JP2017000360A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of varying rate of appearance of premium performance more than a conventional constitution while suppressing a decrease in scarcity value of the premium performance.SOLUTION: A game machine which performs a prescribed performance lottery when a prescribed game condition is satisfied, and chooses to execute either prescribed normal performance or premium performance lower in selection probability than the normal performance on a basis a result of the performance lottery is provided with performance increase period setting means capable of setting performance increase periods different in execution period. Selection probability of the premium performance in the performance lottery increases during the performance increase period than outside the performance increase period; moreover, the shorter an execution period during the performance increase period is, the higher the selection probability of the premium performance in the performance lottery becomes during the performance increase period.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 38

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that executes a premier effect having a lower appearance rate than a normal effect.

  In gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines, various effects are performed according to the game. Further, many gaming machines are configured to execute a premier effect in which the appearance rate per unit gaming time (hereinafter simply referred to as the appearance rate) is lower than the normal effect in addition to the normal effect. Normally, the premier effect is given a rare value by being set to an extremely low appearance rate compared to the normal effect. In other words, when the premiere effect is executed, the player can enjoy the good luck who has encountered an effect that rarely appears and have a sense of superiority. In addition, the premier production is known to be accompanied by suggestion or notification of information related to the profit of the player by reflecting the internal state of the gaming machine such as the set value or the internal winning state in the production content.

  Patent Document 1 proposes a gaming machine in which the game performance is improved by changing the appearance rate of the premier effect. This gaming machine is configured to increase the lottery probability for determining the execution of the premier effect when the number of games in the special gaming state exceeds the reference number. Patent Document 2 discloses a gaming machine that increases or decreases the appearance rate of a specific effect within a specific time zone of the day by changing the lottery probability of the effect content executed at the time of winning the special role according to the current time. Has been proposed.

JP 2008-229098 A JP 2007-143688 A

  By the way, in the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, if the lottery probability for determining execution of the premier effect is increased to increase the appearance rate of the premier effect too much, the rare value of the premier effect is lost and the effect of the effect is lost. . For this reason, in the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, the change in the appearance rate of the premier effect is limited. Moreover, in the gaming machine of Patent Document 2, the appearance rate of the specific effect can be increased or decreased only in the fixed time zone set at the time of manufacture. The rate change is limited.

  The present invention has been made in view of the present situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of making the appearance rate of a premier effect more varied than the conventional configuration while suppressing a decrease in the rare value of the premier effect. .

  The present invention provides a game control means for controlling a game, an effect means for executing an effect, an effect determining means for determining an effect executed by the effect means, and an effect determined by the effect determining means. An effect control means, and the effect determining means performs a predetermined effect lottery when a predetermined game condition is satisfied, and selects a predetermined normal effect and the normal effect based on the result of the effect lottery It is a gaming machine that selects which of the premier effects with a low probability to be executed, and includes an effect improvement period setting means capable of setting an effect improvement period with a different execution period, and the effect determination means includes the effect improvement period During the production improvement period, the probability of selecting the premier production in the production lottery is higher than outside the production improvement period. Further, the shorter the execution period of the production improvement period, the more during the production improvement period, It is a game machine, characterized in that is configured to select the probability of the serial premium effect is increased.

  In such a configuration, since a plurality of execution periods of the performance improvement period can be set, the game effects of the day can be made undulating by the length of the execution period of the performance improvement period. Also, in this configuration, the appearance rate of the premier effect during the effect improvement period becomes lower as the execution period of the effect improvement period becomes longer. It is possible to prevent the rare value of the premier production from being spoiled. On the other hand, as the production improvement period is set in a short period of time, the appearance rate of the premier production is greatly increased, There is an advantage that the undulation can be increased.

  In the present invention, there is provided setting value setting means capable of setting the setting value in a plurality of stages, and the game control means changes the frequency at which the predetermined game condition is satisfied during the game according to the setting value. The production determining means changes the selection probability of the premier production in the production lottery according to the set value, and at least during the production improvement period, the predetermined decision is made during the game. It is proposed that the setting probability of the premier effect in the effect lottery is higher as the setting value with which the game condition is satisfied is lower.

  In such a configuration, the execution frequency of the effect lottery depends on the set value. However, the higher the setting frequency of the effect lottery execution frequency, the lower the probability of selecting the premier effect. Therefore, when the performance improvement period is reached with a setting value that increases the execution frequency of the production lottery, it is possible to prevent the appearance rate of the premier production from becoming excessively high and prevent the rare value of the premier production from decreasing. Become.

  In the present invention, it is proposed that the present invention further includes a clock unit for measuring the current time, and the production enhancement period setting unit is capable of externally setting a start time of the production improvement period.

  In such a configuration, an event that makes it easy for a premier effect to appear by setting the same time zone for the game hall to execute the performance improvement period on a plurality of gaming machines is set to a desired time zone. By holding such events as appropriate, the game hall can increase the number of visitors and improve the operating rate of the gaming machine.

  Further, in the above configuration, the effect improvement period setting unit includes an effect improvement period setting information storage unit that stores and holds setting information of the effect improvement period, and the setting information of the effect improvement period setting information storage unit is The effect determination means refers to the setting information of the effect improvement period stored in the effect improvement period setting information storage means when performing the effect lottery. It is proposed to determine the selection probability of the premier effect.

  In such a configuration, since the selection probability of the premier effect is determined based on the setting information of the effect improvement period stored in the effect improvement period setting information storage means at the time of effect lottery, It is possible to hold events repeatedly under the same conditions without resetting the performance improvement period. Further, in such a configuration, since the performance improvement period can be set only immediately after the power is turned on, there is no possibility that the performance improvement period is illegally changed by the player.

  Further, in the present invention, the number of balls to be played increases as the number of times that the predetermined game condition is satisfied during the game increases, and the selection probability of the premier effect in the effect lottery is The performance is not affected, and it is proposed that the frequency at which the predetermined game condition is satisfied does not vary during the performance improvement period and outside the performance improvement period.

  In such a configuration, as the number of times that the game condition that triggers the production lottery is fulfilled, the opportunity for the premier production and the number of balls to be increased increase. , You can improve the interest of the premiere production. On the other hand, with regard to the performance improvement period, the performance frequency of the premier performance is increased without changing the performance of the appearance, so the performance frequency of the premier performance can be freely set according to the selection probability of the performance lottery without considering the performance of the performance. There is an advantage that it can be set.

  In the present invention, the selection probability of the premier effect in the effect lottery in each period is set so that the appearance frequency per day of the premier effect is the same between the set date of the effect improvement period and the non-set date It is desirable to do. In addition, it is desirable to set the selection probability of the premier effect in the effect lottery for each set value so that the appearance frequency of the premier effect per day is substantially constant regardless of the setting value of the gaming machine. In this way, if the frequency of appearance of the premier effect per day is set to be substantially constant regardless of the setting period of the effect improvement period and the setting value, it is possible to reliably prevent the rare value of the premier effect from decreasing. In addition, the selection probability of the premier effect for realizing the appearance frequency of the target can be calculated on the assumption of the operating scene of the gaming machine. It is also possible to simulate the game with various patterns (setting value / period / winning probability) at the development stage of the gaming machine and determine the selection probability of the premier effect based on the result.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a day's game effects can be made undulating by a plurality of performance improvement periods having different execution periods. Moreover, since the selection probability of the premier effect in the effect lottery is lower as the effect improvement period is longer, there is an advantage that the rare value of the premier effect can be prevented from being impaired.

It is a perspective view of the slot machine 1 of an Example. 2 is a perspective view showing an outline of the slot machine 1 with a front door 3 opened. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the slot machine 1. FIG. It is a graph which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of the reel 9. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a main control process. 3 is a functional block diagram of a main control board 20. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a sub control board 21. FIG. It is a chart which shows the contents of various combinations. It is a graph which shows the content of 1st special AT and 2nd special AT. (A) is a chart showing the relationship between the stop operation order and the winning combination when winning the first special AT, and (b) shows the relationship between the stop operation order and the winning combination when winning the second special AT. It is a chart. It is a state transition diagram which shows transition of a gaming state. It is a graph which shows the outline | summary of the role lottery table in a non-RT state and RT state state. It is a state transition diagram which shows the mode transition in RT state. It is a timing chart which shows the progress mode of an ART state. It is an example of a display of an ART end screen. It is a chart which shows the contents of a normal end screen lottery table. (A) is a chart showing an effect lottery table for a normal period, and (b) is a chart showing an effect lottery table for a first high frequency period. (A) is a chart showing an effect lottery table for the second high frequency period, and (b) is a chart showing an effect lottery table for the third high frequency period. It is an example of a display of the high frequency period setting screen. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the process at the time of power activation. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a setting change process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of an initialization process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a role lottery process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a 1st ART preparation process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a 1st ART game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a winning determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a 2nd ART preparation process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a 2nd ART game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a continuous lottery process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a top lottery process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a pushing order alerting | reporting setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of an ART transfer lottery process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of AT game processing. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a continuation information setting process. It is a chart which shows the contents of a continuation information setting table. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of an ART end screen selection process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of effect image lottery processing. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a lottery table selection process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a high frequency period setting process. It is an example of a display of the high frequency period setting screen 70a which concerns on Example 2. FIG. It is a table | surface which shows the content of the confirmation end screen lottery table for normal period (a) and high frequency period (b)-(d) which concerns on Example 2. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of an ART end screen selection process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of a confirmation end screen lottery process. It is a chart which shows the contents of a finalization screen determination table.

An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described according to the following examples.
In the following embodiment, the game control means according to the present invention is mainly constituted by the game control means 40 of the main control board 20. Further, the effect determining means according to the present invention is constituted by the effect content determining means 62 of the sub-control board 21. The effect control means according to the present invention is constituted by the effect control means 63 of the sub-control board 21 and the image control board 22. The effect means according to the present invention includes the image display 10, the speaker 11, the effect lamp 12, and the like. Further, the performance improvement period according to the present invention corresponds to a high frequency period, and the outside of the performance improvement period corresponds to a normal period. Further, the performance improvement period setting means according to the present invention corresponds to the hall menu setting means 64. The set value setting means according to the present invention corresponds to the set value setting means 46 of the main control board 20. The timepiece means according to the present invention corresponds to a timepiece (real time clock) of the sub-control board 21. Further, the performance improvement period setting information storage unit according to the present invention corresponds to the setting information storage unit 64 a of the sub-control board 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 2 of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is opened forward and is covered by the front door 3 from the front. A visual recognition window 4 for visually recognizing three reels 9 disposed inside the housing 2 is provided at the center of the front door 3. On the front side of the front door 3, various switches such as bet switches 5 a and 5 b, a start switch 6, a stop switch 7, a settlement switch 8, and an effect button unit 13 are arranged below the viewing window 4. Established. Further, an image display 10 for displaying an effect image is disposed above the viewing window 4. The image display 10 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, and is fitted into the upper part of the front door 3. A plurality of effect lamps 12 are disposed on the front side of the front door 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the front door 3, an image control board 22 that controls the image display 10 is disposed on the back side of the image display 10 while being housed in a case. In addition, on the back side of the front door 3, a medal selector 16 that detects a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot by the insertion sensor 24, a speaker 11, and the like are disposed. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the casing 2 is installed with the main control board 20 and the sub control board 21 housed in a case above the reel 9, and below the reel 9, A power supply box 18 and a hopper unit 19 are disposed.

  Next, a control circuit for controlling the operation of the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The main control board 20 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and performs control related to the progress of the game. The input port of the main control board 20 includes a power switch 28 and a setting key switch 29 of the power box 18, a closing sensor 24, bet switches 5 a and 5 b, a start switch 6, a stop switch 7, a checkout switch 8, and a position detection of the reel 9. The sensor 31, the payout sensor 33 of the hopper unit 19, and the setting change switch 25 are connected. The output port of the main control board 20 is connected to the stepping motor 30 of the reel 9, the motor 32 of the hopper unit 19, the external terminal board 26, and the sub control board 21.

