JP2017169924A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a problem in which excessive profit is given in a short period.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: first counting means (a total game number counter) for counting a total number of times of games at which games are played; second counting means (a total regulation period counter) for counting the number of times of games from when a right to be shifted to a specific game state is given till the specific game state is terminated; specific game state termination means (S111-2) for terminating the specific game state so that the number of times of games counted by the second counting means becomes equal to or less than a predetermined specific number of times; and display control means (refer to Fig. 28) for displaying in display means ratio information corresponding to a ratio of the number of times of games counted by the second counting means to the total number of times of games counted by the first counting means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 28

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine that transitions to each gaming state including a normal gaming state and a specific gaming state that is more advantageous than the normal gaming state has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine to which a right to shift to a specific gaming state (ART) is given at a specific opportunity, and which can then shift to the specific gaming state. In addition, in the above conventional techniques, a technique for adding (adding) the number of games in a specific game state is known.

JP 2012-200498 A

  In the above prior art, when the specific game state is prolonged, an excessive profit may be given to the player in a short time in the specific game state. In the above case, depending on the player, there may be an inconvenience that excessive gambling is achieved. In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to suppress inconvenience that an excessive profit is given in a short time.

  In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention displays start operation means operated when starting a game, a plurality of types of symbols when the game is started, Variable display means that can stop and display the symbol combination, stop operation means that is stopped when the symbol is stopped, display means that can display various information, and when the start operation means is operated The game is started, the symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the variable display means in accordance with the stop operation mode of the player with respect to the stop operation means, and the main control means for determining the symbol combination that has been stopped and displayed, Sub-control means controlled by commands, and the main control means shifts to each gaming state including a normal gaming state and a specific gaming state advantageous compared to the normal gaming state. A game state transition means for granting, a right granting means for granting a right to shift to a specific game state, a first counting means for counting the total number of times the game has been played, and the specific game state ends after the right is granted Second counting means for counting the number of games to be played, specific game state ending means for ending the specific gaming state so that the number of games counted by the second counting means is equal to or less than a predetermined number of times, Display control means for causing the display means to display ratio information corresponding to the ratio of the number of games counted by the second counting means to the total number of games counted by the one counting means.

  According to the above configuration, the number of games from when the right to shift to the specific game state to the end of the specific game state is counted by the second counting unit, and the number of games counted by the second counting unit is determined in advance. The specific gaming state is ended so that the number is less than the specified number of times. Therefore, since an upper limit is set for the number of games in the specific gaming state, inconvenience that an excessive profit is given in a short period of time is suppressed as compared with a configuration in which no upper limit is set for the number of games in the specific gaming state.

  Further, ratio information corresponding to the ratio of the number of games counted by the second counting means to the total number of games counted by the first counting means is displayed. In the above configuration, for example, the administrator of the gaming machine can check whether or not the number of games counted by the second counting means (the number of games in a specific gaming state) is within a normal range.

  It is possible to suppress inconvenience that excessive profits are given in a short time.

It is a front view of a gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a cabinet. It is a figure which shows the back surface of a front door. It is a figure which shows each symbol arranged in each reel. It is a figure for demonstrating a symbol display area. It is a functional block diagram of a gaming machine. It is a conceptual diagram of a symbol code table. It is a conceptual diagram of a winning area lottery table. It is a conceptual diagram of a winning combination determination table. It is a conceptual diagram of a winning combination rule table. It is a figure for demonstrating the replay which stops in each stop operation order. It is a figure for demonstrating the bell stopped in each stop operation order. It is a conceptual diagram of a transfer symbol prescription table. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of a gaming state. It is a conceptual diagram of an instruction | indication determination table. It is a figure for demonstrating each command transmitted from the main control board. It is a conceptual diagram of a rotation production | presentation determination table. It is a conceptual diagram of an AT determination table. It is a conceptual diagram of a chance state determination table. It is a figure for demonstrating the 1st specific example of a control period. It is a conceptual diagram of an addition determination table. It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd specific example of a control period. It is a figure for demonstrating the 3rd specific example of a control period. It is a figure for demonstrating the 3rd specific example of a control period. It is a figure for demonstrating the display mode of a segment indicator. It is a figure for demonstrating the instruction | indication period in a chance state. It is a figure for demonstrating a control period ratio. It is a figure for demonstrating the display of ratio information. It is a conceptual diagram of an instruction | indication effect determination table. It is a flowchart of a starting process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of setting change processing of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the game control process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of an initial setting process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the automatic insertion process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the game start pre-processing of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the insertion medal acceptance process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of a BET operation acceptance process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the adjustment operation acceptance process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of a lottery execution process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the internal lottery process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the rotation effect determination process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the instruction number determination process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the wait process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the stop process of the main CPU. It is a conceptual diagram of a priority order storage area. It is a flowchart of the priority order storing process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of stop control processing of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the display determination process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the hopper drive process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of a state control process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of the interruption process of the main CPU. It is a flowchart of a sub activation process of the sub CPU. It is a flowchart of each task of a sub CPU. It is a flowchart of a command analysis process of the sub CPU. It is a flowchart of effect control processing of a sub CPU. It is a figure for demonstrating the control period in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the precursor period in 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the control period in 4th Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the instruction | indication period in a modification. It is a figure for demonstrating the lighting time of the control period indicator in a modification. It is a figure for demonstrating the display of the ratio information in a modification. It is a figure for demonstrating each information memorize | stored in main ROM in a modification.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
<Structure of gaming machine>
The structure of the gaming machine 1 in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an example of a front view of the gaming machine 1. A player plays a game with the gaming machine 1 using a game medium (for example, a medal or a game ball). In the present embodiment, a gaming machine 1 (pachislot machine) in which medals are used as gaming media is illustrated.

  The gaming machine 1 includes a box-shaped cabinet 2 having an opening on the front side (player side) and a front door 3. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the internal structure of the cabinet 2. FIG. 3 is an example of a front view of the rear surface of the front door 3 (the surface on the inner side of the gaming machine 1). As shown in FIG. 2, the cabinet 2 is provided with a hinge mechanism 2a. The front door 3 is pivotally supported by the hinge mechanism 2a so that the opening of the cabinet 2 can be opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of (14 in the example of FIG. 1) housing lamps 5 are provided on the peripheral side of the front door 3. Each housing lamp 5 includes, for example, a light emitter such as a light emitting diode and a light transmissive lens that covers the light emitter. The housing lamp 5 emits light in a manner corresponding to each effect in the gaming machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 3 is provided with a waist panel 6. On the waist panel 6, the name of the gaming machine 1 is drawn. A light emitter that irradiates the waist panel 6 is provided inside the gaming machine 1 (front door 3). For example, a light emitting diode or a cold cathode tube is adopted as the light emitter that irradiates the waist panel 6. In addition, a tray unit 7 for storing medals is provided below the waist panel 6. The tray unit 7 is provided so that the player can freely take out the stored medals.

  The front door 3 is provided with a medal insertion portion 8 having an opening for inserting medals and a medal payout opening 9 for discharging medals from the inside of the gaming machine 1. When a prescribed number (three) of medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 8, the game can be started. The prescribed number is set according to the state of the game. The medals discharged from the medal payout opening 9 are stored in the tray unit 7.

  A panel 10 is provided on the front center side of the front door 3. A substantially rectangular display window 11 is formed in the center of the panel 10. From the display window 11, a plurality of reels 12 (12L, 12C, 12R) inside the cabinet 2 can be visually recognized.

  Each reel 12 includes a substantially cylindrical drum portion and a belt-like sheet member attached to the outer peripheral surface of the drum portion. The sheet member of the reel 12 is light transmissive, and a plurality of types of patterns are drawn on it. The reels 12 are rotatably provided and are arranged in the horizontal direction so as to be adjacent to each other as shown in FIG. Specifically, the reels 12 are arranged so that the rotation axes are positioned on the same straight line. Each reel 12 is fixed to a reel support 12F. Stepping motors 101 (101L, 101C, 101R) are provided on each of the reels 12 (not shown), and each reel 12 is rotated by each stepping motor 101.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the symbols arranged on each reel 12 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the outer periphery of each of the plurality of reels 12 is divided into 21 frames. As shown in FIG. 4, one symbol is drawn on each frame. In the present embodiment, the Nth frame from the bottom of the symbol array shown in FIG. 4 (N is an integer from a numerical value “0” to a numerical value “20”) may be described as a symbol position “N”. As shown in FIG. 4, each reel 12 has a bell x symbol, bell y symbol, bell z symbol, replay symbol, red seven symbol, white seven symbol, black BAR symbol, white BAR symbol, watermelon symbol and cherry symbol. Arranged. Specifically, the bell x symbol is arranged at the symbol position “15” of the left reel 12L, the symbol position “0, 18” of the middle reel 12C, and the symbol position “6, 9” of the right reel 12R. . The bell y symbol is arranged at a symbol position “20” of the left reel 12L, a symbol position “5” of the middle reel 12C, and a symbol position “1, 19” of the right reel 12R. The bell z symbol is arranged at the symbol position “4, 6, 10” of the left reel 12L, the symbol position “10, 13” of the middle reel 12C, and the symbol position “14” of the right reel 12R. The replay symbols are the symbol position “2, 5, 9, 14, 18” of the left reel 12L, the symbol position “1, 6, 11, 14, 19” of the middle reel 12C, and the symbol position “0” of the right reel 12R. 5, 8, 13, 18 ". The red seven symbols are arranged at a symbol position “17” of the left reel 12L, a symbol position “16” of the middle reel 12C, and a symbol position “15” of the right reel 12R. The white seven symbols are arranged at a symbol position “3” of the left reel 12L, a symbol position “8” of the middle reel 12C, and a symbol position “10” of the right reel 12R. The black BAR symbols are arranged at a symbol position “13” of the left reel 12L, a symbol position “7” of the middle reel 12C, and a symbol position “17” of the right reel 12R. The white BAR symbols are arranged at a symbol position “7, 8” of the left reel 12L, a symbol position “3” of the middle reel 12C, and a symbol position “2, 3” of the right reel 12R. The cherry symbols are symbol positions “0, 12” of the left reel 12L, symbol positions “4, 9, 12, 17, 20” of the middle reel 12C, and symbol positions “4, 7, 12, 20” of the right reel 12R. Is arranged. The watermelon symbols are arranged at symbol positions “1, 11, 16, 19” on the left reel 12L, symbol positions “2, 15” on the middle reel 12C, and symbol positions “11, 16” on the right reel 12R. .

  Each of the bell x symbol, bell y symbol, and bell z symbol is a symbol representing a bell. In this embodiment, the bell x symbol, the bell y symbol, and the bell z symbol may be referred to as a bell symbol without being distinguished from each other. As shown in FIG. 4, each bell symbol is common in that a spherical clapper (tongue) inside the bell is represented. However, the position of the bell clapper differs between the bell x symbol, the bell y symbol, and the bell z symbol. Specifically, the clapper of each bell symbol is located on the right side from the center in the bell x symbol, located on the left side from the center in the bell y symbol, and located near the center in the bell z symbol. As understood from FIG. 4, the bell x symbol, the bell y symbol, and the bell z symbol are similar to each other. In FIG. 4, each symbol is shown in a color different from the actual color of each symbol. Further, each symbol of each reel 12 can be generally identified by the player even when the reel 12 is rotating. Therefore, the player can perform an operation to stop the reel 12 (a so-called eye-opening) at a timing when a specific symbol passes through the display window 11. A symbol arrangement table (not shown) indicating the symbol arrangement of each reel 12 is stored in the main ROM 302.

  Three symbols for each reel 12 are stopped and displayed on the display window 11 of the front door 3 shown in FIG. That is, when all the reels 12 are stopped, a total of nine symbols are stopped and displayed on the display window 11. In the present embodiment, an area where each symbol is displayed is referred to as a “symbol display region”.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the symbol display area. As shown in FIG. 5, the symbol display area includes each unit area U (L, C, R). In each unit area U, one symbol is displayed. Each unit area U includes a unit area UL in which symbols of the left reel 12L are displayed, a unit area UC in which symbols of the middle reel 12C are displayed, and a unit in which symbols of the right reel 12R are displayed. And the region UR. Each unit area UL includes a unit area UL1 located in the upper stage, a unit area UL2 located in the middle stage, and a unit area UL3 located in the lower stage. Each unit area UC includes a unit area UC1 located in the upper stage, a unit area UC2 located in the middle stage, and a unit area UC3 located in the lower stage. Each unit area UR includes the unit area UR1 located in the upper stage and the middle stage The unit region UR2 located at the bottom and the unit region UR3 located at the lower stage are included.

  When a prescribed number of medals are inserted into the medal insertion unit 8, an effective line is set. The effective line is composed of any one unit area U of the reels 12L, one unit area U of the reels 12C, and any one unit area U of the reels 12R among the unit areas U. It is an area. The effective lines of the present embodiment include an effective line A, an effective line B, and an effective line C. As shown in FIG. 5, the effective line A is a line that connects the unit area UL1 of the reel 12L, the unit area UC2 of the reel 12C, and the unit area UR3 of the reel 12R. The effective line B is a line connecting the unit area UL2 of the reel 12L, the unit area UC2 of the reel 12C, and the unit area UR2 of the reel 12R. The effective line C is a unit of the unit area UL3 of the reel 12L and the unit of the reel 12C. This is a line connecting the area UC3 and the unit area UR3 of the reel 12R.

  A combination of symbols as a result of the game is stopped and displayed on the active line. When a combination of symbols predetermined on the active line is stopped, a profit is given to the player according to the stopped combination of symbols. For example, when a combination of symbols related to winning is stopped and displayed on the active line, a medal is awarded to the player. Further, when a combination of symbols relating to replay is stopped and displayed on the active line, the player is given the right to replay. Specifically, when the combination of symbols related to the re-game is displayed in the current game, the next game can be started without requiring medal insertion. The combination of symbols that can be stopped and displayed on the active line is determined for each game in accordance with the result of an internal lottery process to be described later.

  In the present embodiment, a line connecting the upper unit area UL1 of the reel 12L, the upper unit area UC1 of the reel 12C, and the upper unit area UR1 of the reel 12R may be referred to as an “upper line”. Similarly, a line (effective line B in the present embodiment) connecting the middle unit area UL2 of the reel 12L, the middle unit area UC2 of the reel 12C, and the middle unit area UR2 of the reel 12R is referred to as a “middle stage”. There is. In addition, a line connecting the lower unit area UL3 of the reel 12L, the lower unit area UC3 of the reel 12C, and the lower unit area UR3 of the reel 12R (effective line C in the present embodiment) may be referred to as a “lower line”. is there. In addition, a line connecting the lower unit area UL3 of the reel 12L, the middle unit area UC2 of the reel 12C, and the upper unit area UR1 of the reel 12R may be referred to as an “upper right line”. Similarly, a line (an effective line A in this embodiment) connecting the upper unit area UL1 of the reel 12L, the middle unit area UC2 of the reel 12C, and the lower unit area UR3 of the reel 12R is referred to as a “right downward line”. "

  Each reel 12 is provided with a backlight for illuminating the sheet member of the reel 12 from the inside (not shown). Specifically, each of the reels 12 includes a backlight that illuminates the unit area U of the upper line of the reel 12, a backlight that illuminates the unit area U of the middle line, and a backlight that illuminates the unit area U of the lower line. Provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the panel 10 includes a loadable indicator lamp 13, a BET lamp 14 (14 a, 14 b, 14 c), a start lamp 15, an instruction indicator 16, a stored number indicator 17, a replay indicator lamp 18, A plurality of indicators (hereinafter referred to as “main indicator ML”) including a weight lamp 19 and a stop lamp 20 are provided. Each lamp of the main display ML is controlled by a main CPU 301 described later.

  The insertable display lamp 13 notifies whether or not a medal from the medal insertion unit 8 can be received. Specifically, in a state where a medal from the medal insertion unit 8 can be received, the insertion possibility display lamp 13 is lit. On the other hand, in a state where medals cannot be received, the insertion possible display lamp 13 is turned off. For example, the period during which the reel 12 is rotating is in a state where no medal can be received, and therefore, the insertable display lamp 13 is turned off. On the other hand, when all the reels 12 are stopped and a medal can be received, the thrown-in indicator lamp 13 is lit.

  The BET lamp 14 displays the number of betting medals. The BET lamp 14 includes a single lamp 14a, a double lamp 14b, and a triple lamp 14c. When one betting medal is set, one lamp 14a is turned on. When two betting medals are set, one lamp 14a and two lamps 14b are turned on, and three betting medals are set. And the single lamp 14a, the double lamp 14b, and the triple lamp 14c are turned on. The start lamp 15 notifies whether or not a game start operation (operation of a start lever 24 described later) can be accepted. Specifically, the start lamp 15 is turned on when a specified number of betting medals are set or when a combination of symbols relating to replaying is stopped on the active line.

  The instruction display 16 is controlled by the main CPU 301 and displays instruction information for instructing the operation mode (push order) of the stop button 25. As will be described in detail later, the main CPU 301 displays instruction information on the instruction display 16 in each game in the AT state. The instruction display 16 displays the number of medals awarded to the player when the symbol combination related to the winning combination is displayed on the active line. For example, when the symbol combination “bell-bell-bell” is stopped and displayed on the active line, nine medals are awarded to the player, and the indication display 16 displays the number “9”. The instruction display 16 of this embodiment is a one-digit 7-segment display.

  The number of medals awarded to the player can be electrically stored (stored) in the gaming machine 1 (main RAM 303 described later). In the present embodiment, the number of stored medals is referred to as “credit number”. The number of credits is added when a medal is awarded as a result of the game. The credit amount is added when a medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit 8 in a state where a prescribed number of betting medals are inserted.

  The stored number display 17 displays the number of credits. Specifically, the stored number display unit 17 variably displays the numerical value “0” to the numerical value “50” that is the upper limit value of the credit number according to the stored credit number. The replay display lamp 18 notifies that replay is in progress. Specifically, the re-game display lamp 18 is lit until the next game ends after the combination of symbols relating to the re-game is stopped and displayed on the active line in the current game. When the re-game display lamp 18 is lit, the player is notified that the next game start operation can be performed without using a medal. The weight lamp 19 is lit during a wait period from when a game start operation (operation of a start lever 24 described later) is started until rotation of each reel 12 is started. The wait period is provided in order to make the average time length required for one game equal to or greater than a predetermined value (about 4.1 seconds). The stop lamp 20 notifies that the game is in a stop state that is impossible.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 3 has a 1 BET button 21, a MAX-BET button 22, a checkout button 23, a start lever 24, a plurality of stop buttons 25 (25L, 25C, 25R), an effect button 26, and direction designation. A plurality of operation units including buttons 27 are provided. Each operation unit is operated by a player.

  The 1BET button 21 is operated when setting one betting medal using the stored medals. For example, when the 1BET button 21 is operated in a state where no betting medal is set, a numerical value “1” is subtracted from the number of credits, and one betting medal is set. That is, the player can set one betting medal using the stored medal by operating the 1BET button 21. The MAX-BET button 22 is operated when setting a specified number of betting medals using the stored medals. For example, when the MAX-BET button 22 is operated in a state where no betting medal is set, three (specified number) are subtracted from the number of credits, and three betting medals are set. The settlement button 23 is operated when a medal stored as the number of credits and a betting medal are settled. When the checkout button 23 is operated, the total number of medals including credits and betting medals is paid out from the medal payout opening 9. Note that the betting medal may be settled by the first operation of the settlement button 23 and the credits may be settled by the second operation. In the present embodiment, the operation of the MAX-BET button 22 or the 1BET button 21 may be referred to as a BET operation.

  The start lever 24 is operated by the player when starting the game. The player can instruct the start of the game by performing a start operation on the start lever 24 in a state where the game can be started. The start lever 24 of the present embodiment can tilt in any direction of 360 degrees from a state substantially perpendicular to the front door 3. In addition, the handle part of the start lever 24 is formed of a light-transmitting resin and incorporates a lever effect lamp 42. The lever effect lamp 42 lights up in a predetermined effect.

  The stop button 25 is operated by the player when the reel 12 is stopped. The stop button 25 includes a stop button 25L, a stop button 25C, and a stop button 25R. The stop button 25L corresponds to the reel 12L, the stop button 25C corresponds to the reel 12C, and the stop button 25R corresponds to the reel 12R. When the stop button 25 corresponding to the reel 12 is operated (hereinafter referred to as “stop operation”) during the period in which the reel 12 is rotating, the reel 12 stops.

  Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the first stop operation in each game is referred to as a first stop operation. Similarly, the second stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the third stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. Control in which the gaming machine 1 (main CPU 301 described later) stops the reel 12 based on the first stop operation is referred to as first stop control. Similarly, the reel 12 stop control based on the second stop operation is referred to as second stop control, and the reel 12 stop control based on the third stop operation is referred to as third stop control. Further, the symbol position of the reel 12 positioned in the middle line of the display window 11 at the time when the stop operation is performed is referred to as a stop operation position. The symbol position located on the middle line during the rotation of each reel 12 is stored in the symbol counter, and the symbol position of the symbol counter at the time of the stop operation is acquired as the stop operation position. The symbol counter is provided in the main RAM 303, for example.

  When all the reels 12 are stopped, the combination of symbols as a result of the game is displayed on the active line, and the game ends. As will be described later, when the game is started, each reel 12 is accelerated to a certain rotational speed. During a period in which each reel 12 has a constant rotation speed (a period in which the reel 12 is constantly rotating), a stop operation for stopping and displaying the game result on the active line becomes possible. On the other hand, in the acceleration period from the start of rotation of each reel 12 to the steady rotation, even if the reel 12 is rotating, a stop operation for displaying a game result is not accepted.

  The effect button 26 is operated by the player when giving an instruction regarding the effect. For example, the user can instruct execution of a specific effect by operating the effect button 26. That is, the specific effect is executed when the effect button 26 is operated (trigger). Note that the MAX-BET button 22 can also have the function of the effect button 26. According to the above configuration, the effect button 26 is omitted, and the number of parts can be reduced.

  The direction designation button 27 is operated by the player when a menu image is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 30, for example. The direction designation button 27 includes an upper button, a lower button, a right button, and a left button. For example, by operating the direction designation button 27, the cursor for designating options displayed on the menu image can be moved. Specifically, when the up button is operated, the cursor in the menu image moves upward. Similarly, when the lower button is operated, the cursor moves downward, when the right button is operated, the cursor moves rightward, and when the left button is operated, the cursor moves leftward. Further, when the direction designation button 27 is operated in the non-game state, the master volume of the gaming machine 1 is changed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the panel 10 of the front door 3 includes a plurality of effect lamps 28 (28 a to 28 e) and a plurality of stop operation order display lamps in addition to the main display ML (start lamp 15 and the like) described above. 29 (29L, 29C, 29R). Each lamp of the main display ML is controlled by the main CPU 301, while each effect lamp 28 and each stop operation order display lamp 29 are controlled by a sub CPU 412 described later. The effect lamp 28a and the effect lamp 28b among the plurality of effect lamps 28 are provided on the left side of the display window 11 in front view, and the effect lamps 28e to 28e are on the right side of the display window 11 in front view. Is provided. Each effect lamp 28 notifies the current game state and the like.

  Each stop operation order display lamp 29 is provided in an area below the display window 11 in the panel 10 and notifies the operation order of each stop button 25. Specifically, the stop operation order display lamp 29L is provided at a position corresponding to the reel 12L (lower left side of the display window 11), and the stop operation order display lamp 29C is set at a position corresponding to the reel 12C (the display window 11 of the display window 11). The stop operation sequence display lamp 29R is provided at a position corresponding to the reel 12R (lower right side of the display window 11). For example, it is assumed that the stop button 25R is notified by the first stop operation, the stop button 25C by the second stop operation, and the order of the stop button 25L by the third stop operation (so-called reverse pressing) is notified to the player. In the above case, the stop operation order display lamp 29R is lit when the game is started, the stop operation order display lamp 29C is lit after the stop button 25R is operated, and the stop operation order is displayed after the stop button 25C is operated. The display lamp 29L is lit.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a liquid crystal display device 30 that displays various images is provided above the display window 11 of the front door 3. The liquid crystal display device 30 displays a moving image and a still image according to an effect executed on the gaming machine 1. Specifically, the liquid crystal display device 30 notifies information relating to a result of an internal lottery process described later, information suggesting a gaming state, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, upper lamps 35 (L, R) are provided on the upper end side of the front door 3. The upper lamp 35 includes, for example, a light emitting diode that can emit light in each color (blue, yellow, green, red, etc.) and a lens that covers the light emitting diode. For example, when the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, the upper lamp 35 emits light in a mode (color) according to the winning combination. Further, the upper lamp 35 emits light in a manner corresponding to the effect in each effect.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front door 3 is provided with speakers 31 (31L, 31R) and speakers 32 (32L, 32R). The speaker 31 is provided on the lower end side of the front door 3, and includes a speaker 31L attached to the left side when viewed from the player side and a speaker 31R attached to the right side. The speaker 32 is provided on the upper end side of the front door 3 and includes a speaker 32L attached to the left side as viewed from the player side and a speaker 32R attached to the right side. The speaker 31 and the speaker 32 output sound (music, sound and sound effect) according to the production. For example, the speaker 31 and the speaker 32 output sound related to the effect executed by the liquid crystal display device 30, the effect lamp 28, the housing lamp 5, the stop operation order display lamp 29, or the lever effect lamp 42. To do. The speaker 31 and the speaker 32 are attached to the back surface of the front door 3, and a plurality of sound emitting holes are formed on the surface of the front door 3 at positions corresponding to the speaker 31 and the speaker 32.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 3 is provided with a return button 33. The return button 33 is operated in order to clear the medal clogging in the medal flow path inside the gaming machine 1. By operating the return button 33, medals jammed in the medal flow path are discharged from the medal payout opening 9.

  The front door 3 is provided with a locking device 4 in which a keyhole is formed. When the locking device 4 of the front door 3 is engaged with a locking piece (not shown) of the cabinet 2, the front door 3 is locked. As shown in FIG. 1, the keyhole of the locking device 4 is located in front of the front door 3, and a key (not shown) for unlocking the front door 3 can be inserted. As will be described later, various operation units (for example, a setting change button 37) are provided inside the cabinet 2. Each operation section inside the cabinet 2 is operated by a key manager (for example, a store clerk in a game hall where the gaming machine 1 is installed) that unlocks the front door 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a selector 34 capable of switching the flow path of medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 8 is provided on the back surface of the front door 3. Specifically, the selector 34 includes a solenoid (not shown), and the medal flow path is switched according to the ON / OFF state of the solenoid. Further, the ON / OFF state of the solenoid is changed depending on whether or not the insertion of medals is permitted. For example, when the insertion of medals is permitted, the solenoid of the selector 34 is in the ON state, and the selector 34 guides the medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 8 into the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 3, an insertion medal guide member 522 is provided in the vicinity of the right side of the selector 34 when viewed from the inside of the gaming machine 1. The inserted medal guide member 522 guides the medal that has passed through the selector 34 to a hopper 520 provided in the cabinet 2.

  On the other hand, when the insertion of medals is not permitted (for example, when the reel 12 is rotating), the solenoid of the selector 34 is in the OFF state, and the selector 34 uses the medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 8 as a gaming machine. Lead outside of 1. Further, the selector 34 guides a foreign object (for example, an illegal medal) inserted from the medal insertion unit 8 to the outside of the gaming machine 1 even when the insertion of the medal is permitted. As shown in FIG. 3, a discharge medal guide member 523 is provided near the lower side of the selector 34. The discharged medal guide member 523 guides medals and the like from the selector 34 to the medal payout opening 9 on the front side of the front door 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a hopper 520 having a tank portion 521 a for storing medals and having a discharge slit 521 b for discharging medals is provided inside the cabinet 2. The medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 8 are stored in the tank unit 521a, and the medals stored in the tank unit 521a are paid out to the tray unit 7 from the discharge slit 521b through the medal payout opening 9. For example, the hopper 520 pays out medals when a combination of symbols related to winning is displayed on the active line or when the checkout button 23 is operated.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a payout medal guide member 524 is provided on the back surface of the front door 3. The payout medal guide member 524 guides the medal from the hopper 520 to the medal payout exit 9. Specifically, the payout medal guide member 524 has an opening, and the opening faces the discharge slit 521b of the hopper 520 in a state where the front door 3 is closed. The medals discharged from the discharge slit 521b enter the opening of the payout medal guide member 524 and are guided to the medal payout exit 9 by the payout medal guide member 524.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an auxiliary storage portion 530 is provided inside the cabinet 2. The auxiliary storage unit 530 stores medals overflowing from the hopper 520. In addition, it is good also as a structure which provides the hole which penetrates the bottom part of the auxiliary storage part 530, and the bottom part of the cabinet 2, and discharges the medal overflowing from the hopper to the exterior of the gaming machine 1 through the hole.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a main control board 300 is provided inside the cabinet 2. Specifically, the main control board 300 is housed in a transparent board case and attached to the back plate of the cabinet 2. Various electronic components including a later-described main CPU 301 are mounted on the main control board 300. The main control board 300 is electrically connected to various boards including a reel board 100, a relay board 200, a sub-control board 400, and a power board 500, which will be described later, through connectors (not shown). Note that the various substrates described above may be formed of a single substrate or a plurality of substrates.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a setting display unit 36 and a setting change button 37 are provided inside the cabinet 2. The setting display unit 36 displays the setting value of the gaming machine 1. The set value is a numerical value related to the payout rate of the gaming machine 1, and various lotteries are executed with a probability corresponding to the set value in each game. For example, setting values “1” to “6” are provided, and the setting value “6” has the highest payout rate. In the present embodiment, when a setting change key (not shown) is inserted into a setting change keyhole (not shown) and rotated, the setting display unit 36 displays the setting value.

  The setting change button 37 is operated when changing the numerical value of the setting display unit 36. Each time the setting change button 37 is operated, the setting display unit 36 adds and displays a numerical value one by one. For example, when the setting change button 37 is operated in a state where the numerical value “1” is displayed on the setting display unit 36, the numerical value “2” is displayed on the setting display unit 36. However, when the setting change button 37 is operated while the numerical value “6” is displayed on the setting display unit 36, the numerical value “1” is displayed on the setting display unit 36. When the start lever 24 is operated during a period in which the setting value is displayed on the setting display unit 36, the numerical value displayed on the setting display unit 36 at the time of the operation is stored as the setting value.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a sub control board 400 is provided on the back surface of the front door 3. The sub-control board 400 includes various boards including an effect control board 410, an image control board 420, and a sound board 430.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a power supply device 510 is provided inside the cabinet 2. The power supply device 510 includes an AC-DC converter and a DC-DC converter (both not shown), generates a DC voltage from an AC voltage supplied from the outside of the gaming machine 1, and generates a plurality of types from the generated DC voltage. Generate DC voltage. For example, the power supply device 510 has a DC voltage of 32 V used for driving a motor or a solenoid, a DC voltage of 12 V supplied to the liquid crystal display device 30, and a voltage of 5 V supplied to an electronic circuit board (for example, the main control board 300). DC voltage is generated.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the power supply device 510 is provided with a power button 511 and a reset button 512. When the power button 511 is turned on, power is supplied to the gaming machine 1, and when the power button 511 is turned off, the power is shut off. The reset button 512 is operated when resetting a gaming state or the like. Specifically, when a reset button is operated, a predetermined storage area of a main RAM 303 described later is reset to an initial value.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the power supply device 510 is provided with a shielding plate 513. The shielding plate 513 is located on the front side of the power button 511 and the reset button 512. Further, the shielding plate 513 can move to a position where the power button 511 and the reset button 512 are shielded and a position where the power button 511 and the reset button 512 are not shielded. Specifically, when the front door 3 is closed, the shielding plate 513 shields the power button 511 and the reset button 512. According to the above configuration, for example, an unauthorized act of inserting a wire from the outside of the gaming machine 1 into the sound emission hole of the speaker 31 and operating the power button 511 or the reset button 512 inside the gaming machine 1 is suppressed.

<Circuit machine circuit>
This is the end of the description of the structure of the gaming machine 1. Hereinafter, the function of each circuit provided in the gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the gaming machine 1 includes a reel board 100, a relay board 200, a main control board 300, a sub control board 400, and a power supply board 500.

