JP2017086214A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent gambling properties from becoming too high by suppressing that AT continues too often.SOLUTION: There is provided initialization determination means 180 which returns setting of an advantageous degree related to an assistance performance state to an initial state when a series of increase zone including the assistance performance state (ART state) that can increase the number of game media acquired by a player by the assistance performance assisting winning of specific small winning combination. The initial state is set relatively low in advantageous degree related to the assistance performance state. On the basis of determination of the initialization determination means 180, predetermined initialization processing is performed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which an auxiliary effect for assisting a winning of a small role is performed.

  This type of gaming machine, for example, a slot machine, provides an assist state that assists the winning of a small role as an advantageous state separate from the bonus based on the result of the role lottery, and assist time that increases the earned profit than usual Many models are equipped with (AT). There are various types of ATs, but an AT transition lottery is performed to determine whether or not to shift to the AT state at a predetermined opportunity during the game, the transition lottery is won, and other conditions (for example, winning of a specific role, etc.) In general, an AT is initiated by satisfying In addition, as an AT termination condition, it is common to digest a set number of games or to end a plurality of sets with a predetermined number of games as one set. In addition, during the AT, an extra lottery that increases the set number of games may be performed, or a continuous lottery that further performs one set of AT may be performed. In addition, there is a case where an AT transition high probability state for a certain period of time that is easy to transition to the AT is provided after the AT ends.

  The winning probability of the above-mentioned AT transition lottery and the advantage of the AT to be executed (addition rate, continuation rate, etc.) can be made different depending on the production state. That is, it is possible to provide an effect state with a high degree of advantage regarding AT and a state of effect with a low advantage regarding AT. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a slot machine in which performance states having different AT winning probabilities and the like are distributed according to the set value of the ball, and the execution probability of the performance can be changed by changing the setting. ing.

JP 2005-160651 A

However, if the specification is such that AT can be performed continuously by shifting to the continuous lottery or AT transition high probability state, for example, in the production state where the advantage related to AT is high, the AT transition lottery or continuous lottery has a high probability. In this case, there is a problem that a lot of medals can be obtained and the shooting performance becomes too high because the AT is won and won repeatedly.
In view of such problems, an object of the present invention is to prevent an AT from becoming too high in a gaming machine such as a slot machine so as to prevent the shooting performance from becoming too high.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration.
That is, the gaming machine (slot machine S) according to the present invention is a gaming machine in which a game medium is inserted and a game is started, and a plurality of rotary reels 61 to 63 having a plurality of symbols on the outer peripheral surface, , A start switch 20 for rotating the plurality of rotating reels 61 to 63, a plurality of stop switches 31 to 33 for individually stopping the rotating reels 61 to 63, and a plurality of types including a small combination Whether or not the role lottery means 120 for performing the role lottery, and the rotation of the rotary reels 61 to 63 are controlled based on the input of the operation signal of the start switch 20, and based on the input of the operation signal of the stop switches 31 to 33 Reel control means 130 for controlling stopping of the rotating reels 61 to 63 that are rotating, and the plurality of rotating reels 61 to 61 that have started rotating by the operation of the start switch 20. When all 3 are stopped by the operation of the stop switches 31 to 33, a winning determination means 140 for determining winning based on the fact that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed on the effective line, and the winning of the small winning combination The number of game media acquired by the player by performing payout control means 150 for paying out game media based on the above and an auxiliary effect (Bell Navi) that assists the winning of a specific small role (bell role) among the small roles And an auxiliary effect control means (AT control means 170) for controlling the start and end of an auxiliary effect state (ART state), and at the end of a series of increased sections including the auxiliary effect state, the auxiliary effect state Initialization determination means 180 for making a decision to return the setting of the advantage to the initial state. Further, the initial state is set to a state in which the advantage related to the auxiliary effect state is relatively low. A predetermined initialization process is performed based on the determination by the initialization determination unit 180.

Here, the setting of the degree of advantage related to the auxiliary effect state includes the AT transition lottery mode, the mode related to the AT advantage, the number of remaining games (the number of so-called ceiling games) for which the next AT is guaranteed, and the auxiliary effect state. In order to set the advantage level regarding the initial state, it is possible to return the setting to a predetermined setting as the initial state setting, and to determine the judgment information accumulated during the AT (for example, points for shifting to the advantageous state). In addition to resetting, a lottery for determining a predetermined setting in a predetermined manner is included.
According to the present invention, a predetermined initialization process is performed regardless of whether or not there is an opportunity to change the advantage related to the auxiliary performance state that occurred during the series of increased sections at the end of the series of increased sections including the auxiliary performance state. Therefore, after the end of a series of increasing sections, the advantage related to the auxiliary effect state is relatively low, and it is difficult to continuously generate the auxiliary effect state or the period of one auxiliary effect state is You can avoid getting too long.

  In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention has a plurality of stages of setting of balls that have different assumed payout numbers of game media, and a setting for changing the setting of the balls based on the operation of the setting change operation unit 50. A change control unit 190 is provided, and when a setting change is performed by the setting change control unit 190, an initialization process is performed for a predetermined item related to the auxiliary effect state. The items that are targets of initialization processing performed based on the determination of the initialization determination unit 180 are included in the items that are targets of initialization processing performed when the setting change is performed, and The initialization process performed based on the determination by the initialization determination unit 180 can be formed so that the initialization process is performed in the same manner as the initialization process performed when the setting is changed.

The series of increased sections may include a game period in which the transition to the auxiliary effect state is determined. In the “game period in which the transition to the auxiliary effect state is determined”, the number of acquired game media decreases or the increase in the number of acquired game media is difficult due to the absence of the auxiliary effect (for example, An ART preparation state in which an auxiliary effect is not performed, an AT latent state before AT is started, and the like).
Further, the series of increasing sections may include a game period (during bonus operation) in which a special game based on a bonus winning is performed.
Thus, it is sufficient that the “series of increasing sections” includes at least an auxiliary performance state (a state in which the number of balls is increased by assisting the winning of a small role), and the number of balls generated is increased by other than the auxiliary performance. A game period or a game section in which the number of balls to be temporarily reduced may be included.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, in a gaming machine such as a slot machine, it is possible to prevent the AT from becoming too high by preventing ATs from continuing too much.

FIG. 4 is an external front view of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an input, output and control device of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is an embodiment of the present invention and is a diagram showing a symbol arrangement of a rotating reel. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a table | surface which shows the symbol combination corresponding to a winning combination. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a conceptual diagram of a role lottery table. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a block diagram showing transition of an internal lottery state. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a block diagram showing transition of the production state. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the lottery aspect of the lottery regarding AT. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing of the lottery player method in the case of performing a lottery determination. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing of a series of increase areas. It is a modification of embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing of a series of increase areas. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a game control process in one game of the slot machine based on the control of the main control device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a flowchart which shows a success / failure lottery process. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a flowchart showing initialization determination processing during the game mode. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a flowchart showing initialization determination processing during a setting change mode.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine.
(Slot Machine S)
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine S includes a rectangular casing B having an opening on the front side (the front side facing the player), and a front door D that closes the opening of the casing B. Yes.
Inside the housing B is a control device 1 for controlling the operation of the slot machine S, a reel unit 2 having three rotating reels 61, 62, 63 with a plurality of symbols on the outer peripheral surface, and a medal. In addition, a hopper unit 3 for paying out stored medals, a power supply device 4 for supplying power to various devices provided in the slot machine S, and the like are installed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front door D is formed with a symbol display window W through which the symbols of the three rotary reels 61 to 63 can be visually recognized. The lower part of the symbol display window W and substantially the center in the height direction of the slot machine S is a counter-like operation unit C provided with an operation switch for operating the slot machine S. A medal slot 5 is provided at the upper right end of the operation unit C, and a credit medal, which is a medal electronically stored in the slot machine S, is provided on the left side of the upper surface of the operation unit C for playing a game. A bet switch 10 is provided to replace the bet. The operation unit C may be provided with an effect switch that allows the player to select the effect contents.

  Further, a start switch 20 for starting rotation of the rotary reels 61 to 63 is provided on the front left side of the operation unit C, and three rotary reels 61 to 63 are individually provided in the center of the front of the operation unit C. Three stop switches 31, 32, 33 for stopping are provided. Specifically, the stop switch 31 positioned on the left side stops the rotary reel 61 positioned on the left side, and the stop switch 32 positioned on the center stops the rotary reel 62 positioned in the center. The stop switch 33 located at the position stops the rotary reel 63 located on the right side. A settlement switch 40 is provided at the front left end of the operation unit C to refund credits.

The bet switch 10 includes a push button that can move in the vertical direction. A detection unit that detects the movement of the push button by a pressing operation is provided on the inside of the casing of the bet switch 10. The detection signal is handled as an operation signal for the bet switch 10.
The start switch 20 includes a lever that can swing in the vertical direction, and a detection unit that detects the movement of the lever by a pressing operation is provided on the inside of the housing of the start switch 20. Is handled as an operation signal of the start switch 20.
The stop switches 31 to 33 are provided with push buttons in the front-rear direction, and detection units for detecting the position movement of the push buttons by pressing operations are provided on the inside of the housing of the stop switches 31 to 33, respectively. The detection signal of the unit is handled as an operation signal for each of the stop switches 31-33.

  In the front door D, an image display unit 70 such as a liquid crystal display device is provided above the symbol display window W, and on the side of the front door D located on both sides of the symbol display window W and on the upper end of the front door D. An electric lamp 80 is provided. In addition, a lower tray 6 capable of storing medals is provided at the lower portion of the front door D, and medals paid out from the hopper unit 3 are discharged to the lower tray 6 on the back wall of the lower tray 6. For this purpose, a medal discharge port 8 and speakers 90 arranged on both sides of the medal discharge port 8 are provided. A medal selector 7 is provided below the medal insertion slot 5 and behind the front door D for detecting the inserted medal and determining the medal.

  The reel unit 2 includes three reel motors M1, M2, and M3 (see FIG. 2) fixed to a frame (not shown), and three rotary reels 61 fixed to the drive shafts of the reel motors M1 to M3. To 63 and a motor drive board (not shown) for driving the reel motors M1 to M3. Although not shown, a rotating reel 61 is fixed to the reel motor M1, a rotating reel 62 is fixed to the reel motor M2, and a rotating reel 63 is fixed to the reel motor M3.

  Each of the reel motors M1 to M3 is a stepping motor, and includes a rotor connected to a drive shaft and a four-phase coil (not shown). When the coils are sequentially excited, the rotor rotates and the drive shaft is driven. Rotates, and the rotating reels 61 to 63 fixed to the drive shaft rotate. The four-phase coil is excited when a predetermined drive pulse is supplied to the motor drive board, and the number of drive pulses and the pulse width are controlled, whereby the symbols attached to the rotating reels 61 to 63 are controlled. So that the rotary reels 61 to 63 can be rotated (forward rotation) so as to pass through the symbol display window W from the upper side to the lower side, and the rotary reels 61 to 63 can be stopped in symbol units. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the outer peripheral surface of each of the reels 61 to 63, “red 7”, “BAR”, “replay”, “watermelon a”, “watermelon b”, “bell”, “cherry”, 21 symbols such as “dummy” are attached to each rotating reel. Here, an area for one symbol displayed on the rotating reel is referred to as one frame, and each of the rotating reels 61 to 63 has 21 frames equally divided corresponding to 21 symbols. Then, three symbols arranged continuously on the outer peripheral surface of each of the rotary reels 61 to 63 are visible from the symbol display window W.