  The power supply box 18 is for supplying power to each device of the slot machine 1, and includes a power switch 28 for switching power ON / OFF and a setting key switch 29. The setting key switch 29 is used to change the winning probability (so-called setting change) for each combination. A state in which the setting can be changed by inserting a predetermined setting key into the setting key switch 29 and rotating it. And a state in which the setting cannot be changed.

  The insertion sensor 24 detects medals inserted into the slot machine 1. The insertion sensor 24 is arranged in a medal passage in the medal selector 16 provided on the back side of the front door 3, detects one medal passing through the medal passage one by one, and outputs a insertion signal every time a medal is detected. .

  The bet switches 5a and 5b are for inserting credited medals. As the bet switches 5a and 5b, a single bet switch 5a and a max bet switch 5b are provided. The single bet switch 5a inserts credited medals one by one. The maximum bet switch 5b inserts the maximum number of medals per game.

  The start switch 6 is for starting the rotation of the reel 9. In this embodiment, a lever type switch is used, and the three reels 9 start to rotate by tilting the lever.

  The three stop switches 7 are for stopping the rotation of the reel 9. Each stop switch 7 is associated with an individual reel 9 and is configured such that when the stop switch 7 is pressed, the corresponding reel 9 stops within a predetermined delay time. That is, the stop order of the rotating reels 9 can be selected according to the operation order of the stop switch 7. In this embodiment, the three reels 9 can be stopped in an arbitrary order by selecting the order in which the stop switch 7 is operated. However, as long as the operation order is not informed, left → middle → right In order, pressing the stop switch 7 in order (hereinafter referred to as “forward pressing”) is a normal order, and operations other than the forward pressing are prohibited.

  The settlement switch 8 is used to return medals that have been credited and medals that have been inserted but have not yet been used in the game.

  The setting change switch 25 is for changing the setting together with the setting key switch 29 of the power supply box 18, and is provided on the back side of the front door 3 (see FIG. 2).

  Each reel 9 has a cylindrical shape. As shown in FIG. 4, on the outer peripheral surface, “replay symbol (RP)”, “bell symbol (BE)”, “red seven symbol (red 7)”, "Cherry design A (CH1)", "Cherry design B (CH2)", "Cherry design C (CH3)", "Watermelon design A (WM1)", "Watermelon design B (WM2)", "Decachiri design A ( A total of 21 symbols “DCU)” and “Decachili symbol B (DCL)” are arranged. Here, the decatilly symbol is a symbol designed so that one symbol is formed by two symbols AB. Each reel 9 includes a stepping motor 30, and the three reels 9 are rotated by each stepping motor 30 and stopped at an arbitrary angle, so that the symbols on the outer peripheral surface can be selectively displayed on the viewing window 4. It is configured. An effective line is set in advance in the visual recognition window 4 and, as will be described later, when the reel 9 is stopped, it is determined whether or not a winning is made by a combination of symbols displayed on the effective line.

  The hopper unit 19 is for paying out medals, and includes a tank for storing medals and a delivery mechanism for sending out the medals in the tank toward the payout opening. The sending mechanism includes a motor 32 serving as a driving source and a payout sensor 33 for detecting a sent medal.

  The external terminal board 26 externally outputs game information (injection / payout information, game history information, error information, etc.), and information such as a jackpot history of the slot machine 1 can be browsed by the game hall equipment.

  The sub-control board 21 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a clock (real-time clock), etc., and mainly controls effects related to games. The ROM of the sub-control board 21 relates to various effect patterns. Fixed data is stored. The main control board 20 and the effect button unit 13 are connected to the input ports of the sub control board 21. Information relating to the progress of the game is input from the main control board 20 to the sub control board 21. The effect button unit 13 is for the player to select the contents of the effect. Then, the sub-control board 21 selects an effect pattern based on information input from the main control board 20 or a signal from the effect button unit 13, and in order to execute the selected effect pattern, A command is transmitted to the speaker 11, and further, a command is transmitted to the image control board 22 in order to display a required image on the image display 10. As will be described later, the effect button unit 13 is also used when setting the effect improvement period according to the present invention.

  The image control board 22 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and performs display control of the image display device 10. A large amount of data for generating an effect image to be displayed on the image display 10 is stored in the ROM of the image control board 22. When the image control board 22 receives a command from the sub-control board 21, the CPU performs arithmetic processing, writes effect image data in the RAM and outputs it to the image display 10, and the effect pattern selected by the sub-control board 21. A street effect image is displayed on the display screen of the image display 10.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, after the reel 9 is rotated to display the symbols in a variable manner, the reel 9 is stopped and the game for stopping and displaying the symbols on the active line is repeatedly executed. Specifically, one game consists of (1) inserting the required number of medals, (2) start switch operation, (3) reel rotation, (4) stop switch operation, (5) reel stop, (6) A winning process based on the combination of symbols stopped on the active line is performed in the order.

FIG. 5 shows the control contents of the CPU of the main control board 20 and the control contents of the main control process constituting the main routine. Details of steps S1 to S9 executed in the main control process are as follows.
S1: Power-on processing related to setting value change at power-on is executed. Details of the power-on process will be described later.
S2: In the bet number setting process, the medal insertion operation is validated, and it is detected whether or not the number of medals required for one game has been inserted or a bet operation from credit has been performed, and waits until any one is operated.
S3: Wait until the start switch 6 is operated.
S4: In the role lottery process, a random value is extracted, and an internal winning combination is determined based on a role lottery table in which a random value is associated with an internal winning combination. Then, the result of the role lottery is stored in the RAM and transmitted to the sub control board 21. Details of the role lottery process will be described later.
S5: In the reel control process, when all the reels 9 are rotated and the stop switch 7 is operated, the stop angle of the reels 9 is determined based on the operation timing, the result of the lottery, etc. Stop.
S6: In the winning determination process, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols stopped on the active line matches the combination of symbols corresponding to the predetermined combination. It is determined that
S7: In the payout process, a process according to the determination result of the winning determination process is performed. When winning a winning combination, processing corresponding to the winning combination is performed. Specifically, the payout number corresponding to the combination is added to the credit, and when the credit exceeds a predetermined number (50), the surplus medals are paid out. Further, depending on the winning combination, the game state is changed.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the main control board 20.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the main control board 20 includes a game control means 40, an inserted number determination means 41, a winning lottery means 42, a reel control means 43, a winning determination means 44, a payout control means 45, Setting value setting means 46, sub-command transmission means 47, gaming state control means 48, RT state control means 49, and mode control means 50 are provided.

  The game control means 40 performs overall control of the game by controlling the inserted number determination means 41, the role lottery means 42, the reel control means 43, the winning determination means 44, the payout control means 45, and the like. .

  The inserted number determination means 41 counts the number of inserted medals based on the insertion signal output from the insertion sensor 24.

  The combination lottery means 42 performs combination lottery for determining whether or not a plurality of prepared combinations are won. The role lottery means 42 includes a random number generation means for generating a random number in the range of 0 to 65535, a random number extraction means for extracting a random value from the random number generation means when the start switch 6 is operated, and the extracted random value and the internal winning combination. A role lottery table in which a role is associated, a role lottery determination unit that refers to the role lottery table and determines a role won in the lottery (internal winning combination), and a role lottery that stores the result of the role lottery in the RAM Result storage means. A plurality of role lottery tables are prepared, and in the role lottery, a role lottery table corresponding to the gaming state is used. Specifically, the role lottery means includes a normal role lottery table used in a non-RT state to be described later, an RT role lottery table used in an RT state to be described later, and a special role lottery table used in a special game state. Types are provided. In addition, each combination lottery table is provided for each set value to be described later, and in the combination lottery, a combination lottery table corresponding to the set value is used.

  The reel control means 43 controls the rotation of the three reels 9. The reel control means 43 sends a signal to the stepping motor 30 when the start switch 6 is operated, rotates all reels 9 at a predetermined speed, and stops the reel 9 when the stop switch 7 is operated. Specifically, when the stop switch 7 is operated, the reel control means 43 refers to the content of the stop table and stops the reel 9 corresponding to the stop switch 7 within a delay period of 190 ms. The stop table stores how many frames the design of the reel 9 is slid according to the condition when the stop switch 7 is operated. A plurality of types of stop tables are prepared according to the result of the winning lottery, the operation order of the stop switch 7, and the like, so that the combination of symbols related to the winning combination is not aligned on the active line. It is controlled so that the symbol combinations related to the winning combination are aligned on the active line as much as possible. Here, when a plurality of winning combinations are won simultaneously, the stop table may be controlled so that the symbol combinations relating to the winning combinations according to the operation order of the stop switch 7 are aligned on the effective line.

  The winning determination means 44 determines a combination of symbols on the active line when the three reels 9 are stopped, and determines whether or not various combinations have been won based on the combination of symbols.

  The payout control means 45 executes the payout of medals according to the winning combination when winning various types. Specifically, the payout number related to winning is added to the credit number of medals. At this time, if the number of credits reaches the upper limit number (50), the hopper unit 19 is operated to pay out medals in excess of the upper limit number.

  The set value setting means 46 is for setting a set value that affects the winning probability for each combination. Specifically, six levels of setting values 1 to 6 are prepared. The winning lottery table is prepared for each set value. The larger the set value, the higher the winning probability of the winning combination as a whole. When setting a set value, a key is inserted into the set key switch 29 and rotated to turn on the main switch by turning on the power switch 28 in a state where the switch 29 is turned on. With this operation, the set value setting means 46 places the slot machine 1 in a setting change permission state. In this setting change permission state, a desired setting value can be selected by pressing the setting change switch 25 and the setting value can be determined by operating the start switch 6. When the setting change permission state is ended, the key inserted into the setting key switch 29 is rotated to turn off the switch 29. By this operation, the set value setting means 46 returns the slot machine 1 to a normal gaming state in which the setting cannot be changed.

  The sub-command transmission unit 47 transmits various game information from the main control board 20 to the sub-control board 21. The game information transmitted by the sub-command transmission unit 47 includes a result of winning lottery, operation information of the stop switch 7, a result of winning determination when the reel is stopped, and the like.

  The gaming state control means 48 controls various states of the slot machine 1. As will be described later, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment has three states: a setting change state, a general gaming state, and a special gaming state, and the gaming state control means 48 switches between these gaming states. It is.

  The RT state control means 49 is in the general gaming state, and uses the role lottery table in which the winning probability of the non-RT state (normal gaming state) and the replay role (re-playing role) is higher than the non-RT state. (Internal winning state) is switched.

  The mode control means 50 switches various modes during the RT state. As will be described later, there are four modes in the RT state: a normal mode, a first preparation mode, a second preparation mode, and a third preparation mode.

  FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the sub control board 21.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the sub control board 21 includes a sub command receiving means 60 for receiving various information transmitted from the main control board 20, a sub game state control means 61, an effect content determining means 62, and an effect control. Means 63 and hall menu setting means 64 are provided.

  The sub gaming state control means 61 executes gaming state control by the sub control board 21 such as switching between the AT state and the non-AT state. Specifically, the sub gaming state control means 61 executes an ART shift lottery described later, and notifies the operation order of the stop switch 7 according to the state.

  The effect content determination means 62 performs lottery according to the situation, determines the effect content to be executed based on the lottery result, random number generating means for generating a random number, random number for extracting a random value from the random number generating means Extraction means, and a table in which the random number values extracted by the random number extraction means are associated with the contents of effects. The effect content determination unit 62 includes an effect image determination unit 62a and an ART end screen determination unit 62b. The effect image determination means 62a determines the effect image displayed on the image display 10 for every game by lottery. Further, the ART end screen determining means 62b determines an ART end screen to be displayed at the end of one set of an ART game described later by lottery.