<Main control board>
As shown in FIG. 6, the main control board 300 includes a main CPU 301, a main ROM 302, a main RAM 303, a random number generator 304, and an I / F (interface) circuit 305. Note that the main CPU 301, the main ROM 302, and the main RAM 303 may be provided as separate electronic devices, or may be provided as a one-chip microcomputer in which each element is integrally configured.

  The main ROM 302 stores a control program executed by the main CPU 301 and various data (for example, a winning area lottery table) in a nonvolatile manner. The main RAM 303 stores various data used in each process executed by the main CPU 301.

  The main CPU 301 reads a control program stored in the main ROM 302 and performs predetermined processing in accordance with the progress of the game, thereby performing various processes including the sub control board 400, each reel 12, the hopper 520, and the main display ML. Control the equipment.

  The random number generator 304 generates a random value R1 used in an internal lottery process to be described later. The random number generator 304 of this embodiment includes a counter circuit, a sampling circuit, and a pulse generation circuit (all not shown), and generates a hardware random number. Specifically, the pulse generation circuit outputs a signal to the counter circuit at a predetermined cycle. The numerical value of the counter circuit is incremented by “1” every time a signal is input from the pulse generation circuit. The sampling circuit stores the numerical value of the counter circuit as the random number value R1 when the player starts the game. The random value R1 is generated in the range of numerical values “0” to “65535”. A software random number may be adopted as the random value R1.

  In the present embodiment, a random value R2 is generated in addition to the random value R1. The random number value R2 is a software random number acquired from a register built in the main CPU 301, and is generated in the range of numerical values “0” to “255”. As will be described later, the random value R2 is used in the spinning effect determination process. Further, the main CPU 301 generates a random value R3. The random number value R3 is a hardware random number generated in the range of numerical values “0” to “65535”, like the random number value R1. The random value R3 is used in an AT determination process described later. A software random number may be adopted as the random value R3.

  The I / F circuit 305 inputs signals from the switches SW (for example, the start switch 24SW) of various operation units (for example, the start lever 24) and signals from the sensors SE (for example, the medal sensor 34SE) to the main CPU 301. The signal from each switch SW and each sensor SE is a high level or low level signal. In the present embodiment, for the sake of explanation, a first level (high level or low level) signal is represented as an ON signal, and a second level (low level or high level) signal is represented as an OFF signal. To do. Whether the first level of the ON signal is high level or low level is set according to the type of the switch SW or sensor SE.

  The I / F circuit 305 outputs various signals for driving the main display ML, the hopper 520, and each reel 12 to the outside of the main control board 300. Further, the I / F circuit 305 outputs various commands to the sub control board 400. In order to prevent an illegal command from being input to the main control board, the command from the sub control board 400 is not received by the main control board 300.

  A signal from the main control board 300 is input to the reel board 100. The reel substrate 100 outputs a drive pulse to each reel 12 in response to a signal from the main control substrate 300. Each stepping motor 101 of each reel 12 is driven in accordance with a driving pulse from the reel substrate 100.

  The stepping motor 101 includes a plurality (four) of coils. Among the coils, the excitation coil combination is sequentially switched every time a drive pulse is input from the reel substrate 100, and the reels 12 are rotated by sequentially switching the excitation coil combinations. Specifically, when the combination of the excited coils of the stepping motor 101 is switched once, the reel 12 rotates by a predetermined angle. For example, when the pulse is applied 24 times, the reel 12 rotates by an angle corresponding to one frame (unit area U), and when the pulse is applied 504 times, the reel 12 rotates once. In the above configuration, the rotation speed of the reel 12 increases as the time interval at which the drive pulse is applied is shorter.

  The main control board 300 receives ON / OFF signals from a plurality of reel sensors 111 (111L, 111C, 111R) via the reel board 100. Of the reel sensors 111, the reel sensor 111L corresponds to the reel 12L, the reel sensor 111C corresponds to the reel 12C, and the reel sensor 111R corresponds to the reel 12R. Each reel sensor 111 outputs an ON signal when the rotation angle of the corresponding reel 12 is the reference position. On the other hand, when the rotation angle of each reel 12 is other than the reference position, each reel sensor 111 outputs an OFF signal. The main CPU 301 of the main control board 300 can determine the rotation angle of each reel 12 from the signal from each reel sensor 111 and the number of times the drive pulse is output to each stepping motor 101.

  The relay board 200 relays a signal from the main control board 300 to the main display ML. In response to the signal output from the main control board 300, the main display ML is driven. The relay board 200 relays an ON / OFF signal input to the main control board 300 from each sensor (such as a start switch 24SW described later) that detects the operation of each operation unit (such as the start lever 24). Specifically, the relay board 200 relays ON / OFF signals from the 1BET switch 21SW, the MAX-BET switch 22SW, the settlement switch 23SW, the start switch 24SW, the stop switch 25SW, and the medal sensor 34SE as shown in FIG. To do. As shown in FIG. 6, the power supply board 500 relays ON / OFF signals of various sensors or switches including the full sensor 530SE, the reset switch 512SE, and the payout sensor 112SE.

  The 1BET switch 21SW detects an operation of the 1BET button 21 by the player. The ON signal from the 1BET switch 21SW is input to the I / F circuit 305 of the main control board 300 via the relay board 200. When the ON signal from the 1BET switch 21SW is input, the main CPU 301 adds one medal to the betting medal.

  The MAX-BET switch 22SW detects the operation of the MAX-BET button 22 by the player. The ON signal from the MAX-BET switch 22SW is input to the I / F circuit 305 of the main control board 300 through the relay board 200. When the ON signal from the MAX-BET switch 22SW is input, the main CPU 301 sets a prescribed number of medals as betting medals.

  The settlement switch 23SW detects the operation of the settlement button 23 by the player. The ON signal from the settlement switch 23SW is input to the I / F circuit 305 of the main control board 300 via the relay board 200.

  When an ON signal is input from the settlement switch 23SW, or when a combination of symbols related to winning is displayed on the active line, the main CPU 301 outputs a hopper drive signal to the hopper 520. The hopper drive signal is input from the main control board 300 to the hopper 520 through the power supply board 500. The hopper 520 pays out medals when a hopper drive signal is input.

  The payout sensor 112SE outputs a payout signal to the main control board 300 every time one medal is paid out from the hopper 520. Specifically, a payout sensor 112SE is provided at a position where a medal passing through the discharge slit 521b of the hopper 520 is detected. The payout sensor 112SE outputs a payout signal when a medal is detected. The payout signal is input to the main control board 300 via the power supply board 500. The main CPU 301 can determine the number of medals paid out by counting the number of times the payout signal is input.

  Full tank sensor 530SE detects that auxiliary storage unit 530 is full. Specifically, the full tank sensor 530SE is provided at a predetermined height from the bottom of the auxiliary storage unit 530, and when the medal inside the auxiliary storage unit 530 increases and reaches the position of the full tank sensor 530SE, the ON signal Is output to the main control board 300. The ON signal of the full sensor 530SE is input to the main control board 300 through the power supply board 500. When the ON signal of the full sensor 530SE is input, the main CPU 301 displays a message “hopper full error” on the liquid crystal display device 30, for example, and shifts to an error state. When the message is displayed, for example, after an amusement shop clerk collects medals in the auxiliary storage unit 530, the error state is canceled by operating the reset button 512.

  The power switch 511SW is switched to an ON state or an OFF state by operating the power button 511. When the power switch 511SW is in the ON state, power is supplied from the power supply device 510 to the gaming machine 1, and when the power switch 511SW is in the OFF state, the power from the power supply device 510 to the gaming machine 1 is shut off. The power supply device 510 generates a DC voltage when power is supplied. The DC voltage generated by the power supply device 510 is supplied to various devices including the hopper 520 through the power supply substrate 500.

  The reset switch 512SW is provided in the power supply device 510 and outputs a reset signal to the main control board 300 when the reset button 512 is operated. The reset signal is input to the main control board 300 via the power supply board 500. When the main CPU 301 receives the reset signal, the main CPU 301 initializes a predetermined storage area of the main RAM 303, for example, cancels the error state. Note that a plurality of reset switches 512SW (reset buttons 512) may be provided. For example, in addition to the reset switch 512SW provided in the power supply device 510, the lock device 4 may be provided with a reset switch. In the above configuration, for example, when the key is inserted into the keyhole of the locking device 4 and the key is rotated to the right, the front door 3 is unlocked, and when the key is rotated to the left, a reset signal is output from the reset switch. An output configuration is preferably employed.

  The setting change switch 37SW shown in FIG. 6 detects the operation of the setting change button 37. The ON signal from the setting change switch 37SW is input to the main control board 300. When an ON signal is input from the setting change switch 37SW, the main CPU 301 updates the display on the setting display unit 36. Further, when an ON signal is input from the setting change switch 37SW during a period in which the setting value is not displayed on the setting display unit 36, the main CPU 301 causes the storage number indicator 16 to display a regulation period ratio (described later).

  The medal sensor 34SE detects medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 8. Specifically, the medal sensor 34SE outputs an ON signal when a medal is located inside the selector 34 in the medal flow path. On the other hand, the medal sensor 34SE outputs an OFF signal when no medal is located inside the selector 34. The ON / OFF signal from the medal sensor 34SE is input to the main control board 300 via the relay board 200. In addition to the medal sensor 34SE of the selector 34 described above, a medal sensor may be provided on the inserted medal guide member 522 located downstream of the selector 34. In the above configuration, when the ON signal of the medal sensor of the inserted medal guide member 522 is input after the ON signal of the medal sensor 34SE of the selector 34 is input, the main CPU 301 determines that the medal has been inserted. Also good. On the other hand, for example, when the ON signal of the medal sensor of the inserted medal guide member 522 is not input after the ON signal of the medal sensor 34SE of the selector 34 is input, there is a possibility that the medal stays in the medal flow path. Therefore, the main CPU 301 may notify an error.

  ON / OFF signals from a plurality of stop switches 25SW (25SWL, 25SWC, 25SWR) are input to the main control board 300 via the relay board 200. Of the stop switches 25SW, the stop switch 25SWL corresponds to the stop button 25L, the stop switch 25SWC corresponds to the stop button 25C, and the stop switch 25SWR corresponds to the stop button 25R. The main CPU 301 performs stop control of the reel 12 corresponding to the stop switch 25SW to which the ON signal is input. Specifically, when an ON signal is input from the stop switch 25SWL, the reel 12L is controlled to stop. Similarly, the main CPU 301 performs stop control of the reel 12C when an ON signal is input from the stop switch 25SWC, and performs stop control of the reel 12R when an ON signal is input from the stop switch 25SWR.

  The start switch 24SW detects the operation of the start lever 24 by the player. The ON signal from the start switch 24SW is input to the I / F circuit 305 of the main control board 300 via the relay board 200. When the ON signal is input from the start switch 24SW, the main CPU 301 controls, for example, each stepping motor 101 to rotate each reel 12. Further, an ON signal from the setting change switch 37 </ b> SW is input to the main control board 300.

  The start switch 24SW of the present embodiment is formed so as to be able to detect the direction in which the start lever 24 is operated. Specifically, the start switch 24SW can individually detect any of push-up operation for pushing up the start lever 24, push-down operation for pushing down, right-hand operation for tilting to the right, and left-hand operation for tilting to the left as viewed from the player side. is there. For example, when the start switch 24SW is operated to the right, the start switch 24SWU that outputs an ON signal when the start lever 24 is pushed up, the start switch 24SWD that outputs an ON signal when the start lever 24 is pushed down, and ON The sensor includes a start switch 24SWR that outputs a signal and a start switch 24SWL that outputs an ON signal when operated to the left. According to the above configuration, for example, it is possible to vary the effect that is executed when the start lever 24 is pressed and when the start lever 24 is pressed.

<Sub control board>
The sub-control board 400 controls the liquid crystal display device 30, the speakers (31, 32), and each lamp (for example, the effect lamp 28). As shown in FIG. 6, the sub control board 400 includes a plurality of boards including an effect control board 410, an image control board 420, and a sound board 430. The sub-control board 400 includes various sensors including an effect button switch 26SW and a direction specifying switch 27SW, a housing lamp 5, an effect lamp 28, a stop operation order display lamp 29, a lever effect lamp 42, and an upper portion. Various lamps including the lamp 35 are electrically connected.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the volume control switch 44 is electrically connected to the sub control board 400. The volume adjustment switch 44 is used to adjust the master volume of the gaming machine 1. As the volume adjustment switch 44, for example, a dip switch is preferably employed. As described above, the master volume can also be adjusted by operating the direction designation button 27. That is, the master volume is adjusted by operating one of the direction designation button 27 and the volume adjustment switch 44.

  In the present embodiment, the master volume that can be adjusted is different between when the direction specifying button 27 is operated and when the volume adjustment switch 44 is operated. Specifically, when the direction designation button 27 is operated, the master volume can be adjusted to any of a numerical value “1” to a numerical value “5” (five levels). On the other hand, when the volume adjustment switch 44 is operated, the master volume can be adjusted to any one of the numerical value “1”, the numerical value “3”, and the numerical value “5” (three levels). The master volume that can be adjusted may be the same when the direction specifying button 27 is operated and when the volume adjustment switch 44 is operated.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the effect control board 410 includes an I / F circuit 411, a sub CPU 412, a sub ROM 413, and a sub RAM 414. The effect control board 410 (sub CPU 412) controls various lamps including the housing lamp 5, the effect lamp 28, the stop operation order display lamp 29, and the lever effect lamp 42, and the sound board 430. The effect control board 410 gives a command to the image control board 420 to display each image on the liquid crystal display device 30.

  The sub ROM 413 stores a control program executed by the sub CPU 412 and various data. For example, an effect lottery table for determining the type of effect and lamp data indicating flashing patterns of various lamps are stored in the sub ROM 413.

  The sub RAM 414 functions as a work area for storing various data in a volatile manner. The I / F circuit 411 receives a command from the main control board 300 (I / F circuit 305). The command received by the I / F circuit 411 is supplied to the sub CPU 412. The command received by the I / F circuit 411 is, for example, a display winning combination command indicating the type of winning combination stopped on the active line.

  The sub CPU 412 executes a control program stored in the sub ROM 413, and controls various lamps (for example, the housing lamp 5) and the sound board 430 based on each data stored in the sub ROM 413. For example, the sub CPU 412 reads data indicating the blinking pattern of the housing lamp 5 from the sub ROM 413 and blinks the housing lamp 5. Further, the sub CPU 412 generates a random value R4 used in an effect control process to be described later. As the random value R4, for example, a random number in the range of 0 to 65535 is preferably employed. Note that the sub ROM 413 may be composed of a single electronic component or a plurality of electronic components (storage devices).

  The image control board 420 displays various images on the liquid crystal display device 30 in accordance with commands from the effect control board 410. As shown in FIG. 6, the image control board 420 includes an image control CPU 421, an image control ROM 422, a VDP (Video Display Processor) 423, a CGROM 424, and a VRAM 425.

  The image control CPU 421 executes a control program stored in the image control ROM 422 and gives an instruction according to a command from the effect control board 410 to the VDP 423. The CGROM 424 stores compressed and encoded image data (for example, texture data). The VDP 423 includes an image decoder and a drawing circuit (both not shown). When an instruction from the image control CPU 421 is input to the VDP 423, the image decoder reads image data from the CGROM 424 in accordance with the instruction. The image decoder decompresses (decodes) the read image data and stores it in the RAM 425. The drawing circuit displays various images on the liquid crystal display device 30 in accordance with the image data stored in the RAM 425. The RAM 425 stores various data generated by each process of the image control CPU 421. The RAM 425 is provided with a command storage area for storing sound control commands to be transmitted to the sound source IC 431.

  The sound board 430 is controlled by the image control CPU 421 to generate an acoustic signal. The acoustic signal generated by the sound board 430 is supplied to the speaker 31 and the speaker 32 and output as a sound wave. As shown in FIG. 6, the sound board 430 includes a sound source IC 431 and a sound source ROM 432. The image control CPU 421 controls the sound board 430 (sound source IC 431) in accordance with a command from the sub CPU 412.

  The sound source ROM 432 compresses and stores a plurality of sound data. Each sound data is data indicating each sound including, for example, a music piece in a specific game state, a sound output every time the player operates the stop button 25, and an error sound output in an error state.

  The sound source IC 431 generates an acoustic signal from the acoustic data in the sound source ROM 432. The sound source IC 431 includes a decoder, a control register, and an A / D converter (all not shown). The decoder of the sound source IC 431 reads sound data from the sound source ROM 432 in accordance with an instruction from the sub CPU 412. The decoder of the sound source IC 431 adjusts the volume of the read sound data and then stores the sound data in the control register. A plurality of acoustic data is stored in the control register, and each acoustic data stored in the control register is supplied to the A / D converter in the stored order. The A / D converter generates an acoustic signal from the acoustic data and supplies it to the amplifier 433. The amplifier 433 amplifies the acoustic signal supplied from the sound source IC 431 (A / D converter) and supplies it to the speaker 31 and the speaker 32. Note that a CPU that controls the sound source IC 431 may be provided separately from the sub CPU 412 and the image control CPU 421.

<Each data used by main CPU>
The description of each circuit of the gaming machine 1 is as described above. Hereinafter, various data stored in the main ROM 302 will be described with reference to the drawings. In the main ROM 302, the symbol code table shown in FIG. 7, the winning area lottery table shown in FIG. 8, the winning combination determination table shown in FIG. 9, the winning combination defining table shown in FIG. 10, the transition symbol defining table shown in FIG. Various data including an instruction determination table shown in FIG. 15, a spinning effect determination table shown in FIG. 17, and an AT determination table shown in FIG. 18 are stored.

  FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram of the symbol code table. The symbol code table includes a symbol code that identifies each symbol of each reel 12. As understood from FIG. 7, each reel 12 has “red seven”, “white seven”, “black BAR”, “white BAR”, “replay”, “bell x”, “bell y”, “bell z”, “watermelon”, “cherry”. 10 types of symbols are arranged. As shown in FIG. 7, each symbol code corresponds to each symbol. Specifically, “Red Seven” corresponds to symbol code 01 “00000001”, “White Seven” corresponds to symbol code 02 “00000010”, and “Black BAR” corresponds to symbol code 03 “ “00000011” corresponds to “white BAR” corresponding to “00000100” of symbol code 04, “replay” corresponds to “00000101” of symbol code 05, and “bell x” corresponds to “code“ 06 ”. “00000110” corresponds, “bell y” corresponds to symbol code “0000011” of symbol code 07, “bell z” corresponds to symbol code 08 “00001000”, and “watermelon” corresponds to symbol “00001001” of code 09 corresponds to “00001010” of symbol code 10 to “cherry”. The symbol code is used, for example, in a priority order storage process described later.

  FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram of the winning area lottery table. The main CPU 301 determines a winning area by using a winning area lottery table and a random value R1 in an internal lottery process to be described later. As shown in FIG. 8, each winning area lottery table includes a plurality of winning areas and lottery values corresponding to the winning areas. FIG. 8 shows the names of the winning areas. The winning area lottery table is stored in the main ROM 302 for each set value (1 to 6). FIG. 8 illustrates a winning area lottery table that is referred to when the set value is “1”. In FIG. 8, the lottery value for lose, the lottery value for duplicate bonus, and the lottery value for single bonus are omitted.

  Each winning area of the winning area lottery table designates each winning combination defined in the winning combination determining table shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, replay is abbreviated as “lip”. Similarly, in other figures, replay may be abbreviated as “lip”.

  For example, it is assumed that “batting order replay X1” of the winning area number “01” is determined by the internal lottery process. As shown in FIG. 9, the winning area number “01” designates the winning combination “normal replay” and the winning combination “RT2 transition replay”. That is, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay X1” is won, a plurality of types of winning combinations are designated in duplicate. Further, for example, when “batting order bell A1” of the winning area number “18” is determined, the winning combination “correct answer bell 1” “correct answer bell 2” “correct answer bell 3” “failure bell 1” “failure bell 5” “ Failure bell 9 “failure bell 11” “failure bell 15” “failure bell 16” “failure bell 21” “failure bell 22” and “failure bell 26” are won in duplicate. The combination of symbols of the winning combination designated in the winning area is permitted to stop on the active line. In the present embodiment, when a plurality of winning combinations are won in duplicate, the winning combination having a larger payout number is preferentially stopped and displayed on the active line.

  Each lottery value in the winning area lottery table is subtracted from the random value R1 in the internal lottery process. Specifically, in the internal lottery process, the main CPU 301 subtracts each lottery value corresponding to each winning area from the random value R1 in ascending order (from “00” to “34”) in the winning area. In the internal lottery process, a winning area is determined in which the result of subtracting the lottery value from the random value R1 is a negative number. The probability of becoming a negative number when subtracted from the random number R1 is higher as the lottery value is larger. Therefore, the winning area having a larger lottery value is higher in the winning area.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the winning area lottery table is configured to include each lottery value for each RT state. Each RT state includes an RT0 state, an RT1 state, and an RT2 state. Each RT state shifts when an RT transition symbol, which will be described later, is stopped and displayed on the active line. The main CPU 301 subtracts the lottery value corresponding to the RT state to the random value R1. Therefore, the probability that each winning area wins depends on the RT state.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 8, the winning area lottery table includes lottery values in the bonus operating state. The bonus operating state is entered when the symbol combination relating to the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the active line. The prescribed number of betting medals in the bonus operating state is three, and the bonus operating state ends when 297 medals are paid out. When the bonus operating state ends, the main CPU 301 shifts to the RT0 state. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the winning area lottery table includes lottery values in the internal state. When the bonus combination is won and the main line is not stopped and displayed on the active line, the main CPU 301 shifts to an internal state in which the state where the bonus combination is won is maintained.

  As understood from FIG. 8, the lottery values of the winning area numbers “01” to “11” (hereinafter referred to as “re-game winning area”) are different for each RT state. Specifically, in the RT0 state, as shown in FIG. 8, a lottery value “9278” is allocated to the “normal replay” winning area in the replay winning area, and the lottery values in the other replay winning areas are numerical values. “0”. That is, in the RT0 state, “normal replay” is won in the replay winning area.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the RT1 state, a lottery value “1548” is assigned to each of the winning areas for “batting order replays X1 to X5” and the normal replay in the replay winning area, and the lottery values of the other replay winning areas Is the numerical value “0”. That is, in the RT1 state, “batting order replays X1 to X5” and “normal replay” are selected in the replay winning area. In addition, the probability that any one of the re-game winning areas is determined is 9288 (1548 × 6) / 65536.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the RT2 state, a lottery value “7672” is assigned to each winning area of “batting order replays Y1 to Y5” and normal replay in the replay winning area, and lottery values of the other replay winning areas. Is the numerical value “0”. That is, in the RT2 state, “batting order replays Y1 to Y5” and “normal replay” in the replay winning area are won. In addition, the probability that any one of the re-game winning areas is determined is 46032 (7672 × 6) / 65536.

  As understood from the above description, the winning probability in the replay winning area in the RT2 state is higher than that in the RT0 state and the RT1 state. Further, as understood from FIG. 8, the lottery values of the winning area numbers “12” to “32” (hereinafter referred to as “winning winning area”) and the winning area numbers “33” and “34” won by the bonus combination are as follows. Common to each RT state. In other words, the winning probability of the winning prize area and the bonus combination are equal in each RT state. Therefore, the RT2 state is an RT state that has a higher winning probability of winning combination than the RT0 state and the RT1 state, and is advantageous to the player.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the internal middle state, the lottery value “17572” is assigned to the winning area of “normal replay” in the replay winning area, and the batting order replay X1, “batting order replay X2”, and “batting order replay Y1”. A lottery value “128” is assigned to each of the two, and the lottery value in the other replay winning area is a numerical value “0”. That is, in the intermediate state, “normal replay”, “batting sequence replay X1”, “batting sequence replay X2”, and “batting sequence replay Y1” are selected in the replay winning area. In addition, the probability that any one of the re-game winning areas is determined is 17956 (17572 + 128 × 3) / 65536.

  FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram of the winning combination rule table. The winning combination defining table defines combinations of symbols that are permitted to stop on the active line in the game won by each winning combination. For example, in a game in which the winning combination “bonus combination” is won, the symbol combination “red seven-red seven-red seven” is permitted to stop on the active line. Also, for example, in a game where the winning role “correct answer bell 1” is won, “Bell x-Cherry-Black BAR” “Bell x-Cherry-Cherry” “Bell z-Cherry-Black BAR” “Bell z-Cherry-” The “Cherry” symbol combination can be stopped at the active line. That is, as for the symbol combination related to the winning combination “correct answer bell 1”, the left symbol is a bell x symbol or bell y symbol, the middle symbol is a cherry symbol, and the right symbol is a black BAR symbol or cherry symbol symbol combination. .

  As shown in FIG. 10, the winning combination defining table includes the permission bit number of each winning combination and the number of medals to be paid out when the symbol combination related to each winning combination is stopped on the active line. FIG. 10 shows the number of payouts when the symbol combination related to each winning combination is stopped on the active line in the game state where the specified number is three. When a plurality of winning combinations are won, the winning combination with a larger payout number is preferentially stopped and displayed on the active line. Further, the replay is stopped and displayed on the active line in preference to other winning combinations, and the bonus combination has a lower priority than the other winning combinations.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the winning combination “failed bell 1-27”, “correct answer bell”, “watermelon role”, “cherry role A, B”, “one card role” or “9 card role” (the game in which the winning winning area is won) When the symbol combination related to the winning combination designated in (1) is displayed on the active line, a payout number of medals corresponding to each winning combination is awarded to the player. In the present embodiment, a winning combination in which medals are paid out when displayed on the active line is referred to as a “winning winning combination”. In addition, when “normal replay”, “RT2 transition replay” and “RT1 transition replay” (the winning combination designated by the game in which the regame winning area is won) are displayed on the active line, the next game is set to replay. The In the present embodiment, the winning combination in which the next game becomes a re-game when displayed on the active line may be collectively referred to as “replay”.

  Each permission bit number in the winning combination defining table designates each display permission bit in the display permission bit storage area of the main RAM 303. The display permission bit storage area is configured to include a plurality of display permission bits, and each display permission bit corresponds to each winning combination. For example, the striking order replay X1 of the winning area number “01” wins, and each symbol combination of the winning combination “normal replay”, “RT2 transition replay A”, “RT2 transition replay B”, and “RT2 transition replay C” Assume that the active line is allowed to stop. In the above case, each display permission bit specified by the permission bit numbers “2”, “3”, “4” and “5” in the display permission bit storage area is set to “1”, and the others are set to “0”. The In addition, the batting order bell A1 of the winning area number “18” wins, and the winning roles “correct answer bells 1 to 3”, “failure bell 1”, “failure bell 5”, “failure bell 9”, and “failure bell 11”. And “failure bell 15”, “failure bell 16”, “failure bell 21”, “failure bell 22”, and “failure bell 26” are assumed to be permitted to stop on the active line. In the above case, each of the permission bit numbers “36”, “9”, “13”, “17”, “19”, “23”, “24”, “29”, “30”, and “34” specified in the display permission bit storage area. The display permission bit is set to “1”, and the others are set to “0”.

  The main RAM 303 stores a display combination storage area to be compared with the display permission bit storage area in the display determination process described later. The display combination storage area includes a plurality of displayable bits, and each displayable bit corresponds to each winning combination (similar to the display permission bit storage area). In addition, each displayable bit is set to “1” when there is a possibility that the symbol combination related to the winning combination corresponding to the displayable bit stops on the effective line, and the symbol combination related to the corresponding winning combination is effective. Set to “0” when there is no possibility of stopping on the line. For example, at the time when each reel 12 starts rotating, all the displayable bits are set to “1” because there is a possibility that all symbol combinations related to the winning combination will stop on the effective line. Each displayable bit in the display combination storage area is updated every time each reel 12 stops, and corresponds to the symbol combination related to the winning combination that actually stopped at the active line when all the reels 12 stopped. Only the displayable bit is “1”.

  The winning combination won in the internal lottery process stops on the active line according to the operation mode of each stop button 25 of the player. Specifically, each winning combination stops on the active line according to the stop operation position of each stop button 25 and the order of the stop operation. For example, a symbol located within the range of 4 frames from the stop operation position (5 frames including the stop operation position) (hereinafter referred to as “retraction range”) can be stopped on the effective line, and a symbol positioned outside the retraction range is Even the symbols that make up the winning combination are not stopped on the active line (so-called “missing” occurs). As described above, a plurality of types of winning combinations may be won in a single game. In a game in which a plurality of types of winning combinations are won, for example, the symbol combination related to the winning combination corresponding to the order of the stop operation stops on the active line.

  FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are explanatory diagrams of the correspondence relationship between the winning area, the stop operation order, and the winning combination that stops on the active line (the combination of symbols that stops on the active line).

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a winning combination (replay) that stops at the active line in each stop operation order in the game in which the re-game winning area is won. As shown in FIG. 11, when any of the winning areas “batting order replays X1 to X5” is won, “normal replay” or “RT2 transition replay” stops on the active line according to the mode of the stop operation. Specifically, in a game in which the winning area “batting order replay X1” is won, a stop operation sequence in which the reel 12L performs the first stop operation, the reel 12C performs the second stop operation, and the reel 12R performs the third stop operation (hereinafter simply “ In the case of the “left middle right” stop operation sequence), the symbol combination related to the winning combination “RT2 transition replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. On the other hand, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay X1” is won, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than “left middle right”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “normal replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay X2” is won, when the stop operation is performed in the order of “left and right middle”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “RT2 transition replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. The On the other hand, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay X2” is won, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than “left and right middle”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “normal replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. Further, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay X3” is won, when the stop operation is performed in the order of “middle left and right”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “RT2 transition replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. On the other hand, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay X3” is won, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than “middle left and right”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “normal replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. Similarly, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay X4” is won, when the stop operation is performed in the order of “middle right left”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “RT2 transition replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. On the other hand, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay X4” is won, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than “middle right left”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “normal replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. In the game where the winning area “batting order replay X5” is won, when the stop operation is performed in the order of the first stop on the right, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “RT2 transition replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line, and other than the first stop on the right When the stop operation is performed in order, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “normal replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay Y2” is won, when the stop operation is performed in the order of “left and right middle”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “normal replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. . On the other hand, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay Y2” is won, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than “middle left and right”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “RT1 transition replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. In the game where the winning area “batting order replay Y3” is won, if the stop operation is performed in the order of “middle left and right”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “normal replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. On the other hand, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay Y3” is won, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than “middle left and right”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “RT1 transition replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. Similarly, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay Y4” is won, when the stop operation is performed in the order of “middle right left”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “normal replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. On the other hand, in the game where the winning area “batting order replay Y4” is won, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than “middle right left”, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “RT1 transition replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line. In the game where the winning area “batting order replay Y5” is won, if the stop operation is performed in the order of the right first stop, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “normal replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line, and the order other than the right first stop When the stop operation is performed, the symbol combination related to the winning combination “RT1 transition replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line.

  FIG. 12 shows a winning combination in which the winning area “batting order bell” (A1 to A3, B1 to B3, C1 to C3, D1 to D3, and E1 to E3) is won in the active line in each stop operation order. It is a figure explaining. When the winning area “batting order bell” is determined, one of the winning combination “failed bells 1 to 27” and the winning combination “correction bells 1 to 3” are selected and won. As understood from FIG. 12, in the game in which the hitting order bell is won, the symbol combination relating to the failed bell or the correct answer bell stops on the active line according to the stop operation order. In the present embodiment, the stop operation order in which the symbol combination related to the correct bell is stopped and displayed on the active line is referred to as “correct answer push order” of the correct bell.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the game in which the hitting bell A (1-3) is won, when the stop operation is performed in the order of “left middle right” (correct answer pressing order), the correct answer bell is stopped and displayed on the active line. Specifically, in the game in which the hitting bell A is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of “left middle right”, stop control is performed to display each correct answer bell on the active line, and the correct answer bell 1 or the correct answer bell 2 The stop line is displayed on the active line regardless of the stop operation position. On the other hand, in the game in which the batting order bell A is determined, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than “left middle right”, stop control is performed to pull the failed bell won in the current game into the active line. The failed bell may be missed depending on the stop operation position.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the game in which the hit order bell B (1-3) is won, if the stop operation is performed in the order of “left and right middle” (correct answer pressing order), the correct answer bell is stopped and displayed on the active line. Specifically, in the game in which the hitting bell B is won, when the stop operation is performed in the order of “middle left and right”, stop control is performed to display each correct bell on the active line, and the correct bell 1 or the correct bell 2 is stopped. The stop line is displayed on the active line regardless of the operation position. On the other hand, in the game in which the batting order bell B is determined, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than “middle left and right”, stop control is performed to pull the failed bell won in the current game into the active line.

