JP2017080503A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute a reel performance without any time limitation.SOLUTION: A game machine determines whether or not to execute a reel performance with an initial game start executed in the state where an AT is put in motion and, when determining to execute the reel performance, determines the number of times of executing the reel performance. When determining the number of times of executing the reel performance, the game machine first determines a loop ratio, then, determines whether or not to add the number of times of executing the reel performance on the basis of the loop ratio, and repeats the determination until determining not to add the execution number. When having determined the execution number of reel performance, the game machine calculates a total time required for the execution of a series of reel performance for the execution number by multiplying the execution number of reel performance by the time required for a single reel performance. The game machine defines a freeze state where a reel stop operation is not accepted for the total time required, and repeatedly performs the reel performance during the freeze state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine installed in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  A slot machine installed in a pachinko parlor or the like is called a pachislot machine, and a game is played using, for example, a medal as a game medium. The pachislot machine has a reel in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery and a lottery means for determining whether or not the winning combination is successful by performing a winning combination lottery. Then, in the pachislot machine, the rotation of the reel is started at the start of the game, and the game result is notified by a combination of symbols displayed when the reel is stopped.

  In addition, some pachislot machines produce games based on the behavior of the reels, that is, perform so-called spinning effects. For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 listed below describe a gaming machine that performs a freeze effect, which is a kind of spinning effect when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

JP2011-224244 JP2010-131133A

  However, there is a problem that a sufficient effect cannot be obtained simply by executing a predetermined spinning effect as in the conventional apparatus.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described background, and has an object to enhance the effect of producing a spinning effect.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention comprises a reel in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery, starts rotating when the game starts, and notifies the game result by stopping the rotation. A spinning cylinder that produces a game by controlling the rotation mode of the reel at least one of from the start of rotation of the reel to the stop of rotation of the reel or after the stop of rotation of the reel until the next game is started. In a gaming machine that performs an effect, the game machine includes execution number determination means for determining the number of executions for executing the rotation effect after the rotation effect is determined until the rotation effect is started. The execution number determination means determines whether or not to add the number of executions based on a predetermined loop rate, and repeats the determination until it is determined not to perform the addition. It is characterized by determining the number of execution times by returning.

  According to the present invention, it is determined whether or not to add the number of times of performing the spinning effect based on the loop rate, and the spinning effect is repeated until it is determined not to add. Can be increased.

It is an external view of a slot machine. FIG. 52 shows the gaming state of the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing of the game mode expressed during a bonus internal state. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of an electrical structure of a slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow in which a turning effect is performed. It is explanatory drawing which shows the one aspect | mode of the reel rearrangement process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the one aspect | mode of the reel rearrangement process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the one aspect | mode of the reel rearrangement process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the one aspect | mode of the reel rearrangement process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the one aspect | mode of the reel rearrangement process.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine (game machine) 10 includes a storage box 12 and a front door 14. The storage box 12 stores a reel unit, a hopper device, and the like. The front door 14 is divided into an upper door 14a and a lower door 14b. The upper door 14a and the lower door 14b are pivotally attached to the storage box 12 and supported so as to be freely opened and closed.

  The upper door 14a is provided with a speaker 15, a liquid crystal display 16, and a display window 18. The speaker 15 outputs various effect sounds. The liquid crystal display 16 displays various effect images. The slot machine 10 produces a game by controlling the speaker 15 and the liquid crystal display 16.

  In the back of the display window 18, a first reel 20a, a second reel 20b, and a third reel 20c that are rotatable are provided. A plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 20a to 20c, and three symbols per reel are displayed through the display window 18 when the reels 20a to 20c are stopped. Then, in the slot machine 10, it is notified whether or not the winning combination has been won by the combination of symbols displayed when the reels 20a to 20c are stopped.