  The effect control means 63 performs execution control of the effect contents determined by the effect content determination means 62. Specifically, the effect control means 63 is an effect pattern storage means 63 a that stores all the effect patterns executed in the slot machine 1, an audio control means 63 b that controls the speaker 11, and lighting of the effect lamp 12. A lamp control means 63c for controlling and an image control means 63d for displaying a required image of the image display 10 are provided. With reference to the effect pattern storage means 63a, the speaker 11, the effect lamp 12, and the image display The content of the effect determined by the effect content determination means 62 is executed by controlling 10.

  The hall menu setting means 64 enables various settings of the sub control board 21 to be set externally. Specifically, the hall menu setting unit 64 displays a hall menu for changing settings on the image display 10 in a setting change state to be described later, and allows various settings to be changed by operating the effect button unit 13. . The hall menu setting unit 64 includes setting information storage unit 64a for storing various settings that can be changed in the setting change state. The setting contents changed in the setting change state are updated in the setting change state. It is stored and held in the setting information storage means 64a. Here, the setting content that can be externally set by the hall menu setting means 64 includes information (start time / continuation period) related to the high frequency period (production improvement period) according to the present invention. That is, the hall menu setting means 64 constitutes an effect improvement period setting means according to the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of types of roles defined by symbol combinations on the effective line are provided. The combination is roughly divided into one type of special combination (so-called bonus combination / BB combination), two types of replay combination (so-called replay combination), and nine types of winning combinations. The special combination is a combination for starting a special gaming state (CTBB) that ends with payout exceeding “29”. The replay role is a role that enables the next game to be executed without inserting medals at the time of winning a prize. The winning combination consists of two types of cherry, two types of watermelon, two types of bell, and three types of specific small roles (so-called one-sheet combination), and a predetermined number of medals are paid out at the time of winning. It is a role.

  The internal winning combination drawn by the combination lottery corresponds to one or more combinations. In other words, when one of the internal winning combinations is won in the winning lottery, one or more winning combinations corresponding to the internal winning combination are selected, and the winning combinations can be aligned on the active line. Specifically, the internal winning roles include “first / second cherry role”, “first / second watermelon role”, “first special AT role (1-3)”, “second special AT role ( 1-4) ”,“ first replay role ”,“ second replay role ”, and“ losing + special role ”. If you win the “1st and 2nd cherry roles”, you will win the 1st and 2nd cherry roles at the same time (duplicate). If you win the “1st and 2nd watermelon roles”, you will receive the 1st watermelon The winning combination and the second watermelon role will be won simultaneously.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when “first special AT” is won, three types of combinations (first bell combination, first specific small combination, second cherry combination) are simultaneously selected. In this case, as shown to Fig.10 (a), according to the stop operation order of the stop switch 7, it is comprised so that one of three types of winning combinations may be won. In addition, the “first special AT” is provided with three types (first special ATs 1 to 3) in which the correspondence relationship between the stop operation order and the winning combination is different. Similarly, when the “second special AT” is won, four types of roles (the second bell role and the first to third specific small roles) are simultaneously won, and as shown in FIG. 10B, the stop switch 7 is configured to win any combination according to the stop operation sequence. The “second special AT” is provided with four types (second special AT1 to 4) in which the correspondence relationship between the stop operation order and the winning combination is different.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with three states: a setting change state, a general gaming state, and a special gaming state.

  The setting change state is a state for the game arcade to perform various settings of the slot machine 1. In the setting change state, the hall menu is displayed on the image display 10, and the attendant at the game hall can perform various settings by operating the effect button unit 13. The high frequency period according to the present invention can also be set only in this setting change state. In the setting change state, the game cannot be executed. The slot machine 1 enters the setting change state immediately after the power is turned on, and when the setting change state ends, the slot machine 1 shifts to the general gaming state and can be played.

  There are two general game states: a non-RT state (normal game state) set at the time of factory shipment, and an RT state (internal winning state) that shifts when a special role is won in the non-RT state. The RT state is a state having a higher probability of winning the replay role than the non-RT state. FIG. 12 shows an outline of the role lottery table used in the non-RT state and the RT state. The combination lottery table is a table in which each internal winning combination is associated with a random value between 0 and 65535 extracted in the combination lottery. In FIG. 12, the vertical width of each internal winning combination is associated with a random value. Ratio, that is, the winning probability of each internal winning combination. As shown in FIG. 12, in this embodiment, when transitioning from the non-RT state to the RT state, the probability of winning a replay combination (first replay combination) increases, but the probability of winning another combination changes. It is set constant without letting it go.

  In the special gaming state (CTBB), the number of medals required for one game is two (three in the general gaming state), and the payout of each small role is unified to two. The special game state is an RT state of the general game state, and is started when winning a special combination, and is configured to end when the medal payout exceeds “29”. However, in this embodiment, in the RT state, either a replay role or a winning combination is configured to win, and the symbol combination of these roles has priority over the selected special role (replay role> The winning combination> special role) is arranged to be aligned with the active line, so that the special role is not won in the RT state. That is, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the start condition for the special game state is not satisfied, and the game proceeds substantially in the RT state of the general game state.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the RT state is further classified into four types (normal mode and first to third preparation modes) and managed on the main control board 20. Among these, the “third preparation mode” is a mode corresponding to a so-called ART state, and the “normal mode” is a state corresponding to a normal game other than the ART state (non-ART state). The “first preparation mode” and the “second preparation mode” are modes corresponding to an intermediate state from the normal mode to the transition to the third preparation mode.

  The game of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is substantially divided into an ART state and a non-ART state. The ART state is an RT state in which the main control board 20 wins a replay role with a high probability, and the sub control board 21 performs a stop operation sequence of the stop switch 7 (hereinafter referred to as a push order) for the player to win an advantageous role for the player. This is a state in which an AT state (so-called assist time) is announced. On the other hand, the non-ART state is a state that is not an ART state. The ART state is a gaming state advantageous to the player, which is more likely to win medals in the game than the non-ART state. Specifically, during the ART game, an operation order notification image for notifying the stop operation order of the stop switch 7 is displayed on the image display 10. Then, the player can win a small part of a high payout by operating the stop switch 7 in the order in accordance with the notification in the operation order notification image to stop the reel 9.

  The ART state is started when the ART transition lottery executed on the sub-control board 21 is won during the non-ART state. Specifically, when the main control board 20 shifts to the third preparation mode after winning the ART shift lottery, the sub-control board 21 enters the AT state and shifts from the non-ART state to the ART state.

  The ART transfer lottery is executed on the sub-control board 21 when a predetermined internal winning combination (transfer combination) is won in the combination lottery. Specifically, the sub-control board 21 includes an ART transfer lottery table in which the winning combination winning combination and the lottery probability are associated with each other. A numerical value is extracted, and it is determined whether or not the ART transfer lottery is won with the lottery probability corresponding to the winning combination.

  In the present embodiment, when the ART control lottery is won on the sub-control board 21, the normal mode is shifted to the third preparation mode based on the operation order of the stop switch 7, and the ART state is shifted. More specifically, when the main control board 20 wins the first replay combination in the normal mode, a specific stop operation order (determination stop operation order for determination: eg, a different press from the normal forward press) by a predetermined lottery. Order) is transmitted to the sub-control board 21. The sub control board 21 ignores the transmitted stop operation order for determination in a state where the ART transfer lottery is not won, but is transmitted when the ART transfer lottery is won (ART shift flag = ON). A push order corresponding to the stop operation order for determination is notified on the image display 10. In response to this, when the player operates the stop switch 7 in the notified order, the main control board 20 determines that the stop switch 7 has been operated in accordance with the stop operation sequence for determination, and from the normal mode to the first preparation mode. Migrate to Similarly, when these operations are repeated twice to shift to the third preparation mode (ART gaming state), the sub control board 21 is switched to the AT state, and the ART state is started. Note that it is impossible to operate the stop switch 7 three times in succession in accordance with the determination stop operation sequence without notification from the image display 10, so the state shifts to the ART state without winning the ART shift lottery. There is nothing.

  When a transition is made from the non-ART state to the ART state, one set of ART games including at least 30 games (hereinafter, “game” is abbreviated as “G”) can be executed. The number of games in one set of ART games is set to 30 G at the start of the set, but the number of games in the set can be added by clearing a predetermined additional condition during the ART game. In the ART state, if a predetermined continuation condition is cleared before the ART game set is finished, the next set of ART games is started after the set is finished. On the other hand, if the continuation condition cannot be cleared by the end of the set, the non-ART state is entered with the end of the set. Specifically, the main control board 20 shifts to the normal mode, and the AT state ends in the sub control board 21. That is, in the ART state, as shown in FIG. 14, the ART game with 30G + α as one set is repeated until the continuation condition fails to be cleared.

  The main control board 20 stores ART game information that is information related to the control of the ART state. Specifically, as the ART game information, an ART flag, an ART count, an ART addition count, an ART set count, and an ART continuation information are stored. The ART flag is a flag for discriminating between the ART state and the non-ART state, and is “ON” when in the ART state, and is “OFF” when in the non-ART state. The ART count is information on the number of remaining games in the ART game of the set. The ART extra number is information on the number of games to be added by clearing the extra condition. The ART set count is information on the number of ART games set executed in the ART state. The ART continuation information is information indicating whether or not the continuation condition for continuing to the next set has been cleared. The ART game information is transmitted from the main control board 20 to the sub control board 21 for each game. ART game information is initialized when the power is turned on, and is also initialized when shifting from the ART state to the non-ART state.

  The additional condition is cleared by winning a specific internal winning combination (additional combination) in the main control board 20 through the lottery. Specifically, in this embodiment, a cherry role and a watermelon role are set as additional roles. When the adding condition is cleared, the ART adding lottery is executed on the main control board 20 to determine the number of adding ART. The determined number of ART additions is added to information (counter) indicating the number of ARTs managed by the main control board 20 (the number of ARTs that can be executed at that time) and transmitted to the sub-control board 21. .

  The main control board 20 includes an “additional lottery table” for reference when performing an ART extra lottery. This extra lottery table is a data in which a random number that can be extracted is associated with a predetermined number of numerical data (0, 30, 50...), And selects numerical data corresponding to the extracted random value, The selected number is added as the number of ART additions to be added. When “0” is selected, the game is lost. A plurality of extra lottery tables are provided according to the set value, and the higher the set value, the greater the number of ART extra times.

  In the ART state, the ART continuous lottery is executed on the main control board 20 when a specific internal winning combination (continuous combination) is won in the combination lottery. Specifically, in this embodiment, a bell combination, a specific small combination, and a cherry combination are set as an additional combination. The continuation condition is cleared by winning the ART continuation lottery. When the ART continuous lottery is won, the ART continuous lottery is stored in the ART continuous information managed by the main control board 20. The main control board 20 resets the ART game information (for example, ART count ← 30G · set count ← + 1) when the ART game of the set ends, and starts the next set of ART games. On the other hand, if the ART continuous lottery is not won, when the ART gaming state of the set ends, the ART gaming information is reset, the main control board 20 shifts to the normal mode, and the sub control board 21 finishes the AT state. To do. The main control board 20 sequentially transmits the result of the ART continuous lottery (ART continuation information) to the sub-control board 21.