  As described above, when the correct answer push order of the correct bell is the first left stop (left middle right, left and right middle), the symbol combination of the correct answer bell 1 or the correct answer bell 2 is stopped and displayed on the active line. Specifically, in the case of the first stop on the left, the symbol combination of the correct bell 1 is stopped and displayed on the right downward line (effective line). However, depending on the stop operation position, the symbol combination of the correct bell 1 may not be drawn into the right downward line. In the above case, the symbol combination of the correct bell 2 is stopped and displayed on the middle line. Specifically, when the stop operation position of the left reel 12L is the symbol position “15” to “19”, the symbol combination of the correct bell 2 is stopped and displayed on the middle line, and the stop operation position of the left reel 12L is the symbol position “ In cases other than “15” to “19”, the symbol combination of correct bell 1 is stopped and displayed on the right-down line. In the above configuration, when the symbol combination of the correct bell (1, 2) is stopped and displayed on the active line (downward right line, middle line) at the first stop on the left, each bell symbol (bell x symbol, bell y symbol, The symbol combination “bell-bell-bell” composed of “bell z symbol” is stopped and displayed on the upper line (invalid line).

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the game in which the hit order bell C (1-3) is won, when the stop operation is performed in the order of “middle left and right” (correct answer pressing order), the correct answer bell is stopped and displayed on the active line. Specifically, in the game in which the hitting bell C is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of “middle left and right”, the stop control is performed to display each correct bell on the active line, and the correct bell 1 or the correct bell 3 is stopped. The stop line is displayed on the active line regardless of the operation position. On the other hand, in the game in which the batting order bell C is determined, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than “middle left and right”, stop control is performed to pull the failed bell won in the current game into the active line.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the game in which the batting order bell D (1-3) is won, if the stop operation is performed in the order of “middle right left” (correct answer pressing order), the symbol combination of the correct answer bell is stopped and displayed on the active line. The Specifically, in the game where the batting order bell D is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of “middle right left”, stop control is performed to display each symbol combination of each correct bell on the active line, and the correct bell 1 or correct answer The symbol combination of Bell 3 is stopped and displayed on the active line regardless of the stop operation position. On the other hand, in the game in which the batting order bell D is determined, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than “middle right left”, stop control is performed to pull the failed bell won in the current game into the active line.

  As described above, when the correct answer push order of the correct bell is the middle first stop (middle left and right, middle right and left), the symbol combination of the correct bell 1 or the correct bell 3 is stopped and displayed on the active line. In the present embodiment, in the middle first stop, the symbol combination of the correct bell 1 is stopped and displayed on the lower line (effective line). However, depending on the stop operation position, the symbol combination of the correct bell 1 may not be drawn into the lower line. In the above case, the symbol combination of the correct bell 3 is stopped and displayed on the middle line. Specifically, when the stop operation position of the left reel 12L is from the symbol position “17” to “20” or “0”, the symbol combination of the correct bell 3 is stopped and displayed on the middle line, and the stop operation position of the left reel 12L is displayed. Is a symbol position other than “20” or “0” from symbol positions “17”, the symbol combination of correct bell 1 is stopped and displayed on the lower line. In the above configuration, when the symbol combination of the correct bell (1, 3) is stopped and displayed on the active line (lower line, middle line) in the middle first stop, the symbol combination “bell-bell-bell” is displayed on the upper right line. Stopped at (invalid line).

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the game in which the batting order bell E (1-3) is won, if the stop operation is performed in the order of the first right stop (right left middle, right middle left) (correct answer pushing order), The combination is stopped on the active line. Specifically, in the game in which the hitting bell E is won and the stop operation is performed in the order of the first stop to the right, stop control is performed to display each symbol combination of each correct bell on the effective line, and the correct bell 1 or correct answer Any of the symbol combinations of the bell 2 is stopped and displayed on the active line regardless of the stop operation position. On the other hand, in the game in which the batting order bell E is determined, when the stop operation is performed in an order other than the first stop at the right, stop control is performed to draw the symbol combination of the failed bell won in the current game into the active line.

  As described above, when the correct answer push order of the correct bell is the first stop on the right, as in the case of the first stop on the left, the symbol combination of the correct bell 1 or the correct bell 2 is stopped and displayed on the active line. Specifically, when the correct answer push order of the correct bell is the first stop on the right, the symbol combination of the correct bell 1 is stopped and displayed on the right downward line as in the case of the first stop on the left. Further, when the symbol combination of the correct bell 1 cannot be drawn into the right downward line, the symbol combination of the correct bell 2 is stopped and displayed on the middle line. In the above configuration, when the symbol combination of the correct bell (1, 2) is stopped and displayed on the active line (right downward line, middle line) at the first stop on the right, the symbol combination “bell-bell-bell” is displayed on the upper line. Stopped at (invalid line).

  As understood from the above explanation, in the game where the winning area “batting order bell” is won, if the stop operation is performed in the correct pressing order, the symbol combination related to “correct answer bell” (the number of payouts is 9) is effective. Stop on line. On the other hand, when the stop operation is performed in a direction other than the correct answer pressing order, the losing eyes may stop at the active line. Therefore, when the game is played in the correct pressing order, it is advantageous for the player as compared to the case where the game is played out of the correct pressing order. As will be described in detail later, when the main CPU 301 is in the AT state, the correct answer push order of the correct bells is notified.

  As described above, the RT state includes the RT0 state to the RT2 state. In addition, the RT state shifts when the RT transition symbol is displayed on the active line. Specifically, when the RT1 transition symbol is displayed on the active line, the state shifts to the RT1 state. Similarly, when the RT2 transition symbol is displayed on the effective line, the state shifts to the RT2 state.

  FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram of the RT transition symbol definition table. As understood from FIGS. 13 and 10, the RT2 transition symbol is a symbol combination of the RT2 transition replay. That is, when the symbol combination related to the RT2 transition replay is stopped and displayed on the active line, the right to replay is given and the state transitions to the RT2 state.

  The RT1 transition symbol includes a symbol combination of RT1 transition replay. That is, when the symbol combination related to the RT1 transition replay is stopped and displayed on the active line, the right to replay is granted and the state transitions to the RT1 state. In addition, the RT1 transition symbol includes a specific missing eye. In the game where the winning area “batting order bell” is won, the losing pattern of the RT1 transition symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line when each bell combination (corrected bell, failed bell) is missed. That is, when the stop operation is performed in a sequence other than the correct answer pressing order of the hitting bells and the stop operation is performed at a timing at which the selected failed bell cannot be pulled, the RT1 transition symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line.

  As will be described in detail later, when the main CPU 301 is in the AT state, a stop operation order in which the RT2 transition replay is stopped and displayed is notified. In addition, when the main CPU 301 is in the AT state, by notifying the correct pressing order of the striking order bell, the symbol combination related to the correct answer bell can be stopped and the RT1 transition symbol (losing eye) is prevented from being stopped and displayed. be able to. Further, when the main CPU 301 is in the AT state, it is possible to prevent the correct repressing order of the normal replay from being notified in the game in which the batting order replay Y has been won and the RT1 transition replay from being stopped and displayed on the active line.

  The main CPU 301 controls the instruction display 16 according to each gaming state including the AT state, the normal state, the chance state, the start preparation state, the precursor state, the internal medium state, the bonus operation state, and the end preparation state. A game state flag indicating the current game state is stored in the main RAM 303. In each game, the main CPU 301 transmits a game state command indicating a game state flag to the sub CPU 412. The sub CPU 412 determines an effect according to the gaming state indicated by the gaming state command.

  In each game in the AT state, the main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display instruction information for instructing the stop operation order. In the present embodiment, the main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display instruction information for instructing a stop operation sequence advantageous to the player in the AT state. On the other hand, in the normal state, a stop operation order that is advantageous to the player is not instructed. Therefore, the AT state is a gaming state that is advantageous to the player as compared to the normal state. In the chance state, the transition to the AT state is easily determined as compared with the normal state, and the gaming state is advantageous to the player.

  In the start preparation state, a stop operation sequence advantageous to the player is instructed as in the AT state. In the present embodiment, a period during which a stop operation mode advantageous to the player is instructed is referred to as an “instruction period”. The instruction period includes each gaming state including a start preparation state and an AT state. In addition, a period other than the instruction period (such as a normal state) may be referred to as a “non-instruction period”. As will be described in detail later, a part of the game in the chance state is an instruction period, and a stop operation mode advantageous to the player is instructed in the chance state.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state. As shown in FIG. 14, the gaming state shifts at a specific opportunity. For example, when the AT state is won in the normal state, the state shifts to the precursor state. Specifically, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the AT state is appropriate in each game through AT determination processing. When the main CPU 301 wins the AT state in the normal state, the main CPU 301 changes the above-described gaming state flag from the normal state to the precursor state. Further, when the main CPU 301 wins the AT state in the normal state, the main CPU 301 sets an initial value in the precursor counter. The precursor counter indicates the number of games played from the precursor state to the AT state, and is provided in the main RAM 303, for example. The initial value of the precursor counter is determined by lottery from among numerical values “0” to “32”. The main CPU 301 subtracts the numerical value “1” from the precursor counter in each game in the precursor state, and shifts the gaming state to the start preparation state when the precursor counter is subtracted to the numerical value “0”. When the AT state is won in the normal state, the main CPU 301 stores an initial value “50” in the AT counter indicating the remaining number of games in the AT state. The AT counter is provided in the main RAM 303, for example.

  In the above configuration, when the initial value of the precursor counter is a numerical value “1” to “32”, the state shifts to the AT state through the precursor state of 1 to 32 games. When the initial value of the precursor counter is “0”, the next game won in the AT state is in a start ready state. In addition, even if it is a case where the AT state has not been won, a configuration may be adopted in which the state shifts to the predicament state of Gase at a specific opportunity (for example, the winning of a rare role).

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the precursor state ends, the state shifts to the AT state via the start preparation state. In the start preparation state, the main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display instruction information for instructing the correct answer pressing order of the RT2 transition replay. In the above configuration, when the stop operation is performed in the order indicated by the instruction information in the start preparation state, the RT2 transition replay is stopped and displayed on the active line, and the RT state shifts to the RT2 state. Further, the main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display instruction information for instructing the correct answering order of the correct bells in the start preparation state. In the above configuration, when the stop operation is performed in the order instructed by the instruction information, the RT1 transition symbol is not stopped and displayed on the active line (the correct bell is not missed), so the transition from the RT2 state to the RT1 state (falling down). do not do. When the RT state shifts to the RT2 state, the main CPU 301 shifts the gaming state from the start preparation state to the AT state. Note that the AT counter indicating the number of remaining games in the AT state is not subtracted in the start preparation state.

  In the AT state, as in the start preparation state, the main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display instruction information for instructing the correct pressing order of the correct bells and instruction information for instructing the correct pressing order of the RT2 transition replay. Further, the main CPU 301 subtracts a numerical value “1” from the AT counter in each game in the AT state. The AT state is in principle the RT2 state. Therefore, since the batting order replay X is not won, the correct pressing order of the RT2 transition replay is not instructed in the AT state. However, for example, in a game in the AT state in which the batting order bell is won, if the stop operation is performed outside the specified order (when an operation error is made), the RT1 transition symbol stops on the active line, and the RT2 state changes to the RT1 state. There is a case to move to. Even in the above case, in the AT state, the correct pressing order of the RT2 transition replay is instructed, so that it is possible to return from the RT1 state to the RT2 state by following the instruction information.

  When the AT counter indicating the number of remaining games in the AT state is decremented to a numerical value “0”, the main CPU 301 shifts the gaming state from the AT state to the end preparation state. As will be described in detail later, in each game in the AT state, the value of the AT counter may be added at a specific opportunity (rare winning of a rare role). That is, the remaining number of games in the AT state may be added. When the RT1 transition symbol is stopped and displayed in the end preparation state (when the batting order bell is missed), the normal state is entered.

  For each game in the normal state, a chance state determination process is executed. In the chance state determination process, whether to grant the right to shift to the chance state (whether to shift to the chance state) is determined by lottery. In the chance state determination process, the right to shift to the chance state multiple times may be given. When the right to shift to the chance state is granted a plurality of times, even if the transition to the AT state is not determined in the current chance state, the next chance state is subsequently transferred. Therefore, when the right to shift to the chance state is granted a plurality of times, it is easier to determine the transition to the AT state than when the right to transition to the chance state is granted once. When the transition to the chance state is determined, there are a case where the chance state is entered via the precursor state and a case where the chance state is entered without going through the precursor state, as in the case where the AT state is entered.

  In each game in the chance state, the transition to the AT state is determined with a higher probability than each game in the normal state. The chance state ends with a predetermined end condition. Specifically, the chance state ends with 10 games. In the chance state, when the transition to the AT state is determined, the state is subsequently shifted to the AT state. On the other hand, in the 10 games in the chance state, if the transition to the AT state is not determined, the state is subsequently shifted to the normal state.

  As described above, in the normal state, when the right to shift to the AT state and the right to shift to the chance state are granted, the gaming state can be shifted to each advantageous gaming state (AT state, chance state). become. In the present embodiment, a period from when the right to shift to each of the advantageous gaming states described above is granted until the advantageous gaming state ends is referred to as a “regulation period”.

  Specifically, the precursor state and the start preparation state that are interposed between the normal state and the AT state are included in the restriction period, similarly to the AT state and the chance state. In addition, the precursor state interposed between the normal state and the chance state is included in the regulation period.

  As described above, each gaming state of the main CPU 301 includes an internal medium state and a bonus operating state. When the bonus combination is won, the state shifts to the internal medium state. In the internal medium state, the state where the bonus combination is won is maintained. When the symbol combination related to the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the active line in the internal state, the state shifts to the bonus operating state. The bonus operating state ends under a predetermined end condition. Specifically, the bonus operating state ends when more than 297 medals are paid out.

  The internal middle state and the bonus operating state described above may be included in the restriction period or not included in the restriction period depending on the gaming state in which the bonus combination is won. Specifically, when the bonus combination is won in the precursor state, the start preparation state, the chance state or the AT state, the subsequent internal medium state and bonus operating state are included in the restriction period. On the other hand, when the bonus combination is won in the normal state or the final preparation state, the subsequent internal medium state and bonus operating state are not included in the regulation period. That is, the internal medium state and bonus operating state after the bonus combination is won in the regulation period are included in the regulation period, and the internal medium state and bonus operation state after the bonus combination is won outside the regulation period are included in the regulation period. Absent. However, the regulation period may end in the middle of the bonus operating state shifted from the regulation period (details will be described later).

  In the present embodiment, the number of games in the regulation period is controlled to be equal to or less than a predetermined number. Specifically, the number of games during the regulation period is 1500 times or less. As described above, the remaining number of games in the AT state may be added. In the present embodiment, the addition of the remaining number of games in the AT state is determined so that the number of games in the regulation period is 1500 or less (details will be described later). The number of games during the regulation period is stored in a regulation counter. The restriction counter is provided in the main RAM 303, for example, and is added at each game during the restriction period.

  When the bonus operating state ends, the game state shifts (returns) to the game state in which the bonus combination is won. For example, when a bonus combination is won in the normal state, the state shifts to the normal state after the bonus operation state ends. Also, if a bonus combination is won in the chance state, it shifts to the chance state after the bonus operation state ends, and if a bonus combination is selected in the precursor state, it shifts to the precursor state after the bonus operation state ends, When the bonus combination is won, the game moves to the start preparation state after the bonus operation state ends. However, if the bonus combination is won in the preparation for completion, the normal state is entered after the bonus operation state is completed. Further, when a bonus combination is won in the AT state, a transition is made to the start preparation state after the bonus operation state is finished.

  However, even when the bonus combination is won in the AT state when the number of games after the right to shift to the AT state is reached in the bonus operating state reaches a predetermined specific number (1500 times). Then, after the bonus operation state is finished, the normal state is entered (details will be described later).

  The restriction counter is initialized under various conditions. For example, the regulation counter is initialized when the AT state ends. Further, when the bonus operation state is entered in the regulation period (AT state) and the number of games in the regulation period reaches 1500 in the ongoing bonus operation state, the regulation period ends in the bonus operation state. The regulation counter is initialized.

  In addition, when the chance state ends and the state does not shift to the AT state (when the AT state is not won in the chance state), the regulation counter is initialized. However, if the right to shift to the chance state multiple times is granted, the regulation counter may not be initialized even if the chance state ends. Specifically, when the current chance state has ended and the right to enter the next chance state has already been granted (the right to enter the next chance state and the right to enter the next chance state) Are given all at once), the regulation counter is not initialized when the current chance state ends.

  In the present embodiment, the inconvenience that excessive profits are given to the player at once is suppressed by terminating the AT state so that the number of games in the regulation period is equal to or less than the specific number.

  FIG. 15 is a conceptual diagram of each instruction determination table (A, B). In each game, the main CPU 301 determines an instruction number from the instruction determination table, and displays instruction information (“1” to “5”) corresponding to the instruction number on the instruction display 16. Further, the main CPU 301 transmits a command (second command described later) indicating an instruction number determined in each game to the sub control board 400 (sub CPU 412).

  Each instruction determination table includes an instruction determination table A (FIG. 15A) and an instruction determination table B (FIG. 15B). The instruction determination table A is used to determine the instruction number of each game during the non-instruction period (normal state or the like). The instruction determination table B is used to determine the instruction number of each game during the instruction period (such as the AT state). Also, as shown in FIG. 15, each instruction determination table is configured to include each instruction number for each winning area.

  As shown in FIG. 15A, the instruction number “99” is determined regardless of which winning area is won in the non-instruction period. When the instruction number “99” is determined, the instruction display 16 does not display the instruction information. Specifically, when the instruction number “99” is determined, the instruction display 16 is turned off during the period for displaying the instruction information. According to the above configuration, the stop operation mode is not instructed by the instruction display 16 in the non-instruction period.

  As shown in FIG. 15B, in each game in the designated period, when the batting order replay X1, the batting order replay Y1, or the batting order bell A (1-3) is won, the main CPU 301 determines the instruction number “01”. . When the instruction number “01” is determined, the main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display a number “1” (hereinafter referred to as “instruction information“ 1 ””) as instruction information. As described above, the correct push order of the RT2 transition replay when the batting order replay X1 is won (the push order to promote the RT1 state to the RT2 state) is “left middle right”. In addition, when the batting order replay Y1 is won, the correct answer pressing order of the normal replay (the pressing order to avoid the fall from the RT2 state to the RT1 state) is “left middle right”. Further, when the batting order bell A is won, the correct answer pushing order of the correct answer bells is “left middle right”. As understood from the above description, in the game in which the instruction information “1” is displayed, if the stop operation is performed in the order of “left middle right”, it is more advantageous than the case where the stop operation is performed in another order. Therefore, when the instruction information “1” is displayed on the instruction display 16, the player performs a stop operation in the order of “left middle right”. In other words, the player can be instructed to perform the stop operation in the order of “left middle right” by displaying the instruction information “1”.

  As shown in FIG. 15B, in each game in the designated period, when the batting order replay X2, the batting order replay Y2, or the batting order bell B (1-3) is won, the main CPU 301 determines the instruction number “02”. . When the instruction number “02” is determined, the main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display a number “2” (hereinafter referred to as “instruction information“ 2 ””) as instruction information. As described above, the correct pressing order of the RT2 transition replay when the batting order replay X2 is won is “middle left and right”. Further, when the batting order replay Y2 is won, the correct repressing order of the normal replay is “middle left and right”. Further, when the batting order bell B is won, the correct answer pushing order of the correct answer bell is “middle left and right”. As understood from the above description, in the game in which the instruction information “2” is displayed, if the stop operation is performed in the order of “left and right middle”, it is more advantageous than the case where the stop operation is performed in another order. Therefore, when the instruction information “2” is displayed on the instruction display 16, the player performs a stop operation in the order of “middle left and right”. In other words, the player can be instructed to perform the stop operation in the order of “middle left and right” by displaying the instruction information “2”.

  As shown in FIG. 15B, in each game in the designated period, when the batting order replay X3, the batting order replay Y3, or the batting order bell C (1-3) is won, the main CPU 301 determines the instruction number “03”. . When the instruction number “03” is determined, the main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display the number “3” (hereinafter referred to as “instruction information“ 3 ””) as instruction information. As described above, the correct pressing order of the RT2 transition replay when the batting order replay X3 is won is “middle left and right”. Further, when the batting order replay Y3 is won, the correct repressing order of the normal replay is “middle left and right”. Further, when the batting order bell C is won, the correct answer pushing order of the correct answer bells is “middle left and right”. As understood from the above description, in the game in which the instruction information “3” is displayed, the stop operation in the order of “middle left and right” is more advantageous than the case of the stop operation in another order. Therefore, when the instruction information “3” is displayed on the instruction display 16, the player performs a stop operation in the order of “middle left and right”. In other words, the instruction information “3” is displayed in the above configuration, so that the player is instructed to perform stop operation in the order of “middle left and right”.

  As shown in FIG. 15B, in each game in the designated period, when the batting order replay X4, the batting order replay Y4, or the batting order bell D (1-3) is won, the main CPU 301 determines the instruction number “04”. . When the instruction number “04” is determined, the main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display the number “4” (hereinafter referred to as “instruction information“ 4 ””) as instruction information. As described above, the correct answer pressing order of the RT2 transition replay when the batting order replay X4 is won is “middle right left”. The correct repressing order of the normal replay when the batting order replay Y4 is won is “middle right left”. Further, when the batting order bell D is won, the correct answer pushing order of the correct answer bells is “middle right left”. As understood from the above description, in the game in which the instruction information “4” is displayed, the stop operation in the “middle right left” order is more advantageous than the stop operation in another order. Therefore, when the instruction information “4” is displayed on the instruction display 16, the player performs a stop operation in the order of “middle right left”. In other words, the player can be instructed to perform stop operation in the order of “middle right left” by displaying the instruction information “4”.

  As shown in FIG. 15B, in each game in the designated period, when the batting order replay X5, the batting order replay Y5, or the batting order bell E (1 to 3) is won, the main CPU 301 determines the instruction number “05”. . When the instruction number “05” is determined, the main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display a number “5” (hereinafter referred to as “instruction information“ 5 ””) as instruction information. As described above, the correct pressing order of the RT2 transition replay when the batting order replay X5 is won is the first stop on the right. The correct repressing order of the normal replay when the batting order replay Y5 is won is the first stop on the right. Furthermore, the correct answer push order of the correct answer bell when the batting order bell E is won is the first stop on the right. As understood from the above description, in the game in which the instruction information “5” is displayed, the stop operation at the first right stop is more advantageous than the stop operation in another order. Therefore, when the instruction information “5” is displayed on the instruction display 16, the player performs a stop operation at the first right stop. In other words, the player can be instructed to stop at the right first stop by displaying the instruction information “5”. In addition, when a player other than the batting order replay or batting order bell wins during the instruction period, the main CPU 301 determines the instruction number “99”, and the instruction display 16 does not display the instruction information.

  FIG. 15C is a schematic diagram of the segment display D. The segment display D is configured to include the instruction display 16 described above. As described above, the instruction display 16 is controlled by the main CPU 301 and displays instruction information for instructing the operation mode (push order) of the stop button 25. The instruction display 16 displays the number of medals awarded to the player when the symbol combination related to the winning combination is displayed on the active line. The instruction display 16 is a single-digit 7-segment display. FIG. 15C illustrates an instruction display 16 that displays instruction information “1”.

  As shown in FIG. 15 (c), the segment indicator D is configured to include a regulation period indicator 38. The regulation period indicator 38 is in an ON state (lighted) during the regulation period. As described above, each instruction period (a part of the start preparation state, the AT state, and the chance state) is included in the regulation period. Therefore, in the instruction period in which the instruction information is displayed on the instruction indicator 16, the regulation period indicator 38 is lit. In the present embodiment, the restriction period indicator 38 is not turned on in the end preparation state. However, the restriction period indicator 38 may be turned on in the end preparation state.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining each command (first command, second command) transmitted from the main CPU 301 to the sub CPU 412. The main CPU 301 transmits various commands including the first command and the second command to the sub CPU 412 during a period from the time when the game is started until the time when the stop operation becomes possible.

  As illustrated in FIG. 16, the main CPU 301 transmits the first commands “A00” to “A11” to the sub CPU 412 according to the winning area. For example, when the winning area of this game is lost, the main CPU 301 transmits a command “A00” to the sub CPU 412. Further, the main CPU 301 transmits the command “A01” when the batting order replay (X1 to X5, Y1 to Y5) is won. Further, the main CPU 301 transmits the command “A02” when the normal replay is won, the command “A03” when the small role ALL is won, and the command “A04” when the common bell is won. If the watermelon is won, the command “A05” is sent. If the weak cherry is won, the command “A06” is sent. If the strong cherry is won, the command “A07” is sent. If so, the command “A08” is transmitted. Similarly, when the batting order bell (A1 to A3, B1 to B3, C1 to C3, D1 to D3, E1 to E3) is won, the main CPU 301 transmits the command “A09” and there is a duplicate bonus. When winning, the command “A10” is transmitted, and when the single bonus is won, the command “A11” is transmitted.

  When the sub CPU 412 receives the above first command, the sub CPU 412 determines various effects according to the first command. For example, when the command “A05” when the watermelon is won is received, the sub CPU 412 determines the effect of notifying that the watermelon has been won.

  In addition to the first command, the main CPU 301 transmits a second command (B01 to B05, B99) corresponding to the instruction number (instruction information) of the current game to the sub CPU 412. Specifically, when the instruction number “99” (no instruction) is determined in this game, the main CPU 301 transmits a command “B99” to the sub CPU 412 as shown in FIG. As described above, the instruction number “99” is determined in each game in the normal state. Therefore, in the non-instruction period, the command “B99” is transmitted every game. The instruction number “99” is determined when a winning area (such as a loser) other than the batting order replay (X, Y) and batting order bells (AE) is won during the instruction period.

  As shown in FIG. 16, when the batting order replay X1 or batting order replay Y1 or batting order bell A is won and the instruction number “01” (the order of left middle right) is determined in the instruction period, the main CPU 301 determines the command “B01 ". Further, when the batting order replay X2 or batting order replay Y2 or batting order bell B wins and the instruction number “02” (order in the left and right) is determined during the instruction period, the main CPU 301 transmits the command “B02” When replay X3 or batting order replay Y3 or batting order bell C is won and instruction number “03” (middle left / right order) is determined, command “B03” is transmitted, batting order replay X4 or batting order replay Y4 or batting order bell D When winning and determining the instruction number “04” (middle right / left order), the command “B04” is transmitted, and the batting order replay X5 or batting order replay Y5 or batting order bell E wins and the instruction number “05” (right first) When “1 stop” is determined, the command “B05” is transmitted.

  When the above-described second command is received by the sub CPU 412, the sub CPU 412 determines an instruction effect instructing the stop operation sequence of the instruction number specified by the second command. As described above, the second command transmitted in the non-instruction period is only the command “B99” (no instruction). Therefore, in principle, the instruction effect is not executed in the non-instruction period. However, it may be configured such that an effect that instructs a stop operation sequence that does not affect the appearance rate (small influence) is executed.

   FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram of each spinning effect determination table (A, B). The main CPU 301 determines whether or not to execute each rotation effect in the rotation effect determination process. In the spinning effect, the main CPU 301 changes each reel 12 in a predetermined manner. Each rotator effect includes a rotator effect A, a rotator effect B, a rotator effect C, and a rotator effect D, and the mode of each reel 12 is different for each rotator effect. In addition, the aspect of each reel 12 in each turning effect can be changed as appropriate.

  The main CPU 301 determines the rotation effect using the rotation effect determination table A in each game during the non-instruction period. Further, the main CPU 301 determines the spinning effect using the spinning effect determination table B in each game in the designated period.

  As shown in FIG. 17, each turning effect determination table includes each lottery value for each winning area. In addition, each lottery value includes a lottery value of “no effect”, a lottery value of the rotating effect A, a lottery value of the rotating effect B, a lottery value of the rotating effect C, and a lottery value of the rotating effect D. Yes. Each lottery value is determined in the order of “no effect” to the rotation effect D in the process of determining the rotation effect (order of no effect → rotation effect A → rotation effect B → rotation effect C → rotation effect D). It is subtracted from the random value R2 (0 to 255). The main CPU 301 determines the spinning effect of the lottery value in which the subtraction result is a negative number. For example, it is assumed that a rare role (cherry role, watermelon role, chance) is won and the random value R2 is a numerical value “200” in the non-instruction period. When the rare combination is won in the non-instruction period, as shown in FIG. 17, the lottery value “228” of “no effect” is subtracted from the random value R2. In the above case, since the result (200-228 = -28) obtained by subtracting the lottery value of the rare role from the random value R2 is a negative number, the main CPU 301 determines not to execute the spinning effect in the current game. . Further, for example, a case is assumed in which the rare combination is won and the random value R2 is a numerical value “230” in the non-instruction period. In the above case, the result of subtracting the “no effect” lottery value from the random value R2 (230−228 = 2) does not become a negative number, and thereafter the lottery value “12” of the spinning effect A is subtracted from the subtraction result. If it does, it becomes a negative number. Therefore, the main CPU 301 determines the spinning effect A.

  The main CPU 301 transmits an effect type command indicating the spinning effect determined in each game to the sub CPU 412. The effect type command is transmitted during a period from the time point of the game start operation to the time point when the stop operation becomes possible, like the first command and the second command described above. In addition, the transmission time of the production type command can be changed as appropriate.

  FIG. 18 is a conceptual diagram of each AT determination table. Each AT determination table includes an AT determination table X used in the AT determination process in the normal state and an AT determination table Y used in the AT determination process in the chance state. Each AT determination table is configured to include each lottery value for each winning area. In FIG. 18, the lottery values for winning combinations other than the batting order bell and the common bell are omitted. Each lottery value in the AT determination table of the present embodiment is configured such that when a rare combination is won, transition to the AT state is easily determined as compared to a case where another winning area is won.

  When the AT determination table Y is used, it is easier to determine the transition to the AT state in the AT determination process than when the AT determination table X is used. That is, in each game in the chance state, the transition to the AT state is easily determined as compared to each game in the normal state.

  In addition, each lottery value in each winning area is provided according to the spinning effect, and includes a “winning” lottery value and a “non-winning” lottery value. In the AT determination process for each game, the main CPU 301 subtracts the lottery value corresponding to the winning area and the spinning effect to the random value R3. When the result of subtracting the “winning” lottery value from the random number value R3 becomes a negative number, the main CPU 301 determines the transition to the AT state. According to the above configuration, whether or not to shift to the AT state is determined with a probability corresponding to the winning area and the spinning effect. For example, a case is assumed in which a batting order bell (A to E) is won in a game in a normal state and it is determined not to execute a spinning effect. In the above case, since the lottery value of “winning” is the numerical value “0”, the AT state is not won. On the other hand, it is assumed that the batting order bell is won in the game in the normal state and the spinning effect A is determined. In the above case, since the lottery value of “winning” is the numerical value “3276”, the winning state is won. Further, it is assumed that the batting order bell is won in the game in the normal state and the rotating effect B or the rotating effect C is determined. In the above case, since the lottery value of “winning” is the numerical value “6553”, the AT state is won with a higher probability than when the spinning effect A is won in the game in which the batting order bell is won.

  FIG. 19 is a conceptual diagram of the chance state determination table. The chance state determination table includes each lottery value for each winning area. In FIG. 19, the lottery values of winning combinations other than the batting order bell and the common bell are omitted. Each lottery value in each winning area is provided according to the spinning effect, and includes a “winning” lottery value and a “non-winning” lottery value. In the chance state determination process of each game, the main CPU 301 subtracts the lottery value corresponding to the winning area and the spinning effect to the random value R3. When the result of subtracting the “winning” lottery value from the random number value R3 becomes a negative number, the main CPU 301 determines the transition to the chance state. According to the above configuration, whether or not to shift to the chance state is determined with a probability corresponding to the winning area and the spinning effect.