  Here, as the display positions for visually recognizing the symbols through the symbol display window W, the upper, middle and lower stages are provided for each of the rotary reels 61 to 63, and an effective line is obtained depending on the combination of the display positions of the respective rotary reels 61 to 63. Is set. The effective line is effective for winning a line (winning line) that can connect 9 symbols in total, 3 vertically 3 by 3 at each display position of the three reels 61 to 63. Is a line that defines the arrangement of symbol combinations. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a middle line L1 that connects symbols located in the middle stage of each of the rotating reels 61 to 63, an upper line L2 that connects symbols located in the upper stage of each of the rotating reels 61 to 63, A lower line L3 that connects the symbols positioned at the lower stage of each of the rotating reels 61 to 63, a symbol positioned at the lower level of the rotating reel 61, a symbol positioned at the middle level of the rotating reel 62, and a symbol positioned at the upper level of the rotating reel 63. Five right-down lines L4 and five right-down lines L5 connecting the symbols located on the upper stage of the rotating reel 61, the symbols located on the middle stage of the rotating reel 62, and the symbols located on the lower stage of the rotating reel 63 are set as winning lines. Has been.

  In the present embodiment, it is possible to bet (hang) three medals in order to play one game. When three medals are bet, the above five pay lines are displayed. It becomes an effective line. In the slot machine S, the symbol combination associated with the combination is placed on the effective line by the stop symbols of the rotating reels 61 to 63 which are started to rotate by the operation of the start switch 20 and stopped by the operation of the stop switches 31 to 33. When displayed (hereinafter referred to as winning), a profit corresponding to the combination is given.

(Control device 1)
The control device 1 includes a main board unit that houses a main board in a main board case (not shown), and a sub board unit that houses a sub board in a sub board case (not shown). The main board and the sub board are control boards on which various electronic components such as an IC are mounted. The main board constitutes a main control device 100 (see FIG. 2) that controls the game of the slot machine S. And a sub-control device 200 (see FIG. 2) that performs control related to notification. In addition, between the main control device 100 and the sub control device 200, commands and data are output only to one side from the main control device 100 to the sub control device 200, and from the sub control device 200 to the main control device 100. Command and data are not output.

(Main control device 100)
The main control device 100 controls rotation and stop of the rotary reels 61 to 63 based on operations of the start switch 20 and stop switches 31 to 33.
On the input side of the main controller 100, as shown in FIG. 2, a medal sensor 7A, a reel sensor 2A, a payout sensor 3A, a bet switch 10, a start switch 20, stop switches 31 to 33, a settlement switch 40, and a setting change operation The unit 50 is connected. Here, the medal sensor 7A is a detection unit provided in the medal selector 7, as shown in FIG. 1, for detecting a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 5 and transferred to the hopper unit 3. is there. Although not shown, the reel sensor 2A is a detection unit provided on the frame of the reel unit 2, and detects the start index provided on the rotary reels 61 to 63 to detect the rotation of the rotary reels 61 to 63. Is for. Although not shown, the payout sensor 3A is a detection unit provided in the hopper unit 3 and detects a medal paid out from the medal payout device. As shown in FIG. 1, the setting change operation unit 50 is an operation unit provided on the surface of the control device 1, and is used when changing the setting of the game balls of the slot machine S. As the setting change operation unit 50, a setting key switch 51 and a setting change switch 52 are provided.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, reel motors M <b> 1 to M <b> 3, a hopper motor 3 </ b> B, a blocker 7 </ b> B, a bet display unit 11 and a credit display unit 12 are connected to the output side of the main controller 100. Although not shown, the hopper motor 3B is for driving a medal payout device that discharges medals stored in the hopper unit 3 one by one. Although not shown, the blocker 7B is a medal canceling device for discharging medals passing through the medal selector 7 to the outside of the medal selector 7 before being detected by the medal sensor 7A. The discharged medals are returned to the lower plate 6. As shown in FIG. 1, the bet display unit 11 is a light emitting display unit provided below the symbol display window W, and emits light that emits the number of medals placed (bet) for one game. It is displayed according to the number of areas. Similarly, the credit display unit 12 is a 7-segment display unit provided below the symbol display window W, and displays the number of credited medals in numbers.

  Although not shown, the main board constituting the main control device 100 is a ROM that stores a program and data related to a game, a main CPU that performs control related to the progress of the game based on a program stored in the ROM, and the like. Various electronic components such as an RWM and an I / O that temporarily store data for performing control related to the progress of the game are provided. Then, when the CPU reads the program stored in the ROM, as shown in FIG. 2, the insertion control means 110, the winning lottery means 120, the reel control means 130, the winning determination means 140, the payout control means 150, the state transition means. 160, AT control unit 170, initialization determination unit 180, and setting change control unit 190.

(Input control means 110)
The insertion control means 110 receives a medal for performing one game based on the insertion of a medal from the medal insertion slot 5 or the operation of the bet switch 10 (hereinafter referred to as insertion operation) and the determination result of the winning determination means 140. This is for setting a hung state (bet state).
Specifically, the insertion control unit 110 inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 5 and the medal sensor 7A detects the medal, and the medal in which the detected number of medals is betted up to a specified number. And set the bet state. The bet number is displayed on the bet display section 11. The specified number is the number of medals that can be used for one game, and the slot machine S in the present embodiment is a so-called three-sheet dedicated machine with the specified number set to three. Further, when medals are inserted in excess of the prescribed number, the inserted medals are handled as being stored (credited) electronically in the slot machine S up to a predetermined number (50). The number of credits is displayed on the credit display unit 12. In addition, when the number of credits reaches a predetermined number, the blocker 7B is activated and the medal inserted from the medal slot 5 is canceled.

The insertion control means 110 bets credited medals up to a specified number as the bet switch 10 is operated and the operation signal of the bet switch 10 is input in a state where the credit is made. Handle as a medal and set the bet state. That is, in accordance with the input of the operation signal of the bet switch 10, the numerical value displayed on the credit display unit 12 is displayed by being reduced by a specified number, and the specified number of bets is displayed on the bet display unit 11. In the present embodiment, the bet switch 10 is configured to function as a maximum bet switch in which a maximum prescribed number of medals (three) are bet each time the bet switch 10 is operated once. However, the bet switch 10 is operated once. One medal may be bet every time it is done. Alternatively, a single bet switch for betting one medal for each operation may be provided separately.
Further, when the winning determination means 140 determines a replay winning to be described later, the insertion control means 110 automatically sets a betting state with the same bet number as the previous game. The automatic setting of the betting state by the insertion control means 110 is referred to as re-game operation.

(Role lottery means 120)
The combination lottery means 120 performs a combination lottery for determining whether or not the “combination” is associated with a predetermined combination of symbols based on the symbols attached to the rotating reels 61 to 63. A generating means, a random number extracting means, a winning lottery table, a determining means, and a winning state setting means are provided. The random number generation means is a loop counter that repeatedly counts a predetermined number (for example, 0 to 65535) for a fixed time, and the random number extraction means calculates the count value of the loop counter at the timing when the operation signal of the start switch 20 is input. Read and store. Although the loop counter does not generate random numbers, random number extraction means can extract random numbers by reading the count value of the loop counter. The winning lottery table defines the winning area for each winning with the numerical values counted by the loop counter (all random numbers that can be generated by the random number generating means) as the entire area. The judging means collates the count value read by the count value extracting means with the winning area of the winning lottery table, and when the count value belongs to a predetermined winning area, determines the winning corresponding to the winning area, If any of the areas does not belong to the wrong area, the player decides “losing”. The winning state setting means sets a winning state by establishing a winning flag corresponding to the winning when the determining means determines winning. The winning state setting means may set the winning state regardless of the determination result of the determining means, which will be described later.

The combination includes a small role in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning, a replay in which a game can be replayed without performing a throw-in operation in the next game, and a bonus in which a bonus game is performed from the next game by winning. I have.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, as a bonus, an RBB (regular big bonus) associated with a symbol combination of “red 7, red 7, and red 7” and “BAR / BAR / BAR” are associated. CBB (challenge big bonus) associated with the symbol combination is provided. When the RBB wins, the RBB game as a bonus game starts from the next game, and when the CBB wins, the CBB game as the bonus game starts from the next game.

In the RBB game, an RB game (regular bonus game) is continuously performed as a special game that makes it easy to win a small role by setting the winning probability of the small role high. An RB game ends with a predetermined number of wins or a predetermined number of game digestions. In an RBB game, the RB game is unconditionally started, that is, without having to prepare a pattern (RB pattern) for shifting to the RB game. When one RB game ends, the next RB game starts again unconditionally. The RBB game ends when the total number of payout medals exceeds a predetermined fixed number, for example, 216. In one RBB, 150 medals can be obtained.
The CBB game is a CB as a special game in which the small role is won regardless of the lottery result of the role lottery, and the number of sliver frames described later is less than the maximum number of svero frames for at least one rotating reel. Games are played continuously. The CB game ends with one game digestion. In the CBB game, the CB game starts unconditionally, and when one CB game ends, the next CB game starts again unconditionally. . Then, the CBB game ends when the total number of payout medals exceeds a predetermined fixed number, for example, 36. In one CBB, 30 medals can be obtained.

The replay includes replay A associated with the symbol combination “replay / replay / replay”, replay B associated with the symbol combination “replay / replay / bell”, and “replay / bell / replay”. And a replay C associated with the symbol combination. When any one of Replay A to Replay C wins, the replay is activated, and the start switch 20 can be operated without performing a throwing operation in the next game after the game ends.
The small role corresponds to the bell role associated with the symbol combination “bell bell bell” and four symbol combinations consisting of the watermelon a symbol and the watermelon b symbol (also abbreviated as “watermelon symbol”). The attached watermelon A, watermelon B, watermelon C, and watermelon D (watermelons A to D are collectively called watermelon roles) and "cherry, ANY, ANY" (ANY can be any symbol) The associated cherry role is provided. The bell role and the watermelon role are formed such that nine medals are paid out by winning, and the cherry role is formed so that one medal is paid out by winning.

FIG. 5 shows a conceptual diagram of the role lottery table in the present embodiment. FIG. 5 shows the presence / absence of a winning area set in a plurality of winning lottery tables. The winning area shown in the left column is indicated by a circle, and the winning area is included. If not, it is indicated by a cross. The winning area includes unsuccessful (losing).
A plurality of role lottery tables are provided according to an internal lottery state to be described later. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a normal table used in the normal state, an RT table used in the RT state, an internal medium table used in the bonus interior, an RB table used in the bonus operation, and A CB table is provided. And these several table groups are provided for every setting of a ball.

