JP2018086104A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine capable of improving convenience of operation by a player.SOLUTION: Operation to a start switch 7 is possible with operation to a MAX BET switch 6 still being maintained (t2). Therefore, even if the operation to the start switch 7 for spinning reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is performed while operation to set the number of bets, such as to the MAX BET switch 6, is being maintained, it is possible to spin the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Consequently, it is possible to improve convenience of operation by a player to the start switch 7.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

Description

  The present invention is provided with a plurality of variable display units capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable, and after the variable display unit is variably displayed, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit. The present invention also relates to a slot machine that can generate a winning according to a display result combination that is a combination of display results of a plurality of variable display units.

  A slot machine generally includes a variable display unit having a reel on which a plurality of kinds of symbols as identification information are drawn on the outer periphery, and a start switch is operated with a specified number of bets set. When the reel starts to rotate and the stop switch is operated to stop the rotation of the reel, a predetermined symbol combination on the winning line (for example, 7-7-7, hereinafter, symbol combination is a combination of display results, or Winning is generated by deriving the “right” (also called a role).

  As types of roles, there are types such as a small role, a special role, and a replay role. Here, when the display result corresponding to the small combination is derived on the winning line, the number of medals determined for each type of small combination is paid out. When the display result corresponding to the special combination is derived on the winning line, the gaming state can be shifted to a special gaming state advantageous to the player such as a regular bonus or a big bonus. When the display result corresponding to the re-gamer is derived on the winning line, the next game can be played without consuming new medals for setting the bet amount.

  Conventionally, when an operation of a stop switch for stopping the last reel among the three reels (hereinafter, also referred to as a final stop operation) is performed, the pressing to the stop switch for stopping the other reels There is a slot machine that stops the last reel in response to the final stop operation even when the operation is maintained (a state where the pressure is maintained and is not released yet) (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

Japanese Patent No. 5622205

  In the conventional slot machine described above, there is room for improvement in the player's operation with respect to operation means such as a stop switch.

  The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a slot machine capable of improving the convenience of the player's operation.

(1) Provided with a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each capable of being identified,
In the slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) in which a winning result can be generated according to the display result after the variable display portion is variably displayed, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display portion.
Bet number operating means (for example, MAXBET switch 6) operated to set the bet number for variably displaying the variable display section;
Starting operation means (for example, a start switch 7) operated to display the variable display unit in a variably displayed state with a bet number set,
The operation to the start operation means is possible when the operation to the betting number operation means is maintained (for example, as shown in FIG. 20, the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 is maintained at t2. The start switch 7 can be operated in the state).

  According to such a configuration, since the variable display unit can be variably displayed even when the start operation means is operated while the operation on the betting number operation means is maintained, the game for the start operation means The convenience of the user's operation can be improved.

(2) In the slot machine according to (1) above,
The betting number operation means and the start operation means are arranged on different surfaces (for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the MAXBET switch 6 is provided on the upper surface 1c of the front door 1b, and the start switch 7 is provided on the vertical surface 1d).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to simultaneously operate two operation means arranged on different surfaces, so that the convenience of the player's operation can be improved.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. It is a front view of the housing | casing which shows the internal structure figure of a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. It is a figure for demonstrating the main control part. It is a figure for demonstrating a small part and a special part. It is a figure for demonstrating a re-game player. It is a figure for demonstrating the lottery object combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of pushing order rep winning. It is a figure for demonstrating the reel control at the time of pushing order bell winning. It is a figure which shows the symbol combination of a transfer turn. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of a gaming state. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a game state. It is a flowchart of a game process. It is a flowchart of a reel rotation process. It is a flowchart of a winning determination process. It is a flowchart of a payout process. It is a flowchart of a game auxiliary display update process. It is a timing chart which shows an example of processing in one game. It is a timing chart which shows an example of processing in one game. It is a figure for demonstrating the update aspect of a game auxiliary | assistant display. It is a flowchart of the winning determination process of 2nd Embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows an example of 2nd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
[Overall structure of slot machine]
A mode for carrying out a slot machine according to the present invention will be described below based on examples. In the following embodiments, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described. Further, in the following embodiments, the direction from the slot machine 1 toward the player's near side when viewed from the player located facing the slot machine 1 is the “front” direction in each explanation place. The opposite direction is the “rear” direction. Similarly, the left and right directions such as “left” and “right” and the up and down directions such as “up” and “down” are also the left and right directions or the up and down directions as viewed from the player. means. Similarly, in the description of each member, it means a direction seen from the player when each member is fixed at a predetermined position of the slot machine 1.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment. The slot machine 1 includes a housing 1a having an open front surface and a front door 1b pivotally supported on a side end of the housing 1a. A liquid crystal display 51 is provided at the upper center of the front door 1b. The liquid crystal display 51 has a display area 51a, and the transmission area 51b corresponding to the see-through window 3 can be transmitted. As a result, a predetermined effect can be executed in the display area 51a, and the transmission area 51b of the display area 51a is transmitted so that the display area 51a is juxtaposed inside the housing 1a via the see-through window 3 (see FIG. 3). ) Reels 2L, 2C and 2R (hereinafter also referred to as left reel 2L, middle reel 2C and right reel 2R) are visible. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the symbol arrangement of the reels. On the reels 2L to 2R, a plurality of types of symbols that can be identified are arranged in a predetermined order. The number of reels is not limited to three, and may be one or two or more. Moreover, although the variable display part has shown the example comprised by the physical reel, you may be comprised by image display apparatuses, such as a liquid crystal display.

  Of the front door 1b, the lower portion of the see-through window 3 protrudes forward, and on the upper surface 1c of the protruding portion, a medal insertion portion 4 capable of inserting medals in order from the right, an effect switch for use in the effect 56, a MAXBET switch 6, and a game display unit 13 for informing information related to the game are provided. Here, the MAXBET switch 6 is operated when setting a stipulated number of bets determined according to the gaming state within the range of credits stored as game values (the number of medals) owned by the player. Switch.

  When the rotation of the right reel 2R is stopped in order from the right on a vertical surface 1d which is a part of the protruding portion and is provided continuously with the upper surface 1c and is perpendicular to the installation surface of the slot machine 1. Right stop switch 8R to be operated, middle stop switch 8C to be operated to stop the rotation of the middle reel 2C, left stop switch 8L to be operated to stop the rotation of the left reel 2L, and to start the game A start switch 7 is provided which is operated by Further, a settlement switch 10 is provided on the left side of the start switch 7 and on the surface located behind the vertical surface 1d. The settlement switch 10 is a switch operated when the credit and the set bet number are settled and returned.

  Among these switches, the production switch 56 other than the start switch 7, the MAXBET switch 6, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R and the settlement switch 10 are round push buttons, and are on the surface on which the switches are provided. It is operated by applying a vertical force. On the other hand, the start switch 7 is a lever type switch, and is operated by applying a force in a parallel direction to the surface on which the switch is provided.

  That is, although the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are provided on the same vertical plane, the operation directions that are directions in which a force is applied are different. Specifically, the start switch 7 can be operated by applying a force in a direction parallel to the vertical plane 1d, such as the up-down direction or the left-right direction when viewed from the player. On the other hand, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R can be operated by applying a force in a direction perpendicular to the vertical surface 1d, such as a backward direction from the player's front side to the back side.

  The MAXBET switch 6 is provided on the upper surface 1c that is horizontal to the installation surface of the slot machine 1, and is operated by applying a force in the vertical direction to the upper surface 1c on which the MAXBET switch 6 is provided. . Therefore, the MAXBET switch 6 can be operated by applying a force in the vertical direction as viewed from the player. The start switch 7 can also be operated by applying a vertical force as viewed from the player, and the MAXBET switch 6 can also be operated by applying a vertical force as viewed from the player. The two switches are provided on different surfaces.

  The game display unit 13 is provided with a credit display 11, a game auxiliary display 12, a throw-in request LED 17, a start valid LED 18, a waiting LED 19, a replaying LED 20, and a 1BETLED 14, 2BETLED15, and 3BETLED16. The credit display 11 displays the number of medals stored as credits. The game auxiliary display 12 displays information such as the number of medals to be paid out, an error code at the time of an error, and information for identifying the stop order of reels. When the insertion request LED 17 is turned on, it is notified that a medal can be inserted. When the start valid LED 18 is lit, it is informed that the game can be started by operating the start switch 7. When the waiting LED 19 is lit, it is informed that the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are waiting to start rotation because a certain period of time has not elapsed since the start of the previous game after the start switch 7 was operated. Is done. When the replaying LED 20 is lit, it is informed that the replay game is in progress after winning the re-game player. Further, the set bet number is notified depending on which of the 1BETLED14, 2BETLED15 and 3BETLED16 is lit.

  Here, the replaying role (replay) is a role for giving a replaying. The re-game refers to a game in which the next game can be performed without using a game value (for example, credit) owned by the player. In other words, the re-game is a game in which the reels 2L to 2R (variable display units) can be variably displayed without using the game value owned by the player. Further, “operation is possible” means that the operation to the operation means is effectively accepted and the processing is started based on the acceptance of the operation. Specifically, that the operation to the start switch 7 is possible means that when the operation to the start switch 7 is detected, the main control unit 41 has effectively received the detected signal and has received the signal. Based on this, it means that the internal lottery process can be executed or the reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be rotated.

[Outline of the game in the slot machine]
When playing a game in the slot machine 1, first, a predetermined number of bets (for example, 3) are set by inserting medals into the medal insertion unit 4 or operating the MAXBET switch 6. As a result, the winning line LN becomes valid, the operation to the start switch 7 becomes valid, and the game can be started. If medals are inserted with the bet number set, the amount is added to the credit.

  The winning line is a line for determining whether a combination of symbols displayed on the see-through windows 3 of the reels 2L to 2R is a winning symbol combination. In the present embodiment, an example in which only one winning line LN (see FIG. 1) is provided will be described, but a plurality of winning lines may be provided. In addition, invalid lines LM1 to LM4 (see FIG. 1) are provided to make it easy to recognize that the combination of symbols constituting the winning line is aligned with the winning line LN. The invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are not determined as winning lines, but when a combination of specific winning symbols (so-called disparity) is aligned on the winning line LN, any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 has a predetermined symbol. By aligning the combinations (for example, bell-bell-bell), it is easy to recognize that a combination of symbols constituting a specific prize is arranged on the winning line LN.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L to 2R are rotated to display the symbols variably, and when the stop switches 8L to 8R are operated, the rotation of the corresponding reel is stopped. The three symbols are derived and displayed as display results on the upper, middle, and lower stages of the fluoroscopic window 3. At this time, symbols that can be selected as symbols to be derived and displayed (display results) include symbols that are displayed on the winning line LN when the left stop switch 8L, the middle stop switch 8C, and the right stop switch 8R are operated. This is a total of 5 symbols from 4 symbols ahead. When a combination of winning symbols stops on the winning line LN and a winning occurs, a predetermined number of medals are given to the player according to the winning and the credit is added or the credit reaches the upper limit (50). In this case, medals are paid out from the medal payout exit 9.