  FIG. 20 is a time chart for explaining the regulation period. In the specific example of FIG. 20, a restriction period in the case of shifting to the start preparation state and the AT state is shown. On the time axis of FIG. 20, the period of each game is shown. Note that the time length of one game differs depending on the game depending on the time interval of the player's game operation (for example, the time interval for stopping the stop button 25), but in FIG. 20, the time length of each game is different. It shall be substantially the same.

  FIG. 20 shows the value of the restriction counter and the value of the AT counter at each time point (each game). FIG. 20 shows the gaming state at each time point. In the specific example of FIG. 20, it is assumed that the AT state is won in the normal state (the right to shift to the AT state is given). When the AT state is won in the normal state, the initial value “50” is stored in the AT counter as shown in FIG. The initial value of the AT counter may be determined by lottery. In the normal state, the regulation counter is a numerical value “0”.

  In the specific example of FIG. 20, it is assumed that the game is shifted to the start preparation state (instruction period) in the next game won in the AT state. That is, a case is assumed where the start preparation state is entered without going through the precursor state. In the above case, the first game that has entered the start preparation state becomes the start game of the regulation period. In each game during the regulation period, a numerical value “1” is added to the regulation counter. In the above specific example, the addition of the restriction counter is started from the first game in the start preparation state (the next game won in the AT state).

  As described above, in the start preparation state, the correct push order of RT2 transition replay is instructed, and when transitioning to the RT2 state, transition to the AT state is performed. Since whether or not to win the RT2 transition replay is determined by lottery, the games that can shift to the RT2 state are random. Therefore, the number of games in the start preparation state is random. In the specific example of FIG. 20, it is assumed that the start preparation state continues X times (X is a positive integer).

  As shown in FIG. 20, in the start preparation state (before shifting to the AT state), the AT counter is not subtracted. On the other hand, the regulation counter is incremented by “1” in each game in the start preparation state. In the specific example of FIG. 20, the regulation counter of the final game in the start preparation state is a numerical value “X”.

  In each game in the AT state, as shown in FIG. 20, the AT counter is decremented by the numerical value “1”. In each game in the AT state, the restriction counter is incremented by a numerical value “1”, similarly to each game in the start preparation state. In the specific example of FIG. 20, it is assumed that the AT counter is subtracted to a numerical value “0” and the restriction counter is added to a numerical value “M” (M is a positive integer). As described above, the AT state ends when the AT counter is decremented to the numerical value “0”, and shifts to the end preparation state. When transitioning to the end ready state, the regulation period ends. In the specific example of FIG. 20 described above, the number of games in the regulation period is M times.

  The main CPU 301 executes an initialization process when the regulation period ends. In the initialization process, the regulation counter is initialized. In the initialization process, the AT counter is initialized. Further, in the initialization process, a precursor counter and a chance state counter described later are initialized. As described above, the end preparation state is terminated when the RT1 transition symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line and transitions to the RT1 state, and transitions to the normal state.

  As described above, the remaining number of games in the AT state may be added by lottery. Therefore, the number of games in the AT state is random and may be greater than the initial value “50”. For example, when the regulation period is composed of a start preparation state and an AT state (similar to the specific example of FIG. 20), the number of games in the start preparation period ends with 10 games, and the number of games in the AT state Assume that there was no addition of. In the above case, the number of games in the regulation period is 60 times, which is obtained by adding the initial value “50” of the number of games in the AT state to the number of games “10” in the start preparation state. Also, for example, a case is assumed where the number of games in the start preparation period ends with 10 games, and the total number of games in the AT state is increased by 500 times. In the above case, the number of games during the regulation period is 560 (10 + 50 + 500) times.

  By the way, in the configuration in which the restriction period from the time when the right to shift to a gaming state (AT state or the like) advantageous to the player is granted to the end of the gaming state can be continued indefinitely, it is given to the player in a short period of time. Inconvenience can easily arise that the profits that are likely to be excessive. For example, in this embodiment, the number of games in the AT state may be added. In the above configuration, when the AT state is excessively long (when a large number of extra games are given), the above-described disadvantage becomes obvious.

  In consideration of the above circumstances, in the present embodiment, the number of games during the regulation period is set to a specific numerical value or less. Specifically, a configuration is adopted in which the number of games in the AT state is added so that the number of games in the regulation period is 1500 or less.

  FIG. 21A to FIG. 21E are conceptual diagrams of the addition determination tables (A to E). Each addition determination table includes each lottery value V (1-5) for each number of addition games (10, 30, 50, 100, 300). Each lottery value V is provided for each winning area. Each lottery value V shown in FIG. 21 is an integer larger than the numerical value “0”.

  In the addition determination process executed in each game in the AT state, each lottery value corresponding to the winning area of the current game is sequentially subtracted from the random number value R3, and the number of games in which the subtraction result is a negative number is determined. For example, when a watermelon is won in the current game, the lottery value Va1 is subtracted from the random value R3, and when the subtraction result is a negative number, the number of extra games “10” is determined. On the other hand, if the subtraction result of the lottery value Va1 is not a negative number, the lottery value Va2 is subtracted from the subtraction result. If the subtraction result is a negative number, the number of extra games “30” is determined. Thereafter, the lottery values are sequentially subtracted until the subtraction result becomes a negative number, and when the result of subtracting all the lottery values V (a1 to a5) is not a negative number, the number of extra games is not determined.

  A plurality of addition determination tables are provided according to the total value of the AT counter and the regulation counter. In each addition determination table, the maximum value of the number of addition games is different. In the present embodiment, the total value of the AT counter and the restriction counter is referred to as “control value K”.

  As described above, the AT counter is the remaining number of games in the AT state. The restriction counter is a current value of the number of games in the ongoing restriction period. Therefore, the control value K can also be said to be the number of games in the regulation period when there is no subsequent number of games in the ongoing AT state. For example, it is assumed that the AT counter is “200” and the restriction counter is “1000”, that is, the current value of the control value K is “1200”. In the above case, even if there is no extra, the ongoing AT state continues at least 200 times thereafter, so the ongoing regulatory period continues at least 1200 times.

  FIG. 21A is a conceptual diagram of the addition determination table A. The addition determination table A is used in the addition determination process (K <1200) when the control value K is a numerical value “1200” or less. In the addition determination table A, an additional game number “10”, an additional game number “30”, an additional game number “50”, an additional game number “100”, or an additional game number “300” is determined.

  In the above configuration, the maximum value of the number of extra games determined when the control value K is a numerical value “1200” or less is “300 times”. Therefore, even when the maximum number of extra games is determined, the control value K does not become larger than the numerical value “1500”. That is, the number of games in the final regulation period is 1500 times or less.

  FIG. 21B is a conceptual diagram of the addition determination table B. The addition determination table B is used in the addition determination process when the control value K is larger than the numerical value “1200” and equal to or smaller than the numerical value “1400” (1200 <K ≦ 1400). In the extra determination table B, each lottery value of the extra number of games “300” is a numerical value “0”. Therefore, in the additional determination table B, the additional number of games “300” is not determined. Specifically, in the addition determination table B, the number of additional games “10”, the number of additional games “30”, the number of additional games “50”, or the number of additional games “100” is determined.

  In the above configuration, since the maximum value of the number of extra games determined when the control value K is a numerical value “1400” or less is “100”, even when the maximum number of extra games is determined, The control value K does not become larger than the numerical value “1500”. That is, the number of games in the final regulation period is 1500 times or less.

  FIG. 21C is a conceptual diagram of the addition determination table C. The addition determination table C is used in the addition determination process when the control value K is larger than the numerical value “1400” and equal to or smaller than the numerical value “1450” (1400 <K ≦ 1450). In the addition determination table C, the lottery values for the number of additional games “300” and the number of additional games “100” are “0”. Therefore, in the extra determination table C, the extra game number “300” and the extra game number “100” are not determined. Specifically, in the extra determination table C, the extra game number “10”, the extra game number “30”, or the extra game number “50” is determined.

  In the above configuration, since the maximum value of the extra number of games determined when the control value K is a numerical value “1450” or less is “50”, even if the maximum additional number of games is determined, The control value K does not become larger than the numerical value “1500”. That is, the number of games in the final regulation period is 1500 times or less.

  FIG. 21D is a conceptual diagram of the addition determination table D. The addition determination table D is used in the addition determination process when the control value K is larger than the numerical value “1450” and equal to or smaller than the numerical value “1470” (1450 <K ≦ 1470). In the addition determination table D, the lottery values for the additional game number “300”, the additional game number “100”, and the additional game number “50” are the numerical value “0”. Therefore, in the addition determination table B, the number of additional games “300”, the number of additional games “100”, and the number of additional games “50” are not determined. Specifically, in the addition determination table D, the number of additional games “10” or the number of additional games “30” is determined.

  In the above configuration, since the maximum value of the number of extra games determined when the control value K is a numerical value “1470” or less is “30”, even when the maximum number of extra games is determined, The control value K does not become larger than the numerical value “1500”. That is, the number of games in the final regulation period is 1500 times or less.

  FIG. 21E is a conceptual diagram of the addition determination table E. The addition determination table E is used in the addition determination process when the control value K is larger than the numerical value “1470” and is equal to or smaller than the numerical value “1490” (1470 <K ≦ 1490). In the extra determination table E, each lottery value other than the extra number of games “10” is a numerical value “0”. Therefore, in the extra determination table E, the extra number of games “10” can be determined.

  In the above configuration, since the maximum value of the number of extra games determined when the control value K is a numerical value “1490” or less is “10 times”, even when the maximum number of extra games is determined, The control value K does not become larger than the numerical value “1500”. That is, the number of games in the final regulation period is 1500 times or less.

  When the control value K exceeds the numerical value “1490”, the number of extra games is not determined. According to the above configuration, the maximum value of the additional number of games is changed (adjusted) according to the current value of the control value K, and the number of games in the final regulation period can be reduced to 1500 or less. Therefore, the above-mentioned inconvenience that an excessive profit is given at a time is suppressed.

  In FIG. 20 described above, the specific example in which the regulation period is configured by the start preparation state and the AT state has been described. Hereinafter, specific examples in which the regulation period is composed of other gaming states (a precursor state, a chance state, a bonus operating state) will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 22 is a time chart for explaining another specific example of the regulation period. In the specific example of FIG. 22, a case where a precursor state is included in the regulation period is shown. In the specific example of FIG. 22, a case is assumed in which a transition is made to the AT state via the precursor state. FIG. 22 shows numerical values of the regulation counter and the AT counter in each game, as in FIG. In addition, FIG. 22 shows a game state in each game. Further, FIG. 22 shows a precursor counter in each game.

  As described above, when the transition to the AT state is determined in the normal state, the number of games in the precursor state is determined by lottery. In the present embodiment, the number of games in the precursor state is any one from 0 (specific example in FIG. 20) to 32. In the specific example of FIG. 22, it is assumed that 32 times are determined as the number of games in the precursor state. When the AT state is won, the initial value of the number of games in the precursor state is stored in the precursor counter. When the AT state is won, the initial value of the AT state (numerical value “50” in the specific example of FIG. 22) is stored in the AT counter. The value of the AT counter is not subtracted in the precursor state and the start ready state.

  When transitioning to the precursor state (when the right to transition to the AT state is granted), the regulation period is started. Further, as shown in FIG. 22, the regulation counter is incremented by a numerical value “1” in each game after shifting to the precursor state. Further, as shown in FIG. 22, in each game in the precursor state, the precursor counter is subtracted by a numerical value “1”.

  As shown in FIG. 22, when the precursor counter is subtracted to a numerical value “0”, the state shifts from the precursor state to the start preparation state. The start preparation state is ended when the RT2 state is entered, and the AT state is entered. As described above, since the game that can be shifted to the RT2 state depends on the result of the internal lottery, the number of games in the start preparation state (X times in the specific example of FIG. 22) is random. In each game in the start preparation state, the regulation counter is incremented by “1” in the same manner as each game in the precursor state. Therefore, in the specific example of FIG. 22, the numerical value of the regulation counter immediately before the AT state is started is the total value (X + 32) of the number of games in the precursor state (32) and the number of games in the start preparation state (X). .

  As described above, in each game in the AT state, the regulation counter is incremented by “1”. In the above configuration, the number of games in the restriction period constituted by the precursor state, the start preparation state, and the AT state is counted by the restriction counter. Further, in the specific example shown in FIG. 22, the number of extra games is determined by the extra determination table (see FIG. 21) according to the control value K (total value of the regulation counter and the AT counter), and the final game in the regulation period. The number of times becomes 1500 times or less (M ≦ 1500). Therefore, for example, compared with a configuration in which the maximum value of the number of games in the regulation period (AT state) is not provided, inconvenience that the profit given in one regulation period becomes excessive is suppressed.

  In addition, the number of games in the regulation period in this embodiment includes the number of games in the precursor state. That is, the number of games in the regulation period is equal to or greater than the sum of the number of games in the precursor period and the number of games in the AT state. Since the upper limit (1500) is set for the number of games in the restriction period, the upper limit on the number of games in the AT state decreases as the number of games in the precursor state increases. Therefore, when the precursor state is prolonged, the profit given in the AT state is likely to be small. According to the above configuration, for example, an inconvenience that excessive gambling is reduced as compared with a configuration in which a larger profit is given as the precursor state is longer.

  FIG. 23A to FIG. 23C are time charts for explaining another specific example of the regulation period. In the specific example of FIG. 23 (a) to FIG. 23 (c), a case where the game state is shifted to the chance state among the game states in the regulation period is shown. FIG. 23 (a) to FIG. 23 (c) show the regulation counter, the AT counter, and the gaming state in each game, as in FIG. 20 and FIG. FIG. 23 also shows the numerical value of the chance state counter in each game.

  FIG. 23A is a time chart for explaining a specific example in the case where the normal state is shifted to the chance state and the shift to the AT state is determined in the chance state. As described above, the chance state ends with 10 games. The number of remaining games in the chance state is stored in the chance state counter. The chance state counter is provided in the main RAM 303, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 23A, when the transition to the chance state is determined by the chance state determination process in the normal state, the initial value “10” is stored in the chance state counter. The chance state counter is decremented by a numerical value “1” for each game in the chance state, and when the numerical value “0” is subtracted, the chance state ends.

  When the transition to the chance state is determined in the normal state, the regulation period starts from the next game. In each game in the chance state, a numerical value “1” is added to the regulation counter. In the present embodiment, the number of games in the chance state is 10 regardless of whether or not the AT state is won. However, a configuration may be adopted in which the chance state is ended with the game won in the AT state and the next game is shifted to the start preparation state.

  As described above, in each game in the chance state, the transition to the AT state is determined with a higher probability than each game in the normal state. In the specific example of FIG. 23A, it is assumed that the AT game is won in the third game in the chance game. When the AT state is won in the chance state, the initial value “50” is stored in the AT counter as in the case where the AT state is won in the normal state. The AT counter is not decremented until the AT state is initiated.

  When the transition to the AT state is determined in the chance state, the state transitions to the start preparation state after the chance state ends. In the specific example of FIG. 23 (a), it is assumed that the game is shifted to the RT2 state in the Xth game in the start preparation state, and is shifted from the start preparation state to the AT state. In each game in the start preparation state, the regulation counter is incremented by a numerical value “1”. In the above configuration, the regulation counter immediately before the AT state starts is a numerical value (X + 10 times) obtained by adding the number of games in the start preparation state (X times) to the number of games in the chance state (10 times).

  In each game in the AT state, a numerical value “1” is added to the restriction counter, and a numerical value “1” is subtracted from the AT counter. The AT state ends when the AT counter is decremented to a numerical value “0”, and shifts to an end preparation state. When transitioning to the end preparation state, initialization processing is executed, and the restriction counter is initialized.

  As described above, the restriction period in the specific example of FIG. 23A is configured by the chance state, the start preparation state, and the AT state, and the restriction counter is added over each gaming state. As described above, the additional number of games in the AT state is determined by the additional determination table corresponding to the control value K (the total value of the restriction counter and the AT counter), and the final number of games in the restriction period is 1500 or less. In the specific example of FIG. 23A, the total number of games (regulation period) of the chance state, the start preparation state, and the AT state is 1500 times or less.

  FIG. 23B is a time chart for explaining a specific example in the case where the normal state is shifted to the chance state and the transition to the AT state is not determined in the chance state. As described above, when the transition to the chance state is determined in the normal state chance state determination process, the initial value “10” is stored in the chance state counter. The chance state counter is decremented by a numerical value “1” for each game in the chance state, and when the numerical value “0” is subtracted, the chance state ends. When the transition to the chance state is determined in the normal state, the regulation period starts from the next game. In each game in the chance state, a numerical value “1” is added to the regulation counter.

  In the above specific example, since the transition to the AT state is not determined in the chance state, after the chance state ends, the regulation period ends and the state transitions to the normal state. As will be described in detail later, in the chance state determination process, a right to shift to the chance state multiple times may be granted at once. In the above case, after the current chance state is finished, the next chance state is started.

  In the specific example of FIG. 23B, it is assumed that the right to shift to the chance state once is given in the chance state determination process in the normal state. In the specific example described above, when shifting from the chance state to the normal state, the restriction counter is initialized. That is, when the right to shift to the chance state is granted, the addition of the restriction counter is started, but when the right does not shift to the AT state, the restriction counter is initialized. Therefore, after that, when the right to shift to an advantageous gaming state is granted and the regulation period starts, the regulation counter is incremented from the initial value “0”.

  Let us consider a configuration in which the regulation counter is not initialized (hereinafter referred to as “proportional”) when a transition is made to the normal state without winning the AT state in the chance state. In the above comparison, it is assumed that the number of games in the current regulation period is counted from the numerical value of the regulation counter at the time when the previous chance state ends. For example, it is assumed that the AT state is not won in the previous chance state and the normal state is entered, and then the AT state is won in the normal state and the regulation period is started. In the above case, the restriction counter at the end of the previous chance state is a numerical value “10”, and the restriction counter is added from the numerical value “10” in the current restriction period.

  However, in the above comparison, if the AT state is not won in a plurality of consecutive chance states, the initial value of the restriction counter at the start of the current restriction period may become excessively large. For example, when the number of times the AT state is not won in the chance state is 40, the restriction counter is added from the numerical value “400” (10 × 40) in the subsequent restriction period. Since the number of games in the AT state is controlled so that the regulation counter becomes a numerical value “1500”, in the above case, the number of games in the current regulation period is controlled to be 1100 or less.

  As understood from the above description, in contrast, depending on the number of chance states that have not been won in the AT state, there may be a disadvantage that the number of games in the current regulation period (the number of games in the AT state) becomes excessively short. . In this embodiment, when the AT state is not won in the chance state, the restriction counter is initialized, and the initial value of the restriction counter when the next restriction period is started is a numerical value “0”. Therefore, the inconvenience described above is suppressed.

  FIG. 23C is a time chart for explaining a specific example in a case where the right to shift to the chance state multiple times in the normal state is granted at once. In the specific example of FIG. 23C, it is assumed that the right to shift to the chance state twice in the normal state is given at once. Further, in the above specific example, it is assumed that the transition to the AT state is not determined in the first chance state and the transition to the AT state is determined in the second chance state. As described above, when the right to shift to the chance state is granted a plurality of times, if the transition to the AT state is not determined in the current chance state, it is possible to shift to the next chance state.

  As shown in FIG. 23C, when the right to shift to the chance state twice is granted, the initial value “10” of the remaining number of games in the first chance state is stored in the chance state counter. In addition, when the right to shift twice to the chance state is granted, the regulation period is started, and the regulation counter is incremented by a numerical value “1” in each game in the chance state thereafter.

  When the first chance state is started and then the chance state counter is subtracted to a numerical value “0”, the first chance state is ended, and the initial value of the remaining number of games in the second chance state is the chance state counter Stored in In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 23 (c), even if the first chance state is completed, the transition to the second chance state can be made, so that the regulation period continues and the regulation counter is initially set. It is not converted.

  As shown in FIG. 23C, when the AT state is won in the second chance state, the initial value of the AT state is stored in the AT counter, and after the second chance state is finished, the start preparation state is entered. The AT state is started when the RT2 state is entered in the start preparation state. Thereafter, when the AT state is finished, the state shifts to the end preparation state. When the AT state ends, the restriction counter is initialized (the restriction period ends). If the right to shift to the chance state is granted multiple times and the right to shift to the AT state is not granted in all chance states, the regulation period ends after the last chance state ends. In addition, after the last chance state ends, the regulation counter is initialized.

  As described above, the regulation period of the specific example of FIG. 23C is composed of two chance states, a start preparation state, and an AT state, and a regulation counter is added over each gaming state. As described above, the additional number of games in the AT state is determined by the additional determination table corresponding to the control value K, and the final number of games in the regulation period is 1500 or less. In the specific example of FIG. 23C, the total number of games (regulation period) of the two chance states, the start preparation state, and the AT state is 1500 times or less.

  By the way, when the right to shift to the chance state is granted a plurality of times, it becomes more advantageous for the player than when the right to shift to the chance state once is granted. Therefore, in the configuration in which the right to shift to the chance state a plurality of times is given, a disadvantage that the player's profit is excessive is likely to occur.

  In consideration of the above circumstances, in the present embodiment, when a plurality of rights to shift to the chance state are granted, the total number of games (20 times) in each chance state (first chance state and second chance state) ) Is counted as the number of games during the regulation period. Therefore, the upper limit of the number of games in the subsequent AT state decreases as the number of times of transition to the chance state during the current regulation period increases. For example, in this embodiment, when the number of times of transition to the chance state is 1 in the current regulation period, the maximum number of games in the AT state (including the start preparation state) is 1490. On the other hand, if the number of times of transition to the chance state is 2 in the current regulation period, the number of games in the AT state (including the start preparation state) is 1480 times or less. According to the above embodiment, the above-described disadvantages can be suppressed.

  As described above, when the right to shift to the chance state is granted, as in the case where the right to shift to the AT state is granted (see FIG. 20), the normal state shifts to the chance state via the precursor state. There is a case. The precursor state in the case of shifting to the chance state is included in the regulation period in the same manner as the precursor state in the case of shifting to the AT state, and a restriction counter is added for each game in the precursor state when shifting to the chance state.

  Further, in the specific example shown in FIG. 23C, the configuration is such that the next chance state is entered immediately after the end of the current chance state. However, when the current chance state ends, the next chance state may be started via the precursor state. In the above configuration, the precursor state intervening in each chance state is included in the regulation period.

  FIG. 24A and FIG. 24B are time charts for explaining another specific example of the regulation period. The specific examples of FIGS. 24A and 24B assume a case where, in the AT state, a bonus combination is won and shifts to an internal state, and then shifts to a bonus operating state. As described above, when a bonus combination is won in the AT state, the subsequent internal middle state and bonus operating state are the regulation period, and the number of games in the internal middle state and the bonus state is counted as the number of games in the regulation period. .

  24 (a) and 24 (b) show the numerical values of the restriction counter and the AT counter in each game. Also, FIGS. 24A and 24B show the value of the payout counter in each game. The payout counter indicates the total value of medals paid out in the bonus operating state. The payout counter is provided in the main RAM 303, for example.

  As described above, the bonus operating state starts when the symbol combination of bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, and ends when a total of more than 297 medals are paid out. In each game in the bonus operating state, the winning area “small role ALL” is always won and the bell role is stopped and displayed on the active line. Since the number of bells to be paid out is 9, it is the 34th game in the bonus operating state that a total of over 297 medals are paid out (9 × 34 = 306> 297).

  FIG. 24A shows a specific example in the case of shifting to the bonus operating state in the AT state and then returning to the AT state. In the specific example of FIG. 24 (a), it is assumed that a bonus combination is won in a game in an AT state where the regulation counter is a numerical value “M” (M is a positive integer). Further, in the specific example of FIG. 24A, it is assumed that the symbol combination of the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the active line in the Zth game (Z is a positive integer) from the game in which the bonus combination is won. As described above, the game (game in which the bonus combination is carried over) from when the bonus combination is won until the symbol combination of the bonus combination is stopped and displayed is in the internal state.

  As shown in FIG. 24A, when a bonus combination is won in the AT state, the value of the restriction counter is added to each game in the internal middle state, and the number of games in the internal middle state is counted as the number of games in the restriction period. The On the other hand, in the internal intermediate state, the subtraction of the AT counter is stopped.

  When the symbol combination of the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, the next game is shifted to the bonus operating state. As shown in FIG. 24A, in each game in the bonus operating state, the symbol combination of the bell role is stopped and displayed on the active line. In each game in the bonus operating state, a numerical value “9”, which is the number of payouts for the bell role, is added to the payout counter. In each game in the bonus operating state, the numerical value of the restriction counter is added, and the subtraction of the AT counter is stopped (similar to the internal state).

  When the bonus operating state is finished, the payout counter is initialized and the start preparation state is entered. In addition, when transitioning to the RT2 state in the start preparation state, transition (return) to the AT state is performed. In the start preparation state, the AT counter is not subtracted, and subtraction is started when the AT state is resumed.

  In the above specific example, the regulation period includes the internal state and the bonus operating state in addition to the AT state (including the start preparation state). In this embodiment, even if the regulation period includes the internal middle state and the bonus operating state, the number of extra games in the AT state is set so that the final number of games in the regulation period is 1500 times or less. It is determined.

  As described above with reference to FIGS. 20, 22 and 23, the regulation period ends with the transition of the gaming state (transition from the AT state or the chance state to the normal state). However, when a bonus combination is won in the AT state, the regulation period may end during the subsequent bonus operation state. Specifically, in the bonus operation state, when the number of games in the restriction period reaches 1500, the restriction period ends before the bonus operation state ends.

  FIG. 24B is a diagram for explaining a specific example in which the regulation period ends in the bonus operating state. In the specific example of FIG. 24B, it is assumed that a bonus combination is won in a game whose regulation counter is a numerical value “1490”. Further, in the specific example of FIG. 24B, it is assumed that a game with a restriction counter of a value “1490” (a game in which a bonus combination is won) and an AT counter of a value “10” are assumed. In the above specific example, if the bonus combination is not won, the AT state is terminated with a game whose regulation counter is “1500”.

  As described above, when the bonus combination is won and the state is changed to the internal state, the subtraction of the AT counter is stopped and the addition of the restriction counter is continued. In the specific example of FIG. 24B, it is assumed that the internal state continues with seven games and then shifts to the bonus operating state. In the above case, the regulation counter immediately before shifting to the bonus operating state is the numerical value “1497”.

  In the bonus operating state shifted from the AT state, the addition of the restriction counter is continued as in the internal intermediate state shifted from the AT state. Therefore, in the specific example of FIG. 24B, the regulation counter reaches the numerical value “1500” in the third game in the bonus operating state. However, in the game where the regulation counter is “1500”, the value (27) of the payout counter does not reach the value (297) at which the bonus operating state ends. In addition, since the subtraction of the AT counter is stopped in the internal middle state and the bonus operating state, the regulation counter is a game with a numerical value “1500”, and the AT counter is a numerical value “10”. As described above, there is a case where the bonus operation state end trigger is not established in a game in which the number of games in the regulation period reaches 1500.

  Assume a configuration in which an advantageous gaming state (AT state, chance state, bonus operating state) is always ended when the regulation period ends. With the above configuration, the case where the number of games in an advantageous gaming state is greater than 1500 is eliminated, and it is difficult to give excessive profits to the player. However, in the above configuration, when the number of games in the regulation period reaches 1500, the ongoing bonus operating state is forcibly terminated. In the above case, since the bonus operating state ends before the original end condition is satisfied, there may be a problem that some players feel dissatisfied.

  In view of the above circumstances, in the present embodiment, when the number of games in the regulation period reaches 1500, and when the end timing of the ongoing bonus operation state is not established, the end timing is established. Until the bonus operation state continues. According to the above structure, the dissatisfaction of the player mentioned above is suppressed. In the specific example of FIG. 24B, after the regulation period reaches 1500 times, the bonus operating state is continued in the game until the payout counter reaches the numerical value “306”.

  When the regulation period reaches 1500 times in the bonus operating state, the initialization process is executed, and the regulation period ends. That is, each game after the regulation counter reaches the numerical value “1500” in the bonus operating state becomes a non-regulation period. In the non-regulation period in the bonus operation state, AT determination processing and chance state determination processing are executed as in the normal state.

  As described above, in the initialization process, in addition to the regulation counter, each counter including the AT counter is initialized. In the specific example of FIG. 24B, the AT counter is a numerical value “10” when the bonus combination is won. Therefore, if the regulation period has not reached 1500 times in the bonus operation state, the state returns to the AT state after the bonus operation state ends. However, when the regulation period reaches 1500 times in the bonus operating state, the AT counter is initialized, and after the bonus operating state ends, the normal state is entered.

  As described above, when the right to shift to a gaming state (AT state, chance state, bonus operating state) advantageous to the player is granted, the regulation period is started, and the regulation period ends within 1500 games. The configuration. In the present embodiment, the restriction period indicator 38 notifies the restriction period.

  FIG. 25 illustrates a specific example of the display mode of the segment display D (the instruction display 16 and the regulation period display 38) in each gaming state (normal state, precursor state, start preparation state, AT state, end preparation state). It is a time chart for. FIG. 25 shows a simulation diagram of the segment display D in each game. In addition, in FIG. 25, the part (segment) which light-emits among the instruction | indication display 16 and the control period display 38 is displayed by shading.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the regulation period indicator 38 is turned off in each game in the normal state. Further, the normal state is a non-instruction period, and the instruction display 16 does not operate in each game in the normal state (instruction information is not displayed).

  In the normal state, when the AT state is won, the regulation period starts from the next game. In the specific example of FIG. 25, it is assumed that the AT state is won and the state is shifted to the precursor state. At any point in time after winning the AT state until the betting medal for the next game can be set, the regulation period indicator 38 lights up. However, like the normal state, the precursor state is a non-instruction period, and the instruction indicator 16 does not operate (lights up) in each game in the precursor state.

  When the precursor state ends, the process proceeds to the start preparation state. In addition, when the start preparation state shifts to the RT2 state, the state shifts to the AT state. As described above, the AT state and the start preparation state are instruction periods. When either the batting order bell or batting order replay (hereinafter collectively referred to as “batting order combination”) is won during the instruction period, the instruction display 16 instructs the RT transition replay or the correct answer bell pressing order. In the specific example of FIG. 25, in the start preparation state, the instruction information indicating the stop operation order “left middle right” in the game in which the batting order bell A (correct answer pressing order is “left middle right”; see FIG. 25) is won. “1” is displayed, and then instruction information “2” indicating stop operation order “left / right middle” is displayed in the game in which the hitting order replay Y2 (correct answer pressing order is “left / right middle”) is won, and then In the AT state, instruction information “5” instructing the right first stop is displayed in the game in which the batting order bell E (the correct answer pressing order is the first stop on the right) is won.

  In a game in which instruction information is not displayed during the regulation period, the instruction display 16 does not operate. On the other hand, during the regulation period, the regulation period indicator 38 is lit regardless of whether instruction information is displayed. When the AT state ends and the state shifts to the end preparation state (when the restriction period ends), the restriction period indicator 38 is turned off.

  FIG. 26A is a time chart for explaining another specific example of the display mode of the segment display D in each gaming state. In the specific example of FIG. 26A, it is assumed that the right to shift to the chance state in the normal state is given, and then the state shifts to the chance state via the precursor state. Further, in the specific example of FIG. 26A, it is assumed that the transition to the AT state is not determined in the chance state.

  As shown in FIG. 26A, when the chance state is won in the normal state, the regulation period starts from the next game. When the precursor state is started, the regulation period indicator 38 is turned on. As described above, the precursor state is a non-instruction period, and the instruction indicator 16 does not operate. When the precursor state ends, the chance state is entered.

  The chance state of the present embodiment is a gaming state in which the transition from the normal state to the AT state is easily determined, and in principle, the correct answer pressing order is not instructed when the batting order combination is won. That is, the chance state is a non-instruction period in principle. However, in the configuration in which the instruction period is not provided in the chance state (hereinafter referred to as “proportional”), it may be difficult to identify whether or not the chance state has been entered.

  In view of the above circumstances, in the present embodiment, a part of the chance state is controlled during the instruction period. According to the above configuration, the instruction display 16 operates in the chance state. As described above, since the indication display 16 does not operate in the precursor state, when the indication display 16 operates, the player can recognize from the indication display 16 that the state has shifted to the chance state.