  In the ART continuous lottery, using the ART continuous lottery table that associates the winning combination with the winning probability (extracted random number value range to be won), the winning probabilities are varied according to the type of winning winning combination. . Further, in the ART continuous lottery, the winning probability is set in four stages (low, medium, high, and super), and the ART continuous lottery table has four types corresponding to the lottery in each stage. Therefore, in this embodiment, when executing the ART continuous lottery, first, the ART continuous lottery table corresponding to the stage of the current continuation rate is selected from the four types of ART continuous lottery tables, and this lottery table is referred to. Then, the winning probability corresponding to the winning continuation role is determined, and whether or not to continue is determined. Here, in the ART continuous lottery of this embodiment, there are two types of winnings of “normal continuation” and “resurrection continuation”, and in the ART continuous lottery, whether it is simply winning (continuing) or losing (not continuing) In addition, in the case of winning, it is determined whether it is “normal continuation” or “resurrection continuation”. Then, the winning type information is stored in the ART continuation information and transmitted to the sub-control board 21. As will be described later, the information on the type of winning is reflected in the production just before the end of the set.

  There are three effects during one set of ART games: an ART normal effect that is executed until the remaining 3G, an ART continuing effect that is executed with the remaining 3G, and an ART end effect that is executed at the end of the set. Become. In the ART normal effect, a general effect in the ART game such as notification of the pressing order is executed. On the other hand, in the ART continuation effect, an effect centering on a battle effect in which a plurality of characters fight and one of the characters wins is executed. In the ART end effect, an ART end screen showing various information in the ART state is displayed.

  The winning or losing of the battle effect in the ART continuous effect is configured to have a result corresponding to the lottery result situation of the ART continuous lottery executed up to that point. That is, if the hero character wins and the ART continuation lottery has not been won, or if the continuation of resurrection has been won, if the “Continuous continuation” is won in the ART continuation lottery by that time The enemy character wins. For this reason, when “normal continuation” is won in the ART game, in the ART continuation effect executed in the remaining 3G of the set, the player knows that the ART state is continued until the next set. If “Resurrection continuation” is won in the ART game, the player receives the impression that “Don't continue” at the stage of the ART continuation production stage. In the first game, the player is notified of the continuation of the ART state when the start switch 6 is operated.

  On the ART end screen displayed in the ART end effect, the accumulated information of the total (from the first set to the set) executed so far in the ART state is displayed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, the ART end screen includes information indicating the total number of ART games (total number of RUSH) and the total (first set to the set) games in the ART state. Information indicating the number (total number of games) and information indicating the number of medals (total number acquired) in the ART state are displayed.

As shown below, the ART end screen has one type of non-continuation ART end screen, two types of normal continuation ART end screens, and four types of revival continuation ART end screens. One of the ART end screens is displayed on the image display 10. These ART end screens reflect the result of the ART continuous lottery in the set, and some ART end screens are configured to suggest / notify the player of the set value.
≪ART termination screen for non-continuation≫
-End screen 1 ... Displays "End" on a black background.
≪ART termination screen for normal continuation≫
End screen 2 ... A fan is displayed on a blue background ("odd number setting" is suggested).
-End screen 3 ... Displays a fan on an orange background (implying "even number setting").
≪ART end screen for continuing resurrection≫
End screen 4 ... Displays a plurality of person ABCs (no suggestion of set value).
End screen 5: Displays the person D (notifies “setting 2 or more”).
End screen 6: Displays the person E (notifies “setting 4 or more”).
End screen 7: Displays person F (notifies “setting 6”).

  The ART end effect will be described in detail. When the ART end effect is not executed in the stage of executing the ART end effect, the non-continuation ART end screen (end screen 1) is determined as a display image. Further, when “normal continuation” is won in the ART continuous lottery, either of the normal continuation ART end screens (end screens 2 and 3) is selected by lottery using the normal end screen lottery table shown in FIG. Is determined as a display image. Here, in the normal end screen lottery table, the selection probability of the end screens 2 and 3 is such that the end screen 2 is easily selected when the set value is an odd number, and the end screen 3 is easily selected when the set value is an even number. Thus, the setting value is suggested to indicate whether the set value is an odd number or an even number. In FIG. 16, “77” indicates the selection probability 77/132, and “55” indicates the selection probability 55/132. Further, when “Resurrection continuation” is won in the ART continuous lottery, first, either the normal end screen lottery table or the fixed end screen lottery table is selected by lottery (resurrection screen lottery), and the selected lottery table is selected. Is used to determine one of the ART end screens as a display image. When the normal end screen lottery table is selected (selection probability 50%), one of the end screens 2 and 3 is selected as described above. On the other hand, when the confirmation end screen lottery table is selected (selection probability 50%), either the normal continuation ART end screen (end screens 2 and 3) or the resurrection continuation ART end screen (end screens 4 to 7). Is determined as a display image. Here, in the confirmation end screen lottery table, the selection probabilities of the end screens 2 to 7 are specified for each set value, and thereby, the set value can be suggested and notified.

Below, the principal part of this invention is demonstrated.
In the present embodiment, various effects are executed on the image display 10 during the game. The production contents are divided into three types of production stages characterized by background images (city background, battlefield background, formation background). In each effect stage, for each game, various effect images (character images / prop images) corresponding to the effect stage are displayed as still images or moving images, and the slot game is visually enhanced. The production stage is appropriately switched by a predetermined lottery or a predetermined number of games.

  In the present embodiment, ten types of effect images that can appear at each effect stage are provided, and one effect image is selected by lottery for each game and displayed on the image display 10. Of these effect images, six effect images (for example, character images A, B, and C and prop images A, B, and C) that have a relatively high selection probability in the lottery are used as the normal effect images, and the normal effect images are displayed. The four types of effect images (for example, the character image X • Y and the prop image X • Y) having a very low selection probability in the lottery compared to the premier effect image. That is, in this embodiment, the effect for displaying the normal effect image corresponds to the normal effect according to the present invention, and the effect for displaying the premier effect image corresponds to the premier effect according to the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, the frequency at which the premier effect image is displayed when selecting the effect image is set to a very small frequency of 1000 G or less in the normal period. In addition, during the predetermined high frequency period, the appearance rate of the premier effect image is configured to be higher than the normal period other than the high frequency period. The high frequency period is started at a preset time, and is a first high frequency period that lasts 500G (about 1 hour), a second high frequency period that lasts 1000G (about 2 hours), and 1500G (about 3 hours) There are 3 types of 3rd high frequency period to continue. In this embodiment, the high frequency period is set such that the shorter the duration, the higher the display frequency of the premier effect image per game.

  The selection method of the normal effect image and the premier effect image will be described in detail. In the present embodiment, when the role lottery is executed on the main control board 20, the sub control board 21 corresponds to the effect stage that is staying at that time. Then, a lottery (effect image lottery) for selecting a specific effect image (a normal effect image or a premier effect image) from a plurality (ten types) of effect images provided corresponding to the effect stage is executed. That is, in this embodiment, the effect image lottery corresponds to the effect lottery according to the present invention, and the execution of the role lottery corresponds to the predetermined game condition according to the present invention.

  The sub-control board 21 includes an effect lottery table that defines the lottery probability of each effect image. An effect lottery table is provided for each of the three types of effect stages. The effect lottery table provided for each effect stage further includes a normal period table, a first high frequency period table, a second high frequency period table, and a third high frequency period table. It consists of. FIGS. 17 and 18 are effect lottery tables corresponding to the first effect stage. FIG. 17A is for the normal period, FIG. 17B is for the first high frequency period, and FIG. FIG. 18B is a table for the second high frequency period, and FIG. 18B is a table for the third high frequency period. In this effect lottery table, lottery probabilities of ten types of effect images that can be selected are defined. The effect image lottery probability defines the range of random values from which the effect image is selected with respect to the entire range of random values (0 to 16383) extracted during the lottery. For example, in the normal period table of FIG. 17A, “3276” is defined for character A, but according to this table, character A is selected with a lottery probability of 20% (3276/16384). Is done.

  As shown in FIG. 17 (a), in the normal period effect lottery table, the normal effect image lottery probability is about 99.95%, and the premier effect image lottery probability is about 0.05%, which is extremely low. It has become a thing. On the other hand, in the high frequency period, the lottery probability of the premier effect image is about 0.30% in the effect lottery table for the first high frequency period (FIG. 17B), and for the second high frequency period. The effect lottery table (FIG. 18A) is set to about 0.15%, and the effect lottery table for the third high frequency period (FIG. 18B) is set to about 0.10%. Thus, in the high frequency period, the lottery probability of the premier effect image is low, but is set to be higher than the normal period. Among the three types of high-frequency periods, the lottery probability of the premier effect image is set so that the first high-frequency period with a short period is the highest, the third high-frequency period with a long period is set to the lowest, and the period is short. The lottery probability of the premier effect image is set to be higher. 17 and 18 show the effect lottery table for the first effect stage. Similarly, the effect lottery table for other effect stages has a lottery probability of the premier effect image higher than that of the normal period. The higher frequency period is set to be higher, and the shorter the frequency period is set, the higher the lottery probability of the premier effect image is set.

  The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment enters a setting change state in which a high frequency period can be set after the power is turned on. And in this setting change state, various settings of a high frequency period can be performed by operating the production button unit 13. The contents set in the setting change state are stored and held until reset in the subsequent setting change state. That is, the high-frequency period can be set only when the slot machine 1 is turned on at the time of opening a game hall or the like. Once the slot machine 1 is set, the setting contents are retained even when the power is turned off.

  FIG. 19 shows a high frequency period setting screen 70 displayed on the image display 10 when setting a high frequency period. When the setting of the high frequency period is requested by operating the effect button unit 13 in the setting change state, the sub control board 21 displays the high frequency period setting screen 70 on the image display 10. During the display of the high frequency period setting screen 70, whether or not the high frequency period is set by operating the effect button unit 13, the duration of the high frequency period to be set (the number of games), and the high frequency period The start time can be set. The high frequency period that can be set is once a day. The duration of the high frequency period can be selected from 500G (first high frequency period), 1000G (second high frequency period), and 1500G (third high frequency period). The start time of the high frequency period can be selected from three types of AM 10:00, PM 00:00, and PM 05:00. When the setting is completed, the sub control board 21 stores and holds the setting contents until the high frequency period setting is requested again in the setting change state.

  The sub-control board 21 refers to the value of the real-time clock (date / time / minute / second) built in the gaming machine every time the effect image lottery is executed during the game, and reaches the start time of the set high frequency period. It is determined whether or not. At this time, if it is determined that “the start time of the high frequency period has passed”, the type of the set high frequency period and the stage stage (first, second, and third) staying at the present time The “effect lottery table for high frequency period” corresponding to is selected, lottery is performed with reference to this effect lottery table, and a specific effect image is determined. On the other hand, if it is determined that “the start time has not elapsed”, the “effect lottery table for the normal period” set when the power is turned on is adopted as it is, and a specific effect image is determined.

  In the present embodiment, a counter for measuring the duration of the high frequency period on the basis of the number of games is provided, and at the start of the high frequency period, the number of games corresponding to the set duration is set in the counter. When the counter finishes measuring the set number of games, it is determined that the continuous period of the high frequency period has elapsed, and the high frequency period is ended. Specifically, when the measurement of the counter has expired, the “period setting flag” indicating that a high frequency period has occurred is switched from OFF to ON. When this period setting flag is ON, it is configured to always adopt the “effect lottery table for normal period” in the lottery regardless of the value of the real-time clock. The rest is controlled during the normal period.

  As described above, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the power is turned on in the opening operation of the game hall, the staff of the game hall can set the high frequency period. For this reason, such a high frequency period can be held as a kind of event in the game hall, which can be used to improve the operating rate of the gaming machine.

