JP2017209358A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of reducing amount of data stored in storage means.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a main control CPU and a main control ROM. The main control ROM stores a program, and a value acquirable as a variable (v). The program includes: acquisition processing (step S304) for acquiring the value stored in the main control ROM as the variable (v); and generation processing for calculating the variable (v) acquired by the acquisition processing and a predetermined constant (b) so as to generate determination data (p). The acquisition processing includes: first acquisition processing; and second acquisition processing. In execution of one of the first acquisition processing and the second acquisition processing, the main control CPU executes specific generation processing included in the generation processing (step S305) in common.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine, determination is performed using a determination value. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a pachinko gaming machine in which a plurality of determination values used for a big hit determination process (so-called big hit lottery) are stored in a predetermined storage device, and the plurality of determination values are sequentially read and determined. What is provided to is disclosed.

JP 2005-95423 A

  By the way, in recent gaming machines, a variety of determination processes are performed for the purpose of improving game playability. For this reason, if the determination value used for the determination process is stored as it is, the amount of data stored in the storage unit such as the ROM increases, and the storage capacity of the storage unit may be compressed.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can reduce the amount of data stored in a storage means.

  A gaming machine that solves the above-described problem is a gaming machine that performs a determination using a determination value, and includes at least a storage unit that stores a program and an execution unit that executes the program. Stores values that can be taken as variables, and in the program, an acquisition process for acquiring a value stored in the storage means as a variable, a variable acquired by the acquisition process, and a predetermined constant And a generation process for generating a determination value. The acquisition process includes a first acquisition process and a second acquisition process, and the execution means includes the first acquisition process. The gist is to execute a specific generation process in common among the generation processes when any one of the acquisition process and the second acquisition process is executed.

Regarding the gaming machine, the data amount of values that can be taken as the variables is a data amount of one unit.
Regarding the gaming machine, the data amount of the constant value is a data amount of one unit.

  According to the present invention, the amount of data stored in the storage means can be reduced.

The front view which shows a slot machine typically. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the transition of a production | presentation state and a game state. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of a slot machine. The flowchart which shows a game progress process. The flowchart which shows an internal lottery process. The flowchart which shows a role lottery process. (A) is a schematic diagram which shows a role lottery table, (b) is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the determination data produced | generated by a production | generation process. The schematic diagram which shows the specific example about the data amount memorize | stored in ROM for main control. In 2nd Embodiment, the schematic diagram which shows the specific example about the data amount memorize | stored in ROM for main control.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a slot machine which is a kind of gaming machine will be described.
The slot machine according to this embodiment is a spinning machine that is also called a pachislot machine. In this specification, the directions of up, down, left, right, front (front), and back (back) are directions when viewed from a player who plays a game in a slot machine.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 10 includes a square box-shaped main body cabinet 11. The main body cabinet 11 includes an opening (not shown) on the front surface. The slot machine 10 includes a front door 12 that covers an opening of the main body cabinet 11. The front door 12 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body cabinet 11.

  The slot machine 10 includes an effect display device 13 at a position that can be visually recognized by the player. The effect display device 13 is an effect device capable of executing an effect (hereinafter, referred to as a display effect) for displaying an image imitating a character or a character, for example, as one of the effects. For example, the effect display device 13 is a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, or the like.

  The slot machine 10 includes a decorative lamp 14 at a position that is visible to the player. The decoration lamp 14 is an effect device that can execute an effect (hereinafter, referred to as a light emission effect) of turning on, turning off, and blinking a light emitter (not shown) as one effect. The slot machine 10 includes a speaker 15 on the front side of the front door 12. The speaker 15 is an effect device capable of executing an effect (hereinafter referred to as an audio effect) for outputting sound such as sound effects and music as one effect. In this embodiment, the effect display device 13, the decoration lamp 14, and the speaker 15 can be grasped as effect execution means configured to include one or more effect devices.

  The slot machine 10 includes a reel unit 16 inside the machine. The reel unit 16 includes a first reel 16a, a second reel 16b, and a third reel 16c. The reels 16a to 16c are arranged in this order from the left, and are reels (drums) also referred to as a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel, respectively.

  Each of the reels 16a to 16c includes a symbol row in which a plurality of symbols are arranged along the outer peripheral surface thereof. The symbol row is provided by winding a strip-shaped translucent film on which a plurality of symbols are printed along the longitudinal direction, around the reels 16a to 16c. In this embodiment, the symbol row is composed of a total of 21 symbols from symbol number 00 to symbol number 20. In addition, there are a plurality of types of symbols in this embodiment. For example, the plurality of types of symbols include a cherry symbol imitating cherry, a watermelon symbol imitating watermelon, a bell symbol imitating bell, and a replay symbol imitating REPLAY characters.

  The reel unit 16 includes a first reel sensor SE1 for detecting the rotation angle of the first reel 16a, a second reel sensor SE2 for detecting the rotation angle of the second reel 16b, and the rotation angle of the third reel 16c. And a third reel sensor SE3 (shown in FIG. 3).

  The reel unit 16 includes an actuator that operates the first reel 16a, an actuator that operates the second reel 16b, and an actuator that operates the third reel 16c (all not shown). For example, the plurality of actuators that operate the reels 16a to 16c are stepping motors. In this embodiment, the reels 16a to 16c can be rotated, rotated, and stopped in the vertical direction independently of each other by actuators provided corresponding to the reels 16a to 16c.

  The slot machine 10 is provided with a substantially rectangular display window 12a in the front door 12 below the effect display device 13 so that the reel unit 16 inside the machine can be seen. That is, the reel unit 16 is disposed inside the machine so that the player can visually recognize it through the display window 12a. In the slot machine 10, when the reels 16a to 16c rotate, the symbol row (a plurality of symbols) that can be visually recognized through the display window 12a is changed. For example, the variation of the symbol sequence is performed in such a manner that the symbol sequence is scroll-displayed in the vertical direction from the top to the bottom. In this embodiment, the variation game as a game is performed by varying the symbol at least in a part of the period.

  The display window 12a has a size capable of displaying three symbols that are continuous in the circumferential direction on the reels 16a to 16c. In the display window 12a, an upper stop position, an intermediate stop position, and a lower stop position are set for each of the reels 16a to 16c. In the slot machine 10 according to this embodiment, the combination of stopped positions selected one by one from the three stopping positions set for each of the reels 16a to 16c is effective for determining that the stopped symbol combination is a winning prize. A combination of stop positions is set. In the following description, a line connecting a plurality of stop positions constituting a combination of effective stop positions is simply referred to as “effective line NL”. In this embodiment, an effective line NL (a combination of effective stop positions) is configured by the middle stop positions of the reels 16a to 16c. The combinations other than the effective stop position combinations are combinations of invalid stop positions (so-called invalid lines) in which the displayed symbol combinations cannot be determined as winning.

  In this specification, when the symbol is simply indicated as “stop”, the symbol is stopped in the display window 12a, that is, at any one of the upper stop position, the middle stop position, and the lower stop position, and is displayed so as to be visible to the player. It means that. In this specification, when “derived” is indicated, it means that the symbol combination is displayed on the effective line NL by stopping the symbol on the effective line NL. In this specification, when “winning” is indicated, it means that a predetermined symbol combination necessary for winning a prize is displayed on the active line NL.

  In the slot machine 10, when a winning occurs, a predetermined prize is awarded to the winning symbol combination. In the following description, a symbol combination that can win a prize by being displayed on the active line NL may be indicated as “combination”. In the slot machine 10 of this embodiment, a plurality of types of combinations are set.

  The multiple types of combinations include a replay combination (replay combination) in which a replay (replay) is defined as an award. Replay (replay) refers to a variable game (game) that can be performed without betting a new medal by inserting a medal. The replay combination includes a normal replay combination that does not trigger a game state to be described later due to the occurrence of a prize. The replay role includes a fall replay role and a promoted replay role that can trigger the transition of the gaming state depending on the occurrence of a prize. The multiple types of combinations include a payout combination (small combination) in which a medal as a game medium is determined as a prize. The payout role includes a bell role, a falling bell (bell spill) role, a cherry role, and a watermelon role. Among the payout combinations, the fall bell combination is a combination that can be a trigger for the transition of the gaming state due to the occurrence of a prize, like the fall replay combination and the promotion replay combination.