  FIG. 26B is a diagram for explaining the above-described proportionality. In the specific example of FIG. 26 (b), as in the specific example of FIG. 26 (a), it is assumed that the normal state shifts to the chance state via the precursor state, and then shifts to the normal state. In the comparative example of FIG. 26 (b), as in the present embodiment, in the regulation period including the precursor state and the chance state, the regulation period indicator 38 is lit to notify that it is the regulation period. However, the comparison is different from the present embodiment in that the instruction period is not provided in the chance state and the instruction display 16 does not instruct the stop operation order in the chance state.

  In the above comparison, as shown in FIG. 26B, in the regulation period from the start of the precursor state to the end of the chance state, the instruction indicator 16 is maintained inactive, and the regulation period indicator 38 Is kept lit. That is, in the comparative example, even when the gaming state changes from the precursor state to the chance state during the regulation period, the display mode of the instruction display 16 and the regulation period display 38 does not change.

  In the above comparison, it is difficult to recognize whether or not the display state of the instruction display 16 and the regulation period display 38 has shifted to the chance state (including a case where it cannot be substantially recognized). For example, the transition to the chance state may be notified using the liquid crystal display device 30 or the like, but depending on the notification mode in the liquid crystal display device 30 or the like, the transition to the chance state may be difficult to recognize. Therefore, in the above comparison, there may be a disadvantage that it becomes difficult to identify whether or not the state has shifted to the chance state.

  Returning to FIG. As described above, part of the chance state of the present embodiment is controlled during the instruction period. Specifically, the instruction period is started when the chance state is entered. In addition, after the instruction period is started, when the batting order (batting order bell) is won first and the instruction information indicating the correct answer pressing order of the batting order is displayed on the instruction display 16, the instruction period ends. In the chance state, each game after the instruction information is displayed once is controlled during the non-instruction period, and the instruction information is not displayed. With the above configuration, the instruction display 16 operates only once in the chance state. In the above configuration, the indication display 16 can recognize that the state has shifted to the chance state.

  By the way, as a structure which alert | reports that it changed to the chance state with the instruction | indication indicator 16, the structure which controls all the chance states in an instruction | indication period can be considered. In the above configuration, as in the present embodiment, when the sign state shifts from the precursor state to the chance state, display of the instruction information by the instruction display 16 is started, so the instruction display 16 notifies that the state has shifted to the chance state. Is done. However, in the above configuration, in all the games where the batting order combination is won in the chance state, the correct pressing order of the batting order combination is instructed, which may cause an inconvenience that an excessive medal is acquired in the chance state. In the present embodiment, since the part of the chance state is controlled during the instruction period, the above-described inconvenience is suppressed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, by restricting the maximum number of games in one regulation period, it is possible to suppress inconvenience that excessive profits are given to a player at one time. However, even when the number of games in one regulation period is regulated, for example, in a configuration that allows frequent transition to the regulation period (for example, a configuration in which transition to the AT state is frequently determined) There remains a problem that excessive profits can be given to players during the regulatory period.

  In consideration of the above circumstances, in the present embodiment, the total of each regulation period out of the total number of games (total number of games) in each gaming state during the regulation period (AT state, etc.) and other than the regulation period (normal state, etc.). It is designed so that the ratio of the number of games in the game converges to a predetermined threshold value or less. In the present embodiment, the ratio of the total number of games in each regulation period in the total number of games is referred to as “regulation period ratio”.

  In the present embodiment, the regulation period ratio is designed to converge to about 70% or less. Specifically, each lottery value (winning probability of winning area) of the winning area lottery table (see FIG. 8), each lottery value (winning probability of AT state) of the AT determination table (see FIG. 18), chance state determining table (See FIG. 19) Each lottery value (chance probability win probability) and each lottery value (see FIG. 21) lottery value (winning probability of each extra game) converge to a regulation period ratio of about 70%. Designed as such.

  FIG. 27 is a time chart for explaining the regulation period ratio. The total number of games described above is stored in the total number of games counter. In addition, the total number of games for each regulation period is stored in the total regulation period counter. The total game number counter is incremented by a numerical value “1” for each game in the restricted period and the non-restricted period. Further, the total regulation period counter is incremented by “1” for each game in the regulation period, and is not added in the non-regulation period. The total game number counter and the total regulation period counter are provided in the main RAM 303, for example.

  The total game number counter and the total regulation period counter are a numerical value “0” when the gaming machine 1 is manufactured, and are added when a game is executed thereafter. In addition, the total game number counter and the total regulation period counter are not initialized in principle. Specifically, the total game number counter and the total regulation period counter are not initialized during the game. Further, the total game number counter and the total regulation period counter are not initialized when the power is turned off, when the power is turned on, or when the setting is changed. Further, the total game number counter and the total regulation period counter are held by the backup power source in a period after the power is shut off.

  FIG. 27 shows a period in which the total game number counter is added and a period in which the total restriction period counter is added. Specifically, when the gaming machine 1 is first turned on, the game can be started from the non-regulated period (normal state). In the specific example of FIG. 27, it is assumed that the non-regulation period continues for X1 times (X1 is a positive integer) after the power is turned on. As shown in FIG. 27, the total game number counter is added during the non-regulation period. On the other hand, in the non-regulation period, the total restriction period counter is not added. In the above case, when the first non-regulation period ends, the total game number counter is incremented up to a numerical value “X1”, and the total restriction period counter is a numerical value “0”.

  In the specific example of FIG. 27, it is assumed that the first regulation period lasts for Y1 games (Y1 is a positive integer). As shown in FIG. 27, in the regulation period, both the total game number counter and the total regulation period counter are added. In the above case, when the first regulation period ends, the total game number counter is incremented to a numerical value “X1 + Y1”, and the total regulation period counter is incremented to a numerical value “Y1”.

  In the specific example of FIG. 27, it is assumed that up to time T, the transition is made n times (n is a positive integer) between the non-regulation period and the regulation period. The number of games in the second to n-th non-regulation period is X2, X3,... Xn, respectively (X2 to Xn are positive integers). In addition, the number of games in the second to nth regulation periods is Y2, Y3,... Yn, respectively (Y2 to Yn are positive integers).

  In the above case, at the time T, the total game number counter (total game number) is incremented to a numerical value “X1 + Y1 + X2 + Y2 +... Xn + Yn”. At time T, the total restriction period counter (total number of games in each restriction period) is incremented up to a numerical value “Y1 + Y2 +... Yn”. Therefore, the regulation period ratio at time T is the product of Y1 + Y2 +... Yn / (X1 + Y1 + X2 + Y2 +... Xn + Yn) and the numerical value “100”.

  With the above configuration, since the regulation period ratio is designed to be about 70%, inconvenience of giving excessive profits to the player is suppressed. However, even if the gaming machine is developed assuming that the regulation period ratio is about 70%, the regulation period ratio may not converge to about 70% when the player actually plays. The regulation period ratio of the gaming machine 1 is calculated by, for example, a simulation program in the development process. However, when the simulation program is not appropriate (when the simulation conditions are not appropriate), the actual restriction when the player plays a game. The period ratio may not match the regulatory period ratio calculated by the simulation program (the regulatory period ratio intended at the time of development).

  In consideration of the above circumstances, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment can display the ratio information according to the current value of the above-described regulation period ratio. The ratio information is a number indicating the regulation period ratio. Specifically, in the period when the setting value is not displayed on the setting display unit 36 (period in which the setting change process is not executed), when the setting change button 37 is in the ON state, the gaming machine 1 is controlled to the ratio display period. That is, the setting change button 37 has both a function of changing the set value and a function of controlling the ratio display period. In the ratio display period, the ratio information is displayed on the stored number display 17. As described above, the setting change button 37 can be operated by the administrator of the gaming machine 1 in principle. Therefore, the ratio information is confirmed by the administrator of the gaming machine 1.

  The setting change button 37 of the present embodiment is turned on when pressed by the administrator's finger (when pressed), and returns to the OFF state by itself when the finger is released. Accordingly, the ratio information is displayed during a period in which the administrator holds down the setting change button 37 and is not displayed when the finger is released from the setting change button 37. Even when the finger is released from the setting change button 37, the display of the ratio information may be maintained. In the above configuration, for example, a configuration in which the ratio information is not displayed when the setting change button 37 is pressed again during the period in which the ratio information is displayed can be considered.

  FIG. 28A is a simulation diagram of the stored number display 17 that displays an example of the ratio information. The ratio information represents the integer part of the regulation period ratio. That is, the ratio information represents a numerical value obtained by discarding the decimal part of the regulation period ratio. In FIG. 28 (a), the light emitting portion (segment) of the stored number display 17 is displayed with shading.

  FIG. 28A shows a specific example when the total game number counter is a numerical value “200000” and the total restriction period counter is a numerical value “131400”. In the above case, the regulation period ratio is 65.7% ((131400/200000) × 100). The ratio information is the number “65”. According to the above configuration, it can be confirmed whether or not the regulation period ratio exceeds 70%.

 By the way, whether to shift to the regulation period is determined by various lotteries (for example, lottery by AT determination process), and the number of games in one regulation period is various lotteries (for example, lottery by addition determination process). It changes according to the result. In the above-described simulation program, the regulation period ratio is calculated when it is assumed that a sufficiently large number of games (for example, 175,000) are executed, and the calculation result of the regulation period ratio is designed to be 70% or less.

  In the above gaming machine 1, when the total number of games is insufficient (for example, when the total number of games is about 1000), the current value of the regulation period ratio is the regulation period ratio calculated by the simulation program (intended at the time of development) It is easy to happen that it does not match the regulation period ratio. However, even when the total number of games is insufficient, even if the total number of games does not coincide with the original regulation period ratio, there is a high possibility that the subsequent regulation will change to the original regulation period ratio. That is, the regulation period ratio converges to the original value when the total number of games is sufficiently increased.

  In consideration of the above circumstances, the present embodiment adopts a configuration in which the display mode of the ratio information is different depending on whether the total number of games is less than a specific value or more than a specific value. According to the above configuration, the restriction period ratio can be determined in consideration of the total number of games. For example, even if the regulation period ratio is not the original value, if the total number of games is insufficient, it can be determined that the regulation period ratio may change to the original value in subsequent games. . On the other hand, if the regulation period ratio is not the original value and the total number of games is sufficient, it is determined that there is a high possibility that the actual regulation period ratio and the regulation period ratio calculated by the simulation program do not match. be able to.

  FIG. 28B-1 and FIG. 28B-2 are time charts for explaining the display mode of the ratio information in the ratio display period. In FIG. 28 (b-1) and FIG. 28 (b-2), a simulation diagram of the stored number display 17 at each time point is shown. As described above, in the present embodiment, the display mode of the ratio information changes according to the current value of the total game number counter. Specifically, the display mode of the ratio information changes depending on whether the total game number counter is a numerical value “175000” or more and a numerical value “175000” or less.

  FIG. 28 (b-1) is a diagram for explaining a specific example when the total game number counter is a numerical value “175000” or more. As shown in FIG. 28 (b-1), the number of credits is displayed on the stored number display unit 17 in the period before the setting change button is operated. In FIG. 28 (b-1), it is assumed that the number of credits is a numerical value “0”. As described above, when the setting change button changes to the ON state, the ratio display period is started. In the specific example of FIG. 28 (b-1), the number “65” is displayed on the stored number display unit 17 during the ratio display period.

  As shown in FIG. 28 (b-1), when the total game number counter is greater than or equal to the numerical value “175000”, each segment of the stored number display unit 17 is lit in such a manner that the number of the ratio information is displayed in the ratio display period ( The light emission state is maintained). Thereafter, the ratio display period ends when the setting change button changes to the OFF state. When the ratio display period ends, the stored number display 17 displays the number of credits instead of the ratio information.

  FIG. 28 (b-2) is a diagram for explaining a specific example when the total game number counter is less than the numerical value “175000”. In FIG. 28 (b-2), it is assumed that the number of credits is a numerical value “0”. Further, in FIG. 28B-2, it is assumed that the ratio information is the number “76”. In the specific example of FIG. 28B-2 above, the number “76” is displayed on the stored number display unit 17 in the ratio display period.

  As shown in FIG. 28 (b-2), when the total game number counter is less than the numerical value “175000”, each segment of the stored number display unit 17 blinks in a mode in which the number of the rate information is displayed during the rate display period ( Repeated light emission and extinction). Thereafter, the ratio display period ends when the setting change button changes to the OFF state.

  As described above, in the ratio display period, the ratio information is displayed in a manner according to whether or not the total game number counter is greater than or equal to the numerical value “175000”. Accordingly, the total number of games can be recognized from the display mode of the ratio information, and the regulation period ratio can be evaluated in consideration of the display mode of the ratio information (total number of games).

  The main RAM 303 stores a display permission bit storage area indicating a combination of symbols permitted to stop on the active line, a display setting value storage area for storing a numerical value displayed on the setting display unit 36, and a setting value. A set value storage area, a random value R1 storage area in which the random value R1 is stored, a random value R2 storage area in which the random value R2 is stored, a random value R3 storage area in which the random value R3 is stored, and transmitted to the sub-control board 400 A command storage area for storing commands to be executed, a lamp-related data storage area for storing data indicating display modes of various lamps, a winning area storage area for storing a winning area, and the number of stop buttons 25 that are not stopped. A storage area including a non-stop operation counter and a stop order storage area for storing the operation order of each stop button 25 is provided.

<Each data used by sub CPU>
Hereinafter, various data stored in the sub ROM 413 will be described with reference to the drawings. The sub ROM 413 stores various data including the instruction effect determination table shown in FIG.

  FIG. 29 is a conceptual diagram of an instruction effect determination table. When receiving the second command indicating the instruction number (instruction information), the sub CPU 412 determines one of the instruction effects (A, B) from the instruction effect determination table. When the instruction effect is determined, the sub CPU 412 transmits an effect control command indicating the instruction effect to the image control board (image control CPU 421) 420. When receiving the effect control command indicating the instruction effect, the image control CPU 421 displays each image of the instruction effect on the liquid crystal display device 30. In the present embodiment, when the sub control board (sub CPU 412) 400 receives the second command (when the main CPU 301 transmits the second command), the stop operation mode (stop operation order) corresponding to the second command is displayed. The notification is always executed by the sub CPU 412.

  FIG. 29 is a conceptual diagram of an instruction effect determination table. When the sub CPU 412 receives any of the commands “B01” to “B05” as the second command, the sub CPU 412 determines the instruction effect based on the instruction effect determination table. As described above, the commands “B01” to “B05” are transmitted by the main CPU 301 in the AT state and are not transmitted in the normal state. That is, the sub CPU 412 determines the instruction effect by the instruction effect determination table in the game in which the main CPU 301 is in the AT state.

  Specifically, when the second command “B01” is received in the game in which the first command “A01” is received (the winning game of the batting order replay), the instruction effect A1 is determined. In the instruction effect A1, the stop operation order of “left middle right” is notified by the liquid crystal display device 30 or the like. In the game in which the first command “A01” is received, the instruction effect A2 is determined when the second command “B02” is received, and the instruction effect A3 is determined when the second command “B03” is received. When the second command “B04” is received, the instruction effect A4 is determined. When the second command “B05” is received, the instruction effect A5 is determined. In the instruction effect A2, the stop order of “middle left and right” is notified, in the instruction effect A3, the stop order of “middle left and right” is notified, and in the instruction effect A4, the stop order of “middle right left” is notified. In A5, the stop order of the first right stop is notified. In addition, in each instruction effect A, it is notified that the batting order replay has been won. In each of the instruction effects A (1 to 5), the correct answer pressing order of the RT2 transition replay is notified.

  When the second command “B01” is received in the game in which the first command “A09” is received (the winning game of the batting order bell), the instruction effect B1 is determined. In the instruction effect B1, the stop operation order “left middle right” is notified by the liquid crystal display device 30 or the like. In the game in which the first command “A09” is received, the instruction effect B2 is determined when the second command “B02” is received, and the instruction effect B3 is determined when the second command “B03” is received. When the second command “B04” is received, the instruction effect B4 is determined. When the second command “B05” is received, the instruction effect B5 is determined. In the instruction effect B2, the stop order of “middle left and right” is notified, in the instruction effect B3, the stop order of “middle left and right” is notified, and in the instruction effect B4, the stop order of “middle right left” is notified. In B5, the stop order of the first right stop is notified. Further, in each instruction effect B, it is notified that the batting order bell has been won. In each of the above instruction effects B (1 to 5), the correct answer push order of the correct bells is notified.

  The sub RAM 414 includes storage areas for storing data generated and updated by the sub CPU 412 executing each process.

<Each process executed by the main CPU>
The main CPU 301 executes various processes using the above-described data. FIG. 30 is a flowchart of the startup process of the main CPU 301. When the reset signal from the reset circuit is input, the main CPU 301 executes a startup process. The reset signal is output when the power supply voltage supplied to the main control board 300 exceeds a predetermined threshold. For example, when the supply of power supply voltage to the main control board 300 is started by turning on the power switch 511SW, the startup process is executed.

  When the startup process is started, the main CPU 301 executes a startup initialization process (S1). The main CPU 301 initializes each register of the main control board 300 by the startup initialization process. The main CPU 301 may execute a security check process for determining the validity of the control program stored in the main ROM 302 before the startup initialization process.

  After the startup initialization process, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the setting switch is in an ON state (S2). The setting switch is turned on when a setting key is inserted into a key hole provided inside the gaming machine 1 and rotated. When the main CPU 301 determines that the setting switch is in the ON state (S2: YES), the main CPU 301 sets a setting change start command in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 (S3), and proceeds to setting change processing.

  On the other hand, when determining that the setting switch is not in the ON state (S2: NO), the main CPU 301 determines whether a backup flag is stored in the main RAM 303 (S4). In the present embodiment, when the power supply voltage supplied to the main control board 300 falls below a predetermined threshold (when the power is shut off), the main CPU 301 backs up each data stored in the main RAM 303 and A backup flag is stored in the RAM 303. Therefore, if the backup is executed normally when the power is turned off, the backup flag is stored in the main RAM 303.

  When determining that the backup flag is stored (S4: YES), the main CPU 301 calculates the checksum of the data stored in the main RAM 303 (S5). In the present embodiment, even when the power is turned off, the checksum of the main RAM 303 is calculated and stored, similarly to step S4 of the startup process.

  The main CPU 301 determines whether or not the checksum calculated at step S4 (checksum at power-on) matches the checksum calculated at power-off (S6). If the data in the main RAM 303 has not changed during the period from when the power is turned off to when it is turned on, the checksum when the power is turned on matches the checksum when the power is turned off. On the other hand, if the data in the main RAM 303 changes (deteriorates) during the period from when the power is turned off to when it is turned on, the checksum when the power is turned on does not match the checksum when the power is turned off.

  When the main CPU 301 determines that the checksum at power-on and the checksum at power-off coincide with each other (S6: YES), the time when the power is shut down (backup is backed up) based on each data stored in the main RAM 303. Each register is returned to the state at the time of execution (S7). When the state of each register is restored, the main control board 300 is in a state at the time when the power is shut off. When the main CPU 301 restores the state of each register (the state of the main control board 300), the main CPU 301 resumes the processing from the step at the time when the power is shut off. When the main CPU 301 returns the state of the main control board 300, the main CPU 301 transmits various information necessary for returning the effect state of the gaming machine 1 to the sub control board 400.

  When the main CPU 301 determines that the backup flag is not stored (S4: NO), or determines that the checksum at power-on and the checksum at power-off do not match (S6: NO), A main RAM abnormality flag indicating abnormality of the main RAM 303 is set (S8). That is, when the backup cannot be executed, or when the data in the main RAM 303 changes while the power is off, the main RAM abnormality flag is set. During the period in which the main RAM abnormality flag is set, the main CPU 301 notifies the abnormality of the main RAM using, for example, the main display ML. The main RAM abnormality flag is cleared, for example, when the set value changing process is normally executed.

  After setting the main RAM abnormality flag, the main CPU 301 proceeds to RAM error processing. In the RAM error processing, the progress of the game is prohibited. In the RAM error processing, the main CPU 301 may transmit a command for notifying the abnormality of the main RAM 303 to the sub control board 400, and the liquid crystal display device 30 may display a warning image, for example.

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart of the setting change process. When the setting change process is started, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the front door 3 is opened (S11). Specifically, a door sensor that outputs an OFF signal when the front door 3 is closed and outputs an ON signal when the front door 3 is opened is provided, and the front door 3 is provided according to a signal from the door sensor. The main CPU 301 determines whether or not is open. As described above, since the setting switch is provided inside the gaming machine 1, the setting change process is usually executed during a period in which the front door 3 is opened. Therefore, as a case where the setting change process is started in a state where the front door 3 is closed, a case where an ON signal of the setting switch and the power switch 511SW is input due to an illegal act is assumed. If it is determined that the front door 3 is not opened in consideration of the above circumstances (S11: NO), the main CPU 301 sets the setting switch abnormality flag to the ON state (S12), and proceeds to setting switch error processing. To do. In the setting switch error process, the progress of the game is prohibited. Further, in the setting switch error process, the main CPU 301 may transmit an error command for notifying the abnormality of the setting switch to the sub-control board 400, and the liquid crystal display device 30 may display a warning image, for example. The setting switch abnormality flag is cleared when the starting process is started again and the setting value changing process is normally executed.

  On the other hand, when determining that the front door 3 is opened (S11: YES), the main CPU 301 displays a numerical value indicating the set value on the setting display unit 36 (S13). Specifically, the main CPU 301 displays a numerical value stored in the display setting value storage area of the main RAM 303 on the setting display unit 36.

  Thereafter, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the setting change button 37 has been operated (S14). Specifically, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not an ON signal is input from the setting change switch 37SW. If it is determined that the setting change button 37 has been operated (S14: YES), the main CPU 301 increments the numerical value stored in the display setting value storage area of the main RAM 303 (S15), and the process proceeds to step S16. On the other hand, if it is determined that the setting change button 37 has not been operated (S14: NO), the main CPU 301 proceeds to step S16 without incrementing the numerical value in the display setting value storage area.

  In step S16, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the start lever 24 has been operated. Specifically, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not an ON signal of the start switch 24SW is input. The main CPU 301 repeats the processing from step S13 to step S15 until it is determined that the start lever 24 has been operated (S16: NO). As understood from the above description, every time the setting change button 37 is operated and the numerical value in the display setting value storage area is added in step S15, the numerical value displayed on the setting display unit 36 is added in step S13. .

  On the other hand, when determining that the start lever 24 has been operated (S16: YES), the main CPU 301 determines the numerical value displayed on the setting display unit 36 as a setting value (S17). Specifically, the main CPU 301 stores the numerical value stored in the display setting value storage area in the setting value storage area of the main RAM 303. Further, the main CPU 301 stores a set value command indicating the set value in the command storage area (S18). After storing the set value command, the main CPU 301 ends the set value change process and proceeds to the game control process. In the period of the activation process or the setting change process, interruption of other processes is prohibited, and when the process shifts to the game control process, the interruption is permitted thereafter.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart of the game control process of the main CPU 301. The game control process is executed every time the player plays one game. As will be described in detail later, the main CPU 301 executes an interrupt process at a predetermined time interval (eg, 1.49 ms) during a period in which the game control process is executed. That is, the main CPU 301 alternately executes a game control process and an interrupt process. For example, a command (for example, a start operation command described later) transmitted to the sub control board 400 is set in the game control process and transmitted to the sub control board 400 in the interrupt process. Each timer (for example, a wait timer) set in the game control process is subtracted in the interrupt process.

  When starting the game control process, the main CPU 301 executes an initial setting process (S101). The initial setting process is executed every time one game is finished. In the initial setting process, the main CPU 301 initializes a storage area that is initialized for each game in the storage area of the main RAM 303.

  After the initial setting process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to an automatic input process (S102). By the automatic insertion process, the main CPU 301 sets the same number of betting medals as the previous game as the betting medals of the current game when the combination of symbols relating to the replay is aligned on the active line as a result of the previous game.

  The main CPU 301 shifts to the pre-game start process (S103) after the automatic insertion process. In the pre-game process, the main CPU 301 detects a medal from the medal insertion unit 8 and detects an operation of the settlement button 23. Further, the main CPU 301 detects an operation of the start lever 24 (that is, a game start operation) in the pre-game start process.

  When the main CPU 301 detects a game start operation in the pre-game start process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to a set value confirmation process (S104). In the setting value confirmation process, the main CPU 301 determines whether the setting values stored in the setting value storage area of the main RAM 303 are appropriate. Specifically, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the setting value stored in the setting value storage area is within the range of the numerical value “1” to the numerical value “6” in the setting value confirmation process. If the main CPU 301 determines that the setting value is not within the range of the numerical value “1” to the numerical value “6”, the main CPU 301 stores a setting value abnormality command indicating an abnormality in the setting value in the command storage area, and proceeds to setting value error processing. . For example, when a setting value stored in the setting value storage area is changed due to noise, a setting value error process is executed. In the set value error process, the main CPU 301 stops the game control process (prohibits the progress of the game). When the set value error processing is executed, for example, when the power button 511 is turned off and then turned on again, the main CPU 301 is caused to execute start-up processing and setting change processing, and normal set values are set. Return to the state where the game is possible.

  When the main CPU 301 determines that the set value is appropriate in the set value confirmation process, the main CPU 301 acquires the random value R1, the random value R2, and the random value R3 (S105). The random value R1 is a hardware random number generated by the random number generator 304 and is used in the internal lottery process. The random value R2 is a software random number acquired from a register built in the main CPU 301, and is used in a spinning effect determination process or the like. The random value R3 is used in the AT determination process. The main CPU 301 stores the acquired random number value R1 in the random number value R1 storage area of the main RAM 303. Similarly, the main CPU 301 stores the acquired random number value R2 in the random number value R2 storage area of the main RAM 303, and stores the random number value R3 in the random number value R3 storage area of the main RAM 303.

  After the main CPU 301 stores the random value R1, the random value R2, and the random value R3 in the main RAM 303, the main CPU 301 proceeds to a lottery execution process (S106). In the lottery execution process, an internal lottery process for determining the winning area with the random value R1, an AT determination process for determining the transition to the AT state with the random value R3, and a spinning effect are determined with the random value R2. It is comprised by each process including the rotation effect determination process for. The lottery execution process includes an instruction number determination process for determining an instruction number.

  After executing the lottery execution process, the main CPU 301 executes the wait process (S107). The weight process is a process for setting the time length of each game to a predetermined length or more. In the wait process, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the wait period has elapsed. When determining that the wait period has not elapsed, the main CPU 301 does not shift from the wait process to the pre-stop process described later.

  On the other hand, when determining that the wait period has elapsed, the main CPU 301 proceeds to pre-stop processing (S108). In the pre-stop process, various types of data (priority order described later) are stored in the main RAM 303 according to the winning area determined in the internal lottery process. In the stop control process to be described later, each reel 12 is stopped according to each data stored in the pre-stop process, whereby the symbol combination related to the winning combination designated in the winning area is stopped and displayed on the active line.

  After executing the pre-stop process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to the stop control process (S109). By the stop control process, the main CPU 301 stops the reel 12 corresponding to the stop button 25 every time each stop button 25 is operated. Each reel 12 stops at a symbol position corresponding to each data set in the pre-stop processing described above.

  When all the reels 12 are stopped by the stop control process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to a display determination process (S110). In the display determination process, the main CPU 301 determines the combination of symbols displayed on the active line. Further, the main CPU 301 sets various data according to the type of combination of symbols displayed on the active line. For example, when it is determined that the symbol combination related to replay is stopped and displayed on the active line, the main CPU 301 sets the re-game in-operation flag to the ON state. When the main CPU 301 determines that the symbol combination related to the winning winning combination is stopped on the active line, the main CPU 301 adds the number of medals according to the type of the winning winning combination to the number of credits.

  After executing the display determination process, the main CPU 301 executes the state control process (S111). In the state control process, the main CPU 301 shifts the gaming state. Further, the main CPU 301 starts or ends the regulation period in accordance with the transition of the gaming state in the state control process. When the main CPU 301 ends the state control process, the process returns to step S101.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart of the initial setting process. In the initial setting process, the main CPU 301 initializes a storage area for storing information necessary for one game among the storage areas of the main RAM 303 (S101-1). For example, the winning area storage area storing the winning area (winning area number) of the previous game is initialized by the initial setting process.

  After initializing the main RAM 303, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the auxiliary storage unit 530 is full (S101-2). Specifically, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not an ON signal is input from the full tank sensor 530SE. When it is determined that the auxiliary storage unit 530 is full (S101-2: YES), the main CPU 301 sets a full tank error command (S101-3), and proceeds to full tank error processing.

  In the full tank error process, the main CPU 301 notifies the full tank error using the instruction display 16. For example, during the period when the full error process is executed, the main CPU 301 displays the characters “HF” (hopper full) on the instruction display 16. In addition, it is good also as a structure which alert | reports a full tank error with another indicator (for example, the stored number indicator 17). When the main CPU 301 determines that the auxiliary storage unit 530 is not full (S101-2: NO), the main CPU 301 ends the pre-game start process and shifts to an automatic input process.

  FIG. 34 is a flowchart of the automatic loading process. When the main CPU 301 starts the automatic insertion process, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the symbol combination related to the replay is aligned on the active line in the previous game (S102-1). Specifically, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not a re-game in-operation flag is set. The re-game in-operation flag is set in the display determination process of the previous game control process. When the symbol combination related to replay is not aligned on the active line in the previous game (S102-1: NO), the main CPU 301 ends the automatic insertion process.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in the previous game that the symbol combinations related to replay are aligned on the active line (S102-1: YES), the main CPU 301 stores the input command in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 (S102-). 2). After storing the input command, the main CPU 301 sets the input interval timer (S102-3). The insertion interval timer is a timer for ensuring a time interval at which an insertion command is transmitted to the sub-control board 400 to a predetermined time length or more. When the insertion interval timer is set, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the insertion interval timer has expired (S102-4). The main CPU 301 repeats step S102-4 until it determines that the insertion interval timer has expired (S102-4: NO).

  When determining that the insertion interval timer has expired (S102-4: YES), the main CPU 301 adds a numerical value “1” to the betting number counter (S102-5). The betting number counter indicates the number of betting medals for the current game. Further, the main CPU 301 generates BET lamp display data indicating the display mode of the BET lamp 14 (14a, 14b, 14c) according to the value of the betting number counter (S102-6). Specifically, when the betting number counter is a numerical value “1”, BET lamp display data for lighting one lamp 14 a out of the BET lamps 14 is generated. Similarly, when the betting number counter is “2”, BET lamp display data for turning on one lamp 14a and two lamps 14b among the BET lamps 14 is generated, and when the betting number counter is “3”. Generates BET lamp display data for lighting one lamp 14a, two lamps 14b, and three lamps 14c among the BET lamps 14. BET lamp display data is stored in a lamp-related data storage area of the main RAM 303.

  The main CPU 301 determines whether or not the value of the bet number counter matches the bet medal of the previous game (S102-7). The main CPU 301 repeats the processing from step S102-2 to step S102-6 until it is determined that the value of the betting number counter matches the bet medal of the previous game (S102-7: NO). On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the betting number counter matches the bet medal of the previous game (S102-7: YES), the main CPU 301 ends the automatic insertion process. As understood from the above description, when the symbol combination related to replay is aligned on the active line as a result of the previous game, the same bet medal as the bet medal of the previous game is set in the current game.

  FIG. 35 is a flowchart of pre-game start processing. When the main CPU 301 starts the pre-game start process, the main CPU 301 sets a prescribed number with reference to the game state flag in the game state storage area of the main RAM 303 (S103-1). In the present embodiment, the prescribed number is set to a numerical value “3” for any game.

  After setting the specified number according to the gaming state, the main CPU 301 proceeds to the inserted medal acceptance process (S103-2). In the inserted medal acceptance process, the main CPU 301 accepts a medal from the medal insertion unit 8. Further, when the main CPU 301 receives a medal from the medal insertion unit 8, the main CPU 301 adds a bet number counter or a credit number.

  After executing the inserted medal acceptance process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to the BET operation acceptance process (S103-3). The main CPU 301 receives the player's operation of the 1BET button 21 or the operation of the MAX-BET button 22 in the BET operation reception process.

