JP2017023648A - Game machine and game unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which improves players' convenience and can prevent raise of gambling property and a game unit.SOLUTION: A main control part 41 can store the number of tokens owned by a player in a credit, can set a bet number by using the number of tokens in the credit, the number of tokens in the range of the number of owned tokens which is stored in a common control part 201a is added to the number of tokens in the credit according to the player's operation of a MAXBET switch 6 when the number of tokens of the credit is 0, and the process of the game is delayed for a predetermined delay time by performing a delay control to wait for a predetermined delay time to pass when the number of owned token is added to the number of tokens in the credit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of playing a game by setting the number of bets such as a slot machine, and a gaming unit constituting the gaming machine.

  In this type of gaming machine, the number of balls lent according to the value of the player's possession is directly added to the credit as the player's possessed ball in response to a lending request from the card unit, and the number of bets is calculated using the credit. One that can be set and played is proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-168852 A

  In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, although it is not necessary to physically insert a game medium such as a medal as in the conventional case, the convenience of the player is improved, but the time required for the insertion is shortened accordingly. As a result, the value that can be used for a game per unit time is increased, and there is a possibility that gambling is improved.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine and a gaming unit that can improve the player's convenience and prevent the increase in gambling. .

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of means 1 of the present invention is:
In a gaming machine (slot machine 1) capable of playing a game by setting a predetermined number of bets using the gaming value (the number of medals),
Game control means (main control unit 41) for controlling the progress of the game;
A game value storage means (credit) capable of storing a player's own game value (the number of medals);
Bet number setting means (main control unit 41) for setting a bet number using the game value (number of medals) stored in the game value storage means (credit);
Value owned by the player (managed by the common control unit 201a / medal lending control unit 301a) according to the player's operation (operation of the MAXBET switch 6 with credit 0 / operation of the lending switch 303) Value addition means (main control unit 41) for adding the game value (number of medals) corresponding to the (remaining amount) to the game value (number of medals) stored in the game value storage means (credit);
Delay means (delay corresponding to the number of credits added by the main control unit 41) for delaying the progress of the game over a predetermined period when the value for gaming (the number of medals) is added by the value adding means;
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, the game value corresponding to the valuable value owned by the player is added to the game value stored in the game value storage means by the value addition means according to the player's operation, and It becomes possible to use for setting, and it is possible to improve the convenience of the player because it becomes unnecessary to insert the game medium, and the progress of the game is delayed for a predetermined period when the value for gaming is added by the value adding means, Since the amount of game value used per unit time is suppressed, it is possible to prevent the gambling performance from increasing.

The gaming unit of means 2 of the present invention is:
A game value storage means (credit) capable of storing a player's own game value (the number of medals);
Bet number setting means (main control unit 41) for setting a bet number using the game value (number of medals) stored in the game value storage means (credit);
In accordance with the player's operation (operation of the MAXBET switch 6 with credit 0 / operation of the lending switch 303), the player's value (number of medals) corresponding to the player's valuable value (number of medals / card remaining) Value addition means (main control unit 41) for adding to the game value (number of medals) stored in the game value storage means (credit);
With
In a gaming unit (game unit 1a) constituting a gaming machine (slot machine 1) capable of playing a game by setting a predetermined number of bets by the betting number setting means,
Game control means (main control unit 41) for controlling the progress of the game;
Delay means for delaying the progress of the game over a predetermined period when the value for gaming (the number of medals) is added by the value adding means;
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, the game value corresponding to the valuable value owned by the player is added to the game value stored in the game value storage means by the value addition means according to the player's operation, and It becomes possible to use for setting, and it is possible to improve the convenience of the player because it becomes unnecessary to insert the game medium, and the progress of the game is delayed for a predetermined period when the value for gaming is added by the value adding means, Since the amount of game value used per unit time is suppressed, it is possible to prevent the gambling performance from increasing.

The game value stored in the game value storage means in the means 1 and 2 corresponds to a game value stored as a credit by the player, and the game value stored in this way is used. Any configuration capable of playing a game may be used.
Further, the valuable value owned by the player in the means 1 and 2 may be stored in a storage means provided in the gaming machine, or may be stored in a storage means provided in a gaming device separate from the gaming machine. However, the game machine or the game device may be recorded on a recording medium received from the outside.
Further, the game value storage means capable of storing the game value owned by the player in the means 2 may be a configuration provided in a gaming machine including a game unit, may be provided in a game unit, or provided in a game unit. No configuration is possible. The same applies to the betting number setting means and the value addition means.

The gaming machine and gaming unit of means 3 of the present invention are the gaming machine described in means 1 or the gaming unit described in means 2.
The gaming machine (slot machine 1) is a storage value converting means (credit settlement process) for converting a gaming value (number of medals) stored in the gaming value storage means (credit) into a valuable value (number of medals). )
It is characterized in that the progress of the game is not delayed when converted into valuable value (number of medals) by the stored value conversion means.
According to this feature, the valuable value is not used directly in the game, and the gaming value is converted into the valuable value mainly when the game is ended, and the use of the gaming value per unit time is used. Since it does not affect the amount, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player by not delaying the progress of the game when converting the game value into the valuable value.

The gaming machine or gaming unit of the means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine described in the means 1 or 3, or the gaming unit described in the means 2 or 3,
The gaming machine (slot machine 1) adds the gaming value (number of medals) given according to the game result to the gaming value (number of medals) stored in the gaming value storage means (credit). Provided value addition means (credit addition process by winning a small role)
The game progress is not delayed when the game value (the number of medals) is added by the added value adding means.
According to this feature, when a gaming value is given according to the game result, even if the given gaming value is added to the gaming value stored in the gaming value storage means, This does not affect the usage amount of the game value of the game, so that the progress of the game is not delayed when the game value given according to the game result is added to the game value stored in the game value storage means. Thus, the convenience of the player can be improved.

The gaming machine or gaming unit of means 5 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any of means 1, 3 or 4, or the gaming unit according to any of means 2 to 4,
The gaming machine (slot machine 1) has a value conversion means (number of medals due to winning a small role) for converting a gaming value (number of medals) given according to a game result into a valuable value (number of medals). Addition)
It is characterized in that the progress of the game is not delayed when the value is converted into the valuable value (number of medals) by the added value conversion means.
According to this feature, when a gaming value is given according to the game result, even if the given gaming value is converted into a valuable value, the usage value of the gaming value per unit time is not affected. Therefore, the convenience of the player can be improved by not delaying the progress of the game when converting the game value assigned according to the game result to the valuable value.

The gaming machine or gaming unit of means 6 of the present invention is a gaming machine according to any of means 1, 3-5, or a gaming unit according to any of means 2-5,
When the game value (the number of medals) is added by the value adding unit, the delay unit has a different period (a period according to the number of additions) depending on the amount of the game value (the number of medals) to be added. It is characterized by delaying the progress of the game.
According to this feature, it is possible to appropriately suppress the usage amount of the gaming value per unit time in accordance with the amount of gaming value to be added.

The gaming machine or gaming unit of means 7 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any of means 1, 3-6, or the gaming unit according to any of means 2-6,
A bet number setting means (main control unit 41) for setting the bet number using the valuable value (number of medals held, remaining card amount) owned by the player in accordance with the player's operation (operation of the MAXBET switch 6 with 0 credit). )When,
Delay means for delaying the progress of the game over a predetermined period when the bet number is set by the bet number setting means using the valuable value (number of medals, remaining amount of cards) (according to the bet number by the main control unit 41) Delay), and
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, it is possible to set the number of bets using the valuable value owned by the player according to the player's operation, and it is not necessary to insert the game medium, so that the convenience of the player can be improved. When the number of bets is set using the valuable value, the progress of the game is delayed for a predetermined period, and the usage amount of the valuable value per unit time is suppressed, so that it is possible to prevent gambling from being increased.

  In addition, this invention may have only the invention specific matter described in the claim of this invention, and has a structure other than this invention specific matter with the invention specific matter described in the claim of this invention. It may be a thing.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the Example to which this invention was applied. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the slot machine according to the first embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a main control part. It is a figure which shows the memory map of ROM and RAM which a main control part mounts. It is a figure which shows the detail of the memory map of ROM and RAM which a main control part mounts. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a game area | region and a non-game area | region. It is a flowchart which shows the control content at the time of the main control part determining the value of a timer counter. It is a figure which shows the storage area of the timer counter in RAM. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the time counter update process which a main control part performs. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the control content of a medal lending process in the medal lending control unit and the common control unit in the first embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the medal insertion process in a common control part and a main control part. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the BET process in a main control part. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the medal payout process in a common control part and a main control part. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the medal settlement process in a common control part and a main control part. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the medal return process in a medal rental control part and a common control part. 10 is a flowchart showing the control contents of a medal lending process in a medal lending control unit, a common control unit, and a game control unit in Modification 1; 10 is a flowchart illustrating the control content of medal insertion processing in a common control unit and a main control unit in the second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing control contents of medal insertion processing in a common control unit and a game control unit in Modification 3; FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a slot machine according to a third embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the control contents of medal insertion processing in a common control unit and a main control unit in Embodiment 3. 12 is a flowchart illustrating control contents of medal payout processing in a common control unit and a main control unit in Embodiment 3. 12 is a flowchart illustrating control contents of a medal settlement process in a common control unit and a main control unit in Embodiment 3. 14 is a flowchart showing the control contents of medal lending processing in a medal lending control unit, a common control unit, and a main control unit in Modification 4; 14 is a flowchart illustrating the control content of medal insertion processing in the common control unit and the main control unit in the fourth embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing the control contents of medal lending processing in a medal lending control unit, a common control unit, and a main control unit in Modification 5. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a slot machine according to a fifth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a slot machine according to a sixth embodiment.

  A mode for carrying out a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below based on examples.

  Embodiment 1 of a slot machine, which is a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, will be described with reference to the drawings. The slot machine 1 of this embodiment is unique to the model that forms the upper portion of the slot machine 1 as shown in FIG. The game unit 1a and the common unit 200 common to the models constituting the lower part of the slot machine 1 are configured such that the common unit 200 can be replaced with a game unit 1a of a different model.

  The gaming unit 1a includes a housing 1b whose front surface is open, and a front door 1c pivotally supported on a side end of the housing 1b.

  Inside the housing 1b of the gaming unit 1a, reels 2L, 2C, 2R (hereinafter referred to as a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery are juxtaposed in a horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 1, it arrange | positions so that three continuous symbols among the symbols arranged in these reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be seen from the see-through window 3 provided in the front door 1c.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R have “red 7”, “blue 7”, “white 7”, “BAR”, “watermelon”, “cherry a”, and “cherry”, respectively. A plurality of identifiable symbols such as “b”, “bell”, “replay a”, “replay b”, and “plum” are drawn in a predetermined order. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3 provided at the approximate center of the front door 1c. In the following, “red 7”, “blue 7” and “white 7” may be collectively referred to as “7”, and “cherry a” and “cherry b” may be simply referred to as “cherry”. In some cases, “replay a” and “replay b” are collectively referred to as “replay”.

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated by reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 3) provided in correspondence with each other, so that the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuous with the see-through window 3. On the other hand, when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped from rotating, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3 as display results.

  Inside the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R that detect a reference position for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and a reel LED 55 that irradiates the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R from the back side. , Is provided. The reel LED 55 includes 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and each symbol can be irradiated independently.

  A display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) is arranged at a position on the front side (player side) of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R of the front door 1c of the gaming unit 1a. The liquid crystal display 51 has a transmissive liquid crystal panel in a state where no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal element, and the transmissive area 51b corresponding to the transmissive window 3 of the display area 51a and the transmissive window 3 are interposed. Thus, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be visually recognized from the player side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1c of the gaming unit 1a is determined according to the gaming state within the range using credits (the number of medals stored as a player's gaming value). When setting the maximum number of bets out of the specified number of bets, it is operated when credits are added within the range using the number of medals held (number of medals stored as valuable value owned by the player). The MAXBET switch 6 is operated when the medal stored as credit and the medal used for setting the bet amount are settled (the number of medals used for setting the credit and bet amount is converted into the medal number). Settlement switch 10, start switch 7 operated when starting the game, stop switch 8 operated when stopping the rotation of each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R , 8C, 8R, effect switch 56 to be used in effect are respectively provided so as to be operated by the player.

  In this embodiment, among the three reels 2L, 2C, and 2R that have started to rotate, the reel that stops first is referred to as a first stop reel, and the stop is referred to as a first stop. Similarly, the reel that stops second is called the second stop reel, the stop is called second stop, the reel that stops third is called the third stop reel, and the stop is the third stop. Alternatively, it is called final stop.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1c of the gaming unit 1a has a credit indicator 11 that displays the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a winning, and an error occurrence. An error code indicating the contents thereof, a game auxiliary display 12 on which information for identifying the stop order of reels by navigation notification described later, and the like are displayed, 1 BETLED 14 for informing that the bet number is set by 1, and the bet number 2BETLED 15 that informs that 2 is set by lighting, 3BETLED 16 that informs that 3 bets are set by lighting, and that the start operation of the game by operating the start switch 7 is valid Start valid LED 18, wait (reel rotation opening since a certain period of time has not elapsed since the start of the previous game) Weight in LED19 for notifying by lighting the fact is in state) waiting, the game display section 13 in the replay LED20 is provided for informing by lighting the effect that while replaying the game are provided. Further, although not shown in particular in FIG. 1, effect effect LEDs 52 and speakers 53 and 54 (see FIG. 3) are provided on the front door 1 c of the gaming unit 1 a.

  Inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch effective LED 21 (see FIG. 3) for notifying that the setting operation of the betting number by the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 or the operation of adding the medal number to the credit is effective. In the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, the left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L and 22C that notify that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is effective are turned on. 22R (see FIG. 3) are provided, and inside the effect switch 56, an effect LED 56a (see FIG. 3) for notifying that the operation of the effect switch 56 is effective is provided. ing.

  On the inner side of the front door 1c of the gaming unit 1a, a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for releasing an error state described later and a stop state described later by a predetermined key operation, a setting value being changed or set later The set value display 24 that displays the set value at that time during the value confirmation, the progress of the game is restricted until a predetermined trigger (for example, at the end of BB described later) is stopped (a reset operation is performed) The stop switch 36a for selecting whether the stop function controlled to the state) is valid / invalid, automatic settlement processing at a predetermined trigger (for example, at the end of the BB) (the medal stored as credit is operated by the player) Automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting the validity / invalidity of the automatic settlement function to be controlled (regardless of the settlement process), and the door opening detection switch 25 for detecting the open state of the front door 1c ( 3 reference) are provided.

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 3) and the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be detected inside the housing 1b of the gaming unit 1a. A reel unit 2 including reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R (see FIG. 3) and an external output board 39 (see FIG. 3) for outputting an external output signal are provided. In addition, the housing 1b functions as a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and as a reset switch for releasing an error state or a stop state in a normal state. Is provided with a reset / setting switch 38 that functions as a setting switch for changing a setting value of a winning probability (outtake rate) of internal lottery to be described later.

  Since the front door 1c of the gaming unit 1a is configured to be opened by a predetermined key operation possessed by a store clerk or the like, the setting key switch 37 and the reset / setting switch 38 are persons such as a store clerk who owns the key. Only the player can be operated and cannot be operated by the player. The same applies to the reset switch 23 detected by a predetermined key operation. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 requires further key operation after the front door 1c is opened by key operation, only the store clerk possessing the key for operating the setting key switch 37 among the game store clerk. Operation is possible.

  The common unit 200 includes a housing 200a whose front surface is open, and a front door 200b that is pivotally supported at a side end of the housing 200a.

  On the front door 200b of the common unit 200, the medal count display 202 for displaying the medal count stored as the medal count, information on the slot machine 1 (slot machine 1 title, payout table, error information, etc.) Are displayed, and a common liquid crystal display 213 and common speakers 214 and 215 are provided. Further, the front door 200b of the common unit 200 is provided with a common LED 212 (see FIG. 3), which is not particularly illustrated in FIG.

  On the inner side of the front door 2b of the common unit 200, a volume adjustment switch 210 (see FIG. 3) for adjusting the volume, a light quantity adjustment switch 211 (see FIG. 3) for adjusting the light quantity, and a reset switch 203 (FIG. 3). Reference) is provided.

  A power supply box (not shown) is provided inside the housing 200 a of the common unit 200. A power switch (not shown) that is operated when the power is turned on / off is provided on the front surface of the power box.

  The front door 200b of the common unit 200 can be opened on condition that the front door 1c of the gaming unit 1a is opened. As described above, the front door 1c is a predetermined key possessed by a store clerk or the like. Since the structure can be opened by operation, the front door 1c of the gaming unit 1a can also be opened by a predetermined key operation held by a store clerk or the like. Since the reset switch 203 is provided inside the front door 200b and the power box is provided inside the housing 200a, the reset switch 203 and the power switch (not shown) have keys. Only a person such as a store clerk can operate.

  The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is used in combination with a medal lending unit 300 for lending the number of medals using a received amount of money or a card on which a remaining amount is recorded.

  On the front face of the medal lending unit 300, a remaining amount indicator 302 that displays the remaining amount, a lending switch 303 that is operated when a medal lending request is made within the range of the remaining amount, and a remaining amount and the number of medals are operated. Return switch 304, card insertion slot 305a, and bill insertion slot 306a.

  When a game is played in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, a bet amount is set using credits. To use the credit, the MAXBET switch 6 may be operated. If no credit remains, the credit is added using the number of medals held. To add credits using the number of medals held, the MAXBET switch 6 may be operated. If the number of medals does not remain, it is sufficient to insert a bill into the medal lending unit 300 and use the remaining amount to borrow the number of medals.

  When a predetermined number of bets determined according to the gaming state are set, the winning line LN (see FIG. 1) becomes valid, and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the state where the game can be started. Become.

  The winning line is a line that is set to determine whether a combination of symbols displayed on the perspective windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is a winning symbol combination. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, only the winning line LN set across the symbols arranged in the horizontal direction in the middle stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the middle stage of the reel 2R, that is, the middle stage, is used as the winning line. It has been established. In this embodiment, only one winning line is applied, but a plurality of winning lines may be applied.

  Further, in the present embodiment, invalid lines LM1 to LM1 are set apart from the winning line LN in order to make it easy to recognize that the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting the winning line. The invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are not determined based on the combination of symbols arranged in the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. When the combination of symbols constituting a specific prize is arranged on the winning line LN, the invalid line is displayed. When a combination of symbols (for example, bell-bell-bell) that is awarded when the winning line LN is aligned with any of the LM1 to LM4 is arranged, the symbols constituting a specific winning in the winning line LN It is easy to recognize that the combination is complete.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an invalid line LM1 and a lower stage of the reel 2L, which are set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the upper stage of the reel 2L, the upper stage of the reel 2C, the upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the upper stage. , The lower stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM2 set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the lower stage, the upper stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, the lower side There are four types of invalid lines LM3 set across straddling symbols LM3, lower stage of reel 2L, middle stage of reel 2C, upper stage of reel 2R, that is, invalid line LM4 set straddling to the right. It is defined as.

  Further, in this embodiment, as a winning combination, a winning combination is obtained when a predetermined symbol combination (for example, “Bell-Watermelon-Cherry b”) determined as a winning combination in the winning line LN is prepared, and the predetermined symbol is also obtained. When the combinations are aligned, any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 has a combination of symbols (for example, “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon”) that serves as an index that is easier to recognize than the predetermined symbol combination. The combination which can be shown as having won a prize by the combination of the symbols arranged in any of the above is included. Hereinafter, a combination of symbols that is aligned with any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 when a predetermined symbol combination is aligned with the winning line LN is referred to as a symbol combination serving as an index, and constitutes a symbol combination serving as an index. The symbol is called an index symbol.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate, and the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R continuously vary. When any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3.

  Then, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, one game is completed, and a predetermined symbol combination (hereinafter also referred to as a winning combination) is displayed on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R on the winning line LN. If the game stops as a result, a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are given to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit (50 in this embodiment), it is added to the number of medals. In addition, when the combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state on the winning line LN is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, the gaming state according to the combination of symbols is shifted. .

  In this embodiment, the game starts when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected in a state where the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, and the game ends when all the reels are stopped. Further, one unit of control (game control) for executing a game starts when all the controls associated with the end of the previous game are completed, and when all the controls associated with the end of the game are completed. finish.