  Here, in the narrow sense, “game” in the slot machine 1 refers to a period from when the start switch 7 is operated to when the reels 2L to 2R are stopped. Since the number is set, the medals are paid out and the game state is shifted after the reels 2L to 2R are stopped, these incidental processes are also included in the “game” in a broad sense.

[Internal structure of slot machine]
FIG. 3 is a front view of the housing showing the internal structure of the slot machine. As shown in FIG. 3, a reel unit 2, a hopper unit 34 that stores or pays out medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, an overflow tank 35, a power supply box 100, and an external output signal are output inside the housing 1 a. An external output board 1000 or the like is provided.

  The reel unit 2 includes reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R, and reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R (see FIG. 4) that can detect the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, respectively. .

  The hopper unit 34 is paid by driving a hopper tank 34a for storing medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, a hopper motor 34b for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank 34a from the medal payout opening 9, and a hopper motor 34b. The payout sensor 34c detects a medal that has been put out. The overflow tank 35 is provided at the side of the hopper unit 34 and stores medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a. Inside the overflow tank 35, a full tank sensor 35a for detecting that the stored medal has become full is provided.

  On the front surface of the power supply box 100, a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and a stop function for controlling the stop state (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed). A stop switch 36a for selecting valid / invalid, automatic settlement processing (validation / returning of medals stored as credits regardless of the player's operation) is enabled / disabled. The automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting functions as a reset switch for canceling an error state or a stop state in a normal state, and in a setting change state, a set value of an internal lottery winning probability (outtake rate) to be described later Reset / setting switch 38 functioning as a setting switch for changing the power, and a power switch operated when turning the power on / off 9 is provided.

  The power supply box 100 is provided inside the housing 1a, and the front door 1b can be opened by a predetermined key operation carried by a store clerk or the like. Therefore, the setting key switch 37, the reset / setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 provided on the front surface of the power supply box 100 can be operated only by a store clerk or the like who owns the keys and cannot be operated by the player. It has become. The same applies to the reset switch 23 detected by a predetermined key operation. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 requires further key operation after the front door 1b is opened by key operation, only the store clerk possessing the key for operating the setting key switch 37 among the game store clerk. Operation is possible.

[Configuration of slot machine]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 101. The game state is controlled by the game control board 40, and the game state is controlled by the effect control board 90. The production according to the control is controlled, and the power supply board 101 generates the drive power for the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies them to each part.

  The power supply board 101 is supplied with AC100V power from the outside, and from this AC100V power supply, a DC voltage necessary for driving electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated, and the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 are generated. To be supplied. Further, the above-described hopper motor 34b, payout sensor 34c, full sensor 35a, setting key switch 37, reset / setting switch 38, and power switch 39 are connected to the power supply board 101.

  The game control board 40 advances the game based on detection signals from various operation means and detection means (such as the MAXBET switch 6 illustrated on the left side of the game control board 40 in FIG. 4) and the like, and notifies means. Display devices such as (illustrated on the left side of the game control board 40 in FIG. 4) are driven and controlled.

  Further, the game control board 40 drives and controls the reel motors 32L to 32R based on signals from the reel sensors 33L to 33R. The electric components connected to the game control board 40 are driven based on the control of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40.

  The game control board 40 includes a main control unit 41 that performs processing related to the progress of the game, a control clock generation circuit 42 that generates a control clock, a random number clock generation circuit 43 that generates a random number clock, and a game control board 40, a switch detection circuit 44 for transmitting detection signals input from switches directly or indirectly connected to the main control unit 41, and a motor for transmitting various signals output from the main control unit 41 to each electrical component. A drive circuit 45, a solenoid drive circuit 46 and an LED drive circuit 47, an interruption detection circuit 48 for outputting various signals to the main control unit 41 in a predetermined state, and a reset circuit 49 are mounted.

  The main control unit 41 directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40. The motor drive circuit 45 transmits the motor drive signal (stepping motor phase signal) output from the main control unit 41 to the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. The solenoid drive circuit 46 transmits the solenoid drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to the flow path switching solenoid 30. The LED drive circuit 47 transmits the LED drive signal output from the main control unit 41 to various displays and LEDs connected to the game control board 40. When the power interruption detection circuit 48 monitors the voltage of the power supplied to the slot machine 1 and detects a voltage drop, the power interruption detection circuit 48 outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the main control unit 41. The reset circuit 49 gives a system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in a state where power supply is unstable such as when the power is turned on or when the power is turned off.

  The effect control board 90 is connected to the effect switch 56 and the like, and drives and controls an effect device such as the liquid crystal display 51 (illustrated on the left side of the effect control board 90 in FIG. 4). The effect control board 90 is mounted with a circuit configuration such as the sub-control unit 91 (illustrated in the effect control board 90 of FIG. 4). The sub-control unit 91 receives a command transmitted from the game control board 40, performs a process of performing an effect, and directly transmits a circuit mounted on the effect control board 90 or a control component connected to the effect control board 90. Or indirectly control.

[Configuration of main control unit]
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the main control unit 41. The main control unit 41 is a one-chip microcomputer, and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 41a, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 41b, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 41c, a parallel input port 511, and the like.

  The CPU 41a is a control CPU that executes game control in the slot machine 1 by executing a user program (game control processing program for game control) based on the control code read from the ROM 41b. The CPU 41a executes the user program based on the fixed data stored in the ROM 41b and the fluctuation data written in the RAM 41c. Further, the CPU 41a receives various signals from the outside via the parallel input port 511, and stores the received various signals in a predetermined area provided in the RAM 41c.

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

  The parallel input port 511 includes a plurality of input ports including a first input port 511a, a second input port 511b, and a third input port 511c. A corresponding operation means is connected to each input port, and each input port is used to detect an operation from the connected operation means.

  Specifically, the first input port is used to detect an operation on the MAXBET switch 6. The second input port is used to detect operations on the start switch 7, the left stop switch 8L, the middle stop switch 8C, and the right stop switch 8R. The third input port is used to detect an operation on the settlement switch 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are provided on the same vertical plane 1d. On the other hand, the MAXBET switch 6 and the settlement switch 10 are provided on a different surface from the vertical surface 1d on which the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are provided. That is, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the operating means provided on the same surface are connected to the same port.

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

  In the timer interrupt process (main), signals sent from various switches via the input port such as the first input port 511a are detected, and whether the state is ON or OFF based on the data is detected. The switch detection process for determining is performed. When the switch is pressed, a signal is output. When the signal is detected in the switch detection process, it is determined that the switch is in the ON state. On the other hand, if the switch is not pressed, no signal is output. Therefore, if no signal is detected in the switch detection process, it is determined that the switch is in the OFF state. The main control unit 41 stores the state of each switch in the RAM 41c. When a signal in a state different from the state stored in the RAM 41c is detected in the timer interrupt process (main), the switch is pressed. Or whether the switch is released. For example, when a signal from the start switch is detected by the timer interrupt process (main) while the start switch 7 is stored in the RAM 41c, the start switch 7 is turned from OFF to ON. The main control unit 41 can determine that the switch 7 has been pressed.

[About winning a prize]
The winning combination will be described with reference to FIGS. The winning combination includes a special role with a transition to a special gaming state advantageous to the player, a small role with a game value such as a medal, and a replay that allows a game to be played without using the game value. There is a re-playing role with the grant of. These winning combinations can be won on the condition that an internal lottery performed simultaneously with the start operation is won. In other words, the internal lottery is a lottery for determining whether or not a winning is allowed. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a small combination and a special combination. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the replaying combination.

  In FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the name column indicates the name of the winning combination, and the symbol combination column indicates the combination of symbols in which the winning combination becomes a winning. In addition, in the symbol combination column that is aligned with the invalid line, a symbol combination that is easy to be recognized by the player and is a combination of symbols that stop on the invalid line when the winning symbol combination stops on the winning line. Yes. In the payout number column, values (medal payout, replay grant) given at the time of winning are shown. “/” Indicates “or”. The combination of symbols shown in the “Combination of invalid symbols” column can be stopped on the invalid line only when the corresponding winning combination is won, and when the corresponding winning combination is not won A combination of symbols that is not stopped on any line including the line LN and the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. For example, “Bell-Bell-Bell” can be stopped on the invalid line only when the right-down bell in FIG. 6 is won, and when the right-down bell is not win, -"Bell-bell" is not stopped.

  BB1 and BB2 in FIG. 6 are special roles accompanied by a transition to an advantageous state of bonus. In the BB1 and BB2 payout number columns, bonus termination conditions to be transferred by winning are shown. Each bonus is ended by paying out more than a predetermined number of medals. For example, a bonus controlled by winning / winning BB1 ends in a game in which the number of medals paid out during the bonus is 351 or more. A winning combination such as a middle bell other than BB1 and BB2 in FIG. 6 is a small combination in which medals are paid out when winning. Further, all winning combinations in FIG. 7 are re-game players.

[About lots eligible for lottery]
Next, the lottery target combination will be described with reference to FIG. The lottery target combination is a combination that is a target of an internal lottery executed by the slot machine 1. The slot machine 1 performs an internal lottery to determine a winning combination that is allowed to occur. In the drawing, the lottery target combination column indicates the name of the lottery target combination, and the combination column indicates a combination of winning combinations allowed to be generated when the lottery target combination is won. For example, if a weak cherry is won, a lower cherry win is permitted. When a weak watermelon is won, winning of right-down watermelon, upper watermelon and middle watermelon is allowed. Therefore, when the weak watermelon is won in the internal lottery, the right-down watermelon, the upper watermelon and the middle watermelon are simultaneously won.