  Further, in the slot machine 10, the reels 20a to 20c are used for notifying the presence / absence of winning of the winning combination as described above, and are also used for effects to perform a spinning effect. In the present embodiment, as the spinning effect, a freeze state in which the player's operation relating to the rotation and stop of each reel 20a to 20c is invalidated, and the rotation of each reel 20a to 20c is controlled during this freeze state. When a characteristic symbol (in this embodiment, “7”, “7”, “7” will be described as an example) is displayed (either stop display or movement display) during this turning effect. A chance mode period, which will be described later, is added.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the required time of the rotation effect per time is set to 2 seconds, and one rotation effect is performed during these 2 seconds. Further, in the present embodiment, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to execute the spinning effect in the bonus internal state described later, and it is determined that the spinning effect is performed when the lottery is won. Further, when it is decided to execute the spinning effect, the number of times of executing the spinning effect is determined. Then, the above-described freeze state is set for the time corresponding to the determined number of executions, and the spinning effect corresponding to the determined number of executions is continuously executed during the freeze state.

  The lower door 14b has a medal slot 24 for inserting medals, a bet button 25 that is operated when betting credited medals, a start lever 26 that is operated when starting a game, and a rotating reel. A first stop button 30a, a second stop button 30b, a third stop button 30c for stopping, a payout port 32 for paying out medals, and a medal tray 34 for receiving medals paid out from the payout port 32 are provided.

  The slot machine 10 inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 24, or operates the bet button 25 in a state where a credited medal exists, and the start lever 26 is activated. When the activated start lever 26 is operated, the game is started accordingly.

  When the game is started, a winning combination lottery is performed to determine one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or a loss, and the reels 20a to 20c start to rotate at the same time. Thereafter, when the stop buttons 30a to 30c are activated and the activated stop buttons 30a to 30c are operated, the rotation of the corresponding reels is individually stopped. Then, when all the reels are stopped, one game is finished. As a result of this game, when the winning combination determined by the winning combination lottery wins, a process associated with the winning winning combination is executed. .

  The slot machine 10 is provided with replay, small role, and BB as winning combinations. Replay allows the next game to be played without winning a new medal when winning. When a winning combination is won, the number of medals corresponding to the type of winning winning combination is paid out. When BB wins, it shifts to a bonus state described later. If replays and small roles cannot be won in the winning game, the right to win will be lost, and even if BB cannot win in the winning game, the right to win will be the next game Carried over to. In addition, the winning priorities are set in the order of “replay> small role> BB” for these winning combinations, and if two or more winning combinations are simultaneously selected, the winning combination with a high winning priority will be given. Wins are given priority.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 10 is shifted to a normal state where the BB is not won, a bonus internal state where the BB is won but not won, and a BB wins the prescribed number The game is played in three game states, that is, a bonus state that ends when a predetermined condition is satisfied, such as paying out a medal or playing a specified number of games. In the slot machine 10, by setting the BB to be easy to win and difficult to win, almost all games are played in the bonus internal state.

  Specifically, for example, the winning probability of the BB is set higher than that of the replay or the small role (the BB is easy to win), and the BB is always won simultaneously with the replay or the small role. Therefore, in the game of the time when BB is won, it is difficult to win BB by replay and small role winning preferentially. In addition, in the game after the time when BB is won, that is, in the bonus internal state, the winning probability of replay is set higher than the normal state (for example, replay is won in almost all games) and replay is performed according to the winning priority. Makes it difficult for BB to win.

  As described above, in the slot machine 10, almost all games are performed in the bonus internal state, so improving the gameability in the bonus internal state is important for increasing the interest of the player. For this reason, in the slot machine 10, a plurality of game modes are developed during the bonus internal state depending on the presence / absence of a spinning effect and the presence / absence of AT (notification of a procedure for winning a small role).

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the slot machine 10, a general mode and an AT mode are provided as game modes to be developed during the bonus internal state. The general mode is a game mode that is first shifted to the bonus internal state. Then, when the first chance combination which is a kind of replay or small combination wins (may be won) during the general mode, the mode shifts to the AT mode.

  The AT mode is a game mode in which a procedure for winning a second chance combination which is a kind of small combination is notified. The second chance combination is won when a game is performed in accordance with the notified procedure, and the number of medals corresponding to the winning is paid out. On the other hand, the second chance combination does not follow the notified procedure and cannot win a prize when a game is played in a procedure different from the notified procedure. Thus, in the AT mode, it is advantageous for the player because the player can win the second chance combination by receiving a game in accordance with the notification and receive a medal payout. The AT mode ends when an AT counter (to be described later) reaches “0” and returns to the general mode.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a control unit 50 that centrally controls the slot machine 10 is provided inside the slot machine 10. Connected to the control unit 50 are the winning combination determination unit 51 that performs the above-mentioned winning combination lottery, as well as the memory 52, medal sensor 54, bet signal sensor 55, start signal sensor 56, stop signal sensor 58, and reel drive controller 60. Has been.