  Here, in the slot machine S, the setting of the ball appearance is ranked from setting 1 to setting 6, and the winning probability of the combination varies depending on the setting value of this setting. For example, setting 6 is formed so that the probability that the winning combination is won is larger than setting 1, and if the winning probability is high, the possibility of winning naturally increases, so by adjusting the setting value, The expected payout medal amount for that stand will change. The combination lottery table is provided corresponding to each of the settings 1 to 6. When the setting is changed, the plurality of lottery tables provided for each set value are changed as a whole.

  A predetermined winning area is set in each lottery table. As a winning area, in addition to a single winning area that is a winning area associated with one combination, an overlapping winning area associated with a plurality of types of winning combinations is set. In FIG. 5, winning areas of “RBB”, “CBB”, “Bell 7”, “Cherry”, and “Replay 1” are independent winning areas of RBB, CBB, Bell, Cherry, and Replay A, respectively. On the other hand, “Bell 8” in the winning area is an overlapping winning area of the bell role and watermelon role (watermelons A to C), and the six winning areas from “Bell 1” to “Bell 6” include a bell role and multiple The winning areas of “Replay 2” and “Replay 3” are overlapping winning areas of a plurality of replays.

Here, three operation orders (batting order) based on the three stop switches 31 to 33 are assigned to the six overlapping winning areas “Bell 1” to “Bell 6”, respectively. Yes. Specifically, the winning order (left first stop) in which the left stop switch 31 is first operated is assigned to each winning area of “Bell 1” and “Bell 2”. In addition, a winning order (medium first stop) in which the central stop switch 32 is first operated is assigned to each winning area of “BELL 3” and “BELL 4”. The winning order (right first stop) in which the right stop switch 33 is first operated is assigned to each winning area of “Bell 5” and “Bell 6”. The assigned batting order is the correct batting order for winning in each winning area. When any one of the overlapping winning areas is won, the winning combination varies depending on whether or not the stop switches 31 to 33 are operated in the correct hitting order. This will be described later. .
In addition, when the overlapping winning areas of “Replay 2” and “Replay 3” are won, the replay to be won varies depending on the order in which the stop switches 31 to 33 are operated (stop operation). The details will be described later.
The winning areas of “Bell 1” to “Bell 6” are referred to as “batting order bell”, and the winning areas of “Replay 2” and “Replay 3” are referred to as “batting order replay”.

  Now, although not explicitly shown in FIG. 5, the ratios of the winning areas of all the combinations in the normal table, the RT table, and the internal middle table (hereinafter referred to as winning probability) are set to be equal. Also, the bonus winning probabilities in the normal table and the RT table are set to be equal. For example, the winning probability is set to 1/1000 for RBB and 1/150 for CBB. In the RB table, there is no unreasonable area, and only the winning areas of “Bell 7” and “Bell 8” are provided. In the CB table, only the area that is not properly selected is provided.

  Also, the combined value of replay winning probabilities (replay probabilities) in the normal table, RT table, and internal medium table is set so that the RT table is the highest, the normal table is the lowest, and the internal medium table is located in the middle. ing. For example, the replay probability is set to about 1 / 7.3 in the normal table, the replay probability is set to about 1 / 1.5 in the RT table, and the replay probability is about 1 in the internal middle table. / 3 is set. As a result, in the game where the internal lottery state is the RT state and the bonus is inside, the number of replays that can be played without inserting a new medal increases, and the winning probability of the small role does not change, so the number of medals on hand is reduced Less.

In the present embodiment, the RBB that can greatly increase the number of acquired medals is set to be rarely won, and is mainly designed to increase the number of acquired medals at an AT (assist time) described later.
In addition, the structure and winning probability of the above-described combination lottery table are examples, and are not limited to the above-described modes and numerical values. For example, the RB table may be provided with a winning area for a small role, replay, or unjustified.

In the case where a game other than the CB game is performed, the winning state setting means described above is a small role flag (bell 1 flag, cherry flag, etc.) when a small role is won as a result of the role lottery by the role lottery means 120. If a bonus is won, a bonus flag (RBB flag, CBB flag) is established. If a replay is won, a replay flag (replay 1 flag, etc.) is established. When an overlapping winning area composed of a plurality of winning combinations is won, winning flags corresponding to all the combinations included in the area are established. The small role flag and the replay flag are reset only for one game, but the bonus flag is not reset until the bonus is won. That is, in the case of bonus winning, the winning state is carried over after the next game. Further, the winning state setting means sets all the small combination flags regardless of the result of the combination lottery when the CB game is performed. In other words, during the CB game, even if the result of the winning combination lottery is unsuccessful, the winning flags of all the small combinations (Bell 1 to 8, Cherry) are established. As a result, during the CB game, all the small combinations are set to the winning state, and it becomes easy to win the small combinations.
The CB table may be provided with a winning area in which all the small combinations win simultaneously, and during the bonus operation, all the small combinations may be in a winning state based on the lottery result of the combination lottery.

(Reel control means 130)
The reel control means 130 is for controlling the rotation and stop of the rotary reels 61 to 63 based on the operation signals of the start switch 20 and the stop switches 31 to 33. Hereinafter, rotation control and stop control of the rotary reels 61 to 63 by the reel control unit 130 will be described.
(Rotation control)
The reel control means 130 drives the reel motors M1 to M3 to rotate the rotary reels 61 to 63 when a valid operation signal of the start switch 20 is input. That is, when an operation signal of the start switch 20 is input in a state where a prescribed number of medals are bet, a predetermined time (4.1 seconds, so-called wait time) from the start of rotation of the rotary reels 61 to 63 in the previous game. All the reels 61 to 63 are started to rotate all at once or in a predetermined order on the condition that the time has elapsed. When the rotational speeds of all the rotary reels 61 to 63 reach a steady rotational speed (for example, 80 rpm) set in advance to enable the operation of the stop switches 31 to 33, the steady rotational speed is maintained. It is intended to rotate.

(Stop control)
The reel control unit 130 grasps the rotation angle of the rotary reels 61 to 63 based on the detection signal of the reel sensor 2A (see FIG. 2), and detects the operation point of the stop switches 31 to 33 (the operation of the stop switches 31 to 33 is detected). The symbol located on the effective line can be specified (hereinafter referred to as symbol) from the rotation angle of the rotary reels 61 to 63 at the time when the operation is performed = the timing of the stop operation. Then, the reel control means 130 uses the symbol of the rotating reels 61 to 63 at a predetermined position (for example, the upper position) at the time when the stop operation is performed as a reference symbol, and the rotation angle of the rotating reels 61 to 63 determines the reference symbol in advance. The rotating reels 61 to 63 are stopped so that the number of frames (the number of frames that can be pulled in, for example, 5 frames) moved in the rotation direction by a predetermined number of frames (the maximum number of sliding frames, for example, 4 frames) is within the range. Can do.

  Specifically, when the reference symbol may be stopped at a predetermined position (upper position), a stop signal for stopping the driving of the reel motors M1 to M3 is output at the timing of the stop operation and is output as it is. The rotating reels 61 to 63 are stopped. In addition, if a symbol that should not be stopped on the active line is stopped by stopping the reference symbol at a predetermined position, the timing for outputting the stop signal is delayed and the symbol is kicked off from the effective line. Perform kick-off process. In addition, if the symbol (winning symbol) that constitutes the symbol combination associated with the winning combination is included within the range of the number of drawable frames, the timing for outputting the stop signal is delayed and effective. Pull in the winning symbol on the line.

The reel control means 130 rotates these reels 61 to 63 by rotating these processes by the number of frames from the reference symbol based on a predetermined priority order for specifying the stop position candidates of the reels 61 to 63. Whether to stop is determined using a stop table defined on the table for each symbol according to the result of the lottery and the timing of the stop operation.
In the present embodiment, the priority order for the combination is determined in the order of “replay> small role> bonus”, and in the stop table, when the bonus and the small role are won at the same time (the small role in the bonus inside). If the winning combination is preferentially drawn on the active line and the bonus and replay are won at the same time (if the replay is won inside the bonus) The replay symbol associated with the replay is preferentially drawn on the effective line. Therefore, the bonus symbol associated with the bonus is preferentially drawn inside the bonus only when the result of the winning lottery is lost.

  Also, as the stop table, the stop positions of the rotating reels 61 to 63 are defined so that the winning symbol is drawn on the active line within the range of the number of drawable frames and the symbols other than the winning symbol are kicked off from the effective line. A winning symbol drawing table and a loss table in which the stop positions of the rotary reels 61 to 63 are defined so that symbol combinations corresponding to any combination are not aligned on the effective line within the range of the number of drawable frames are provided. ing. The stop table is provided corresponding to each of the three rotary reels 61 to 63, and the stop table of the non-stop rotary reels 61 to 63 is provided in accordance with the stop pattern of the rotary reels 61 to 63 stopped previously. It is to be selected.

  Here, during the CB game, a stop table corresponding to a state in which all the small combination flags are established is used. As a result, depending on the timing of the stop operation, any small symbol can be drawn onto the active line. Further, during the CB game, a stop table corresponding to at least one rotating reel (for example, the left reel 61) set in advance so that the number of sliding frames is 1 frame or less (1 frame or 0 frames) is used. It is done. As a result, during the CB game, at least one rotating reel has a maximum number of drawn symbols of the winning symbol.

(Stop control when winning area with batting order set)
Next, the pull-in control when the winning area in which the batting order is set wins will be described in detail.
First, stop control when one of the “batting order bells”, that is, any one of the “bell 1” to “bell 6” winning areas shown in FIG. 5 is won will be described.
In the present embodiment, as shown in the reel symbol arrangement in FIG. 3, symbols included in the symbol combination corresponding to the bell combination are on the effective line within the maximum number of sub-frames in all the rotating reels 61 to 63. It is arranged so that it can be pulled in. That is, the arrangement is such that it can be drawn on the effective line regardless of the timing of the stop operation. On the other hand, the symbols included in each symbol combination corresponding to the watermelon role are not arranged so as to be able to be drawn on the effective line within the range of the maximum number of smooth frames in all the rotary reels 61 to 63. Absent. That is, the arrangement is such that it can be drawn on the effective line according to the timing of the stop operation. When the reel control means 130 wins the overlapping winning area related to the bell combination in which a predetermined batting order such as “Bell 1” is won by the combination lottery, the reel control unit 130 according to the operation mode of the stop switches 31 to 33. , A combination of symbols corresponding to a bell role, a combination of symbols corresponding to a watermelon role, or a blank that is a combination of a specific lose pattern that does not correspond to a symbol associated with any other role Then, stop control is performed so that the stop line is displayed on the active line.

  Specifically, when the “batting order bell” is won by the lottery, if the stop switches 31 to 33 are operated in the correct batting order assigned to the selected winning area, the timing of the stop operation is affected. First, the symbol corresponding to the bell role (bell symbol) is drawn on the effective line in preference to the symbol corresponding to the watermelon role (watermelon a symbol, watermelon b symbol), and the bell role is won. On the other hand, when the stop switches 31 to 33 are operated in a batting order other than the correct batting order (inaccurate batting order), the timing corresponding to the operation corresponding to one of the watermelon roles included in the winning area is activated. If it can be pulled upward, the watermelon symbol can be drawn on the active line in preference to the bell symbol to win the watermelon role. However, when none of the watermelon symbols included in the winning area can be drawn on the active line, a blank is displayed on the active line, and in this case, no winning is made. Note that the blank is set to a symbol combination (hereinafter referred to as a transition symbol combination) that triggers the transition of the internal lottery state when the blank is displayed.