  In this embodiment, a configuration using three reels is illustrated, but a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, a configuration using four or more reels may be used. In the configuration using two or more reels, a winning determination may be made based on a combination of display results derived for all two or more reels. In this embodiment, the variable display device is configured by physical reels. However, the variable display device may be configured by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, after the game is started and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated and the symbols start to change, any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is operated. When this is done, the rotation of the reels corresponding to the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is stopped, and the symbols are stopped and displayed. The maximum stop delay time from the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R to the stop of the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is 190 ms (milliseconds).

  The reels 2L, 2C and 2R rotate 80 times per minute, and 80 × 21 (the number of symbols per reel) = 1680 frames, so the maximum of 4 symbols is drawn in 190 ms. Will be able to. In other words, the symbols that can be selected as the stop symbols are the symbols that are displayed when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, and the symbols that are four frames ahead of them, for a total of five symbols.

  For this reason, for example, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated and the symbol displayed on the lower stage of the reel corresponding to the stop switch is used as a reference, the symbol from the symbol to four frames ahead is used. Since the symbols can be displayed in the lower row, in each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8R is operated, the symbol displayed in the middle row of the reel corresponding to the stop switch. The symbols arranged within 5 frames including can be displayed on the winning line.

  Hereinafter, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R may be simply referred to as reels unless it is necessary to distinguish between them. Further, the reel 2L may be referred to as a left reel, the reel 2C as a middle reel, and the reel 2R as a right reel. Further, an operation for stopping the reels 2L, 2C, 2R by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R may be referred to as a stop operation.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the game unit 1a constituting the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40 and an effect control board 90, and the progress of the game is controlled by the game control board 40. This controls the production according to the progress of the game. Further, the common unit 200 constituting the slot machine 1 is provided with a common control board 201 and a power supply board 209. The common control board 201 performs control for managing the number of medals and control for outputting an external output signal. The power supply board 209 generates drive power for the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies the generated power to each unit.

  On the game control board 40, the above-described MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, settlement switch 10, reset switch 23, stop switch 36a, automatic settlement switch 36b, door opening detection switch 25, reel Sensors 33L, 33C, 33R, a setting key switch 37, and a reset / setting switch 38 are connected, and detection signals of these connected switches are input. The game control board 40 includes the credit indicator 11, the game auxiliary indicator 12, 1-3 BET LEDs 14-16, the start valid LED 18, the waiting LED 19, the replaying LED 20, the BET switch valid LED 21, the left, middle, right. The stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R, the set value display 24, and the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are connected, and these electric components are based on the control of a main control unit 41 (described later) mounted on the game control board 40. To be driven.

  The game control board 40 performs processing related to the progress of the game, and at the same time, controls the respective parts of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40 directly or indirectly, and becomes an oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency. A control clock generation circuit 42 for generating a control clock CCLK, a random number clock generation circuit 43 for generating a random number clock RCLK that is an oscillation signal having a predetermined frequency different from the oscillation frequency of the control clock CCLK, and a game control board A switch detection circuit 44 that takes in detection signals input from switches connected to 40 and transmits the detection signals to the main control unit 41, and a motor drive signal (phase signal of the stepping motor) output from the main control unit 41 as a reel motor The motor drive circuit 45 that transmits to 32L, 32C, and 32R and the main control unit 41 When a voltage drop is detected by monitoring the voltage of the LED drive circuit 47 that transmits the LED drive signal to the various displays connected to the game control board 40 and the LED, and the power supply supplied to the slot machine 1, A power failure detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the main control unit 41 and a system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in an unstable power supply state such as when the power is turned on or when the power is turned off And a reset circuit 49.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40. The main control unit 41 is a one-chip microcomputer, and includes an external bus interface 501, a clock circuit 502, a verification block 503, a specific information storage circuit 504, an arithmetic circuit 505, a reset / interrupt controller 506, CPU (Central Processing Unit) 41a, ROM (Read Only Memory) 41b, RAM (Random Access Memory) 41c, free-run counter circuit 507, random number circuits 508a and 508b, timer circuit 509, interrupt controller 510 A parallel input port 511, a serial communication circuit 512, a parallel output port 513, and an address decoding circuit 514.

  The reset / interrupt controller 506 is for controlling various resets and interrupt requests generated inside or outside the main control unit 41. The reset / interrupt controller 506 includes an out-of-designated area prohibition (IAT) circuit 506a and a watchdog timer (WDT) 506b. The IAT circuit 506a is a circuit that monitors whether the user program is correctly executed in the designated area, and has a function of outputting an IAT generation signal when it is detected that the user program is executed outside the designated area. The watchdog timer 506b has a function of generating a timeout signal for each set period.

  The external bus interface 501 is a bus interface having an interface function between an external bus and an internal bus of a chip constituting the main control unit 41, an address bus, a data bus, and a direction control function of each control signal. The clock circuit 502 is a circuit that generates the internal system clock SCLK by, for example, dividing the control clock CCLK by two. The verification block 503 is connected to an external verification machine and has a function of performing chip verification. The unique information storage circuit 504 is a circuit that stores a plurality of types of unique information that is internal information of the main control unit 41. The arithmetic circuit 505 is a circuit that performs multiplication and division.

  The CPU 41a is a control CPU that executes game control in the slot machine 1 by executing a user program (game control processing program for game control) based on the control code read from the ROM 41b. When such game control is executed, the CPU 41a reads fixed data from the ROM 41b, the variable data writing operation in which the CPU 41a writes various fluctuation data to the RAM 41c and temporarily stores them, and the CPU 41a is temporarily stored in the RAM 41c. A variable data reading operation for reading out various variable data being received, a receiving operation in which the CPU 41a receives input of various signals from the outside of the main control unit 41 via the external bus interface 501, the parallel input port 511, the serial communication circuit 512, etc. However, a transmission operation for outputting various signals to the outside of the main control unit 41 via the external bus interface 501, the serial communication circuit 512, the parallel output port 513, and the like is also performed.

  The ROM 41b stores a control code indicating a user program (game control processing program for game control), fixed data, and the like. The RAM 41c provides a work area for game control. Here, at least a part of the RAM 41c may be a backup RAM backed up by a backup power source. That is, even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, at least a part of the contents of the RAM 41c is stored for a predetermined period.

  As the free-run counter circuit 507, an 8-bit free-run counter is mounted. The random number circuits 508a and 508b are circuits that generate numerical data that is a random value having a predetermined update range, such as an 8-bit random number or a 16-bit random number. In this embodiment, the hardware random number generated by the 16-bit random number circuit 508b among the random number circuits 508a and 508b is used as a random number for internal lottery described later. The timer circuit 509 is a 16-bit programmable timer, counts down the set timer value based on the input of the control clock CCLK, and outputs an interrupt request signal to the interrupt controller when reaching 0000H. In this embodiment, the timer circuit 509 can be used to perform periodic interrupt requests and time measurement.

  The interrupt controller 510 is a circuit that controls external interrupt requests from interrupt terminals and interrupt requests from built-in peripheral circuits (for example, serial communication circuit 512, random number circuits 508a and 508b, timer circuit 509). . The parallel input port 511 incorporates an 8-bit wide input-only port. Also, the parallel output port 513 provided in the main control unit 41 shown in FIG. 3 incorporates an output-only port having an 11-bit width. The serial communication circuit 512 is a circuit that performs asynchronous serial communication in input / output with respect to the outside.

  The address decoding circuit 514 is a circuit for decoding each functional block in the main control unit 41 and a chip select signal that is a decoding signal for an external device. In response to the chip select signal, the internal circuit of the main control unit 41 or the external device serving as a peripheral device is selectively operated effectively and can be accessed from the CPU 41a.

  For example, when the main control unit 41 accesses an area of the storage area of the ROM 41b where no program or the like is stored, the main control section 41 accesses an area of the storage area of the RAM 41c where access is prohibited. In other words, when an access to a memory area that is not accessed in normal operation is made, an illegal access reset is generated to disable the progress of the game. Even if an unauthorized program is stored in an area unrelated to the above, an unused area of the RAM 41c, etc., it is possible to prevent the unauthorized program from being executed.

  The main control unit 41 is activated when an internal or external reset occurs. At this time, the value assigned to the ROM 41b and set in the vector table in which the start address of the interrupt process is set. Is a value indicating unused or a value indicating the area where the program etc. is actually stored, and if it is not any value, it will not start, It is possible to prevent in advance the processing that was not originally intended due to the occurrence or the like.

  The main control unit 41 transmits various commands to the sub control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513. A command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 is sent in only one direction, and no command is sent from the sub control unit 91 toward the main control unit 41. In this embodiment, the command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513, that is, the command is transmitted as a parallel signal, but via the serial communication circuit 512. A configuration in which a command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, that is, a configuration in which the command is transmitted as a serial signal may be employed.

  The main control unit 41 transmits / receives various commands to / from the common control unit 201a via the serial communication circuit 512. In this embodiment, a command is transmitted / received to / from the common control unit 201 a via the serial communication circuit 512, that is, a configuration is used for communication by serial communication, but the command is shared via the parallel output port 513. A configuration in which a command is transmitted to the control unit 201a and a command from the common control unit 201a is received via the parallel input port 511, that is, a command transmission / reception may be performed using a parallel signal.

  The main control unit 41 also receives detection states of various switches connected to the game control board 40 from the parallel input port 511. The main control unit 41 executes basic processing that shifts in stages according to the detection states of various switches input from the parallel input port 511. Further, the main control unit 41 can execute an interrupt process by interrupting the basic process when an interrupt occurs. In the present embodiment, a timer interrupt process (main) is executed every time a time-out occurs in the timer circuit 509, that is, every fixed time interval (about 0.56 ms in the present embodiment). The main control unit 41 is set to prohibit other interrupts during the execution of the interrupt process, and when a plurality of interrupts occur at the same time, the main control unit 41 prioritizes according to a predetermined order. An interrupt to be executed is set. If another interrupt factor occurs during the execution of the interrupt process and the interrupt factor continues even after the interrupt process is completed, a new interrupt will occur at that point. It will be.

  The main control unit 41 repeatedly loops the process according to the control state until the detection state of the various switches connected to the game control board 40 changes as a basic process, and changes the detection state of the various switches. Execute a process that moves in stages. Further, the main control unit 41 executes a timer interrupt process (main) at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment). In addition, the execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to a time longer than the sum of the time required to complete the repeated process according to the control state in the basic process and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main) Therefore, the process that is repeated according to the control state between the current and next timer interrupt processes (main) is completed at least once.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the effect control board 90 is connected to the effect switch 56 described above, and the volume control switch and the light quantity control switch provided in the common unit 200 are sub-relay boards on the common unit 200 side. 219, and the detection signals of these connected switches are input. The effect control board 90 is connected to the aforementioned effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55, the common LED 212 provided in the common unit 200, and the common liquid crystal. Production devices such as a display 213 and common speakers 214 and 215 are connected via a sub-relay board 219 on the common unit 200 side, and these production devices are sub-control units 91 (described later) mounted on the production control board 90. It is driven on the basis of the control by.

  In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 causes the liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, reel LED 55, common LED 212, common liquid crystal display 213, and common speaker 214. Although the output control of the stage device such as 215 is performed, an output control unit that directly controls the output of the stage device separately from the sub-control unit 91 is mounted on the stage control board 90 or another board, The sub control unit 91 may determine the output pattern of the effect device based on the command from the main control unit 41, and the output control unit may control the output of the effect device based on the output pattern determined by the sub control unit 91. In such a configuration, the output control of the effect device is performed by both the sub control unit 91 and the output control unit.

  The effect control board 90 includes a sub-control unit 91 configured by a microcomputer including a sub CPU 91a, ROM 91b, RAM 91c, and I / O port 91d, and a liquid crystal display connected to the effect control board 90. 51, a display control circuit 92 that performs display control of the common liquid crystal display 213, an LED drive circuit 93 that performs drive control of the effect LED 52, the reel LED 55, and the common LED 212, and the speakers 53 and 54 and the common speakers 214 and 215. An audio output circuit 94 that performs audio output control, a reset circuit 95 that gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a when the power is turned on or when an initialization command from the sub CPU 91a is not input for a certain period of time, and a switch connected to the effect control board 90 Switch detection circuit that detects the detection signal input from 6, a clock device 97 that outputs time information including date information and time information, and a power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 are monitored, and when a voltage drop is detected, a voltage drop signal indicating that is sub The power interruption detection circuit 98 that outputs to the CPU 91a and other circuits are mounted.

  Sub CPU91a receives the command transmitted from game control board 40, performs various control for performing an effect, and controls each part of the control circuit mounted in effect control board 90 directly or indirectly. .

  The reset circuit 95 has a lower voltage for releasing the reset signal than the reset circuit 49 that gives the system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. When the power is turned on, the sub control unit 91 It starts at an earlier stage than the unit 41. On the other hand, the power interruption detection circuit 98 has a voltage that outputs a voltage drop signal lower than the power interruption detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. The sub control unit 91 detects a power failure at a later stage than the main control unit 41, and performs a power interruption process (sub) described later.

  Similar to the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 has an interrupt function, generates an interrupt when receiving a command from the main control unit 41, and acquires a command transmitted from the main control unit 41. Execute command reception interrupt processing to be stored in the buffer. Further, the sub control unit 91 executes an interrupt process (sub), which will be described later, by generating an interrupt every time the input number of system clocks reaches a certain number, that is, every certain time interval (about 2 ms). Also, unlike the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 interrupts the process even when the timer interrupt process (sub) is being executed when an interrupt is generated based on the reception of the command. The command reception interrupt process is executed at the same time, and the command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority even if interrupts that trigger the timer interrupt process (sub) occur at the same time. The sub-control unit 91 is also supplied with backup power at the time of a power failure, and the data stored in the RAM 91c is held while the backup power is supplied.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the common control board 201 is connected to the reset switch 203 described above, and the detection signals of these connected switches are input. Further, the above-mentioned medal number display unit 202 is connected to the common control board 201, and the medal number display unit 202 is based on control by a common control unit 201a described later mounted on the common control board 201. It is designed to be driven.

  The common control board 201 includes a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O port, and manages the number of medals. The number of medals connected to the common control board 201 The LED drive circuit 201b that controls the drive of the LEDs constituting the display 202 and the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 are monitored, and when a voltage drop is detected, a voltage drop signal indicating that is sent to the common control unit An interruption detection circuit 201c that outputs to the CPU of 201a, and a reset circuit 201d that provides a reset signal to the common control unit 201a when the power is turned on or when an initialization command from the CPU of the common control unit 201a is not input for a certain period of time , A switch detection circuit 2 for detecting a detection signal input from the switches connected to the common control board 201 And 1e, other circuit, and the like, are mounted.

  The common control unit 201a transmits and receives various commands to and from the main control unit 41. The common control board 201 is connected to the medal lending unit 300, and the common control unit 201 a transmits and receives various commands to and from the medal lending control unit 301 described later mounted on the medal lending unit 300.

  The CPU of the common control unit 201a receives the command from the main control unit 41 and the command from the medal lending control unit 301 and performs addition control and subtraction control of the number of medals, display control of the number of medals display 202, and the like.

  In the reset circuit 201d, the voltage for releasing the reset signal is set lower than the reset circuit 49 that gives the system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. When the power is turned on, the common control unit 201a It starts at an earlier stage than the unit 41. On the other hand, the power interruption detection circuit 201c has a voltage that outputs a voltage drop signal lower than the power interruption detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. The common control unit 201a detects a power failure at a later stage than the main control unit 41, and performs a power interruption process (common) described later.

  The common control unit 201a is also supplied with backup power in the event of a power failure, and the data stored in the RAM of the common control unit 201a is held while the backup power is being supplied.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the medal lending unit 300 includes a medal lending control unit 301 that controls the medal lending unit 300 in addition to the above-described remaining amount indicator 302, lending switch 303, and return switch 304, and data recorded on the card. A card reader / writer 305 capable of reading and writing and a bill identifying unit 306 for identifying the authenticity of the inserted bill.

  The medal lending control unit 301 performs medal lending control using the cash inserted by operating the lending switch 303 or the remaining amount read from the inserted card, and the return switch 304 is operated. Then, a return process is performed in which the remaining amount of cash inserted and the number of return medals returned from the common control unit 201a are recorded on a card and discharged to the player.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the medal payout rate changes according to the set value. Specifically, the medal payout rate is changed by using a winning probability corresponding to the set value in a lottery that affects the advantage to the player, such as an internal lottery, a navigation stock lottery, and an extra lottery to be described later. The set value is composed of 6 levels of 1 to 6, with 6 being the highest payout rate and the payout rate being lower as the value is decreased in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the advantage is highest for the player, and as the value decreases in order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the advantage decreases stepwise.

  In order to change the setting value, it is necessary to turn on the power of the slot machine 1 after the setting key switch 37 is turned on. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the setting value read from the RAM 41c is displayed on the setting value display 24 as a display value, and the setting value can be changed by operating the reset / setting switch 38. Transition to the changed state. When the reset / setting switch 38 is operated in the setting change state, the display value displayed on the set value display 24 is updated one by one (when the set value 6 is further operated, the set value 1 is set. Return). When the start switch 7 is operated, the display value is determined as the set value. When the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the determined display value (setting value) is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, and the state shifts to a state in which the game can proceed.

  Note that when the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the door opening detection switch 25 detects that the front door 1c is opened, and the configuration shifts to the setting change state. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent unauthorized setting changes when the front door 1c is not opened. In addition, in the configuration that shifts to the setting change state on the condition that the detection corresponding to the opening of the front door 1c is performed, the door opening detection switch 25 supports the opening of the front door 1c after shifting to the setting change state. Even if the detection is not detected, it is preferable to maintain the setting change state. Thus, even if the front door 1c is temporarily closed during the setting change, an operation for shifting to the setting change state again is performed. This is not necessary, and the setting change operation is not complicated. Further, after the transition to the setting change state, when the setting value is determined by operating the start switch 7 and then the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the detection corresponding to the opening of the front door 1c is performed by the door opening detection switch 25. It may be configured that the setting change state is ended and the game can be advanced on condition that the front door 1c is not opened even in such a configuration. It is possible to prevent the setting from being changed.

  In order to check the set value, after the game is over, the setting key switch 37 may be turned on in a state where the bet amount is not set. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on in such a situation, the setting value read out from the RAM 41c is displayed on the setting value display 24, thereby shifting to a setting confirmation state in which the setting value can be confirmed. In the setting confirmation state, the game cannot be progressed, and by setting the setting key switch 37 to the off state, the setting confirmation state is ended and the state in which the game can proceed is returned.

  It should be noted that, after the game is over, when the setting key switch 37 is turned on with no bet number set, the door opening detection switch 25 detects that the front door 1c has been opened. In addition, a configuration for shifting to the setting confirmation state may be adopted, and by adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the setting value from being illegally confirmed without the front door 1c being opened. Further, in the configuration that shifts to the setting confirmation state on the condition that the detection corresponding to the opening of the front door 1c is performed, the door opening detection switch 25 supports the opening of the front door 1c after the transition to the setting confirmation state. It is preferable to maintain the setting confirmation state even if the detection to be performed is not performed. Thus, even if the front door 1c is temporarily closed during the setting confirmation, an operation for shifting to the setting confirmation state again is performed. This is not necessary and the setting confirmation operation is not complicated. In addition, after shifting to the setting confirmation state, when the set key switch 37 is turned off after the start switch 7 is operated and the set value is confirmed, the door opening detection switch 25 detects that the front door 1c is opened. On the condition that the setting confirmation state is terminated, it may be configured to return to a state in which the game can proceed, and even in such a configuration, the front door 1c is not opened in an unauthorized manner. It is possible to prevent the setting value from being confirmed.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 48 is detected every time the timer interruption process (main) is executed. When the determination process is performed and it is determined that the voltage drop signal is detected in the power failure determination process, a power interruption process (main) for setting data for determining whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the next return is performed. Run.

  Then, the main control unit 41 returns the processing state of the main control unit 41 to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 41c on the condition that the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the time of activation. However, if the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and the RAM abnormal error code is set in the register to control the RAM abnormal error state, thereby disabling the progress of the game.

  The error state shifts to a normal error state that is canceled by a reset operation (operation of the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23) and the setting change state described above, and is canceled until a new setting value is set. Special error status with no error, the RAM abnormal error status is a special error status, and once it is controlled to the RAM abnormal error status, it shifts to the setting change status and is released until a new set value is set. It will not be done.

  Further, the sub control unit 91 also determines whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 98 is detected in the timer interruption process (sub), and when it is determined that the voltage drop signal is detected, A power interruption process (sub) for setting data for determining whether or not the data in the RAM 91c is normal at the next return is executed.

  Then, the sub-control unit 91 returns the processing state of the sub-control unit 91 to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 91c on the condition that the data of the RAM 91c is normal at the time of activation. However, if the data in the RAM 91c is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and the RAM 91c is initialized. In this case, unlike the main control unit 41, only the RAM 91c is initialized, and the performance is not disabled.