  The memory 52 stores various setting information such as game execution programs and execution data. The control unit 50 controls driving of each unit of the slot machine 10 based on information stored in the memory 52. The memory 52 is used for temporary storage or rewriting of data such as a winning flag (a flag indicating the type of winning combination won in the winning combination lottery) used for each game. When any winning combination is won in the winning combination lottery, the control unit 50 writes a winning flag corresponding to the winning combination in the memory 52, and also writes a winning flag corresponding to replay or small combination when the game ends. If they have been deleted, they are erased from the memory 52.

  The medal sensor 54 detects a medal inserted from the medal slot 24 and inputs a medal detection signal to the control unit 50. The bet signal sensor 55 detects that the bet button 25 has been pressed and inputs a bet signal to the control unit 50. The start signal sensor 56 detects that the start lever 26 has been pressed, and inputs a start signal to the control unit 50. The stop signal sensor 58 detects that the stop buttons 30 a to 30 c are pressed, and inputs a stop signal to the control unit 50.

  The reel drive controller 60 is connected to first to third stepping motors 61a to 61c and first to third sensors 62a to 62c. First to third reels 20a to 20c are attached to the rotation shafts of the first to third stepping motors 61a to 61c. The first to third stepping motors 61a to 61c rotate the rotating shaft by an amount (angle) corresponding to the number of supplied driving pulses as is well known. The first to third sensors 62a to 62c output detection signals when facing the first to third indexes 63a to 63c provided upright on the first to third reels 20a to 20c.

  The reel drive controller 60 can grasp the rotational positions of the reels 20a to 20c from the output of detection signals from the first to third sensors 62a to 62c and the number of drive pulses supplied to the stepping motors 61a to 61c. Further, the reel drive controller 60 controls the number of drive pulses supplied to each stepping motor 61a to 61c based on the grasped rotation position of each reel 20a to 20c, thereby setting the rotation position of each reel 20a to 20c. It can be controlled freely. Further, the reel drive controller 60 can freely control the rotation speed of each reel 20a to 20c by controlling the supply speed (supply amount per unit time) of the drive pulse supplied to each stepping motor 61a to 61c.

  The control unit 50 monitors whether or not a medal is bet based on the medal detection signal or the bet signal, and validates the operation of the start lever 26 when the medal is bet. After the start lever 26 is activated, a game is started when a start signal is input. The control unit 50 operates the winning combination determining unit 51 to start the winning combination lottery with the start of the game, and drives the reels 20a to 20c via the reel drive controller 60 to rotate the reels 20a to 20c. Start all at once.

  When the stop buttons 30a to 30c are pressed after the rotation of the first to third reels 20a to 20c, a stop signal is input from the stop signal sensor 58 to the control unit 50. In response to this, the controller 50 operates the reel drive controller 60 to perform reel stop control corresponding to the pressed stop buttons 30a to 30c. In the stop control, well-known pull-in control and kick-off control are performed based on the winning combination lottery result.

  The control unit 50 performs processing corresponding to the winning combination when the winning combination won in the winning combination lottery when all reels are stopped. That is, when the replay is won, the next game can be performed without a new bet, and when the small role is won, a hopper device (not shown) is driven to pay out medals corresponding to the type of the small role that is won, and BB When wins, it shifts to the bonus state.

  Further, the control unit 50 is provided with an effect control unit (execution number determination means, loop probability setting means, total required time calculation means, and spinning effect execution means) 70. The effect control unit 70 includes a control unit. From 50, various information such as the result of the winning combination lottery and the stop position of each reel 20a to 20c (which winning combination has won) are input. The production control unit 70 produces a game by controlling the speaker 15 and the liquid crystal display 16 based on the input information.