As described above, when the “batting order bell” is won, when the stop switches 31 to 33 are operated in the correct batting order set in the winning area, the bell role always wins, and the stop switch 31 in the correct batting order. When -33 is not operated, the bell role is not won, the watermelon role is won, or no role is won.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the payouts for the correct answer (bell role) and the incorrect answer (watermelon role) are set to be the same, but the incorrect answerer pays out more than the correct answer. You may set so that there may be few. In this case, it may be set so that illegal fraud can be withdrawn if it is won. In addition, the effective line setting, the symbol arrangement of the rotating reels 61 to 63 and the composition of the winning combinations are different, and the payout of the winning combination at the same time is the same. In the batting order, it may be formed so that only a single winning combination is won or no winning combination is won.

Next, stop control when one of the “batting order replay”, that is, one of the winning areas “replay 2” and “replay 3” shown in FIG. 5 is won will be described.
When one of the above-described “batting order replays” is won by the winning lottery, the reel control unit 130 performs a symbol combination corresponding to the replay to be stopped and displayed on the active line according to the operation mode of the stop switches 31 to 33. Stop control is performed so that is different. These controls are performed using a stop table provided in accordance with the operation order of the stop switches 31-33.

  First, when “Replay 2” is won, if a stop operation is performed with the first left stop or the middle first stop, control is performed so that the replay symbol is drawn on the active line and stopped in preference to the other symbols. (The stop position is defined as such in the stop table). As a result, “replay / replay / replay” (hereinafter referred to as “replay set”) which is a symbol combination corresponding to the replay A is displayed, and the replay A wins. Since the replay symbols are arranged without leaving the number of frames exceeding the maximum number of smooth frames (4 frames) on all the rotating reels 61 to 63, the left first stop or the middle first stop when winning “Replay 2” When the stop operation is performed, Replay A wins regardless of the timing of the stop operation.

  On the other hand, when “Replay 2” is selected, if the stop operation is performed with the right first stop, the right rotating reel 63 is controlled to pull the bell symbol on the active line in preference to the replay symbol and stop it. . As a result, “replay / replay / bell”, which is a symbol combination corresponding to the replay B, is displayed, and the replay B wins. Since the bell symbols are also arranged in all the rotating reels 61 to 63 without exceeding the maximum number of smooth frames, if it is stopped at the right first stop when “Replay 2” is won, it will stop. Regardless of the operation timing, Replay B wins.

  Further, when “Replay 3” is won, if the stop operation is performed by the left first stop or the middle first stop, the same stop control as described above is performed, and Replay A wins. Then, when “Replay 3” is selected, if the stop operation is performed with the right first stop, control is performed so that the bell symbol is drawn on the active line and stopped in the central rotating reel 62 in preference to the replay symbol. . As a result, the symbol combination “replay / bell / replay” corresponding to the replay C is displayed, and the replay C wins.

(Winning determination means 140)
The winning determination means 140 determines the result of the game (whether or not a prize has been won and a specific symbol combination is displayed) when all of the rotating reels 61 to 63 are stopped by operating the stop switches 31 to 33. Is for.
Specifically, a combination of symbols arranged on the effective line is associated with a predetermined combination based on information on the stopped symbols stored in a predetermined storage unit when the rotating reels 61 to 63 are stopped. It is determined whether or not. When it is determined that the symbol combination associated with the predetermined combination is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the winning combination is received, and the determination result information is transmitted to the payout control means 150 and the state transition means 160. If it is determined that a blank is displayed, the determination result information is transmitted to the state transition means 160.

(Payout control means 150)
The payout control means 150 operates the hopper motor 3B to pay out medals from the hopper unit 3 based on the determination result of the winning determination means 140 and the operation of the settlement switch 40. That is, when the winning determination means 140 determines the winning of the small role, the medal corresponding to the winning of the small role is paid out, and when the operation signal of the settlement switch 40 is input when the credit is 1 or more, The medal stored as credit is paid out.
The medals to be paid out by winning may be stored electronically in credits, and the payout amount exceeding the credits may be paid out from the hopper unit 3.

(State transition means 160)
The state transition means 160 performs control related to transition of the control state of the slot machine S. The control state of the slot machine S includes an internal lottery state based on the difference in the lottery aspect of the role lottery and an effect state based on a difference in the execution mode of the effect controlled by the sub-control device 200. As the control state, there is an operation mode of the slot machine S. As the operation mode, there are provided a game mode in which a game can be executed and a setting change mode in which the setting of the outgoing ball of the slot machine S can be changed.

(Transition of internal lottery status)
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, as the internal lottery state, a normal state, an RT state, a bonus inside, and a bonus operation are provided. The normal state is an internal lottery state in the initial state (at the time of factory shipment or after setting change) of the slot machine S, and the RT state is an internal lottery state in which the replay probability is set to be different from the normal state. There is a so-called replay time. Inside the bonus is an internal lottery state in which the bonus flag is carried over. Inside the bonus, there are inside the RBB where the RBB flag is carried over and inside the CBB where the CBB flag is carried over. . The bonus operation is an internal lottery state in which a bonus game is performed. During the bonus operation, there are an RBB operation in which an RBB game is performed and a CBB operation in which a CBB game is performed.

Then, the state transition unit 160 controls the transition of the internal lottery state based on the determination result of the winning determination unit 140. Specifically, in the normal state, when Replay B wins based on the winning of “Replay 2”, a determination is made to shift the internal lottery state to the RT state. Also, in the RT state, if Replay C wins based on the “Replay 3” win, or if a blank is displayed based on the “Batting Order Bell” win, the decision to shift the internal lottery state to the normal state is made. Do. Furthermore, when the bonus (RBB or CBB) is won in the normal state or the RT state and the bonus is not won in the game, the state transition means 160 determines to shift the internal lottery state to the inside of the bonus. . Further, when a bonus is won in the normal state, the RT state, or inside the bonus, the internal lottery state is determined to be shifted to the bonus operation. When a predetermined bonus end condition (payout exceeding a predetermined number) is met during the bonus operation, the internal lottery state is determined to shift to the normal state.
Based on the determination of the state transition means 160, the winning lottery means 120 acquires the winning lottery table corresponding to the internal lottery state and performs the winning lottery so that each internal lottery in the normal state, the RT state, the bonus inside, and the bonus operation is performed. The state is activated.

(Transition of production state)
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a normal effect state, an AT state, and a bonus effect state are provided as effect states. The AT state includes an ART state, an ART standby state, and a continuation determination state. The AT state is an effect state in which AT (assist time) for notifying the player of information related to the winning combination based on the control of the sub-control device 200 is executed. The ART state is an effect state when the effect state is the AT state and the internal lottery state is the RT state or inside the bonus, and the ART standby state is the effect state is the AT state and the internal lottery state is the normal state. Or it is the production state when the bonus is inside. The continuation determination state is an effect state for a predetermined period of stay after the end of the ART state, and the bonus effect state is an effect state when the internal lottery state is in a bonus operation. The normal performance state is a performance state that does not correspond to any of the above.

  Then, the state transition unit 160 controls the transition of the production state based on the determination of the AT control unit 170 described later. Specifically, in the initial state, the effect state is set to the normal effect state. Then, when the state transition means 160 wins an AT transition lottery described later in the normal performance state, the state transition means 160 determines to shift the performance state to the ART standby state. In addition, in the normal performance state, the state transition means 160 decides to shift the rendering state to the ART standby state regardless of the AT transition lottery when a predetermined number of games are performed without winning the AT transition lottery. I do. In the ART standby state, based on the control of the sub-control device 200, a transition navigation is performed in which the batting order for replay B to be awarded when “Replay 2” is won. In the ART standby state, when the internal lottery state shifts to the RT state, the state transition unit 160 determines to shift the effect state to the ART state. In the ART state, based on the control of the sub-control device 200, bell navigation is performed as an auxiliary effect for notifying the batting order (correct answer batting order) for winning the bell role when “batting order bell” is won, and “Replay 3 "A fall avoidance navigation is provided in which the batting order for not letting Replay C win a prize at the time of winning. If the internal lottery state shifts to the RT state in the normal performance state, the state transition means 160 may not make a decision to shift to the ART state. You may make it make determination to transfer to a state. In the ART preparation state, bell navigation may be performed.

  Further, the state transition means 160 determines to shift the effect state to the continuation determination state when the set number of games have been consumed in the ART state. In the continuation determination state, the AT control means 170 performs continuous lottery as to whether or not to continue the AT state, and bell navigation and fall avoidance navigation are performed based on the control of the sub-control device 200. If the state transition means 160 wins the continuous lottery, the state transition means 160 decides to shift the production state to the ART state, and whether or not a predetermined number of games (for example, five times) are consumed without winning the continuous lottery, When the internal lottery state shifts to the normal state due to an operation mistake or not following the navigation, a determination is made to shift the effect state to the normal effect state. In addition, when the continuous lottery is won, the effect state may be immediately shifted to the ART state, or may be shifted to the ART state after the end of five games.

In addition, when the bonus (RBB or CBB) is won in the normal effect state or the AT state, the state transition unit 160 determines to shift the effect state to the bonus effect state. Then, when the bonus is won in the normal performance state or the continuation determination state, the decision is made to shift the performance state to the normal performance state after the bonus ends, and when the bonus is won in the ART standby state or the ART state, or If the AT transition lottery is won in accordance with the bonus (RBB) winning in the normal performance state or the continuation determination state, a determination is made to shift the performance state to the ART standby state after the bonus is over.
The determination of the production state by the state transition unit 160 is stored in a predetermined storage unit, and information related to the determination is output to the sub-control device 200. Then, when the sub control device 200 performs an effect execution process according to the effect state, a predetermined effect execution state such as an AT state or a bonus effect state is activated.
When the internal lottery state shifts to the inside of the bonus, the bell navigation may be performed with a predetermined probability based on the control of the sub-control device 200 even if the effect state is not the AT state.

(Transition of operation mode)
The state transition means 160 switches the operation mode of the slot machine S between the game mode and the setting change mode based on the ON / OFF state of the setting key switch 51 (see FIG. 1) in the setting change operation unit 50. Specifically, the setting key switch 51 can be switched ON / OFF by inserting a key into the keyhole and rotating it. When the power of the slot machine S is turned ON, the setting key switch 51 When 51 is ON, the operation mode of the slot machine S is switched from the game mode to the setting change mode. When the setting key switch 51 is OFF during the setting change mode, the game is started from the setting change mode. Switch to mode.