[Reel control when multiple winning teams win simultaneously]
The reel control when a plurality of winning combinations are won simultaneously will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. The winning combination column shows the lottery winning combination. In the push order column, the order of operating the stop switches 8L to 8R is shown. For example, “left middle right” means to operate the left stop switch 8L, the middle stop switch 8C, and the right stop switch 8R in this order to stop the reels in the order of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R. Indicates. Further, “first left stop” means that the left stop switch 8L is operated first, and the operation procedure thereafter is not questioned. The symbol combination column to be stopped indicates a winning combination that is generated when the stop operation is performed in the pressing order shown in the pressing order column.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the reel control at the time of pushing order lip winning. The push order lip is a general term for the lottery target roles in which the reel control is performed so that the winning combination generated is different depending on the order in which the stop switches 8L to 8R are operated among the replaying combinations. For example, when the replay GR1 is won and the pushing order is left middle right, the symbol combination constituting the promoted replay 1 is derived so that the promoted replay 1 wins, and the pushing order is other than left middle right. Sometimes, the symbol combinations constituting the normal replay are derived so that the normal replay wins.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the reel control at the time of pushing order bell winning. The push order bell is a generic name for the lottery target roles for which reel control is performed so that the winning combination that is generated differs depending on the order of operating the stop switches 8L to 8R among the small roles. For example, when the left bell is elected and the pressing order is the first left stop, the symbol combination constituting the right falling bell is derived so that the right falling bell wins, and the pressing order is other than the first left stop. If so, the symbol combination constituting the upper bell is derived so that the upper bell wins, or the transition outcome shown in FIG. 11 is derived. The transition outcome is a so-called losing outcome, and is a symbol combination that does not generate any winnings. Although the transition outcome is a losing outcome, derivation is allowed only when the winning order is won, and if the slot machine 1 does not win any lottery target in the internal lottery, the transition outcome Different losing outcomes are derived. Here, the fact that the slot machine 1 did not win the lottery role in the internal lottery is also said to have lost the internal lottery.

  Further, among the lottery subject, when a simultaneous winning combination for simultaneously winning a plurality of winning combinations is won, reel control different from that when the simultaneous winning combination is not won can be performed. For example, when a weak watermelon is won, reel control is performed so that a watermelon that falls to the right or an upper watermelon is prioritized over a middle watermelon, but is pulled to the winning line, while a right watermelon is lowered when a strong watermelon is won. Reel control is performed in which the middle-stage watermelon is given priority over both the watermelon and the upper-stage watermelon to be drawn onto the winning line. When a weak cherry or a strong cherry is won, reel control is performed to draw the lower cherries onto the winning line, and when a middle cherry is selected, reel control is performed to pull the middle cherries onto the winning line. . Thereby, it can be estimated from the combination of symbols when the reels 2L to 2R are stopped whether they are cherry or watermelon, weak or strong, or middle cherry.

[About gaming state]
A gaming state controlled by the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an outline of the gaming state. As shown in FIG. 12, the slot machine 1 has RT0 to RT4 in which replay is won with a predetermined winning probability (see the numerical value in the re-playing role column in FIG. 13A), and the winning probability of the small role is between RT0 to RT4. The game state is controlled to any one of a plurality of game states including a bonus that is improved as compared to the case (see the winning combination or the outcome shown along the arrow in FIG. 12, FIG. 13A). (Refer to the start condition / end condition column of).

  Of RT1 to RT4, RT1 and RT3 are both disadvantageous for a player who has a low medal payout rate. On the other hand, both RT0 and RT2 are gaming states that are advantageous for a player with a high medal payout rate. In particular, RT2 is a gaming state that has a higher medal payout rate than RT0 and is more advantageous to the player. RT4 is a gaming state that shifts when a bonus is won. In RT0 to RT4, the probability of winning a small combination that is a lottery target combination other than the re-game combination is set so as not to change.

  When either BB1 or BB2 is won, RT4 is controlled. The winning flag that is set when either BB1 or BB2 wins is carried over until winning of the winning BB occurs. Also, RT4 is controlled continuously from BB winning to BB winning. During RT4, it is lower than during RT0 and RT2, and wins the replay with the same probability as during RT1 and RT3 (see the numerical value in the re-game combination column in FIG. 13A). Note that the replay probability in RT4 is set to a probability that the payout rate does not exceed 1 even if the winning combination can be won without being missed. In other words, the replay probability in RT4 is the total number of medals to be paid out when winning a winning combination without losing the winning combination during RT4. The total number of medals is not exceeded and the probability that the medals will not increase is set. When a BB win occurs during RT4, the bonus is controlled, and the bonus is terminated by paying out more than the number of medals described with reference to FIG. 6, and control is performed to RT3. The types of replays to be internally drawn are determined for each RT type (circles in FIG. 13B indicate replays to be drawn).

  In addition, when BB is winning simultaneously with the other lottery target combination, reel control is performed so that the lottery target combination other than BB wins preferentially. For this reason, when the probability of winning a small combination or re-playing combination in RT4 is high, it is difficult for a BB winning to occur and it is difficult to shift to a bonus. Therefore, in RT4, the probability of winning the re-gamer is set to be lower than RT0 or RT2 (see FIG. 13A). Thereby, in RT4, it is easy to win BB alone, and it is difficult to occur that it is not possible to shift to a bonus indefinitely.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the process proceeds to RT0 to RT3 depending on the outcome. The gaming state immediately after the setting change for setting the winning combination winning probability is RT3. Transition from RT3 to RT1 is made by derivation of the transition event. In the transition, when the pushing bell shown in FIG. 10 is won, the reels other than the reels which are the winning conditions for the right-down bell or the middle bell are first stopped, and the winning line LN is missed. It ’s a perfect match.

  The transition from RT1 to RT0 is made by winning the promotion replay. The transition from RT0 to RT2 is made by special replay winning. When a transition outcome appears in RT2, it returns to RT1. Further, when a transition outcome appears at RT0 or a fall replay wins, the process returns to RT1. The promotion replay and special replay are awarded when the replays GR1 to GR6 or REPLAY GR21 to 23 shown in FIG. 9 are selected and operated in the push order shown in FIG. Further, the fall replay is awarded when the replays GR11 to 13 shown in FIG. 9 are won and the reels other than the reels that are the winning conditions for the normal replay are set as the first stop.

  Therefore, the player needs to pay attention to the outcome in order to stay in the current advantageous gaming state or shift to a more advantageous state. However, which of the promoted replay, special replay, and falling replay is derived depends not only on the internal winning situation but also on the stop order of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. In other words, whether to stay in the current advantageous gaming state, to shift to a more advantageous state, or to fall to an unfavorable gaming state depends on the pressing order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. The slot machine according to the present embodiment has a function of notifying the pressing order that is advantageous to the player. Such an effect for notification is called a navigation effect. The period during which the navigation effect is performed is called assist time (AT). The AT is an example of a state that is advantageous to the player.

  The navigation effect includes navigation notification in which the main control unit 41 displays the navigation number as information that can identify the stop order of the reels using the game auxiliary display 12. A different navigation number is set for each press of the stop switch. For example, “1” is set as the navigation number which means that the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R are stopped in this order. Therefore, when the pushing order that is advantageous to the player is left, middle, and right, “1” is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12. The navigation effect includes an effect using the liquid crystal display 51. For example, in order to indicate the order in which the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, numbers that can specify the pressing order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are displayed, and the order in which the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated is displayed. You may notify. Specifically, by displaying “123” in order from the left on the liquid crystal display 51, it is notified that the left stop switch 8L, the middle stop switch 8C, and the right stop switch 8R are operated in this order.

  In AT, when RT1 wins any of replays GR1 to GR6 (see FIG. 9), a navigation effect for winning a promotion replay can be executed. For this reason, by performing a stop operation according to the navigation effect, it is possible to win the promotion replay and shift to RT0. In RT0, when any one of the replays GR11 to 13 is selected (see FIG. 10), a navigation effect for winning a normal replay can be executed. For this reason, RT0 can be maintained by normal replay winning by performing stop operation according to a navigation effect. In addition, in RT0, when one of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 is won, the operation procedure for winning the right falling bell or the middle bell is specified. The navigation effect is executed. Therefore, by performing the stop operation according to the navigation effect, it is possible to avoid derivation of the transition outcome and maintain RT0. Furthermore, in RT0, when any of the replays GR21 to 23 (see FIG. 9) is won, a navigation effect for specifying an operation procedure for winning a special replay can be executed. For this reason, by performing a stop operation according to the navigation effect, it is possible to shift to RT2 by special replay winning.

  In RT2, when one of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 is won, the navigation for specifying the operation procedure for winning the right falling bell or the middle bell Production is performed. For this reason, by performing the stop operation according to the navigation effect, it is possible to avoid the derivation of the transition outcome and maintain RT2.

  Thus, since the navigation effect is executed so that it is controlled by RT2 and maintained at RT2 when it is during AT, most of the games during AT are consumed at RT2. Will be. The AT ends when the number of AT games becomes zero. In the present embodiment, the state controlled by the AT in RT2 that is advantageous to the player is particularly referred to as assist replay time (hereinafter referred to as ART). The number of AT games starts from the next game after the game that can be controlled by the ART, that is, the next game after the game that wins one of the replays GR21 to 23 at RT0 and the special replay can be won. Is done. As a result, when the game for the number of AT games is substantially digested by ART, AT ends. Then, ART ends when AT ends.

  After the ART is finished, the navigation effect is not executed, but the control to RT2 is maintained until the transition outcome is derived. However, during RT2 after the end of ART, since it is non-AT, the first reels other than the predetermined reel (reel for lowering the right lowering bell or middle bell shown in FIG. 10) are stopped for the first time. As a result, during RT2 after the ART is finished, the transition is stopped at an extremely early stage after the ART is finished, so that the transition is made to the RT1.

[Game processing]
The CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 performs game processing and controls one game. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the game process.

  In the game process, the main control unit 41 performs a BET process (S1), an internal lottery process (S2), a reel rotation process (S3), a winning determination process (S4), a payout process (S5), and a game end process (S6). Are executed in sequence, and when the game end process ends, the process returns to the BET process again.

  In the BET process of S1, the main control unit 41 stands by in a state where the bet number can be set, sets a specified number of bets according to the gaming state, and selects one of the LEDs of the 1BETLED14, the 2BETLED15, and the 3BETLED16. Execute the process to light up. Thereafter, the main control unit 41 turns on the start valid LED 18 when the operation to the start switch 7 becomes valid, and executes a process of determining the bet amount when the start switch 7 is operated. At this time, the main control unit 41 executes a process of invalidating the acceptance of the operation to the settlement switch 10. Here, in setting the bet number, the player sets the bet number by operating the MAXBET switch 6, and the player sets the bet number by inserting a medal into the medal insertion unit 4. And a bet number is automatically set upon winning a replay. When the main control unit 41 wins a replay and automatically sets the bet number, the main control unit 41 also executes a process of lighting the replaying LED 20 and the insertion request LED 17 when the bet number is set. If the main control unit 41 has not won a replay, the main control unit 41 performs a process of turning on the insertion request LED 17 when the bet amount is settable.

  In the internal lottery process of S2, the main control unit 41 extracts a random number for internal lottery simultaneously with the start of the game by the detection of the start switch 7 in the step of S1, and wins each winning combination based on the extracted random number value. Process to determine whether to allow. In this internal lottery process, a winning flag is set in the RAM 41c based on the respective lottery results. Here, the lottery object in the internal lottery process is the lottery object role shown in FIG. The probability of winning the lottery role shown in FIG. 8 is set for each gaming state. However, the probability of winning the lottery target combination related to the small combination is set so as not to change in RT1 to RT4. On the other hand, the bonus is set to win a small role with a very high probability. In addition, the probability of winning the lottery target combination related to the special combination is set so as not to change in RT1 to RT3.