  The slot machine 10 includes a medal slot 17 for inserting medals on the front surface of the front door 12. The slot machine 10 includes a bet button 18 on the front surface of the front door 12. The bet button 18 is a means capable of performing an operation for betting a predetermined amount (number) of medals on a variable game from among credits stored internally in the slot machine 10. In the following description, betting a game medium on a variable game may be indicated as “bet”. In this embodiment, the bet button 18 is a means capable of performing an operation of betting medals up to the maximum bet number (three in this embodiment) that can be bet on a single variable game from among credits. It is. The slot machine 10 includes a settlement button 20 on the front surface of the front door 12. The settlement button 20 is a means capable of an operation for paying back bets and credits.

  The slot machine 10 includes a start lever 21 on the front surface of the front door 12. The start lever 21 is a means that can be operated to start the rotation of the reels 16a to 16c. In the following description, an operation that triggers the start of a variable game may be simply referred to as a “start operation”.

  The slot machine 10 includes a first stop button 22a on the front surface of the front door 12. The first stop button 22a corresponds to the first reel 16a, and is a means that can be operated to stop the rotation of the first reel 16a after the variable game is started. The slot machine 10 includes a second stop button 22b on the front surface of the front door 12. The second stop button 22b corresponds to the second reel 16b, and is a means that can be operated to stop the rotation of the second reel 16b after the variable game is started.

  The slot machine 10 includes a third stop button 22 c on the front surface of the front door 12. The third stop button 22c corresponds to the third reel 16c, and is a means capable of performing an operation to stop the rotation of the third reel 16c after the variable game is started. The stop buttons 22a to 22c are arranged in this order from the left, and are also referred to as a left stop button, a middle stop button, and a right stop button, respectively. In the following description, an operation that triggers the stopping of the reels 16a to 16c may be simply referred to as a “stop operation”.

  As described above, the stop buttons 22a to 22c correspond to a plurality of symbol sequences, respectively, and become a plurality of means capable of performing an operation to stop the variation of the corresponding symbol sequences in the variation game. In the following description, after the variable game is started, the first stop operation among the stop buttons 22a to 22c is referred to as a first stop operation, the second stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the third stop is performed. The operation is referred to as a third stop operation. The pressing order of the stop buttons 22a to 22c includes a total of six pressing orders with different reels (stop buttons) from the first stop operation to the third stop operation.

  The slot machine 10 includes a medal payout port 23 at the lower part of the front surface of the front door 12. The slot machine 10 includes a tray 24 at the lower part of the front surface of the front door 12 for receiving medals paid out from the medal payout opening 23. The slot machine 10 includes a medal selector (not shown) inside the machine. The medal selector includes an insertion sensor SE4 that detects a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 17 (shown in FIG. 3). The slot machine 10 includes a hopper unit (not shown) capable of paying out medals from the medal payout port 23 inside the machine.

  The slot machine 10 includes an information panel 30 that can display predetermined information on the front surface of the front door 12. The information panel 30 includes a payout display unit 30a that displays the payout number of medals. The payout display unit 30a is also used as a notification unit that notifies information (hereinafter, referred to as instruction information) that indicates at least one of the pressing order and the pressing position of the stop buttons 22a to 22c. In the following description, the pressing order and the pressing positions of the stop buttons 22a to 22c may be collectively referred to as “stop operation mode”. Although details will be described later, in this embodiment, the notification of the instruction information is performed by displaying a predetermined instruction number. In addition, the information panel 30 includes a display unit for displaying whether or not the game is replay (replay), the remaining number of credits, the number of bets in the variable game, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 10 of this embodiment has a replay time function (replay probability variation function). The replay time function is a function for changing the winning probability of the replay role in the internal lottery (the role lottery described later). In the following description, the replay time may be indicated as “RT”. In this embodiment, there are a first RT state and a second RT state in which the winning probability of the replay combination is higher than that in the first RT state. Since the second RT state has a higher probability of winning the replay combination than the first RT state, consumption of medals is suppressed. Therefore, the second RT state is a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the first RT state.

  In this embodiment, the transition to the second RT state is triggered by the occurrence of a promotion replay winning combination in the first RT state. The transition to the first RT state is triggered by the occurrence of a fall replay winning combination or a falling bell winning combination in the second RT state. Therefore, the transition of the gaming state is not performed in response to the occurrence of a normal replay role, a bell role, a watermelon role, and a cherry role.

  The slot machine 10 of this embodiment is configured to be able to execute an effect mode as one of effects. The effect mode corresponds to the effect state of the slot machine 10. In this embodiment, the effect modes include a normal effect mode MA and an advantageous effect mode MB. The production modes MA and MB are executed in such a manner that mode identification information that enables identification of the production mode during the stay is displayed on the production display device 13. For example, the mode identification information is a background image or a character image that differs for each effect mode. Therefore, the player can recognize in which effect mode he / she is staying based on the display content of the effect display device 13. The mode identification information may be a specific light emission pattern in the decorative lamp 14, a specific music or sound effect that can be output from the speaker 15.

  The normal effect mode MA is an effect mode in which the user stays mainly in the changing game in the first RT state. The normal performance mode MA is a performance state in which the notification frequency of the stop operation mode of the stop buttons 22a to 22c necessary for generating a winning of a predetermined combination is lower than that in the advantageous performance mode MB. The advantageous effect mode MB is an effect mode in which the user stays mainly in the variable game in the second RT state. The advantageous effect mode MB is an effect state in which the notification frequency of the stop operation mode of the stop buttons 22a to 22c necessary for generating a winning of a predetermined combination is higher than that in the normal effect mode MA.

  That is, the advantageous effect mode MB is a so-called assist time state, and the normal effect mode MA is a non-assist time state. In the following description, the assist time may be indicated as “AT”. For example, in the advantageous effect mode MB, notification of the stop operation mode of the stop buttons 22 a to 22 c is performed by information display on the information panel 30 (payout display unit 30 a) or a display effect on the effect display device 13. In the following description, the notification of the stop operation mode of the stop buttons 22a to 22c may be referred to as navigation or abbreviated as navigation. In addition, you may perform the navigation regarding the stop operation aspect of stop button 22a-22c by the light emission effect by the decoration lamp 14, or the audio | voice effect by the speaker 15. FIG. The advantageous effect mode MB is a so-called ART mode.

  The transition to the advantageous performance mode MB is performed when a predetermined first transition condition is satisfied in the normal performance mode MA. In this embodiment, the first transition condition is established by winning an AT transition lottery to be described later and generating a promotion replay winning combination. The transition to the normal performance mode MA is performed when the predetermined second transition condition is satisfied in the advantageous performance mode MB. In this embodiment, the second transition condition is satisfied when the variable game of the number of times that can be controlled to the advantageous effect mode MB ends and a winning of the falling replay role or the falling bell role occurs. In the following description, the number of times of the variable game that can be controlled to the advantageous effect mode MB is simply indicated as “the number of remaining ATs”. The number of remaining ATs is the number of remaining stays that allows staying in the advantageous effect mode MB.

Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine 10 includes a main control board 40 inside the machine. The main control board 40 performs various processes and outputs a control signal (control command) as control information according to the result of the processes. The slot machine 10 includes a sub-control board 41 inside the machine. The sub control board 41 performs various processes based on control signals input from the main control board 40. For example, the sub control board 41 performs a process for executing a display effect by the effect display device 13, a light emission effect by the decoration lamp 14, and a sound effect by the speaker 15.

First, the main control board 40 will be described in detail.
The main control board 40 includes a main control CPU 40a, a main control ROM 40b, and a main control RAM 40c. The main control CPU 40a performs various processes by executing a main control program. In this embodiment, a function as an execution means for executing a program is realized by the main control CPU 40a. The main control CPU 40a includes a plurality of registers (storage areas) for temporarily storing predetermined numerical data. In the following description, “store” means storing. The registers include at least an A register, an H register, and an L register. The H register and the L register may be collectively referred to as “HL register”. The A register can store 1-byte numerical data. The HL register can store numerical data of 2 bytes.