  In this example, when the first high frequency period is started, the lottery with a premier effect image lottery probability of about 0.03% is repeated 500G, so during the first high frequency period, The frequency of appearance of the premier effect is about 1.5 times (500 G × 0.03%). According to the same calculation, the frequency of appearance of the premier effect during the second high frequency period is also about 1.5 times (1000G × 0.15%), and the frequency of appearance of the premier effect during the third high frequency period. Is about 1.5 times (1500 G × 0.10%). As described above, in this embodiment, although the durations of a plurality of types of high frequency periods are different, the shorter the duration period, the higher the lottery probability of the premier effect image. Also, the appearance frequency of the premier effect image is configured to be approximately the same (approximately 1.5 times).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a plurality of durations (execution periods) of the high frequency period (production improvement period) can be set. The game production can be made up and down. In addition, in this configuration, the appearance rate of the premier effect in the high frequency period becomes lower as the duration of the high frequency period is longer, so even if a high frequency period of a long period (about 3 hours) is set, the premier effect It is possible to prevent the rare value of the premier production from being impaired. On the other hand, when a high frequency period of a short period (about 1 hour) is set, the appearance rate of the premier effect can be greatly increased during the high frequency period, and the undulation of the game effect can be increased.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the start time and duration of the high frequency period can be set externally. For this reason, if the game hall unifies the start time and duration of the high frequency period with a plurality of slot machines so that a plurality of slot machines enter the performance improvement period at the same time, the premium performance There is an advantage that the game hall can be held in a desired time period during the event period in which the game is likely to appear.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the setting of the high frequency period can be changed only in the setting change state immediately after the power is turned on, there is no possibility that the player will change the setting of the high frequency period. In addition, since the setting information of the high frequency period stored in the sub-control board 21 is kept until it is updated in the setting change state, the game arcade does not have to set the high frequency period each time the power is turned on. There is an advantage that an event of the same condition can be held every day.

FIG. 20 shows the processing contents of the power-on processing (FIG. 5: S1) executed by the CPU of the main control board 20. The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S101: It is determined whether the power is on. If it is determined that the power is turned on, the process proceeds to step S102. If it is determined that the power is not turned on, the power-on process is terminated.
S102: It is determined whether or not the front door 3 is being opened. If it is determined that it is open, the process proceeds to step S103, and if it is determined that it is not open, the power-on process is terminated.
S103: It is determined whether or not the setting key switch 29 is ON. If it is determined that the power is ON, the process proceeds to step S104. If it is determined that the power is not ON, the power-on process is terminated.
S104: A setting change process for changing the setting value is executed, and the process proceeds to step S105. Details of the setting change process will be described later.
S105: Wait until the setting key switch 29 is turned off, and then terminate the power-on process.

FIG. 21 shows the processing contents of the setting change processing (FIG. 20: S104). The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S201: An initial setting process related to initialization of ART game information is executed. Details of the initial setting process will be described later.
S202: It is determined whether or not the setting change switch 25 has been operated. If it is determined that it has been operated, the process proceeds to step S203, and if it is determined that it has not been operated, the process proceeds to step S204.
S203: Set value information is updated. Specifically, 1 is added to the set value, and the set value is changed to 1 when the upper limit is 6.
S204: It is determined whether or not the start switch 6 has been operated. If it is determined that it has been operated, the process proceeds to step S205, and if it is determined that it has not been operated, the process proceeds to step S202.
S205: Set value information is confirmed.
S206: The set value information is transmitted to the sub-control board 21, and the setting change process is terminated.

FIG. 22 shows the contents of the initial setting process (FIG. 21: S201). The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S301: The mode in the RT state is set to the normal mode, and the process proceeds to step S302.
S302: The ART flag is set to “OFF (non-ART state)”, and the process proceeds to step S303.
S303: The ART count is set to “0”, and the process proceeds to step S304.
S304: The ART addition count is set to “0”, and the process proceeds to step S305.
S305: The ART set count is set to “0”, and the process proceeds to step S306.
S306: The ART continuation information is set to “non-continuation (ART continuation lottery unwinning)”, and the initial setting process is terminated.

FIG. 23 shows the processing contents of the above-mentioned role lottery processing (FIG. 5: S4) executed by the CPU of the main control board 20. The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S401: An internal winning combination is drawn out and the process proceeds to step S402. Specifically, a random number for lottery is extracted, and a winning combination (or losing) is determined based on the current combination lottery table and stored in the RAM.
S402: The result of the role lottery is transmitted to the sub-control board 21, and the process proceeds to step S403.
S403: It is determined whether or not it is in the RT state. If it is determined that the player is in the RT state, the process proceeds to step S404. If it is determined that the player is not in the RT state, the lottery process is terminated.
S404: It is determined whether or not the ART flag is “OFF (non-ART state)”. If it is determined that it is “OFF”, the process proceeds to step S405. If it is determined that it is not “OFF”, the process proceeds to step S406.
S405: The first ART preparation process related to the transition to the ART state is executed, and the combination lottery process is terminated. Details of the first ART preparation process will be described later.
S406: The first ART game process related to the game control in the ART state is executed, and the combination lottery process is terminated. Details of the first ART game process will be described later.

FIG. 24 shows the processing contents of the first ART preparation processing (FIG. 23: S405). The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S501: As a result of the lottery, it is determined whether or not the first replay combination has been won. If it is determined that the winning combination has been won, the process proceeds to step S502. If it is determined that the winning combination has not been won, the first ART preparation process is terminated. .
S502: The determination stop order is drawn out and stored in the RAM, and the process proceeds to step S503.
S503: The stop order for determination is transmitted to the sub-control board 21, and the first ART preparation process is terminated.

FIG. 25 shows the processing contents of the first ART game processing (FIG. 23: S406). The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S601: It is determined whether the continuous lottery condition is satisfied. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a specific combination (continuous combination) is won as a result of the combination lottery. If it is determined that the continuous lottery condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S602. If it is determined that the continuous lottery condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S603.
S602: A continuous lottery process related to the execution of the ART continuous lottery is executed, and the process proceeds to step S603. Details of the continuous lottery process will be described later.
S603: It is determined whether the extra lottery condition is satisfied. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a specific combination (an additional combination) is won as a result of the combination lottery. If it is determined that the extra lottery condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S604. If it is determined that the additional lottery condition is not satisfied, the first ART game process is terminated.
S604: An extra lottery process related to the execution of the ART extra lottery is executed, and the first ART game process is terminated. Details of the extra lottery process will be described later.

FIG. 26 shows the contents of the winning determination process (FIG. 5: S6) executed by the CPU of the main control board 20. The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S701: A winning combination is determined based on the symbols stopped on the active line, and the process proceeds to step S702.
S702: It is determined whether or not it is in the RT state. If it is determined that the player is in the RT state, the process proceeds to step S703. If it is determined that the player is not in the RT state, the winning determination process is terminated.
S703: It is determined whether or not the ART flag is “OFF (non-ART state)”. If it is determined that it is “OFF”, the process proceeds to step S704. If it is determined that it is not “OFF”, the process proceeds to step S705.
S704: The second ART preparation process related to the transition to the ART state is executed, and the winning determination process is terminated. Details of the second ART preparation process will be described later.
S705: The second ART game process related to the game control in the ART state is executed, and the winning determination process is terminated. Details of the second ART game process will be described later.

FIG. 27 shows the processing contents of the second ART preparation processing (FIG. 26: S703). The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S801: A push order determination process according to whether the determination stop order is correct or not is executed, and the process proceeds to step S802. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the stop switch 7 has been operated in accordance with the stop order for determination determined in step S502 of the first ART game process (FIG. 24). If it is not the stop order for determination, or if the stop order for determination is not set, it is determined as “lost”.
S802: It is determined whether or not the result of the push order determination process is “correct”. If it is determined that it is “correct”, the process proceeds to step S803. If it is determined that it is not “correct”, the process proceeds to step S809. .
S803: It is determined whether or not the current mode is the normal mode. If it is determined that the current mode is the normal mode, the process proceeds to step S804. If it is determined that the current mode is not the normal mode, the process proceeds to step S805.
S804: Transition from the normal mode to the first preparation mode.
S805: It is determined whether or not the current mode is the first preparation mode. If it is determined that the current mode is the first preparation mode, the process proceeds to step S806. If it is determined that the current mode is not the first preparation mode, the process proceeds to step S807. To do.
S806: Transition from the first preparation mode to the second preparation mode.
S807: It is determined whether or not the current mode is the second preparation mode. If it is determined that the current mode is the second preparation mode, the process proceeds to step S808. If it is determined that the current mode is not the second preparation mode, the process proceeds to step S807. To do.
S808: The mode is shifted from the second preparation mode to the third preparation mode.
S809: It is determined whether or not the current mode is the third preparation mode. If it is determined that the current mode is the third preparation mode, the process proceeds to step S810. If it is determined that the current mode is not the third preparation mode, the process proceeds to step S814. To do.
S810: The ART flag is set to “ON (ART state)”, and the process proceeds to step S811.
S811: The number of ART sets is set to “1”, and the process proceeds to step S812.
S812: The number of ARTs is set to 30, and the process proceeds to step S813.
S813: A continuous lottery process relating to the execution of the ART continuous lottery is executed, and the process proceeds to step S814. Details of the continuous lottery process will be described later.
S814: Information related to the ART state (current mode and ART game information) is transmitted to the sub-control board 21.

FIG. 28 shows the processing contents of the second ART game processing (FIG. 26: S704). The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S901: The ART number is subtracted once, and the process proceeds to step S902.
S902: It is determined whether or not the ART count is zero. When it is determined that the number of times is zero, the process proceeds to step S903, and when it is determined that the number is not zero, the second ART game process is ended.
S903: It is determined whether or not the ART addition number is zero. If it is determined that the number of times is zero, the process proceeds to step S904. If it is determined that the number is not zero, the process proceeds to step S908.
S904: It is determined whether or not the ART continuation information is “continue (winning for ART continuation lottery)”. If it is determined that it is “continue”, the process proceeds to step S905. If it is determined that it is not “continue”, the process proceeds to step S910.
S905: One is added to the number of ART sets, and the process proceeds to step S906.
S906: The number of ARTs is set to 30, and the process proceeds to step S907.
S907: The continuous lottery process related to the execution of the ART continuous lottery is executed, and the second ART game process is ended. Details of the continuous lottery process will be described later.
S908: The ART addition number is added to the ART number, and the process proceeds to step S909.
S909: The ART addition number is set to 0, and the second ART game process is terminated.
S910: The ART flag is set to “OFF (non-ART state)”, and the process proceeds to step S911.
S911: The mode is set to the normal mode, and the second ART game process is terminated.

FIG. 29 shows the processing contents of the continuous lottery process (FIG. 25: S602, FIG. 27: S813, FIG. 28: S907). The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S1001: It is determined whether or not the ART continuation information is “non-continuation (non-winning for ART continuation lottery)”. If it is determined that it is “non-continuous”, the process proceeds to step S1002, and if it is determined that it is not “non-continuous”, the continuous lottery process is terminated.
S1002: The continuation rate is drawn by lot, and the process proceeds to step S1003. Specifically, the winning probability of the ART continuous lottery is determined by one of four levels (low, medium, high, and super) by lottery.
S1003: An ART continuous lottery table corresponding to the continuation rate determined in S1002 is set, and the process proceeds to step S1004.
S1004: A random number for continuous lottery is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S1005.
S1005: Referring to the ART continuous lottery table, it is determined whether the obtained random number for continuous lottery is “non-continuous (non-winning)”, “normal continuation”, or “resurrection continuation”, and the process proceeds to step S1006 To do.
S1006: The determination result of S1005 is set in the ART continuation information, and the process proceeds to step S1007.
S1007: The continuation rate and the ART continuation information are transmitted to the sub-control board 21, and the continuous lottery process is terminated.

