. Specifically, the count value of the loop counter as the random number generation means is read and stored at the timing of receiving the operation signal of the start switch 30, and is used in any role by collating with the lottery table stored in the ROM. Determine whether you have won or did not win any of the roles.

  Here, in the slot machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a predetermined number of game medals can be obtained by stopping a predetermined symbol (for example, a watermelon symbol, a bell symbol, a cherry symbol, etc.) on the active line as the combination. A small role to be paid out (for example, a watermelon role, a bell role, a cherry role, etc.) and a predetermined symbol (for example, replay) are aligned and stopped on the active line, so that a new game medal is not inserted again in the next game. The game includes a re-playing role capable of playing a game and a bonus role for shifting to a bonus game when predetermined symbols (for example, 7, Bar, etc.) are aligned on the active line and stopped. As the bonus combination, an RB game combination that shifts to a regular bonus game (RB game) and a BB game combination that shifts to a big bonus game (BB game) are provided. The RB game is a game period that is set to increase the winning probability of a small role, and ends when a predetermined number of games are consumed or a predetermined number of wins are won. The BB game is a game period that is set so that the RB game is continuously performed, and ends when the number of paid-out medals exceeds a predetermined number.

Note that the effective line is a line that defines the arrangement of the symbol arrangement effective for winning, replaying, or bonus operation, and as shown in FIG. The upper line connecting the symbols in the horizontal row, the middle line connecting the symbols located in the center of the symbol display window 13 in the horizontal row, the lower line connecting the symbols located in the lower row of the symbol display window 13 in the horizontal row, the upper row of the symbol display window 13 In addition, diagonal lines that diagonally connect the symbols located in the middle and lower stages can be provided, and the number and types of effective lines can be changed according to the number of game medals inserted and the game state.
The lottery table defines the count value of the loop counter as an entire area and a predetermined numerical area as a winning area corresponding to a role, and although not particularly shown, for each game setting of the slot machine 10, A plurality of lottery tables provided according to the state are provided. When performing the above-described winning determination, the winning lottery table corresponding to the set value and the gaming state of the slot machine 10 is referred to. Specifically, the lottery table includes a base game lottery table referred to in a normal game win determination, a bonus lottery table referred to in a bonus game win determination, and a game in which a bonus combination is carried over ( There are bonus internal lottery tables that are referred to in the determination of winning of (internal game), and these are provided for each setting.

  If it is determined that one of the winning combinations is won, that is, if the read count value is included in the winning area of a predetermined winning combination in the lottery table, a winning flag corresponding to the winning combination is established. As the winning flag, a small winning flag that is established when the determination result is a small winning combination, a bonus winning flag (BB flag, RB flag) that is established when the determining result is a bonus winning, and the determination result is There is a re-game winning flag that is established when the re-game winning combination is won. The small role winning flag and the re-game winning flag are valid only in the game in which the winning flag is established, and are erased (reset) when the game ends. In other words, the small combination and the re-playing combination cannot carry over the winning right after the next game. On the other hand, the bonus winning flag is carried over after the next game until the symbols constituting the bonus combination are displayed on the active line.

(Game state control means 110)
The game state control means 110 is for controlling a bonus game or a game inside the bonus. Specifically, when a bonus combination is won, the bonus lottery table is used to control the combination lottery, and when the bonus combination is displayed, the bonus lottery table is used. Control so that a lottery is performed. Further, during the bonus game, the number of payout medals, the number of games, and the number of wins are counted, and control is performed to return to the normal game when a predetermined count value is reached.
(Reel control means 120)
The reel control means 120 controls the rotation of the rotary reel 40 based on the effective operation signal of the start switch 30, and controls the rotation stop of the rotary reel 40 based on the result of the winning lottery and the operation signal of the stop switch 50. Is for. Furthermore, the reel control means 120 is formed so as to be able to execute a spinning effect that changes the rotation mode of the rotating reel 40 based on preset control data.