  The effect control unit 70 is provided with an AT counter 71. When the effect control unit 70 receives an input of information indicating BB winning, that is, the transition from the normal state to the general mode of the bonus internal state is determined. Then, the production of the game in the production mode for the general mode is started. In addition, when the information indicating that the first chance combination has won (may be won) is received during the general mode, that is, when the transition from the general mode to the AT mode is determined, the AT counter 71 is set to the AT mode. An initial value (for example, 50) is set as the period (number of games in the AT mode), and “1” is subtracted from the value of the AT counter 71 each time one game is completed.

  Then, when the value of the AT counter 71 is “1” or more, the effect control unit 70 performs the game effect in the AT mode effect mode, and controls the speaker 15 and the liquid crystal display 16 when the third chance combination is won. Then, the procedure for winning the second chance combination is notified. Thus, in the slot machine 10, the period in which the value of the AT counter 71 is “1” or more is the period of the AT mode.

  Further, when the transition to the AT mode is determined, the effect control unit 70 determines whether or not to perform the spinning effect. A spinning effect is performed by controlling the behavior of the reels 20a to 20c. Then, the AT mode period is added in accordance with the result of the spinning effect. Hereinafter, a procedure for adding the period of the AT mode by the spinning effect will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, after the transition to the AT mode is determined, the effect control unit 70 is operated when the activated start lever 26 is operated for the first time, that is, with the start of the first game in the AT mode. Then, it is determined whether or not to perform the spinning effect by performing the spinning effect lottery. Then, when it is determined to perform the spinning effect, “1” is set in the spinning effect counter 72 that stores the number of times the spinning effect is executed. Thereby, it is determined that the number of executions of the spinning effect is one, that is, the spinning effect is executed once.

  In addition, when it is determined that the spinning effect is to be performed, the effect control unit 70 determines the loop rate used to determine whether or not to add the number of executions of the spinning effect (whether or not to make the spinning effect continuous). decide. For example, a uniform value according to the gaming state may be used as the loop rate, or it may be determined randomly by lottery regardless of the gaming state, or a range of values (upper limit and lower limit) according to the gaming state. And one value may be determined by lottery from this range.

  When the loop rate is determined, the effect control unit 70 determines whether or not to make the spinning effect continue based on the determined loop rate. For example, in a state where the loop rate is determined to be 66%, it is determined that the spinning effect is continued with a probability of 66%. Then, when it is determined that the rotation effect is to be continued, the effect control unit 70 adds “1” to the rotation effect counter 72. The production control unit 70 repeats the determination as to whether or not to continue the rotation effect until it is determined that the rotation effect is not continued. To decide. In other words, the value stored in the rotation effect counter 72 when it is determined not to continue the rotation effect is the number of executions of the rotation effect.

  When the number of times of performing the rotation effect is determined, the effect control unit 70 continuously multiplies the value of the rotation effect counter 72 by the time required for one rotation effect (2 seconds in this embodiment). The total required time for one set of spinning effects (a series of spinning effects) to be executed is calculated. Thereafter, the effect control unit 70 shifts the slot machine 10 to the frozen state, and repeatedly (continuously) executes the spinning effect until the total required time elapses. Each time “7”, “7”, “7”) is displayed, a predetermined value (for example, 10) is added to the value of the AT counter 71 to add the AT mode period.

  As described above, in the slot machine 10, the spinning effect is repeated (continuously executed), so that the effect of the spinning effect can be enhanced. Compared with the case where the time for making the frozen state (total time required) is determined first, and the number of executions of the rotation effect is determined so as to be within this time, the rotation effect is not subject to time restrictions. Can be made diverse.

  Since the present invention can be widely applied to gaming machines that perform a spinning effect, the game state, the number and type of game modes, the gameability in each game mode, etc. The detailed configuration is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be freely set.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which a bonus is given to the player (addition of the AT mode period) when “7”, “7”, and “7” are displayed in the spinning effect. A privilege may be given when the symbol combination is displayed. Also, the privilege to be granted is not limited to the addition of the AT mode period, and various well-known privileges may be given.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which it is determined whether or not to perform the spinning effect by lottery when the transition to the AT mode is determined has been described, but with the determination to transition to the AT mode regardless of the lottery You may make it perform a spinning effect. Of course, it may be determined whether or not to perform the spinning effect on other occasions.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the example where a spinning effect was performed during AT mode was demonstrated, you may perform a spinning effect during another game mode or a game state. In the above embodiment, the example of performing the spinning effect at the start of the game has been described. However, the spinning effect may be performed during the game, immediately before the game ends, or after the game ends.