FIG. 30 shows the processing contents of the above-described extra lottery processing (FIG. 25: S604). The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S1101: An extra lottery table corresponding to the set value is selected, and the process proceeds to step S1102.
S1102: An additional lottery random value is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S1103.
S1103: With reference to the extra lottery table, the number of games corresponding to the acquired random number for extra lottery is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S1104.
S1104: The acquired number of games is added to the number of ART additions in the ART game information, and the process proceeds to step S1105.
S 1105: The number of ART additions is transmitted to the sub-control board 21.

FIG. 31 shows the contents of processing (pressing order notification setting processing) related to notification of the pressing order of the stop switch 7 executed by the CPU of the sub-control board 21. The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S1201: It is determined whether or not the result of the role lottery is received from the main control board 20. When it determines with having received, it transfers to step S1202, and when it determines with not having received, a pushing order alerting | reporting setting process is complete | finished.
S1202: It is determined whether or not the AT flag is “ON”. If it is determined to be “ON”, the process proceeds to step S1203. If it is determined not to be “ON”, the process proceeds to step S1204. The AT flag is a flag for discriminating between the ART state and the non-ART state on the sub-control board 21, and is “ON” when in the ART state, and is “OFF” when in the non-ART state.
S1203: Setting is made so that the push order information corresponding to the received internal winning combination is displayed on the image display 10, and the push order notification setting process is terminated.
S1204: It is determined whether or not the AT transition flag is “ON”. If it is determined that it is “ON”, the process proceeds to step S1205. If it is determined that it is not “ON”, the push order notification setting process is terminated. The AT transition flag is “ON” when the ART control lottery is won on the sub-control board 21 and is “OFF” when transitioning to the ART state.
S1205: It is determined whether or not the received internal winning combination is the first replay combination. When it is determined that it is the first replay combination, the process proceeds to step S1206, and when it is determined that it is not the first replay combination, the push order notification setting process is ended.
S1206: It sets so that the pressing order information corresponding to the received stop operation sequence for determination is displayed on the image display 10, and ends the pressing order notification setting process.

FIG. 32 shows the contents of a process related to the ART transfer lottery (ART transfer lottery process) executed by the CPU of the sub-control board 21. The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S1301: It is determined whether or not the result of the lottery is received from the main control board 20. If it is determined that it has been received, the process proceeds to step S1302, and if it is determined that it has not been received, the ART transfer lottery process is terminated.
S1302: It is determined whether or not the AT flag is “OFF (non-ART state)”. If it is determined that it is “OFF”, the process proceeds to step S1303. If it is determined that it is not “OFF”, the ART shift lottery process is terminated.
S1303: It is determined whether or not the received internal winning combination is a drawing target combination for executing the ART transfer lottery. If it is determined that the combination is a lottery target combination, the process proceeds to step S1304. If it is determined that the combination is not a lottery target combination, the ART transfer lottery process is terminated.
S1304: The transfer lottery table corresponding to the selected lottery object combination is selected, and the process proceeds to step S1305.
S1305: A random number for transfer lottery is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S1306.
S1306: Referring to the transfer lottery table, it is determined whether or not the acquired random number for transfer lottery is the winning value of the ART transfer lottery, and the process proceeds to step S1307.
S1307: It is determined whether or not the determination result in step S1306 is “winning”. If it is determined that it is “winning”, the process proceeds to step S1308, and if it is determined that it is not “winning”, the ART transfer lottery process is terminated.
S1308: The AT transition flag is set to “ON”, and the ART transition lottery process is terminated.

FIG. 33 shows the contents of the process related to the game control in the ART state (AT game process), which is executed by the CPU of the sub control board 21. The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S1401: It is determined whether the main control board 20 has received a signal to be transmitted when all the reels 9 are stopped. If it is determined that it has been received, the process proceeds to step S1402. If it is determined that it has not been received, the AT game process is terminated.
S1402: It is determined whether or not the AT transition flag is “ON”. If it is determined that it is “ON”, the process proceeds to step S1403. If it is determined that it is not “ON”, the process proceeds to step S1407.
S1403: It is determined whether or not the current mode information received from the main control board 20 is the third preparation mode. If it is determined that the mode is the third preparation mode, the process proceeds to step S1404. If it is determined that the mode is not the third preparation mode, the AT game process is terminated.
S1404: The AT flag is set to “ON (ART state)”, and the process proceeds to step S1405.
S1405: An initial value (30 times) is set as the number of ATs, and the process proceeds to step S1406. The AT count is a counter for counting the number of remaining games of the ART game in the set by the sub control board 21.
S1406: The AT transition flag is set to “OFF”, and the AT game process is terminated.
S1407: It is determined whether or not the AT flag is “ON (ART state)”. If it is determined that it is “ON”, the process proceeds to step S1408, and if it is determined that it is not “ON”, the AT game process is terminated.
S1408: The AT number is subtracted once, and the process proceeds to step S1409.
S1409: It is determined whether or not the AT number is zero. If it is determined that the number of times is zero, the process proceeds to step S1410. If it is determined that the number is not zero, the AT game process is terminated.
S1410: The AT flag is set to “OFF (non-ART state)”, and the process proceeds to step S1411.
S1411: The ART end screen selection process related to the selection of the ART end screen to be displayed is executed, and the AT game process is ended. Details of the ART end screen selection processing will be described later.

FIG. 34 shows the contents of processing (continuation information setting processing) related to reception control of ART continuation information, which is executed by the CPU of the sub-control board 21. The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S1501: It is determined whether or not ART continuation information is received from the main control board 20. If it is determined that it has been received, the process proceeds to step S1502, and if it is determined that it has not been received, the continuation information setting process ends.
S1502: Referring to the continuation information setting table, the setting information corresponding to the received ART continuation information is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S1503. As shown in FIG. 35, the continuation information setting table includes a value of 0 to 2 indicating the winning status of the ART continuation lottery included in the ART continuation information, and information set as “continuation information” on the sub-control board 21 (“non-display”). Continuation "," normal continuation ", and" resurrection continuation ").
S1503: The acquired setting information is set as “continuation information”, and the continuation information setting process is terminated.

FIG. 36 shows the processing contents of the ART end screen selection processing (FIG. 33: S1411). The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S1601: It is determined whether it is at the end of the set of the ART game. If it is determined that the time has ended, the process proceeds to step S1602. If it is determined that the time has not ended, the ART end screen selection process ends.
S1602: It is determined whether or not the identification information is “resurrection continued”. If it is determined that “resurrection is continued”, the process proceeds to step S1603. If it is determined that “resurrection is continued”, the process proceeds to step S1606.
S1603: A resurrection screen lottery process for lottering the end screen lottery table to be used is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1604.
S1604: It is determined whether or not the lottery result of the resurrection screen lottery process is a win (uses the confirmation end screen lottery table). If it is determined that the game is won, the process proceeds to step S1605. If it is determined that the game is not selected, the process proceeds to step S1607.
S1605: An end screen selection random number value is acquired, and an ART end screen to be displayed based on the acquired random number value and a set value is referred to by referring to the final determination screen lottery table. The ART end screen is selected from the ART end screens, and the ART end screen selection process is ended.
S1606: It is determined whether or not the identification information is “normal continuation”. If it is determined that it is “normal continuation”, the process proceeds to step S1607, and if it is determined that it is not “normal continuation”, the process proceeds to step S1608.
S1607: Acquire end screen selection random value, refer to normal end screen lottery table, select ART end screen to display from normal end ART end screen based on acquired random value and set value Then, the ART end screen selection process ends.
S1608: The ART end screen to be displayed is determined as the non-continuation ART end screen, and the ART end screen selection process is ended.

FIG. 37 shows the contents of the process (effect image lottery process) related to the effect image lottery executed by the CPU of the sub-control board 21. The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S1701: It is determined whether or not the result of the role lottery is received from the main control board 20. When it determines with having received, it transfers to step S1702, and when it determines with having not received, an effect image lottery process is complete | finished.
S1702: It is determined whether or not a high frequency period is set. If it is determined that the high frequency period is set, the process proceeds to step S1703. If it is determined that the high frequency period is not set, the process proceeds to step S1704.
S1703: A lottery table selection process for selecting an effect lottery table is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1705. Details of the lottery table selection process will be described later.
S1704: A lottery table for a normal period corresponding to the current performance stage is selected, and the process proceeds to step S1705.
S1705: A random number value for effect image lottery is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S1706.
S1706: With reference to the selected effect lottery table, the effect image corresponding to the acquired random number value is determined, and the effect image lottery process is terminated.

FIG. 38 shows the contents of the lottery table selection process (FIG. 37: S1703). The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S1801: Current time information is acquired from the real-time clock, and the process proceeds to step S1802.
S1802: The start time information of the high frequency period stored in the RAM is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S1803.
S1803: It is determined whether or not the number of high-frequency games is greater than zero. If it is determined that it is greater than zero, the process proceeds to step S1804, and if it is determined that it is not greater than zero, the process proceeds to step S1805. The “high frequency game count” is a counter for measuring the number of games during the high frequency period.
S1804: 1 is subtracted from the number of high-frequency games, and the process proceeds to step S1810.
S1805: The current time information and the start time information are compared to determine whether or not the start time of the high frequency period has elapsed. When it is determined that the start time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S1806, and when it is determined that the start time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S1811.
S1806: It is determined whether or not the period setting flag is “OFF (high frequency period has not occurred)”. If it is determined that it is “OFF”, the process proceeds to step S1806, and if it is determined that it is not “OFF”, the process proceeds to step S1811.
S1807: The period setting flag is set to “ON (high frequency period has already occurred)”, and the process proceeds to step S1808.
S1808: Information on the type of the set high frequency period (high frequency period information) is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S1809.
S1809: The number of games corresponding to the set duration of the high frequency period is set to “the number of high frequency games”, and the process proceeds to step S1810.
S1810: An effect lottery table corresponding to the type of the current effect stage and the high frequency period is selected, and the lottery table selection process ends.
S1811: A lottery table for a normal period corresponding to the current effect stage is selected, and the lottery table selection process is terminated.

FIG. 39 shows the contents of a process (high frequency period setting process) related to the setting of the high frequency period, which is executed by the CPU of the sub control board 21. The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S1901: It is determined whether or not “high frequency period setting” is selected in the hall menu displayed in the setting change state. If it is determined that the high frequency period setting is selected, the process proceeds to step S1902, and if it is determined that the high frequency period setting is not selected, the high frequency period setting process is terminated.
S1902: Initial setting related to high frequency period setting is performed, and the process proceeds to step S1903. Specifically, an initial screen of the high frequency period setting screen is displayed on the image display 10.
S1903: It is determined whether or not the selection button of the effect button unit 13 has been operated. If it is determined that the selection button has been operated, the process proceeds to step S1904. If it is determined that the selection button has not been operated, the process proceeds to step S1905.
S1904: The selection items on the high frequency period setting screen are updated, and the process proceeds to step S1905.
S1905: It is determined whether or not the enter button of the effect button unit 13 has been operated. If it is determined that the enter button has been operated, the process proceeds to step S1906, and if it is determined that the enter button has not been operated, the process proceeds to step S1903.
S1906: It is determined whether or not the “setting end” item has been selected. If it is determined that “setting end” is not selected, the process proceeds to step S1907. If it is determined that “setting end” is selected, the high-frequency period setting process ends.
S1907: The continuation period and start time of the high frequency period are set according to the current selection item, and the process proceeds to step S1903.

  This embodiment is a partial modification of the form of the first embodiment. Since the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment except for the configuration described below, the same reference numerals are used in the text except for the difference in configuration, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, when one set of ART games is finished, if the ART game is to continue to the next set, the normal continuation ART end screen and the resurrection continuation ART end screen are displayed. Is displayed. In the present embodiment, of these two types of ART end screens, the display of the normal continuation ART end screen is the normal effect according to the present invention, and the resurrection continuation ART end screen is the premier effect according to the present invention. In other words, in the present embodiment, the restoration continuation ART end screen is set so that the display frequency is extremely less than that of the normal continuation ART end screen. In this embodiment, when the ART end screen is displayed during the high frequency period, the restoration continuation ART end screen appears more frequently than in the normal period.