  The main control ROM 40b stores a main control program, a lottery table used for a predetermined lottery, and the like. As described above, the main control ROM 40b of this embodiment corresponds to a storage unit that stores at least a main control program. The main control RAM 40c is configured to be able to store various information that can be rewritten during the operation of the slot machine 10, such as the credit described above. Information stored in the main control RAM 40c is, for example, a flag, a counter, and a timer.

  In addition, the main control board 40 of this embodiment is configured to be able to generate random number data. The random number data is numerical data. For example, the random number data may be generated as a hardware random number by mounting a random number generation circuit that updates the random number data at a predetermined cycle on the main control board 40, and the main control CPU 40a performs the control at every predetermined control cycle. It may be generated as a software random number by updating the value of random number data. Thus, in this embodiment, the function as the random number generation means is realized by the processing of the random number generation circuit and the main control CPU 40a.

  In the slot machine 10 of this embodiment, one unit related to data handling is 1 byte (8 bits). In the following description, when nothing is indicated at the end of a number, it indicates that the data is expressed in decimal notation, and when “H” is indicated at the end of the number, a numerical value expressed in hexadecimal notation. Indicates data.

  The main control CPU 40a is connected to the sensors SE1 to SE4 via a port (not shown). The main control CPU 40a is configured to be able to input detection signals output from the sensors SE1 to SE4 via a port (not shown). The main control CPU 40a is connected to each actuator of the reels 16a to 16c via a drive circuit (not shown). The main control CPU 40a is configured to be able to control the operation of each actuator separately by outputting a control signal via a drive circuit (not shown).

  The main control CPU 40a is connected to the bet button 18, the settlement button 20, the start lever 21, and the stop buttons 22a to 22c through a port (not shown). The main control CPU 40a is configured to be able to input an operation signal that is output when the bet button 18, the settlement button 20, the start lever 21, and the stop buttons 22a to 22c are operated via a port (not shown). The main control CPU 40a is connected to the information panel 30 (payout display unit 30a) via a drive circuit (not shown). The main control CPU 40a is configured to control the display contents of the information panel 30 (payout display unit 30a) by outputting a control signal to a drive circuit (not shown).

Next, among the lottery tables stored in the main control ROM 40b, the role lottery table will be described.
The role lottery in this embodiment is realized by determining one of a plurality of lottery numbers by lottery. Each lottery number is information in which one or a plurality of winning combinations are determined as winning combinations (symbol combinations) that allow winning in a variable game. In this specification, when it is indicated that “a winning of a specific role is permitted” or “winning a specific role”, the lottery number in which the specific role is determined as a winning role is selected. Means that

  In the lottery number of this embodiment, a lottery number for which a watermelon role is defined, a lottery number for which a cherry role is defined, a lottery number for which a bell role is defined, and a replay role are defined as a role allowing a prize. The lottery number is included.

  In the lottery numbers for which the bell role is determined, as the pressing order for winning the bell role, a part of the pressing order of the stop buttons 22a to 22c is determined, and the pressing order for winning the falling bell role is determined. There is a lottery number in which a pressing order different from the above-mentioned partial pressing order is defined.

  In the lottery number for which the replay role is determined, as the pressing order for winning the promoted replay role, a part of the pressing order of the stop buttons 22a to 22c is determined, and the normal replay role is selected for winning. As the order, there is a lottery number in which a pressing order different from the partial pressing order is defined.

  In the lottery number for which a replay role is determined, as a pressing order for winning a normal replay role, a part of the pressing order of the stop buttons 22a to 22c is determined, and a push for winning a fall replay role is selected. As the order, there is a lottery number in which a pressing order different from the partial pressing order is defined.

  In this embodiment, the role lottery table includes a first role lottery table used in the first RT state and a second role lottery table used in the second RT state. In this embodiment, the probability of winning a lottery number that defines a replay role is better when a role lottery is performed using the second role lottery table than when a role lottery is performed using the first role lottery table. Is configured to be high. Details of the role lottery using the role lottery table will be described later. It should be noted that if any lottery number is not won, it is a so-called loss.

Next, the sub control board 41 will be described in detail.
The sub control board 41 includes a sub control CPU 41a, a sub control ROM 41b, and a sub control RAM 41c. For example, the sub control CPU 41a executes a process related to the effect by executing a sub control program. The sub-control ROM 41b stores a sub-control program, a lottery table used for lottery, and the like. The sub-control ROM 41b stores a display effect pattern that can specify the mode (contents) of the display effect in the effect display device 13, and display effect data used to execute the display effect. The sub-control ROM 41b stores a light-emitting effect pattern that can specify the mode (contents) of the light-emitting effect in the decorative lamp 14, and light-emitting effect data used to execute the light-emitting effect. The sub-control ROM 41b stores a sound effect pattern that can specify a sound effect mode (contents) in the speaker 15 and sound effect data used to execute the sound effect. The sub-control RAM 41c is configured to be able to store various information that can be appropriately rewritten during the operation of the slot machine 10. The information stored in the sub control RAM 41c is, for example, a flag, a counter, a timer, and the like.

  Further, the sub-control board 41 of this embodiment is configured to generate random number data. For example, the random number data may be generated as a hardware random number by mounting a random number generation circuit that updates the random number data at a predetermined cycle on the sub control board 41, and the sub control CPU 41a has a predetermined control cycle. It may be generated as a software random number by updating the random number data.

  The sub control board 41 is connected to the effect display device 13 via a drive circuit (not shown). The sub-control CPU 41a is configured to be able to control the display mode of the effect display device 13 by outputting a control signal to a drive circuit (not shown). The sub control board 41 is connected to the decorative lamp 14 via a drive circuit (not shown). The sub-control CPU 41a is configured to be able to control the lighting mode of the decoration lamp 14 by outputting a control signal to a drive circuit (not shown). The sub control board 41 is connected to the speaker 15 through a drive circuit (not shown). The sub-control CPU 41a is configured to be able to control the output mode of the speaker 15 by outputting a control signal to a drive circuit (not shown). The sub-control board 41 can be grasped as an effect control means for controlling the effect execution means.

Next, the game progress process executed by the main control CPU 40a will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the game progress process, the main control CPU 40a performs a game start set process (step S101). In the game start set process, the main control CPU 40a erases or updates information in a predetermined storage area in the main control RAM 40c. Next, the main control CPU 40a starts receiving a medal bet (step S102). Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a checks the gaming state (step S103).

  Next, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not it is during a replay operation (step S104). When the replay operation flag is stored in the main control RAM 40c, the main control CPU 40a determines that the replay operation is being performed, and determines that the replay operation flag is not being stored when the replay operation flag is not stored. When the replay operation is in progress, the main control CPU 40a resets the bet number in the previous variation game as the bet number in the current variation game.

  If it is not during the replay operation (step S104: NO), the main control CPU 40a performs a medal management process for setting the number of bets in the current variable game (step S105). In the process of step S105, when the medal detection signal is input from the insertion sensor SE4, the main control CPU 40a adds 1 to the bet number stored in the main control RAM 40c. In step S105, when the operation signal is input from the bet button 18, the main control CPU 40a adds to the bet number so that the bet number stored in the main control RAM 40c becomes the specified bet number X. The credit stored in the main control RAM 40c is subtracted by the added amount.

  When the main control CPU 40a is in a replay operation (step S104: YES), or when the process of step S105 is completed, the bet number in the current variable game is the specified bet number X that allows the start of the variable game. It is determined whether or not they match (step S106). If the bet number does not match the specified bet number X (step S106: NO), the main control CPU 40a proceeds to the process of step S103. In other words, in the process of step S106, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not it is possible to start the variable game. On the other hand, if the bet number in the current variation game matches the specified bet number X (step S106: YES), the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not a start operation by the start lever 21 has been accepted (step S107). ). In the process of step S107, the main control CPU 40a makes an affirmative determination when an operation signal is input from the start lever 21, while a negative determination is made when an operation signal is not input from the start lever 21. When the start operation has not been received (step S107: NO), the main control CPU 40a proceeds to the process of step S103.