  In the above embodiment, when it is determined that the number of times of performing the spinning effect is to be added, the example of adding the number of times of executing the spinning effect has been described, but the present invention is limited to this. is not. When it is determined to add the number of executions of the spinning effect, the number of executions of the spinning effect may be added by a predetermined number (for example, five times). Further, the number of times of adding the number of executions may be varied depending on the gaming state and the game mode (for example, the number of times of addition is 5 in the general mode and 10 times in the AT mode). . Furthermore, the number of additions may be varied for each series of spinning effects or for each addition. In this case, for example, when the execution of the spinning effect is determined, or when it is determined to perform addition, a lottery may be performed to determine the number of times of addition. Of course, the number of times of addition may be determined according to the game state when execution of the spinning effect is determined or when it is determined to perform addition.

  Furthermore, although the above embodiment has been described with an example in which one rotation effect is 2 seconds, the time for one rotation effect can be freely set. Also, prepare multiple types of spinning effects with different times per time. For example, at the beginning and end of a series of spinning effects, The time required for each rotation production may be different, such as performing a trunk production. In this case, when calculating the total required time, the required time for each rotation effect may be totaled. Of course, the opening effect and the ending effect may be executed before and after the spinning effect, and the required time for the opening and ending effects may be added to the total required time.

  Further, for example, when the number of executions of the spinning effect is 1, the rotation effect is performed in the predetermined first mode, and when the number of executions of the spinning effect is 2, the rotation of the predetermined second mode is performed. The aspect of the spinning effect of each time may be automatically determined according to the number of times of executing the spinning effect, such as performing the spinning effect in a predetermined third aspect following the effect. In this case, a lookup table is provided in which the number of executions of the spinning effect is associated with the mode of the spinning effect of each time. And the production | generation control part should just determine the mode of each rotation production based on this lookup table. In addition, in this way, when the aspect of the spinning effect of each time is determined in accordance with the number of times of performing the spinning effect, if the number of times of executing the spinning effect is determined, the time required for the rotation effect of each time is determined. The total, that is, the total required time may be determined. For this reason, the correspondence between the number of executions of the spinning effect and the total required time is stored in the look-up table described above, and as the number of executions of the spinning effect is determined, the effect mode of the spinning effect of each time And the total required time may be automatically determined.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the player's operation is not accepted during the spinning effect has been described. For example, the reel starts or stops rotating by the player's operation during the spinning effect. In addition, the spinning effect may proceed (reel behavior changes) in response to the player's operation. In this case, for example, “a predetermined (or optional) operation member (start lever, bet button, stop button, effect button, etc.) is operated” as the start condition (or the end condition of the spinning effect) of the spinning effect. Set the conditions. Then, the effect control unit may start (or end) the spinning effect when the operation member is operated.

  In addition, when repeating the turning effect, the operation member may be operated every time a turning effect is started, or only when the first turning effect is started. You may make it operate. In addition, when repeating the spinning effect, the operation member may be operated every time one spinning effect is finished, or the operation member is operated only when the last spinning effect is finished. It may be.

  Of course, the turning effect is started by the operation of the predetermined operation member, and the rotation is performed by the operation of the predetermined operation member (which may be the same as or different from the operation member at the time of starting the rotation effect). The selection may end. In addition, the reeling effect is advanced by operating a predetermined operation member during one spinning effect (for example, all reels start rotating with the start of the spinning effect, If the stop button is pressed inside, the rotation of the corresponding reel is pseudo-stopped, and all the reels are pseudo-stopped, so that one rotation effect is completed). Furthermore, the reeling effect is started by operating the start lever, all reels start to rotate, and when the stop button is operated during the rotating effect, the rotation of the corresponding reel is pseudo-stopped, etc. You may produce as if you are playing a game.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the example has been described in which the player cannot know the loop rate, but the loop rate may be notified to the player. Similarly, the number of executions of the spinning effect may be notified when the number of executions of the spinning effect is determined.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the loop rate is determined when it is decided to perform the spinning effect, and the common loop rate is continuously used until it is decided not to repeat the spinning effect. However, the loop rate may be re-determined every time it is determined whether or not to perform the spinning effect. If it is notified that the loop rate has decreased, the player's interest may be reduced. For this reason, when notifying the loop rate, it is preferable to re-determine the loop rate so that the loop rate increases each time the determination whether or not to perform the spinning effect is repeated.