(AT control means 170)
The AT control means 170 is a means for controlling the start and end of AT, and includes a mode determination means 171, an AT lottery means 172, and a number management means 173 as shown in FIG.
(Mode determining means 171)
The mode determining means 171 determines an AT mode to be applied from among a plurality of types of AT modes having different advantages relating to AT. As the AT mode, there are a low probability mode having a relatively low advantage for AT, a normal mode having a higher advantage for AT than the low probability mode, and a high probability mode having a higher advantage for AT than the normal mode. Is provided. Due to the difference in these AT modes, the probability and contents of winning in the AT lottery described below are different (see FIGS. 8B to 8F). Note that the lottery targets and the winning probabilities shown in FIG. 8 are examples, and are not limited to those contents.

  In the present embodiment, the mode determination means 171 determines the subsequent AT mode by the AT mode lottery when it corresponds to a predetermined lottery opportunity. The AT mode lottery is obtained by obtaining a random number value generated by a random number generating means for effect lottery (not shown) when a random number extracting means for effect lottery is input at a predetermined timing, for example, input of an operation signal of the start switch 20. The random number value is compared with the AT mode lottery table (the same applies to the ceiling game number lottery and ART game number lottery). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8A, when initialization is determined by an initialization determination means 180 (to be described later) (after initialization), when the CBB game ends, and when the RBB game ends. In such a case, an AT mode lottery is performed. The mode decision means 171 is set so that after initialization, the high probability mode is elected with a probability of 3%, the normal mode is elected with a probability of 7%, and the low probability mode is elected with a probability of 90%. AT mode lottery is performed using the AT mode lottery table. In addition, when a predetermined number of medals are paid out and the CBB game is finished (hereinafter referred to as CBB is finished), the high probability mode is won with a probability of 25%, and the normal mode is won with a probability of 50%. The AT mode lottery is performed using the AT mode lottery table set so that the low probability mode is won with a probability of 25%. In addition, when the predetermined number of medals are paid out and the RBB game is ended (hereinafter referred to as RBB is ended), the high probability mode is won with a probability of 50%, and the normal mode is won with a probability of 30%. The AT mode lottery is performed using the AT mode lottery table set so that the low probability mode is won with a probability of 20%. The AT mode determined by the AT mode lottery is stored in a predetermined storage unit, and the AT mode is maintained until the next AT mode lottery is performed.

(AT lottery means 172)
The AT lottery means 172 performs a lottery concerning AT (AT lottery). In the present embodiment, the AT lottery means 172 performs a ceiling game number lottery, an ART game number lottery, an AT transition lottery, an extra lottery, and a continuous lottery.
The ceiling game number lottery determines the number of ceiling games, that is, the number of remaining games up to the ceiling, where the transition to the next AT state (ART standby state) is canceled regardless of the AT transition lottery. . In the present embodiment, the ceiling game number lottery is performed when the CBB is completed and the RBB is completed after initialization. Specifically, when the initialization process is performed, the AT lottery means 172 wins the number of ceiling games 50 times with a probability of 1%, and wins the number of ceiling games 100 times with a probability of 9%. When the ceiling game number lottery table is set using the ceiling game number lottery table set so that the number of ceiling games of 1000 is won with a 90% probability and the CBB is completed, the ceiling game number 50 with a 5% probability. The number of ceiling games will be won using the ceiling game number lottery table set so that the number of ceiling games will be won with a probability of 80% and the number of ceiling games will be won with a probability of 15%. Do. In addition, when the RBB is finished, 50 games are won with a probability of 80%, 100 games are won with a probability of 18%, and 1000 games are won with a probability of 2%. A ceiling game number lottery is performed using the ceiling game number lottery table set to be performed. The remaining number of games determined by the ceiling game number lottery is stored in a ceiling counter described later.

  In the ART game number lottery, an initial number of ART games for an ART state period is determined by lottery. In the present embodiment, when the AT transfer lottery is won and when the continuous lottery is won, as shown in FIG. 8C, the ART game number lottery is performed according to the AT mode at that time. Specifically, the AT lottery means 172 wins 30 times of the ART game with a probability of 70% and wins the number of ART games with a probability of 25% when the AT transition lottery is won in the low probability mode. The number of lots of ART games is drawn using an ART game number lottery table that is set so that 60 times are won and 90% of ART games are won with a 5% probability. Use the ART game number lottery table that is set so that 30 times of ART games are won with probability, 60 times of ART games are won with 30% probability, and 90 times of ART games are won with 10% probability To draw lots of ART games. In the case of the high probability mode, 30 ART games are won with a probability of 50%, 60 ART games are won with a probability of 30%, and 90 ART games are won with a probability of 20%. The ART game number lottery is performed using the ART game number lottery table set to win. The number of ART games determined by the ART game number lottery is stored in an AT counter described later.

In the AT transition lottery, whether or not to shift to the AT state (ART standby state) in the normal performance state is determined by lottery. In the present embodiment, when a lottery opportunity that triggers an AT shift lottery is won, an AT shift lottery is performed according to the AT mode.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8D, the AT lottery means 172 performs an AT transition lottery when “RBB”, “Cherry”, and “Bell 7” are won, and in the low probability mode, Performs the AT shift lottery so that the player wins with a probability of 1/2 when winning “RBB”, a probability of 1/16 when winning with “Cherry”, and a probability of 1/32 when winning “Bell 7”. Also, in normal mode, AT transitions to 3/4 probability when winning "RBB", 1/8 probability when winning "Cherry", and 1/16 probability when winning "Bell 7" A lottery will be conducted, and in the high probability mode, the winning probability will be 1/1 when “RBB” is won, 1/4 probability when winning “Cherry”, and 1/8 probability when winning “Bell 7”. AT lottery draw. When the AT transition lottery is won, the fact is stored in a predetermined storage unit (the AT flag is ON), and the storage is maintained until the AT state based on the winning is completed.
Here, in the AT transition lottery, the extra lottery, and the continuous lottery, the lottery result is determined to be either winning or not winning. In these lottery processes, a lottery method different from the above-described AT mode lottery, ceiling game number lottery, or ART game number lottery is used, which will be described in detail later.

In the addition lottery, whether or not to increase the set number of ART games in the ART standby state and the ART state is determined by lottery. In the present embodiment, when a lottery opportunity that triggers an extra lottery wins, an AT transition lottery is performed according to the AT mode.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8 (E), the AT lottery means 172 performs an extra lottery when “Cherry” and “Bell 7” are won, and in the low probability mode, the “Cherry” win is won. A lottery is performed with a probability of 1/4 at times and a probability of 1/8 at the time of winning “Bell 7”. Also, in the normal mode, a lottery is performed so that the player wins with a probability of 1/2 when winning the “cherry” and a probability of 1/4 when winning the “bell 7”. In the high probability mode, the “cherry” is selected. The winning lottery is performed with a probability of 1/1 at the time of winning, and a probability of 1/2 at the time of winning of “Bell 7”. When winning the extra lottery, a predetermined extra number of games is added to the AT counter.
The number of games to be added may be determined in advance according to the lottery opportunity and the AT mode, or after determining whether or not to add, the number of added games may be determined by lottery.

In the continuous lottery, whether to continue the AT state in the continuation determination state is determined by lottery. In the present embodiment, a continuous lottery is performed according to the AT mode for each game during the continuation determination state.
Specifically, the AT lottery means 172 performs the continuous lottery so that the low probability mode wins with 1/32 probability, the normal mode with 1/8 probability, and the high probability mode with 1/2 probability. Do. When the continuous lottery is won, the production state shifts to the ART state.
The continuous lottery is performed with a winning probability corresponding to the AT mode in which the user stayed before the initialization process based on the end of the continuation determination state was performed.
Further, the continuous lottery may be performed when a specific lottery result is generated after the end of the ART game (for example, when “batting order bell” or “replay 3” is won). In this case, the continuation determination state is a period between the end of the ART game and the occurrence of the specific lottery result.

(Lottery player method in the case of determining success or failure by lottery)
Here, the lottery player method in the case of performing the above-described AT transition lottery, the extra lottery, or the continuous lottery will be described with reference to FIG.
In the present embodiment, the random number generating means for effect lottery can generate an 8-bit numerical value, specifically, 0000 0000B to 1111 1111B (B indicates that it is a binary number). The random number extraction means for use obtains a reference random number value from among the generated random numbers. Then, the AT lottery means 172 calculates and processes the acquired random number value by a predetermined calculation method, and determines whether or not it is appropriate based on the processed random number value. Specifically, according to the winning probability, by multiplying the acquired random number value (binary number) by a predetermined numerical value (binary number), the upper predetermined bits of the random number value are masked, and the lower predetermined bits of the masked result Whether or not the numerical value corresponds to a predetermined “winning” or “losing” lottery result is determined.

  Here, although not shown, the AT lottery means 172 has a storage unit that stores winning probability data, winning data corresponding to the winning probability, and calculation data. Winning probability data is data of winning probabilities set according to the AT mode and the lottery trigger (see FIGS. 8D to 8F), for example, when performing AT transition lottery, When the AT mode is the low probability mode and the lottery trigger is RBB, “1/2” is set as the winning probability data. The winning data is a calculation result set in accordance with the winning probability to be determined as winning (see FIG. 9). For example, when the winning probability is ½, “0000 0001B” Is set as winning data. The calculation data is data of a numerical value that is set according to the winning probability and is multiplied by the acquired random number value (see FIG. 9). For example, when the winning probability is ½, “0000 0001B” Is set as calculation data.

Then, the AT lottery means 172 performs a winning / not-lotting process based on the data stored in the storage unit.
For example, when the winning probability data to be drawn is ½, the obtained random number value is multiplied by “0000 0001B”. As a result, the upper 7 bits become 0 (masked), and the lower 1 bit becomes either 0 or 1. That is, the calculation result is either “0000 0000B” or “0000 0001B”. The AT lottery means 172 determines the winning when the calculation result corresponds to “0000 0001B” which is the winning data. Since the probability that the calculation result is “0000 0000B” and the probability that it becomes “0000 0001B” are both ½, the lottery with the winning probability of ½ is performed by performing the above processing.

  In addition, when the winning probability data to be drawn is 3/4, a calculation process of multiplying the obtained random number value by “0000 0011B” is performed. As a result, the upper 6 bits are set to 0 (masked), and the operation result is any one of “0000 0000B”, “0000 0001B”, “0000 0010B”, and “0000 0011B”. When the calculation result corresponds to any one of “0000 0000B”, “0000 0010B”, and “0000 0011B” (when the calculation result is included in the winning data), the AT lottery means 172 Judge the winner. Since the probability that the operation result is “0000 0000B”, “0000 0010B”, or “0000 0011B” is 3/4, the lottery with the winning probability of 3/4 is performed by performing the above processing. Become. In addition, any one calculation result, for example, “0000 0001B” may be set to “losing”, and if the calculation result corresponds to “0000 0001B”, it may be determined that the selection is unfair. Even in this way, a lottery with a winning probability of 3/4 will be performed.

  In the same way as above, if the upper 5 bits of the acquired random number value are masked, a lottery with a winning probability of 1/8 and a lottery with a winning probability of 3/8, 5/8 can be performed. If the higher 4 bits of the random number value are masked, a lottery with a winning probability of 1/16 and a lottery with a winning probability of 3/16, 5/16, etc. can be performed. If bits are masked, a lottery with a winning probability of 1/32 and a lottery with a winning probability of 5/32, 30/32, etc. can be performed. That is, according to the above processing, it is possible to perform a lottery with a winning probability in which the denominator is 2 to the nth power.