  Further, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not to control the AT by performing an AT lottery during non-AT based on the lottery result in the internal lottery process. The main control unit 41 determines whether or not to extend the number of AT games during AT. Further, during the AT, the main control unit 41 executes a process for executing a navigation effect based on the lottery result in the internal lottery process. Specifically, the navigation number is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12, and the operation order is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

  In the reel rotation process of S3, the process of rotating the reels 2L, 2C, 2R and the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R in response to the detection of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player are detected. Execute the process to be stopped.

  In the winning determination process of S4, when it is determined that all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, whether or not a winning has occurred according to the combination of the display results derived to each reel 2L, 2C, 2R. The process which determines is performed.

  In the payout process of S5, processing such as addition of credits and payout of medals is performed based on the payout number corresponding to the generated winning. In the payout process, a credit indicator update process (S56 in FIG. 17) for updating the display of the credit indicator 11 and a game auxiliary indicator update process (S57 in FIG. 17) for updating the display of the game auxiliary indicator 12 are performed. Is also done.

  In the game end process of S6, the main control unit 41 executes a process of setting a gaming state in preparation for the next game. In addition, in the game end process, an RT process for performing control related to RT and a process for enabling an operation on the settlement switch 10 that has been disabled are also performed.

[Reel rotation processing]
FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the reel rotation process. First, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not a wait time (about 4.1 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed since the reel rotation start time of the previous game (S30), and the wait time has elapsed. If not, wait until the wait time elapses. If the wait time has elapsed, the main control unit 41 sets a new wait time (S31). Next, the main control unit 41 performs setting at the time of starting the rotation of the reel motor, and starts the rotation of the reel (S32).

  After rotating the reels, the main control unit 41 performs a sliding frame number setting process for setting the sliding frame number of the sliding frame table for each reel based on the lottery result in the internal lottery process (S33). In the sliding frame number setting process (S33), the main control unit 41 stops the reel at each frame operation timing at which the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated (how many frames the reel slides). Set.

  After performing the sliding frame number setting process (S33), the main control unit 41 validates the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R when the constant speed rotation of the reel is detected (S34). After that, the main control unit 41 switches one of the stop switches from OFF to ON based on the detection data input by the switch detection process in the timer interrupt process (main) and the information stored in the RAM 41c. When it is detected that one of the stop switches has been switched from OFF to ON, and subsequently detected that the switch is ON (S35A to S35D), according to the stop operation. The stop control is performed (S36). More specifically, for example, when the RAM 41c stores that the left stop switch 8L is OFF, the signal from the left stop switch 8L is detected by the timer interrupt process (main) and is ON. When it is determined that the switch is ON again, the main control unit 41 determines that the left stop switch 8L has been switched from OFF to ON.

  For example, in S35A, the main control unit 41 determines the signal received via the first input port 511a and the state of each stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R stored for each stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R of the RAM 41c. Of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R stored as being in the OFF state, which stop switch 8L, 8C, and 8R is the stop switch 8L, 8C, and 8R that is detected. Determine. Thereafter, the main control unit 41 adds 1 to the value of the detection number counter provided for each switch (S35B), and determines whether or not the value of the detection number counter is 2 (S35C). When the main control unit 41 determines that the detection count value is not 2, when the signal is detected again for the switch switched from OFF to ON (YES in S35A), S35B is detected. And the process of S35C is executed. If no signal is detected in S35A, the detection number counter is reset. In S35B, when 1 is added to the value of the detection number counter, the values of the other detection counters are reset.

  That the value of the detection number counter is 2 means that it has been detected that the switch has been turned ON after it has been detected that the switch has been switched from OFF to ON. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an unintended operation from being detected. When the value of the detection number counter becomes 2, the main control unit 41 rewrites the switch state stored in the RAM 41c from the OFF state to the ON state, and resets the value of the detection number counter (S35D).

  Thereafter, the main control unit 41 determines the stop timing (S36). The stop timing is determined by the number of sliding frames in the sliding frame table set by the sliding frame number setting process, the timing when it is determined that the switch states of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are switched from the OFF state to the ON state. Is to determine how many frames ahead the reels 2L, 2R, 2C are to be stopped. When the stop timing is determined, stop control for stopping the reel is executed.

  Thereafter, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the stop timing has been determined for all the reels (S37), and if there is a reel for which the stop timing has not been determined, the stop timing has been determined for all the reels. The processing from S33 to S37 is repeated until it is determined. At this time, the main control unit 41 sets the number of sliding frames in the sliding frame table based on the internal lottery result and the result of the stop control in S33 in which the number of sliding frames is set again. The main control unit 41 ends the reel rotation process when determining that the stop control has been performed for all the reels.

  The main control unit 41 performs a winning determination process after the reel rotation process is completed. In the winning determination process, the main control unit 41 determines the display result derived to each reel based on the stop timing of the reel, and determines which winning combination is won based on the combination of the display results. Determine and end the process.

[Winning determination process]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the winning determination process. First, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the last pressed stop switch has been released (S40). Whether or not the last pressed stop switch has been released is determined based on whether or not the state of the last operated stop switch in the reel rotation processing has changed from the ON state to the OFF state. At this time, whether or not the switch has been switched from ON to OFF is determined based on whether or not it has been detected that the switch has been switched ON after the switch from OFF to ON. Note that when the switch is once switched from ON to OFF and then switched from OFF to ON again, it is determined that the last pressed stop switch is released.

  When the main control unit 41 determines that the last pressed stop switch has not yet been released, the main control unit 41 detects that the switch has been switched from OFF to ON, and then waits until it detects that the switch is ON. (S41A-S41C). Specifically, the main control unit 41 repeats the processes from S41A to S41C. After detecting that the main control unit 41 has been switched from OFF to ON, when the main control unit 41 subsequently detects ON, the counter is reset (S41D). At this time, the main control unit 41 rewrites the switch state stored in the RAM 41c from the ON state to the OFF state.

  When the main control unit 41 determines that the last pressed stop switch has been released, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not all the reels are stopped, and waits until all the reels are stopped (S42). When it is determined that all the reels have stopped, the main control unit 41 identifies a winning combination based on the combination of display results derived to the reels 2L, 2C, 2R (S43). In S43, the main control unit 41 also executes a process of storing the specified winning result in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and ends the winning determination process.

[Payout process]
FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the payout process. The main control unit 41 determines whether or not a small role has been won based on the result of the winning determination process (S53). When the main control unit 41 determines that a small role has been won, it is determined whether or not the sum of the payout number and the stored credit number exceeds 50 (S54). When determining that the number of credits after payout exceeds 50, the main control unit 41 pays out more than 50 medals from the medal payout exit 9 by medal payout processing (S55). Thereafter, in the credit indicator update process (S56), the main controller 41 displays a number of 50 on the credit indicator 11 when the main controller 41 determines in S57 that the number of credits after payout exceeds 50. If it is determined that the number of credits after payout does not exceed 50, the credit indicator 11 displays the credit number after payout.

  The credit display unit 11 may be updated so that the number of credits displayed is incremented by one, or the update result of the displayed credit number may be displayed without displaying intermediate numbers. May be.

  When the small role is not won, or when the small role is won and the credit indicator updating process (S56) is executed, the game auxiliary indicator updating process (S57) is executed. After executing the game auxiliary display update process, the payout process is terminated.

[Game auxiliary display update processing]
The game auxiliary display update process executed in the payout process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the game auxiliary display update process. In the game auxiliary display update process, the main control unit 41 turns off the display of the game auxiliary display 12 and shifts the state of the game auxiliary display 12 to the initial state (S570). Next, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not a small role has been won based on the result of the winning determination process (S571). The number of payouts is displayed on the auxiliary display 12 (S572). On the other hand, the main control part 41 makes the display of the game auxiliary | assistant display 12 the initial state, when not winning a small role (S573). The display of the initial mode is specifically a display of “−” shown in FIG.

  The main control unit 41 sets the display of the game auxiliary display 12 to the payout number or the initial mode, and then ends the game auxiliary display update process.

[About various commands]
The main control unit 41 transmits to the sub-control unit 91 a command that can specify the progress of the game and the processing result according to the execution of the processing exemplified above. The sub control unit 91 performs various processes based on commands from the main control unit 41.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 makes an internal winning command, a push order command, a stop switch or start switch operation command, a gaming state command, an AT lottery command, an AT command, an extra lottery to the sub-control unit 91. Send multiple types of commands including hour command.

  The internal winning command is a command that can specify the group to which the lottery object combination that has been won according to the result of the internal lottery belongs. The internal winning command is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated and the game is started. By receiving the internal winning command, the sub-control unit 91 can specify the operation of the start switch 7 and the group to which the winning lottery combination belongs. In addition, when an internal lottery is lost, a command capable of specifying the loss is transmitted as an internal winning command.

  The push order command is a command that can specify an operation procedure (also referred to as a correct answer procedure) for stopping a symbol combination that is advantageous to the player in accordance with the lottery object winning combination in the internal lottery. The push order command is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated and the game is started. During AT, a push order command that can specify the correct procedure is sent, whereas during non-AT, a push order command that can specify the correct procedure is not sent, and the correct procedure cannot be specified. A push order command (for example, a push order command capable of specifying a common procedure regardless of the winning combination) is transmitted, or no push order command is transmitted. For this reason, the sub-control unit 91 can identify the correct procedure by receiving the push order command during AT, but cannot identify the correct procedure during non-AT.

  The operation command for the stop switch or start switch is a command indicating that the stop switch or start switch has been operated, and is transmitted at each operation. The gaming state command is transmitted when the gaming state transitions. Specifically, it is transmitted when RT shifts or is controlled by a bonus.

  The AT lottery command is transmitted when the AT lottery is performed, whether or not the AT lottery is won, how many AT games are won, and the AT start timing (AT win) This is a command that can specify the number of games).

  The AT command is transmitted when the game starts, whether or not the game is an AT game, the number of remaining AT games, the number of remaining navigation stocks, and the current state of high or low probability It is a command that can specify whether or not. The extra lottery command is a command that is transmitted when the extra lottery is performed, and can specify whether or not the extra lottery is won and the number of AT games to be added.