As shown in FIG. 2, the reel control means 120 includes acceleration data storage means 121, stop data storage means 122, stop operation invalid release means 123, symbol determination means 124, and motor control means 125. .
(Acceleration data storage means 121)
The acceleration data storage means 121 stores control data (acceleration data) for controlling the driving speeds of the reel motors M1, M2, and M3 that rotate the rotary reel 40. The acceleration data defines data for exciting the stepping motor on the table. Based on the acceleration data, the drive reel is generated at a predetermined cycle to excite a predetermined excitation phase, thereby rotating the rotary reel 40. Can be rotated, the rotational speed can be accelerated or decelerated, or the constant speed (steady rotational speed) can be maintained.

In the present embodiment, as acceleration data, normal rotation control data for controlling the behavior of the rotating reel 40 at the start of normal rotation, and for controlling the behavior of the rotating reel 40 at the time of performing the spinning effect. And rotation effect control data. Then, the rotating reel 40 normally rotates until the stop operation becomes effective by the normal rotation control based on the normal rotation control data, and the stop operation becomes effective by the rotation effect control based on the rotation effect control data. In the meantime, a predetermined turning effect is performed. Specific examples of the normal rotation and the spinning effect will be described later.
(Stop data storage means 122)
The stop data storage means 122 stores a plurality of stop data for stopping the driving of the reel motors M1 to M3 by the operation signal of the stop switch 50 and stopping the rotation of the rotary reel 40.

  The stop data is defined on the table for each symbol for how many frames from the reference symbol at a predetermined position that can be stopped immediately when the operation signal of the stop switch 50 is received, to move the rotating reel 40. Yes, winning symbol drawing stop data and loss stop data are provided. The winning symbol pull-in stop data indicates that the combination of the winning symbols stops on the active line, and the stop position of the corresponding rotary reel 40 is determined in advance so that symbols other than the winning symbol do not stop on the active line. It is specified within the range of numbers. The loss stop data defines the stop position of the corresponding rotary reel 40 within a predetermined number of frames so that the symbol combination constituting any combination does not stop on the effective line.

(Stop operation invalid release means 123)
The stop operation invalid release means 123 is for making the rotation of the rotary reel 40 stop by an operation signal of the stop switch 50.
Here, the operation signal of the stop switch 50 is not limited to when each rotating reel 40 is stopped, and even after the rotating reel 40 starts rotating, the rotation speed reaches a steady rotation and corresponds to all the rotating reels 40. The index sensor 60A is configured not to be effective until the index sensor 60A first detects the index. In other words, during the period described above, the stop operation is disabled and the stop switch 50 is ineffective. This is because a predetermined signal cut-off means (not shown) is provided in the electrical connection path connecting each detection sensor of the stop switch 50 and the control device 20, and when this signal cut-off means is operating, the detection of the sensor When the signal does not reach the control device 20 and the signal blocking means is inactive, it can be executed by forming the sensor detection signal so as to communicate with the control device 20. The signal cutoff means may be a logic circuit means or a switch means provided in the electric circuit, or may be one in which such a program is incorporated in the control device 20.

It can be determined whether or not the rotation reel 40 has been rotated in a steady manner depending on whether or not the acceleration control program for acceleration data used in the game has ended. Further, the elapsed time from the start of rotation of the rotary reel 40 may be measured, and it may be determined that the steady rotation has been reached when a predetermined time corresponding to the acceleration data used is reached. Alternatively, a rotation detection sensor may be provided in the reel motor to detect the rotation speed of the drive shaft.
Then, the stop operation invalid canceling means 123 deactivates the signal shut-off means when the rotational speed of all the rotating reels 40 reaches a steady rotation and the index sensor 60A first detects the index for all the rotating reels. Cancel the invalidation of the stop operation.

(Design determination means 124)
The symbol determination means 124 is for recognizing the current position of the symbol of each rotary reel 40 for each rotary reel 40 based on the detection signal of the index sensor 60A.
Specifically, the symbol determination means 124 counts the number of drive pulses for rotating the rotating reel 40 while clearing it to zero when the detection signal of the index sensor 60A is received, and identifies and identifies the rotation angle of the rotating reel 40. It is possible to specify which symbols are located at specific positions of the rotary reel 40, for example, the upper position, the middle position, and the lower position of the symbol display window 13.