  In addition, even when it is determined that the data in the RAM 91c is normal at the time of activation, the sub control unit 91 activates when receiving a setting command (described later) indicating that the setting change state has been entered from the main control unit 41. Even when a later-described return command or setting command indicating that the control state of the main control unit 41 has returned is not received even after a certain period of time has elapsed, the RAM 91c is initialized. In this case, the execution of the performance is not disabled only by initializing the RAM 91c.

  Further, the common control unit 201a also determines whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 201c is detected. If it is determined that the voltage drop signal is detected, the common control unit 201a performs A power interruption process (common) for setting data for determining whether or not the data in the RAM is normal is executed.

  Then, the common control unit 201a performs processing of the common control unit 201a based on the data stored in the RAM of the common control unit 201a on the condition that the data of the RAM of the common control unit 201a is normal at the time of activation. The state is restored to the state before the power interruption, but if the RAM data of the common control unit 201a is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and the RAM is controlled to an abnormal error state. The RAM abnormal error state is canceled by operating the reset switch 203. At this time, the RAM of the common control unit 201a is initialized except for the area where the number of medals is stored. It has become.

  Next, initialization of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 will be described. The usable area in the storage area of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 is divided into an important work, a special work, a general work, an unused area, and a stack area, and an important work, a special work, a general work, and an unused area. Are arranged in the stack area order.

  In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 has the data in the RAM 41c when the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the data in the RAM 41c is destroyed when the setting key switch 37 is turned on. When it is not destroyed, when the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the data in the RAM 41c is destroyed, when the setting change is finished, when a specific gaming state is finished, when one game is finished, from six When the initialization condition is satisfied, four types of initializations with different areas initialized according to each initialization condition are performed.

  Initialization 0 is when the data in the RAM 41c is destroyed when the setting key switch 37 is turned off and when the data in the RAM 41c is destroyed when the setting key switch 37 is turned on. In the initialization 0, all the usable areas are initialized. Initialization 1 is initialization that is performed when data in the RAM 41c is not destroyed at the time of start-up with the setting key switch 37 being ON. In the initialization 1, other than important work and special work in the usable area. This area is initialized. Initialization 2 is initialization performed at the end of a specific gaming state. In initialization 2, a general work, an unused area, and an unused stack area are initialized among available areas. Initialization 3 is initialization performed at the end of one game. In initialization 3, an unused area and an unused stack area are initialized among the available areas. The storage area for the data indicating the set value and the game state is allocated to the special work, and when the data in the RAM 41c is not destroyed at the time of startup with the setting key switch 37 being ON, that is, the data in the RAM 41c. When the game is normal and the setting is changed, data indicating the setting value and the gaming state is held. Further, a storage area for a timer counter, which will be described later, is allocated to a special work and is held without being initialized at the end of the game or at the end of a specific gaming state.

  When the main control unit 41 in the present embodiment is activated due to the occurrence of a reset, the main control unit 41 performs setting at the time of activation. In the startup setting, a status flag included in the main control unit 41 is initialized. The status flag is data that holds the state of the operation result and execution result of the instruction, and particularly includes an interrupt master permission flag for setting interrupt prohibition / permission. Since the initial value of the interrupt master permission flag is a value indicating prohibition of interrupt, the main control unit 41 is started in a state where interrupt is prohibited. Then, after setting various functions with reference to the HW parameters described later, when a reset occurs according to the program stored in the program / data area, it starts in an interrupt-disabled state and then executes first Start the initial setting process.

  When the main control unit 41 determines in the initial setting process that the setting key switch 37 is in the ON state at the time of startup, the main control unit 41 proceeds to the setting change process, and initializes the RAM 41c at the start of the setting change process. I do. At this time, if the data in the RAM 41c is normal, the important work and the special work are held and the other areas are initialized so that the control state (setting value, gaming state, etc.) before the change is changed after the setting is changed. While some data can be retained, if the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, all the usable areas including the important work and the special work are initialized to ensure that the data in the RAM 41c is abnormal. It can be solved.

  Moreover, the main control part 41 performs the main process which processes in steps according to progress of a game for every game unit after completion | finish of a setting change process. In the main process, the RAM 41c is initialized for each game unit, and the RAM 41c is also initialized at the end of the setting change process. After the setting change process, the main process starts from the stage before the process of initializing the RAM 41c in the main process. The initialization of the RAM 41c after the setting change process is completed and the game unit It is possible to perform initialization of the RAM 41c for each process by common processing.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a prescribed number of bets that can be set according to the gaming state is determined, and the game is executed on the condition that the prescribed number of bets determined according to the gaming state is set. It is possible to start. In the present embodiment, the winning line LN is activated when a specified number of bets according to the gaming state are set.

  In this embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the activated pay line is activated (in the present embodiment, all the pay lines are always activated. A winning combination is obtained when a combination of symbols called “combinations” is arranged on the winning line. The combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols.

  The type of winning combination is determined according to the game state, but it can be roughly divided into a small role with payout of medals and a replay that can start the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There are a game combination and a special combination with a transition to a game state advantageous to the player. Below, a small role and a re-playing role are collectively called a general role. In order for winning of each combination determined according to the gaming state to occur, it is necessary to win an internal lottery to be described later and set a winning flag of the combination in the RAM 41c. Of these winning flags, the winning flags for the small role and the replaying role are valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and are invalid in the next game. It is valid until a combination of combinations permitted by the flag is completed, and is invalid in a game having a combination of combinations permitted. In other words, once the special combination winning flag is won, even if the combination of the combinations permitted by the flag cannot be made, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

  Hereinafter, the internal lottery of the present embodiment will be described. In the internal lottery, whether or not the main control unit 41 allows the winning of each combination described above before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are derived (specifically, the start switch 7 At the time of detection). In the internal lottery, first, a random value for internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 65535) is acquired when the start switch 7 is detected. Specifically, the value generated by the random number circuit 508b and stored in the random number value register of the random number circuit 508b is set as the lottery work assigned to the RAM 41c. And, for each combination determined according to the gaming state, according to the numerical data stored in the lottery work and the number of determination values of each combination determined according to the current gaming state, the number of bets and the set value A determination is made as to whether or not winning is permitted.

  In the internal lottery, the number of judgment values determined in accordance with the internal lottery target, the current gaming state, and the set value are sequentially assigned to the random number for internal lottery (numerical data stored in the lottery work). When the result of addition overflows, it is determined that the winning combination is won. For this reason, a winning combination will be won with a probability (number of determination values / 65536) according to the number of determination values.

  If a winning combination of any combination is determined, a winning flag corresponding to the combination determined to be winning is set in the internal winning flag storing work assigned to the RAM 41c. The internal winning flag storage work consists of a 2-byte storage area, of which the upper byte is assigned as the special role storing work in which the winning flag for the special role is set, and the lower byte is the winning of the general role It is assigned as a general role storage work for which a flag is set. Specifically, when a special combination is won, a special combination winning flag indicating that the special combination is won is set in the special combination storing work, and the winning flag set in the general combination storing work is cleared. When a general combination is won, a winning flag for the general combination indicating that the general combination is won is set in the general combination storing work. If no winning combination is selected, only the general winning combination work is cleared.

  Next, stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R will be described. The main control unit 41 refers to the table index and table creation data stored in the ROM 41b when the reel starts to rotate and when the reel stops and the reel that is still rotating still remains. A stop control table is created for each reel that is rotating. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to and the slip of the referred stop control table is referred to. Based on the number of frames, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  In this embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is determined as the number of sliding symbols, and it is possible to stop the reel by drawing in a maximum of 4 symbols after detecting a stop operation. In other words, the stop position of the symbol can be designated from a range of a maximum of 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. In addition, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to stop the reel by pulling in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation. The symbol stop position can be designated from a range of up to five symbols including the operation position.

  In this embodiment, if any of the winning combinations is won, when the stop operation is performed, the winning combination can be stopped on the winning line within a drawing range of up to four frames. If possible, control is performed to align and stop, and the winning combination that has not been won is controlled to be stopped without being aligned in the drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames. When a special role and a small role are elected at the same time, such as when a special role is elected while the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, the maximum on the winning line when the stop operation is performed If it is possible to align and stop the winning roles in the 4-frame pull-in range, control will be performed to align them and stop them, and the winning roles will be selected on the winning line within the maximum 4-frame pull-in range. If it is not possible to withdraw, if a special role that has been elected within the draw range of up to 4 frames can be aligned and stopped on the winning line, it will be controlled and stopped. Control to stop without aligning in the drawing range of 4 frames will be performed. That is, in such a case, priority is given to the control for aligning the small combination on the winning line over the special combination, and the special combination can be won only when the small combination cannot be drawn. In the case where a special combination and a small combination can be withdrawn at the same time, only the small combination is drawn, and the small combination is not aligned on the winning line at the same time as the special combination. Also, when a special role and a small role are elected at the same time, priority is given to the control of aligning the special role on the winning line over the small role, and only when the special role cannot be drawn, the small role is placed on the winning line. You may perform control to align.

  Also, in this embodiment, when the special role and the replaying role are won at the same time, such as when the replaying role is won while the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, the stop operation is performed. In this case, the control is performed so that the symbols of the re-gamer are aligned and stopped on the winning line within a drawing range of up to 4 frames. In this case, the symbols constituting the re-gamer or the symbols constituting the re-gamer to be simultaneously elected are arranged at intervals of 5 symbols or less, that is, within 4 frames, for any of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Since it can always be stopped at any position within the 4-frame pull-in range, if the special combination and the re-playing combination are elected at the same time, the timing of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player Without fail, the re-playing role will always be won. That is, in such a case, the control for aligning the re-games on the winning line has priority over the special game, and the re-games will always win. In the case where the special combination and the re-playing combination can be withdrawn at the same time, only the re-playing combination is drawn in and the special combination is not arranged on the winning line at the same time as the re-playing combination.

  In this embodiment, the reel stop control is performed by using a stop control table that can specify the number of sliding frames for each timing at which the stop operation is performed. A configuration that performs stop control by specifying the stop position from the table and stopping the reel at the specified stop position, and searching for a stop position that can be stopped when the stop operation is performed without using the stop control table or the stop position table. A configuration that performs stop control that identifies and stops the reel at the specified stop position, stop control using the stop control table, stop control using the stop position table, and can be stopped without using the stop control table or the stop position table A configuration that uses stop control by searching and specifying the stop position together, and a configuration that performs stop control by partially changing the stop control table and stop position table. It may be.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 measures the game time, which is the time elapsed from the start of the reel rotation every time the reel starts rotating after the game starts. After a game is over, when a specified number of bets are set by inserting medals, etc., and the game start operation is enabled, the reel start of the previous game is started. If the game time that has started counting from the time is more than the specified time (4.1 seconds in this embodiment), that is, if the specified time has elapsed since the reel rotation start time of the previous game, no wait is generated. At that time, the reel for the game in the game is started to rotate. On the other hand, after the end of one game, when a predetermined number of bets are set by inserting medals, etc., and when the game start operation is enabled, the reel rotation of the previous game is started. If the game time that started timing from the time is less than the specified time, that is, if the specified time has not elapsed since the start of reel rotation of the previous game, a wait is generated and the reel starts rotating at that time. First, it waits until the game time that has started timing from the reel rotation start time of the previous game reaches the specified time, and starts rotating the reel when it reaches the specified time.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs control to output an external output signal indicating a gaming state, an error occurrence state, and the like. These external output signals are output to a hall device such as a hall computer via an external output board 39 and an information providing terminal board of a game shop (hall) where the slot machine 1 is installed.

  The main control unit 41 receives a medal IN signal indicating the number of medals used for setting the number of bets, a medal OUT signal indicating the number of medals awarded to the player due to the occurrence of a win, and an RB (game state is advantageous for the player RB signal indicating that the regular bonus is in progress, BB signal indicating that the game state is advantageous for the player (BB), an ART signal indicating the start of ART, which will be described later, and the front door 1c being open A door opening signal indicating that the setting has changed to a setting changing mode, which will be described later, and a payout error signal indicating an abnormality in the hopper unit 34.

  The external output board 39 is provided with a relay circuit, a parallel / serial conversion circuit, a terminal for each output signal, and a connector to be electrically connected to the circuit of the information providing terminal board. Of the signals output from the game control board 40, the medal IN signal, the medal OUT signal, the RB signal, the BB signal, and the ART signal are directly output as pulse signals to the information providing terminal board via the relay circuit. . On the other hand, the door opening signal, setting change signal, input error signal, and payout error signal are converted into security signals, which are serial signals that can be individually identified by the parallel-serial conversion circuit, and information is provided. Output to the terminal board.

  Next, commands that the main control unit 41 transmits to the sub control unit 91 will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 sends the inserted number command, credit command, gaming state command, ART state command, internal winning command, freeze command, reel acceleration information command, stop operation command to the sub control unit 91. , Sliding frame number command, stop command, game end command, winning number command, payout start command, payout end command, standby command, stop command, error command, return command, setting command, setting confirmation command, door command, operation detection Send multiple types of commands including commands. These commands consist of 1-byte type data indicating the command type and 1-byte extension data indicating the command content, and the sub-control unit 91 can determine the command type from the type data.

  The inserted number command is a command that can specify the number of medals used for setting the number of bets, and is a state from the end of the game (after setting change) to the start of the game, and the MAXBET switch 6 is operated to increase the bet number. Sent when set. The inserted number command is transmitted when the betting number setting operation is performed, so that it is possible to specify that the betting number setting operation has been performed by receiving the inserted number command.

  The credit command is a command that can specify the number of medals stored as credits, and is a state from the end of the game (after changing the setting) to the start of the game, and the MAXBET switch 6 is operated to change the number of medals from the credit. Sent when added.

  The game state command is a command that can specify the game state of the game, and is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game.

  The internal winning command is a command that can specify the internal lottery result, and is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game. The internal winning command includes a first internal winning command and a second internal winning command, and a state in which navigation notification is performed when a notification target role to be a target of navigation notification described later in the internal lottery is won. If so, the first internal winning command that can specify the type of the winning notification target role and the stop order advantageous to the player is transmitted, and if the navigation notification is not performed, the winning notification target role A second internal winning command is transmitted in which the type can be specified but the stop order advantageous to the player cannot be specified.

  Since the game state command and the internal winning command are transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated and the game starts, it is possible to specify that the game is started by operating the start switch 7 by receiving these commands. It is.

  The freeze command is a command that can specify whether the game is controlled to a freeze state that delays the progress of the game for a predetermined period of time, or if it is controlled to the freeze state, and when the game starts And transmitted after the internal winning command is transmitted.

  The reel acceleration information command is a command that can specify that the rotation of the reel starts with the progress of the game, and is transmitted when the rotation of the reel starts with the progress of the game. It is also transmitted when the reel starts to rotate with the end of the freeze state. Therefore, after the start of the freeze state is specified by the freeze command, the reel acceleration information command is received and the game progresses. Not only the fact that the rotation of the reel starts but also the end of the freeze state can be specified.

  The stop operation command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, and the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel. Sent every time the accompanying stop control is performed.

  The sliding frame number command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is a left reel, a middle reel, or a right reel, and the number of sliding frames to be moved from when the corresponding reel is stopped until it stops. Each time stop control associated with the stop operation of each reel is performed, the corresponding stop operation command is transmitted after being transmitted.

  The stop command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is a left reel, a middle reel, or a right reel, and the area number of the stop position of the corresponding reel. Stop control associated with the stop operation of each reel Is transmitted after the corresponding sliding frame number command is transmitted.

  With the stop operation command, the sliding frame number command, and the stop command, it is possible to specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, and accompanying the stop operation of each reel Since it is transmitted every time stop control is performed, by receiving these commands, it is possible to specify that one of the reels has been stopped and the reel to be stopped.

  The game end command is a command that can specify that the game has ended, and is transmitted when the player presses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel and releases the stop switch.

  The winning number command is a command that can specify a combination of symbols arranged on the winning line LN, whether or not a winning is received, a type of winning, and a payout number of medals at the time of winning. The player stops the third stop reel. This is when the stop switch is pressed and released, and is transmitted after the game end command is transmitted.

  Both the game end command and the winning number command are transmitted when the player depresses the stop switch to release the third stop reel and releases the stop switch. It is possible to specify that all operations necessary to advance one game have been completed.

  The payout start command is a command for notifying the start of conversion into the number of medals, and is stored in the granting of medals and credits (including the number of medals used for setting the number of bets) when winning a small role. Sent when conversion to the number of medals is started by adjusting the number of medals. The payout end command is a command for notifying the end of conversion to the number of medals, and is transmitted when the conversion to the number of medals by payout associated with winning and credit adjustment is completed.

  The stand-by command is a command indicating a transition to the stand-by state. When one game is over and the bet amount is not set and the estimated end time (60 seconds in this embodiment) has passed, This is transmitted after the conversion to the number of medals by the settlement (including medals used for setting the number of bets) is completed and a payout end command is transmitted.

  The stop command is a command indicating the occurrence or release of the stop state, and after the end of the BB, the stop command indicating the occurrence of the stop state is transmitted when the ending effect waiting time has elapsed, and the reset operation is performed. When the stop state is released, a stop command indicating the release of the stop state is transmitted.

  An error command is a command that indicates the occurrence or cancellation of an error condition and the type of error condition. When an error is determined and controlled to an error condition, an error command indicating the occurrence and type of the error condition is sent and reset. When the error state is canceled after the operation is performed, an error command indicating the cancellation of the error state is transmitted.

  The return command is a command indicating that the main control unit 41 has returned to the control state before the power interruption, and is transmitted when the main control unit 41 returns to the control state before the power interruption.

  The setting command is a command indicating the start or end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change. At the time of transition to the setting change state, a setting command indicating the start of the setting change state is transmitted, and when the setting change state ends. A setting command indicating the end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change is transmitted. Further, since the control state of the main control unit 41 is initialized with the transition to the setting change state, it can be specified that the control state of the main control unit 41 has been initialized by the setting command indicating the start of setting. .

  The setting confirmation command is a command that indicates the start or end of the setting confirmation state. A setting confirmation command that indicates the start of setting confirmation is transmitted when entering the setting confirmation state, and the setting confirmation end is indicated when the setting confirmation state ends. A confirmation command is sent.

  The door command is a command indicating the detection state of the door opening detection switch 25, that is, on (open state) / off (closed state), when the power is turned on, at the end of one game (after the game is over, the bet number of the next game) Sent before the setting of ”can be started), and when the detection state of the door opening detection switch 25 changes (from on to off, from off to on).

  The operation detection command is a command indicating the detection state (on / off) of the operation switches (MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R), and is transmitted at regular intervals.

  Of these commands, commands other than the door command and the operation detection command are generated in the basic process, temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 41c, and transmitted in the subsequent command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main). The

  On the other hand, the door command is generated in the door monitoring process of the timer interrupt process (main), temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 41c, and transmitted in the command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main) thereafter. The

  The operation detection command is generated based on the detection state of the switch every time the command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main) is executed 10 times, and is temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 41c. Then, it is transmitted in the command transmission process of the subsequent timer interrupt process (main).

  Next, the control of the effect performed by the sub-control unit 91 based on the command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the effect control board 90 will be described. When the sub control unit 91 receives a command from the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 executes a command reception interrupt process. In the command reception interrupt process, the command acquired from the command transmission line is stored in the reception buffer provided in the RAM 91c.

  In the timer interrupt process (sub), the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not an unprocessed command is stored in the reception buffer. If an unprocessed command is stored, the sub-control unit 91 is the earliest. Based on the control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b based on the command received in the stage, the liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, reel LED 55, common based on the control content registered in the control pattern table Output control of various rendering devices such as the LED 212, the common liquid crystal display 213, and the common speakers 214 and 215 is performed. In the control pattern table, the display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to the type of command, the lighting mode of the lighting effect LED 52, the output mode of the speakers 53 and 54, the lighting mode of the reel LED 55, common for each of the plurality of types of performance patterns Control patterns of these effect devices, such as the lighting mode of the LED 212, the display pattern of the common liquid crystal display 213, and the output mode of the common speakers 214 and 215, are registered, and the sub-control unit 91 performs control when receiving a command. Of the control patterns registered corresponding to the effect pattern set in the RAM 91c in the game of the pattern table, the control pattern corresponding to the received command type is referred to, and the output of the effect device is based on the control pattern. Take control. Thereby, the production according to the production pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

  If the sub-control unit 91 receives a new command during execution of an effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the sub-control unit 91 stops the effect based on the control pattern being executed, and changes to the newly received command. An effect based on the corresponding control pattern is executed. In other words, even if the production is not finished to the end, when a new command is received, the production that was being executed is canceled and a new command is received unless the received new command is not a command that triggers a new production. An effect based on the command is executed.