[Execution timing of processing executed during one game]
The execution timing of the process executed during one game will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. FIG. 19 is a timing chart showing an example of processing in one game when the switch is released immediately. FIG. 20 is a timing chart showing an example of processing during one game when the switch is continuously pressed. Here, continuing to push the switch without releasing the hand is also referred to as maintaining the operation of the switch. In other words, maintaining the operation of the switch means continuing the operation without releasing the operation of the switch. In addition, when the operation unit is in the ON state, the main control unit 41 determines that the operation to the operation unit is released when it is determined that the operation unit is in the OFF state twice in succession. judge.

  In FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, it is assumed that medals have been paid out in the previous game, and replay is won in the game. In FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, it is assumed that navigation notification is executed during the AT, in which a navigation number is displayed as information that can identify the reel stop order on the game auxiliary display 12. In FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, the operation status of each switch (MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R), the rotation status of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R and the display of the game auxiliary display 12 A mode and whether or not an operation to the settlement switch 10 can be effectively received are shown.

  First, FIG. 19 shows the execution timing of various processes when the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, which are operation means related to game progress, are operated (pressed) and released immediately. It explains using. As shown in FIG. 19, since the medals were paid out in the game before the game, the number of payouts is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 (payout number notification in FIG. 19). When the MAXBET switch 6 is operated, a signal is detected and a process for setting the bet number is executed at the timing t1 when the signal is switched from the OFF state to the ON state, and the display on the game auxiliary display is switched to the initial mode. At this time, the 3BETLED 16 is turned on, the operation to the start switch 7 is validated, and the start valid LED 18 is turned on.

  Thereafter, the start switch 7 is operated, and at the timing t2 when the signal is detected and switched from the OFF state to the ON state, each reel 2L, 2C, 2R starts to rotate. Further, the operation on the settlement switch 10 becomes invalid at the timing when the start switch 7 is operated. In addition, the insertion request LED 17 is lit until the start switch 7 is operated and the reels 2L, 2C, 2R start to rotate from a state in which the betting amount can be set. In addition, the navigation number is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 (navigation notification in FIG. 19). Further, the start valid LED 18 is turned off. Here, when the settlement switch 10 is operated between t1 and t2 after the MAXBET switch 6 is operated and before the start switch 7 is operated, the set bet number is reset.

  Thereafter, when the left stop switch 8L is operated at timing t3, the stop timing is determined and stop control is performed. The left reel 2L is completely stopped at the timing t4 when the stop control is completed. Similarly, for the middle reel 2C, the middle stop switch 8C is operated at timing t5, and the middle reel 2C is completely stopped at timing t6 when the stop control is completed.

  Thereafter, the right stop switch 8R is operated at the timing t7, and the right reel 2R is completely stopped at the timing t8 when the stop control is completed. At this time, it is assumed that the outcome constituting the replay combination is derived.

  At the timing t8 when the last operated right stop switch 8R is released and the stop control is completed, a winning determination process is performed, and it is specified that the player has won a replay. Display update processing is performed, the display of the game auxiliary display 12 disappears (extinguishes), and the initial state is entered. Thereafter, the mode is switched to the initial mode at a timing t10 when a predetermined period has elapsed since the initial state was reached. Since the process at the end of the game is also performed at the timing of switching to the initial mode, the operation on the settlement switch 10 becomes effective.

  At t10, processing at the end of the game is performed, and when a transition outcome is derived, or when winning a fall replay, promotion replay, special replay, etc., processing related to the gaming state or RT is performed. It is. In addition, since the player has won the replay, the BET process is performed after the game end process is performed, and any one of the LED 20 during replay, the start valid LED 18, the 1 BET LED 14, the 2 BET LED 15, and the 3 BET LED 16 is lit. Thereafter, when the betting amount is set, the insertion request LED 17 is turned on.

  Next, the execution timing of various processes when operating means related to a plurality of game progressions are operated will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 20, the situation up to timing t2 is the same as in FIG. However, in the present embodiment, the start switch 7 can be operated while the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 is maintained. Therefore, regardless of whether or not the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 has been released, the start valid LED 18 is lit at the timing when the operation to the start switch 7 becomes valid.

  At the timing t2, the start switch 7 can be operated while the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 is maintained (the ON state is maintained). That is, all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be rotated by effectively receiving an operation to the start switch 7. At this time, the start valid LED 18 is turned off.

  Thereafter, at the timing t3 when the left stop switch 8L is operated, the left stop switch 8L can be operated while the operations to the MAXBET switch 6 and the start switch 7 are maintained. That is, the operation to the left stop switch 8L is effectively accepted and the stop control is executed. In this embodiment, even if an operation means related to the game progress other than the operated operation means is operated, the operation means can be operated if the processing based on the operation is completed. An operation on the means is effectively accepted. Here, being able to effectively accept an operation on the operation means means enabling a process to be executed based on the operation of the operation means.

  For this reason, the middle stop switch 8C and the right stop switch 8R can be operated even if the operation to the operation means (MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, left stop switch 8L, etc.) related to other game progress is maintained. Alternatively, the operation to the right stop switch 8R can be performed, and the operation is effectively accepted and stop control is executed, and the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R are stopped.

  At the timing t8 when all the reels are stopped, since the operation to the last operated right stop switch 8R is maintained, the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is not updated and the navigation number is still displayed. . At timing t9, when the operation to the right stop switch 8R is released and the OFF state is entered, the display of the game auxiliary display 12 disappears and the initial state is entered.

  Here, in FIG. 19, since the operation to the right stop switch 8R is released and turned off before the timing t8 when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, all the reels 2L, 2L, At the timing when 2C and 2R are stopped, the display of the game auxiliary display 12 disappears and the initial state is set. On the other hand, in FIG. 20, since the operation to the right stop switch 8R is maintained at the timing t8 when all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, the operation to the right stop switch 8R is released at the timing t9. The display of the game auxiliary display 12 disappears and the initial state is set.

  At t9, operations to the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the left stop switch 8L, and the middle stop switch 8C, which are operation means related to the game progress other than the last operated right stop switch 8R, are maintained. Since the operation to the last operated right stop switch 8R is released, the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is in the initial state. That is, the condition for switching the display of the game auxiliary display 12 from the navigation notification mode to the initial mode is that all the reels 2L, 2R, 2C are stopped from the timing t9 in FIG. 19 and the timing t9 in FIG. And the operation to the stop switch operated last is cancelled.

  Thereafter, at the timing t11 when a predetermined period has passed since the initial state, the mode is switched to the initial mode, and the operation to the settlement switch 10 becomes effective. In the present embodiment, since the player has won a replay, the BET process is performed after the game process is completed after switching to the initial mode. That is, if the BET process is completed and the start switch 7 is operated and the wait time has elapsed, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R start to rotate.

  However, as shown from the timing t11 to t13, although the start switch 7 is in the ON state, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R do not start rotating. This is because the start switch 7 remains on. Therefore, although the replaying LED 20 is turned on based on the execution of the BET process at t11, the start valid LED 18 remains turned off.

  As shown at timing t14, when the start switch 7 is switched from the OFF state to the ON state, the operation to the start switch 7 is effectively accepted, the internal lottery process is performed, the reel rotation process is performed, and the reel As the rotation of 2L, 2C, and 2R starts, the operation to the settlement switch 10 becomes invalid. That is, at the timing t13 when the start switch 7 is switched from the ON state to the OFF state, the operation to the start switch 7 is effectively accepted, and the start valid LED 18 is lit.

  In this embodiment, since the player has won the replay, the operation to the start switch 7 has to be canceled once. However, there is a case where it is necessary to set the number of bets such as when winning a small role or losing. Similarly, the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 is not accepted effectively unless the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 is once canceled. Similarly, for the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, once the operation to the left stop switch 8L or the middle stop switch 8C is maintained even if the operation to the right stop switch 8R is released, once. The operation to the left stop switch 8L and the middle stop switch 8C cannot be effectively received until the operation is released.

[Renewal mode of game auxiliary display]
The update mode of the game auxiliary display will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21A shows a case where a replay is won. FIG. 21B shows a case where a small role is won. As shown in FIG. 21, the game auxiliary display 12 includes two displays that can turn on / off each of the eight segments, as shown in FIG. A predetermined number can be represented by lighting any of the eight segments of the eight segments. In the lower right area of the display, one round segment different from the seven rod-shaped segments is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 21, when performing navigation notification, a round segment is lit in addition to a bar-shaped segment. On the other hand, when the navigation notification is not performed, only the bar-shaped segment is lit without lighting the round segment. In this way, by turning on the round segment, it is possible to clarify that the navigation notification is made.

  As shown in FIG. 21 (A), when winning a replay, if the operation to the right stop switch 8R that was last operated is canceled while the navigation notification is being made, all segments are turned off. Thus, the game auxiliary display 12 is in the initial state. Thereafter, when a predetermined period elapses, “-” is displayed as an initial mode, and when the start switch 7 is operated, the navigation number is displayed again and navigation notification is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 21 (B), when winning a bell where eight payouts are made, when the operation to the last operated right stop switch 8R is released, all the segments are turned off and 8 The payout number notification in which “8” indicating that the payout of sheets has occurred is displayed. Thereafter, when the MAXBET switch 6 is operated, “-” is displayed as an initial mode, and when the start switch 7 is operated, the navigation number is displayed again and navigation notification is performed.

  As shown in FIGS. 21 (A) and (B), immediately after the navigation notification is given, the display is updated by switching off to the initial state instead of switching to the initial mode or display of the number of payouts. It is possible to inform the player that the game has been performed in an easy-to-understand manner. Further, by turning off the light once, it is possible to notify the player that the notification different from the navigation notification is made in an easy-to-understand manner.

  In FIG. 21B, the initial state is displayed based on the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 after the payout number notification is performed, but after the payout number notification is performed, Even if the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is switched to the initial mode based on the transition to the game standby state after an elapse of a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) without performing the operation related to the progress of the game. Good.

  Moreover, about the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12, the display mode in the initial state is different from the initial mode, but the same mode may be used. Specifically, the initial mode may be a light-off mode.

[Main effects of the first embodiment]
Next, main effects obtained by the first embodiment will be described.

  (1) As shown in FIG. 16, FIG. 17, and FIG. 20, from t7 to t9, the process of identifying a winning combination until the last operation of the right stop switch 8R is released (S43), medal Processing according to the display result combination such as payout processing, credit display update processing, and game auxiliary display update processing is not performed, and the display result derived to each reel can be confirmed. Therefore, compared to a slot machine in which processing corresponding to the display result combination is performed before the operation to the last operated stop switch is released (in the example shown in FIG. 20, before t9). The display result can be sufficiently confirmed. In addition, this makes it possible for the player to play a game while dividing the game.