  After executing the BET operation reception process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to the settlement operation reception process (S103-4). The main CPU 301 receives the player's operation of the payment button 23 in the payment operation reception process.

  After executing the settlement operation acceptance process, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the betting number counter is the specified number (S103-5). In the above-described automatic insertion process in step S102, inserted medal reception process in step S103-2, or BET operation reception process in step S103-3, when the betting number counter is added up to the specified number, the main CPU 301 displays the betting number counter. Is the prescribed number (S103-5: YES), and the process proceeds to step S103-6. On the other hand, when the betting number counter has not reached the specified number (S103-5: NO), the main CPU 301 repeatedly executes steps S103-2 to S103-4.

  In step S103-6, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the start lever 24 has been operated by the player. When determining that the start lever 24 has been operated (S103-6: YES), the main CPU 301 stores the start operation command in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 (S103-7). When the start operation command is stored, the main CPU 301 ends the pre-game process and proceeds to a set value confirmation process (S104). On the other hand, when determining that the start lever has not been operated (S103-6: NO), the main CPU 301 repeatedly executes the steps from Step S103-2 to Step S103-5.

  FIG. 36 is a flowchart of inserted medal acceptance processing. When the inserted medal acceptance process is started, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the insertion disabled flag is in an ON state (S103-2-1). The insertion impossible flag is set to an ON state in S103-2-8, which will be described later, when the betting number counter is the upper limit value and the credit amount is the upper limit value. When the main CPU 301 determines that the insertion impossible flag is in the ON state (S103-2-1: YES), the main CPU 301 ends the insertion medal acceptance process. On the other hand, when the main CPU 301 determines that the insertion impossible flag is not in the ON state (S103-2-1: NO), the main CPU 301 determines whether or not a medal has been inserted from the medal insertion unit 8 (S103-2-2). ).

  Specifically, as described above, a medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 8 is detected by a signal from the medal sensor 34SE. In the present embodiment, the main CPU 301 reads a signal from the medal sensor 34SE in an input port reading process of an interrupt process periodically executed, and detects a medal in the main RAM 303 according to the signal from the medal sensor 34SE. Set the flag to the ON state. In step S103-2-2, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the medal detection flag is in an ON state.

  When the main CPU 301 determines that a medal has been inserted from the medal insertion unit 8 (S103-2-2: YES), the main CPU 301 stores an insertion command indicating that a medal has been inserted in the command storage area (S103-2-3). ).

  After storing the insertion command, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the betting number counter is a prescribed number (S103-2-4). When determining that the betting number counter is not the prescribed number (S103-2-4: NO), the main CPU 301 adds a numerical value “1” to the betting number counter (S103-2-5), and performs the inserted medal acceptance process. finish. On the other hand, when it is determined that the betting number counter is the prescribed number (S103-2-4: YES), the main CPU 301 adds a numerical value “1” to the number of credits (S103-2-6).

  After adding the number of credits, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the number of credits matches the upper limit “50” (S103-2-7). When determining that the number of credits is a numerical value “50” (S103-2-7: YES), the main CPU 301 sets a medal insertion impossible flag to an ON state (S103-2-8), and performs a inserted medal acceptance process. finish. On the other hand, when the main CPU 301 determines that the number of credits is not the numerical value “50” (S103-2-7: NO), the inserted medal acceptance process is terminated without setting the medal insertion disabled flag to the ON state. . During the period when the medal insertion disable flag is set to the ON state, the main CPU 301 controls the selector 34 so that the medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 8 is guided to the outside of the gaming machine 1. Therefore, medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 8 are discharged to the outside of the gaming machine 1 (the tray unit 7) during the period when the medal insertion disable flag is ON.

  FIG. 37 is a flowchart of the BET operation acceptance process. In the BET operation acceptance process, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the number of credits is a numerical value “0” (S103-3-1). When the number of credits is a numerical value “0” (S103-3-1: YES), the main CPU 301 ends the BET operation acceptance process.

  When determining that the number of credits is not “0” (S103-3-1: NO), the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the 1BET button 21 is operated (S103-3-2). When it is determined that the 1BET button 21 has been operated (S103-3-2: YES), the main CPU 301 sets a numerical value “1” in the insertion request counter (S103-3-3). On the other hand, when determining that the 1BET button 21 has not been operated (S103-3-2: NO), the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the MAX-BET button 22 has been operated (S103-3-4). . When determining that the MAX-BET button 22 has been operated (S103-3-4: YES), the main CPU 301 sets a numerical value “3” in the insertion request counter (S103-3-5). When determining that the MAX-BET button 22 has not been operated (S103-3-4: NO), the main CPU 301 ends the BET operation acceptance process.

  In step S103-3-3 or step S103-3-5, when a predetermined numerical value (numerical value “1” or numerical value “3”) is set in the input request counter, the main CPU 301 determines the numerical value “1” "Is subtracted (S103-3-6). When “1” is subtracted from the insertion request counter, the main CPU 301 subtracts the numerical value “1” from the credit counter (S103-3-7), and adds the numerical value “1” to the betting number counter (S103-3-8). .

  After adding the numerical value “1” to the betting number counter, the main CPU 301 stores the insertion command in the command storage area (S103-3-9). After storing the input command, the main CPU 301 sets the input interval timer (S103-3-10). The insertion interval timer is a timer for ensuring a time interval at which an insertion command is transmitted to the sub-control board 400 to a predetermined time length or more. Note that the insertion interval timer of the BET operation acceptance process (S103-3-10) is also used in the automatic insertion process described above. In the BET operation acceptance process (when the MAX-BET button is operated) and the automatic input process, the input command is continuously output and the input sound is continuously reproduced. In this embodiment, since the insertion interval timer is provided, the time interval at which each insertion command is transmitted is ensured to be equal to or longer than a predetermined time length, and the period during which each input sound is output is longer than the predetermined time length. According to the above configuration, for example, immediately after starting the output of the current input sound, the next input sound is output (the current input sound becomes extremely short), and the current input sound is not perceived by the player. Defects are suppressed. The insertion interval timer is timed up in about 0.5 seconds, for example.

  The main CPU 301 determines whether or not the insertion interval timer has expired (S103-3-11). Step S103-3-11 is repeated until the insertion interval timer expires (S103-3-11: NO). If it is determined that the insertion interval timer has expired (S103-3-11: YES), the main CPU 301 Then, it is determined whether or not the betting number counter matches the specified number (S103-3-12). When the main CPU 301 determines that the bet number counter matches the specified number (S103-3-12: YES), the BET operation acceptance process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the betting number counter does not match the specified number (S103-3-12: NO), the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the insertion request counter is a numerical value “0” (S103-3). -13). When it is determined that the insertion request counter is a numerical value “0” (S103-3-13: YES), the main CPU 301 ends the BET operation acceptance process. On the other hand, when it is determined that the insertion request counter is not the numerical value “0” (S103-3-13: NO), the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the credit number is “0” (S103-3-14). ). When the main CPU 301 determines that the number of credits is “0” (S103-3-14: YES), the main CPU 301 ends the BET operation acceptance process and determines that the credit counter is not the numerical value “0” (S103-3). -14: NO), the process is returned to step S103-3-6.

  As understood from the above description, when the main CPU 301 accepts the operation of the MAX-BET button 22, the betting number counter is added until the betting number counter reaches the specified number or the credit number is exhausted.

  FIG. 38 is a flowchart of the settlement operation acceptance process. In the settlement operation acceptance process, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the settlement button 23 has been operated by the player (S103-4-1). When it is determined that the settlement button 23 has been operated (S103-4-1: YES), the main CPU 301 sets a settlement medal in the payout request counter (S103-4-2). The settlement medal is the sum of the betting number counter and the credit amount at the time when the settlement button 23 is operated. However, when the bet number counter is added by automatic insertion (when replay is stopped in the previous game), the main CPU 301 sets only the credit number in the payout request counter. In the above configuration, the settlement of betting medals set by automatic insertion is prohibited. After setting the settlement medal in the payout request counter, the main CPU 301 stores the settlement operation command indicating the operation of the settlement button 23 in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 (S103-4-3), and turns off the medal insertion disable flag. (S103-4-4).

  When it is determined that the settlement button 23 has not been operated (S103-4-1: NO), the main CPU 301 ends the settlement operation acceptance process. As will be described in detail later, in the hopper driving process, medals of the number of payout request counters are discharged from the hopper 520 to the tray unit 7 through the medal payout opening 9.

  FIG. 39 is a flowchart of the lottery execution process. When starting the lottery execution process, the main CPU 301 executes an internal lottery process (S106-1). In the internal lottery process, the main CPU 301 determines a winning area for the current game from the random value R1. After executing the internal lottery process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to the spinning effect determination process (S106-2). In the spinning effect determination process, the main CPU 301 determines the spinning effect of the current game from the random value R2. After executing the spinning effect determination process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to the AT determination process (S106-3).

  In the AT determination process, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not to shift to the AT state from the random value R3. Specifically, in the AT determination process, the main CPU 301 acquires a lottery value corresponding to the winning area and the spinning effect of the current game from the AT determination table, and subtracts the lottery value from the random value R3. In the normal state, when the result of subtracting the lottery value from the random value R3 becomes a negative number, the main CPU 301 sets an initial value in the precursor counter. As described above, the precursor counter indicates the number of remaining games in the precursor state, and initial values of numerical values “0” to “32” are set. The initial value of the precursor counter is determined by lottery. In the present embodiment, the extra determination process is executed in the AT determination process in the AT state. In the extra determination process, the extra number of games is determined according to the winning area. After executing the AT determination process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to a chance state determination process (S106-4).

  In the chance state determination process, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not to shift to the chance state from the random value R3. Specifically, in the chance state determination process, the main CPU 301 obtains a lottery value corresponding to the winning area and the spinning effect of the current game from the chance state determination table, and subtracts the lottery value from the random value R3. . In the normal state, when the result of subtracting the lottery value from the random value R3 becomes a negative number, the main CPU 301 sets an initial value in the precursor counter. As described above, the precursor counter indicates the number of remaining games in the precursor state, and initial values of numerical values “0” to “32” are set. The initial value of the precursor counter is determined by lottery. After executing the chance state determination process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to the instruction number determination process (S106-5).

  FIG. 40 is a flowchart of the internal lottery process. When starting the internal lottery process, the main CPU 301 sets a winning area lottery table according to the gaming state (S106-1-1). For example, the main CPU 301 sets a winning area lottery table according to the RT flag indicating the type of RT state stored in the RT state storage area of the main RAM 303.

  In the internal lottery process, the main CPU 301 acquires the random value R1 stored in the random value R1 storage area (S106-1-2). In step 105, the random value R1 is stored in the random value R1 storage area. Further, the main CPU 301 sets the winning area offset value to the initial value “00” (S106-1-3). The winning area offset value designates each winning area. The winning area offset value is updated sequentially, and a different winning area is designated each time it is updated. For example, the winning area offset value is a numerical value “00” and designates a winning area of “losing”.

  The main CPU 301 acquires the lottery value of the winning area designated by the winning area offset value (S106-1-4). For example, when the winning area lottery table in the RT0 state is set, if the winning area offset value is “00”, the lottery value “36736” is acquired.

  The main CPU 301 subtracts the lottery value acquired in step S106-1-4 from the random value R1 acquired in step S106-1-1 (S106-1-5). Further, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the result of subtracting the lottery value from the random value R1 is a negative number (S106-1-6). For example, in a game in the RT0 state, when a random value R1 smaller than the numerical value “36736” is acquired, the result of subtracting the lottery value “36736” of the winning area number “00” from the random value R1 is a negative number. On the other hand, when the random value R1 larger than the numerical value “36736” is acquired, the result of subtracting the lottery value of the winning area number “00” from the random value R1 does not become a negative number.

  If the main CPU 301 determines that the subtraction result is not a negative number (S106-1-6: NO), whether or not all winning areas (winning area numbers “00” to “34”) are designated by the winning area offset value. Is determined (S106-1-7). When all the winning areas have not been specified (S106-1-7: NO), the main CPU 301 updates the winning area offset value (adds a numerical value “1”) (S106-1-8), and step S106- Return the process to 1-4. In step S106-4, the lottery value of the winning area designated by the updated winning area offset value is acquired, and in step S106-1-5, the lottery value is subtracted from the previous subtraction result. In the processing from step S106-1-4 to step S106-1-8, it is determined that the calculation result is a negative number (S106-1-6: YES) or all winning areas are designated (S106-). 1-7: YES) Repeated.

  When it is determined that the calculation result is a negative number or when all winning areas are designated, the main CPU 301 executes a data storage process (S106-1-9). Specifically, the main CPU 301 stores the current winning area offset value in the winning area storage area of the main RAM 303. For example, if the winning area offset value with a negative subtraction result is “12”, the numerical value “12” is stored in the winning area storage area. Further, the main CPU 301 stores the first command corresponding to the winning area in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 in the data storage process. Note that the main CPU 301 transmits the first command stored in the command storage area to the sub-control board 400 in a command transmission process of an interrupt process described later.

  FIG. 41 is a flowchart of the spinning effect determination process. When the main CPU 301 starts the rotation effect determination process, the main CPU 301 acquires various types of information used for determining the rotation effect (S106-2-1). Specifically, the main CPU 301 acquires various types of information including the game state of the current game, the winning area, and the random value R2. Thereafter, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the gaming state is a normal state (S106-2-2).

  When it is determined that the gaming state is the normal state (S106-2-2: YES), the main CPU 301 determines the spinning effect of the current game from the spinning effect determination table A (S106-2-3). . Specifically, the main CPU 301 obtains each lottery value corresponding to the winning area of the current game from the rotation effect determination table A for each rotation effect, and sequentially subtracts each lottery value from the random value R2. . For example, the main CPU 301 subtracts the lottery value of each spinning effect from the random value R2 in the order of “no effect”, spinning effect A, spinning effect B, spinning effect C, and spinning effect D. The main CPU 301 repeats until the result of subtracting the lottery value from the random value R2 becomes a negative number, and determines the spinning effect where the result of subtracting the lottery value becomes a negative number.

  When it is determined that the gaming state is not the normal state (S106-2-2: NO), that is, in the AT state, the main CPU 301 determines the spinning effect of the current game from the rolling effect determination table B. (S106-2-4). After determining the spinning effect in step S106-2-3 or step S106-2-4, the main CPU 301 stores an effect type command indicating the spinning effect in the command storage area (S106-2-5). .

  After storing the effect type command, the main CPU 301 stores the rotation effect number of the rotation effect in the rotation effect number storage area (S106-2-6). Specifically, in the case of “no effect”, a numerical value “0” is stored in the spinning effect number storage area. In the case of the rotation effect A, the numerical value “1” is stored in the rotation effect number storage area, in the case of the rotation effect B, the value “2” is stored, and in the case of the rotation effect C, the value “3”. Is stored, and in the case of the spinning effect D, the numerical value “4” is stored. After storing the rotation effect number, the main CPU 301 ends the rotation effect determination process.

  FIG. 42 is a flowchart of the instruction number determination process. When starting the instruction number determination process, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the current game is in the instruction period (S106-5-1). When determining that it is the instruction period (S106-5-1: YES), the main CPU 301 determines an instruction number using the instruction determination table B (S106-5-2). On the other hand, when determining that it is not the instruction period (S106-5-1: NO), the main CPU 301 determines an instruction number using the instruction determination table A (S106-5-3). As described above, in the non-instruction period, the instruction number “99” (no instruction) is determined in all winning areas.

  After determining the instruction number in step S106-5-2 or step S106-5-3, the main CPU 301 stores the instruction number in the instruction number storage area. The instruction number storage area is stored in the main RAM 303, for example. The main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display instruction information corresponding to the instruction number stored in the instruction number storage area in the LED display process of the interrupt process described later. The main CPU 301 transmits a second command indicating the instruction number stored in the instruction number storage area in the command transmission process of the interrupt process. After storing the instruction number, the main CPU 301 ends the instruction number determination process.

  FIG. 43 is a flowchart of wait processing. The main CPU 301 executes the wait process until the spinning period execution period or the wait period elapses.

  When the wait process is started, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the rotation effect number in the rotation effect number storage area is “0” (S107-1). That is, it is determined whether or not “no effect” is determined in the spinning effect determination process. When the rotation effect number is “0” (S107-1: YES), the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the wait timer is a numerical value “0” (S107-2). The wait timer is decremented every time an interrupt process is executed. When determining that the wait timer has not timed up (wait timer ≠ 0), the main CPU 301 repeats step S107-2 (S107-2: NO).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the wait timer has expired (S107-2: YES), the main CPU 301 newly sets the wait timer to an initial value (about 4100 ms) (S107-3). Further, the main CPU 301 stores a reel start command indicating that each reel 12 has been started in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 (S107-4), starts rotation of each reel 12, and ends the wait process.

  If the main CPU 301 determines in step S107-1 that the rotation effect number is other than “0”, the rotation effect number is “1” indicating the rotation effect A, or “ 2 ”is determined (S107-5). When it is determined that the rotation effect number is “1” or “2” (S107-5: YES), the main CPU 301 sets 1000 sm in the rotation effect timer (S107-6).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the rotation effect number is not “1” or “2” (S107-5: NO), the main CPU 301 determines whether the rotation effect number is “3” indicating the rotation effect C. It is determined whether or not (S107-7). When determining that the rotation effect number is “3” (S107-7: YES), the main CPU 301 sets 2000 sm in the rotation effect timer (S107-8). On the other hand, when it is determined that the rotation effect number is not “3” (S107-7: NO), that is, when the rotation effect number is “4” indicating the rotation effect D, the main CPU 301 determines the rotation effect number. 5000 sm is set in the effect timer (S107-9).

  When the main CPU 301 sets the rotation effect timer in step S107-6, step S107-8, and step S107-9, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the rotation effect timer is subtracted to a numerical value “0” (S107-10). . The rotation effect timer is decremented every time the interruption process is executed. When the main CPU 301 repeats step S107-10 until the spinning effect timer expires (that is, until the spinning effect ends) (S107-10: NO), and determines that the spinning effect timer has expired (S107-10: YES), the process proceeds to step S107-2.

  FIG. 44 is a flowchart of pre-stop processing. When starting the pre-stop process, the main CPU 301 sets an initial value in the acceleration wait timer (S108-1). The initial value of the acceleration weight timer is set to the length of time required for each reel 12 to accelerate to steady rotation after starting. After setting the initial value in the acceleration wait timer, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the acceleration wait timer has expired (S108-2). The main CPU 301 repeats step S108-2 until the acceleration wait timer expires (S108-2: NO). When the acceleration wait timer expires (S108-2: YES), the process proceeds to step S108-3. To do.

  In step S108-3, the main CPU 301 stores a numerical value “3” in the non-stop operation counter indicating the number of stop buttons 25 (25L, 25C, 25R) that have not been stopped. Further, the main CPU 301 performs a display combination storage area setting process (S108-4). As described above, each displayable bit in the display combination storing area corresponds to each winning combination, and is a numerical value “1” when there is a possibility that the symbol combination related to the corresponding winning combination may stop on the effective line. Therefore, in step S108-4 in which all the reels 12 are rotating, since all symbol combinations relating to all winning combinations can be stopped on the effective line, all the bits in the display combination storing area are set to the numerical value “1”. Is set.

  After the display combination storage area setting process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to the priority order storage process (S108-5). FIG. 45 is a conceptual diagram of a plurality of priority storage areas P (PL, PC, PR) set in the priority storage process. As shown in FIG. 45, the priority storage area P includes a left reel priority storage area PL corresponding to the reel 12L, a middle reel priority storage area PC corresponding to the reel 12C, and a right reel priority corresponding to the reel 12R. And a rank storage area PR. Each priority storage area P is divided into a plurality (21) of areas Q. Each area Q corresponds to each symbol position (unit area U) of the reel 12.

  When the priority order storing process is executed, the priority order of the symbols of the area Q is stored in each area Q. For example, the priority “HFF” is stored in the area Q in which a winning combination that has not been won is displayed when the active line is stopped. Further, the priority “H00” is stored in the area Q of the symbol that can be stopped on the active line, and the numerical value “H01” is stored in the area Q of the symbol constituting the winning combination.

  FIG. 46 is a flowchart of the priority order storage process. When starting the priority order storing process, the main CPU 301 stores the non-stop operation counter as the number of searches (S108-5-1). Further, the main CPU 301 determines one reel 12 among the reels 12 that have not been stopped yet as a target reel (S108-5-2).

  The main CPU 301 executes priority table selection processing (S108-5-3). The priority table defines the priority of each winning combination, and one of the plurality of priority tables is selected. For example, a game in which the winning area “batting order bells E1 to E3” (the first stop in the correct pressing order is the reel 12R) is assumed. According to the priority order table selected in the game, in the right reel priority storage area PR, the priority order of the symbol “correct answer bell” is higher than the priority order of the symbol “failed bell”. On the other hand, in the left reel priority storage area PL and the middle reel priority storage area PC, the priority of the “failed bell” symbol is higher than the priority of the “correct bell” symbol. According to the above configuration, by appropriately selecting the priority order table, the symbols to be stopped on the active line change according to the stop operation order.

  After executing the priority table selection processing, the main CPU 301 stores the initial value “00” in the area pointer and the initial value “21” in the remaining area number (S108-5-4). The area pointer designates the area Q of the target reel. The remaining area number means the number of areas Q in the target reel where no priority order is stored.

  The main CPU 301 acquires a symbol code (symbol type) at the symbol position designated by the area pointer (S108-5-5). Further, the main CPU 301 determines the priority order according to the symbol code, the winning area (winning role), and the priority order table (S108-5-6). The main CPU 301 stores the determined priority order in the area Q designated by the current area pointer (S108-5-7).

  The main CPU 301 adds a numerical value “1” to the area pointer and subtracts a numerical value “1” from the remaining area number (S108-5-8). Thereafter, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the remaining area number is a numerical value “0” (S108-5-9). When determining that the remaining area number is not “0” (S108-5-9: NO), the main CPU 301 repeatedly executes steps S108-5-5 to S108-5-9. On the other hand, when it is determined that the remaining area number is “0” (S108-5-9: YES), that is, when generation of the priority order storage area of the target reel is completed, the main CPU 301 determines “ 1 "is subtracted (S108-5-10).

  After subtracting the number of searches, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the number of searches has ended (S108-5-11). If it is determined that the number of searches has not ended (S108-5-11: NO), the main CPU 301 returns the process to step S108-5-2, changes the target reel, and proceeds from step S108-5-2 to step S108-5-2. Steps S108-5-11 are repeatedly executed. On the other hand, when determining that the number of searches has ended (S108-5-11: YES), the main CPU 301 ends the priority order storage process.

  FIG. 47 is a flowchart of the stop control process. The main CPU 301 determines whether or not the stop button 25 corresponding to the rotating reel 12 has been operated (S109-1). The main CPU 301 repeatedly executes step S109-1 until the stop button 25 corresponding to the rotating reel 12 is operated (S109-1: NO). On the other hand, when the stop button 25 corresponding to the rotating reel 12 is operated (S109-1: YES), the main CPU 301 sends a stop operation command indicating the type of the stop button 25 that has been stopped to a command in the main RAM 303. Store in the storage area (S109-2).

  When the stop operation command is stored, the main CPU 301 updates the stop order storage area (S109-3). Further, the main CPU 301 subtracts the numerical value “1” from the non-stop operation counter (S109-4). The main CPU 301 sets the reel 12 corresponding to the operated stop button 25 as a stop target reel (S109-5).

  The main CPU 301 acquires the current value of the symbol counter (that is, the symbol number located on the middle line) as the stop operation position (S109-6). The main CPU 301 determines the priority order of the area Q of the stop operation position and the area Q for four frames from the next frame of the stop operation position among the areas Q of the priority order storage area of the target reel (that is, for five frames). Is obtained (S109-7). In addition, the main CPU 301 determines the frame with the highest priority among the acquired priorities for the five frames as the planned stop position, and sets the number of frames from the stop operation position to the planned stop position as the number of sliding frames ( S109-8).

  The main CPU 301 updates each bit of the display combination storing area in accordance with the symbol code of the planned stop position (that is, the type of symbol of the planned stop position) (S109-9). For example, when the reel 12L stops in the stop control process and the symbol “bell” stops on the effective line, the symbol combination related to the winning combination (for example, the cherry role) whose left reel symbol is not “bell” becomes the effective line. Since there is no possibility of stopping, the bit corresponding to the winning combination among the bits of the display combination storing area is a numerical value “0”.

  After updating the display combination storing area, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the non-stop operation counter is “0” (S109-10). That the non-stop operation counter is a numerical value “0” means that the stop operation has been performed for all the reels 12. When it is determined that the non-stop operation counter is “0” (S109-10: YES), the main CPU 301 ends the stop control process. On the other hand, when it is determined that the non-stop operation counter is not “0” (S109-10: NO), the priority order storage process executed in the pre-stop process is executed (S109-11). In step S109-11, the priority order is stored in the priority order storage area P of the rotating reel 12, as in step S109-3 of the stop pre-processing. However, even if the symbols constituting the winning combination shown in the winning area of the winning area storage area, the combination of symbols related to the winning combination that is no longer displayed on the active line due to any reel 12 being stopped. The symbol is not set higher in priority than other symbols.

  After executing the priority order storage process, the main CPU 301 returns the process to step S109-1. The main CPU 301 repeats the processing from step S109-1 to step 109-11 until a stop operation is performed on all the reels 12, that is, until it is determined that the non-stop operation counter is “0”. Run. When it is determined that the non-stop operation counter is “0” (S109-10: YES), the main CPU 301 ends the reel stop control process.

  FIG. 48 is a flowchart of the display determination process (S110). When the display determination process is started, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the symbol combination related to the winning combination stopped on the active line is a symbol combination related to the winning combination permitted to stop on the active line in the game. (S110-1). Specifically, in step S110-1, the main CPU 301 grants display permission corresponding to the winning combination for the winning combination corresponding to the displayable bit set to “1” among the displayable bits in the display combination storing area. It is determined whether or not the bit is set to “1”. When the display permission bit corresponding to the displayable bit of the numerical value “1” is set to “0”, the main CPU 301 determines that an illegal winning has occurred.

  When the main CPU 301 determines that an illegal winning has occurred (S110-1: YES), the main CPU 301 stores an illegal winning command in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 (S110-2), and shifts to an illegal winning error process to play the game. Prohibit progress. When the illegal winning error process is executed, for example, the power button 511 is turned off and then turned on again, and the main CPU 301 is caused to execute the startup process and the setting change process to set a normal set value. It becomes possible to play.

  When it is determined that the symbol combination related to the winning combination permitted to stop on the active line is stopped (S110-1: NO), the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the symbol combination related to replay is stopped on the active line. Determine (S110-3). When it is determined that the symbol combination valid line related to the replay is stopped (S110-3: YES), the main CPU 301 sets the regame operating flag to the ON state (S110-4), and issues a regame command. The data is stored in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 (S110-5), and the display determination process is terminated. The replay command indicates that the symbol combination related to the replay is stopped on the active line.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the symbol combination related to replay is not stopped on the active line (S110-3: NO), the main CPU 301 sets the re-game in-operation flag to the OFF state (S110-6), and wins a prize. It is determined whether or not the symbol combination related to the winning combination is stopped on the active line (S110-7). When it is determined that the symbol combination related to the winning combination is stopped on the active line (S110-7: YES), the main CPU 301 stores the winning combination command in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 (S110-8). . The winning winning combination command indicates the type of symbol combination related to the winning winning combination aligned with the active line.

  The main CPU 301 adds the number of medals according to the type of symbol combination related to the winning winning combination stopped on the active line to the number of credits (S110-9). After adding the number of credits, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the result of addition is larger than the numerical value “50” which is the upper limit value of the number of credits (S110-10). When the number of credits is larger than “50” (S110-10: YES), the number of medals exceeding the upper limit of the number of credits (for example, the numerical value “5” when the addition result of step S110-9 is “55”). ") Is set in the medal request counter (S110-11). After setting the number of medals in the medal request counter, the main CPU 301 proceeds to hopper driving processing. On the other hand, when the number of credits is “50” or less (S110-10: NO), the main CPU 301 ends the display determination process.

  When the main CPU 301 determines in step S110-7 that the symbol combination related to the winning combination is not stopped on the active line (S110-7: NO), the symbol combination related to the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the active line. It is determined whether or not (S110-12). If it is determined that the symbol combination related to the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the active line (S110-12: YES), the main CPU 301 stores the bonus combination command in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 (S110-13). The bonus combination command indicates that the symbol combination related to the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the active line. After storing the bonus combination command, the main CPU 301 ends the display determination process.

  If the main CPU 301 determines in step S110-12 that the symbol combination related to the bonus combination has not stopped on the active line (S110-12: NO), the main CPU 301 stores the display error command in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 ( S110-14). The losing display command indicates that the symbol combination related to the winning combination is not stopped on the active line. In the present embodiment, a replay command, a winning winning combination command, a lose display command, and a bonus winning command are collectively referred to as a display winning combination command.

  FIG. 49 is a flowchart of the hopper driving process. The hopper driving process is executed when the payout request counter is set in the display determination process or the settlement operation acceptance process of the pre-game start process. When the hopper driving process is started, the main CPU 301 stores a payout start command in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 (S120). The payout start command indicates the start of the medal discharge in the hopper 520. Further, the main CPU 301 sets an initial value in the payout period monitoring timer (S121). The payout period monitoring timer expires when a predetermined time length (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed since the start of the hopper driving process.

  The main CPU 301 starts outputting a hopper drive signal (S122). In the period when the hopper driving signal is output, medals are sequentially discharged from the hopper 520. After starting the output of the hopper drive signal, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the payout period monitoring timer has expired (S123). When the main CPU 301 determines that the payout period monitoring timer has expired (S123: YES), the main CPU 301 stores an error command in the command storage area (S124), and proceeds to hopper empty error processing. In the above configuration, the main CPU 301 shifts to the hopper empty error process when the discharge request counter number of medals has not been discharged from the start of the hopper driving process to the time out of the payout period monitoring timer, Prohibit the progress of the game. When the hopper empty error process is executed, for example, the process returns to the hopper drive process on condition that the reset button 512 is operated.

  The main CPU 301 determines whether or not a payout signal from the hopper 520 has been detected (S125). As described above, the payout signal is output from the payout sensor 112SE each time one medal is paid out from the hopper 520. The main CPU 301 repeatedly executes step S123 and step S125 until it is determined that a payout signal has been detected (S125: NO).

  When determining that the payout signal has been detected (S125: YES), the main CPU 301 subtracts the numerical value “1” from the payout request counter (S126). Thereafter, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the payout request counter has been subtracted to a numerical value “0” (S127). If the main CPU 301 determines that the payout request counter has been subtracted to the numerical value “0” (S127: YES), the main CPU 301 stops outputting the hopper drive signal (S128), and stores the payout end command in the command storage area of the main RAM 303. (S129). For example, the sub-control board 400 starts outputting a payout sound effect when receiving a payout start command from the main CPU 301 and stops outputting a payout effect sound when receiving a payout end command. When the main CPU 301 stores the payout end command, the main CPU 301 ends the hopper driving process. On the other hand, when it is determined that the payout request counter is not “0” (S127: NO), the main CPU 301 repeatedly executes step S123 to step 127.

  FIG. 50A is a flowchart of the state control process. When the state control process is started, the main CPU 301 executes an RT state transition process (S111-1). In the RT state transition process, the main CPU 301 transitions to the RT state. Specifically, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the RT1 transition symbol has stopped at the active line in the RT state transition processing. As described above, the RT1 transition symbol stops at the active line when, for example, a failed bell is missed. When the main CPU 301 determines that the RT1 transition symbol has stopped on the active line, the main CPU 301 transitions to the RT1 state. Note that when the RT1 transition symbol stops at the valid line in the RT1 state, the RT state is not changed. Further, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the RT2 transition symbol is stopped on the active line in the RT state transition processing. When the main CPU 301 determines that the RT2 transition symbol has stopped at the active line, the main CPU 301 changes the RT state to the RT2 state. Further, the main CPU 301 determines in the RT state transition process whether or not the bonus operation state end condition is satisfied in the current game. When determining that the bonus operation state end condition is satisfied, the main CPU 301 changes the RT state to the RT0 state.