In the present embodiment, as shown below, there are three types of high frequency periods defined by the start time and the end time. Each high frequency period has a different duration.
First high frequency period: 10: 00 to 11: 00 (duration 1 hour)
Second high frequency period: 10:00 to 12:00 (duration 2 hours)
Third high frequency period 13: 00 to 16:00 (duration 3 hours)
FIG. 40 is a high frequency period setting screen 70a according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, it is possible to set whether or not to set a high frequency period on the high frequency period setting screen 70a, and when setting a high frequency period, any of the above three types of high frequency periods can be set. Can be set selectively. Since the method for setting the high frequency period is the same as that in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, when the “continuation of resurrection” of the ART continuous lottery is won at the time of executing the ART end effect, first, the normal end screen lottery table is selected by lottery (resurrection screen lottery). And one of the confirmation end screen lottery tables is selected. When the normal end screen lottery table is selected (50%), the normal continuation ART end screen (end screens 2 and 3) is selected, and when the fixed end screen lottery table is selected (selection probability 50%). ) Is either a normal continuation ART end screen (end screens 2 and 3) or a resurrection continuation ART end screen (end screens 4 to 7) by lottery (confirmation end screen lottery) referring to the confirmation end screen lottery table. Is determined as a display image. That is, in the present embodiment, the effect lottery according to the present invention is realized by the resurrection screen lottery and the confirmation end screen lottery. The fact that “continue resurrection” is won in the ART continuous lottery until the ART end effect (display of the ART end screen) is executed corresponds to the game condition for executing the effect lottery according to the present invention. In this embodiment, in order to increase the appearance frequency of the restoration continuation ART end screen in the high frequency period, the normal period, the first high frequency period, the second high frequency period, It has a fixed end screen lottery table for the high frequency period, and is configured to switch the finalized lottery table to be used according to the period of stay at the time of the lottery (normal period or any high frequency period) The

  As shown in FIG. 41A, the fixed end screen lottery table for the normal period defines the selection probabilities (L11 to L66) of the end screens 2 to 7 for each set value. As shown in FIGS. 41 (b) to 41 (d), the confirmation end screen lottery table for each high-frequency period is similarly selected according to the selection probabilities (N11 to N66, M11 to M66 and R11 to R66) are respectively defined. Here, in the fixed end screen lottery table for the high frequency period, the selection probability of the restoration continuation ART end screen (end screens 4 to 7) is set higher than that for the normal period. In addition, in the three types of final confirmation screen lottery tables for high-frequency periods, the selection probability of the restoration-continuation ART end screen is set higher for the high-frequency period finalization screen lottery tables for shorter durations. Specifically, in the fixed end screen lottery table for the first high-frequency period of 1 hour duration, the selection probability of the restoration continuation ART end screen is set to about 6 times that for the normal period, while continuing The selection probability is about three times that of the normal period in the final end screen lottery table for the second high frequency period of 2 hours, and the same selection is made in the final end screen lottery table for the third high frequency period of the duration of 3 hours. The probability is set to about twice that for the normal period.

  In the present embodiment, when the ART end effect is executed, the fact that the “continuation of resurrection” of the ART continuous lottery is won executes the effect lottery (resurrection screen lottery and finalization screen lottery) according to the present invention. It is a game condition for. Here, the execution opportunity of the ART end effect is proportional to the number of sets of ART games, and the execution opportunity of the ART continuous lottery is proportional to the number of games in the ART state. It varies depending on the winning probabilities such as “transfer role” that triggers the ART transfer lottery, “continuation role” that triggers the ART continuous lottery, and “additional role” that is an additional condition for the number of games in the ART game. Since the winning probabilities for “transferring role”, “continuous role”, and “additional role” are defined by the role lottery table, the execution frequency of the resurrection screen lottery and the confirmation end screen lottery depends on the set value. The On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 41, the selection probability of the restoration continuation ART end screen (end screens 4 to 7) is defined for each set value in the confirmation end screen lottery table. In the setting value where the execution frequency of the lottery (resurrection screen lottery and confirmation end screen lottery) is relatively high, the selection probability of the revival continuation ART end screen (premier effect) is set low, and the effect lottery execution frequency is relatively low At the lower setting value, the display probability of the restoration continuation ART end screen is leveled so as not to be greatly influenced by the setting value by setting the selection probability of the revival continuation ART termination screen higher.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the ART end effect is executed, if the “continuation of resurrection” of the ART continuous lottery is won, the two lotteries (effects of the resurrection screen lottery and the final determination screen lottery) Either a normal effect (normal continuation ART end screen) or a premier effect (resurrection continuation ART end screen) is selected and displayed on the image display 10 by lottery. Thus, the effect lottery according to the present invention can be realized by a lottery of a plurality of stages.

  In the present embodiment, the selection probability of the revival continuation ART end screen (premier dramas) is defined for each set value in the confirmation ending screen lottery table used in the confirmation ending screen lottery (effect lottery). Since the display frequency of the end screen is leveled so as not to be greatly influenced by the set value, it is possible to suppress the rare value of the premier effect from being reduced by the set value.

  Further, in this embodiment, the more the “Resurrection continuation” wins (execution trigger of the rendition lottery), the greater the chances of executing the premier rendition (Resurrection continuation ART end screen). The greater the number of wins, the greater the number of ART games set, and the player can win more medals. In other words, in the present embodiment, both the premier performance execution opportunity and the appearance are increased according to the number of winning “continuation of resurrection”. For this reason, in a present Example, the premiere effect can be indirectly related with the appearance ball and the interest of a premier effect can be improved. In this example, even if the premier production is associated with the ball, the selection probability of the premier production in the production lottery (resurrection screen lottery and finalization screen lottery) does not affect the ball appearance performance. Since the conditions other than the selection probability of the effect lottery are common in the period and the high frequency period, even if the selection probability of the premier effect is higher than the normal period in the high frequency period, the appearance performance does not change. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the appearance of the premier effect is produced without indirectly considering the influence on the appearance performance for the high frequency period while the premier effect is indirectly associated with the appearance and the interest of the premier effect is improved. There is an advantage that the rate can be set freely.

In the present embodiment, the ART end screen selection process shown in FIG. 42 is executed instead of the ART end screen selection process (FIG. 36) described in the first embodiment. The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S2101: It is determined whether it is the end of the set of the ART game. If it is determined that the time has ended, the process proceeds to step S2102. If it is determined that the time has not ended, the ART end screen selection process ends.
S2102: It is determined whether or not the identification information is “resurrection continued”. If it is determined that “resurrection is continued”, the process proceeds to step S2103. If it is determined that “resurrection is continued”, the process proceeds to step S2106.
S2103: A restoration screen lottery process for lottery of an end screen lottery table to be used is executed, and the process proceeds to step S2104.
S2104: It is determined whether or not the lottery result of the resurrection screen lottery process is a win (uses the confirmation end screen lottery table). If it is determined that it is a win, the process proceeds to step S2105, and if it is determined that it is not a win, the process proceeds to step S2107.
S2105: A confirmation end screen lottery process is executed, and the ART end screen selection process ends. In the confirmation end screen lottery process, the ART end screen is determined using the confirmation end screen lottery table. Details of the confirmation end screen lottery process will be described later.
S2106: It is determined whether or not the identification information is “normal continuation”. If it is determined that it is “normal continuation”, the process proceeds to step S2107. If it is determined that it is not “normal continuation”, the process proceeds to step S2108.
S2107: Acquire end screen selection random value, refer to normal end screen lottery table, select ART end screen to display from normal end ART end screen based on acquired random number and set value Then, the ART end screen selection process ends.
S2108: The ART end screen to be displayed is determined as the non-continuation ART end screen, and the ART end screen selection process is ended.

FIG. 43 shows the processing contents of the final determination screen lottery process (FIG. 42: S2105). The specific contents of each step are as follows.
S2201: Current time information is acquired from the real-time clock, and the process proceeds to step S2202.
S2202: Information on the high frequency period (setting period, start time, end time) stored in the RAM is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S2203.
S2203: It is determined whether or not the current time is within the high frequency period. When it is determined that it is within the high frequency period, the process proceeds to step S2204, and when it is determined that it is not within the high frequency period, the process proceeds to step S2205.
S2204: With reference to the confirmation end screen determination table, a confirmation end screen lottery table corresponding to the set period is selected, and the process proceeds to step S2206. As shown in FIG. 44, the confirmation end screen determination table includes setting periods A to C (first to third high frequency periods) included in the information of the high frequency period and a determination end screen lottery table used in each setting period. Are associated with each other.
S2205: The confirmation end screen lottery table for the normal period is selected, and the process proceeds to step S2206.
S2206: An end screen selection random value is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S2207.
S2207: Referring to the selected end screen lottery table, the normal continuation ART end screen (end screens 2 and 3) or the resurrection continuation ART end screen (end screens 4 to 7) corresponding to the acquired end screen selection random number value ) To end the ART end screen selection process.

  This embodiment is a partial modification of the form of the first embodiment. Since the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment except for the configuration described below, the same reference numerals are used in the text except for the difference in configuration, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, a chance zone in which the winning probability of the ART transfer lottery is higher than usual during the non-ART state is provided. In this embodiment, in addition to the two types of replay roles (first and second replay roles) according to the first embodiment, two types of replay roles, a third replay role and a fourth replay role, are provided. Among these, the 3rd replay role is a role that becomes a chance zone transition opportunity. Specifically, a chance lottery for the chance zone is executed in response to the winning of the third replay role, and the chance zone is started when the winning lottery is won. The chance zone continues for a certain period (for example, 10G). If the ART transfer lottery is not won within this period, the chance zone returns to the original state.

  In addition, in the role lottery, in addition to the internal winning combination for winning each replay role alone, three types of internal winning combinations (first to third pushes) that will be simultaneously won for the third replay role and the fourth replay role. Forward replay). If the first to third push forward replays are won in the role lottery, the stop switch 7 is won in the third replay role when operated in one or more ways except the forward push, and other presses When operated in order, the stop mode of the reel 9 is controlled to win the fourth replay combination. When the first to third push order replays are won in the role lottery, an operation order notification image for notifying the stop operation order of the stop switch 7 is displayed on the image display 10. It is determined by lottery (push order lottery) which sub-control board 21 determines which push order to win in the third replay combination or the fourth replay combination is notified by the operation order notification image. That is, when the first to third push order replays are won in the role lottery, the third replay role is substantially only when the push order notification related to the third replay role winning is determined in this push order lottery. The winning lottery is entered and a lottery to move to the chance zone is executed.

  In the present embodiment, in the push order lottery executed by the sub-control board 21, the notification of the push order for winning the fourth replay combination is determined with a very high probability, and the notification of the push order for winning the third replay combination is extremely high. Determined with low probability. In the present embodiment, the effect of notifying the pressing order for winning the fourth replay role corresponds to the normal effect according to the present invention, and the effect of notifying the pressing order for winning the third replay role is the premier according to the present invention. It corresponds to production. That is, in the present embodiment, during the high frequency period, the push order notification for winning the third replay combination is executed more frequently than in the normal period. Specifically, in this embodiment, the push order lottery table that defines the lottery probability of the push order notification related to the third replay winning combination in the push order lottery and the lottery probability of the push order notification related to the fourth replay winning combination. 4 types (for a normal period, for a first high frequency period, for a second high frequency period, and for a third high frequency period). In the push order lottery table for the high frequency period, although the lottery probability of the push order notification related to the third replay winning combination is low, it is set to be higher than the normal period. Also, in the push order lottery tables for the three types of high frequency periods, the lottery probability of the push order notification related to the third replay winning combination is the highest for the first high frequency period with a short period and the longest period. The three high frequency periods are set to the lowest, and the shorter the period, the higher the lottery probability of the push order notification related to the third replay winning combination is set.