  In this way, in the winning / losing lottery for determining either “winning” or “losing”, calculation results corresponding to “winning” or “losing” are determined in advance according to the winning probability, and the obtained random number value is set. A lottery result can be obtained by processing a random value acquired by a mask process that multiplies a numerical value corresponding to the winning probability, and determining whether the processed calculation result is included in a predetermined calculation result. . In this method, the same calculation method and calculation result can be applied to the same winning probability even if the lottery object and the lottery trigger are different. Therefore, even when lotteries are performed with different winning probabilities depending on the AT mode and the lottery opportunity, the winning probability data, the winning data and the calculation data can be used in common if the winning probability is the same. There is no need to provide a lottery table for each lottery opportunity. In this embodiment, since the AT is managed in the main control device 100, the storage area of the main control device 100 tends to be compressed. By using this lottery method, the data of the main control device 100 is used. The capacity can be reduced as much as possible.

(Modification of lottery method)
In the method described above, the upper predetermined bits of the acquired random number value are masked, but the lower predetermined bits may be masked. For example, when a lottery with a winning probability of 1/2 is performed, the acquired random number value is multiplied by “1000 0000 B” to mask the lower 7 bits, and when the upper 1 bit is 0, “lost”, 1 In the case of, it can be determined as “winning”. The masking bits are not limited to the upper predetermined bits and the lower predetermined bits, and may be intermediate bits. In short, it is only necessary to leave as many unmasked bits as the number corresponding to the winning probability (1 bit for 1/2, 2 bits for 1/4).
In the above-described method, calculation using binary numbers is performed, but calculation using hexadecimal numbers may be performed.

In the above-described method, the predetermined number of bits of the obtained random number value are masked to derive the number of calculation results (2 for 1/2, 4 for 1/4). However, any calculation method may be used as long as the calculation method can derive the number of calculation results corresponding to the winning probability. In short, the extracted random number value is processed by an operation method that can derive a predetermined number of operation results, and any one of the predetermined numerical values that can be derived as the operation result is processed. It is only necessary to determine whether or not the value is appropriate depending on whether or not the numerical value and the processed numerical value match.
The lottery method described above can be used not only for winning / losing lottery of “winning” or “losing”, but also for lottery in which the lottery result is divided into the first lottery result and the second lottery result. . For example, when winning an extra lottery, it is used for a lottery to decide whether to add 10 times or 20 times, or as an AT mode, a normal mode and a heaven mode that is more advantageous than the normal mode. It can be used for AT mode lottery when two are provided.
Further, the above-described lottery player method is not limited to the lottery in the main control device 100, and may be used in the effect lottery performed in the sub-control device 200.

(Number of times management means 173)
The number management means 173 manages the number of remaining games until the next AT (the number of ceiling games), the setting of the number of ART games, and the addition of the set number of ART games. I have. The ceiling counter is for counting the number of remaining games until the next AT in the normal performance state, and the AT counter is for counting the number of ART games in the ART state.
Specifically, the number management means 173 sets and stores the determined remaining number of games in the ceiling counter when the remaining number of games until the next AT is determined by the ceiling game number lottery. If the ceiling counter already has a stored value, the remaining number of games determined by the ceiling game number lottery is overwritten. Then, after the end of the AT, when the transition to the normal performance state is decided, that is, when the continuous lottery is not won in the continuation determination state, the stored value of the ceiling counter is stored every time the game is started. Subtract one by one. In addition, when the AT counter lottery is won when the ceiling counter has a stored value, the number management unit 173 resets (clears to 0) the stored value of the ceiling counter. On the other hand, when a bonus is won during the normal performance state, the subtraction of the ceiling counter is resumed when the normal performance state is entered after the bonus ends. When the stored value of the ceiling counter becomes 0 by subtraction based on game digestion, the state transition means 160 determines the transition to the AT state (ART ready state). Whether or not the stored value of the ceiling counter has become 0 is determined at the end of the game.

In addition, the number management means 173 sets and stores the ART game number determined by the ART game number lottery in the AT counter when the AT transition lottery is won or when the continuous lottery is won. Then, when the transition to the ART state is determined, the stored value of the AT counter is decremented by 1 every time the game is started. In addition, when the winning lottery is won in the ART standby state or the ART state, the numerical value determined by the lottery is added to the stored value of the AT counter. As a result, the number of ART games is increased and the period of the ART state is extended.
When the stored value of the AT counter becomes 0 by subtraction based on game digestion, the state transition means 160 determines the transition to the continuation determination state, the ART state ends (hereinafter referred to as ART end), and the subsequent continuation If the continuous lottery is not won in the determination state, the state transition means 160 determines the transition to the normal performance state, and the AT state is ended (hereinafter, AT is ended). Whether or not the stored value of the AT counter has become 0 is determined at the end of the game.

The number management means 173 continues the subtraction of the AT counter even when the replay C is won during the ART state or a blank is displayed and the internal lottery state falls from the RT state to the normal state. During this time, transition navigation is performed, but bell navigation is not performed. If the stored value of the AT counter becomes 0 before the internal lottery state returns to the RT state, the AT ends without shifting to the continuation determination state (without performing the continuous lottery). On the other hand, when the bonus is won during the ART state, the count value of the AT counter is maintained, and the subtraction of the AT counter is resumed when shifting to the ART state after the bonus ends.
The ART termination condition may be the number of medals paid out by winning, or the difference between the inserted medals and the paid out medals. For example, it is possible to set so that the continuous lottery is performed when the number of payouts or the difference number exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 100), and the AT state is ended when the number is not continued. In this case, the number management means is provided in place of the number management means 173, and the AT counter counts the number of medals paid out and the number of differences in the ART state. Further, in the extra lottery, an extra number as an end condition for the ART state is determined.

(Initialization determination means 180)
The initialization determination unit 180 determines whether or not to perform an initialization process for returning the state of the slot machine S to the initial state. When it is determined that the initialization process is to be performed, initialization is determined, and a predetermined initialization process is performed based on the initialization determination.
Here, the initialization process may be performed during the setting change mode or may be performed during the game mode. In the initialization process performed during the setting change mode, initialization regarding the internal lottery state and initialization regarding the performance state are performed, and in the initialization process performed during the game mode, initialization regarding the performance state is performed. Is called. The initialization related to the internal lottery state includes resetting the carried forward bonus flag. The initialization related to the production state performed during the setting change mode includes resetting the production state and resetting the AT mode and the number of ceiling games. The initialization related to the performance state performed during the game mode includes resetting of the AT mode and the number of ceiling games, and these processes are performed for resetting the AT mode and the number of ceiling games performed during the setting change mode. Is performed in the same manner.

That is, in both the initialization process during the setting change mode and the initialization process during the game mode, the mode determination means 171 uses the AT mode lottery table (after initialization) shown in FIG. The AT lottery means 172 performs the ceiling game number lottery using the ceiling game number lottery table (after initialization) shown in FIG.
In addition, the initialization determination unit 180 determines the start and end of a series of increase sections and determines initialization at the end of the series of increase sections in the game mode. Specifically, the initialization determination means 180 turns on the increase section flag and stores it when the start condition of the series of increase sections is met, and when the increase section flag is ON, If the increase section end condition is met, initialization is determined and the increase section flag is turned OFF. When the initialization determination unit 180 determines initialization, the mode determination unit 171 and the AT lottery unit 172 perform the respective lottery processes.
Note that after the initialization process is performed, it may be possible to set again to a setting other than the initialized setting.

(Specific example of initialization judgment)
Hereinafter, a specific example of the initialization determination in the game mode by the initialization determination unit 180 will be described with reference to FIG. The initialization determination in the setting change mode will be described later.
In the example shown in FIG. 10, the start of ART (at the time of transition to the ART state) is set as the start of a series of increasing sections, and the end of the continuation determination state (to the normal effect state or the next ART state or bonus effect state) (Before transition) is the end of a series of increments.
For example, as shown in FIG. 10 (A), in the normal production state, when the production state shifts to the ART standby state due to the winning of the lottery opportunity or the ceiling, and then transitions to the ART state, initialization determination means In 180, the start of a series of increasing sections is determined, and the increasing section flag is turned ON. Then, after the transition to the ART state, when the ART state ends and the state continues to the continuation determination state, the continuous lottery is performed using the continuous lottery table (see FIG. 8F) corresponding to the AT mode at that time. Then, the continuous lottery is won and the continuation determination state ends, or a predetermined number of games are consumed without winning the continuous lottery and the continuation determination state ends, or a bonus is won during the continuation determination state and continues. If the determination state ends, the initialization determination unit 180 determines the end of a series of increase sections, turns off the increase section flag, and determines initialization. Based on this determination, AT mode lottery is performed using the corresponding AT mode lottery table after initialization, and the ceiling game number lottery is performed using the corresponding ceiling game number lottery table after initialization.

  Here, in the example of FIG. 10A, it is assumed that the AT mode at the time of the first AT win is the high probability mode. In this case, since it is easy to win the continuous lottery (see FIG. 8F), there is a high possibility that the state will shift to the ART state after the continuation determination state is completed. That is, there is a high possibility that the second AT (ART) occurs continuously. However, initialization processing is performed after the end of the continuation determination state (after the end of the first AT), and it is easy to win the low probability mode in the AT mode lottery after initialization (see FIG. 8A). The second AT is likely to be performed in the low probability mode, and the number of ART games of the second AT is small, and it is difficult to add (see FIGS. 8C and 8E). That is, there is a high possibility that the advantage of the ART state is lowered. In the low probability mode, the winning probability of the AT transition lottery is low (see FIG. 8D) and it is difficult to win the continuous lottery (see FIG. 8F). Since it is easy to win the times (see FIG. 8B), the possibility that the third AT (ART) will occur continuously in the continuation determination state after the end of the second ART is the end of the continuation determination state This is lower than the case where the initialization process is not performed later.