  When the internal winning command is received, the effect pattern is selected at a selection rate corresponding to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command, and is set in the RAM 91c. The selection rate of the effect pattern is registered in the effect table stored in the ROM 91b, and when the sub control unit 91 receives the internal winning command, the sub control unit 91 stores the effect pattern in the effect table according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command. With reference to the registered selection rate, one of the effect patterns is selected from a plurality of types of effect patterns according to the selection rate, and the selected effect pattern is set in the RAM 91c as the effect pattern of the game. Even if the same command is received, a different control pattern is selected depending on the effect pattern selected when the internal winning command is received. As a result, different effects may be performed depending on the effect pattern.

  The main control unit 41 can execute a navigation notification in which an operation mode (stop order, stop timing, etc.) advantageous to the player is identifiable by changing the lighting mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12. In addition, when the navigation notification is executed, the sub control unit 91 displays the operation mode notified by the navigation notification by displaying the navigation image from the liquid crystal display 51 and outputting the navigation sound from the speakers 53 and 54. It is possible to execute a navigation effect for notification.

  The navigation effect is executed over a period from when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game until the third stop operation is performed. The first stop operation is performed according to the operation mode, 2 It may be configured to end when a stop operation is performed.

  FIG. 5 is an address map of the memory area used by the main control unit 41. As shown in FIG. 5, the memory area used by the main control unit 41 includes a memory area (0000H to 7FFFH) allocated to the ROM 41b and a memory area (8000H to FFFFH) allocated to the RAM 41c.

  The memory area of the ROM 41b includes a program / data area (0000H to 26FFH) in which programs and fixed data are stored, a ROM comment area (2700H to 277FH) in which arbitrary data such as a title and version of the program can be set, and a later description. Parameters for setting the hardware table of the vector table area (2780H to 27A7H) in which the upper address of the subroutine of the CALLV instruction to be executed and the start address of the timer interrupt process (main) are set, and the internal function of the main control unit 41 HW parameter area (27A8H to 27FFH) in which is set, and an unused area (2800H to 7FFFH) where access is prohibited.

  The memory area of the RAM 41c includes an available area (8000H to 81FFH) that can be used as a work, and an internal function register area (9000H to 9000H) that stores a group of registers for controlling each function installed in the main control unit 41. 9080H) and unused areas (8200H to 8FFFH, 9081H to FFFFH) where access is prohibited.

  The parameters set in the HW parameter area in the ROM 41b include the final address (HPRGEND) of the ROM area used in the program / data area, the start address (HRAMSTAT) and the final address (HRAMEND) of the RAM area for which access is prohibited.

  FIG. 6 is an address map of the program / data area in the ROM 41b of the main control unit 41 and the usable area in the RAM 41c.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the program / data area in the ROM 41b includes a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored, a game data area in which game data used by the game program is stored, It includes a use area 1, a non-game program area in which a non-game program not related to the progress of the game is stored, a non-game data area in which non-game data used by the non-game program is stored, and an unused area 2. .

  The progress of the game is to advance a series of processes constituting the game. In the case of a slot machine, the stage where the game can be started by setting the number of bets is started and the reel is rotated. A step of stopping the reel, a step of deriving a display result, and a step of giving a value such as a medal according to the display result.

  A game program area related to the progress of the game and a non-game program not related to the progress of the game are allocated separately, and are allocated backward in the storage area of the ROM 41b among the game program area and the non-program area. Since the unused area 1 of at least 16 bytes or more is allocated to the area before the non-program area, a storage area for the game program area related to the progress of the game and the non-game program not related to the progress of the game It can be easily specified according to the difference.

  The game program area and the game data area, the non-game program area and the non-game data area are allocated to continuous areas, respectively, while the game program area and the game data area related to the progress of the game are not related to the progress of the game. Since the game program and the non-game data area are allocated to areas that are not continuous across the unused area 1 of at least 16 bytes or more, the game program area and game data area related to the progress of the game, and the progress of the game Non-game programs and non-game data areas that are not involved can be easily specified according to the difference in storage areas.

  In the above description, before and after the storage area is a magnitude relationship between the address values assigned to the storage area. The smaller address is the front and the larger address is the rear. For this reason, the storage area allocated behind the one storage area corresponds to the storage area having an address value larger than that of the one storage area, and the storage area allocated ahead of the one storage area. This corresponds to a storage area having an address value smaller than that of one storage area.

  Also, a configuration may be adopted in which a game program is allocated behind the non-game program area, and an unused area is allocated before the game program allocated behind the non-game program area. A game program area related to the progress of the game and a non-game program not related to the progress of the game can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

  Further, the game program area and the non-game program area may be assigned to areas adjacent to each other with the unused area 1 in between, and even in such a structure, a game program area related to the progress of the game, A non-game program that is not related to the progress of the game can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

  In addition, in the unused areas 1 and 2 of the program / data area of the ROM 41b, since 0 values are stored in all areas, a game program area and game data area, a non-game program area and non-game data, The unused areas 1 and 2 can be easily distinguished from each other, and even when invalid data is stored in the unused areas 1 and 2, they can be easily found.

  It should be noted that 1 may be stored in all of the unused areas 1 and 2 of the program / data area of the ROM 41b. Even in such a configuration, the game program area, the game data area, and the non-game The program area and non-game data can be easily distinguished from the unused areas 1 and 2 and can be easily detected even when invalid data is stored in the unused areas 1 and 2. .

  The game program area and the non-game program area both start from an address (0H) having the same lower 4 digits when the address is expressed in binary, and the program / data area of the ROM 41b. Among them, the game program area related to the progress of the game and the non-game program area not related to the progress of the game can be easily distinguished from other areas.

  In addition, both the game program area and the non-game program area not only start from an address having the same low-order 4 digit value when the address is expressed in binary, but also the low-order 1 digit value when expressed in hexadecimal. Starts from the same 0 address (0H), so that not only when the address is expressed in binary, but also when it is expressed in hexadecimal, the game program area and the non-game program area are easily distinguished from other areas. can do.

  It should be noted that both the game program area and the non-game program area start from an address having the same value in the lower N (N is a natural number of 1 or more) regardless of whether the address is expressed in binary or hexadecimal. With this configuration, the game program area and the non-game program area can be easily distinguished from other areas. For example, the value of the lower N (N is a natural number of 1 or more) digits is the same 1 The same effect can be obtained with a configuration starting from the address.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the usable area of the RAM 41c includes a game RAM area used as a work by the game program, a game stack area where the game program saves data, an unused area 3, and a non-game program. A non-game RAM area used as a work, a non-game stack area where the non-game program saves data, and an unused area 4 are included. In the present embodiment, the game stack area and the non-game stack area are individually provided in different areas. However, the game stack area and the non-game program may be provided with a single stack area.

  Since the game RAM area and the non-game RAM area are allocated to non-continuous areas across the unused area 3 of at least 16 bytes, the game RAM area used by the game program related to the progress of the game, and the game The non-game RAM area used by the non-game program not related to the progress can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

  Hereinafter, the game program area, the game data area, and the game RAM area may be collectively referred to as a game area, and the non-game program area, the non-game data area, and the non-game RAM area may be collectively referred to as a non-game area. . Further, the unused area 1 and the unused area 2, the unused area 3 and the unused area 4 may be collectively referred to as an unused area.

  Based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, the main control unit 41 permits access in the usable area of the RAM 41c when an access is prohibited in the program / data area of the ROM 41b. When there is an access to an area that is not set to, when there is an access to an area other than the program / data area in the ROM 41b, and when there is an access to an area other than the usable area in the RAM 41c, In other words, when an access is made to a memory area that is not accessed in normal operation, an illegal access reset is generated to disable the progress of the game. Therefore, an unused area of the ROM 41b or an area unrelated to the operation If an illegal program is stored in an unused area of the RAM 41c, etc. Even, it is possible to prevent illegal program from being executed.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, a game program area and a non-game program area are allocated to the program / data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, and before the non-game program area behind the game program area. An unused area 1 is assigned to the area, and a group including an area from the start address of the game program area to the final address of the non-game program in the program / data area based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area. While the access to the area (the area from the game program area to the non-game data area) is collectively set to be permitted, the other areas, that is, the program / data area of the game program, game data, non-game program, Non-game data is not stored Because it is forbidden access to the area later than trick data, it is possible to prevent conducted unintended control by malware or illegal data.

  In addition, a game area is allocated behind the non-game program area in the program / data area permitted to be accessed by the program in the ROM 41b, and an unused area in the area before the game program area behind the non-game program area Are allocated to a group of areas including the area from the start address of the non-game program area to the final address of the game program based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area. Thus, while the permission is set, even if access to other areas is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control by an unauthorized program or unauthorized data.

  A game program area and a non-game program area are allocated to the program / data area, an unused area 1 is allocated to an area before the non-game program area behind the game program area, and a program / data Out of the areas, a group of areas including the game program area (area from the game program area to the game data area), a group of areas including the non-game program (area from the non-game program area to the non-game data area) A configuration may be adopted in which access is set to permit and access to other areas is prohibited. Even in such a configuration, a game program or a non-game program is not stored in the program / data area. Access is prohibited, so the intent of unauthorized programs and unauthorized data Can be prevented without control will take place. In addition, a game area is allocated behind the non-game program area in the program / data area permitted to be accessed by the program in the ROM 41b, and an unused area in the area before the game program area behind the non-game program area Of the program / data area including the game program area (the area from the game program area to the game data area), and the area including the non-game program (from the non-game program area to the non-game area). (Access to the data area) may be set to permit, and access to other areas may be prohibited. Even in such a configuration, a game program or non-game in the program / data area Access to an area where no program is stored Because There is inhibited, it is possible to prevent conducted unintended control by malware or illegal data.

  In the above description, the area where access is permitted is set in the program / data area. However, by setting the area where access is prohibited in the program / data area, the area where access is indirectly permitted is set. It is good also as a structure to be performed.

  Based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, the main control unit 41 executes the user program when the user program is executed in an area other than the designated area where the program travel is permitted, that is, in a normal operation. When the user program is executed in an unoccupied area, the IAT circuit 506a outputs an IAT generation signal to disable the progress of the game. Even if an unauthorized program is stored in the use area or the like, it is possible to prevent the unauthorized program from being executed.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, a game program area and a non-game program area are allocated to the program / data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, and before the non-game program area behind the game program area. The unused area 1 is assigned to the area, and the IAT circuit 506a permits the program running for each of the game program area and the non-game program area in the program / data area based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area. While it is set as a designated area, program running in other areas, that is, areas that do not store gaming programs or non-gaming programs in the program / data area is prohibited. Control line It can be prevented been.

  In addition, a game area is allocated behind the non-game program area in the program / data area permitted to be accessed by the program in the ROM 41b, and an unused area in the area before the game program area behind the non-game program area And the IAT circuit 506a sets each of the game program area and the non-game program area of the program / data area as a designated area that permits program running based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area. Thus, even if the program running in other areas is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control due to unauthorized programs and unauthorized data.

  A game program area and a non-game program area are allocated to the program / data area, an unused area 1 is allocated to an area before the non-game program area behind the game program area, and an HW parameter area. Based on the parameters set in the above, a group of areas including the area from the start address of the game program area to the final address of the non-game program in the program / data area (area from the game program area to the non-game data area) For example, the IAT circuit 506a may be set as a designated area for permitting program running at once and the program running in other areas may be prohibited. Even in such a configuration, the program / data area Of which game programs and non-game programs are stored Since the program running in the absence area is prohibited, it is possible to prevent conducted unintended control by malware or illegal data. In addition, a game area is allocated behind the non-game program area in the program / data area permitted to be accessed by the program in the ROM 41b, and an unused area in the area before the game program area behind the non-game program area Is assigned, and based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, a group of areas (from the game program area) including the area from the start address of the non-game program area to the final address of the game program in the program / data area. Even if the IAT circuit 506a is collectively set as a designated area for permitting program running and the program running in other areas is prohibited, the area up to the non-game data area) Unintended control It can be prevented been.

  In the above description, the program / data area is configured to set the area that permits the program travel. However, the program / data area allows the program travel to be indirectly permitted by setting the area that prohibits the program travel. A configuration may be adopted in which an area is set.

  A CALL instruction is included as an instruction for causing the main control unit 41 to execute a program stored in the program / data area.

  The CALL instruction is an instruction that calls and executes a subroutine stored at a specified address. When calling the subroutine by the CALL instruction, the main control unit 41 stores the call source address in the stack area, and calls and executes the subroutine stored at the designated address. Then, after the subroutine is completed, the caller address stored in the stack area, that is, the caller program that executed the CALL instruction is returned.

  The CALL instruction includes a normal CALL instruction and a CALLV instruction which is a special CALL instruction. The normal CALL instruction is an instruction that specifies a high-order address and a low-order address to specify both the high-order address and the low-order address and calls a subroutine while the CALLV instruction specifies only the low-order address. As a result, the subroutine is called by specifying the address by the upper address preset in the vector table area of the ROM 41b and the designated lower address, and the subroutine is called with a smaller amount of data than the normal CALL instruction. It becomes possible.

  Among the game programs stored in the ROM 41b, subroutines that are particularly frequently used are stored in an area of the game program area of the ROM 41b where the start address is a specific value (for example, 00H). On the other hand, a specific value is set in the vector table area of the ROM 41b as an upper address of a subroutine called by the CALLV instruction. The main control unit 41 specifies only the lower address using the CALLV instruction when calling a subroutine in which the upper address of the head address has a specific value, thereby specifying the specific value set in the vector table area as the upper address. The lower address specified as the lower address is specified, and the subroutine stored in the address including the upper and lower addresses is called and executed. For this reason, an upper address that constitutes a part of an address used when calling a subroutine that is used frequently in the game program is set in the vector table in advance as a specific value, and is based on the specific value set in the vector table. Since the address is specified, it is possible to call a subroutine with a smaller amount of data compared to a normal CALL instruction that calls a program by specifying both an upper address and a lower address, and when calling these subroutines It is possible to reduce the waste of a program for specifying an address.

  Of the non-game programs stored in the ROM 41b, subroutines that are used frequently are stored in the non-game program area of the ROM 41b in the area where the start address is a specific value, and the CALLV instruction When a specific value is set as an upper address of a subroutine to be called at the time, and the main control unit 41 calls a subroutine in which the upper address of the top address is a specific value, only the lower address is specified by using the CALLV instruction. Even if it is configured to call and execute, subroutines can be called with a smaller amount of data compared to a normal CALL instruction that calls a program by specifying both upper and lower addresses. When calling It is possible to reduce the waste of program for specifying the address.

  In addition, the upper address used when calling with the CALLV instruction may be set in a specific register of the main control unit 41 instead of the vector table area.

  In addition to the CALLV instruction, a part of the address is specified by using a value stored in the vector table area, a value set in a specific register, etc. If a special CALL instruction that enables the storage address to be specified is used, it is possible to reduce the waste of a program for designating an address when calling a subroutine.

  The main control unit 41 is activated when a system reset by inputting a system reset signal, a WDT reset by the WDT 506b, or the aforementioned illegal access reset occurs. At this time, the value set in the vector table area, that is, The upper address of the subroutine of the CALLV instruction and the start address of the timer interrupt processing (main) are values indicating the area where the program or the like is actually stored in the program area, or FFFFH (in the unused vector table area) If the value set in the vector table area is neither a value outside the area where the program is set nor FFFFH, it will not start. That unintended processing is executed due to an interrupt. It can be prevented before.

  The game program is a program related to the progress of the game as described above, and is a program for executing a process that hinders the progress of the game unless the process based on the program is executed. On the other hand, a non-game program is a program that is not related to the progress of the game as described above, and advances the game even when the game program is called to return to the game program without executing the processing based on the program. It is a program for executing processing that can be performed.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 calls a non-game program in the process based on the game program, executes the process based on the non-game program, and ends the process based on the non-game program. Return to the processing based on the game program.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the CPU 41a, in principle, executes processing based on the game program by referring to the game data in the game data area and uses the game RAM area as a work when executing the processing based on the game program. The contents of the game RAM area can be referred to and updated. Further, the CPU 41a, in principle, executes processing based on the non-game program by referring to the game data in the non-game data area, and uses the non-game RAM area as a work. It is possible to refer to and update the contents of the non-game RAM area.

  Further, the CPU 41a does not refer to the non-game data area and does not update the non-game RAM area when executing processing based on the game program, but can refer to the non-game RAM area. In executing the processing based on the non-game program, the game data area is not referred to and the game RAM area is not updated, but the game RAM area can be referred to.

  In addition, the process based on the game program can be referred to only a specific area necessary for the game program in the non-game RAM area (for example, an error flag setting area indicating abnormality detection). In the processing based on the game RAM area, only specific areas necessary for the non-game program (for example, an internal winning flag setting area, a gaming state setting area, etc.) can be referred to. In addition, a specific area in the non-game RAM area where the process based on the game program can be referred to, and a specific area in the game RAM area where the process based on the non-game program can be referred to may be assigned to a continuous address area. However, a configuration in which part or all of the address areas are allocated to non-contiguous address areas may be used.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of a game is stored, a game data area in which game data referred to by the game program is readable and stored, and work data referred to by the game program Is a game RAM area that is stored so as to be readable and writable, a program that is called by the game program, a non-game program area that stores a non-game program that is not related to the progress of the game, and a non-game that is referenced by the non-game program Since a non-game data area in which data is stored in a readable manner and a non-game RAM area in which work data referred to by the non-game program are stored in a readable and writable manner are separately allocated, a game program, Game data and work program work data; Game program, the workpiece data of the non game data and non-game program, can be easily identified according to a difference in the storage area.

  In addition, by dividing the game program area and the game data area from the non-game program area and the non-game data area, the area occupied by the ROM 41b can be managed in a compact manner according to each function. It becomes easier to specify the corresponding data.

  Further, in this embodiment, when executing the game program, it is possible to refer to the non-game RAM area, and when executing the non-game program, it is possible to refer to the game RAM area. In executing the game program, the data used by the non-game program can be easily used, and in executing the non-game program, the data used by the game program can be used easily. On the other hand, it is impossible to update the non-game RAM area when executing the game program, and it is impossible to update the game RAM area when executing the non-game program. Does not affect the processing of the non-game program, and the non-game program does not affect the processing of the game program.

  Further, in this embodiment, the processing based on the game program can be referred to only a specific area required for the game program in the non-game RAM area (for example, an error flag setting area indicating abnormality detection). The processing based on the non-gaming program can be referred to only specific areas (for example, an internal winning flag setting area, a gaming state setting area, an RT setting area, etc.) necessary for the non-gaming program in the gaming RAM area. Therefore, since the data that can be referred to by the game program in the non-game RAM area and the data that can be referred to by the non-game program are limited to a specific area, the reference destination of the game program or the non-game program can be easily specified. be able to.

  Further, in this embodiment, when a game program calls a non-game program and executes the non-game program, all areas of the register are protected regardless of whether or not the game program is the register actually used. Therefore, when returning to the game program, it is possible to reliably return from the state at the time when the non-game program is called.

  Further, in this embodiment, when a non-game program is called from the processing based on the game program, the register value used by the game program is protected at the beginning of the non-game program, and at the end of the non-game program, Since the value of the protected register is restored, the capacity of the game program can be reduced.

  It should be noted that the register value used by the game program immediately before calling the non-game program from the process based on the game program is protected, and after all the processes based on the non-game program are completed, at the first stage of returning to the game program A configuration may be adopted in which the value of the protected register is restored. With this configuration, register protection processing is performed before the non-game program is called, and register restoration processing is performed after the non-game program is restored. Therefore, the data stored in the register by the non-game program does not affect the game program.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 executes the timer interrupt process (main) as a game program, and prohibits the execution of the timer interrupt process (main) while the non-game program is being executed. It has become. That is, the timer interrupt process (main) is executed by interrupting the process being executed only during execution of the game program.

  If the timer interrupt process (main) is executed during execution of the non-game program, it is necessary to save the register value used by the non-game program being executed by the timer interrupt process (main). However, in this case, if the register value is saved in the non-game stack area allocated to the non-game RAM area in the timer interrupt process (main), the timer interrupt process (main) as a game program is saved. Will affect the data in the non-game RAM area. On the other hand, when the register value is saved in the game stack area allocated to the game RAM area in the timer interrupt process (main), the game RAM area is determined according to the register value used by the non-game program. Will affect the data.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the execution of the timer interrupt process (main) is prohibited during the execution of the non-game program as described above, so that the game program affects the process of the non-game program. Therefore, the non-game program does not affect the processing of the game program.