Then, the symbol determination means 124 stores, as a reference symbol, a symbol at a position where it can be stopped on a predetermined effective line when receiving an operation signal of the effective stop switch 50. Further, information on the stop symbol when the rotation reel 40 stops rotating is stored.
(Motor control means 125)
When the motor control means 125 receives the operation signals of the start switch 30 and the stop switch 50, the motor control means 125 controls the driving and stopping of the reel motors M1, M2, M3 based on the acceleration data and the stop data to Control to rotate or stop rotation is performed. As shown in FIG. 2, the motor control means 125 includes acceleration data selection means 126, drive signal output means 127, stop data selection means 128, and stop signal output means 129.

(Acceleration data selection means 126)
The acceleration data selection unit 126 selects acceleration data used when driving the reel motors M1 to M3 based on the determination of the spinning drum effect determination unit 130. That is, when the rotation effect determining means 130 determines execution of the rotation effect, the rotation effect control data is selected, and when execution of the rotation effect is not determined, normal rotation control data is selected. Furthermore, when the rotation effect control data is selected, the normal rotation control data is selected after the control by the rotation effect control data is completed. When the acceleration data selection means 126 selects acceleration data, the drive signal output means 127 controls the driving of the reel motors M1 to M3 based on the acceleration data.

(Drive signal output means 127)
The drive signal output means 127 is for generating drive pulses for driving the reel motors M1 to M3 based on the acceleration data selected and determined by the acceleration data selection means 126. Specifically, the frequency of a transmission pulse generated by a pulse generation circuit (not shown) is converted to a predetermined frequency by a frequency divider and output to a motor drive board (see FIG. 7).
The drive signal output means 127 starts a predetermined game when the insertion switch 15 detects an insertion medal, when the credit is “1” or more and the bet switch 16 is operated, and when the hopper unit 65 is not paying out a medal. Provided in reel motors M1 to M3 based on acceleration data when an operation signal of start switch 30 is received on condition that the requirement is satisfied and a predetermined game time limit has elapsed Start providing drive pulses to excite the coil.

  Here, the game time limit is referred to as a so-called wait time, and even after one game is over so that the player cannot insert an excessive number of medals in a certain time. The time is set so that the next game cannot be performed unless the time has passed. Specifically, the game time per game is calculated based on the rule that the bet amount used per minute does not exceed 400 yen, and the time between the start of the game and the start of the next game is It is specified as 4.1 seconds or more. In the present embodiment, the start switch 30 in the next game is not validated until 4.1 seconds have passed after the rotation of the rotary reel 40 (reel motors M1 to M3 do not start driving. (After the bet, the role lottery is performed).

  Then, when the normal rotation control data is selected by the acceleration data selection means 126, the drive signal output means 127 turns the reel motors M1 to M3 so that the rotary reel 40 normally rotates based on the normal rotation control data. Control. That is, the frequency of the drive pulse output to the motor drive board is gradually increased to rotate all the rotary reels 30 with a predetermined acceleration. At this time, the excitation state of the reel motors M1 to M3 is 1-2 phase excitation. In the 1-2 phase excitation, as shown in FIG. 8A, each of the reel motors M1 to M3 four-phase coils ABCD (see FIG. 7) repeats ON for three pulses and OFF for five pulses, respectively. A pattern that excites by two pulses is generated. FIG. 8 shows the pulse output during acceleration and the excitation state of the coil. When the rotation speeds of all the rotary reels 30 reach a predetermined steady rotation speed (for example, 80 rpm), the drive pulse frequency is kept constant and constant rotation is performed at the steady rotation speed. If the order of the coils to be excited is reversed, the reel motors M1 to M3 are driven in reverse.

On the other hand, when the rotation effect control data is selected by the acceleration data selection means 126, the reel motors M1 to M3 are controlled based on the rotation effect control data so that a predetermined rotation effect is performed. In the present embodiment, as the pattern of the spinning drum effect, at the time of the initial movement of the rotary reel 40, a pseudo normal rotation is started in which the rotary reel 40 starts rotating in the same manner as the normal rotation, and then the normal rotation is clearly A rotating effect rotation in which the rotating reel 40 rotates with different behavior is performed. In other words, acceleration data for causing the rotating reel 40 to perform such behavior is set as the rotation effect control data.
The pseudo normal rotation is to gradually increase the frequency of the drive pulse output to the motor drive board (the pulse interval is gradually decreased) so that the acceleration mode is the same as that of the normal rotation. At this time, the reel motor M1 The excitation state of ~ M3 is 2-phase excitation. In two-phase excitation, the rotation angle of the stepping motor in one pulse is twice that in 1-2 phase excitation. Therefore, in order to accelerate with the same acceleration, the frequency of the drive pulse is set as shown in FIG. Set to 1/2. The four-phase coil ABCD repeats ON for two pulses and OFF for two pulses, respectively, and generates an excitation pattern that excites at the same time while shifting by one pulse from the next phase. In the pseudo-normal rotation, when the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started for the first time, the reel behavior looks almost the same as the normal rotation. However, in the 1-2 phase excitation, since the rotor rotates more smoothly than in the 2-phase excitation, actually, a minute difference appears in the rotation of the rotary reel 40.