  (2) As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, when all the reels are not stopped, a process for identifying a winning combination (S43), a medal payout process, a credit display update process, a game auxiliary display update process Such processing according to the display result combination is not performed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the processing corresponding to the display result combination from being performed when the display result combination is not derived. In particular, when a process for notifying a result based on a combination of display results, such as a credit display update process, a medal payout process, or a game auxiliary display update process, is executed before the display result combination is displayed. The player may view only the notified result without confirming the combination of display results. Therefore, it is possible to cause the player to sufficiently confirm the combination of display results by notifying after the combination of display results is displayed.

  (3) As shown in FIG. 20, the operation on the settlement switch 10 becomes invalid until the game end process is executed after the start switch 7 is operated. Therefore, processing according to the display result combination, such as processing for specifying a winning combination (S43), medal payout processing, credit display update processing, and game auxiliary display update processing is not performed, and such display result combination is determined. It is possible to prevent the process and the payment process based on the operation of the payment switch 10 from being performed repeatedly.

  In particular, if the operation to the settlement switch 10 is validated before the credit indicator update process is executed, the player may finally confirm how many medals are stored as the number of credits. The settlement process is performed without being able to do so. In this manner, by accepting an operation to the settlement switch 10 after the credit indicator update is completed, the player is allowed to perform the settlement operation after sufficiently confirming how many medals have been credited. be able to.

  In addition, if the operation to the settlement switch 10 is validated while the game auxiliary display update process is being executed, the display on the game auxiliary display 12 is updated in spite of the settlement, and the number of payouts is increased. May be displayed. Therefore, the player may be confused as to whether or not the payout number displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 is also added at the time of payment. Since the checkout process becomes effective after the game auxiliary display update process is performed, it is possible to prevent the player from being confused in this way.

  (4) As shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 17, processing according to the display result combination, such as processing for identifying a winning combination (S43), medal payout processing, credit indicator update processing, and game auxiliary display update processing. Whether or not to start is not determined by whether or not the operation of the start switch 7 or a stop switch other than the last pressed stop switch is released. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden of the determination process for determining whether or not the process based on the combination of display results is performed.

  (5) As shown in FIG. 20, from t2 to t13, the operation to the right stop switch 8R is released at t9 while the operation to the start switch 7 is maintained, and the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is updated. When the operation is performed, the operation of the start switch 7 is once released at t13, and then the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R start rotating by being operated again at t14. In other words, when the operation to the last operated stop switch is released, it is executed based on operating a predetermined operation means that has been maintained among the operation means related to the game progress other than the stop switch. The predetermined processing is executed on condition that the operation to the predetermined operation means is once canceled. Therefore, the predetermined process executed based on the operation on the predetermined operation means can be performed on condition that the operation on the predetermined operation means is canceled by the player's intention.

  (6) As shown in FIG. 20, at t2, the start switch 7 can be operated while the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 is maintained. Therefore, even when the operation for setting the bet amount such as the MAXBET switch 6 is maintained, even when the start switch 7 for rotating the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is operated, Since the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be rotated, the convenience of the player's operation on the start switch 7 can be improved.

  (7) As shown in FIG. 1, the MAXBET switch 6 is provided on the upper surface 1c of the front door 1b, the start switch 7 is provided on the vertical surface 1d, and two operating means that can be operated simultaneously are Arranged on different surfaces. Therefore, since two operation means arranged on different surfaces can be operated simultaneously, the convenience of the player's operation can be improved.

  (8) As shown in FIG. 20, at t3, the left stop switch 8L can be operated while the operation to the start switch 7 is maintained. Therefore, even when the operation to the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R for stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is performed while the operation to the start switch 7 is maintained, the reels 2L, 2L, Since the rotation of 2C and 2R can be stopped, the convenience of the player's operation with respect to the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R can be improved.

  (9) The operation direction of the start switch 7 is a direction horizontal to the vertical surface 1d, and the operation direction of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is a direction perpendicular to the vertical surface 1d, and they are operated simultaneously. The operating directions to the two operating means that can be used are different. Therefore, since two operation means having different operation directions can be operated simultaneously, the convenience of the player's operation can be improved.

  (10) As shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. 20, from t7 to t9, until the operation to the last operated right stop switch 8R is released, the game auxiliary display 12 such as the game auxiliary display update process is displayed. Processing for updating the displayed navigation number is not performed, and the display result derived to each reel can be confirmed. Therefore, the display result can be sufficiently confirmed as compared with the slot machine in which the process for updating the navigation number is performed before the operation to the last operated stop switch is released. In addition, this makes it possible for the player to play a game while dividing the game.

  (11) As shown in FIGS. 18 and 21, the process of updating the navigation number includes a process of temporarily deleting the navigation number and setting the display of the game auxiliary display 12 to the initial state. Since the display on the game auxiliary display 12 disappears once, the player can easily understand that the navigation number has been updated.

  (12) As shown in FIG. 20, even when the right stop switch 8R is operated at the timing t7 while the operation to the left stop switch 8L and the middle stop switch 8C is maintained, the operation is effectively accepted. . That is, when the right stop switch 8R is operated, stop control of the right reel 2R is performed. Here, a player who wants to advance the game quickly shortens the interval for operating each switch. Therefore, the next operation may be performed even though the operation to the previously operated switch is maintained. For such a player, even if a different operation is performed in a state where another operation is performed as in this embodiment, the operation can be accepted effectively, so the game is stopped halfway. It can proceed without any problems, and the fun of the game is improved.

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, a process for specifying a winning combination after S43 in the winning determination process (S43), a medal payout process in a payout process (S55), a credit indicator update process (S56), a game The process according to the display result combination derived by stopping all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, such as the auxiliary display updating process (S57), confirms that the operation to the last operated stop switch has been released. It was not included in the condition whether or not the operation means related to other game progress was operated. In the second embodiment, an example in which the processing corresponding to the display result combination after S43 is not performed when the operation means related to the game progress other than the last operated stop switch is operated will be described with reference to FIG. And it demonstrates using FIG. The first embodiment and the second embodiment are different except that the conditions for executing the processing corresponding to the display result combination after S43 are different, but the other points are the same.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart of the winning determination process of the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the processing after determining that all the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R and the start switch 7 have been released is the same as the processing in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  In the second embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines whether all the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R and the start switch 7 have been released (S40-1). That is, it is determined whether or not the operation has been canceled for all the operation means connected to the second input port, and the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 and the settlement switch 10 connected to other than the second input port is released. It is not determined whether or not (see FIG. 5). If it is determined that it has not been released, the operations of S41A-1 to S41D-1 are repeated until it is determined that all the operations have been released.

  Specifically, for each of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R and the start switch 7, after detecting that the switch has been switched from OFF to ON, S41A-1 to S41A-1 are continuously detected until it is detected that the switch is ON. The operation of S41D-1 is repeated. In the second embodiment, since it is not determined whether or not the operating means connected to other than the second input port is pressed, it is only necessary to look at the signal received through the second input port. Therefore, the processing load on the slot machine is less than that of a slot machine that must see signals received from all ports.

  A specific description will be given of how the display on the game auxiliary display 12 is updated when the payout process is executed after the winning determination process shown in FIG. 22 is executed, with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is a timing chart showing an example of the second embodiment. In FIG. 23, the operation for each switch until the right stop switch 8R to be operated last is pushed is the same as that of the first embodiment, and is omitted. That is, at the timing t1 in FIG. 23, both the left reel 2L and the middle reel 2C are stopped.

  At t1, the right stop switch 8R is operated while the operations to the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the left stop switch 8L, and the middle stop switch 8C are maintained. At this time, stop control is performed and the rotation of the right reel 2R stops. In the second embodiment, it is assumed that the outcome constituting the small role is derived at this time.

  Although the operation to the right stop switch 8R is released at the timing t2, the operations to the start switch 7, the left stop switch 8L, and the middle stop switch 8C are maintained. Therefore, the winning determination process is not performed at t2, and of course, the game auxiliary display update process is not performed at t2, and the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is not updated.

  At timing t3, although the operation to the left stop switch 8L and the middle stop switch 8C is released, the operation to the start switch 7 is maintained. Therefore, the winning determination process is not performed at t2, and of course, the game auxiliary display update process is not performed at t2, and the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is not updated.

  At timing t4, although the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 is maintained, the operations to the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are released. Therefore, after the winning determination process is performed, the game auxiliary display update process is performed, the display of the game auxiliary display 12 disappears, and the initial state is set. Thereafter, the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is switched from the initial state to the payout number at a timing t5 when a predetermined period has elapsed.

  In the present embodiment, since the small role is won, after switching to the payout number and after the game process is completed, the system waits in a state where the bet number can be set and the MAXBET switch 6 is operated. The bet amount is set, and the display on the game auxiliary display 12 is switched to the initial mode. At this time, when the bet amount can be set after the game processing is finished, the insertion request LED 17 is turned on, and any one of the 1BETLED14, 2BETLED15, and 3BETLED16 at the timing when the MAXBET switch 6 is operated. And the start valid LED 18 are lit.

  However, as shown from the timing t5 to t6, although the MAXBET switch 6 is in the ON state, the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is not switched to the initial mode. This is because the MAXBET switch 6 is in the ON state without being switched to the OFF state. As shown in the timing t7, when the MAXBET switch 6 is switched from the OFF state to the ON state, the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 is effectively accepted, and the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is also updated to the initial mode.

[Main effects of the second embodiment]
Next, main effects obtained by the second embodiment will be described.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, when the operation to the last operated stop switch included in the stop switch is maintained, the winning combination after S43 in the winning determination process is specified. (S43) Although processing according to the display result combination such as the game auxiliary display update processing is not performed, when the operation to the last operated stop switch included in the stop switch is released, according to the display result combination Can be executed. Therefore, the display result can be sufficiently confirmed as compared with the slot machine in which processing corresponding to the display result combination is performed before the operation to the last operated stop switch is released. In addition, this makes it possible for the player to play a game while dividing the game.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 23, even if the operation to the last operated stop switch is canceled from t2 to t3, the game assistance is performed when the operation to other stop switches or start switches is maintained. The display on the display 12 is not updated. Therefore, with the clue whether or not the processing according to the display result combination has been executed such that the display of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is updated when the operation to the last operated stop switch is released, It is possible to make the player determine whether the operation to the other operation means is maintained.

  For example, if a process corresponding to the display result combination is not executed even though you have released your hand from the stop switch, foreign objects are mixed in between the stop switch and the slot machine, causing an incorrect operation. It becomes easier for the player to notice things that are stuck.

  Moreover, in 2nd Embodiment, the effect similar to the effect demonstrated in 1st Embodiment can be show | played by providing the structure similar to 1st Embodiment.

  In the second embodiment, it is not determined whether or not the operation means connected to other than the second input port is pressed for determining whether to start the processing after S43. Therefore, since only the signals received through the second input port need to be viewed, the processing load on the slot machine is less than that in a slot machine that must view signals received from all ports.