  After the RT state transition process, the main CPU 301 executes a game state transition process (S111-2). The main CPU 301 shifts each gaming state in the gaming state transition process according to the gaming state of the current game. Specifically, when the main CPU 301 wins the AT state in the current game, the main CPU 301 shifts to the start preparation state or the precursor state according to the number of games in the precursor state. As described above, the number of games in the precursor state is determined by lottery from any of numerical values “0” to “32”. When the number of games in the precursor state determined when winning the AT state is a numerical value “0”, the gaming state shifts to the start preparation state. When the number of games in the precursor state is greater than the numerical value “0”, the game state shifts to the precursor state. The number of games in the precursor state determined in the lottery is stored in the precursor counter, and the precursor counter is subtracted for each game in the precursor state. When the precursor counter is subtracted to the numerical value “0”, the state shifts to the AT state.

  When the main CPU 301 wins the chance state in the game in the normal state, the main CPU 301 shifts to the chance state or the precursor state according to the number of games in the precursor state. As described above, for the number of games in the precursor state, any one of numerical values “0” to “32” is determined by lottery. When the number of games in the precursor state determined when the chance state is won is a numerical value “0”, the gaming state shifts to the chance state. When the number of games in the precursor state is greater than the numerical value “0”, the game state shifts to the precursor state. The number of games in the precursor state determined in the lottery is stored in the precursor counter, and the precursor counter is subtracted for each game in the precursor state. When the precursor counter is subtracted to a numerical value “0”, the chance state is entered. Further, when shifting to the chance state, the main CPU 301 stores an initial value “10” in the chance state counter.

  The main CPU 301 decrements the chance state counter by a numerical value “1” in each game in the chance state. In the game state transition process, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the chance state counter has been subtracted to a numerical value “0”. If it is determined that the chance state counter has been decremented to the numerical value “0”, and if the AT state is won in the current chance state, the process proceeds to the start preparation state. On the other hand, if the AT state is not won in the current chance state, the gaming state is shifted depending on whether or not the right to shift to the next chance state is granted. Specifically, when the right to shift to the next chance state is granted, the main CPU 301 shifts to the chance state, and to the normal state when the right to shift to the next chance state is not granted. .

  The main CPU 301 determines whether or not the game has shifted to the RT2 state in each game in the start preparation state. Specifically, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the RT state has been shifted to the RT2 state in the current game RT state transition process by the game state transition process. When it is determined that the state has shifted to the RT2 state, the gaming state is shifted to the AT state. When it is determined that the state has not shifted to the RT2 state, the start preparation state is continued.

  The main CPU 301 decrements the AT counter by a numerical value “1” in each game in the AT state. In the gaming state transition process, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the AT counter has been subtracted to a numerical value “0”. When the main CPU 301 determines that the AT counter has been subtracted to the numerical value “0”, the main CPU 301 shifts to an end preparation state. In each game in the end preparation state, it is determined whether or not the game has transitioned to the RT1 state.

  In the game state transition process of each game, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not a bonus combination is won in the current game. Further, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the symbol combination related to the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the active line in the current game. When it is determined that the bonus combination is won in the current game and it is determined that the symbol combination related to the bonus combination is not stopped and displayed on the active line, the main CPU 301 shifts to the internal middle state.

  When the main CPU 301 determines that the combination relating to the bonus combination has been stopped and displayed on the active line in the current game, the main CPU 301 shifts the gaming state to the bonus operating state. The main CPU 301 counts the number of medals paid out in the bonus operating state, and determines whether or not the number of medals exceeds a numerical value “297”. When determining that the number of medals exceeds the numerical value “297”, the main CPU 301 ends the bonus operating state.

  When the bonus operating state ends, the main CPU 301 shifts to a gaming state corresponding to the gaming state in which the bonus combination is won. For example, when a bonus combination is won in the normal state, the game moves to the normal state after the bonus operation state is completed, and when the bonus combination is won in the AT state, the game moves to the AT state after the bonus operation state ends. However, even if the bonus combination is won in the AT state, the main CPU 301 shifts to the normal state when the regulation period has ended when the bonus operating state ends (see FIG. 24B). .

  FIG. 50B is a flowchart of the regulation period transition process. The restriction period transition process is executed in the state control process of each game. Note that the restriction period transition process may be executed other than the state control process.

  As shown in FIG. 50B, when the restriction period transition process is started, the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the restriction period flag is in an OFF state (S501). The regulation period flag is maintained in the ON state in each gaming state (such as the AT state) during the regulation period, and is maintained in the OFF state in each gaming state (such as the normal state) other than the regulation period. The restriction period flag is provided in the main RAM 303, for example.

  If it is determined that the restriction period flag is in the OFF state (S501: YES), the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the current game has shifted to the precursor state (S502). If it is determined that the game state has shifted to the precursor state (S502: YES), the main CPU 301 sets the restriction period flag to the ON state (S503) and ends the restriction period transition process. In the above configuration, the right to shift to the AT state or the chance state is given in the normal state, and when the state shifts to the precursor state, the restriction period flag is turned on.

  When it is determined that the current game has not shifted to the precursor state (S502: NO), the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the current game has shifted to the start preparation state (S504). When it is determined that the game has shifted to the start preparation state in this game (S504: YES), the main CPU 301 sets the restriction period flag to the ON state (S503) and ends the restriction period transition process. In the above configuration, when the right to shift to the AT state is granted and then the transition to the start preparation state is made without going through the precursor state, the restriction period flag is turned ON.

  If it is determined that the current game has not shifted to the start preparation state (S504: NO), the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the current game has shifted to the chance state (S505). When it is determined that the game state has shifted to the chance state (S505: YES), the main CPU 301 sets the restriction period flag to the ON state (S503) and ends the restriction period transition process. In the above configuration, when the right to shift to the chance state is given, and then the state shifts to the chance state without going through the precursor state, the restriction period flag is turned on.

  If it is determined in step S501 that the restriction period flag is not in the OFF state, it is determined whether or not the current game has shifted to a normal state or an end preparation state (S506). For example, if the AT state ends in the current game and shifts to the end ready state, or if the chance state ends in the current game and shifts to the normal state, YES is determined in step S506. When it is determined that the game has shifted to the normal state or the end preparation state in this game, the main CPU 301 changes the restriction period flag to the OFF state (S507) and executes the initialization process (S508). In the initialization process when the regulation period ends, various counters such as a regulation counter are initialized as described above. After completing the initialization process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to step S512.

  When it is determined that the game has not shifted to the normal state in this game (S506: NO), the main CPU 301 determines whether or not the regulation counter has been added to a numerical value “1500” or more (S509). As a case where YES is determined in the above step S509, for example, it is assumed that a bonus combination is won in the AT state and the regulation counter is added to the numerical value “1500” in the subsequent bonus operation state. When it is determined that the restriction counter is 1500 or more (S509: YES), the main CPU 301 sets the restriction period flag to the OFF state, similarly to the case where it is determined that the current game has shifted to the normal state or the end preparation state. Change (S507), and execute the initialization process (S508).

  When determining that the restriction counter is not equal to or greater than the numerical value “1500” (S509: NO), the main CPU 301 adds the numerical value “1” to the restriction counter (S510) and adds the numerical value “1” to the total restriction period counter. (S511). As described above, the total restriction period counter is used to display the ratio information indicating the restriction period ratio, and is added in each game in the restriction period. After adding the total restriction period counter, the main CPU 301 proceeds to step S512. In step S512 of the regulation period control process, the main CPU 301 adds a numerical value “1” to the total game number counter. As described above, the total game number counter is used to display the ratio information indicating the regulation period ratio, and is added at each game. After adding the total game number counter, the main CPU 301 proceeds to display control processing (S513).

  In the display control process, the main CPU 301 turns on or off the regulation period display 38. Specifically, when the restriction period flag is changed to the ON state in step S503 described above, the main CPU 301 turns on the restriction period indicator 38 in the indicator control process. In step S507 described above, when the restriction period flag is changed to the OFF state, the main CPU 301 turns off the restriction period indicator 38 in the display device control process. After executing the display control process, the main CPU 301 ends the restriction period transition process.

  FIG. 51 is a flowchart of the interrupt process. As described above, the main CPU 301 executes an interrupt process every 1.49 ms during the period when the game control process is being executed.

  When starting the interrupt process, the main CPU 301 saves data in various registers (S201). Thereafter, the main CPU 301 executes an input port reading process (S202). In the input port reading process, the main CPU 301 reads various signals input to the I / F circuit 305. Specifically, the main CPU 301 reads ON signals from the start switch 24SW, each stop switch 25SW, the medal sensor 34SE, the settlement switch 23SW, and the like in the input port reading process. The main CPU 301 sets the detection flag of the sensor and switch that has read the ON signal to the ON state.

  The main CPU 301 executes a timer measurement process (S203). In the timer measurement process, the main CPU 301 subtracts a predetermined value from various timers. In the timer measurement process, the main CPU 301 subtracts, for example, a payout period monitoring timer set in the hopper drive process, a spinning effect production timer set in the wait process, and a wait timer.

  The main CPU 301 selects a drive target reel from the rotating reels (S204), and executes a drive control process (S205) for the drive target reel. In the drive control process, the main CPU 301 outputs a drive pulse to the stepping motor of the drive target reel. When a drive pulse is input, the excitation pattern of the stepping motor is switched.

  The main CPU 301 determines whether or not the drive control processing for all the reels 12 has been executed (S206). When it is determined that the drive control processing for all the reels 12 has not been executed (S206: NO), the main CPU 301 repeats step S204 and step S205. On the other hand, when it is determined that the drive control process for all the reels 12 has been executed (S206: YES), the main CPU 301 proceeds to the external signal output process (S207).

  The main CPU 301 outputs a predetermined signal to the outside of the gaming machine 1 in the external signal output process. For example, when the setting change process is started, the main CPU 301 outputs a signal indicating the start of the setting change process to the outside of the gaming machine 1.

 The main CPU 301 drives various lamps in the LED display process (S208). For example, the main CPU 301 displays the BET lamp 14 in a manner indicated by the BET lamp display data generated by the game control process. In addition, in the LED display process, the main CPU 301 turns on the re-game display lamp 18 when the re-game operating flag is set to the ON state. Further, the main CPU 301 causes the stored number display unit 17 to display the number of credits in the LED display process. Further, the main CPU 301 causes the instruction display 16 to display instruction information corresponding to the instruction number determined in the instruction number determination process in the LED display process.

  After the LED display process, the main CPU 301 proceeds to a command transmission process (S209). As described above, various commands are stored in the command storage area of the main RAM 303 in the game control process. The command stored in the command storage area is transmitted to the sub control board 400 in the command transmission process.

  After the command transmission process, the main CPU 301 executes a register restoration process (S210), and restores the data saved in step S210 to the register. When the register return process is executed, the main CPU 301 returns the process to step S of the game control process that was executed when the interrupt process was started.

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FIG. 52 is a flowchart of sub activation processing of the sub CPU 412. The sub CPU 412 executes a sub activation process when a reset signal is input from the reset circuit. The reset circuit outputs a reset signal when the power supply voltage supplied to the sub-control board 400 exceeds a predetermined threshold. For example, when the supply of the power supply voltage to the sub control board 400 is started, the sub activation process is executed.

  When the sub activation process is started, the sub CPU 412 executes an activation initialization process (S301). In the startup initialization process, the sub CPU 412 initializes various registers of the sub control board 400, for example.

  In the startup initialization process, the sub CPU 412 determines whether there is a backup abnormality in the sub RAM 414. If there is a backup abnormality, the sub CPU 412 initializes the backup data. Further, the sub CPU 412 determines whether or not the data stored in various ROMs including the CGROM 424 is appropriate in the startup initialization process. For example, data stored at a specific address in each ROM is read to determine whether or not the data is appropriate. When an abnormality is found in various ROMs, the sub CPU 412 shifts to predetermined error processing.

  In the sub activation process, the sub CPU 412 activates the lamp control task (S302), activates the acoustic control task (S303), activates the image control board communication task (S304), activates the main control board communication task (S305), and effects. The button input task is activated (S306).

  FIG. 53 is a flowchart of each task activated in the sub activation process. The sub CPU 412 controls various lamps including the housing lamp 5 and the effect lamp 28 by a lamp control task. Further, the sub CPU 412 controls the speakers (31, 32) by an acoustic control task. Further, the sub CPU 412 transmits a command to the image control board 420 by the image control board communication task, receives a command from the main control board 300 in the main control board communication task, and performs the effect button 26 and the direction in the effect button input task. The operation of the designation button 27 is accepted.

  A timer interrupt signal is input to the sub CPU 412 at predetermined time intervals. When receiving the timer interrupt signal, the sub CPU 412 executes one of the tasks. That is, each peripheral device including various lamps and speakers (31, 32) is controlled in a time division manner.

  FIG. 53A is a flowchart of the lamp control task. When starting the lamp control task, the sub CPU 412 initializes data for controlling various lamps (S302-1). When various data are initialized, the sub CPU 412 proceeds to a lamp data analysis process (S302-2). The lamp data is data indicating blinking patterns of various lamps. For example, a time series (300 ms lighting → 300 ms off → 300 ms lighting →...) Of data indicating the time to turn on a specific lamp and data indicating the time to turn off a specific lamp can be adopted as the lamp data.

  In the lamp control process (S302-3), the sub CPU 412 blinks a specific lamp in a manner specified by the lamp data. The lamp data analysis process and the lamp effect execution process are repeatedly executed until a timer interrupt signal is input.

  FIG. 53B is a flowchart of the acoustic control task. When starting the sound control task, the sub CPU 412 initializes various data for controlling the speakers (31, 32) (S303-1). When the sub CPU 412 initializes various data, the sub CPU 412 proceeds to an acoustic data analysis process (S303-2).

  In the sound control process (S303-3), the sub CPU 412 instructs the sound board 430 (the sound source IC 431) according to the result of the sound data analysis process. The sound source IC 431 reads out sound data from the sound source ROM 432 according to an instruction from the sub CPU 412, generates an sound signal from the sound data, and supplies the sound signal to the speakers (31, 32). The acoustic data analysis process and the acoustic control process are repeatedly executed until a timer interrupt signal is input.

  FIG. 53C is a flowchart of the image control board communication task. When starting the image control board communication task, the sub CPU 412 determines whether or not the non-game timer has expired (S304-1). The non-game timer is timed up when the non-game state continues for a predetermined time after the previous game ends. Specifically, the non-game timer is set to an initial value when the previous game ends, and is subtracted every predetermined period during the non-game period. For example, the non-game timer is timed up when the non-game period continues for one minute after the previous game ends. The non-game timer is provided in the sub RAM 414, for example.

  If the sub CPU 412 determines that the non-game timer has expired (S304-1: YES), the sub CPU 412 proceeds to a demo display command transmission process (S304-2), and transmits the demo display command to the image control board 420. When receiving a demonstration display command, the image control board (image control CPU 421) 420 displays a demonstration image on the liquid crystal display device 30. Further, the sub CPU 412 turns off various lamps during a period in which the demonstration image is displayed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the non-game timer has not expired (S304-1: NO), the sub CPU 412 sets a command according to the effect number stored in the sub RAM 414 (S304-3). The effect number indicates the type of effect executed in the gaming machine 1, and is stored in the effect number storage area of the sub RAM 414 in the effect lottery process described later. The sub CPU 447 transmits the command set in step S304-3 to the image control board 420 (S304-4), and ends the image control board communication task. The image control board communication task may receive a command from the image control board 420.

  FIG. 53 (d) is a flowchart of the main control board communication task. When the main control board communication task is started, the sub CPU 412 executes communication start pre-processing (S305-1) for initializing a predetermined storage area. After executing the pre-communication start process, the sub CPU 412 proceeds to a received command check process (S305-2). In the received command check process, the content of the command received from the main control board 300 is checked.

  The sub CPU 412 determines whether the command checked in the current received command check process is different from the command checked in the previous received command check process (S305-3). That is, in step S305-3, the sub CPU 412 determines whether or not the command from the main control board 300 has changed. The sub CPU 412 repeatedly executes step S305-3 until the command from the main control board 300 changes (S305-3: NO). When the command from the main control board 300 changes (S305-3: YES), the sub CPU 412 proceeds to command analysis processing (S305-4).

  After executing the command analysis process, the sub CPU 412 executes a game information update process (S305-5). In the game information update process, the sub CPU 412 updates the game information stored in the sub RAM 414 in accordance with the command received from the main control board 300. In step S305-5, the sub CPU 412 executes one of a plurality of types of game information update processing. Specifically, the sub CPU 412 executes a game information update process corresponding to the type of command received from the main control board 300 among a plurality of types of game information update processes. For example, when the sub CPU 412 receives a start operation command, the sub CPU 412 executes a game information update process for updating the number of remaining games in the AT state displayed on the liquid crystal display device 30. After updating the game information, the sub CPU 412 returns the process to step S305-2, and repeats the process from step S305-2 to step S305-5 until the next timer interrupt signal is input.

  FIG. 54 is a flowchart of command analysis processing. When starting the command analysis process, the sub CPU 412 executes an effect control process (S401). As will be described later, the sub CPU 412 determines an effect to be executed by the gaming machine 1, for example, in the effect control process.

  After executing the effect control process, the sub CPU 412 determines lamp data corresponding to the effect (S402), and stores the lamp data in the sub RAM 414 (S403). Further, the sub CPU 412 determines acoustic data according to the effect determined by the effect control process (S404), and stores the determined sound data in the sub RAM 414 (S405). When the acoustic data is stored, the sub CPU 412 ends the command analysis process.

  FIG. 55 is a flowchart of the effect control process. When starting the effect control process, the sub CPU 412 determines whether the command received from the main control board 300 is a setting change start command or a setting value command (S401-1). If it is determined that the command received from the main control board 300 is a setting change start command or a setting value command (S401-1: YES), the sub CPU 412 proceeds to setting change start / end processing (S401-2).

  Specifically, when it is determined that a setting change start command has been received, the sub CPU 412 notifies that the setting change process is being executed. For example, the sub CPU 412 displays a message “setting is being changed” on the liquid crystal display device 30 and causes each speaker to output the sound of the message. If it is determined that a setting value command has been received (that is, when the setting change process is completed), the sub CPU 412 stores the setting value indicated by the setting value command in the sub RAM 414 and ends the notification of the setting change process. To do. After executing the setting change start / end process, the sub CPU 412 ends the effect control process.

  When it is determined that the command received from the main control board 300 is not a setting change start command or a setting value command (S401-1: NO), the sub CPU 412 determines whether or not the input command has been received (S401-3). ). If it is determined that the input command has been received (S401-3: YES), the sub CPU 412 proceeds to a process at the time of receiving the input command (S401-4). In the insertion command reception process, the sub CPU 412 generates an effect when a medal is inserted, for example. After executing the process at the time of receiving the insertion command, the sub CPU 412 ends the effect control process.

  When the sub CPU 412 determines that the received command is not the input command (S401-3: NO), the sub CPU 412 determines whether a settlement operation command has been received (S401-5). If it is determined that a settlement operation command has been received (S401-5: YES), the sub CPU 412 proceeds to a settlement operation command reception process (S401-6). In the settlement operation command reception process, the sub CPU 412 notifies that the medal settlement is being executed. The sub CPU 412 displays, for example, a message “Checkout in progress” on the liquid crystal display device 30 and outputs a predetermined warning sound from the speaker in the process when the payment operation command is received. After executing the payment operation command reception process, the sub CPU 412 ends the effect control process.

  When the sub CPU 412 determines that the received command is not a settlement operation command (S401-5: NO), the sub CPU 412 determines whether a start operation command has been received (S401-7). If it is determined that the start operation command has been received (S401-7: YES), the sub CPU 412 proceeds to the start operation time process (S401-8). In the start operation process, the sub CPU 412 executes various processes including an effect lottery process. After executing the start operation process, the sub CPU 412 ends the effect control process.

  When determining that the received command is not a start operation command (S401-7: NO), the sub CPU 412 determines whether a reel start command has been received (S401-9). If it is determined that a reel start command has been received (S401-9: YES), the sub CPU 412 proceeds to a reel start command reception process (S401-10). In the reel start command reception process, for example, the sub CPU 412 causes the speaker to output a reel rotation sound that is output when the rotation of the reel is started. After executing the reel start command reception process, the sub CPU 412 ends the effect control process.

  When determining that the received command is not a reel start command (S401-9: NO), the sub CPU 412 determines whether a stop operation command has been received (S401-11). If it is determined that a stop operation command has been received (S401-11: YES), the sub CPU 412 proceeds to a stop operation process (S401-12). In the stop operation processing, for example, the display mode of the liquid crystal display device 30 is switched. After executing the stop operation time process, the sub CPU 412 ends the effect control process.

  If the sub CPU 412 determines that the received command is not a stop operation acceptance command (S401-11: NO), whether or not a display winning combination command (re-game command, winning winning combination command or lose display command) has been received. Is determined (S401-13). If it is determined that the display winning combination command has been received (S401-13: YES), the sub CPU 412 proceeds to a display winning combination command reception process (S401-14).

  If the sub CPU 412 determines that the received command is not a display winning combination command (S401-13: NO), the sub CPU 412 determines whether a payout start command or a payout end command has been received (S401-15). If it is determined that a payout start command or payout end command has been received (S401-15: YES), the sub CPU 412 executes a payout sound control process (S401-16). For example, when receiving a payout start command, the sub CPU 412 starts outputting a medal payout sound for notifying medal discharge. When the payout end command is received, the sub CPU 412 stops the medal payout sound. After executing the payout sound control process, the sub CPU 412 ends the effect control process.

Second Embodiment
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In addition, about the element in which an effect | action and a function are equivalent to 1st Embodiment in each form illustrated below, the code | symbol referred by description of 1st Embodiment is diverted, and each detailed description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

  FIG. 56A and FIG. 56B are time charts for explaining the regulation period in the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the transition to the chance state may be determined when the bonus combination is won in the normal state. In the second embodiment, in each game in the bonus operating state, transition to the chance state may be determined. When the bonus combination is won or when the chance state is won in the middle of the bonus operation state, after that, the bonus operation state ends and the state shifts to the chance state.

  FIG. 56A is a time chart for explaining a specific example when the bonus combination is won in the normal state and the transition to the chance state is determined. As described in the first embodiment, when the transition to the chance state is determined, the regulation period is started from the next game. When the bonus combination is won in the normal state and the transition to the chance state is determined, the regulation period starts from the next game in which the transition to the chance state is determined. In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 56A, the regulation period starts from the first game in the internal middle state.

  In the specific example of FIG. 56A, it is assumed that the symbol combination of the bonus combination is stopped and displayed on the active line in the Xth game (X is a positive integer) after the bonus combination is won. In the above case, the X + 1th game in the regulation period is the first game in the bonus operating state. In the bonus operating state, as in the first embodiment, the bell combination is stopped and displayed on the active line in each game.

  In the specific example of FIG. 56 (a), it is assumed that the bonus operating state ends in the Y-th game (Y is a positive integer) in the regulation period. When the bonus operation state ends, the state shifts to the chance state. In the specific example of FIG. 56A described above, each game from the next game in which the bonus combination is won (the first game in the internal middle state) to the bonus operating state and the chance state becomes the regulation period.

  By the way, in 1st Embodiment, in order to alert | report that it changed to the chance state, the instruction | indication period was provided in the chance state and the instruction | indication information was displayed once on the instruction | indication indicator 16. FIG. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the instruction period is not provided in the chance state of shifting from the bonus operating state. As described above, in the bonus operating state, the bell role is won in each game. With the above configuration, even when the instruction information is not displayed on the instruction display 16, it is possible to recognize that the gaming state has been changed by frequently winning the bell combination. However, the instruction period may be provided in a chance state where the bonus operation state is shifted.

  FIG. 56 (b) is a time chart for explaining a specific example when the transition to the chance state is determined in the bonus operating state. In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the internal middle state that shifts when the bonus combination is won in the normal state (but not in the chance state), and the subsequent bonus operation state is the non-regulation period. It is. However, if the chance state is won in the bonus operating state, the regulation period starts from the next game. That is, the regulation period starts from the middle of the bonus operating state.

  In the specific example of FIG. 56 (b), it is assumed that the bonus operating state is terminated in the Z-th game (Z is a positive integer) in the regulation period. When the bonus operation state ends, the state shifts to the chance state. In the specific example of FIG. 56 (b) above, each game from the next game won in the chance state (game in the middle of the bonus operation state) to the subsequent bonus operation state and chance state becomes the regulation period.

  In the second embodiment described above, the same effects as in the first embodiment are achieved. In the second embodiment, when the right to shift to the chance state is given in the middle of the bonus operating state, the regulation period starts thereafter. That is, each game before winning the chance state in the bonus operating state is not included in the regulation period. Therefore, for example, in comparison with a configuration in which a bonus operating state in which the right to shift to the chance state is not granted is included in the regulation period, a game from when the chance state is won in the bonus operating state until the upper limit of the regulation period is reached The number of times becomes longer. For example, in a configuration in which the bonus operation state in which the right to enter the chance state is not granted is included in the regulation period, depending on the player, the number of games until the upper limit of the regulation period is reached after winning the chance state is unreasonable If it is shortened, there may be an inconvenience of feeling dissatisfied. In this embodiment, the inconvenience described above is suppressed.

  In the second embodiment, when a bonus combination is won, it may be determined whether to shift to the AT state. In the above configuration, the regulation period starts from the next game of the game won in the bonus combination (game won in the AT state). Further, in each game in the bonus operating state, it may be configured to determine whether or not to shift to the AT state. In the above configuration, the restriction period starts from the next game won in the AT state (game in the middle of the bonus operating state).

<Third Embodiment>
FIG. 57 is a diagram for explaining the third embodiment. The number of games in the precursor state of the first embodiment described above is determined by lottery from 0 to 32. The number of games in the precursor state of the third embodiment is determined by lottery from 0 to 1024. That is, the third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the range of the number of games in the precursor state.

  FIG. 57 (a) is a diagram for explaining a method of determining the number of games in the precursor state in the third embodiment. In the third embodiment, the selection rate is predetermined for each range of the number of games in the precursor state. When the AT state is won, the main CPU 301 determines the range of the number of games in the precursor state according to the selection rate described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 57A, “0 to 32” times are determined with a probability of about 30%. Also, the main CPU 301 determines one game number by lottery from the range of the number of games in the precursor state, and stores it in the precursor counter. For example, when “101 to 128” is selected as the range of the number of games in the precursor state, any numerical value “101 to 128” is stored in the precursor counter as the number of games in the precursor state.

  FIG. 57B is a time chart for explaining a specific example of the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 57 (b), when the AT state (regulation period) ends (AT counter = 0), the state shifts to the end preparation state. Further, when transitioning to the RT1 state in the end preparation state, transition to the normal state is performed. In each game in the end preparation state and the normal state (non-regulation period) of the third embodiment, AT determination processing is executed. In the AT determination process, the transition to the AT state is determined with a probability of about 1/32.

  As shown in FIG. 57 (b), when the AT state is won, the precursor state (regulation period) is started from the next game. When the regulation period is started, the regulation period indicator 38 is turned on as in the first embodiment. In the regulation period including the precursor state, the regulation period indicator 38 is maintained in the ON state.

  In the third embodiment described above, the same effects as in the first embodiment are exhibited. Moreover, in 3rd Embodiment, compared with 1st Embodiment, for example, the game frequency of a precursor state is rich in change.

<Fourth embodiment>
FIG. 58A to FIG. 58C are time charts for explaining the regulation period of the fourth embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, a stock counter is provided. The stock counter is added when the transition to the chance state is determined (when the right to transition to the chance state is granted). Specifically, in the chance state determination process, when the right to shift once to the chance state is granted, a numerical value “1” is added to the stock counter. In the chance state determination process, when the right to shift to the chance state is granted twice, the numerical value “2” is added to the stock counter. When the right to shift to the chance state is granted three times, The numerical value “3” is added. The stock counter is provided in the main RAM 303, for example.

  FIG. 58A shows a specific example when the right to shift to the chance state three times is given in the chance state determination process. FIG. 58 (a) shows the numerical values of the regulation counter, stock counter and chance state counter for each game. FIG. 58 (a) shows the game state of each game.

  In the specific example of FIG. 58 (a), it is assumed that the right to shift to the chance state three times in the normal state is given by one chance state determination process. In the above case, as shown in FIG. 58A, the numerical value “3” is added to the stock counter at once. In the specific example of FIG. 58 (a), a case is assumed in which a transition is made to the chance state without going through the precursor state. In the case described above, the game is shifted to the chance state from the next game in which the right to shift to the chance state is granted, and the regulation period is started.

  When the chance state is won, an initial value “10” is stored in the chance state counter indicating the number of remaining games in one chance state. When the chance state is started, the chance state counter is decremented by a numerical value “1” in each subsequent game. As shown in FIG. 58A, when the first chance state is entered, the numerical value “1” is subtracted from the stock counter. In the fourth embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the chance state counter is subtracted to a numerical value “0” in 10 games. When the chance state counter is decremented to a numerical value “0”, the current chance state is terminated. The specific example in FIG. 58A shows a case where the transition to the AT state is not determined in the first chance state.

  In the fourth embodiment, when the chance state ends and when the right to shift to the next (second and subsequent) chance state is retained (stock counter> 0), the next after the current chance state ends The next chance state starts from the game. When the next chance state is started, the initial value “10” is stored in the chance state counter in the same manner as when the current chance state is started. When the next chance state is started, the numerical value “1” is subtracted from the stock counter.

  In the specific example of FIG. 58 (a), the stock counter is a numerical value “2” in the game immediately before the end of the first chance state. In the above case, in the game in which the first chance state ends, the numerical value “10” is stored in the chance state counter, and when the second chance state starts thereafter, the stock counter is subtracted to the numerical value “1”. The The specific example in FIG. 58A shows a case where the transition to the AT state is not determined in the second chance state.

  In the specific example of FIG. 58A, the stock counter is a numerical value “1” in the game in which the second chance state ends. In the above case, the stock counter is subtracted to the numerical value “0”, and the third chance state is started. Further, the specific example of FIG. 58A shows a case where the transition to the AT state is not determined in the third chance state. In the specific example of FIG. 58A, the stock counter is a numerical value “0” in the game in which the third chance state ends. In the above case, the initialization process is executed, and the restriction counter is initialized (the restriction period ends).

  As described above, when the right to shift to the chance state a plurality of times is granted at a time, the stock counter is added to a numerical value “2” or more (in the specific example of FIG. 58A, “3”), It becomes possible to shift to the state of chance of times. In the fourth embodiment, in addition to the case where the right to shift to the chance state multiple times is granted at a time by one chance state determination processing, the right to shift to the chance state is determined separately (multiple times). When it is given in the process, it may become possible to shift to the chance state several times thereafter.

  FIG. 58B is a diagram for explaining a specific example in a case where the right to shift to the chance state is given by a plurality of chance state determination processes. FIG. 58 (b) shows numerical values and game states of various counters in each game, as in FIG. 58 (a). In the specific example of FIG. 58 (b), it is assumed that the right to shift to the chance state once is given in the chance state determination process in the normal state. In the above case, the numerical value “1” is added to the stock counter, and the addition of the restriction counter is started from the next game (the restriction period starts).

  In the specific example of FIG. 58B, a case is assumed in which a transition is made from the normal state to the chance state via the precursor state. As shown in FIG. 58B, the numerical value of the chance state counter is not subtracted in the precursor state. In the fourth embodiment, the chance state determination process is executed in each game in the precursor state. In the specific example of FIG. 58 (b), the right to make a transition to the chance state once is given again in a game (M-th game in the regulation period) in which the regulation counter is “M” (M is a positive integer). Assume a case. In the above case, the numerical value “1” is added to the stock counter, and the stock counter increases from the numerical value “1” to the numerical value “2”.

  In the specific example of FIG. 58B described above, it is possible to shift to the chance state twice. Further, in the specific example of FIG. 58 (b), a case is assumed in which a transition is made from the precursor state to the first chance state in the N-th game (N is a positive integer) in the regulation period. As shown in FIG. 58 (b), when shifting to the first chance state, the stock counter is subtracted to a numerical value “1”. Thereafter, when the chance state counter is decremented to a numerical value “0”, the first chance state ends. After the first chance state is completed, the second chance state is started, and the stock counter is subtracted to a numerical value “0”. After that, when the chance state counter is subtracted to a numerical value “0” and the second chance state is completed, the stock counter is a numerical value “0”, so initialization processing is executed and the normal state is entered.