  Next, a timer counter for measuring a time interval used by the main control unit 41 for game progress control and the like will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The main control unit 41 sets an initial value corresponding to the measured time as the timer value of the timer counter assigned to the RAM 41c when the time measurement start condition is satisfied, and periodically sets a timer in the timer interrupt process (main). The value is subtracted, and when the timer value becomes 0, it is specified that the time has elapsed.

  Specifically, when a timing start condition is established in the main process, the main control unit 41 sets an initial value of a timer value corresponding to the timing time in an area to which a timer counter corresponding to the condition is assigned. The set timer value is decremented by 1 until it becomes 0 every 2.24 ms in the time counter update process of the timer interrupt process (main).

  In the main process, as shown in FIG. 8, the address of the corresponding timer counter is acquired (Sf1), the acquired value is read (Sf2), and it is determined whether or not the read value is 0 (Sf3). If it is determined that the read value is 0, it is determined that the time has elapsed.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the timer counter used in the present embodiment has an initial value of 1 byte timer A, 1 byte timer B, 1 byte timer C, an initial value exceeding 1 byte, 2 bytes or less. 2 byte timer A, 2 byte timer B, 2 byte timer C, 2 byte timer D are included.

  The 1-byte timer is a timer for measuring a relatively short period that can be measured with a timer value within 1 byte. For example, an external output signal timer that measures an output period of an external output signal, an LED output update period LED update timer for measuring the time, stop invalid timer for measuring the period until the stop operation is enabled again after detection of the stop operation, start for measuring the period until the stop operation becomes valid after the reel rotation starts There is an hour timer. Among these, the stop invalid timer, the payout waiting timer, and the start timer do not straddle the timing when one game ends, but the external output signal timer and the LED update timer are measured by these timers. Time may cross the timing when one game ends.

  The 2-byte timer is a timer for measuring a relatively long period that cannot be measured with a timer value within 1 byte. For example, a 1-game time timer that measures a specified time (about 4.1 seconds) required for 1 game. There are a security signal timer for measuring a minimum output period of a security signal among external output signals, a standby time timer for measuring a period from the end of the game, and the like. Among these, the waiting time timer does not straddle the timing at which one game ends, but the one gaming time timer and the security signal timer have a timing at which one game ends by the measuring time by these timers. May cross.

  As described above, the timer counter is a timing at which one game ends, that is, a timing at which a part of the RAM 41c is initialized as the game progresses (a part of the RAM 41c at the end of one game or at the end of a specific gaming state). Including a timer counter that measures a measurement period spanning the timing at which a part of the RAM 41c is initialized in accordance with the progress of the game. The counter is also assigned to a special work that is not initialized at the timing according to the progress of the game.

  Among these timer counters, the 1-byte timers A to C are allocated to the consecutive 3 byte areas (804CH to 804EH) of the RAM 41c one byte at a time, and the 2-byte timers A to D are the continuous 8-byte RAM 41c. Two bytes are allocated to the area (804FH to 8055h). Further, the 1-byte timers A to C and the 2-byte timers A to D are also assigned to continuous areas of the RAM 41c. Hereinafter, an area to which the 1-byte timers A to C are allocated is referred to as a 1-byte timer group, and an area to which the 2-byte timers A to D are allocated is referred to as a 2-byte timer group. That is, both the 1-byte timer group and the 2-byte timer group are set in an area to which consecutive addresses are assigned according to a predetermined rule. The area to which consecutive addresses are assigned according to a predetermined rule is, for example, an area to which an address added by N (N is a natural number) from the start address and the start address is assigned.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the time counter update process.

  In the time counter update process, first, the number of 1-byte timer counters to be updated (3 in this embodiment) is set as the number of processes for 1 byte (Sg1), and the start address (804CH) of the 1-byte timer group is set. A pointer is set (Sg2).

  Next, if the value of 1 byte stored at the specified address (address indicated by the pointer) is not 0, 1 is subtracted from the value of 1 byte of the specified address (Sg3), and 1 is subtracted from the processing count set in the step of Sg1. (Sg4), it is determined whether the number of processes after subtraction is 0 (Sg5).

  If the number of processes after subtraction is not 0 in the step of Sg5, that is, if all the 1-byte timers have not been updated, the pointer is incremented by 1 (Sg6), and the process returns to the step of Sg3. As a result, the pointer moves to the address of the unprocessed 1-byte timer, and if the 1-byte value of the designated address is not 0, the pointer is subtracted.

  When the number of processes after subtraction is 0 in the step of Sg5, that is, when all the 1-byte timers have been updated, the number of 2-byte timer counters to be updated (number of 2-byte timer counters in this embodiment) Then, 4) is set (Sg7), and the pointer is incremented by 1 (Sg8). As a result, the pointer moves to the start address (804FH) of the 2-byte counter group.

  Next, if the 2-byte value stored in the area consisting of the designated address (address indicated by the pointer) and the next address is not 0, the 2-byte value of the designated address and the next address is decremented by 1 (Sg9), and Sg7 1 is subtracted from the number of processes set in step (Sg10), and it is determined whether or not the number of processes after subtraction is 0 (Sg11).

  If the number of processes after the subtraction is not 0 in the step of Sg11, that is, if all the 2-byte timers have not been updated, the pointer is incremented by 2 (Sg12), and the process returns to the step of Sg9. As a result, the pointer moves to the address of the unprocessed 2-byte timer, and if the 2-byte value of the designated address and the next address is not 0, the pointer is subtracted.

  If the number of processes after subtraction is 0 in the step of Sg11, that is, if all the 2-byte timers have been updated, the process ends.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the value of the timer counter assigned to the RAM 41c is periodically updated to become a specific value (0), thereby specifying the passage of time. Conventionally, when measuring multiple types of time intervals, timer values are set and updated within multiple types of processing that require timekeeping, and each type of program for updating multiple types of timer values is processed. Since it is necessary to provide it inside, it was a factor which increased program capacity. In addition, since multiple types of timer counters are assigned as data groups for each process used, it is necessary to read out the values of unrelated addresses in order to update all of them in one process. there were.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, an area in which a plurality of types of timer counter values are stored is set to an area to which consecutive addresses are assigned according to a predetermined rule in the RAM 41c, and the timer value stored in the designated address is Since multiple types of timer values are updated by repeatedly executing the update process while changing the specified address for the area where multiple types of timer counter values are stored by adding a constant to the current specified address Thus, the program capacity can be reduced as compared with the case where each of the processes for designating a plurality of types of addresses and updating the values of the addresses is performed in the individual processes.

  Multiple types of timers can be obtained by repeatedly executing the process of updating the timer value stored at the specified address while changing the specified address for the area where the multiple types of timer counter values are stored by performing a predetermined calculation. Any configuration may be used as long as the value is updated. For example, by adding a constant to the current designated address, multiple types can be obtained by repeatedly executing while changing the designated address for an area in which multiple types of timer counter values are stored. The timer value may be updated, or a value corresponding to the number of processes with respect to the reference address (for example, for a 1-byte counter, +1 for the number of processes 1, +1 for the number of processes 2, and the number of processes While changing the designated address for the area where multiple types of timer counter values are stored by adding or subtracting +3 ...) for 3 Ri may be configured to update a plurality of types of the timer value by return run.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration includes seven types of timer counter values of 1-byte timers A to C and 2-byte timers A to D. However, at least two types of timer counter values are determined according to a predetermined rule of the RAM 41c. In the process of updating the timer value stored in the specified address, the specified address for the area in which multiple types of timer values are stored is changed by performing a predetermined operation. However, if the configuration is such that two or more types of timer values are updated by repeated execution, the program capacity can be reduced as described above.

  In addition, only one of the 1-byte timer and 2-byte timer is set to set the timer counter value in an area to which consecutive addresses are assigned according to a predetermined rule in the RAM 41c, and update the timer value stored in the designated address. A configuration in which a plurality of types of timer values are updated by repeatedly executing a predetermined calculation while changing a designated address for an area in which a plurality of types of timer values are stored may be employed.

  Further, only for some of the timer counters provided in the main control unit 41, a process of setting a timer value in an area to which consecutive addresses are assigned according to a predetermined rule in the RAM 41c and updating the timer value stored in the designated address, A configuration in which a plurality of types of timer values are updated by repeatedly executing a predetermined calculation while changing a designated address for an area in which a plurality of types of timer values are stored may be employed.

  In this embodiment, a separate timer counter is provided for each type of period to be measured. For example, a single timer counter may be shared for a plurality of types of periods in which the measurement periods do not overlap.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 executes the process according to the timer interruption process (main) for periodically performing a predetermined process regardless of the progress of the game and the progress of the game. A main process that performs different processes in stages, and the main control unit 41 sets an initial value to the timer counter when a timing condition is satisfied in the main process, and a plurality of types of timer interrupt processes (main) The timer value is updated, and it is not necessary to provide a process for updating multiple types of timer values in each process constituting the main process, so the program capacity for updating multiple types of timer values is reduced. be able to.

  In this embodiment, the timer interrupt process (main) is executed by periodically interrupting the main process. However, in the timer interrupt process periodically performed, it is determined in advance regardless of the progress of the game. The main control unit 41 may be configured to perform both a periodic process for performing the processed process and a main process for performing a process that varies stepwise depending on the progress of the game. By setting an initial value to the timer counter when the timing condition is satisfied in the process and updating multiple types of timer values in the periodic process, multiple types of timer values are set in each process constituting the main process. Since it is not necessary to provide a process for updating, it is possible to reduce the program capacity related to updating of a plurality of types of timer values.

  Further, in this embodiment, in the time counter update process, the value of the address is updated on condition that the value of the designated address is not 0, and the timer value is updated to an abnormal value. Can be prevented.

  Further, in this embodiment, in the time counter update process, the number of processes equal to the number of timer counters to be updated is set, and the process of updating the timer value is repeatedly executed for the set number of processes. The number of timer counters to be updated can be easily set. For example, when a plurality of types of timer counters having different update intervals are provided, the type of timer value to be updated can be arbitrarily set according to the number of processes to be set. it can.

  Note that the number of processes, that is, the number of timer counters to be updated may be set in a program, or values set in a table may be read and set.

  In addition, the timer counter to be updated last is set in advance without setting the number of processes at the beginning, and the timer value is updated repeatedly until the address of the timer counter is reached. It is also possible to store a specific end value (for example, FFh) at the next address of the timer counter, and to repeatedly execute the process of updating the timer value until the value read from the specified address becomes the specific end value. good.

  In this embodiment, a 1-byte timer counter and a 2-byte timer counter are provided, and a process for updating a 1-byte timer value and a process for updating a 2-byte timer value are separately provided. Therefore, the capacity of the program and the capacity occupied by the timer value in the RAM 41c can be reduced as compared with the case where the process of updating the 1-byte timer value and the process of updating the 2-byte timer value are made common.

  In this embodiment, a relatively long time corresponding to an initial value exceeding 1 byte is measured by providing a 2-byte timer counter. For example, a timer counter having a different update interval, for example, a timer, is used. Interrupt processing (main) By providing a first timer counter that is updated once every four times and a second timer counter that is updated once every fourteen times, a relative value can be obtained without providing a 2-byte counter. It is also possible to employ a configuration for measuring a long time interval. By doing so, it is not necessary to provide a process for updating a 1-byte timer value and a process for updating a 2-byte timer value. It is possible to reduce the program capacity related to the update.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of timer counters are assigned to special works that are not initialized in accordance with the progress of the game in the RAM 41c, and are not initialized in accordance with the progress of the game. Regardless of the progress of the game, it is possible to measure the time spanning the timing when a part of the RAM 41c is initialized in accordance with the progress of the game.

  In particular, in this embodiment, not only the timer counter that may cross the timing when the measurement period ends in one game, that is, the timing at which a part of the RAM 41c is initialized as the game progresses, Since the timer counter that does not cross over the timing at which a part of the RAM 41c is initialized according to the progress is stored in the area assigned to the special work together with other timer counters, the timer counter can be easily managed. In addition, a timer counter that does not straddle the timing at which a part of the RAM 41c is initialized according to the progress of the game is set, and a timing at which a part of the RAM 41c is initialized at the measurement period according to the progress of the game. The usage of the timer counter can be easily changed by a later design change, such as changing to a timer counter that may straddle. It can be. In addition, as described above, if a single timer counter is shared for a plurality of types of periods in which measurement periods do not overlap, the timing at which a part of the RAM 41c is initialized may be crossed as the game progresses. It is possible to measure the measurement period and the measurement period that does not cross the timing at which a part of the RAM 41c is initialized in accordance with the progress of the game with one timer counter.

  Next, a command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the common control unit 201a will be described. The main control unit 41 transmits a plurality of types of commands including a request insertion medal number command, a payout remaining medal number command, and a settlement medal number command to the common control unit 201a.

  The requested insertion medal number command is a command that can specify the number of medals requested to be inserted into the credit from the number of possessed medals, and is transmitted when the MAXBET switch 6 is operated when the credit is zero.

  The payout surplus medal number command is a command that can specify the payout surplus medal number, which is the surplus medal number that could not be credited when paying out the number of medals according to the type of winning small role. Sent when a small role wins and pays out.

  The adjustment medal number command is a command that can specify the number of adjustment medals to be adjusted by operating the adjustment switch 10, and is transmitted when the adjustment switch 10 is operated.

  Next, commands that the common control unit 201a transmits to the main control unit 41 will be described. The common control unit 201a transmits a plurality of types of commands including the inserted medal number command to the main control unit 41.

  The inserted medal number command is a command that can specify the number of medals inserted into the credit within the range of the medal number, and is transmitted after the requested inserted medal number command is received.

  Next, a command that the medal lending control unit 301 transmits to the common control unit 201a will be described. The medal lending control unit 301 transmits a plurality of types of commands including a lending request command and a return command to the common control unit 201a.

  The lending request command is a command indicating that lending of a predetermined number of medals is permitted and lending the predetermined number of medals, and is transmitted when a lending switch is operated and lending of the number of medals is permitted.

  The return command is a command that can specify that the return switch 304 is operated and the medal return process is started, and is transmitted when the return switch 304 is operated.

  Next, a command that the common control unit 201a transmits to the medal lending control unit 301 will be described. The common control unit 201a transmits a plurality of types of commands including a return medal number command to the medal lending control unit 301.

  The return medal number command is a command that can specify the number of medals returned from the common control unit 201a to the medal lending control unit 301, and the medal lending control unit from the common control unit 201a based on the operation of the return switch 304. Sent when the number of medals is returned to 301.

  The main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment includes a BET process for setting the bet number from the medal number stored in the credit, a medal insertion process for requesting the medal insertion from the medal number to the credit, and the winning small combination A plurality of processes including a medal payout process for paying out the number of payout medals according to the type of credits to a credit and a checkout process for paying out medals set in credits or bets can be executed. When a process is being executed, other processes and control relating to the progress of the game are not executed.

  Further, the common control unit 201a is based on a medal lending process for adding the number of medals to the number of medals based on the lending request command received from the medal lending control unit 301 and the number of requested insertion medals received from the main control unit 41. The medal insertion process for inserting medals into the credit from the number of medals, the medal payout process for adding the number of medals to the number of medals based on the payout medal number command, and the adjustment of the number of medals based on the adjustment medal number command A plurality of processes including a medal settlement process for adding the number of medals and a medal return process for returning the number of medals to the medal lending unit 300 can be executed.

  Further, the medal lending control unit 301 records the medal lending process for lending medal based on the cash inserted into the medal lending unit 300 and the remaining amount of the inserted card, and the number of returned medals on the card based on the return medal number command. A plurality of processes including a medal return process to be returned can be executed. The medal lending process, medal insertion process, medal payout process, medal settlement process, medal return process, and BET process will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the medal lending control unit 301 detects that a card has been inserted into the card insertion slot 305a of the medal lending unit 300 or that a banknote has been inserted into the banknote insertion slot 306a. The medal lending process is started. After the insertion of the bill or card is detected, the remaining amount corresponding to the inserted bill or card is set in the storage unit in the medal lending control unit 301 and waits until the lending switch 303 is operated. Thereafter, when it is detected that the lending switch 303 is operated, an amount corresponding to a predetermined number of medals (50 in this embodiment) lent out by one operation of the lending switch 303 (hereinafter referred to as 1 operation unit amount). It is determined whether or not there is a remaining amount. If the remaining amount is one operation unit amount or more, the lending of the medal is permitted, and after subtracting one operation unit amount from the remaining amount, the lending request command Is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, and the medal lending process is terminated.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a starts a medal lending process by receiving a lending request command from the medal lending control unit 301, and the predetermined number of medals lending by operating the lending switch 303 (one book). In the embodiment, 50) is set in the RAM of the common control unit 201a as the number of rented medals, the number of lent medals is added to the number of medals set in the RAM of the common control unit 201a, and then the number of lent medals is cleared. The medal lending process is terminated.

  As described above, in the medal lending process, the medal lending control unit 301 permits lending of medals according to the remaining amount of the inserted bill or card when the lending switch 303 is operated, and controls lending request commands in common. When the common control unit 201a receives the lending request command, the common control unit 201a adds a predetermined medal number lent by the operation of the lending switch 303 to the medal number. The remaining amount managed by the control unit 301 is converted to the number of medals managed by the common control unit 201a.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the main control unit 41 detects that the MAXBET switch 6 has been operated, thereby starting the medal insertion process, and whether or not the number of medals stored in the RAM 41 c as credits is 0. Determine whether. If the number of medals for credit is 0, the number of medals for empty credit (in this embodiment, 50, which is the maximum number of medals that can be stored in credit) is set as the number of requested insertion medals. A request insertion medal number command capable of specifying the number of inserted medals is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, and the requested insertion medals number is cleared and waited.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a receives the request insertion medal number command from the main control unit 41, starts the medal insertion process, and specifies the requested insertion medal number specified based on the request insertion medal number command. Is identified. Then, among the specified requested inserted medals and the number of medals set in the RAM of the common control unit 201a, the smaller number of medals is set as the number of inserted medals in the RAM of the common control unit 201a and inserted from the number of held medals. After subtracting the number of medals, an inserted medal number command that can specify the number of inserted medals is transmitted to the main control unit 41, the inserted medals number is cleared, and the medal insertion process is ended.

  Further, the main control unit 41 that has been waiting after transmitting the requested inserted medal number command specifies the inserted medal number based on the inserted medal number command by receiving the inserted medal number command. A delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal is set in the RAM 41c in accordance with the number of inserted medals, and time measurement is started. Here, the delay time per medal is set to a time longer than the shortest time based on the shortest time required from when a physical medal is inserted until the inserted medal is detected in a conventional slot machine. Has been. Then, the number of inserted medals is added to the number of medals stored in the credit and waits until the delay time elapses. Thereafter, when the delay time has elapsed, the number of inserted medals is cleared and the medal insertion process is terminated.

  If the main control unit 41 detects that the MAXBET switch 6 has been operated, and starts the medal insertion process, the main control unit 41 determines that the medal number stored as credit is not 0. BET processing for setting the bet number is started.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the BET process, it is determined whether or not the bet number has reached the specified number. If the bet number has reached the specified number, the BET process is terminated. On the other hand, if the bet number has not reached the specified number, after setting the bet number to the specified number within the credit range, it is determined whether or not the bet number has reached the specified number. If it is determined that the bet number has not reached the specified number, the BET process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the bet number has reached the specified number, the start switch 7 is validated and the BET process is terminated.

  In this way, in the medal insertion process of the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, the number of inserted medals transferred from the number of medals managed by the common control unit 201a is added to the credit, so that the medal is performed as in the conventional case. Thus, it is not necessary to physically input such game media.

  In addition, after adding the number of inserted medals to the credit, the main control unit 41 waits until the delay time elapses, and when the delay time elapses, the main control unit 41 ends the medal insertion process so that the game can be performed for a predetermined period. The progress is delayed.

  In addition, after adding the number of inserted medals to the credit, the main control unit 41 waits until a delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal elapses according to the number of inserted medals, and when the delay time elapses By completing the medal insertion process, the progress of the game is delayed for a predetermined period corresponding to the number of inserted medals.