Also, as shown in FIG. 10B, it is assumed that a bonus (RBB or CBB) is won after the transition to the ART state. When the bonus is won, the ART state is interrupted, the state is shifted to the ART standby state after the bonus ends, and the interrupted ART state is resumed as the internal lottery state is shifted to the RT state. Then, the initialization determination means 180 determines the initialization depending on the bonus winning, the bonus end, the transition to the ART standby state after the bonus ends, and the subsequent transition to the ART state (resumption of the ART state). Not performed.
Here, in the example of FIG. 10B, the AT mode at the time of the first AT winning is the low probability mode or the normal mode, but by the AT mode lottery (see FIG. 8A) performed after the bonus ends. Assume that the high probability mode is won. Then, the restarted ART is performed in the high probability mode, and in the continuation determination state after the ART ends, the continuous lottery is performed in the high probability mode. Therefore, the possibility of winning the continuation lottery increases, and after the continuation determination state ends (After the end of ART) There is a high possibility that the second AT (ART) will occur continuously. However, since the initialization process is performed after the end of the first AT (after the continuous lottery), the second AT is likely to be performed in the low probability mode as described above, and the second ART In the continuation determination state after the end, the possibility that the continuous lottery is won and the third AT (ART) continuously occurs is lower than the case where the initialization process is not performed after the continuation determination state ends. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 10C, it is assumed that a bonus (RBB or CBB) is won after shifting to the ART standby state. The initialization determination means 180 does not turn on the increase section flag depending on the bonus winning, the bonus end, and the transition to the ART standby state after the bonus end, and turns on the increase section flag at the subsequent transition to the ART state. To do.
Here, in the example of FIG. 10C, it is assumed that the AT mode at the time of winning the AT is the low probability or the normal mode, but the high probability mode is won by the AT mode lottery performed after the bonus ends. Also in this case, the ART started after the bonus ends is performed in the high probability mode, and after the ART ends, the continuous lottery is performed in the high probability mode in the continuation determination state, so there is a high possibility of winning the continuous lottery, After the end of the continuation determination state (after the end of ART), there is a high possibility that the second AT (ART) will occur continuously. However, since the initialization process is performed after the end of the first AT (after the continuous lottery), the second AT is likely to be performed in the low probability mode as described above, and the second ART In the continuation determination state after the end, the possibility that the continuous lottery is won and the third AT (ART) continuously occurs is lower than the case where the initialization process is not performed after the continuation determination state ends. .

As described above, the present embodiment is not completely free from the possibility that AT (ART) continuously occurs in a short period of time, but it is formed so that the occurrence of it continuously many times is extremely low. Has been. Thereby, it is possible to make the player have a sense of expectation that AT (ART) will continue, and to prevent the shooting performance from becoming too high.
Further, in the present embodiment, the initialization process in the game mode and the initialization process performed in the setting change mode are performed in the same manner for a predetermined item related to the AT advantage. . That is, since it is not necessary to provide data for performing different processing for the initialization processing of the same item, the processing load on the main control device 100 can be reduced and the data capacity can be reduced.

(Aspects of a series of increasing intervals)
The above-described aspect of the series of increasing sections is an example, and various forms can be considered as the series of increasing sections according to the specification of AT (ART).
For example, the following modes can be considered as the start time of a series of increasing sections.
(1) At the time of transition to the AT state where the number of balls is increased This is the example shown in FIG. 10 and includes the start of ART.
(2) At the time of transition to the AT state in which the number of balls is reduced This includes the time of winning the AT transition lottery and the transition to the ART preparation state.
(3) At the start of a bonus that increases the number of payouts This includes the time when a bonus (RBB, CBB) is won and the transition to a bonus operation.

Moreover, the following aspects can be considered as the end time of a series of increasing sections.
(A) At the end of a game section where there is a high possibility that ART will be performed continuously after the end of the ART. This is the example shown in FIG. 10 and includes the end of the continuation determination state of the present embodiment. Further, such a state is included in the specification in which a chance zone (AT high probability state) in which the winning probability of the AT transition lottery is increased after the AT is finished is provided.
(B) At the end of AT when the number of balls is increased This includes the end of ART, that is, when the AT counter becomes zero.
(C) At the time of the transition to the normal performance state after the AT is finished It is determined that the ART does not continue in the gaming section (the above-described continuation determination state or chance zone) that is highly likely to be continuously performed after the ART ends. Includes cases. For example, it is the case where the continuous lottery is not won in the continuation determination state or the case where the AT shift lottery is not won in the chance zone.
(D) At the time of winning a bonus that increases the number of balls in the AT state The winning of the bonus may be in the AT state or before the transition to the AT state.
(E) At the time of transition to the normal performance state after the end of the bonus that increases the number of appearances In the specification that can shift to the AT state or chance zone at the end of the bonus, it was decided not to transition to the AT state or chance zone at the end of the bonus Includes cases.
The bonus may be received during the AT state or before the transition to the AT state.
(F) When the cumulative or increased number of payout medals exceeds the predetermined number at the end of the ART or bonus

In addition, by combining the start time and the end time of the above-described increase section within a range that does not cause any contradiction, AT (ART) can be prevented from being excessively continuous in various ways, or AT can be continuously generated. However, the increase in the number of payout medals during the AT state can be prevented from becoming excessively large.
For example, if a continuous lottery is performed at the end of ART and a continuous lottery is won, the next AT is passed through a predetermined AT incubation period (for example, a predetermined number of game periods determined in advance or determined by lottery). Alternatively, in the specification where ART is started, the above (2) and (c) can be combined. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11 (A), in the normal production state, when the production state shifts to the ART standby state due to winning the lottery trigger or reaching the ceiling, the initialization determination means 180 is a series of operations. Determine the start of the increase interval. After the transition to the ART state, when the ART state ends, a continuous lottery is performed. The continuous lottery performed at this time may be performed with a predetermined winning probability regardless of the AT mode. When the continuous lottery is won, the initialization determination means 180 does not determine the end of the series of increasing sections, and the next AT (ART) is started after a latent period of the predetermined number of games. Thereafter, when the ART ends and the continuous lottery is not won, the initialization determination unit 180 determines the end of a series of increasing sections and determines initialization. Based on this determination, AT mode lottery is performed using the corresponding AT mode lottery table after initialization, and the ceiling game number lottery is performed using the corresponding ceiling game number lottery table after initialization.

Also, for example, in a specification in which 30 games are set as one set, and the AT transfer lottery is selected, the number of ART sets is determined by the set number lottery, and the ART game number lottery and the continuous lottery are not performed. b) can be combined. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11B, the initialization determining means 180 determines the start of a series of increasing sections when a bonus is won in the normal performance state or the AT state, and after the bonus ends, When the predetermined number of ARTs are finished, the end of a series of increasing sections is determined, and initialization is determined.
In addition, the start time of the series of increasing sections can be set as (1) or (2), and the end timing of the series of increasing sections can be set as (d) and (e). When the end time of a series of increasing sections is set to (d) above, an initialization process is performed when a bonus is won during the AT state (that is, the bonus operating is not included in the series of increasing sections) When the end time of a series of increasing sections is set to (e) above, when a bonus is won during the AT state, initialization processing is performed after the bonus ends (that is, the series of increasing sections includes a bonus operation in progress). ) As described above, the series of increasing sections may include only the AT (ART) state and not include the bonus operation, or may include both the AT (ART) state and the bonus operation.

  Although not particularly illustrated, the start time of the series of increasing sections can be any one of the above (1) to (3), and the end time of the series of increasing sections can be the above (f). For example, when the number of paid-out medals increases over 50, initialization processing is performed, and when the number of balls played per game in the ART state is 1.5, one set When only one set of 30 ARTs is performed, initialization processing is not performed because the number of medals at the AT is 45. In addition, since the number of medals in the CBB is 30, the initialization process is not performed even when the CBB ends. However, if the bonus or AT is started after that, the number of payout medals will increase over 50 during the bonus operation or ART state, so that the initialization process will be performed after the bonus or AT ends. Become.

(Modification of initialization process)
The initialization process is not limited to the process of performing lottery by changing the lottery table as in the above-described embodiment. For example, the AT mode in the initial state is set to the low probability mode, and the AT mode lottery is performed at the end of the bonus or at the end of the AT. In the initialization process, the AT mode is set to the low probability mode regardless of the AT mode lottery. You may make it set to. In addition, the number of remaining games up to the ceiling in the initial state is set to 1000, and the number of ceiling games is determined according to the AT mode. In the initialization process, the number of remaining games is determined regardless of the number of ceiling games. May be set to 1000 times.
Also, for example, points are accumulated according to the specific lottery result or specific game result that occurred during the AT state, and depending on the accumulated number of points, extra lottery, continuous lottery, etc. are performed, or AT transition lottery is won When the initialization determination unit 180 determines initialization in a case where the specification is such that a high-probability state is easily transferred, the points accumulated during the AT state are cleared to 0. Also good. In short, in the initial state, the advantage related to AT is set to a relatively low state, and by resetting the parameter of the advantage related to AT to the initial setting (setting at the time of setting change) by initialization processing, AT (ART ), Or the AT (ART) is continuously performed, and it is sufficient that the AT does not increase too much.

Note that the initialization process performed in the above-described game mode may be different from the initialization process performed in the setting change mode. For example, in initialization at the time of setting change, lottery using the AT mode lottery table for initialization is performed, but in initialization at the end of a series of increasing sections, the low probability mode is automatically set regardless of AT mode lottery. You may make it set to.
In addition, the initialization determination by the initialization determination unit 180 is not limited to that performed at the end of a series of increasing sections, and when the internal lottery state falls to the normal state during ART or during the normal performance state, The initialization may be determined when the winning combination of the right correct answer “batting order bell” wins or when the internal lottery state shifts to the RT state. In the former case, it is a penalty for an operation error during ART, and in the latter case, a penalty for an irregular push (stop operation in a batting order other than the left first stop) when not in the AT state (when no navigation is performed). It becomes.

  By the way, it is desirable to set the initial value at the start of AT (initially set number of games, etc.) to a value at which an increase in medals exceeding a predetermined number (for example, 47) can be expected in the game section. It is desirable to form so that there is an increase in the predetermined number of medals as described above when a game is played in that section. In addition, the winning of the AT that triggers the start of a series of increasing sections satisfying such conditions is the first win, and the winning probability of this first win is the normal game (internal lottery state is normal state) A game when the production state is the normal production state, for example, when it is assumed that a game is played in a game state in which 43 games can be played with 50 medals, a predetermined number of medals (for example, 500) is consumed. It is desirable to make it smaller than the number of games required for this (for example, 430). For example, it is desirable to set so that the value of a medal is 20 yen per piece and the AT is won at least once in a game of 10,000 yen.

(Setting change control means 190)
The setting change control means 190 is for changing the setting of the payout of the slot machine S based on the operation signal of the setting change operation unit 50.
Here, as described above, the setting change switch 50 is provided with the setting key switch 51 and the setting change switch 52. The setting change switch 52 is a push button type switch, and is a switch for changing the setting of the slot machine S. Specifically, the setting value is changed each time the switch is pressed. In the present embodiment, the setting confirmation switch for confirming the setting value changed by the setting change switch 52 as the setting of the slot machine S is also used as the start switch 20. That is, when the slot machine S is in the setting change mode, the setting is determined by operating the start switch 20 after the setting change switch 52 is operated. A setting confirmation switch may be provided separately.

The setting change control means 190 includes each means of a setting change permission means, a setting value changing means, and a setting value determining means, although not particularly shown. The setting change permission means is for enabling the operation of the setting change switch 52 and displaying the current setting value on a predetermined numerical value display unit when the operation mode of the slot machine S is the setting change mode. is there. The setting value changing means is for changing a numerical value related to the setting based on a signal from the setting change switch 52. Specifically, each time an operation signal for the setting change switch 52 is received, the stored numerical value is sequentially incremented to store the current setting value. For example, when the setting value before the setting change is “3”, the value stored as “4”, “5”, “6” is changed every time the operation signal of the setting change switch 52 is input, and the next value after “6”. Stores “1”. The numerical value stored by the set value changing means is displayed on the numerical value display section.
The set value confirming means is for confirming the set value stored by the set value changing means based on the operation signal of the start switch 20 as the setting confirm switch. When the set value is confirmed, the setting change is performed by the combination lottery means 120 acquiring the lottery table group corresponding to the set value. As the set value is determined, the above-described initialization determination unit 180 determines initialization, and the above-described initialization process is performed based on the determination.