  It is also conceivable that the loop rate (or the range of values selected as the loop rate) differs between the odd-numbered time and the even-numbered time when determining whether or not to perform the spinning effect. By doing so, for example, the probability of ending the spinning drum effect at the even-numbered times is made higher than the probability of ending the drumming performance at the odd-numbered times, and the player's interest can be increased. Of course, even if the loop rate (or the range of values selected as the loop rate) is different between the predetermined number of times such as the tenth and twentieth times, and other times, whether or not to perform the spinning effect is determined. Good.

  In addition, when the spinning effect is performed, each reel is rotated or stopped in a state where the characteristic symbols are aligned, so that the outcome stopped by the player's will is different from the player's will. It may change your eyes. For this reason, if the game is resumed as it is after the spinning performance is finished (reel rotation is started), it may cause problems such as giving the player a sense of incongruity that the game result has been altered, or assisting the player. It may be a problem.

  In order to prevent such a problem, it is preferable to perform a rearrangement process for changing the rotation position of each reel after the end of the spinning effect. As the rearrangement process, five patterns 1 to 5 described later are conceivable. Any of these patterns can be applied to the present invention. Hereinafter, the patterns 1 to 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10. In the following description, members similar to those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

[Pattern 1]
As shown in FIG. 6, in pattern 1, for example, three random numerical values are extracted by lottery from values having a range in which an upper limit and a lower limit are determined, and these are used as first to third delay times. . Then, after the end of the spinning effect, the first reel 20a starts to rotate when the first delay time has elapsed, and is accelerated and then rotated at a constant speed. In addition, after the end of the spinning effect, when the second delay time has elapsed, the second reel 20b starts to rotate, accelerates, and then rotates at a constant speed. Furthermore, when the third delay time elapses after the end of the spinning effect, the third reel 20c starts to rotate, accelerates, and then rotates at a constant speed. Then, when all the reels 20a to 20c reach a constant speed, the operation of the first to third stop buttons 30a to 30c is validated.

[Pattern 2]
As shown in FIG. 7, in the pattern 2, the first to third delay times are determined similarly to the pattern 1. Then, the rotation of the first reel 20a is started simultaneously with the end of the spinning effect, and after acceleration, the first reel 20a is rotated at a constant speed, and the first delay time has elapsed after the rotation of the first reel 20a reaches the constant speed. The rotation of the second reel 20b is started, accelerated, and then rotated at a constant speed. When the second delay time elapses after the rotation of the second reel 20b reaches the constant speed, the third reel 20c is rotated. After starting, accelerating, rotating at a constant speed, and enabling the operation of the first to third stop buttons 30a-30c when the third delay time has elapsed after the rotation of the third reel 20c reaches a constant speed To do.

[Pattern 3]
As shown in FIG. 8, in the pattern 3, the first to third delay times are determined similarly to the pattern 1. Then, when the first delay time has elapsed after the end of the spinning effect, the first reel 20a starts to rotate, accelerates, and then rotates at a constant speed. The second delay time from the start of rotation of the first reel 20a. The second reel 20b starts to rotate when the time elapses, accelerates and then rotates at a constant speed, and the third reel 20c starts to rotate when the third delay time has elapsed from the start of rotation of the second reel 20b. Then, after acceleration, it is rotated at a constant speed, and when the rotation of the third reel 20c reaches a constant speed, the operation of the first to third stop buttons 30a to 30c is validated.

[Pattern 4]
As shown in FIG. 9, in the pattern 4, the rotational positions of the reels 20a to 20c before the spinning effect is started are stored. Then, after completion of the spinning effect, the rotational positions of the reels 20a to 20c are returned to the rotational positions before the spinning effect is started and stopped, and all the reels 20a to 20c are stopped (that is, all reels are stopped). After 20a to 20c have returned to the rotational position before the spinning effect is started), after a certain time has passed, all the reels 20a to 20c are rotated all at once and accelerated to reach a constant speed. Then, the operation of the first to third stop buttons 30a to 30c is validated.