  58 (a) and 58 (b) described above, specific examples in which the right to shift to the chance state multiple times is given and the transition to the AT state is not determined in each chance state are shown. Hereinafter, in FIG. 58 (c), a specific example will be described in which the transition to the AT state in the chance state is determined when the right to shift to the chance state is given a plurality of times. In FIG. 58 (c), similarly to FIG. 58 (a) and FIG. 58 (b), numerical values of various counters and game states in each game are shown.

  In FIG. 58 (c), a specific example is assumed in which the right to shift to the chance state twice in the normal state is given. In the above case, the stock counter is added to the numerical value “2”. Further, as shown in FIG. 58C, when the first chance state is started, the stock counter is subtracted to a numerical value “1”. In addition, an initial value “10” is stored in the chance state counter, and a numerical value “1” is subtracted by 1 for each game.

  In the fourth embodiment, even when the right to shift to the next chance state is held, when the AT state is won in the current chance state, the state shifts to the AT state after the current chance state ends. . In the specific example of FIG. 58C, it is assumed that the transition to the AT state is determined in the first chance state. In the above case, after the first chance state ends, the state shifts to the AT state. As shown in FIG. 58 (c), in the game in which the first chance state ends, the stock counter is a numerical value “1”. Therefore, as described in the specific examples of FIGS. 58A and 58B, it is possible to shift to the second chance state following the first chance state. However, as shown in FIG. 58 (c), when the AT state is won in the first chance state, even if the transition to the second chance state is possible, the transition from the first chance state to the AT state occurs. .

  As shown in FIG. 58 (c), in the AT state, the value of the stock counter at the time when the previous chance state ends is maintained. In the specific example of FIG. 58 (c), the stock counter at the time when the first chance state ends is a numerical value “1”. In the above case, the stock counter is maintained at the numerical value “1” in the AT state that shifts after the first chance state ends. That is, the right to shift to the chance state is retained in the AT state.

  In the fourth embodiment, when the AT state is completed and the right to shift to the chance state is held (stock counter ≧ 1), it is possible to shift to the chance state after the AT state. In the specific example of FIG. 58 (c), it is assumed that the regulation counter is a game with a numerical value “X” (X is a positive integer) (the Xth game in the regulation period) and the AT state is terminated. In the specific example of FIG. 58 (c), the stock counter in the game in which the AT state has ended is a numerical value “1”. Therefore, it is possible to shift to the second chance state after the AT state ends.

  In the specific example of FIG. 58 (c), the right to shift to the chance state is held when the AT state ends, and when the AT state ends, the state shifts to the second chance state. If the AT state is not won in the second chance state, the initialization process is executed after the second chance state ends, and the regulation period ends. In the above case, the first chance state, the AT state, and the second chance state are a series of regulation periods.

  In the fourth embodiment, if the second chance state is won in the second AT state, the first chance state, the first AT state, the second chance state, and the second AT state are a series. Included in the regulatory period. In the specific example of FIG. 58 (c), when the right to shift to the next chance state is held at the end of the AT state, a case of directly shifting from the AT state to the chance state is shown. It is good also as a structure which transfers to the next chance state through a state. In the above case, the AT state, the precursor state, and the next chance state are included in a series of regulation periods.

  The fourth embodiment described above provides the same effects as those of the first embodiment. Further, in the fourth embodiment, when the right to shift to the next chance state is held when the AT state ends, the restriction period is continued thereafter.

  Even if it is a case where the right to shift to the next chance state is held, a configuration is assumed in which the regulation period once ends when the AT state ends. In the above configuration, since the state shifts to the chance state immediately after the AT state ends, a new regulation period starts immediately after the AT state ends. That is, the previous regulation period and the current regulation period are continuous. When the previous regulation period ends, the regulation counter is initialized, and the next regulation period can be continued up to 1500 times. In the above configuration, a gaming state advantageous to the player can be continued for the upper limit number of games (1500 × 2 = 3000 times) of the restriction period for two times. Therefore, the above configuration may cause a disadvantage that an excessive profit is given at a time. In the above-described fourth embodiment, when the right to shift to the chance state is held at the time when the AT state ends, the restriction period continues, so the above-described inconvenience is suppressed.

<Modification>
Each of the above forms can be variously modified. Specific modifications are exemplified below. Two or more aspects arbitrarily selected from the following examples can be appropriately combined.

(1) In the first embodiment described above, the period from the transition to the chance state until the first winning order is won is designated as the instruction period (see FIG. 26). According to the above configuration, the instruction information is displayed on the instruction display 16 at least once before the chance state ends. Therefore, when the instruction display 16 displays the instruction information, it is notified that the normal state has shifted to the chance state. In the above configuration, the time when the instruction information is displayed to notify that the transition from the normal state to the chance state is made (the time when the instruction period is provided) can be changed as appropriate.

  FIG. 59A is a time chart for explaining a modified example of the instruction period for notifying that the transition from the normal state to the chance state has occurred. In the modified example of FIG. 59A, a predetermined game in the chance state is controlled during the instruction period. Specifically, each game from the start of the chance state to a predetermined number of times is an instruction period. The specific example in FIG. 59A assumes a case where two games are in the designated period after the chance state is started.

  In the specific example of FIG. 59A, it is assumed that the batting order combination is not won in the first game in the designated period (first game in the chance state). In the above case, as shown in FIG. 59A, the instruction information is not displayed in the first game in the instruction period. Further, in the specific example of FIG. 59 (a), it is assumed that the batting order winning combination is won in the second game in the designated period (second game in the chance state). In the above case, as shown in FIG. 59 (a), the instruction information is displayed in the second game in the instruction period.

  Even in the above modification, as in the first embodiment, when the instruction information is displayed on the instruction display 16, it is possible to recognize that the state has shifted from the normal state to the chance state. However, in the modified example of FIG. 59 (a), the instruction period ends with two games. Therefore, when all of the games in the instruction period are won except for the batting order, instruction information is not displayed in the instruction period. In the above case, there may be a disadvantage that the transition to the chance state cannot be recognized from the instruction information.

  Considering the above circumstances, the instruction period may be extended when the instruction information is not displayed even once in the instruction period. For example, in the specific example of FIG. 59 (a), when the instruction information is not displayed in the instruction period of two games, a configuration in which the instruction period is extended to the subsequent two games can be considered. According to the above configuration, inconveniences described above are suppressed as compared with a configuration in which the instruction period is not extended.

  FIG. 59B is a time chart for explaining another modified example. In the modification of FIG. 59B, an instruction period is provided before the transition to the chance state. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 59B, in this modification, when the chance state is won in the normal state, the state is then shifted to the chance state via the start standby state. In the above configuration, the start standby state is the instruction period. In the start standby state, for example, a message “Waiting for Chance State” is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 30.

  As shown in FIG. 59 (b), the start standby state ends when the batting order combination is won and the correct pressing order of the batting order combination is instructed once. Whether or not the winning order is won is determined by lottery, so the number of games in the start standby state (the number of games until the winning order is won after the chance state is won) is variable. In the above configuration, the number of games in the instruction period is variable.

  When the start waiting state ends, the state shifts to the chance state. In the above configuration, when the batting order is won in the start standby state, the instruction information is displayed and the chance state is started. In other words, it is also said that the chance state starts when the instruction information is displayed. In the above modification, when the instruction information is displayed, the player can be made aware that the chance state starts from the next game. In the above configuration, for example, when instruction information is displayed in the start standby state (instruction period), a message “chance state start” may be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 30.

  FIG. 59C is a time chart for explaining another modified example. In the modification of FIG. 59 (c), the game immediately before the chance state ends is the designated period. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 59 (b), in this modification, the instruction period starts when ten games have elapsed since the chance state started. Further, the instruction period ends when the correct pressing order of the batting order combination is instructed once (similar to the instruction period of the modified example of FIG. 59B). When the instruction period ends, the chance state ends.

  In the above modification, the chance state is terminated when the instruction information is displayed. Therefore, when the instruction information is displayed, it is possible to make the player recognize that the chance state ends in the current game. In the above configuration, for example, when instruction information is displayed in the instruction period (chance state), a message “chance state end” may be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 30.

(2) In the above-described chance states of each form, the number of times the pressing order is instructed can be changed as appropriate. For example, in the chance state of the first embodiment, the correct pressing order of the batting order combination is instructed once, but may be instructed a plurality of times (for example, twice). In the above configuration, since the indication display 16 notifies the chance state multiple times, for example, in the chance state, compared to the configuration in which the instruction information is displayed on the indication display 16 only once in the chance state. The player can be surely recognized that there is.

  Further, in each of the above-described chance states, the pushing order is instructed by the game won by the batting order, but the pushing order may be instructed by the game won by other than the batting order. For example, in a game in which the winning combination “losing” is determined among the games in the instruction period in the chance state, the pressing order may be indicated by the instruction display 16. In the above configuration, the pressing order that is instructed when the winning combination “losing” is won is not disadvantageous for the player and is not advantageous for the player. Further, when the winning combination “losing” is won in the chance state instruction period, information indicating that a specific pressing order is not indicated is displayed on the instruction display 16 so that the fact that the state has shifted to the chance state is notified. Good.

(3) In each of the above embodiments, the timing when the regulation period indicator 38 is lit can be changed as appropriate. For example, the regulation period indicator 38 is lit at any point in the period (hereinafter referred to as “display start period”) from when the AT state is won until the bet medal for the next game can be set. In the above configuration, the specific timing when the regulation period indicator 38 is lit can be changed as appropriate.

  FIG. 60A and FIG. 60B are time charts for explaining a modification of the timing when the regulation period indicator 38 is lit. FIG. 60A shows a specific example in which the replay symbol combination is not stopped and displayed on the active line in the game won in the AT state.

  60A shows a period during which the main CPU 301 can accept betting medals, a period during which a start operation (operation of the start lever 24) can be accepted, a period during which the reel 25 rotates, and a period during which medals are paid out. Indicated. However, when the symbol combination of the winning combination is not stopped and displayed on the active line, the period during which medals are paid out is omitted. Further, FIG. 60A shows the time (Ta) when the start operation is performed, the time (Tb) when the rotation of each reel 25 is started, the time (Tc) when the first stop operation is performed, and all the reels 25. The time (Td) when the rotation of the game stops and the time (Te) when the acceptance of the bet medal for the next game is started are shown.

  In the above specific example, the display start period is from the time point Ta to the time point Te. In the above case, a configuration in which the restriction period indicator 38 is in the ON state at any one of the time point Ta, the time point Tb, the time point Tc, the time point Td, and the time point Te can be considered.

  Further, the regulation period indicator 38 may be turned on during a period (for example, a wait period) from the start operation time Ta to the time Tb when each reel 25 is started. Further, the regulation period indicator 38 may be turned on when a predetermined time length (for example, about 1 second) has elapsed since the start of each reel 25, or the second stop operation or the third stop operation may be performed. Lighting may start at the point of time. Further, the regulation period indicator 38 may be turned on at the start of the medal payout or may be turned on at the end of the medal payout.

  FIG. 60B shows a specific example in which the symbol combination of replay is stopped and displayed on the active line in the game won in the AT state. FIG. 60 (b) shows a period during which betting medals can be received, a period during which start operations can be received, and a period during which the reel 25 rotates, as in FIG. 60 (a). Is shown. FIG. 60 (b) shows a period during which medals are automatically inserted and a time point Tf at which automatic insertion is started.

  In the above specific example, the display start period is from time Ta to time Tf. In the above case, a configuration is considered in which the regulation period indicator 38 is turned on at any one of the time point Ta, the time point Tb, the time point Tc, the time point Td, and the time point Tf. For example, when the replay symbol combination is stopped and displayed in the winning game in the AT state, the restriction period indicator 38 may be turned on at the time Tf when the automatic insertion is started. In the above specific example, the case where the AT state is won and the restriction period indicator 38 is turned on is shown. However, when the chance state is won, the restriction period indicator 38 is turned on similarly to the above-described example. May be configured to start.

(4) In each of the above forms, the restriction period ratio is displayed on the stored number display 17 controlled by the main CPU 301 (see FIG. 28). However, the restriction period ratio may be displayed by means controlled by the sub CPU 412 or the image control CPU 421. As the above configuration, for example, a configuration in which the liquid crystal display device 30 displays the regulation period ratio is assumed. However, even in a configuration in which the regulation period ratio can be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 30, a configuration in which the regulation period ratio is displayed together on the display (stored number display 17) controlled by the main CPU 301 is preferable.

  FIG. 61A is a diagram for describing a configuration in which the regulation period ratio is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 30. In the above configuration, the screen A shown in FIG. 61A is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 30 in the ratio display period (period in which the regulation period ratio is displayed on the stored number indicator 17; see FIG. 28). Each of the symbols “a to n” in FIG. 61A means a positive integer.

  As shown in FIG. 61A, the screen A displays the number of games played with each set value (1 to 6) for each set value. Specifically, out of the total number of games, the number of games played at the set value 1 (a times), the number of games played at the set value 2 (b times), and the number of games played at the set value 3 (c times) ), The number of games played at the set value 4 (d times), the number of games played at the set value 5 (e times), and the number of games played at the set value 6 (f times). Further, the screen A displays the ratio (q to u) occupied by the number of games in the regulation period for each set value. For example, in the specific example of FIG. 61 (a), the number of games played with the setting value 1 is a. In the above specific example, a case is assumed in which the number of games in the regulation period shifted to the set value 1 is x times (x is a positive integer smaller than a). In the above case, the ratio of x times of the regulation period to a times is g ((x / a) × 100)%. In addition, as shown in FIG. 61 (a), the screen B displays the total number of games (m times) and the regulation period ratio (n%).

  In the above modification, in order to display the screen A, various commands are transmitted from the main CPU 301 to the sub CPU 412. For example, a command that can specify the total number of games (total number of games counter) and a command that can specify the total number of games in the regulation period (total regulation period counter) are transmitted from the main CPU 301 to the sub CPU 412. Further, the sub CPU 412 counts, for example, the number of times the start operation command is received in each set value as the number of games in the set value. Further, immediately before the restriction counter is initialized, the main CPU 301 transmits a command capable of specifying the restriction counter to the sub CPU 412, and the sub CPU 412 calculates the total number of games during the restriction period for each set value from the command. However, the configuration for displaying the screen A is not limited to the above configuration.

  According to the above configuration, in addition to the regulation period ratio (ratio occupied by the regulation period with respect to the total number of games), the ratio (q to u) occupied by the number of games in the regulation period can be confirmed for each set value.

  FIG. 61B is a diagram for explaining another configuration in which the regulation period ratio is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 30. With the above configuration, the screen B shown in FIG. 61B is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 30 during the ratio display period. Each of the symbols “pu” in FIG. 61 (b) means a positive integer.

  As shown in FIG. 61 (b), the screen B displays the number of games on each date and the ratio of the number of games in the restricted period to the number of games on that date. For example, it is assumed that p games are executed on a specific day. Further, it is assumed that the number of games in the regulation period is x times (x is a positive integer smaller than p) on the specific day. In the above case, the ratio of the number of games in the regulation period to the number of games per day is q ((x / p) × 100)%. In addition, as shown in FIG. 61 (b), the screen B displays the total number of games (m times) and the regulation period ratio (n%).

  In the above modification, in order to display the screen B, various commands are transmitted from the main CPU 301 to the sub CPU 412. For example, a command that can specify the total number of games (total number of games counter) and a command that can specify the total number of games in the regulation period (total regulation period counter) are transmitted from the main CPU 301 to the sub CPU 412. In order to display the screen B, a dedicated device for specifying the date and time is provided on the sub-control board 400. As an apparatus for specifying the date and time, for example, RTC (Real Time Clock) is preferably employed. Furthermore, in order to display the screen B, the sub CPU 412 counts the number of games per day and the number of games during the regulation period. For example, the sub CPU 412 counts the number of times the start operation command is received from the main CPU 301 as the number of games for each date. Also, immediately before the restriction counter is initialized, a command capable of specifying the restriction counter is transmitted from the main CPU 301 to the sub CPU 412, and the sub CPU 412 calculates the total number of games in the restriction period for one day from the command. However, the configuration for displaying the screen B is not limited to the above configuration.

  According to the above configuration, in addition to the regulation period ratio (the ratio of the regulation period to the total number of games), whether the ratio of the regulation period in the number of games per day is appropriate (whether it is about 70% or less) Or) can be confirmed.

(5) In each of the above embodiments, a configuration for appropriately setting the regulation period ratio is appropriately adopted. For example, in the AT determination process, a configuration is assumed in which the larger the set value, the easier it is to win the AT state. In the above configuration, since the larger the set value, the easier it is to shift to the regulation period, the higher the set value, the greater the regulation period ratio. In the above configuration, for example, when a game is played with a low setting value (for example, setting value = 1), even if the regulation period ratio is an appropriate numerical value (70% or less), a high setting value (for example, setting value = 6) is used. When playing a game, the percentage of regulation period may exceed the appropriate value.

  However, the regulation period ratio is calculated by the number of games at all set values. Therefore, even if the regulation period ratio when a game is played with a high set value is larger than an appropriate value, if the game is played with a low set value after that, the final number displayed on the stored number display unit 17 will be displayed. Inconvenient ratio information may show an appropriate numerical value. Considering the above circumstances, a configuration in which the difference in the number of games during the regulation period is reduced for each set value is preferable. According to the above configuration, the above-described inconvenience is suppressed.

  As the above configuration, for example, in the AT determination process, a configuration in which it is determined whether or not to shift to the AT state without using a set value can be considered. Specifically, a configuration in which a common AT determination table is used regardless of the set value in the AT determination processing is conceivable. In the above configuration, since the influence of the set value on the probability of transition to the AT state (regulation period) is reduced (including the case where it is substantially excluded), the difference in the number of games in the regulation period is different for each set value. Get smaller.

  In the chance state determination process, a configuration in which it is determined whether to shift to the chance state without using a set value is preferable. For example, in the chance state determination process, a configuration in which a common chance state determination table is used regardless of the set value is conceivable. In the above configuration, since the influence of the set value on the probability of transition to the chance state (regulation period) is reduced (including the case where it is substantially excluded), the difference in the number of games during the restriction period is different for each set value. Get smaller.

(6) In each of the above forms, the probability of transition from the non-regulation period to the regulation period (the combined probability of the AT state winning probability and the chance state winning probability; hereinafter referred to as “transition probability”) is changed as appropriate. Also good. However, in the configuration in which the transition probability changes according to the gaming state, there is a situation that the regulation period ratio is difficult to stabilize. Therefore, it is preferable that the transition probability in the non-regulation period that can be shifted to the regulation period is constant (complete probability) regardless of the gaming state.

  For example, when the bonus combination is won in the normal state (non-regulation period), the subsequent internal medium state and bonus operation state are the non-regulation period as described above. In the above configuration, the transition probability may be common in the normal state, the bonus operating state, and the internal intermediate state. Further, as described above, when a bonus combination is won in the AT state, the subsequent bonus operating state is the regulation period. However, if the number of games in the regulation period reaches 1500 during the bonus operation state, the subsequent bonus operation state becomes a non-regulation period (see FIG. 24B). In the above case, the transition probability in the bonus operating state after the number of games during the regulation period reaches 1500 times may be made common with the normal state. In the above configuration, a configuration in which the transition probability is constant regardless of the set value may be adopted.

(7) In the first embodiment described above, the number of added games is determined for each game in the AT state, but the number of added games may be determined in another game state in the regulation period. For example, in each game in the precursor state before the transition to the AT state, the number of extra games may be determined in the same manner as each game in the AT state. However, in a configuration in which the probability that the number of extra games is determined according to the game state (hereinafter referred to as “addition probability”) changes, there is a situation that the regulation period ratio is difficult to stabilize. Therefore, it is preferable that the extra probability in the regulation period in which the extra number of games can be determined is constant (complete probability) regardless of the gaming state.

  For example, it is possible to assume a configuration in which the number of games to be added can be determined by the precursor state, the start preparation state, and the AT state, and the addition probability is common to the precursor state, the start preparation state, and the AT state. Further, as described above, the internal middle state and the bonus operating state after the bonus combination is won in the AT state are the regulation period. In the above configuration, the number of extra games can be determined in the internal middle state and the bonus operating state after the bonus combination is won in the AT state, and the additional probability is common in the AT state, the internal middle state, and the bonus operating state. Is assumed.

(8) In each of the above embodiments, the restriction period indicator 38 is lit before shifting to the restriction period. However, the time when the regulation period indicator 38 is turned on may be delayed. For example, in the configuration that shifts to the AT state via the precursor state, a configuration in which the regulation period indicator 38 is turned off in the precursor state (regulation period) and is turned on after the transition to the AT state is possible.

(9) In each of the embodiments described above, a part of the chance state is controlled during the instruction period. However, the entire chance state may be controlled during the instruction period. Further, a first chance state and a second chance state may be provided, and a part of the first chance state may be controlled during the instruction period, and all of the second chance state may be controlled during the instruction period. .

(10) In each of the above embodiments, a configuration is adopted in which the upper limit of the number of additional games is changed according to the remaining number of games in the AT state, so that the regulation period becomes a specific number (1500 times) or less. However, the configuration for regulating the number of games during the regulation period is not limited to the above specific example. For example, the number of extra games may be determined regardless of the number of remaining games in the AT state. In the above configuration, the remaining number of games in the AT state at the time when the number of games in the regulation period reaches 1500 times is invalidated and the AT state is terminated. For example, if the number of games in the regulation period is 1400 and the number of games to be added 300 times is determined, the remaining number of games in the AT state when the number of games in the regulation period reaches 1500 is over 200 times. Become. In the above case, when the number of games in the regulation period reaches 1500, the remaining number of games 200 in the AT state is invalidated, and the AT state ends.

(11) In the AT state of each form described above, the probability that the number of extra games is determined may be changed by the number of games in the regulation period. For example, the probability that the added number of games is determined may be lower as the number of games in the regulation period is larger (closer to a specific number). With the above configuration, the number of games during the regulation period is difficult to reach a specific number.

  Moreover, it is good also as a structure where the probability that the number of additional games is determined becomes higher as the number of games in the regulation period is closer to the specific number. In the above configuration, there is a higher possibility that the number of games in the regulation period reaches a specific number compared to a configuration in which the probability that the number of games added is determined by the number of games in the regulation period does not increase. In the above configuration, when the number of games in the regulation period reaches a specific number, the AT state is forcibly terminated. However, since the advantage that the number of extra games is easily determined before the AT state is forcibly ended is obtained, the dissatisfaction of the player when the AT state is forcibly ended is suppressed.

(12) In each of the above forms, the internal middle state (the AT state is not won) that has shifted from the normal state is not included in the regulation period. However, the internal middle state shifted from the normal state may be included in the regulation period. Also, depending on the winning probability of the winning area, the payout rate in the internal state ((inserted number / paid out number) × 100) may exceed 100%. When the payout rate exceeds 100%, the internal medium state may be included in the restriction period, and when the payout rate does not exceed 100%, the internal medium state may not be included in the restriction period. Note that the internal intermediate state shifted from the AT state (or the chance state) is included in the restriction period, but may be excluded from the restriction period. Moreover, it is good also as a structure with the case where the internal middle state which shifted from AT state is included in the regulation period, and may not be included.

(13) In each of the above embodiments, the restriction period ends when the AT state shifts to the end preparation state. However, the restriction period may be continued at the time of transition from the AT state to the end preparation state, and then the restriction period may end when the end preparation state is shifted to the normal state (when falling to the RT1 state). The opportunity for the regulation period to end may be changed as appropriate.

(14) In each of the above forms, the segment (see FIG. 15 (c)) for displaying the decimal point of the segment display D is adopted as the regulation period display, but other indicators are adopted as the regulation period display. Also good. For example, a dedicated lamp may be provided as a regulation period indicator. The stored number indicator 17 may be adopted as a regulation period indicator.

  Moreover, although instruction information was displayed on the instruction | indication display 16 in each above form, it is good also as a structure which displays instruction information on another display. Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, the ratio information (regulation period ratio) is displayed on the stored number display unit 17, but the ratio information may be displayed on another display unit. For example, a configuration in which the ratio information can be displayed on the instruction display 16 and the instruction information can be displayed on the stored number display 17 can be adopted.

(15) In each of the above forms, the chance state end trigger can be changed as appropriate. For example, in each game in the chance state, whether or not to end the chance state is determined by lottery, and when the end of the chance state is determined, the chance state may be ended.

(16) In each of the above forms, the end timing of the bonus operation state can be changed as appropriate. For example, the bonus operating state may end when the symbol combination of the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the active line a predetermined number of times (for example, 8 times). Moreover, it is good also as a structure which a bonus action | operation state is complete | finished by the game of predetermined frequency | count (for example, 12 times).

(17) In each of the above embodiments, the right to shift to the chance state a plurality of times can be granted, but the right to shift to the AT state a plurality of times may be granted. Specifically, the right to shift to the AT state a plurality of times may be given in one AT determination process. Further, it may be configured such that the right to shift to the AT state can be additionally given during the precursor period of the AT state. In the above configuration, the period from the time when the right to shift to the AT state is granted to the end of the last AT state is the regulation period.

  As a specific example of the above-described modification, when the AT state ends and the right to shift to a new AT state is granted, the new AT state is started from the next game when the AT state ends. Can be considered. In addition, when the AT state is terminated and a right to shift to a new AT state is granted, a configuration in which a new AT state is started via a precursor state is conceivable. In the above configuration, the precursor state intervening in each AT state is included in the regulation period.

(18) In the first embodiment described above, the initial value “50” is stored in the AT counter immediately after winning the AT state, but the time when the initial value is stored in the AT counter can be changed as appropriate. For example, an initial value may be stored in the AT counter immediately after (or immediately before) the AT state is started. Further, although the initial value “10” is stored in the chance state counter immediately after winning the chance state, the timing when the initial value is stored in the chance state counter can be changed as appropriate. For example, the initial value may be stored in the chance state counter immediately after (or immediately before) the chance state is started.

(19) In each of the above forms, a game control program (for example, a program for executing game control processing) for advancing a game, game control data (for example, a winning area lottery table) for advancing a game, and fraud The main ROM 302 stores an anti-fraud program (for example, a program for executing RAM error processing) for preventing, and anti-fraud data (for example, a checksum) for preventing fraud. The address of the main ROM 302 storing each program and each data can be changed as appropriate.

  A ratio information management program for managing ratio information and ratio information management data for managing ratio information are stored in the main ROM 302. The ratio information management data includes, for example, the total game number counter and the total regulation period counter described above. In addition, for example, when the ratio display period is started, the ratio information management program includes a program for calculating the regulation period ratio from the total game number counter and the total regulation period counter, and the ratio information according to the regulation period ratio. A program for displaying on the stored number display 17 is included.

  FIG. 62 is a diagram for explaining an address (Add) of the main ROM 302 in which the above-described programs and data are stored. The storage capacity of the main ROM 302 is about 16 kilobytes. In the specific example of FIG. 62, the game control program is stored from addresses “H00” to “HXX”, and the game control data is stored from addresses “HXX + 1” to “HYY”. The capacity of the area storing the game control program is about 4.5 kilobytes, and the capacity of the area storing the game control data is about 3 kilobytes. Hereinafter, the area of the main ROM 302 in which the game control program is stored is referred to as “game control area”. As understood from the above description, the capacity of the game control area is about 7.5 kilobytes.

  In the specific example of FIG. 62, the fraud prevention program, the fraud prevention data, the ratio information management program, and the ratio information management data are sequentially stored from the address “HYY + 1”. Hereinafter, the area of the main ROM 302 in which the fraud prevention program, the fraud prevention data, the ratio information management program, and the ratio information management data are stored is referred to as a “management area”. As described above, the entire storage capacity of the main ROM 302 is about 16 kilobytes, and the capacity of the game control area is about 7.5 kilobytes. Therefore, the capacity of the management area is about 8.5 kilobytes or less. In the specific example of FIG. 62, it is assumed that the capacity of the management area is smaller than about 8.5 kilobytes. In the above case, the main ROM 302 has an unused area.

  By the way, the game characteristics (such as the winning rate) of the gaming machine 1 depend on each data (for example, a winning area lottery table) in the game control area. Each data in the above game control area is inspected before the player plays. Based on the above inspection, it is determined whether or not the gaming machine has an inappropriate gaming property (for example, gaming property with too high gambling property). If the capacity of the game control area is excessively large, the above-described inspection becomes difficult. Considering the above circumstances, it is preferable that the capacity of the game control area is about 7.5 kilobytes or less as in the specific example of FIG.

  In the above configuration, a part of the data stored in the management area may be stored in the game control area. For example, the ratio information management program may be stored in the game control area. However, in the above configuration, the amount of data in the game control area tends to be larger than the configuration in which the ratio information management program is stored outside the game control area (management area), so the capacity of the game control area is about 7 Less than 5 kilobytes tends to cause inconvenience. The specific example shown in FIG. 62 has an advantage that the above disadvantages are suppressed.

(20) The present invention can be applied not only to the above-described pachislot machines but also to pachinko machines, other gaming machines, and game machines in general.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is, for example, the following gaming machine.

  The gaming machine of the present invention can start display means that is operated when a game is started, and various types of symbols are variably displayed when the game is started, and symbol combinations as a result of the game can be stopped and displayed. Variable display means (each reel 12), stop operation means (each stop button 25) that is stopped when the symbols are stopped and displayed, display means capable of displaying various information (stored number indicator 17), Main control means for starting a game when the start operation means is operated, and for stopping and displaying the symbol combination on the variable display means according to the stop operation mode of the player with respect to the stop operation means, and for determining the symbol combination that has been stopped and displayed (Main CPU 301) and sub control means (sub CPU 412) controlled by various commands from the main control means. A game state transition means (S111) for transitioning to each gaming state including an advantageous specific gaming state compared to the state and the normal gaming state, and a right granting means (S106-3, for granting a right to transition to the specific gaming state) S106-4), a first counting means (total game number counter) for counting the total number of games played, and a second number for counting the number of games from when the right is granted until the specific gaming state ends. Counting means (total restriction period counter), specific game state ending means (S111-2) for ending the specific gaming state so that the number of games counted by the second counting means is equal to or less than a predetermined number of times, Display control means (see FIG. 28) for causing the display means to display ratio information corresponding to the ratio of the number of games counted by the second counting means to the total number of games counted by the first counting means.

  According to the above configuration, the number of games from when the right to shift to the specific game state to the end of the specific game state is counted by the second counting unit, and the number of games counted by the second counting unit is determined in advance. The specific gaming state is ended so that the number is less than the specified number of times. Therefore, since an upper limit is set for the number of games in the specific gaming state, inconvenience that an excessive profit is given in a short period of time is suppressed as compared with a configuration in which no upper limit is set for the number of games in the specific gaming state.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine, 300 ... Main control board, 301 ... Main CPU, 302 ... Main ROM, 303 ... Main RAM, 304 ... Random number generator, 305 ... I / F circuit, 400 ... Sub control board, 410 ... Production control board 411 ... I / F circuit, 412 ... sub CPU, 413 ... sub ROM, 414 ... sub RAM, 420 ... image control board, 421 ... image control CPU, 422 ... image control ROM, 423 ... VDP, 424 ... CGROM, 425 ... RAM, 430 ... sound board, 431 ... sound source IC, 432 ... sound source ROM.

Claims (1)

A start operation means operated when starting a game;
Variable display means capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols when a game is started and capable of stopping and displaying symbol combinations as a result of the game,
A stop operation means that is stopped when the symbol is stopped and displayed;
Display means capable of displaying various types of information;
The game is started when the start operation means is operated, and the symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the variable display means according to the stop operation mode of the player with respect to the stop operation means, and the symbol combination that is stopped and displayed is displayed. Main control means for determining;
Sub-control means controlled by various commands from the main control means,
The main control means includes
A gaming state transition means for transitioning to each gaming state including a normal gaming state and a specific gaming state advantageous compared to the normal gaming state;
A right granting means for granting a right to shift to the specific gaming state;
First counting means for counting the total number of times the game has been played;
A second counting means for counting the number of games from when the right is granted until the specific gaming state ends;
Specific game state ending means for ending the specific game state so that the number of games counted by the second counting means is equal to or less than a predetermined number of times,
A game machine comprising: display control means for causing the display means to display ratio information corresponding to the ratio of the number of games counted by the second counting means to the total number of games counted by the first counting means.

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