  On the other hand, when the start operation is received (step S107: YES), the main control CPU 40a acquires random data for the lottery drawing among the random number data generated in the main control board 40, and performs predetermined processing. Store in the storage area (step S108). In this embodiment, the lottery random number data is numerical data of 2 bytes in total of the upper byte and the lower byte. In other words, the random number data for the role lottery can take a total of 65536 integer values from 0 (0000H) to 65535 (FFFFH).

  When the process of step S108 is completed, the main control CPU 40a performs an internal lottery process (step S109). In the internal lottery process, a winning lottery is performed, and a winning number flag is stored in the main control RAM 40c as information that can specify the result of the winning lottery. In the internal lottery process, an AT shift lottery is performed to determine whether or not the transition to the advantageous effect mode MB is allowed when the normal effect mode MA is selected. When the transition to the advantageous effect mode MB is won in the AT transition lottery, the AT shift flag is stored in the main control RAM 40c as information that can specify that the transition to the advantageous effect mode MB is permitted. . Further, in the AT transition lottery, when the transition to the advantageous effect mode MB is won, the main control CPU 40a shows a control command indicating that the transition to the advantageous effect mode MB is permitted (hereinafter referred to as an AT allowable command). Is stored in the output buffer. The control command stored in the output buffer is output to the sub control board 41 in a predetermined interrupt process. Details of the internal lottery process will be described later.

  When the internal lottery process is completed, the main control CPU 40a performs an instruction number determination process (step S110). In the instruction number determination process, the main control CPU 40a initializes an instruction number flag stored in the main control RAM 40c. The instruction number flag is information for enabling specification of an instruction number to be displayed on the payout display unit 30a. The instruction number includes an instruction number in which the stop button pressing order is determined and an instruction number in which the stop button pressing order is not determined.

  For example, the instruction number includes an instruction number that determines the pressing order regardless of the order of the reels that first stop the first reel 16a and stop the second and third reels. For example, the instruction number includes an instruction number that defines a pressing order in which the first reel 16a is stopped first, the second reel 16b is stopped second, and the third reel 16c is stopped third. In addition, the instruction number includes an instruction number that determines a pressing order in which the second reel 16b is stopped first, the third reel 16c is stopped second, and the first reel 16a is stopped third.

  In the instruction number determination process, when the instruction number flag is initialized, the main control CPU 40a refers to the effect mode flag stored in the main control RAM 40c and identifies the effect mode in which the user is staying. The effect mode flag is information for making it possible to specify the effect mode being stayed, that is, the current effect mode (effect state) being controlled.

  When the main control CPU 40a is staying in the normal performance mode MA, the main control CPU 40a determines the instruction number as follows. That is, when the AT shift flag is not stored in the main control RAM 40c, the main control CPU 40a determines an instruction number in which the pressing order of the stop buttons 22a to 22c is not determined. Further, when the main control CPU 40a wins a lottery number in which the AT transition flag is stored in the main control RAM 40c and the promotion replay role is determined as a role allowing the winning, the promotion replay role is won. The instruction number for which the pressing order for making it determined is determined.

  When the main control CPU 40a is staying in the advantageous effect mode MB, the main control CPU 40a determines the instruction number as follows. In other words, the main control CPU 40a determines an instruction number in which a push order for winning the bell role is determined when a lottery number in which the bell role is determined as a winning role is won. When the main control CPU 40a wins a lottery number for which a normal replay combination is determined as a combination that allows winning, the main control CPU 40a determines an instruction number for which a push order for winning the normal replay combination is determined.

  When determining the instruction number, the main control CPU 40a stores an instruction number flag in the main control RAM 40c as information that can specify the determined instruction number. Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a ends the instruction number determination process. In this embodiment, the main control CPU 40a executes instruction number determination processing, thereby realizing a function as instruction information determination means for determining instruction information to be notified to the player.

  When the instruction number determination process ends, the main control CPU 40a performs an effect command transmission process (step S111). In the effect command transmission process, the main control CPU 40a refers to the effect mode flag stored in the main control RAM 40c and identifies the effect mode in which the user is staying. The main control CPU 40a generates a control command (hereinafter referred to as an effect mode command) that can specify the specified effect mode, and stores it in the output buffer.

  In the effect command transmission process, the main control CPU 40a identifies the instruction number determined in the instruction number determination process by referring to the value of the instruction number flag stored in the main control RAM 40c. The main control CPU 40a generates a control command (hereinafter referred to as an instruction number command) that can specify the specified instruction number, and stores it in the output buffer.

  In the effect command transmission process, when the main control CPU 40a wins a lottery number for which a winning combination is determined, a control command that can identify the selected lottery number (hereinafter referred to as a winning information command). Is stored in the output buffer. In this embodiment, the main control CPU 40a does not generate a winning information command when the result of the winning lottery is off.

  When the effect command transmission process ends, the main control CPU 40a performs an instruction number display process (step S112). In the instruction number display process, the main control CPU 40a specifies the instruction number determined in the instruction number determination process by referring to the value of the instruction number flag stored in the main control RAM 40c. Then, the main control CPU 40a displays the specified instruction number on the payout display unit 30a. That is, the main control CPU 40a notifies the instruction information. In this embodiment, the main control CPU 40a executes instruction number display processing, thereby realizing a function as instruction information notification means for notifying instruction information.

  When the instruction number display process ends, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the shortest game time has elapsed (step S113). When the shortest game time has not elapsed (step S113: NO), the main control CPU 40a repeats the determination process of step S113 and waits until the shortest game time has elapsed. When the shortest game time has elapsed (step S113: YES), the main control CPU 40a sets the shortest game time (step S114).

  Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a controls each actuator of the reels 16a to 16c so that the rotation of the reels 16a to 16c is started (step S115). In the process of step S115, the main control CPU 40a waits until the rotation speed of the reels 16a to 16c becomes constant at a predetermined rotation speed and a stop operation by the stop buttons 22a to 22c can be accepted.

  Next, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not a stop operation by any of the stop buttons 22a to 22c has been received (step S116). In step S116, the main control CPU 40a makes an affirmative determination when an operation signal is input from any of the stop buttons 22a to 22c, while receiving an operation signal from any of the stop buttons 22a to 22c. If not, a negative determination is made. When the stop operation is not received (step S116: NO), the main control CPU 40a repeats the determination process of step S116 and waits until the stop operation is received.

  On the other hand, when a stop operation is received (step S116: YES), the main control CPU 40a executes a reel stop process for stopping the rotation of the reel corresponding to the stop button to which the operation signal is input (step S117). That is, the main control CPU 40a controls the actuator in response to reception of the stop operation, and stops the symbol by stopping the rotation of the reel corresponding to the received stop operation.

  More specifically, the main control CPU 40a determines the effective line NL from among the symbols within a predetermined drawing range (for example, four symbols) based on the result of the role lottery and the stop operation mode of the stop buttons 22a to 22c. Search for a symbol that can be stopped above. Then, the main control CPU 40a controls the actuator so that the searched symbol is stopped on the effective line NL. The main control CPU 40a performs the reel stop process as described above with respect to the stop operation of the stop buttons 22a to 22c, thereby stopping the symbol combination on the effective line NL according to the result of the winning lottery and the operation mode of the stop button. .

  For example, the main control CPU 40a stops the symbol combination corresponding to the pressing order of the stop buttons 22a to 22c on the effective line NL when the lottery number with the determined pressing order for winning the winning combination is won. For example, if the lottery number is not selected for any lottery number, the main control CPU 40a uses a symbol combination that is different from the symbol combination that determines the prize regardless of the pressing order of the stop buttons 22a to 22c. Stop on line NL.