  Further, the main control unit 41 can set the bet number up to a specified number within the credit range in the BET process, and when setting the bet number using the medal number stored in the credit, The game is advanced without delaying the progress of the game by delay control that waits until the delay time intentionally elapses as in the medal insertion process described above.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the main control unit 41 starts the medal payout process when the game is played and the winning of the small role occurs, and the number of payout medals to be paid out according to the type of the winning small role is set. Set in RAM 41c. If the sum of the number of payout medals and the credit is equal to or less than the maximum number of medals that can be stored in the credit, the number of payout medals is added to the credit, the number of payout medals is cleared, and the medal payout process is terminated. On the other hand, if the sum of the number of paid-out medals and credits is greater than the maximum number of credits, credits are added up to the upper limit, and the remaining number of medals (the number of medals obtained by subtracting the number of medals added to the credit from the number of paid-out medals) ) Is set in the RAM 41c as the number of remaining payout medals. Then, a payout surplus medal number command capable of specifying the payout surplus medal number is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, the payout medal number and the payout surplus medal number are cleared, and the medal payout process is ended.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a receives a payout surplus medal number command from the main control unit 41, starts a medal payout process, and determines the payout surplus medal number specified based on the payout surplus medal number command. The medal payout process is terminated by adding to the number of medals held.

  As described above, in the medal payout process of the main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment, the number of payout medals according to the type of the small combination won when the small combination is won, and the number of payout medals is credited. Since it is added to the number of medals, it is not necessary to pay out physical game media such as medals.

  In addition, when the main control unit 41 adds the number of paid-out medals to the number of medals for credit, if the sum of the number of paid-out medals and the number of medals for credit exceeds the maximum number of medals that can be stored in the credit, Is sent to the common control unit 201a, and the common control unit 201a is identified based on the payout remaining medal number command. Since the number of medals remaining to be paid is added to the number of medals, even if the number of medals owned by the player exceeds the maximum number of medals that can be stored in the credit, There is no need to pay out game media.

  In the medal payout process, the main control unit 41 adds the payout medal number given by the small role winning to the credit medal number, or transmits a payout surplus medal number command and adds it to the medal number In this case, the game is advanced without delaying the progress of the game by delay control that waits until the delay time has intentionally passed as in the above-described medal insertion process.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the main control unit 41 starts the medal settlement process by operating the settlement switch 10 and determines whether or not the number of bets has been set. If the bet number is set, the bet number is set in the RAM 41c as the settlement medal number, and the bet number is subtracted to 0. On the other hand, if the bet number is not set, the medal number stored in the credit Is determined to be 0, and when the number of medals stored in the credit is 0, the medal settlement process is terminated. On the other hand, if the medal number stored in the credit is not 0, the medal number stored in the credit is set as the adjusted medal number in the RAM 41c, and the credit is subtracted to 0. Then, an adjustment medal number command that can specify the adjustment medal number is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, the adjustment medal number is cleared, and the medal adjustment process is ended.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a receives the adjustment medal number command from the main control unit 41, starts the medal adjustment process, has the adjustment medal number specified based on the adjustment medal number command, and has the number of medals. To finish the medal settlement process.

  As described above, in the medal settlement process, when the settlement switch 10 is operated, the main control unit 41 can specify the number of medals stored in the credit or the number of medals set as the number of medals as the number of settlement medals. The adjusted medal number command is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, and the common control unit 201a has the adjusted medal number specified based on the adjusted medal number command and adds it to the medal number, and is stored in the credit. The number of medals set for the number of medals or bets is converted to the number of medals.

  In the medal settlement process, the main control unit 41 operates as the settlement switch 10 to transmit a settlement medal number command to add the settlement medal number and add it to the medal number. Thus, the game is advanced without delaying the progress of the game by delay control that waits until the delay time elapses.

  As illustrated in FIG. 16, the medal lending control unit 301 starts a medal return process by operating the return switch 304, and sends a return command that can specify that the medal return process has been started to the common control unit. Send to 201a and wait.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a receives the return command from the medal lending control unit 301, starts the medal return process, and sets the number of held medals as the number of return medals to be returned to the medal lending unit 300. , Subtract the medal number to 0. Then, a return medal number command that can specify the number of return medals is transmitted to the medal lending control unit 301, the return medal number and the medal number are cleared, and the medal return process is ended.

  In addition, the medal lending control unit 301 that has been waiting after transmitting the return command identifies the number of return medals based on the return medal number command by receiving the return medal number command. Then, the specified number of returned medals is recorded on a card, and the card is discharged from the card insertion slot 305 a of the medal lending unit 300.

  Thus, in the medal return process, the medal lending control unit 301 transmits a return command to the common control unit 201a when the return switch 304 is operated, and based on the return medal number command received from the common control unit 201a. The number of return medals specified is recorded on the card and returned.

  In the medal return process, the main control unit 41 operates the return switch 304 so that the common control unit 201a transmits a return command, records the number of return medals on the card, and returns the medal insertion process. As described above, the game can be progressed without delaying the progress of the game by the delay control that waits until the delay time intentionally elapses.

  In this embodiment, when the return switch 304 is operated, the medal lending control unit 301 transmits a return command to the common control unit 201a, and the common control unit 201a that has received the return command determines the number of medals held. The identifiable return medal number command is transmitted to the medal lending control unit 301, and the return medal number specified based on the return medal number command received from the common control unit 201a is recorded on the card and returned. The common control unit 201a that has received the return command acquires the number of medals stored as credits and the number of medals set as the bet number from the main control unit 41, and adds them to the number of medals. The number of return medals transmitted to the medal lending control unit 301 and received from the common control unit 201a. The configuration may be such that the number of return medals specified based on the command is recorded on the card and returned, and in this way, the player only operates the return switch 304 to set the medals set as the bet number. The number of medals stored as credits can be returned together with the number of medals.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 can store the number of medals owned by the player as credits, and a prescribed number of bets is set using the number of medals stored in the credits. The common control unit 201a has a configuration in which the number of medals owned by the player can be stored as the number of medals, and the main control unit 41 allows the player to operate the MAXBET switch 6. Accordingly, the medal number within the range of the medal number is added to the medal number stored in the credit.

  In such a configuration, since it is not necessary to physically insert a game medium such as a medal in order to add the number of medals stored in the credit, the convenience of the player is improved. When the number of medals is added, the time required to physically insert the game medium is shortened, so that the number of medals that can be used in the game per unit time increases, so that gambling is improved. There is a fear.

  On the other hand, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 can store the number of medals owned by the player in credits and can set the number of bets using the number of medals of credits. When the credit medal number is 0, the medal number within the medal number range stored by the common control unit 201a is added to the credit medal number according to the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 by the player. Therefore, according to the player's operation, the number of medals stored in the common control unit 201a can be used for setting the number of bets via credits, and medals that are conventional physical game media are inserted. Therefore, the convenience of the player can be improved, and the main control unit 41 adds the number of medals to the number of medals for credit. Sometimes, by performing delay control to wait until a predetermined delay time elapses, the progress of the game is delayed for a predetermined delay time, so that the amount of medals used per unit time is suppressed. Thus, it is possible to prevent gambling from increasing.

  In this embodiment, the slot machine 1 is composed of a game unit 1a that is unique to the model and a common unit 200 that is common among the models that constitute the lower part of the slot machine 1, and different models of the common unit 200 are used. Although it is configured to be exchangeable with the gaming unit 1a, the slot machine as a gaming machine may be an integrated slot machine that is not divided into the gaming unit 1a and the common unit 200. In the slot machine configured integrally as described above, the control performed by the control unit corresponding to the main control unit 41 and the control performed by the control unit corresponding to the common control unit 201a are separately performed as in the present embodiment. It is good also as a structure performed by this control part, and it is good also as a structure performed by one control part.

  Further, in this embodiment, the medal number as the medal number stored in the storage means (RAM of the common control unit 201a) provided in the slot machine 1 as the valuable value is applied, and the memory provided in the slot machine 1 as the game value. Means (in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41), when applying the number of medals as credits that can be used for setting the number of bets, and adding the number of medals as the number of medals to the number of medals as credits In this configuration, the progress of the game is delayed until a predetermined delay time elapses by performing the delay control, but the medal count as the medal count stored in the storage means provided in the slot machine 1 is applied as the valuable value. , The number of medals as the number of bets stored in the storage means included in the slot machine 1 as a game value, that is, the start of the game In the configuration where the number of medals is applied and the bet number can be set directly using the number of medals, when setting the bet number using the number of medals, that is, the number of medals as the number of medals When adding to the number of medals as the number of bets using, the progress of the game may be delayed until a predetermined delay time elapses by performing delay control. It is possible to improve the convenience of the player because it is no longer necessary to insert medals, which are typical gaming media, and the amount of medals used per unit time is suppressed, which increases gambling Can be prevented.

  Further, the remaining amount stored in the storage unit included in the medal lending unit 300 is applied as a valuable value, and is stored in the storage unit included in the slot machine 1 as a game value and can be used for setting the number of bets. When the number of medals is applied and the number of medals corresponding to the amount of money consumed out of the remaining amount is added to the number of medals as credits, the progress of the game is delayed until a predetermined delay time elapses by performing delay control. Even in such a configuration, it is not necessary to insert medals, which are conventional physical game media, so that the convenience of the player can be improved and the number of medals used per unit time can be improved. Is suppressed, and it is possible to prevent euphoria from increasing.

  Further, the remaining amount stored in the storage means provided in the medal lending unit 300 is applied as the valuable value, and the number of medals as the number of bets stored in the storage means provided in the slot machine 1 as the game value, that is, the game start condition In the configuration that can be used to set the bet number directly using the remaining amount by applying the remaining medal number, when setting the bet number using the remaining amount, that is, the remaining amount is consumed and added to the number of medals as the bet number In this case, a delay control may be used to delay the progress of the game until a predetermined delay time elapses, and even in such a configuration, it is necessary to insert medals that are conventional physical game media As a result, the convenience of the player can be improved and the amount of medals used per unit time is reduced, resulting in increased euphoria. Theft can be prevented.

  Further, in this embodiment, the slot machine 1 includes a common control unit 201a that manages the number of held medals and a main control unit 41 that manages credits, and when the number of held medals is added to credits, the main control unit The main control unit 41 transmits a request insertion medal number command to the common control unit 201a by operation of the MAXBET switch 6, and the common control unit 201a performs delay control and delays the timing of transmitting the inserted medal number command until a predetermined delay time elapses, and the main control unit 41 receives the common control unit 201a after transmitting the requested inserted medal number command. By delaying the progress of the game over the period until it is completed, the number of medals will be credited When adding to the number of medals, a configuration that delays the progress of the game until a predetermined delay time elapses, that is, a first control unit that manages the valuable value, and a second control unit that manages the game value, In a different configuration, the second control unit may delay the progress of the game by waiting for the end of the delay control by the first control unit. The same applies when the number of medals as the bet number is applied as the gaming value as described above. The same applies to the case where the remaining amount managed by the medal lending unit 300 is applied as the valuable value and the medal number as the credit or the medal number as the bet is applied as the game value as described above.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines the medal number command that can specify the medal number stored in the credit as the account medal number when the account switch 10 is operated in the state where the bet number is not set. Is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, and the common control unit 201a adds the adjustment medal number specified based on the adjustment medal number command to the medal number so that the medal number stored in the credit has the medal. When the credit medal number is converted to the number of medals, the delay to intentionally wait until the delay time elapses, as in the case of adding the number of medals to the credit. The game is advanced without delaying the progress of the game by the control. The number of medals is not used directly in the game, and the number of credit medals is converted to the number of medals mainly when the game ends, and the amount of medals used per unit time is also affected. Therefore, when the credit medal number is converted into the medal number, the convenience of the player can be improved by not executing the delay control for delaying the progress of the game.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 can specify the number of medals used to set the bet number when the settlement switch 10 is operated in the state where the bet number is set as the number of settlement medals. The common control unit 201a adds the adjusted medal number specified based on the adjusted medal number command to the medal number, thereby setting the bet number. When the number of medals used is converted to the number of medals, and when the number of medals used to set the number of bets is converted to the number of medals, Thus, the game is advanced without delaying the progress of the game by delay control that waits until the delay time intentionally elapses. The number of medals is not used directly in the game, and the number of medals used to set the number of bets is converted to the number of medals mainly when the game ends, and the number of medals per unit time The amount of medals used to set the number of bets is not affected, so when converting to the number of medals, the convenience of the player is improved by not performing delay control that delays the progress of the game. be able to.

  In this embodiment, when the settlement switch 10 is operated in a state where the bet number is set, the number of medals used for setting the bet number is converted into the number of medals, and the bet number is not set. When the settlement switch 10 is operated in the state, the medal number stored in the credit is converted into the number of medals, but when the settlement switch 10 is operated in a state where the bet number is set, When credits remain, the configuration may be such that both the number of medals used for setting the number of bets and the number of medals stored in the credit are converted into the number of medals possessed. However, when the number of medals used for setting the number of bets and the number of medals stored in the credit are converted into the number of medals, as in the case of adding the number of medals to the credit. Without delaying the progression of the game by the delay control to wait diagrammatically delay time has elapsed, by so as to advance the game, it is possible to improve the convenience for the player.

  Further, in this embodiment, the main control unit 41 uses delay control that waits until the delay time intentionally elapses as in the case of adding the number of medals to credit when setting the number of bets using credit. The game is advanced without delaying the progress of the game. The conventional slot machine also has a credit, and the number of bets is set by using the number of medals as the credit. In this embodiment, the number of medals is already delayed when added to the credit. Since the progress of the game is delayed by the control and does not affect the usage amount of the medals per unit time, the delay control that delays the progress of the game is not executed when the bet number is set using the credit. The convenience of the player can be improved.

  Further, in this embodiment, the number of payout medals according to the type of the small combination won by winning the small combination as a result of the game is given. In the medal payout process, the main control unit 41 The number of medals to be paid out according to the type of the small role won when the winning combination is added to the number of medals stored in the credit, and the number of medals paid out is added to the number of medals in the credit. Sometimes, the game is advanced without delaying the progress of the game by delay control that waits until the delay time intentionally elapses as in the case of adding the number of medals to the credit. When the number of paid-out medals is given according to the game result, even if the number of paid-out medals is added to the number of medals stored in the credit, the usage amount of medals per unit time is not affected. In addition, when adding the number of payout medals given according to the game result to the number of medals stored in the credit, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player by not executing delay control that delays the progress of the game. .

  In the present embodiment, in the medal payout process, the main control unit 41 adds the number of payout medals to be paid out according to the type of the winning small role to the number of medals for credit, thereby allowing the number of medals that can store credits. If the number exceeds the maximum number of credits, a payout surplus medal number command that can specify the number of payout medals corresponding to the maximum number of credits as the number of payout surplus medals is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, and the common control unit 201a By adding the number of surplus medals specified based on the surplus medal number command to the number of medals, the number of payout medals awarded by winning the small role is converted to the number of medals. At the same time, when the number of medals to be paid out is converted to the number of medals, the delay time intentionally elapses as when the number of medals is added to the credit Without delaying the progression of the game by the delay control to wait, so that the progress of the game. When the number of payout medals is given according to the game result, even if the number of payout medals is converted to the number of medals, it does not affect the usage of the number of medals per unit time. When converting to, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player by not executing delay control for delaying the progress of the game.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the main control unit 41 adds the number of medals as the number of medals to the number of medals as credits, a delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal according to the number of inserted medals. Since it waits until the delay time corresponding to the number of medals added to the number of medals as credits elapses and the progress of the game is delayed until the delay time elapses, the credit medal The amount of medals used per unit time can be appropriately suppressed according to the number of inserted medals added to the number.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the delay time per medal is based on the shortest time required from when a physical medal is inserted until the inserted medal is detected in the conventional slot machine. Since the above time is set, the amount of medals used per unit time can be suppressed so as to be comparable to that of the conventional slot machine.

  In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 adds the number of medals as the number of medals to the number of medals as credits, and then waits until the delay time elapses to delay the progress of the game. Before adding the number of medals as the number of medals to the number of medals as credits, it is possible to wait until the delay time elapses, and add after the delay time elapses to delay the progress of the game. A configuration may be adopted in which the progress of the game is delayed by waiting until the delay time elapses every time the number of medals is added to the number of medals as credits.

  In this embodiment, the game progress is delayed until a delay time corresponding to the number of medals added to the number of medals as credits elapses. However, a predetermined delay time elapses. It is good also as a structure which delays progress of a game.

In addition, the delay time may be set shorter than the time required to insert the same number of medals in the conventional slot machine, and even in such a configuration, the game value corresponding to the valuable value is added. If it is a configuration that delays the progress of the game by delay control that waits until the delay time intentionally passes, the amount of medals used per unit time is suppressed and gambling is improved Can be prevented.
[Modification 1]

  Next, Modification 1 which is a modification of the medal lending process of Embodiment 1 will be described. In the medal lending process by the medal lending control unit 301 and the common control unit 201a according to the first embodiment, the number of medals lent by the medal lending control unit 301 based on the banknotes and the remaining amount of the card inserted into the medal lending unit 300 is The medals are added to the number of medals managed by the common control unit 201a, and then the medal insertion process is executed by the common control unit 201a and the main control unit 41. The number is transferred, that is, the number of medals lent based on the remaining amount of banknotes and cards is transferred to credit through the number of medals, but the medal lending process and medal insertion process are executed as a series of processes. As a result, the number of rented medals is transferred directly to credits without going through the number of medals. And it may be formed. In such a configuration, when the number of rented medals is larger than the number of available credit medals, the number of medals for the number exceeding the number of available credit medals may be transferred to the number of possessed medals.

  Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 17, the medal lending control unit 301 lends a card and a bill after being inserted into the card insertion slot 305a or the bill insertion slot 306a, as in the medal lending process of the first embodiment. When the switch 303 is operated to permit medal lending, a lending request command is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, and the medal lending process is terminated.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a receives the lending request command from the medal lending control unit 301, sets the number of lent medals similarly to the medal lending process of the first embodiment, and then can be inserted into the credits. A command for confirming the number of inserted medals requesting confirmation of the number is transmitted to the main control unit 41 and waits.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 41 receives the inserted medal number confirmation command from the common control unit 201a, starts the medal lending process, calculates the number of vacant credits by referring to the RAM 41c, and calculates the number of vacant numbers. Set as the requested number of medals. Thereafter, a request insertion medal number command capable of specifying the number of requested insertion medals is transmitted to the common control unit 201a and waits.

  The common control unit 201a, which has been waiting after transmitting the inserted medal number confirmation command, specifies the requested inserted medal number based on the requested inserted medal number command by receiving the requested inserted medal number command, and then requests requested By comparing the number of medals with the number of rented medals and setting the smaller number of medals as the number of inserted medals, the number of inserted medals to be inserted into the credit is set within the range up to the number of rented medals. Then, after sending an inserted medal number command capable of specifying the inserted medal number to the main control unit 41, the remaining medal number obtained by subtracting the inserted medal number from the loaned medal number is added to the medal number, and the inserted medal number, loaned Clear the number of medals and finish the medal lending process.

  Then, the main control unit 41 that has been waiting after transmitting the requested inserted medal number command receives the inserted medal number command, and based on the inserted medal number command, similarly to the medal inserting process of the first embodiment. After setting a delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal according to the specified number of inserted medals and starting timing, the number of inserted medals is added to the credit, and the system waits until the delay time elapses. When the delay time elapses, the number of inserted medals is cleared and the medal insertion process is terminated.

  As described above, in the medal lending process of the present modification, by operating the lending switch 303, the medal lending control unit 301 permits lending medals according to the remaining amount of the bills or cards, and issues a lending request command. In response to receiving the lending request command, the common control unit 201a transmits the inserted medal number command to the main control unit 41, and the main control unit 41 receives the inserted medal number command. Accordingly, the number of inserted medals specified based on the inserted medal number command is added to the number of credit medals.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 operates the lending switch 303 to delay the time corresponding to the number of medals to be added when the number of medals lent according to the remaining amount of bills or cards is added to the credit. By waiting until the time elapses, the progress of the game is delayed over the delay time.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present modification, the main control unit 41 converts the remaining amount of banknotes or cards stored in the medal lending control unit 301 into the number of medals and adds it to the credit according to the player's operation. In addition, since it is not necessary to insert a medal, which is a conventional physical game medium, into the credit, the convenience of the player can be improved, and the main control unit 41 determines the number of medals lent according to the remaining amount of bills or cards. Is added to the credit, by waiting until a predetermined delay time elapses, the progress of the game is delayed over the delay time, so the usage amount of medals used per unit time is suppressed, It is possible to prevent the euphoria from increasing.

  As described above, the first embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the first embodiment, and the present invention can be modified or added without departing from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say, it is included.

  In the first embodiment, the slot machine is described as an example of the gaming machine. However, the betting number can be set by using the configuration disclosed in the above embodiment, in particular, credits, and a predetermined number of betting numbers is set. In a configuration in which a game can be started, when adding credits using the number of medals or the remaining amount of cards, a configuration that delays the progress of the game for a predetermined period of time, such as a sparrow ball game machine or an arrangement You may apply to game machines, such as a ball.