  Now, after the steady rotation speed is reached by the pseudo normal rotation, the excitation state is returned to the 1-2 phase excitation. That is, the frequency and excitation pattern of the drive pulse are the same as those during normal rotation. Then, after that, the reel motors M1 to M3 are stopped or driven in the reverse direction, whereby the spinning effect rotation is performed. Various patterns can be set as rotation effect rotation. In addition, after the rotation of the spinning effect of a predetermined pattern is completed, normal rotation control data is selected by the acceleration data selection means 126, and normal rotation is performed by normal rotation control. Note that details of the timing of the transition from the pseudo-normal rotation to the spinning effect rotation and the rotation mode will be described later.

(Stop data selection means 128)
The stop data selection means 128 selects stop data for stopping the rotation of the corresponding rotary reel 40 based on the result of the winning lottery by the winning lottery means 100. Specifically, the stop data selection means 128 selects the winning symbol drawing stop data corresponding to the combination when the predetermined combination is won as a result of the combination lottery, and when the lottery result is lost , Select the loss stop data.
(Stop signal output means 129)
The stop signal output means 129 is a stop signal that is operated based on the stop data selected by the stop data selection means 128 and the symbol (reference symbol) at a predetermined position when the stop switch 50 is operated stored by the symbol determination means 124. This is for outputting a stop signal for stopping the driving of the reel motors M1 to M3 of the rotary reel 40 corresponding to the switch 50 (that is, for stopping the rotation of the rotary reel 40 that has been stopped).

  Specifically, when one of the stop switches 50 is operated and the symbol determination unit 124 stores the reference symbol of the corresponding rotating reel 40, the stop signal output unit 129 uses the reference symbol in the selected stop data. A stop signal is output to the motor drive boards of the reel motors M1 to M3 at a timing when a predetermined symbol as a symbol to be stopped when the stop operation is performed becomes a predetermined stop position. Here, the reel motors M1 to M3 are configured so that all the four-phase coils are excited at the same time for a certain period of time, whereby the rotation of the rotor is braked and the drive is stopped. That is, the stop signal is synonymous with a signal for controlling the transistors TR1 to TR4 so that the coil ABCD of the stepping motor is simultaneously turned on.

  Then, when the winning symbol drawing stop data is selected (that is, when the winning lottery result is winning a predetermined winning combination), when the stop signal output means 129 outputs a stop signal based on the stopping data, When there is a winning symbol within the range of the predetermined number of frames, the winning symbol is drawn on the active line and each rotary reel 40 stops. On the other hand, if there is no winning symbol within the range of the predetermined number of frames from the reference symbol, in that 40, the winning symbol cannot be drawn on the active line, and when all the rotating reels are stopped, No role is formed. Further, when the loss stop data is selected (that is, when the result of the lottery is lost), when the stop signal output means 129 outputs a stop signal based on the stop data, all the reels are stopped. Each rotary reel 40 is stopped so that no combination is established on the active line.

(Cylinder effect determination means 130)
The spinning effect determining means 130 determines whether or not to execute the above-described spinning effect based on the gaming state and the execution lottery.
For example, when a specific combination (for example, a BB game combination) is won as a result of the combination lottery, an execution lottery is performed as to whether or not to execute the spinning effect, and the lottery result is won for execution of the production. Then, the execution of the spinning effect is determined. The method of execution lottery is the same as that of combination lottery, and is performed by comparing a random number picked up at a predetermined time with the execution lottery table.
If a plurality of execution lottery tables with different winning probabilities are provided and a game execution lottery is performed, and a specific winning combination is won in the winning lottery, the probability of effect execution is set high (for example, a ratio of 90%). The lottery may be performed using the execution lottery table, and in other cases, the lottery may be performed using the execution lottery table set with a low probability of performance execution (for example, a ratio of 1%).