  In step S117, when the operation signal is input from the stop buttons 22a to 22c, the main control CPU 40a generates a control command (hereinafter, referred to as an operation command) that can identify the stop button to which the operation signal is input. And store it in the output buffer. When the instruction number is displayed on the payout display unit 30a, the main control CPU 40a operates the stop buttons 22a to 22c in a stop operation mode different from the stop operation mode determined by the instruction number. The navigation is stopped with the instruction number hidden.

  Next, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not all of the reels 16a to 16c have been stopped (step S118). If one or more of the reels 16a to 16c are not stopped (step S118: NO), the main control CPU 40a proceeds to the process of step S116. On the other hand, when all of the reels 16a to 16c are stopped (step S118: YES), the main control CPU 40a performs a display symbol determination process for determining a symbol combination stopped on the effective line NL ( Step S119). In the display symbol determination process, the main control CPU 40a determines whether the symbol combination (comb) for which a prize has been determined is stopped on the active line NL. That is, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not a winning has occurred. In the display symbol determination process, the main control CPU 40a determines the type of symbol combination when the symbol combination (combination) that determines the prize is stopped on the active line NL.

  Next, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not to pay out medals to the player (step S120). In the process of step S120, the main control CPU 40a makes an affirmative determination when the payout combination has won, while making a negative determination when the payout combination has not won. When a medal is paid out (step S120: YES), the main control CPU 40a performs a medal payout process for driving a hopper unit (not shown) to pay out a medal (step S121). Thereby, a prize medal is awarded as a prize. In addition, when a symbol combination for which no prize is determined is stopped on the active line NL, no prize is awarded.

  In step S121, when the payout combination is won, the main control CPU 40a controls the payout display unit 30a so as to display the number of medals to be paid out by winning. In the payout display unit 30a, the instruction number is displayed in a period until the third stop operation is accepted at the maximum, and the number of medals to be paid out by winning is displayed in a period different from the period. That is, the instruction number is displayed on the payout display unit 30a until all reels stop, and the number of medals to be paid out by winning is displayed on the payout display unit 30a in a period different from the period. The display of the number of medals to be paid out by winning is ended when a predetermined end condition is satisfied by operating the bet button 18 or the like.

  When the main control CPU 40a does not pay out medals (step S120: NO) and when the process of step S121 is completed, the main control CPU 40a performs an end process for ending the variable game (step S122). When the end process is completed, the main control CPU 40a proceeds to the process of step S101.

  In the end process, the main control CPU 40a generates a control command (hereinafter referred to as a variable game end command) for instructing the end of the variable game, and stores it in the output buffer. The variable game end command can specify the presence / absence of a winning combination and the winning symbol combination (combination). Note that the variable game end command is output regardless of the gaming state or the production state.

  In the end process, the main control CPU 40a stores the replay operation flag in the main control RAM 40c when winning the replay combination. That is, the main control CPU 40a operates replay (replay). Thereby, a replay is awarded as a prize.

  In the termination process, the main control CPU 40a performs a process of shifting the gaming state. The main control CPU 40a updates information related to the gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a gaming state flag) stored in the main control RAM 40c, and shifts the gaming state. For example, the main control CPU 40a updates the value of the gaming state flag from a value that can identify the first RT state to a value that can identify the second RT state when the promoted replay combination wins in the first RT state. To do. That is, the main control CPU 40a shifts the gaming state from the first RT state to the second RT state. For example, in the second RT state, the main control CPU 40a can specify the value of the gaming state flag and the first RT state from the value that can specify the second RT state when the falling replay role or the falling bell role is won. Update to value. That is, the main control CPU 40a shifts the gaming state from the second RT state to the first RT state.

  In the end process, the main control CPU 40a performs a process of shifting the effect mode. The main control CPU 40a updates the effect mode flag stored in the main control RAM 40c and shifts the effect state. In this embodiment, the main control CPU 40a updates the value of the effect mode flag, thereby realizing a function as effect state control means for controlling the effect state.

  For example, when the main control CPU 40a stays in the normal performance mode MA and is allowed to shift to the advantageous performance mode MB, and the promotion replay role wins, the main control CPU 40a sets the value of the performance mode flag to the normal performance mode. The advantageous effect mode MB is updated from a value that can specify the mode MA to a value that can specify the advantageous effect mode MB. That is, the main control CPU 40a shifts the effect mode from the normal effect mode MA to the advantageous effect mode MB. When the effect mode is shifted from the normal effect mode MA to the advantageous effect mode MB, the main control CPU 40a stores the predetermined number of times of the variable game in the main control RAM 40c as the remaining AT number. Here, the number of remaining ATs is the remaining number of times that the variable game can be notified of the stop operation mode of the stop buttons 22a to 22c for winning the bell role, and the transition from the second RT state to the first RT state is easy. It can be said that it is the number of times that the variable game can be avoided.

  For example, when the main control CPU 40a stays in the advantageous effect mode MB and the remaining number of ATs is not 1 or more, and the fall bell combination or the fall replay combination wins, the value of the effect mode flag is set to the advantageous effect. The normal production mode MA is updated from a value that can specify the mode MB to a value that can specify the mode MB. That is, the main control CPU 40a shifts the effect mode from the advantageous effect mode MB to the normal effect mode MA. When the remaining AT number is 1 or more while staying in the advantageous effect mode MB, the main control CPU 40a subtracts 1 from the remaining AT number stored in the main control RAM 40c each time a variable game is played. Update.

Next, the internal lottery process (step S109) performed in the game progress process will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, in the internal lottery process, the main control CPU 40a performs a role lottery process (step S201). Details of the combination lottery process will be described later. Next, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the user is staying in the advantageous effect mode MB (step S202). In the process of step S202, the main control CPU 40a refers to the effect mode flag stored in the main control RAM 40c and identifies the effect mode in which the user is staying. When staying in the advantageous effect mode MB (step S202: YES), the main control CPU 40a ends the internal lottery process.

  On the other hand, when not staying in the advantageous effect mode MB (step S202: NO), the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the AT shift flag is stored in the main control RAM 40c (step S203). That is, in the process of step S203, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the transition to the advantageous effect mode MB is already permitted by winning the AT transition lottery in the normal effect mode MA. If the AT shift flag is stored (step S203: YES), the main control CPU 40a ends the internal lottery process. On the other hand, if the AT shift flag is not stored (step S203: NO), the main control CPU 40a performs an AT shift lottery (step S204). In this embodiment, the transition to the advantageous performance mode MB is permitted by winning the AT transition lottery, and the transition to the advantageous performance mode MB is not permitted by not winning the AT transition lottery.

  Next, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the AT transition lottery has been won (step S205). That is, in the process of step S205, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the transition to the advantageous effect mode MB is permitted. If the AT transfer lottery is not won (step S205: NO), the main control CPU 40a ends the internal lottery process. On the other hand, when the AT shift lottery is won (step S205: YES), the main control CPU 40a stores the AT shift flag in the main control RAM 40c (step S206). Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a ends the internal lottery process.

  Next, the combination lottery process (step S201) performed in the internal lottery process will be described. In the combination lottery process of this embodiment, for each of a plurality of lottery numbers, a lottery for determining whether or not to win (hereinafter referred to as a unit combination lottery) is performed in a predetermined order. The combination lottery process is terminated when any lottery number is won or the unit combination lottery for all lottery numbers is not won. In the following description, the number of executions of the unit combination lottery in one combination lottery process is indicated as “number of repeated lotteries N”. Therefore, the lottery repetition count N can take a value from 1 indicating the first unit combination lottery to a maximum value X equal to the total number of lottery numbers.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the combination lottery process, the main control CPU 40a selects a combination lottery table associated with the game state during the stay (step S301). In the process of step S301, the main control CPU 40a identifies the gaming state during the stay based on the value of the gaming state flag stored in the main control RAM 40c. For example, in the process of step S301, when the main control CPU 40a stays in the first RT state, the main control CPU 40a selects the first RT state combination lottery table. When the main control CPU 40a stays in the second RT state, the main control CPU 40a selects the second lottery table for the second RT state.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the lottery table is associated with one lottery number to be a lottery among a plurality of lottery numbers for each lottery repetition number N from 1 to X. For example, the lottery repeat number N = 1 can be associated with the lottery number 1, the lottery repeat number N = 2 can be associated with the lottery number 2, and the lottery repeat number N = 3 can be associated with the lottery number 3. Each lottery repetition number N may be associated with a lottery number so that the lottery number is in ascending order or descending order, or may be associated with a lottery number so as to be in a different order. Further, in the combination lottery table, one variable v is associated with each lottery repetition number N from 1 to X. In this embodiment, the data amount d1 of the variable v is 1 byte. The variable v may be a different value for each lottery repetition number N, or a part thereof may be the same value. In this embodiment, the main control ROM 40b that stores the role lottery table (variable v) realizes a function as a variable storage unit that stores values that can be taken as variables.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the main control CPU 40a sets 1 to the number of lottery repetitions N (step S302). In the processing of step S302, the main control CPU 40a sets a value capable of specifying the lottery repetition number N = 1 in the lottery repetition counter stored in the main control RAM 40c as information that can specify the lottery repetition number N. . The main control CPU 40a can specify the lottery repeat count N by referring to the value of the lottery repeat counter.