  Second Embodiment A slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described. The configuration of the slot machine according to the present embodiment includes the same configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, and therefore, different points will be mainly described here.

  In the first embodiment, when executing the medal insertion process, the main control unit 41 sets the number of unused medals (50 in the first embodiment) as the requested insertion medal number, and uses the requested insertion medal number command in common. In this embodiment, the number of inserted medals specified based on the inserted medal number command transmitted to the control unit 201a and received from the common control unit 201a is added to the number of medals stored in the credit. Is set as the required number of inserted medals, and the number of inserted medals specified based on the number of inserted medals command is bet to the specified number. The number is set to the number, and the surplus number of inserted medals is added to the number of medals stored in the credit.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 sets a delay time according to the number of inserted medals inserted from the common control unit 201a in the medal insertion process, as in the first embodiment, and the delay time elapses. Until the delay time elapses and the next control is executed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, the main control unit 41 detects that the MAXBET switch 6 has been operated, and starts the medal insertion process. The number of medals for an empty credit (in this embodiment, the maximum number of medals that can be stored in credit is 50) and the shortage of the prescribed number (in this embodiment, the difference between the prescribed number and the bet number, which is 3 at the maximum. ) Is set as the requested inserted medal number, and a requested inserted medal number command is transmitted to wait.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a starts the medal insertion process by receiving the requested inserted medal number command, and inserts within the range of the number of medals held according to the requested inserted medal number, as in the first embodiment. After setting the number of medals, the inserted medal number command is transmitted to finish the medal insertion process.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 that has been waiting after transmitting the requested inserted medal number command receives the inserted medal number command in the same manner as in the first embodiment, thereby specifying the inserted medal specified based on the inserted medal number command. A delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal is set according to the number and time counting is started. In this embodiment, after that, the bet number is added up to the specified number within the range of the inserted medals, the surplus number of inserted medals is added to the credit, and the process waits until the delay time elapses. When the delay time elapses, it is determined whether or not the number of bets has reached the specified number. If the number of bets has reached the specified number, the operation of the start switch 7 is validated and the number of inserted medals To finish the medal insertion process. On the other hand, if the number of bets has not reached the specified number, the operation of the start switch 7 is not validated, the number of inserted medals is cleared, and the medal insertion process is terminated.

  As in the first embodiment, the main control unit 41 detects that the MAXBET switch 6 has been operated, and determines that the credit is not 0 when the medal insertion process is started. BET processing for setting the bet number is started.

  Thus, in the medal insertion process of the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, the number of inserted medals shifted from the number of medals managed by the common control unit 201a is added to the bet number. In order to set the bet number, it is not necessary to physically insert a game medium such as a medal as in the prior art.

  Further, in the medal insertion process of the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, when the number of inserted medals transferred from the number of medals managed by the common control unit 201a is larger than the shortage up to the prescribed number of bets. In addition, since the number of medals for the shortage of the prescribed number among the inserted medals is added to the credit, it is not necessary to physically insert a game medium such as a medal in order to add the number of medals to the credit. It has become.

  The main control unit 41 adds the bet number and the credit using the inserted medal number, and then waits until a delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal elapses according to the inserted medal number. When the time has elapsed, the medal insertion process is terminated to delay the progress of the game for a predetermined period corresponding to the number of inserted medals.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the common control unit 201a has a configuration in which the number of medals owned by the player is stored and can be stored as the number of medals, and the main control unit 41 responds to the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 by the player. The bet number can be set using the number of medals within the range of the number of medals.

  In such a configuration, since it is not necessary to physically insert a game medium such as a medal in order to set the bet number, the convenience of the player is improved, but when setting the bet number, If the time required to physically insert the game medium is shortened, the number of medals that can be used in the game per unit time increases, which may increase gambling.

  On the other hand, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the common control unit 201a has a configuration in which the number of medals owned by the player can be stored as the number of medals, and the main control unit 41 has a credit medal number of 0. Sometimes, the bet number is set within the range of the medal number stored by the common control unit 201a according to the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 by the player, so the common control unit 201a is set according to the player's operation. It is possible to use the number of medals stored for setting the number of bets without using credits, and it is not necessary to insert medals, which are conventional physical game media, so that the convenience of the player can be improved. At the same time, the main control unit 41 waits until a predetermined delay time elapses by performing delay control when the bet number is set using the number of medals held. It is, therefore delaying the progression of the game for a predetermined delay time, is suppressed amount of number of medals used per unit time, it can be prevented from being increased gambling property.

In this embodiment, in response to the player's operation of the MAXBET switch 6, the main control unit 41 sets the sum of the number of unused medals and the number of medals for the shortage of the prescribed number as the requested number of inserted medals. The number of inserted medals specified based on the command is set to the specified number of bets, and the remaining number of inserted medals is added to the number of medals stored in the credit. The player operates the MAXBET switch 6 Accordingly, the main control unit 41 sets the sum of the medals for the shortage of the prescribed number as the requested inserted medal number, and sets the inserted medal number specified based on the inserted medal number command as the bet number, that is, possession The number of bets is set using the number of medals, but the number of medals as the number of medals may not be added to the number of medals as credits.
[Modification 2]

  Next, a second modification which is a modification of the medal lending process of the second embodiment will be described. The medal lending process by the medal lending control unit 301 and the common control unit 201a according to the present embodiment is lent by the medal lending control unit 301 based on the banknotes and the remaining amount of the card inserted into the medal lending unit 300 as in the first embodiment. The number of medals lent out is transferred to the number of medals managed by the common control unit 201a, and then the medal insertion processing by the common control unit 201a and the main control unit 41 is executed, so that the number of bets and A structure in which the number of medals is transferred to credit, that is, a structure in which the number of medals lent out based on the remaining amount of banknotes and cards is transferred to the credit through the number of medals, but the medal lending process and medal insertion process are a series of processes As a result, the number of rented medals is transferred directly to credits without going through the number of medals. It may be. Further, in such a configuration, when the number of rented medals is larger than the number of available credit medals, the number of medals for the number exceeding the number of available credit medals may be transferred to the number of possessed medals.

  Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 19, the medal lending control unit 301 transmits a lending request command to the common control unit 201a when the medal lending process is permitted in the same manner as the medal lending process of the first embodiment. Then, the common control unit 201a transmits the inserted medal number confirmation command to the main control unit 41 after setting the number of loaned medals based on the loan request command in the same manner as the medal lending process of the first embodiment.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 41 starts the medal lending process by receiving the inserted medal number confirmation command from the common control unit 201a, and calculates the sum of the shortage of the prescribed number of bets and the number of free credits. The requested insertion medal number is set, and a requested insertion medal number command is transmitted to the common control unit 201a to wait.

  The common control unit 201a that has been waiting after transmitting the inserted medal number confirmation command sets the bet number and the inserted medal number to be inserted into the credit within the range up to the lent medal number by receiving the requested inserted medal number command. After the inserted medal number command is transmitted to the main control unit 41, the remaining medal number obtained by subtracting the inserted medal number from the lent medal number is added to the medal number.

  The main control unit 41 that has been waiting after transmitting the requested inserted medal number command is identified based on the inserted medal number command in the same manner as the medal inserting process of the second embodiment by receiving the inserted medal number command. Set a delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal according to the number of inserted medals and start timing, then add the number of inserted medals to the bet number and credits, and when the delay time has elapsed, When the betting number has reached the specified number, the operation of the start switch 7 is validated.

  As described above, in the medal lending process of the present modification, by operating the lending switch 303, the medal lending control unit 301 permits lending medals according to the remaining amount of the bills or cards, and issues a lending request command. In response to receiving the lending request command, the common control unit 201a transmits the inserted medal number command to the main control unit 41, and the main control unit 41 receives the inserted medal number command. In response, the bet number is set using the inserted medal number specified based on the inserted medal number command, and when the inserted medal number is larger than the shortage up to the prescribed number of bets, the inserted medal The remainder of the number is added to the credit.

  Further, the main control unit 41 operates according to the number of medals added when the number of medals lent according to the remaining amount of the banknote or the card is added to the bet number and the credit by operating the lending switch 303. By waiting until the delay time elapses, the progress of the game is delayed over the delay time.

  In the slot machine 1 of this modification, the main control unit 41 converts the remaining amount of bills or cards stored in the medal lending control unit 301 into the number of medals and converts them into bets and credits according to the player's operation. Since it is added, it is not necessary to insert a medal, which is a conventional physical game medium, so that the convenience of the player can be improved, and the main control unit 41 can rent a medal lent according to the remaining amount of banknotes or cards. When the number is added to the number of bets and credits, the game progress is delayed over the delay time by waiting until the predetermined delay time elapses, so the usage amount of medals used per unit time is reduced. It is possible to prevent the euphoria from being suppressed.

  In this modification, according to the player's lending operation, the remaining amount of the banknote or card stored in the medal lending control unit 301 is converted into the number of medals and added to the bet number and credit. The remaining amount of bills or cards stored in the medal lending control unit 301 is converted into the number of medals and added to the bet number according to the player's lending operation. The configuration may be such that it is added to the number of medals without being added to the credit.

  As described above, the second embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the second embodiment, and changes and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say. Further, the same or similar configuration as the first embodiment has the same effect as that described in the first embodiment. Further, the modified example illustrated for the first embodiment is also applicable to the second embodiment.

  A third embodiment of the slot machine which is a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied will be described. The configuration of the slot machine according to the present embodiment includes the same configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, and therefore, different points will be mainly described here.

  In the first embodiment, credit management is performed by the main control unit 41, whereas in the third embodiment, the common control unit 201a manages credits. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 20, the credit display 11 connected to the game control board 40 is not provided, but the credit display 11 is connected to the common control board 201 and is driven by the common control unit 201a. It has become.

  In the first embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs a delay time corresponding to the number of inserted medals to be added to the credit when the common control unit 201a executes control for adding the number of medals to the credit from the number of possessed medals. The delay control for delaying the progress of the game over a predetermined time by executing the next control after the delay time elapses while waiting until the time elapses. When adding the number of medals from the number of medals to the credit, the unit 201a waits until a delay time corresponding to the number of inserted medals added to the credit elapses, and performs predetermined control after the delay time elapses. When the common control unit 201a adds the number of inserted medals to the credit, the main control unit 41 specifies that the common control unit 201a has performed predetermined control. Wait until, by executing the following control after being identified execution of a predetermined control, and executes a delay control for delaying the progression of the game.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 according to the third embodiment can transmit a command including a MAXBET request command, a payout medal number command, and a settlement command to the common control unit 201a. The common control unit 201a transmits the command to the main control unit 41. A command including a credit addition command, a BET command, and a MAXBET command can be transmitted.

  The MAXBET request command is a command that can specify the fact that the MAXBET switch 6 has been operated and the number of medals that are insufficient up to the specified number of bets, and is transmitted when the MAXBET switch 6 is operated.

  The payout medal number command is a command that can specify the number of medals to be paid out in response to the winning of a small combination, and is transmitted when a small combination that pays out the number of medals wins.

  The adjustment medal number command is a command that can specify that the adjustment switch 10 has been operated and the number of medals to be adjusted on the main control unit 41 side, and is transmitted when the adjustment switch 10 is operated.

  The credit addition command is a command that can specify that the number of credit medals has been added. The credit addition command is transmitted after the number of inserted medals is added to the credit and a delay time corresponding to the number of inserted medals has elapsed.

  The BET command is a command that can set a bet number less than a specified number using credits and can specify the number of inserted medals used for setting the bet number from credits. Sent when a number is used to set a bet amount.

  The MAXBET command is a command that can set a specified number of bets using credits and can specify the number of inserted medals used for setting the number of bets from credits. Sent when used to set bets.

  Next, medal insertion processing, medal payout processing, and medal settlement processing executed by the main control unit 41, the common control unit 201a, and the medal lending control unit 301 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 21, when the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 is detected, the main control unit 41 starts a medal insertion process, transmits a MAXBET request command to the common control unit 201a, and waits.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a starts the medal insertion process by receiving the MAXBET request command, refers to the credit set in the RAM of the common control unit 201a, and stores the medal stored in the credit. It is determined whether the number is 0 or not. When the number of credit medals is 0, the smaller number of medals is set as the number of inserted medals out of the number of free medals (50, which is the maximum number that can be stored in credit) or the number of medals. To do. That is, the number of unused medals within the range up to the number of medals is set as the number of inserted medals.

  Thereafter, the number of inserted medals is subtracted from the number of held medals, the number of inserted medals is added to the number of medals for credit, and a delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal is set according to the number of inserted medals. And start timing. Here, as in the first embodiment, the delay time per medal is based on the shortest time required from when a physical medal is inserted until the inserted medal is detected in the conventional slot machine, as a reference. It is set to a time longer than the shortest time. And it waits until delay time passes, and when delay time passes, a credit addition command is transmitted with respect to the main control part 41, the number of inserted medals is cleared, and medal insertion processing is complete | finished.

  Further, when the number of medals for credit is not 0 when the MAXBET request command is received, the shortage relative to the specified number of bets on the main control unit 41 side specified based on the MAXBET request command is specified, It is determined whether or not the number of credit medals set in the RAM of the common control unit 201a is equal to or greater than the shortage of the prescribed number of bets. If the number of medals for credit is not equal to or less than the shortage of the prescribed number, set the number of medals for credit as the number of medals to be inserted into the number of bets, subtract the number of medals from the number of medals for credit, and While a BET command capable of specifying the number of medals is transmitted to the main control unit 41, if the number of medals for credit is equal to or greater than the shortage of the prescribed number, the shortage of the prescribed number is set as the number of inserted medals. Then, the number of inserted medals is subtracted from the number of medals for credit, and a MAXBET command that can specify that the bet number is set to a specified number is transmitted to the main control unit 41. After transmitting the BET command or the MAXBET command, the number of inserted medals is cleared and the medal insertion process is terminated.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 41 that has been waiting after transmitting the MAXBET request command ends the medal insertion process after receiving the credit addition command, and receives the BET command when receiving the BET command. After adding the number of medals specified based on the bet number, the medal insertion process is terminated, and when the MAXBET command is received, the bet number is set to the specified number and the operation of the start switch 7 is enabled. Thereafter, the medal insertion process is terminated.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the common control unit 201a manages the credit set in the RAM of the common control unit 201a, and the common control unit 201a has a credit of 0 in the medal insertion process. In addition, since the number of inserted medals is set in the credit within the range of the number of medals managed by the common control unit 201a, and the number of inserted medals is added to the number of medals of the credit, a game medium such as a medal is physically There is no need to throw it in.

  In addition, after adding the inserted medal number to the credit, the common control unit 201a waits until the delay time corresponding to the inserted medal number elapses, and transmits the credit addition command when the delay time elapses. Then, the main control unit 41 waits until receiving the credit addition command after transmitting the MAXBET request command, and executes the next control by receiving the credit addition command. The progress of the game is delayed over the period.

  Also, after adding the number of inserted medals to the credit, the common control unit 201a waits until a delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal elapses according to the number of inserted medals, and when the delay time elapses The main control unit 41 waits until the credit addition command is received and executes the next control after receiving the credit addition command, so that the main control unit 41 determines the number of inserted medals. The progress of the game is delayed over a predetermined period.

  In addition, in the medal insertion process, the common control unit 201a sets the number of inserted medals to be inserted into the bet number within the range of the number of medals stored in the credit when the number of medals stored in the credit is larger than zero. Then, the main control unit 41 can set the bet number using the medal number stored in the credit by adding the inserted medal number set by the common control unit 201a to the bet number. When the common control unit 201a sets the number of inserted medals within the range of the number of medals stored in the credit, the common control unit 201a does not wait until the delay time has intentionally elapsed as in the above-described medal insertion process. In the main control unit 41, when setting the bet number within the medal number range stored in the credit, without delaying the progress of the game by delay control, And it is adapted to advance the technique.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the main control unit 41 starts the medal payout process when the game is played and the winning of the small role occurs, and the number of payout medals to be paid out according to the type of the winning small role is set. A payout medal number command that can be set in the RAM 41c and that can specify the number of payout medals is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, the payout medal number is cleared, and the medal payout process is terminated.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a starts the medal payout process by receiving the payout medal number command, and adds the payout medal number specified based on the payout medal number command to the credit medal number. If the maximum number of medals that can be stored in credits is reached by adding the number of paid-out medals, the number of medals exceeding the number of available credits is added to the number of medals, and the number of paid-out medals is cleared. The payout process is terminated.

  As described above, in the medal payout process of the main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment, when the small combination wins, the common control of the payout medal number command that can specify the number of payout medals given by winning the small combination. Since the number of payout medals is added to the number of medals of credits or the number of possessed medals managed on the common control unit 201a side, it is not necessary to pay out physical game media such as medals. ing.

  Further, when the common control unit 201a adds the number of payout medals to the number of credit medals, if the sum of the number of payout medals and the number of medal medals exceeds the maximum number of medals that can be stored in the credit, This is the case where the number of medals surplus exceeding the maximum number of medals that can be stored in the player is added to the number of medals, so that the number of medals owned by the player exceeds the maximum number of medals that can be stored in the credit. However, it is not necessary to pay out physical game media such as medals as in the prior art.

  In the medal payout process, the common control unit 201a intentionally adds the payout medal number given by winning the small role to the credit medal number or the medal number as in the medal insertion process described above. On the other hand, the main control unit 41 sends a payout medal number command after the small role has won and the common control unit 201a determines the payout medal number as a credit or a medal number. The game is advanced without waiting for the process to be added to to be completed.

  As shown in FIG. 23, when the settlement switch 10 is operated, the main control unit 41 starts the medal settlement process, sets the number of bets to the number of settlement medals, and when the number of bets is not 0, Subtract the bet number to zero. Then, a settlement medal number command that can specify the settlement medal number is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, the settlement medal number is cleared, and the medal settlement process is terminated.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a receives the adjustment medal number command, starts the medal adjustment process, and determines whether the adjustment medal number specified based on the adjustment medal number command is 0, that is, the main It is determined whether or not there is one or more medals to be settled from the control unit 41 side. If the settlement medal number is not 0, the settlement medal number is held and added to the medal count, and the medal settlement process is terminated. Further, when the settlement medal number is 0, it is determined by referring to the RAM of the common control unit 201a whether or not the credit is 0, that is, whether or not the medal number of the credit to be settled is 1 or more. If the credit is not 0, the credit is held and added to the number of medals, and the credit is subtracted from 0 to finish the medal settlement process. On the other hand, if the credit is 0, the medal settlement process is terminated. .

  In this way, in the medal settlement process, when the settlement switch 10 is operated, the common control unit 201a issues a settlement medal number command that allows the main control unit 41 to specify the number of medals set as the number of bets as the settlement medal number. The common control unit 201a converts the number of medals specified based on the adjusted medal number command to the number of medals and converts the number of medals set in the bet number into the number of medals. It has come to be.

  Further, the common control unit 201a adds the medal number stored as credit to the medal number when the adjustment medal number specified from the adjustment medal number command is 0, thereby storing the medal stored as credit. The number is converted to the number of medals.

  Further, the common control unit 201a does not wait until the delay time elapses intentionally as in the above-described medal insertion process, when adding the adjustment medal number to the medal number, while the main control unit 41 Then, after the settlement switch 10 is operated and the settlement medal number command is transmitted, the common control unit 201a does not wait for the completion of the process of adding the settlement medal number or the medal number as a credit to the medal number. , To advance the game.