(Hopper control means 140)
The hopper control means 140 operates the hopper unit 65 and pays out medals based on the determination result of the game result determination means 150 and the operation of the settlement switch 17. That is, when the game result determination means 150 determines the winning of the payout small role, a medal corresponding to the small role winning is paid out, and when the checkout switch 17 is operated when there are 1 or more credits, it is stored as credits. The medal that has been made is to be paid out.
(Game result judging means 150)
The game result determination unit 150 determines a result of the game and performs a process based on the determination result when all of the rotating reels 40 are stopped by the operation of the stop switch 50.

Specifically, the game result determination unit 150 determines whether to give a profit according to the combination when a symbol constituting the predetermined combination is displayed on the active line. That is, when a small role symbol is displayed on the active line, a predetermined number of medal payout decisions are made according to the combination, and when a replay symbol is displayed on the active line, an automatic bet determination is performed, When the bonus role symbol is displayed on the active line, the game state transition is determined. Further, by performing a predetermined signal output to the effect control device 22, the effect display device 66 can perform a predetermined effect upon winning or shifting to a bonus game.
(Operation of slot machine 10)
Next, an outline of the operation of the slot machine 10 having the above configuration will be described based on the flow of FIG.

First, in step 100 shown in FIG. 3, it is determined whether or not the start switch 30 is turned on. If the start switch 30 is not turned ON, the process returns to step 100. On the other hand, if the start switch 30 is turned ON, the process proceeds to the next step 101.
In step 101, a lottery process is performed by the winning lottery means 100 and the spinning effect determining means 130. Then, the process proceeds to next step 102.
In step 102, the reel control means 120 performs a rotation start process of the rotary reel 40. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 103.
In step 103, it is determined whether any one of the stop switches 50 is turned on. If the stop switch 50 is not turned on, the process returns to step 103. If any stop switch 50 is turned on, the process proceeds to the next step 104.

In step 104, rotation stop processing for the rotary reel 40 is performed. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 105.
In step 105, it is determined whether or not the operation of the stop switch 50 corresponding to the three rotary reels 40 has been performed. When it is determined that the operation of the stop switch 50 corresponding to the three rotary reels 40 is not performed, the process returns to step 103. On the other hand, if it is determined that the operation of the stop switch 50 corresponding to the three rotary reels 40 has been performed, the process proceeds to the next step 106.
In step 106, a game result determination process is performed. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 107, and processing according to the game result is performed. That is, when a symbol constituting a predetermined combination is displayed on the active line, a payout medal, a re-game process or a transition process to a bonus game is performed, and one game is completed. If the symbol combination stopped on the active line does not constitute any role, one game is finished as it is.

Next, the reel rotation start process in step 102 will be described based on the flow of FIGS.
First, in step 200 of FIG. 4, it is determined whether or not the game time limit (wait time) has elapsed. If the game time limit has not elapsed, the process returns to step 200, and the reel rotation start process does not proceed. If the game time limit has elapsed, the process proceeds to the next step 201.
In step 201, it is determined whether or not to execute the spinning effect. That is, it is determined whether or not the rotation effect determining means 130 has determined the execution of the effect. When the spinning effect is not executed, the process proceeds to the next step 202.

  In step 202, normal rotation control is set. The setting of the normal rotation control is to perform various settings necessary for starting the normal rotation. Specifically, a part of data stored in the RAM for various game information (for example, a reel rotation flag) Initialization of the game, setting of a timer for measuring the game time limit and other times related to the game, initialization of the excitation pointers of the reel motors M1 to M3, obtaining normal rotation control data as acceleration data, etc. . In the next step 203, the drive signal output means 127 starts outputting the drive signal based on the set normal rotation control data. The drive signal output here is a normal rotation drive signal for rotating the rotary reel 40 so that the symbol of the rotary reel 40 moves from the upper side to the lower side. As a result, the reel motors M1 to M3 start to drive, and the rotary reel 40 starts to rotate forward. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 204.