(Sub-control device 200)
The sub control device 200 is effect control means for controlling a sub effect accompanying the game based on commands and data (game control information) output from the main control device 100. The game control information output from the main control device 100 to the sub control device 200 includes information related to operation of operation switches such as the start switch 20, information related to lottery results of the role lottery, rotation and stop of the rotary reels 61 to 63, etc. Information on the reel unit 2, information on game results such as a display pattern of stop symbols, information on transition of the internal lottery state and the production state, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, an image display unit 70, an electric lamp 80, and a speaker 90 are connected to the output side of the sub control device 200.
Although not shown in the figure, the sub-board constituting the sub-control device 200 is a ROM that stores programs and data related to effects, a sub CPU that controls the progress of effects based on programs stored in the ROM, and the like. Various electronic components such as a RAM and an I / O that temporarily store data for performing control related to the progress of the production are provided. Then, the CPU reads at least a program stored in the ROM, thereby functioning as at least the effect execution control means 220 as shown in FIG.

(Production execution control means 220)
The effect execution control means 220 controls the operation of effect devices such as the image display unit 70, the illumination lamp 80, and the speaker 90, and the effect data stored in the ROM based on the determination of the effect determination means (not shown). Based on the above, the batting order navigation performed during the AT and other effects according to the effect state are performed. As described above, the batting order navigation includes bell navigation, transition navigation, and fall avoidance navigation.
The batting order navigation indicates, on the display screen 71 of the image display unit 70, an arrow indicating a batting order for winning a specific role (bell role, replay 2) and a batting order for not winning a specific role (replay 3), The positions of the stop switches 31 to 33 to be stopped are displayed in characters such as left, middle, and right, are indicated by voice from the speaker 90, and the light emitting body provided inside the buttons of the stop switches 31 to 33 This is performed by changing the color of the light to indicate the stop switches 31 to 33 to be operated.
For an effect according to the effect state, an effect that expects a transition to the AT state when the effect state is the normal effect state, such as a moving image displayed on the display screen 71 of the image display unit 70, or the effect state is the ART state. And an effect that excites those games when in the bonus production state.

(Operation of slot machine S)
Processing based on the control of the main control device 100 in the slot machine S having the above-described configuration will be described.
Here, the main control device 100 basically operates the bet operation (the insertion of medals or the operation of the bet switch 10) during the rotation of the rotary reels 61 to 63, during the payout of medals by winning, or during the replay operation. ) Is invalid. That is, the medal selector 7 is set in the medal cancel state, and the operation of the bet switch 10 is invalidated (the operation signal is not accepted or is ignored even if it is accepted; the same applies hereinafter). In addition, when the rotary reels 61 to 63 are rotating, as well as when the bet is not placed even if the rotary reels 61 to 63 are stopped, the operation of the start switch 20 is invalidated and a predetermined wait time elapses. Until the rotation start of the rotating reels 61 to 63 based on the operation of the start switch 20 is suspended. That is, even if an operation signal for the start switch 20 is input before the wait time elapses, the drive signal is not output to the reel motors M1 to M3 until the wait time elapses. However, the winning lottery process based on the operation signal of the start switch 20 is performed, and the rotation reels 61 to 63 start rotating without the operation of the start switch 20 again after the wait time elapses. Of course, when the rotating reels 61 to 63 are stopped, after the rotation of the rotating reels 61 to 63 starts, the rotation speed reaches a steady rotation speed, and the start index is detected for all the rotating reels 61 to 63. Until the symbol can be referred to, the operation of the stop switches 31 to 33 is invalidated.

FIG. 12 shows a game control process in one game based on the control of the main control device 100.
In the slot machine S, when a specified number of medals are bet (Yes in S100) and the start switch 20 is turned on (Yes in S101), a role lottery process is performed (S102) and accompanying a lottery drawing Processing is performed (S103). The process associated with the role lottery includes AT transition lottery processing performed when the lottery opportunity is won when the production state is the normal production state, and subtraction processing of the ceiling counter, and the production state is the ART ready state or It includes an extra lottery process that is performed when the lottery opportunity is won in the ART state, an AT counter subtraction process that is performed when the effect state is the ART state, and the like.
Thereafter, rotation start processing of the rotary reels 61 to 63 is performed (S104), and when any of the stop switches 31 to 33 is turned on, rotation stop processing is performed for the corresponding rotary reels 61 to 63 ( S105, S106).

  S105 to 106 are repeated until all the rotating reels 61 to 63 are stopped (S105 to S107), and when all the rotating reels 61 to 63 are stopped, a winning determination process and a process according to the determination result are performed. (S108). Specifically, when it is determined that the small role has been won, the corresponding medal payout process is performed, and when it is determined that the bonus has been won, a process for shifting to the bonus operation (bonus table). Acquisition etc.) is performed. If it is determined that the replay has been won, a re-game operation process is performed. If the bonus is not won in the game related to the bonus winning, a process for shifting to the inside of the bonus ( The internal middle table is acquired). In addition, when the bonus game is finished in the game, or when a game result (replay B, replay C winning, blank display) that triggers the transition to the internal lottery state occurs, the transition to the internal lottery state When processing is performed and the transition to the production state is met (when the transition to the RT state is determined, the AT counter is 0 in the game, the continuous lottery is won, etc.) The transition process of the production state is performed. And the game control process in 1 game is complete | finished.

Next, the success / failure lottery process by the AT lottery means 172 will be described based on the flow of FIG.
First, for the lottery object, winning probability data, winning data and calculation data corresponding to the winning probability are acquired (S200). For example, when the AT transfer lottery is performed and the AT mode is the low probability mode and the lottery trigger is RBB, the winning probability data “1/2”, the winning data “0000 0001B”, the calculation data “ “0000 0001B” is acquired.
Next, random number extraction processing is performed by the effect random number lottery means (S201), and random number storage processing for storing the extracted random number value in a predetermined temporary storage unit is performed (S202). Then, a calculation process is performed by multiplying the random number value (reference random number value) stored in the temporary storage unit by the calculation data acquired in S200 (S203), and the calculation result and the winning data acquired in S200 are compared. Processing is performed (S204). As a result of the comparison, if the calculation result matches the winning data (Yes in S205), that is, if the calculation result corresponds to the winning data or if the calculation result is included in the winning data, the winning determination is performed ( In S206, if the calculation result does not match the winning data (No in S205), the determination of un won is made (S207). Then, the success / failure lottery process ends.

Next, initialization determination processing in the game mode by the initialization determination unit 180 will be described based on the flow of FIG.
First, at the start of the game, it is determined whether or not the increase section flag is ON (S300). If the increase section flag is not ON (No in S300), that is, if it is not in a series of increase sections, the increase is performed. It is determined whether or not the start condition of the section is met (S301). This determination is made at the start of the game (processing according to the S103 role lottery in FIG. 12) and at the end of the game (processing according to the determination result of S108) according to the start condition of the increased section. There is a case. For example, if the start time of a series of increase sections is set at the start of ART or at the time of winning a bonus, it is determined at the end of the game, and the start time of a series of increase sections is determined at the start of AT (AT transition lottery If it is set to (at the time of winning), it will be judged at the start of the game. If the start condition of the increasing section is met (Yes in S301), the increasing section flag is turned on (S302), and the initialization determination process is terminated. If the start condition for the increased section is not met (No in S301), the initialization determination process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the increase section flag is ON (Yes in S300), that is, if it is in a series of increase sections, it is determined whether or not the end condition of the increase section is met (S303). This determination is made at the end of the game. If the increase section end condition is met (Yes in S303), the increase section flag is turned OFF (S304), and initialization is determined (S305). Based on this determination, a predetermined initialization process is performed. For example, the AT lottery means 172 performs an AT mode lottery and a ceiling game number lottery using a lottery table for initialization. Then, the initialization determination process ends. When it does not correspond to the end condition of the increase section (No in S303), the initialization determination process is finished as it is.

The flow of FIG. 15 shows the initialization determination process in the setting change mode by the initialization determination unit 180.
In the setting change mode, when the set value is confirmed (Yes in S400), that is, when the start switch 20 as the set value decision switch is turned on, the initialization is determined (S401). Then, the initialization determination process ends.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes modifications and improvements as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, the present invention may appropriately combine or recombine items described in the above-described embodiments and modification examples as long as no contradiction occurs.
Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to gaming machines other than slot machines. For example, the present invention can be applied to a parrot game machine that uses a game ball (pachinko ball) as a game medium to perform a game similar to a slot machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS S Slot machine 1 Control apparatus 10 Bet switch 20 Start switch 31-33 Stop switch 50 Setting change operation part 61-63 Rotary reel 100 Main control apparatus 120 Role lottery means 130 Reel control means 140 Prize determination means 170 AT control means (auxiliary production) Control means) 180 initialization determination means 200 sub-control device

Claims (4)

A gaming machine in which a game medium is inserted and a game is started,
A plurality of rotating reels having a plurality of symbols on the outer peripheral surface;
A start switch for rotating the plurality of rotating reels;
A plurality of stop switches for individually stopping the rotating reels in rotation;
Role lottery means for performing lottery of whether or not to win for multiple types of roles including small roles,
Reel control means for controlling the rotation of the rotating reel based on the input of the operation signal of the start switch, and controlling the stop of the rotating reel being rotated based on the input of the operation signal of the stop switch;
When the plurality of rotating reels that have started rotating by operating the start switch are all stopped by operating the stop switch, the winning combination is determined based on the fact that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed on the active line. A determination means;
Payout control means for paying out game media based on the winning of the small role,
Auxiliary effect control means for controlling the start and end of the auxiliary effect state capable of increasing the number of game media acquired by the player by performing an auxiliary effect that assists the winning of a specific small role among the small roles. ,
Initialization determination means for performing determination to return the setting of the advantage related to the auxiliary effect state to the initial state at the end of a series of increased sections including the auxiliary effect state,
The initial state is set to a state in which the advantage related to the auxiliary performance state is relatively low,
A gaming machine, wherein a predetermined initialization process is performed based on the determination of the initialization determination means. There are multiple stages of setting up different game media payouts,
Based on the operation of the setting change operation unit, provided with a setting change control means for changing the setting of the output ball,
When a setting change is made by the setting change control means, an initialization process is performed for a predetermined item related to the auxiliary effect state,
The items that are targets of initialization processing that is performed based on the determination of the initialization determination unit are included in the items that are targets of initialization processing that is performed when the setting change is performed, and the initialization determination The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the initialization process performed based on the determination of the means is performed in the same manner as the initialization process performed when the setting change is performed.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the series of increasing sections includes a gaming period in which transition to the auxiliary effect state is determined. The combination includes a bonus for a special game that makes it easy for a small combination to win when winning.
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the series of increasing sections includes a game period in which the special game based on the bonus winning is performed.

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