  Next, the main control CPU 40a reads out a lottery number associated with the number of lottery repetitions N with reference to the selected combination lottery table, and stores information that can identify the read lottery number into the main control RAM 40c. (Step S303). In the processing of step S303, the main control CPU 40a specifies the number of lottery repetitions N based on the value of the lottery repetition counter.

  Next, the main control CPU 40a reads the variable v associated with the lottery repetition number N with reference to the selected combination lottery table, and stores the read variable v in the A register (step S304). . As described above, the main control CPU 40a acquires the value stored in the main control ROM 40b as the variable v. In the following description, the “store variable v in A register” process in step S304 is referred to as an acquisition process. In this embodiment, the process of step S304 when the predetermined lottery repetition number N is equal to the first acquisition process, and the process of step S304 when the lottery repetition number N is different from the predetermined lottery repetition number N. Corresponds to the second acquisition process. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the process of step S304 when the number of lottery repetitions N = n (where n is 1 to X) is referred to as an “nth acquisition process”.

  Next, the main control CPU 40a multiplies the variable v stored in the A register by a predetermined constant b to calculate determination data p as a determination value, and stores the calculated determination data p in the HL register. (Step S305). For example, the value of the constant b is 224. That is, the data amount d2 of the constant b is, for example, 1 byte. As described above, the main control CPU 40a generates the determination value by calculating the acquired variable and the predetermined constant. The operation for generating the determination value is multiplication. In this embodiment, the main control CPU 40a executes the process of step S305, thereby realizing a function as a determination value generation unit that generates determination data as a determination value. In the following description, the process of “stores the determination data calculated by multiplying the variable stored in the A register by the constant” in step S305 is referred to as a generation process.

  The main control CPU 40a according to this embodiment executes the generation process (specific generation process) in step S305 in common when a plurality of acquisition processes with different numbers of lottery repetitions N are executed as the process of step S304. . That is, the main control CPU 40a according to this embodiment executes a specific generation process in common in the generation process when one of the first acquisition process and the second acquisition process is executed. It has become.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, since the variable v1 is associated with the lottery repetition number N = 1, “v1 · b” is calculated as the determination data p in the generation process of step S305. And stored in the HL register. For example, since the variable vX is associated with the lottery repetition number N = X, “vX · b” is calculated as the determination data p and stored in the HL register in the generation process of step S305. In the following description, when the number of lottery repetitions N = n (where n = 1 to X), the determination data p generated in the generation process of step S305 is referred to as “determination data pn”. In this embodiment, the data amount d3 of the determination data p1 to pX is all 2 bytes.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the main control CPU 40a adds the random number data acquired in the process of step S108 in the game progress process and the determination data p stored in the HL register to calculate the addition data Ad. (Step S306). Next, the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the calculated addition data Ad exceeds the maximum value (65535 in this embodiment) that the random number data can take (step S307). When the addition data Ad exceeds the maximum value that the random number data can take (step S307: YES), the main control CPU 40a determines that the lottery number targeted for lottery is winning. When the addition data Ad does not exceed the maximum value that can be taken by the random number data (step S307: NO), the main control CPU 40a determines that the lottery number targeted for lottery is not won (missed). Therefore, in this embodiment, the main control CPU 40a realizes a function as a determination unit that performs various determination processes. The determination process in step S307, which is one of the determination processes performed by the main control CPU 40a, is performed using random number data and determination data p.

  When the addition data Ad exceeds the maximum value of the random number data (step S307: YES), the main control CPU 40a specifies the lottery number as the lottery target based on the information stored in the process of step S303, A value (information) that can specify the specified lottery number is stored as a winning number flag stored in the main control CPU 40a (step S308). Thereafter, the main control CPU 40a ends the role lottery process.

  On the other hand, when the addition data Ad does not exceed the maximum value that the random number data can take (step S307: NO), the main control CPU 40a determines whether or not the lottery repetition count N is the maximum value X ( Step S309). When the lottery repetition number N is the maximum value X (step S309: YES), the main control CPU 40a ends the winning lottery process. The situation in which the determination in step S309 is affirmative is a so-called “out” that does not win the unit combination lottery for all of the lottery numbers 1 to X. In this case, the winning number flag is set to an initial value indicating a loss.

  When the lottery repetition number N is not the maximum value X (step S309: NO), the main control CPU 40a sets “N + 1” as the lottery repetition number N (step S310). More specifically, the main control CPU 40a sets a value capable of specifying the lottery repetition number N = N + 1 in the lottery repetition counter stored in the main control RAM 40c as information capable of specifying the lottery repetition number N. That is, the main control CPU 40a updates the lottery repetition count N by adding 1. By executing this process, the lottery number as the lottery target in the unit role lottery is switched to the lottery number in the next order. When the process of step S310 ends, the main control CPU 40a proceeds to the process of step S303, and performs the processes of steps S303 to S307 for the lottery number newly selected as the lottery object.

  In this embodiment, the processing of steps S303 to S307 corresponds to a unit combination lottery. In the role lottery process according to this embodiment, the lottery numbers from the first lottery number to the lottery number X (where X is an integer equal to or greater than 2) are the predetermined order. One lottery is selected for each lottery number for each lottery number. Then, the main control CPU 40a ends the lottery when either lottery number is won or when the unit lottery with the last lottery number X in the predetermined order as a lottery object is completed.

  In this embodiment, the program for executing the acquisition process of step S304, the program for executing the generation process (specific generation process) of step S305, the data amount of the variable v and the constant b, and the determination to be generated The relationship with the data amount of the data p will be described in detail later.

Next, processing performed by the sub control CPU 41a will be described.
When the sub control CPU 41a inputs various control commands from the main control CPU 40a, the sub control CPU 41a controls the effect display device 13, the decoration lamp 14, and the speaker 15 so as to execute various effects based on the control command. Note that the sub-control CPU 41a recognizes that the symbol combination for which no prize is determined has stopped on the active line NL when no winning instruction command is input.

  For example, when an effect mode command is input, the sub control CPU 41a stores an effect mode flag for sub control capable of specifying the effect mode being controlled in the sub control RAM 41c. Then, the sub-control CPU 41 a notifies at least one of the effect display device 13, the decoration lamp 14, and the speaker 15 so that mode identification information indicating an effect mode that can be specified from the effect mode flag for sub-control is notified. To control.

  When the instruction number command is input, the sub-control CPU 41a executes a navigation to notify the stop operation mode of the stop buttons 22a to 22c according to the instruction number that can be specified from the instruction number command. , At least one of the decorative lamp 14 and the speaker 15 is controlled. Note that the mode of navigation that the main control CPU 40a causes the payout display unit 30a to execute and the mode of navigation that the sub control CPU 41a executes may be the same or different.