  In pattern 4, the amount of rotation of each reel 20a to 20c required to return to the rotational position before the spinning effect differs for each reel 20a to 20c. Therefore, if each reel 20a to 20c is rotated at the same rotational speed, The time required to return to the rotational position before the spinning effect varies for each reel 20a to 20c. Therefore, the amount of rotation of each of the reels 20a to 20c required to return to the rotation position before the spinning effect so that the time required to return to the rotation position before the spinning effect is equal regardless of the reels 20a to 20c. Based on the above, the rotational speeds of the reels 20a to 20c before returning to the rotational position before the spinning effect may be varied.

[Pattern 5]
As shown in FIG. 10, in the pattern 5, a time limit is set from the end of the spinning effect until the reels 20a to 20c complete the acceleration and start to rotate at a constant speed. By adjusting the rotation speed of each reel 20a-20c inside, after returning the rotation position of each reel 20a-20c to the rotation position before the spinning effect, each reel 20a-20c is accelerated, and with the lapse of time limit It is assumed that all reels 20a to 20c are rotating at a constant speed. Thereafter, when a delay time randomly set by lottery or the like has elapsed, the operation of the first to third stop buttons 30a to 30c is validated. In the pattern 5, since the rotation positions of all the reels 20a to 20c are in the state before the turning effect when the time limit elapses, when the time limit elapses (the delay time elapses). The operation of the first to third stop buttons 30a to 30c may be validated (without waiting).

  By performing the rearrangement process as in these patterns 1 to 5, by making the rotation position of each reel 20a to 20c different from that at the end of the spinning effect, the player feels uncomfortable that the game result has been altered. It is possible to prevent problems such as giving a problem and assisting the user. In the rearrangement process, the rotational position of each of the reels 20a to 20c may change at random from the end of the spinning effect or return to the position before the end of the spinning effect. Is not limited to the above, and can be changed as appropriate. Moreover, although the example which performs such a rearrangement process separately from a rotation effect was demonstrated, you may perform a part or all of such a rearrangement process as a part of a rotation effect.

  In the above embodiment, the production control unit 70 controls the rotation of each of the reels 20a to 20c via the reel drive controller 60. However, the present invention is limited to this. Is not to be done. The controller 50 may perform the spinning effect by controlling the rotation of the reels 20 a to 20 c via the reel drive controller 60. In this case, when the lottery effect lottery is won (that is, when it is determined to execute the rotation effect), a signal indicating this is sent from the effect control unit 70 to the control unit 50, and the control unit 50 It is conceivable to perform the spinning effect in response to this signal. In addition, when the signal cannot be sent from the effect control unit 70 to the control unit 50, a rotation effect lottery unit is provided in the control unit 50, and the control unit 50 performs the rotation effect when the first chance combination is won. If a lottery is performed and a win is made, a spinning effect may be performed. Of course, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the spinning effect is always performed when the first chance combination is won, that is, the rotation unit is abolished and the control unit 50 always performs the rotation effect when the first chance combination is won. .

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine having three reels has been described. However, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine having two or less or four or more reels. Good. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to a reel drive type slot machine, but can be equally applied to a slot machine using a liquid crystal panel or the like, a slot machine using a pachinko ball as a game medium, and the like.

10 Slot machines (gaming machines)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Speaker 16 Liquid crystal display 20a, 20b, 20c Reel 50 Control part 60 Reel drive controller 70 Production control part (Execution number determination means, loop probability setting means, total required time calculation means, rotation effect execution means)
71 AT counter 72 Cylinder effect counter

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A plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery, and a reel that starts to rotate when the game starts and notifies the game result by stopping the rotation is provided, and from the start of rotation of the reel to the stop of rotation of the reel or the reel In a gaming machine that produces a spinning effect that produces a game by controlling the rotation mode of the reel in at least one of the period after the rotation is stopped until the next game is started,
An execution number determination means for determining the number of executions for executing the rotation effect, after the determination to perform the rotation effect, until the rotation effect is started,
The execution number determination means determines whether to add the execution number based on a predetermined loop rate, and determines the execution number by repeating the determination until it is determined not to perform the addition. A gaming machine characterized by that.

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