In step 204, it is determined whether or not all the reels 40 have reached steady rotation. For example, it is determined whether a predetermined acceleration control program has ended. If the rotating reel 40 has not reached steady rotation (acceleration control is in progress), the process returns to step 204. If the rotation reel 40 has reached steady rotation (acceleration control has been completed), the process proceeds to the next step 205. In step 205, determination of the symbol position of the rotating reel 40 where the index sensor 60A has detected the start index is started. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 206.
In step 206, it is determined whether or not the indexes of all the rotating reels 40 have been detected, that is, whether or not the symbol position determination has been started for all the rotating reels 40. If the indexes of all the rotating reels 40 have not been detected, the process returns to step 205. If the indexes of all the rotating reels 40 have been detected, the process proceeds to the next step 207.

In step 207, the invalidation of the stop operation is canceled. Then, the reel rotation start process ends.
If it is determined in step 201 that the rotation effect is to be executed, the process proceeds to step 210, where the rotation effect control is set. The setting of the rotation effect control is to perform various settings necessary for the start of the rotation effect. Specifically, the initialization of the RAM performed by the setting of the normal rotation control and the reel motors M1 to M3 are performed. For example, initialization of the excitation pointer and acquisition of rotation effect control data as acceleration data. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 211.
In step 211, a spinning effect execution process is performed. Then, the process returns to step 202. That is, normal rotation control is set and normal rotation is started after the end of the spinning effect.

The spinning effect execution process of step 211 will be described based on the flow of FIG. The rotation effect execution process is performed by executing a program defined in the rotation effect control data. The flow of FIG. 5 shows the contents of the program. Steps 300 to 303 are the contents of the pseudo normal rotation, and steps 304 to 307 are the contents of the rotation effect rotation.
First, in step 300 of FIG. 5, the excitation state of the stepping motor is shifted to two-phase excitation. That is, the drive signal output means 127 switches the frequency of the drive pulse for two-phase excitation based on the spinning drum effect control data. In the next step 301, an (acceleration) acceleration drive signal for accelerating the reel motors M1 to M3 in the normal rotation direction is output.

In the next step 302, when the preset acceleration control program is completed, the drive signal output means 127 switches the frequency of the drive pulse to 1-2 phase excitation and shifts the excitation state to 1-2 phase excitation. In the next step 303, a normal drive signal for maintaining the rotating speed of the rotating reel 40 by a drive of the reel motors M1 to M3 is output for a predetermined time. The predetermined time is set so that the time from the start of rotation of the rotating reel 40 to the elapse of the predetermined time becomes a predetermined time, which will be described later in detail.
In the next step 304, a stop signal is output to stop the driving of the reel motors M1 to M3, and a normal rotation drive signal and a reverse rotation drive signal are alternately output every predetermined time (for example, 0.1 second). As a result, the rotating reel 40 appears to vibrate. Finally, the driving of the reel motors M1 to M3 is stopped by a stop signal. In the next step 305, a reverse acceleration signal for accelerating the reel motors M1 to M3 in the direction opposite to the normal direction is output.

In the next step 306, when the preset reverse acceleration control program is completed, a reverse drive signal for maintaining the rotating reel 40 at a constant speed is output by driving the reel motors M1 to M3 for a predetermined time. Since index detection is not performed during the rotation effect execution, the constant speed at the time of reverse rotation may not be the same as the steady rotation speed. The predetermined time in this step can be set as appropriate.
In the next step 307, a reverse speed reduction drive signal for driving the reel motors M1 to M3 to decelerate in the reverse direction is output. The deceleration drive signal is output until the rotation speed of the rotary reel 40 becomes zero (reverse rotation deceleration control is programmed as such). This is preparation for the next smooth transition to normal rotation. Then, the spinning effect execution process ends.

A specific example of the behavior of the rotary reel 40 when the reel rotation start process is performed as described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6A is a time chart showing changes in the rotation speed of the rotary reel 40 during normal rotation, and FIG.
First, it is assumed that it takes T seconds, for example, until the stop operation becomes effective (invalidity of the stop operation is canceled) after the rotating reel 40 starts rotating and accelerates at a predetermined acceleration during normal rotation. The stop operation is effective when the start index of all reels is detected after steady rotation, but this time varies depending on the position of the start index when rotation stops.