  Next, the data amount of the program (command) for executing the above-described combination lottery process and the data amount of various numerical data will be described in detail. In this embodiment, a program for executing the role lottery process is stored in the main control ROM 40b.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the data amount d1 of the variable v (v1 to vX) stored in association with the lottery repetition count N and the data amount d2 of the constant b used for the generation process are all 1 byte. is there. In addition, the data amount d3 of the determination data p (p1 to pX) generated in the generation process is 2 bytes. Therefore, in this embodiment, the data amount d3 of the determination data p (p1 to pX) is a data amount of 2 units or more, the data amount d1 of the value that can be taken as the variable v, and the data amount of the value that can be taken as the constant b d2 is a data amount with a smaller number of units than the determination data p. Further, the data amount d3 of the determination data p (p1 to pX) generated in the generation process is data having a larger number of units than both the data amount d1 of the value that can be taken as the variable v and the data amount d2 of the value of the constant b. Amount.

  Further, in the generation process in step S305 of the role lottery process, “an instruction to store the determination data p calculated by multiplying the variable v stored in the A register and the constant b (224 in this embodiment) in the HL register” is For example, “MUL HL, A, 224” is described. The data amount D2 of the generation process is 2 bytes, which is the amount of data necessary for the description of the instruction “MUL HL, A,” which is multiplied by the variable v stored in the A register and the constant b and stored in the HL register, A total of 3 bytes is obtained by adding 1 byte, which is the amount of data necessary for describing the constant b.

  Therefore, in the total data amount such as the program stored in the main control ROM 40b, the data amount d1 of a value that can be taken as a variable, the data amount D2 of the generation process, the maximum value X of the lottery repetition number N, and the generation process The relation of the data amount d3 of the generated determination data p satisfies the relational expression (1) of “D2 + d1 × X <d3 × X”. Note that the maximum value X of the lottery repetition count N is equal to the number of lottery numbers and the number of variables v used for the role lottery. Further, the maximum value X of the lottery repetition number N can be grasped as the number A of acquisition processes and the number of executions.

  For example, assuming that the number of lottery numbers is 4, since the data amount d1 = 1 byte, the data amount D2 = 3 bytes, and the data amount d3 = 2 bytes, D2 + d1 × X = 7 bytes, and d3 Since × X = 8 bytes, the relational expression (1) is satisfied. For example, assuming that the number of lottery numbers is 50, since the data amount d1 = 1 byte, the data amount D2 = 3 bytes, and the data amount d3 = 2 bytes, D2 + d1 × X = 53 bytes, and d3 Since × X = 100 bytes, the relational expression (1) is satisfied. As described above, in this embodiment, the data amount Da obtained by adding the data amount D2 of the program for executing the generation process and the data amount d1 of the variables 1 to X is the main control of the determination data p1 to pX in advance. The data amount Db is smaller than the sum of the data amounts d3 of the determination data p1 to pX when it is assumed to be stored in the ROM 40b.

  In this embodiment, the data amount d1 of the value that can be taken as the variable v, the data amount d2 of the value of the constant b, the maximum value X of the lottery repetition count N, and the data amount d3 of the determination data p generated in the generation process This relationship satisfies the relational expression (2) of “d2 + d1 × X <d3 × X”. That is, in this embodiment, the total data amount of the data amount d1 of the variable v and the constant data amount d2 is smaller than the total data amount of the data amount d3 of the determination data p. Therefore, in this embodiment, for example, the determination data p1 to pX having a data amount of 2 bytes are stored in the main control ROM 40b as they are, and the determination data p associated with the lottery repetition number N is read and stored in a predetermined manner. The amount of data stored in advance in the main control ROM 40b can be reduced as compared with the configuration for executing the instructions stored in the area.

According to the slot machine 10 of the above-described embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) According to the embodiment, the determination data p is generated by calculating the variable v and the constant b. Since the data amount d3 of the determination data p generated by the calculation is a data amount having a larger number of units than both the value that can be taken as the variable v and the value of the constant b, a plurality of determination data p are simply used as they are. Compared to the conventional configuration stored in the main control ROM 40b, the amount of data stored in the main control ROM 40b can be reduced.

  (2) According to the embodiment, since the data amount d1 of the value that can be taken as the variable v is a data amount of 1 unit (1 byte), the amount of data stored in the main control ROM 40b is reduced. In addition to being able to handle, it is possible to easily handle possible values for the variable v.

  (3) According to the embodiment, when generating the determination data p, it is only necessary to store a value (variable v or constant b) that is a data amount of a unit number smaller than the determination data p. The compression of the main control ROM 40b can be further suppressed.

(4) According to the embodiment, since the data amount of the value that can be taken as the variable v is 1 byte, the compression of the main control ROM 40b can be further suppressed as compared with the conventional gaming machine.
(5) According to the embodiment, since the determination data p is generated by multiplication, the data amount of each variable v and constant b can be reduced in generating the determination data p having the same data amount.

  (6) According to the embodiment, among the values that can be taken as the variable v and the value of the constant b, at least the data amount d2 of the value of the constant b is a data amount of 1 byte (1 unit). Therefore, in addition to reducing the amount of data stored in the main control ROM 40b, it is possible to easily handle possible values for the constant b.

  (7) According to the embodiment, the generation process is shared in the acquisition process (the first acquisition process and the second acquisition process) for the plurality of lottery repetition times N, and is stored in the main control ROM 40b. The amount of data can be reduced.

  (8) According to the embodiment, the relationship between the data amount d1, d3, D2 and the maximum value X of the lottery repetition number N satisfies the relational expression (1) of “D2 + d1 × X <d3 × X”. For this reason, although a generation process for generating the determination data p by calculation is newly required as compared with the conventional gaming machine, the determination data p remains as it is even if the data amount D2 of the generation process is taken into consideration. The amount of data stored in the main control ROM 40b can be reduced as compared with the case where the processing to be acquired is employed.

(9) According to the embodiment, it is possible to further suppress the compression of the storage capacity in the main control ROM 40b when performing the determination using the random number data (role lottery).
(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the slot machine will be described. In the following description, portions different from the above-described embodiment will be described in detail, and the description of the same configuration as the above-described embodiment will be simplified or omitted.

This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a plurality of acquisition processes are provided as acquisition processes for acquiring variables. Details will be described below.
The main control CPU 40a executes a plurality of acquisition processes including a first acquisition process, a second acquisition process, a third acquisition process, and a fourth acquisition process as the acquisition process.

  The first to fourth acquisition processes are processes for reading the 1-byte variable v and storing it in the register A. The “instruction for storing the variable v in the register A” is described as “LD A, v”, for example. The data amount D1 of this “instruction to store variable v in register A” is 1 byte which is the amount of data necessary for the description of instruction “LD A,” which reads variable v and stores it in register A, and variable v A total of 2 bytes is obtained by adding 1 byte which is the data amount d1 necessary for the description.

  In this embodiment, the number A of “instructions for storing the variable v in the A register” for calculating the determination data p is “4” in total in the first to fourth acquisition processes. The “instructions for storing variables in the A register” may be at least four, and may be five or more. For example, the first to fourth acquisition processes and the generation process may be executed in the role lottery and the AT transition lottery in the first embodiment, and a stagnation effect (so-called freeze effect) performed by stagnation of the progress of the variable game. May be performed in the effect lottery of whether or not to execute.

  And when CPU40a for main control performs any acquisition process among the 1st acquisition processes mentioned above and the 2nd acquisition process, it performs a specific generation process in common among generation processes. Also, the main control CPU 40a may execute a specific generation process in common among the generation processes even when any one of the third acquisition process and the fourth acquisition process described above is executed. .

  Note that the data amount D3 of “a program for the processing (assuming the conventional nth acquisition processing in the figure) when it is assumed that the processing for acquiring the determination data p is included” is the determination data. A total of 3 bytes is obtained by adding 1 byte which is the data amount of the instruction “LD A,” which reads p and stores it in the A register, and 2 bytes which are the data amount of the determination data p.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the data amount D1 of each acquisition process, the data amount D2 of the generation process, the number A of acquisition processes, and the same data amount as the determination data p generated by the generation process in the main control program The relation of the data amount D3 of the process when it is assumed that the process for obtaining the determination data p is included satisfies the relational expression (3) of “D2 + D1 × A <D3 × A”.