  In addition, since the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R all receive signals through the same port, the process of detecting the signal from the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R The signal detection process can be shared.

  In the second embodiment, the MAXBET switch 6 is operated for the process of specifying a winning combination after S43 in FIG. 22 (S43), the medal payout process, the credit display update process, and the game auxiliary display update process. In this case, it can be executed, but it may be disabled when the MAXBET switch 6 is operated.

  Further, if all operations on the operation means related to the game progress are not released, the processing corresponding to the display result combination may not be executed. In such a case, a plurality of ports may not be provided, and all operation means related to the game progress may be connected to one port. That is, the operation status regarding all the operation means related to the game progress is managed by one port. In various processes, when confirming the operation status of the operation means, when confirming for each port, it is possible to confirm the operation status regarding all the operation means related to the game progress with a single confirmation, and display result combination It is not necessary to check a plurality of ports when deciding whether or not to execute processing according to the above.

[Modification]
As mentioned above, although main embodiment in this invention has been described, this invention is not restricted to said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and application are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

[Processing according to the display result combination]
In the first embodiment, a process of identifying a winning combination on condition that the operation to the stop switch that was pressed last is released and that all reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped (S43), Processing according to the display result combination such as medal payout processing, credit display update processing, and game auxiliary display update processing is executed. Further, in the second embodiment, on condition that the operation of all the switches of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R and the start switch 7 is released and all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped. Processing corresponding to the display result combination, such as processing for specifying a winning combination (S43), medal payout processing, credit display update processing, and game auxiliary display update processing, is executed. Here, “the operation to the last-stopped stop switch has been released” in the first embodiment and “stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R and start switch 7 to all switches in the second embodiment” “The operation has been released” is also collectively referred to as a specific control start condition.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, as a process according to the display result combination, a process for specifying a winning combination (S43), a medal payout process, a credit display update process, a game auxiliary display update process, Although the process of notifying information relating to the player's advantage such as whether or not the player has paid out medals has been shown as an example, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a settlement process, a game end process, a game state setting process at the game end process, a process for automatically setting a bet amount performed at the time of replay winning, and the like are included. That is, the process corresponding to the display result combination includes a process generated by a combination of display results derived by stopping all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and a process affected by the combination of display results.

  For example, in a slot machine in which a process started by satisfying a specific control start condition is a BET process and can be executed up to a game end process before the specific control start condition is satisfied, various notification means are performed at the following timings: The mode is switched. At the time of replay winning, the display is made in the initial state after the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is in the initial state at the timing when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped. At this time, if the specific control start condition is not satisfied, the BET process is not performed, and thus the LED during replay does not light up. That is, the player can recognize by confirming the combination of the display results derived whether the player has lost or won the replay. On the other hand, at the time of winning the small role, after the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are all stopped, the medal payout process, the credit display update process, and the display on the game auxiliary display 12 are initialized, and then the payout is performed. Since the process of updating the number display is performed, it can be recognized that all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R have won the small role at the timing.

  In the above example, the process executed by the main control unit 41 is given as an example of the process corresponding to the display result combination. However, the liquid crystal display 51 and the effect switch 56 executed by the sub control unit 91 are used. It may be processing related to the production.

  Further, an effect that draws attention to the combination of display results derived using the reel LED 55 is executed when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped regardless of whether or not the specific control start condition is satisfied. Also good. In this way, it is possible to effectively focus on the combination of display results.

[Determining whether or not the operation to the operation means has been released]
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the determination as to whether or not the operation to the operation means has been released is performed in each process in the game process. However, even if it is performed in the timer interrupt process (main) Good. Specifically, in the timer interrupt process (main), a switch detection process for determining whether or not each switch (operation unit) is pressed after the switch detection process is executed may be performed. In the switch detection process, when a signal having a content different from the operation state of the operation means stored in the RAM 41c is continuously received a predetermined number of times (for example, twice), the state indicated by the signal for the operation means Therefore, a process for rewriting the memory related to the operation state of the operation means stored in the RAM 41c is performed. For example, if a signal from the start switch 7 is detected twice in the timer interrupt process (main), it is stored as an operation to the start switch 7, and the timer interrupt process is performed twice in succession. If a signal from the start switch 7 is not detected in (main), it is stored as an operation to the start switch 7 not being performed.

  In addition, the operation state of each operation means (the state of whether or not it is operated) may be stored for each input port. In this way, in the game process, when executing the process of confirming the operation status of each operation means, it is only necessary to confirm information on the area related to the port to which the operation means to be confirmed is connected. The range to be checked by the main control unit 41 can be narrowed, and the processing burden can be reduced.

  Further, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the cancellation of the operation means that when a signal is received from the operation means, it is determined twice consecutively that no signal is received from the operation means. However, the operation may not be canceled because it is determined once. This is contrary to the intention of the player, even if it is a detection result that the operation is not performed against the intention of the player, it is unlikely that an adverse result is produced to the player. This is because a detection result indicating that the operation has been performed may cause a disadvantageous result for the player. Specifically, since it is determined whether or not to win according to the operation timing, such as an operation to the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, when it is detected that the operation is performed at an unintended timing of the player. The game result is not intended by the player, and the player may be dissatisfied. Therefore, when it is determined that the signal is operated, it is necessary to detect the signal twice in succession. On the other hand, when it is determined that the signal is not operated, the signal may be detected once.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, maintaining the operation on the operation unit means that the operation is continued without canceling the operation on the operation unit. If the operation is performed again before the processing based on the information is executed, it may be determined that the operation is still maintained. For example, let us consider a case where the operation on the MAXBET switch 6 or the start switch 7 is not accepted effectively because the operation on the start switch 7 and the MAXBET switch 6 is maintained even after the game is over. In this case, if the operation to the start switch 7 or the MAXBET switch 6 is performed again before the operation to the start switch 7 or the MAXBET switch 6 becomes effective based on the cancellation of the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 or the start switch 7, the operation is maintained. You may make it judge that it is. When it is determined in this way, it is assumed that the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 or the start switch 7 is not accepted effectively.

[Operation means for game progress]
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are given as examples of operation means related to the game progression, but are not limited thereto. The operation means relating to the game progress may be any operation means connected to the main control unit 41 that performs processing relating to the progress of the game. For example, a sensor for detecting a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot, the settlement switch 10 including. Further, a slot machine including a BET switch that can be set as a predetermined number of bets includes a BET switch.

[Starting the next game]
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the predetermined operation is performed on the condition that when the operation to the last operated stop switch is released, the operation to the predetermined operation means for which the operation is maintained is released. Predetermined processing based on operating the means can be executed. However, when the operation to the predetermined operation means is maintained, the process related to the next game may not be started. Specifically, the BET process may not be started. By doing so, it is possible to separate each game.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of predetermined operation means that are continuously operated when the operation to the last operated stop switch is released, each of the operation means is operated unless all the operations are released. You may make it prohibit execution of the process based on this. Specifically, in the first embodiment, when the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 and the start switch 7 is maintained, the BET processing can be executed on condition that the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 and the start switch 7 is released. It is good. Note that the BET processing may be executed only on the requirement that the operation on the MAXBET switch 6 is canceled.

[Modification of slot machine]
As the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the slot machine that pays out the game media to the player's hand according to the occurrence of the win has been described. However, the game media is enclosed and the game media is played according to the occurrence of the win. An enclosing-type slot machine that adds game points (scores) without paying out to the player may be employed. The base and the drum can be distributed, and the chassis is common and only the base or the base and the drum is called a gaming machine. In addition, the slot machine has a game area in which a game ball can be launched and a game can be played, and a betting amount can be set according to the game ball passing through a predetermined area provided in the game area. May be.

[About reel]
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the bet number is set when the operation to the bet number operating means operated to set the bet number for variably displaying the variable display unit is maintained. As an example of the slot machine capable of operating the start operation means operated to display the variable display section in a variably displayed state, a slot machine having a plurality of reels 2L, 2C, 2R has been described.

  Further, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the operation to the start operation means operated to display the variable display unit in a variably state is maintained in a state where the bet number for changing the variable display unit to be displayed is set. As an example of the slot machine that can be operated to the derivation operation means that is operated in order to stop the variability display and derive the display result in the state that the variable display portion is variably displayed, A slot machine having a plurality of reels 2L, 2C, 2R has been described.

  However, a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable is provided. After the variable display unit is variably displayed, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit. As long as the slot machine can generate a prize according to the display result, the slot machine is not limited to one having three reels, but one having only one reel or a slot machine having a plurality of reels other than three. Also good.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[Summary of Embodiments and Modifications]
The gaming machine described in the above embodiment and modifications has the following configuration.

[First configuration]
(1) Provided with a plurality of variable display units capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable,
After the variable display section is variably displayed, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display section, and a winning can be generated according to a display result combination that is a combination of display results of a plurality of variable display sections. In a slot machine (for example, slot machine 1)
A plurality of deriving operation means (for example, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated to cause each of the plurality of variable display sections to derive a display result;
Derivation control means (for example, a main control unit 41 that performs stop control) that performs control for deriving a display result combination in accordance with operations of the plurality of derivation operation means;
Specific control means for performing specific control according to the display result combination derived by the derivation control means (for example, the main control unit 41 for performing the processing after S43 in the winning determination processing),
The derivation control means performs an operation on a derivation operation means other than the derivation operation means when a final operation is performed on the derivation operation means for deriving a display result combination of the plurality of variable display portions. Regardless of whether the state is maintained or not, control is performed to derive a display result combination in accordance with the last operation to the derivation operation means (for example, as shown in FIG. (When the stop switch 8R is operated, the stop control based on the operation of the right stop switch 8R is performed even if the operation to the left stop switch 8L and the middle stop switch 8C is maintained)
The specific control means does not perform the specific control when the last operation to the derivation operation means is maintained, and performs the specific control when the last operation to the derivation operation means is released. (For example, as shown in FIG. 20, from t7 to t9, the game auxiliary display 12 is not updated until the operation to the right stop switch 8R is released, and the operation to the right stop switch 8R is not performed. When it is released, the game auxiliary display 12 is updated).

  According to such a configuration, while the last operation to the derivation operation means is maintained, the player can be made to confirm the derived display result combination. However, there is no inconvenience that the display result combination cannot be sufficiently confirmed. Thereby, it is possible to cause the player to play the game while dividing the game.

(2) In the slot machine according to (1) above,
It further comprises information display means (for example, the game auxiliary display 12) for displaying information including specific information (for example, navigation number) that can specify the operation mode of the derivation operation means,
The specific control is control for updating the specific information displayed by the information display unit in accordance with the display result combination derived by the derivation control unit.

  According to such a configuration, while the last operation to the derivation operation means is maintained, the player can be made to confirm the derived display result combination. However, there is no inconvenience that the display result combination cannot be sufficiently confirmed. Thereby, it is possible to cause the player to play the game while dividing the game.