  As described above, the push order notification effect related to the third replay winning prize is an opportunity for the transition of the chance zone. In the present invention, such an effect directly related to the appearance is premier. It can also be used as a production. As described above, when the effect directly related to the appearance is the premiere effect according to the present invention, it is desirable to provide means for executing the effect lottery according to the present invention on the main control board 20.

  Note that the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the start timing of the performance improvement period according to the present invention is defined by “start time”, but the start timing of the performance improvement period according to the present invention is “the number of games after power-on is It can be defined by the number of executed games regardless of the start time, such as “when it reaches 1000G”.

  In addition, the high frequency period (production enhancement period) of the above embodiment is configured to start at the set start time and end when the set duration period elapses, but the performance improvement according to the present invention. It is also possible to divide the execution period into a plurality of periods by sandwiching one or a plurality of interruption periods. Moreover, in the said Example, although it is comprised so that the start timing and execution period (continuation period) of an effect improvement period may be set outside, the effect improvement period of this invention is not restricted to what is set outside, and it is in game It can be configured to start when a specific condition is satisfied (for example, the winning of a specific rare role), and the execution period is also a lottery period (for example, a period according to the selected rare role) Can be set.

  In the above embodiment, the specific image (premier image, revival continuation ART end screen) displayed on the image display 10 corresponds to the premier effect according to the present invention. The premier effect is not limited to displaying a specific image, and may be a specific sound, a specific light emission mode of a lamp, a reel effect, or the like, or a combination thereof. When a specific reel effect is adopted as the premier effect, the effect lottery according to the present invention may be executed on the main control board 20 that controls the reel 9.

  In the above embodiment, the game control means according to the present invention is realized by the main control board 20 and the sub control board 21, and the effect control means according to the present invention is realized by the sub control board 21 and the image control board 22. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and only the main control board 20 may constitute the game control means, or the main control board 20 may constitute the effect control means.

  In the second embodiment, the start timing of the high frequency period is measured on the sub-control board 21, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the start timing of the high frequency period may be measured on the main control board 20. Specifically, it is proposed to provide the main control board 20 with a real-time clock and determine whether the main control board 20 has reached the start time of the set high frequency period. Further, in the case of such a configuration, a signal for informing the start of the high frequency period may be transmitted to the sub-control board 21, and information regarding the high frequency period may be shared by both control boards.

  In the above embodiment, the ART transfer lottery is executed on the sub-control board 21, but not limited to this, the ART control lottery is executed on the main control board 20, and information on the lottery result is sent from the main control board 20. You may make it transmit to the sub control board | substrate 21. FIG.

In the above-described embodiment, the internal winning state (RT state) of the special role is switched between the non-ART state (normal mode) and the ART state (third preparation mode). The mode) and the ART state (third preparation mode) do not need to be the special winning internal winning state. For example, the normal mode and the first to third preparation modes are associated with different RT states,
Every time a predetermined replay combination is won, the normal mode (non-ART state) is changed to the first preparation mode, the first preparation mode is changed to the second preparation mode, and the second preparation mode is changed to the third preparation mode (ART state). You may comprise so that it may transfer to a ART state from a non-ART state by making it transfer.

  In the above embodiment, the appearance rate of the premier effect is constant in the normal period outside the effect improvement period (high frequency period). However, in the present invention, the appearance rate of the premier effect outside the effect improvement period. Need not be constant. For example, when the production improvement period is set, it is proposed that the probability of selecting the premier production in the production lottery during the normal period is lower than when the production improvement period is not set. In such a configuration, since the appearance rate of the premier effect during the normal period is lower on the set date of the high frequency period than on the non-set day of the high frequency period, the set date and non-set date of the high frequency period Thus, the total appearance frequency of the premier production can be leveled, and the rare value of the premier production can be prevented from decreasing due to the increase of the high frequency period setting day.

  Similarly, in the present invention, it is proposed that the probability that the premier effect is selected in the effect lottery during the normal period is lower as the duration of the effect improvement period (high frequency period) is shorter. As in the example above, when the appearance frequency of the premier production per production improvement period is leveled, if the premier production lottery probability in the normal period is constant, The appearance frequency of the premier production will vary. On the other hand, if the duration of the production improvement period is set to be shorter and the normal period is longer as in this configuration, the probability of selecting the premier production in the production lottery during the normal period is reduced. The appearance frequency of the perimeter premier effect can be leveled regardless of the duration of the effect improvement period, and the rare value of the premier effect can be prevented from changing by setting the effect improvement period.

  Further, in addition to the configuration of the above embodiment, a signal indicating that a high frequency period is in effect may be output from the slot machine 1 to the outside. In such a configuration, by receiving signals relating to the game island equipment and hall computer, it is possible to excite the high frequency game through the game island equipment and the playground production device. Can be used as an event for amusement islands and amusement parks.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a slot machine, but the present invention is also applicable to other gaming machines such as a pachinko gaming machine.

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9 reel 10 image display 11 speaker 12 effect lamp 13 effect button unit 20 main control board 21 sub control board 22 image control board 25 setting change switch 29 setting key switch 40 game control means 46 set value setting means 48 game state control means 49 RT state control means 50 Mode control means 61 Sub gaming state control means 62 Production content determination means 62a Production image decision means 62b ART end screen decision means 63 Production control means 63a Production pattern storage means 63b Sound control means 63c Lamp control means 63d Image Control means 64 Hall menu setting means 64a Setting information storage means 70, 70a High frequency period setting screen

The present invention provides a game control means for controlling a game, an effect means for executing an effect, an effect determining means for determining an effect executed by the effect means, and an effect determined by the effect determining means. An effect control means, and the effect determining means performs a predetermined effect lottery when a predetermined game condition is satisfied, and selects a predetermined normal effect and the normal effect based on the result of the effect lottery A gaming machine that selects which of the premier effects with a low probability to be executed, an effect improvement period in which the appearance rate of the premier effects per unit gaming time increases, a start timing and an execution period of the effect improvement period An effect improvement period setting means that allows external length to be set, and a table that defines a lottery probability of the effect lottery, wherein the effect improvement period setting means is configured to provide the effect improvement period by an external setting. The length of the execution period can be selected from a plurality of types, and the table is used when the stage is not the stage for improving the performance, and the lottery probability of the premier stage is set higher than the table. And the table used in the performance improvement period, the table used in the performance improvement period is provided with a plurality of types with different lottery probabilities of the premier effect, and the length of the execution period of the effect improvement period The table is configured so that different tables are used depending on the game performance, and the table used in the performance improvement period with a shorter execution period is set so that the lottery probability of the premium effect is higher. Machine.

In such a configuration, since a plurality of execution periods of the performance improvement period can be set, the game effects of the day can be made undulating by the length of the execution period of the performance improvement period. Also, in this configuration, the appearance rate of the premier effect during the effect improvement period becomes lower as the execution period of the effect improvement period becomes longer. It is possible to prevent the rare value of the premier production from being spoiled. On the other hand, as the production improvement period is set in a short period of time, the appearance rate of the premier production is greatly increased, There is an advantage that the undulation can be increased.
In the present invention, the plurality of types of tables used according to the length of the execution period of the performance improvement period are such that the frequency at which the premiere effect appears during the performance improvement period It is proposed that the lottery probability of the premier effect is set so as to be the same regardless of the length of the execution period.

Further, in the present invention, it is proposed that the probability that the premier effect is selected in the effect lottery during a period that is not the effect improvement period becomes lower as the execution period of the effect improvement period is shorter. The
In such a configuration, the appearance frequency of the premier effect per day can be leveled regardless of the execution period of the effect improvement period.
Further, in the present invention, there is provided setting value setting means capable of setting a setting value in a plurality of stages, and the game control means is a frequency at which the predetermined game condition is satisfied during the game according to the setting value. The effect determining means changes the selection probability of the premier effect in the effect lottery according to the set value, and at least during the effect improvement period, It is proposed that a configuration value is configured such that the probability of selection of the premier effect in the effect lottery increases as the set value with which the predetermined game condition is satisfied is lower.

In such a configuration, as the number of times that the game condition that triggers the production lottery is fulfilled, the opportunity for the premier production and the number of balls to be increased increase. , You can improve the interest of the premiere production. On the other hand, with regard to the performance improvement period, the performance frequency of the premier performance is increased without changing the performance of the appearance, so the performance frequency of the premier performance can be freely set according to the selection probability of the performance lottery without considering the performance of the performance. There is an advantage that it can be set.
Also, in the present invention, the player is composed of one set or a plurality of sets, and if the continuation condition is satisfied before the end of one set, the next set is started after the end of the set. A game state that is advantageous to the player, and the effect determination means executes a first lottery when the specific continuation condition is satisfied in the set of the game state advantageous to the player, and the first lottery When the predetermined lottery result is obtained, it is selected to display the first type of end screen on the image display, and when the predetermined lottery result is not obtained in the first lottery, the second lottery is further performed. And selecting which of the second type end screen and the first type end screen is to be displayed on the image display based on the result of the second lottery, The predetermined game condition is satisfaction of the specific continuation condition, and the normal Out is to display the first type of end screen on the image display, the premier effect is to display the second type of end screen on the image display, and the effect lottery is It is proposed to consist of the first lottery and the second lottery.
Further, in the present invention, the effect improvement period setting means can externally set whether or not to execute the effect improvement period, and when execution of the effect improvement period is set, It is proposed that the probability that the premier effect will be selected in the effect lottery during the period that is not the effect improvement period is lower than the case where the execution of the effect improvement period is not set.
In such a configuration, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the rare value of the premier effect due to an increase in the setting date of the effect improvement period.

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Game control means for controlling the game;
Production means for performing production,
Effect determining means for determining the effect executed by the effect means;
Effect control means for causing the effect means to execute the effect determined by the effect determining means,
The effect determining means performs a predetermined effect lottery when a predetermined game condition is satisfied, and based on a result of the effect lottery, a predetermined normal effect and a premier effect with a lower selection probability than the normal effect. A gaming machine that selects which one to execute,
Providing production improvement period setting means capable of setting production improvement periods with different execution periods,
The production determining means
During the production improvement period, the selection probability of the premier production in the production lottery is higher than outside the production improvement period,
Furthermore, the gaming machine is configured such that the shorter the execution period of the production improvement period, the higher the selection probability of the premier production in the production lottery during the production improvement period. Provided with setting value setting means that can set setting values in multiple stages,
The game control means changes the frequency with which the predetermined game condition is satisfied during the game according to the set value,
The production determining means
According to the set value, the selection probability of the premier production in the production lottery is changed.
At least during the performance improvement period, the selection probability of the premier effect in the effect lottery is higher as the setting value is lower in the frequency with which the predetermined game condition is satisfied during the game. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is characterized. With clock means to measure the current time,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the effect improvement period setting means is capable of externally setting a start time and an execution period of the effect improvement period. The effect improvement period setting means includes an effect improvement period setting information storage means for storing and holding the setting information of the effect improvement period, and the setting information of the effect improvement period setting information storage means can be updated only immediately after the power is turned on. Is what
The effect determination means determines the selection probability of the premier effect with reference to the setting information of the effect improvement period stored in the effect improvement period setting information storage means when the effect lottery is performed. The gaming machine according to claim 3. The game is configured so that the number of balls is increased as the number of times the predetermined game condition is satisfied during the game increases.
The selection probability of the premier production in the production lottery does not affect the appearance performance,
5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the frequency at which the predetermined game condition is satisfied does not fluctuate during the performance improvement period and outside the performance improvement period. Game machines.

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