  For example, assuming that the number of acquisition processes A = 4, since the data amount D1 = 2 bytes, the data amount D2 = 3 bytes, and the data amount D3 = 3 bytes, D2 + D1 × A = 11 bytes, D3 × A = Since it is 12 bytes, the above relational expression (3) is satisfied. For example, assuming that the number of acquisition processes = 50, since the data amount D1 = 2 bytes, the data amount D2 = 3 bytes, and the data amount D3 = 3 bytes, D2 + D1 × A = 103 bytes, D3 × A = 150 Since it is a byte, the above relational expression (3) is satisfied.

  That is, in this embodiment, the data amount Dc obtained by summing the data amount D1 of the program for executing each acquisition process and the data amount D2 of the program for executing the generation process acquires the determination data p. Is less than the total data amount Dd when the data amount D3 of the program for the processing is assumed to be included.

According to the slot machine 10 of the second embodiment, in addition to the effects (1) to (9) in the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(10) According to the embodiment, the amount of data stored in the main control ROM 40b can be reduced by sharing the generation process in a plurality of acquisition processes (first acquisition process and second acquisition process). . The same applies to the third acquisition process and the fourth acquisition process.

  (11) According to the embodiment, the relationship between the data amounts D1 to D3 and the number A of acquisition processes satisfies the relational expression (3) of “D2 + D1 × A <D3 × A”. For this reason, compared to the conventional gaming machine, a new generation process for generating the determination data p by calculation is required, but even if the data amount of the generation process is taken into consideration, it is stored in the main control ROM 40b. The amount of data to be kept can be reduced.

The embodiment described above may be changed to another embodiment as follows, for example.
The data amount d1 of the variable v, the data amount d2 of the constant b, the data amount d3 of the determination data p, the data amount D1 of each acquisition process, and the data amount D2 of the generation process may be changed as appropriate. However, each data amount is preferably set so as to satisfy at least one of the relational expressions (1) to (3) described above.

  The data amount d1 of the variable v, the data amount d2 of the constant b, the data amount d3 of the determination data p, the data amount D1 of each acquisition process, and the number of units (bytes) of the generation process data amount D2 are appropriately changed. May be. However, the number of bytes of the determination data p is preferably larger than the number of bytes of the variable v and the constant b.

  -The constant b may be changed. When the constant b is set to a small value, the difference in the determination data p calculated by multiplying the variable v can be reduced. However, it is preferable that the number of bytes of the constant b is less than the number of bytes of the determination data p.

  The determination data p generated by the generation process may be a value for performing a determination different from the role lottery. For example, it is determined whether or not to shift to the advantageous effect mode MB (AT transition lottery), and whether or not to execute a stagnation effect (a so-called freeze effect) performed by stagnating the progress of the variable game (freeze lottery). It may be a value to do. Further, the determination data p may be a value for determining whether or not at least one of the display effect, the sound effect, and the light emission effect can be executed, and the contents of the effect. In this case, the determination data p may be calculated by the main control CPU 40a or the sub control CPU 41a.

  As the acquisition process, at least the first acquisition process and the second acquisition process are sufficient, and the third acquisition process and the fourth acquisition process may be omitted. However, from the viewpoint of reducing the amount of data stored in the storage means such as the main control ROM 40b, it is preferable to provide four or more acquisition processes.

  In the generation process, the calculation for calculating the determination data p is not limited to multiplication. For example, 1-byte first data and 1-byte second data may be connected to generate 2-byte determination data p, or the two data may be added to generate determination data p.

-There may be a plurality of constants b used in the generation process. In this case, at least one constant b is used for a generation process shared in a plurality of acquisition processes.
The main control CPU 40a may perform the determination process using the determination data p generated by the generation process and a value different from the random number data. The value different from the random number data is, for example, a predetermined game state or the number of executions of the variable game in the effect mode.

  -You may change the method for determining whether or not you win. For example, in the process of step S306, the main control CPU 40a calculates the subtraction data Sb by subtracting the determination data p from the random number data. If the subtraction data Sb is 0 or less in the process of step S307, the main control CPU 40a is determined to be successful. However, if it is not 0 or less, it may be determined that the player has not won. Further, the main control CPU 40a may determine that the winning is made when the random number data matches the determination data p, and may determine that the winning is not made if they do not match.

The slot machine 10 may include a dedicated display device that displays the instruction number.
The slot machine 10 may include four or more reels.
The slot machine 10 may have a bonus combination. When the bonus combination winning is generated, the main control CPU 40a causes a bonus game to be generated from the next variable game.

The slot machine 10 may be provided with one type of effect mode or may be provided with three or more types of effect modes.
The slot machine 10 may have three or more types of gaming states.

  The slot machine 10 may include a single control board that integrates the functions of the main control board 40 and the sub-control board 41. Further, the function of the main control board 40 may be realized by dividing it into a plurality of boards. The main control CPU 40a may be composed of a plurality of CPUs mounted on a single substrate.

The main control CPU 40a, the main control ROM 40b, and the main control RAM 40c may be configured as a one-chip microcomputer.
The function of the sub control board 41 may be realized by dividing it into a plurality of boards. For example, the slot machine 10 may include a display board that specially controls the effect display device 13, a lamp board that specially controls the decorative lamp 14, and an audio board that specially controls the speaker 15. You may further provide the control board which controls a group collectively. The sub control CPU 41a may be composed of a plurality of CPUs mounted on a single substrate.

The slot machine 10 may be a gaming machine that uses a gaming medium different from medals. For example, the game medium may be a game ball.
-It may be embodied as a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine includes a game board, a start port, a display device that displays a variable game, a special winning opening, and a control device. The control device makes a jackpot determination when the game ball has entered the start opening, and when winning the jackpot determination, displays the jackpot symbol in the variable game, and after the jackpot variable game ends, Grant a jackpot game to be released. Even in such a gaming machine, determination data p used for determination processing such as jackpot determination can be generated by the generation processing.

The following technical idea can be understood from the above-described embodiment.
(A) Of the total data amount of the program stored in the storage means, the data amount d1 of the value that can be taken as the variable, the data amount D2 of the specific generation process, the number X of the values that can be taken as the variable, And the relation of the data amount d3 of the judgment value generated in the generation process satisfies the relational expression of D2 + d1 × X <d3 × X.

  (B) Of the total data amount of the program stored in the storage means, the data amount D1 of the acquisition process, the data amount D2 of the specific generation process, the number A of the acquisition processes, and the program The relationship of the data amount D3 of the process when it is assumed that the process for acquiring the determination value having the same data amount as the determination value generated by the generation process is D2 + D1 × A <D3 × The relational expression A is satisfied.

  (C) The data amount of the determination value is a data amount of 2 units or more, and the data amount of the value that can be taken as the variable and the data amount of the constant value are both smaller than the determination value. The amount of data in units.

(D) The data amount of the determination value generated in the generation process is a data amount of the number of units larger than any of the value that can be taken as the variable and the value of the constant.
(E) The unit is one byte.

(F) The operation for generating the determination value is multiplication.
(G) Random number generation means for generating a random number is provided, and the execution means determines whether or not the winning is made using the determination value and the random number.

  S304 ... step (acquisition process), S305 ... step (generation process), S307 ... step (determination process), p ... determination data (determination value), v ... variable, 40 ... main control board, 40a ... main control CPU ( Generation means, determination value generation means, determination means, random number generation means, execution means), 40b... Main control ROM (storage means, variable storage means).

Claims (3)

A gaming machine that performs a determination using a determination value,
Storage means storing at least a program;
Execution means for executing the program,
The storage means stores values that can be taken as variables,
The program includes an acquisition process for acquiring the value stored in the storage unit as a variable, and a generation for calculating a variable acquired by the acquisition process and a predetermined constant to generate a determination value Processing, and the acquisition process includes a first acquisition process and a second acquisition process,
The execution means executes a specific generation process in common among the generation processes when any one of the first acquisition process and the second acquisition process is executed. Gaming machine.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the data amount of the value that can be taken as the variable is a data amount of one unit.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the data amount of the constant value is a data amount of one unit.

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