  In the present embodiment, the common control unit 201a adds the medal number stored as credit to the medal number when the adjustment medal number specified from the adjustment medal number command is 0. The medal number stored is converted into the medal number. When the medal number specified from the adjusted medal number command is 1 or more, the medal number and credit specified from the adjusted medal number command are stored. The number of medals is added to the number of medals, and the number of medals set as the number of bets and the number of medals stored as credits are held by operating the settlement switch 10 once. It may be converted into a number.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the common control unit 201a can store the number of medals owned by the player as credits and the number of medals, and stores the number of medals stored as the number of medals in the credit. It is possible to shift to the number of medals, and when the number of medals for credit is 0, the number of medals within the range of the number of medals is added to the number of medals for credit according to the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 by the player. Therefore, since it is not necessary to insert a medal, which is a conventional physical game medium, into the credit, the convenience of the player can be improved, and the common control unit 201a adds the number of medals to the number of medals for the credit. When waiting for a predetermined delay time to elapse, when the predetermined delay time elapses, Is transmitted to the main control unit 41, and the main control unit 41 delays the progress of the game over a predetermined delay time by performing delay control that waits until a credit addition command is received. It is possible to prevent the amount of medals used from being reduced and increase gambling.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment transmits a credit addition command after a predetermined delay time has elapsed when the common control unit 201a adds the number of medals to the number of medals for credits. The unit 41 is configured to perform delay control by waiting until a credit addition command is received, but the common control unit 201a transmits a credit addition command when adding the number of medals to the number of medals for credit. The main control unit 41 may be configured to delay the progress of the game over a predetermined delay time by waiting until a predetermined delay time elapses after receiving the credit addition command. However, the number of medals used per unit time is delayed as the game progresses over a predetermined delay time, as in this embodiment. And usage is suppressed, it is possible to prevent increased gambling property.
[Modification 4]

  Next, a modified example 4, which is a modified example of the medal lending process of the third embodiment, will be described. In the medal lending process by the medal lending control unit 301 and the common control unit 201a of the third embodiment, the number of medals lent by the medal lending control unit 301 based on the banknotes and the remaining amount of the card inserted into the medal lending unit 300 is The number of medals managed by the common control unit 201a is transferred to the credits managed by the common control unit 201a from the number of medals by executing the medal insertion process by the common control unit 201a and the main control unit 41. The number is transferred, that is, the number of medals lent based on the remaining amount of banknotes and cards is transferred to credit through the number of medals, but the medal lending process and medal insertion process are executed as a series of processes. In this way, rented medals are transferred directly to credits without going through the number of medals. It may be. In such a configuration, when the number of rented medals is larger than the number of available credit medals, the number of medals for the number exceeding the number of available credit medals may be transferred to the number of possessed medals.

  Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 24, the medal lending control unit 301 lends a card or bill after the card or bill is inserted into the card insertion slot 305a or the bill insertion slot 306a, as in the medal lending process of the first embodiment. When the switch 303 is operated to permit medal lending, a lending request command is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, and the medal lending process is terminated.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a starts a medal lending process by receiving a lending request command from the medal lending control unit 301, and the predetermined number of medals lending by operating the lending switch 303 once ( In this embodiment, 50) is set as the number of rented medals in the RAM of the common control unit 201a, and a lending start command indicating that the medal lending process is started is transmitted to the main control unit 41.

  After sending the lending start command, add the number of rented medals to the number of medals for credit, and if the number of rented medals is added to the credit to reach the upper limit of credit, the number of rented medals that exceed the upper limit of credit Add the number to the number of medals. After that, a delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal is set in the RAM of the common control unit 201a according to the number of medals added to the credit from the number of lent medals, and the timing is started, and waiting until the delay time elapses. To do. Here, the delay time per medal is set to a time longer than the shortest time based on the shortest time required from when a physical medal is inserted until the inserted medal is detected in a conventional slot machine. Is done.

  Thereafter, when the delay time elapses, a lending end command indicating that the medal lending process is ended is transmitted to the main control unit 41, the number of lent medals is cleared, and the medal lending process is ended.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 41 receives the lending start command, starts the medal lending process, and stands by. Then, the medal lending process is terminated by receiving the lending end command.

  As described above, in the medal lending process of the present modification, by operating the lending switch 303, the medal lending control unit 301 permits lending medals according to the remaining amount of the bills or cards, and issues a lending request command. The common control unit 201a transmits to the common control unit 201a, and in response to receiving the lending request command, the common control unit 201a adds the number of rented medals to the credit, and adds the number of lent medals to the number of credited medals to thereby obtain the credit medal. When the number reaches the upper limit, the number of rented medals for which the number of credit medals exceeds the upper limit is added to the number of medals.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present modified example, the common control unit 201a starts the medal lending process, transmits a lending start command, and then adds the number of lent medals to the number of medals or the number of medals. When a delay time corresponding to the number of medals added to the credit has elapsed, a lending end command is transmitted to end the medal lending process, and the main control unit 41 receives the lending start command. Then, after the medal lending process is started and until the lending end command is received, by waiting in the state where the medal lending process is executed, the progress of the game is delayed over the delay time. It is possible to prevent the amount of medals used from being reduced and increase gambling.

  As described above, the third embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the third embodiment, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say. Further, the same or similar configuration as in the first and second embodiments has the same effect as that described in the first and second embodiments. Further, the modified example illustrated for the first and second embodiments can also be applied to the third embodiment.

  In the third embodiment, the slot machine is described as an example of the gaming machine. However, the betting number can be set using the configuration disclosed in the above embodiment, in particular, credits, and a predetermined number of betting numbers is set. In a configuration in which a game can be started, when setting the number of bets using the number of medals or the remaining amount of cards, a configuration in which the progress of the game is delayed for a predetermined period of time, such as a sparrow ball game machine, You may apply to game machines, such as an arrangement ball.

  Embodiment 4 of the slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described. The configuration of the slot machine according to the fourth embodiment includes the same configuration as that of the third embodiment described above, and therefore, different points will be mainly described here.

  In the above-described third embodiment, in the medal insertion process, when the MAXBET switch 6 is operated, the common control unit 201a shifts the number of medals to the number of medals for credit when the credit is 0. In this embodiment, if the credit is 0 when the MAXBET switch 6 is operated, the number of medals can be determined without using the credit. This is a configuration that can be used to set the number of bets.

  In the medal insertion process of this embodiment, the common control unit 201a waits until a delay time corresponding to the number of inserted medals used for setting the bet number elapses when setting the number of bets using the number of held medals. While the predetermined control is performed after the lapse of the delay time, the main control unit 41 executes the predetermined control by the common control unit 201a when the common control unit 201a sets the bet number using the number of medals held. The system waits until it is specified, and executes the next control after the execution of the predetermined control is specified, thereby executing the delay control for delaying the progress of the game.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 25, the main control unit 41 starts the medal insertion process when the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 is detected, and transmits a MAXBET request command to the common control unit 201a. stand by.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a starts the medal insertion process by receiving the MAXBET request command, refers to the credit set in the RAM of the common control unit 201a, and stores the medal stored in the credit. It is determined whether the number is 0 or not. If the number of medals for credit is 0, the shortage of the prescribed number of bets is specified based on the MAXBET request command, and the number of medals up to the shortage of the prescribed number within the number of possessed medals is inserted. Set as a number. Then, the number of inserted medals is subtracted from the number of held medals, and a delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal is set in the RAM of the common control unit 201a in accordance with the number of inserted medals, and timing is started. Here, as in the first embodiment, the delay time per medal is based on the shortest time required from the insertion of a physical medal to the detection of the inserted medal in the conventional slot machine. It is set to a time longer than the shortest time. Then, it waits until the delay time elapses, and when the delay time elapses, it is determined whether or not the number of inserted medals coincides with the number of medals for which the prescribed number is insufficient.

  When the number of inserted medals matches the number of medals for the shortage of the prescribed number, a MAXBET command indicating that the prescribed number of bets is set is transmitted to the main control unit 41, while the number of inserted medals is the prescribed number. If it does not match the number of medals for the shortage, a BET command that can specify the number of medals used for setting the bet number is transmitted to the main control unit 41.

  If the number of medals for credit is not 0 when the MAXBET request command is received, the number of medals used for the bet number within the range of the number of medals stored in the credit is inserted as in the third embodiment. The number of inserted medals is subtracted from the number of credited medals, and a BET command or MAXBET command that can specify the number of inserted medals is transmitted to the main control unit 41. After transmitting the BET command or the MAXBET command, the number of inserted medals is cleared and the medal insertion process is terminated. After transmitting the BET command or the MAXBET command, the number of inserted medals is cleared and the medal insertion process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the main control unit 41 that has been waiting after transmitting the MAXBET request command receives the BET command, it adds the number of inserted medals specified based on the BET command to the bet number, When the insertion process is terminated and the MAXBET command is received, the bet number is set to a specified number, and after the operation of the start switch 7 is validated, the medal insertion process is terminated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the common control unit 201a manages the credit set in the RAM of the common control unit 201a. In the medal insertion process, the common control unit 201a determines that the credit is 0. In addition, the number of inserted medals used for setting the number of bets within the range of the number of medals managed by the common control unit 201a is set, and the main control unit 41 uses the number of inserted medals set by the common control unit 201a as the number of bets. It comes to add. That is, when the credit is 0, the number of bets is directly set using the number of medals without using the credit, so that it is not necessary to physically insert game media such as medals as in the past. It has become.

  When the common control unit 201a sets the bet number using the number of medals, the common control unit 201a waits until the delay time corresponding to the number of medals used for setting the bet number elapses, and when the delay time has elapsed. While the BET command or the MAXBET command is transmitted, the main control unit 41 waits until the BET command or the MAXBET command is received after transmitting the MAXBET request command, and receives the BET command or the MAXBET command to receive the next Control is to be executed. That is, the main control unit 41 delays the progress of the game over a predetermined delay time by waiting in a state where the medal insertion process is executed after transmitting the MAXBET request command until receiving the BET command or the MAXBET command. It is supposed to let you.

  Further, when setting the bet number using the number of medals, the common control unit 201a waits until a delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal used for setting the bet number elapses, and the delay time elapses. Since the BET command or the MAXBET command is transmitted at this time, the main control unit 41 delays the progress of the game for a predetermined period according to the number of medals used for setting the number of bets.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the number of medals for credit is 0, the common control unit 201a determines the number of medals held by the common control unit 201a according to the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 by the player. The number of inserted medals to be inserted as a bet amount within the range is set, and the main control unit 41 sets the number of inserted medals as the bet number, so that the number of medals held can be determined without a credit according to the player's operation. It can be used for setting the number of bets, and it is not necessary to insert medals that are conventional physical game media, so that the convenience of the player can be improved, and the common control unit 201a determines the number of bets from the number of medals held. When setting the number of inserted medals used for the setting, wait until a predetermined delay time elapses, and specify the number of inserted medals when the predetermined delay time elapses Active BET command or MAXBET command is transmitted to the main control unit 41, and the main control unit 41 delays the progress of the game over a predetermined delay time by performing delay control that waits until receiving the BET command or MAXBET command. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the amount of medals used per unit time from being suppressed and increasing gambling.
[Modification 5]

  Next, a modified example 5 which is a modified example of the medal lending process of the fourth embodiment will be described. The medal lending process by the medal lending control unit 301 and the common control unit 201a according to the fourth embodiment is lent by the medal lending control unit 301 based on the banknotes and the remaining amount of the cards inserted into the medal lending unit 300 as in the first embodiment. The number of medals lent out is transferred to the number of medals managed by the common control unit 201a, and thereafter, the medal insertion process is executed by the common control unit 201a and the main control unit 41, thereby betting using the number of medals. Although the number is set, the medal lending process and medal insertion process are executed as a series of processes, so that the lent medal can be used for setting the bet number directly without the number of medals and credits. It may be a configuration. In such a configuration, when the number of medals is larger than the shortage of the prescribed number of bets, the number of medals exceeding the prescribed number is transferred to the number of medals. I need it.

  Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 26, the medal lending control unit 301 lends a card and bill after the card and bill are inserted into the card insertion slot 305a or the bill insertion slot 306a, as in the medal lending process of the first embodiment. When the switch 303 is operated to permit medal lending, a lending request command is transmitted to the common control unit 201a, and the medal lending process is terminated.

  On the other hand, the common control unit 201a starts a medal lending process by receiving a lending request command from the medal lending control unit 301, and the predetermined number of medals lending by operating the lending switch 303 once ( In this embodiment, 50) is set as the number of rented medals in the RAM of the common control unit 201a, and a lending start command indicating that the medal lending process is started is transmitted to the main control unit 41 and waits.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 41 receives the lending start command, starts the medal lending process, and assigns the specified number command that can specify the specified number of bets and the shortage of the specified number to the common control unit. Send to 201a and wait.

  Thereafter, the common control unit 201a, which has been waiting after transmitting the lending start command, specifies the number of medals for the shortage of the prescribed number based on the prescribed number command by receiving the prescribed number command, and from the number of lent medals Subtract the specified shortage and add the remaining number of medals to the credit. If the number of credit medals reaches the upper limit by adding the surplus number of rented medals to the number of credit medals, the number of lent medals exceeding the upper limit of the credits is added to the number of medals. Thereafter, a delay time of 0.3 seconds per medal is set in the RAM of the common control unit 201a in accordance with the sum of the medal number added to the credit from the number of lent medals and the number of medals for the shortage of the prescribed number, and the time is counted. Start and wait until the delay time has elapsed. Here, the delay time per medal is set to a time longer than the shortest time based on the shortest time required from when a physical medal is inserted until the inserted medal is detected in a conventional slot machine. Is done.

  Thereafter, when the delay time elapses, a lending end command indicating that the medal lending process is ended is transmitted to the main control unit 41, and the number of medals and the number of inserted medals are cleared to end the medal lending process. .

  On the other hand, the main control unit 41 that has been waiting after transmitting the specified number command receives the lending end command, sets the bet number to the specified number, validates the operation of the start switch 7, The medal lending process is terminated.

  As described above, in the medal lending process of the present modification, by operating the lending switch 303, the medal lending control unit 301 permits lending medals according to the remaining amount of the bills or cards, and issues a lending request command. The common control unit 201a transmits the common request to the common control unit 201a. The common control unit 201a sets the number of rented medals in response to receiving the loan request command, and sets the number of bets to a specified number using the number of rented medals. Therefore, the number of bets can be directly set to a specified number from the remaining amount of the bill or card without using the number of medals or credits.

  The slot machine 1 according to the present modification is stored in the medal lending control unit 301 of the medal lending unit 300 when a player inserts a bill or a card into the medal lending unit 300 and operates the lending switch 303. The number of rented medals corresponding to the remaining amount of the bills or cards is set in the common control unit 201a, and a lending end command is transmitted to the main control unit 41 so as to set the bet number using the number of lent medals. The player sets the specified number of bets based on the reception of the lending end command, so that it is not necessary to set the bets using medals, which are conventional physical gaming media. When the common control unit 201a sets the number of bets using the number of medals lent according to the remaining amount of the banknotes or cards. Wait until a predetermined delay time elapses, and when the predetermined delay time elapses, transmit a lending end command, and the main control unit 41 performs delay control to wait until a lending end command is received Thus, since the progress of the game is delayed for a predetermined delay time, it is possible to prevent the amount of medals used per unit time from being suppressed and increasing the joyfulness.

  In this modification, when the common control unit 201a sets the number of bets according to the remaining amount of bills or cards, the common control unit 201a transmits a lending start command to the main control unit 41, and the predetermined number After the lapse of the delay time, the lending end command is transmitted to the main control unit 41, and the main control unit 41 performs delay control that waits until receiving the lending end command after receiving the lending start command. Although it is configured to delay the progress of the game over a predetermined delay time, the common control unit 201a does not perform the delay control, but the main control unit 41 receives the lending end command from the common control unit 201a Sometimes, a delay control that waits for a predetermined delay time may be performed to delay the progress of the game for a predetermined delay time.

  Further, in this modified example, in accordance with a player's lending operation, the remaining amount of banknotes or cards stored in the medal lending control unit 301 is converted into the number of medals and added to the bet number and credits. The remaining amount of bills or cards stored in the medal lending control unit 301 is converted into the number of medals and added to the bet number according to the player's lending operation. The configuration may be such that it is added to the number of medals without being added to the credit.

  As described above, the fourth embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the fourth embodiment, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say. Moreover, about the structure which is the same as that of Examples 1-3, or similar, it has an effect similar to what was demonstrated in Examples 1-3. Moreover, the modification illustrated about Examples 1-3 is applicable to Example 4. FIG.

  Embodiment 5 of a slot machine, which is a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, will be described. The configuration of the slot machine of the present embodiment includes the same configuration as that of the third embodiment described above, and therefore, different points will be mainly described here.

  In the above-described third embodiment, the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the settlement switch 10, the reset switch 23, the stop switch 36a, the automatic settlement switch 36b, Although the door opening detection switch 25, the setting key switch 37, and the reset / setting switch 38 are connected, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 27, the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch, and the common control board 201 of the common unit 200 are connected. 7, stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R, settlement switch 10, reset switch 23, stop switch 36a, automatic settlement switch 36b, door opening detection switch 25, setting key switch 37, reset / setting switch 38 are connected, These connected switches Detection signals are input.

  Further, in the above-described third embodiment, the game control board 40 of the game unit 1a has 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, a start valid LED 18, a waiting LED 19, a replaying LED 20, a BET switch valid LED 21, a left, middle and right stop valid LED 22L, 22C, 22R, and the set value display 24 are connected. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 27, the common control board 201 of the common unit 200 has 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, a start valid LED 18, and a waiting LED 19. The replaying LED 20, the BET switch valid LED 21, the left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22 L, 22 C, 22 R, and the set value display 24 are connected, and these electric components are mounted on the common control board 201. It is driven based on the control of 201a

  In the present embodiment, the common control unit 201a performs management of the bet number in addition to the management of the number of medals and the management of credits. In addition, the common control unit 201a transmits a command indicating the operation of the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, a setting state of the betting number, and the like to the main control unit 41, and based on this, the main control unit 41 The game progress is controlled.

  Further, in the above-described third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 27, the external output board 39 is connected to the game control board 40 of the game unit 1a, and the main control unit 41 controls to output the external output signal. However, in this embodiment, the common control unit 201a performs control to output an external output signal based on the command transmitted from the main control unit 41.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the common unit 200 side is provided with parts that can be shared among models such as switches and indicators, so that the manufacturing cost of the gaming unit 1a can be suppressed as much as possible. .

  As described above, the fifth embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the fifth embodiment, and changes and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say. Moreover, about the structure which is the same as that of Examples 1-4, or similar, it has an effect similar to what was demonstrated in Examples 1-4. Moreover, the modification illustrated about Examples 1-4 is applicable to Example 5. FIG.

  Embodiment 6 of a slot machine, which is a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, will be described. The configuration of the slot machine of the present embodiment includes the same configuration as that of the third embodiment described above, and therefore, different points will be mainly described here.

  In the above-described third embodiment, the MAXBET switch 6, the settlement switch 10, the reset switch 23, the stop switch 36a, the automatic settlement switch 36b, and the door opening detection switch 25 are connected to the game control board 40 of the gaming unit 1a. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 28, the MAXBET switch 6, the settlement switch 10, the reset switch 23, the stop switch 36a, the automatic settlement switch 36b, and the door opening detection switch 25 are connected to the common control board 201 of the common unit 200. The detection signals of these connected switches are input.

  In the third embodiment, the 1-3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 and the BET switch valid LED 21 are connected to the game control board 40 of the gaming unit 1a. However, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 and a BET switch effective LED 21 are connected to the common control board 201, and these electric components are driven based on the control of the common control unit 201 a mounted on the common control board 201. ing.

  In the present embodiment, the common control unit 201a performs management of the bet number in addition to the management of the number of medals and the management of credits. In addition, the common control unit 201a transmits the setting state of the bet amount to the main control unit 41, and based on this, the main control unit 41 controls the progress of the game.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, among the parts that can be shared among the models such as switches and indicators, the common unit other than the parts directly related to the progress of the game such as the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. By providing on the 200 side, the game can be smoothly advanced while suppressing the manufacturing cost of the game unit 1a as much as possible.

  As described above, the sixth embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the sixth embodiment, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say. Moreover, about the structure which is the same as or similar to Examples 1-5, it has an effect similar to what was demonstrated in Examples 1-5. Moreover, the modification illustrated about Examples 1-5 is applicable to Example 6. FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 1a Game unit 2L, 2C, 2R Reel 6 MAXBET switch 7 Start switch 8L, 8C, 8R Stop switch 40 Game control board 41 Main control part 90 Production control board 91 Sub-control part 200 Common unit 201 Common control board 201a Common Control unit 300 Medal rental unit

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine capable of playing a game by setting a predetermined number of bets using the gaming value,
Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
A game value storage means capable of storing a player-owned game value;
Bet number setting means for setting a bet number using the game value stored in the game value storage means;
Value adding means for adding a gaming value corresponding to a valuable value owned by the player to a gaming value stored in the gaming value storage means in accordance with a player's operation;
Delay means for delaying the progress of the game over a predetermined period when the value for gaming is added by the value adding means;
A gaming machine comprising: A game value storage means capable of storing a player-owned game value;
Bet number setting means for setting a bet number using the game value stored in the game value storage means;
Value adding means for adding a gaming value corresponding to a valuable value owned by the player to a gaming value stored in the gaming value storage means in accordance with a player's operation;
With
In a gaming unit constituting a gaming machine capable of playing a game by setting a predetermined number of bets by the betting number setting means,
Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Delay means for delaying the progress of the game over a predetermined period when the value for gaming is added by the value adding means;
A gaming unit comprising:

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