(3) In the slot machine according to (2) above,
The specific control is control that causes the information display means to erase the display of the specific information so that the display by the information display means is in an initial state (for example, S570 of the game auxiliary display update process shown in FIG. 18). ).

  According to such a configuration, the player can easily understand that the specific information displayed by the information display means has been updated.

(4) In the slot machine according to any one of (1) to (3) above,
Even if the last operation to the derivation operation means is released, the specific control means is operable when the operation to the operation means related to the game progress other than the derivation operation means corresponding to the last operation is maintained. The specific control is not performed (for example, as shown in FIG. 23, even if the operation to the right stop switch 8R is canceled from t2 to t3, the start switch 7, the left stop switch 8L, and the right stop switch 8R When the operation is maintained, the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is not updated).

  According to such a configuration, an operation related to the progress of the game other than the derivation operation means corresponding to the last operation is performed based on whether or not the specific control is performed when the last operation to the derivation operation means is released. It is possible to make the player discriminate whether or not the operation to the means is maintained.

(5) In the slot machine according to any one of (1) to (3) above,
Even if the last operation to the derivation operation means is released, the specific control means is one of the operation means related to the progress of the game other than the derivation operation means corresponding to the last operation (for example, When the operation to the start switch 7, the stop switch other than the last operated stop switch) is maintained, the specific control is not performed, while the other operation means (for example, the MAXBET switch 6) is operated. When it is maintained, the specific control is performed (for example, as shown in FIG. 23, even if the operation to the right stop switch 8R is released from t2 to t4, the start switch 7, the left stop switch 8L, and the right stop When the operation to the switch 8R is maintained, the display of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is not updated, but the MAX ET operation to switch 6 is also displayed in the game auxiliary display unit 12 is maintained to be updated).

  According to such a configuration, an operation related to the progress of the game other than the derivation operation means corresponding to the last operation is performed based on whether or not the specific control is performed when the last operation to the derivation operation means is released. Of the means, the player can determine whether or not the operation to one operation means is maintained.

(6) In the slot machine according to (5) above,
The one operation means is at least one of the derivation operation means and an operation means disposed on the same surface as the surface on which the derivation operation means is disposed (for example, stop switches 8L, 8C, Start switch 7) disposed on the same vertical surface 1d as 8R,
The other operation means is an operation means arranged on a different surface from the surface on which the derivation operation means is arranged (for example, an upper surface 1c different from the vertical surface 1d on which the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are arranged). MAXBET switch 6).

  According to such a configuration, it is a case where one operation means that is likely to be maintained in an overlapping manner with the derivation operation means corresponding to the last operation is operated against the player's intention. However, it is possible to make the player determine whether or not the operation to one operation means is maintained, using the clue whether or not the specific control is performed when the last operation to the derivation operation means is released. it can.

(7) In the slot machine according to (5) or (6) above,
The port for detecting the operation to the one operation means is the same as the port for detecting the operation to the derivation operation means corresponding to the last operation (stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R and start). Switch 7 is connected to the same second input port),
A port for detecting an operation to the other operation means is different from a port for detecting an operation to the derivation operation means corresponding to the last operation (the MAXBET switch 6 is a stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R). Connected to a different first input port).

  According to such a configuration, a port for detecting an operation to one operation means is different from a port for detecting an operation to another operation means, and a port to the derivation operation means corresponding to the last operation is provided. Since the port is the same as the port for detecting an operation, the detection process can be shared by the operation to one operation unit and the operation to the derivation operation unit corresponding to the last operation.

(8) In the slot machine according to any one of (1) to (3),
Even if the specific control means maintains a predetermined operation (for example, an operation to the MAXBET switch 6 and the start switch 7) to the operation means related to the game progress other than the derivation operation means corresponding to the last operation, The specific control is performed when the last operation to the derivation operation means is released (for example, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, a process for specifying a winning combination (S 43), a medal payout process, a credit indicator update) Whether or not to start the process and the game auxiliary display update process is not determined depending on whether or not the operation of the stop switch other than the start switch 7 or the stop switch pressed last is released).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to determine whether or not the specific control is performed without determining whether or not the predetermined operation is maintained. Can be reduced.

(9) In the slot machine according to (8) above,
A predetermined control means for performing a predetermined control corresponding to the predetermined operation (for example, a main control unit 41 for performing a reel rotation process triggered by an operation on the start switch 7);
In the case where the specific control is performed when the predetermined operation is maintained and the last operation to the derivation operation unit is released, and the specific control is completed, the predetermined control unit The predetermined control is performed on the condition that it is released (as shown in FIG. 20, the operation to the right stop switch 8R is released at t9 while the operation to the start switch 7 is maintained from t2 to t13. When the display on the game auxiliary indicator 12 is updated, the operation of the start switch 7 is once canceled at t13, and then the reels 2L, 2C, 2R start rotating by being operated again at t14.) .

  According to such a configuration, the predetermined control can be performed on condition that the predetermined operation is canceled by the player's intention.

(10) In the slot machine according to any one of (1) to (9),
It further comprises detection means for detecting an operation to the derivation operation means for stopping the variable display (for example, a main control unit 41 that executes switch detection processing),
The specific control means includes
If the last operation to the derivation operation means is detected by the detection means, it is determined that the last operation to the derivation operation means is maintained (in S40 and S41A to 41C in FIG. 16). When the switch detection process detects a signal from the last operated stop switch via the first input port 511a and determines that the switch is in the ON state, the operation to the stop switch is maintained. Judgment)
If the detection means changes from a state in which the last operation to the derivation operation means is detected to a state in which the last operation to the derivation operation means is not detected, the last operation to the derivation operation means (In S41A to 41C in FIG. 16, if the signal from the stop switch operated last through the first input port 511a is not detected by the switch detection process and is in the OFF state, it is continuously twice. If it is determined, the operation to the stop switch is determined to have been released).

  According to such a configuration, while the last operation to the derivation operation means is maintained, the player can be made to confirm the derived display result combination. However, there is no inconvenience that the display result combination cannot be sufficiently confirmed. Thereby, it is possible to cause the player to play the game while dividing the game.

(11) In the slot machine according to any one of (1) to (10),
The specific control means does not perform the specific control when the display result combination of the plurality of variable display portions has not yet been derived even if the last operation to the derivation operation means is released (S42 in FIG. 16). In the case of NO, the process of specifying the winning combination (S43), the medal payout process, the credit display update process, and the game auxiliary display update process are not executed).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent specific control from being performed when display result combinations of a plurality of variable display units are not derived.

(12) In the slot machine according to any one of (1) to (11),
Game value storage means (for example, the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41) for storing the game value owned by the player;
A payment receiving means (for example, a payment switch 10) capable of receiving a payment operation for payment of the game value stored in the game value storage means;
Even if the last operation to the derivation operation unit is canceled, the settlement acceptance unit does not effectively accept the settlement operation while the specific control is being performed, and the settlement operation is performed after the specific control is completed. The operation is accepted effectively (for example, in the game end process after the payout process is completed, a process for enabling the operation to the settlement switch 10 is performed).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the control for adjusting the gaming value and the specific control from being performed redundantly.

  Note that each slot machine described in the [first configuration] column may include a configuration included in each slot machine described in the [second configuration] and [third configuration] columns.

[Second configuration]
In addition, the gaming machine described in the embodiment and the modified example also has the following configuration.

(1) Provided with a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each capable of being identified,
In the slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) in which a winning result can be generated according to the display result after the variable display portion is variably displayed, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display portion.
Bet number operating means (for example, MAXBET switch 6) operated to set the bet number for variably displaying the variable display section;
Starting operation means (for example, a start switch 7) operated to display the variable display unit in a variably displayed state with a bet number set,
The operation to the start operation means is possible when the operation to the betting number operation means is maintained (for example, as shown in FIG. 20, the operation to the MAXBET switch 6 is maintained at t2. The start switch 7 can be operated in the state).

  According to such a configuration, since the variable display unit can be variably displayed even when the start operation means is operated while the operation on the betting number operation means is maintained, the game for the start operation means The convenience of the user's operation can be improved.

(2) In the slot machine according to (1) above,
The betting number operation means and the start operation means are arranged on different surfaces (for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the MAXBET switch 6 is provided on the upper surface 1c of the front door 1b, and the start switch 7 is provided on the vertical surface 1d).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to simultaneously operate two operation means arranged on different surfaces, so that the convenience of the player's operation can be improved.

  Each slot machine described in the [Second Configuration] column may include a configuration included in each slot machine described in the [First Configuration] and [Third Configuration] columns.

[Third configuration]
In addition, the gaming machine described in the embodiment and the modified example also has the following configuration.

(1) Provided with a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each capable of being identified,
In the slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) in which a winning result can be generated according to the display result after the variable display portion is variably displayed, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display portion.
Start operation means (for example, a start switch 7) operated to display the variable display unit in a variable state in a state where the number of bets for changing the variable display unit is displayed;
Derivation operation means (for example, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated to stop the variation display and derive a display result in a state where the variable display section is variably displayed,
The operation to the derivation operation means is possible when the operation to the start operation means is maintained (for example, as shown in FIG. 20, the operation to the start switch 7 is maintained at t3. The operation to the left stop switch 8L is possible.

  According to such a configuration, since the variable display can be stopped even when the derivation operation means is operated while the operation to the start operation means is maintained, the player's operation on the derivation operation means can be stopped. Convenience can be improved.

(2) In the slot machine according to (1) above,
The operation direction of the start operation means and the operation direction of the derivation operation means are different from each other (for example, the operation direction of the start switch 7 is a direction parallel to the vertical surface 1d. On the other hand, the stop switch 8L. , 8C, 8R are directions perpendicular to the vertical surface 1d).

  According to such a configuration, two operation means having different operation directions can be operated at the same time, so that the convenience of the player's operation can be improved.

  Each slot machine described in the [third configuration] column may include a configuration included in each slot machine described in the [first configuration] and [second configuration] columns.

  1 slot machine, 2L, 2C, 2R reel, 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch, 40 game control board, 41 main control unit, 41a main CPU, 41b ROM, 41c RAM, 42 random number circuit, 43 pulse oscillator, 51 liquid crystal display Device, 56 effect switch, 90 effect control board, 91 sub control unit, 91a sub CPU, 91b ROM, 91c RAM.

Claims (1)

A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each capable of being identified,
After displaying the variable display unit in a variable manner, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the display result,
Bet number operating means operated to set the bet number for variably displaying the variable display unit;
Starting operation means operated to variably display the variable display unit in a state where the bet number is set,
A slot machine capable of operating the start operation means when the operation on the betting number operation means is maintained.

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