On the other hand, when the spinning reel is executed, the rotating reel 40 starts rotating, accelerates at a predetermined acceleration, and then reaches the steady rotation. Is almost the same as during normal rotation. Then, after a certain time T ′ has elapsed after the start of the reel rotation, the spinning effect rotation is started. That is, after the rotary reel 40 vibrates for a while, the rotary reel 40 temporarily stops and starts reverse rotation. For the first time at this point, an ordinary player will notice the spinning effect.
Here, the fixed time T ′ from the start of the reel rotation to the start of the spinning effect rotation is a time included between the shortest time and the longest time until the stop operation becomes effective after starting the reel rotation in the normal rotation. It is set to become. The shortest time until the stop operation becomes valid in normal rotation is the time when index detection of all reels is completed immediately after shifting to steady rotation, and the longest time is all time after shifting to steady rotation. This is the time when the rotating reel 40 makes one revolution before the reel index detection is completed. Accordingly, the predetermined time T ′ is set in advance so as to be within the range of the estimated time T that elapses from when the rotating reel 40 starts rotating during normal rotation until the stop switch 50 can be operated. It is. For example, it can be set to be a time at an intermediate point between the shortest time and the longest time.

By forming in this way, the time until the stop operation becomes effective during normal rotation and the rotation effect at the time of execution of the rotation effect without storing the position of the index at the time of stopping each rotation reel 40 The time it takes for rotation to start will not be far away, and it will appear as if the turning effect rotation has started at the same time that the stop operation became effective during normal rotation. Can do.
Then, the rotating reel 40 that has been reversely rotated for a predetermined set time starts decelerating when the set time elapses, and finally becomes zero speed. Accordingly, the turning effect control is terminated, and the routine proceeds to normal rotation control. That is, settings necessary for starting normal rotation are performed, and a drive signal based on normal rotation control data is output.

Note that the spinning effect rotation is not limited to the above-described pattern. For example, the rotating reel 40 is rotated forward at a speed different from the normal rotating speed, the rotating speed during reverse rotation is changed, or each rotating reel 40 is rotated. Needless to say, various modes such as starting rotation with a time difference or changing the rotation speed can be used.
Alternatively, the rotation effect control may be terminated before the rotational speed becomes zero by the reverse deceleration drive signal output, and the process may be shifted to the normal rotational control. In this case, the output of the reverse rotation deceleration drive signal is switched to the output of the normal rotation acceleration drive signal without stopping the reel motor, and the rotary reel 40 is rotated forward. It is better to be as late as possible.

(Summary)
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the pseudo-normal rotation can be executed before the rotation effect rotation different from the normal rotation is performed by the rotation effect control. For this reason, it is extremely difficult to determine whether or not it is a production only by the behavior of the reel at the start of rotation of the rotating reel 40, and at the start of the game, it is assumed that it is a normal start and strikes the intention of the player who is playing the game , The production can be surprising.
In addition, since the rotation timing of the rotation of the rotation effect where the rotation effect becomes prominent is set according to the expected time when the stop operation is activated when the rotation effect is not executed, the normal pace is set. As a result, the rotation of the spinning drum starts at the tip of the arrow where the stop operation is to be performed, which increases the impact.

Furthermore, since the control is changed by changing the excitation method in the pseudo normal rotation, it is only necessary to reconstruct the original program according to the two-phase excitation, and it is necessary to construct a new acceleration control program for the pseudo normal rotation. There is no.
(Modification)
In the above-described embodiment, the start timing of the spinning effect is set to be within the range of the assumed time during which the stop operation is validated during normal rotation. The timing is not limited to the above. For example, the rotation of the normal rotation (step 303 in FIG. 5) in the pseudo normal rotation is lengthened, and the spinning effect rotation is started after a predetermined time has elapsed from the assumed time when the stop operation is validated during the normal rotation. You may do it. In this case, since the stop operation is not effective in the steady rotation in the pseudo normal rotation, the rotating reel 40 does not stop even if the stop switch 50 is operated before the spinning effect rotation is started. It becomes a state. Thereafter, the rotation effect rotation is performed, and it becomes clear that the notification is a predetermined notification.

  Here, data for performing only the pseudo-normal rotation may be provided as the rotation effect control data. In this case, when the rotating reel 40 reaches a steady rotation due to the pseudo normal rotation (two-phase excitation state), for example, after a predetermined time has passed, the normal rotation control (1-2-phase excitation state) is performed. be able to. In addition, initialization of RAM, initialization of the excitation pointer, and setting of the game time limit timer are included in the “settings necessary for starting the spinning effect”, and “normal rotation start” performed after the spinning effect is executed. In the “necessary setting”, control data after the end of the acceleration control program (that is, after transition to steady rotation) may be acquired from the normal rotation control data. In such a case, whether or not a subtle difference from the normal rotation pseudo normal rotation can be recognized is related to whether or not the benefit of the notification can be enjoyed. Alternatively, depending on the content of notification, the spinning drum effect control data for performing only the pseudo-normal rotation and the spinning drum effect control data for continuously performing the pseudo-normal rotation and the spinning drum rotation may be used. In addition, after accelerating to a normal rotational speed by pseudo normal rotation, the rotary reel 40 may be temporarily stopped and normal rotation control may be started from the beginning. In this case, even if there is no rotation of the rotation effect, execution of the rotation effect can be made remarkable.

In the embodiment described above, only the acceleration control in the pseudo normal rotation is performed by the two-phase excitation. However, the steady rotation in the pseudo normal rotation and the rotating effect rotation are performed by the two-phase excitation. May be. Two-phase excitation is not suitable for fine control, but the torque is larger than that of 1-2-phase excitation. Therefore, when a large torque is required to generate the rotation mode of the spinning drum effect rotation. It is effective. Alternatively, the acceleration control in the pseudo normal rotation may be performed by 1-2 phase excitation and shifted to the two phase excitation from the middle.
Further, the difference in the control data is not limited to that due to the difference in the excitation method, and the rotating effect control data that causes almost the same behavior as the normal rotation may be formed by data compression or partial modification of the data.

In addition, without providing special control data for performing the pseudo normal rotation, the control data for performing the normal rotation is used as it is, and then the rotation effect control data for shifting to the rotation effect rotation is provided. Also good. Even if it forms in this way, the effect that it cannot be judged whether it is an effect only by the behavior of the reel at the time of the rotation start of the rotating reel 40 can be acquired.
The present invention can also be applied to gaming machines other than slot machines. For example, the present invention can be applied to a parrot game machine that uses a game ball (pachinko ball) as a game medium to perform a game similar to a slot machine.

10 slot machine 11 chassis
12 Front panel 13 Symbol display window
15 Insert switch 16 Bet switch
17 Checkout switch
20 Controller 21 Game controller
22 Production control device
30 Start switch 40 turn reel
50 Stop switch 60 Reel unit
60A index sensor
65 Hopper unit 66 Production display device
100 Winning lottery means 110 Game state control means
120 reel control means 125 motor control means
130 Cylinder production decision means

Claims (3)

A plurality of rotating reels each mounted on a plurality of drive motors and having a plurality of symbols displayed on the surface;
A start switch for starting rotation of the rotating reel;
A stop switch for individually stopping the rotating reels in rotation;
A winning lottery means for performing a lottery for determining whether or not the winning combination is a combination of a plurality of symbols;
Motor control means for controlling the drive and drive stop of each drive motor based on the operation of the start switch and stop switch to rotate or stop the rotation reel,
After the operation of the start switch, the drive motor starts driving, and the operation of the stop switch is enabled after a preset stoppable requirement is satisfied,
When the stop symbols of the plurality of rotating reels that have stopped rotating based on the operation of the stop switch are in a predetermined combination, a predetermined profit is given,
In the gaming machine formed so as to be able to execute the spinning effect by the rotation mode of the rotating reel before the operation of the stop switch is made effective after the operation of the start switch,
The motor control means includes
At the end of the spinning effect, after performing control to temporarily stop the rotating reel, control of normal rotation in which the spinning effect is not performed is performed. The motor control means includes
At the time of turning effect execution where the turning effect is performed, control to reversely rotate the rotating reel,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at the end of the spinning effect, after performing control to temporarily stop the rotating reel, control of normal rotation in which the spinning effect is not performed is performed. The motor control means includes
The normal rotation control in which the spinning effect is not performed is performed after performing the control to decelerate and temporarily stop the rotating reel at the end of the spinning effect. Game machines.