JP2018153486A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of preventing LEDs from being unintentionally caused to generate heat.SOLUTION: A slot machine includes a plurality of types of emitters, and a light emission control unit for causing the emitters to emit light on the basis of specified brightness. When causing specific emitters to emit light among the plurality of types of emitters, the light emission control unit causes the light emission at lower brightness than the specified brightness so that the upper limit of the brightness of the specific emitters becomes lower than the upper limit of the brightness of the emitters other than the specific emitters.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that performs a game.

  As a gaming machine, a predetermined number of bets are set, and a slot machine in which a plurality of types of identification information are variably displayed based on a start operation, and a game medium such as a game ball is played by a launching device. There is a pachinko gaming machine in which a plurality of types of identification information are variably displayed when a game medium is won in a starting area such as a winning opening provided in the gaming area.

  Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, there is a gaming machine provided with a light emitter, for example, an LED (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this gaming machine, for example, the brightness (brightness) of the LED can be adjusted by adjusting the amount and voltage of current that is applied to the LED. However, if the amount of current and voltage that is applied to the LED is increased, the amount of heat generated by the LED is increased. .

JP 2011-104148 A

  Increasing the luminance of the LED can contribute to the enhancement of the interest of the gaming machine, but if the luminance of the LED is excessively increased, the LED is unintentionally heated. In order to suppress the heat generation of the LED, it is conceivable that the luminance is limited and set in the light emission pattern data to reduce the current and voltage flowing in the LED. In this case, erroneous data may be set.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent unintentional heating of an LED.

(1) A gaming machine capable of playing a game (for example, slot machine 1, pachinko gaming machine),
A plurality of types of light emitters (for example, a first decorative LED group 911, a second decorative LED 912, a third decorative LED 913, and a light emission notification LED);
A light emission control unit (for example, LED drive circuit 93) that causes the light emitter to emit light based on specified luminance (for example, luminance specified by light emission information output from the sub-control unit 91 to the LED drive circuit 93);
With
When the light emission control unit causes a specific light emitter (for example, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913) to emit light among the plurality of types of the light emitters, the luminance of the specific light emitter. The upper limit (for example, the upper limit of the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913) is the upper limit of the luminance of the light emitters (for example, light emission notification LEDs) other than the specific light emitter (for example, The upper limit of the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 is lower than the upper limit of the luminance of the light emitting notification LED. To emit light with a luminance lower than the designated luminance (for example, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 9). 3 reduces the luminance than the luminance specified by the light emission information emit light)
A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to such a configuration, according to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the light emitter from generating heat unintentionally and to avoid a malfunction of the gaming machine.

(2) In the gaming machine described in (1) above,
The light emission control unit attenuates the designated luminance to a preset ratio (for example, for the first decorative LED group 911, one of the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E is lit alone. In this case, when 80% of the designated luminance and a plurality of the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E are lit, 60% of the designated luminance and the second decorative LED 912 are designated. The upper limit of the luminance of the specific light emitter may be lowered by attenuating 70% of the luminance and 50% of the designated luminance of the third decorative LED 913).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent a difference from occurring in the way of lighting according to the designated luminance.

(3) In the gaming machine according to (1) or (2) above,
The specific light emitter includes a first specific light emitter (for example, a first decorative LED group 911) and a second specific light emitter (for example, a second decorative LED 912) that are provided at different locations.
The upper limit of the luminance of the first specific light emitter (for example, 80% or 60% of the luminance specified for the first decorative LED group 911) and the upper limit of the luminance of the second specific light emitter (for example, the second decorative LED 912) 70% of the designated luminance) may be different.

  According to such a configuration, heat generation can be appropriately suppressed depending on the place where the device is provided.

(4) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3) above,
The specific light emitter is disposed in a place where it is difficult to exhaust heat compared to the light emitters other than the specific light emitter (for example, the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E include the first decorative plate 901A, The light emitting notification LED may be disposed in a relatively wide area on the back side of the color panel, and may be disposed in a narrow area in the first case member 901B.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the light emitter that easily has heat from generating heat.

(5) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4) above,
The specific light emitter is one light emitter (for example, one decorative LED in the first decorative LED group 911) among a plurality of light emitters (for example, the first decorative LED group 911) arranged in series. ,
When the plurality of light emitters arranged in series are caused to emit light, the light emission control unit causes each of the plurality of light emitters to emit light with a luminance lower than the designated luminance (for example, the first case). When the first decorative first LED 911A and the first decorative fifth LED 911E close to the wall side of the member 901B are caused to emit light, the first decorative second LED 911B, the first decorative third LED 911C, the first decorative first LED 911B far from the wall side of the first case member 901B. The luminance of each of the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E including the 4LED 911D may be made lower than the designated luminance to emit light).

  According to such a configuration, it can be difficult to determine that the luminance of the specific light emitter has been lowered.

(6) A gaming machine capable of playing a game (for example, slot machine 1, pachinko gaming machine),
Operating means (for example, a production switch 56) operated by the player;
A light emitting section (for example, a production LED 56a) provided in the operation means;
A specific effect execution means (for example, an effect control board 90) for executing a specific effect that does not accept the operation of the operation means;
With
When receiving an operation of the operation means, the light emitting unit is caused to emit light in a specific light emission mode (for example, the production LED 56a is caused to emit light in an operation promoting light emission mode),
When the light emitting unit is caused to emit light during execution of the specific effect, the light emitting unit is caused to emit light in a light emission mode different from the specific light emission mode (for example, the effect LED 56a is displayed in an effect decoration mode different from the operation promoting light emission mode). It may be a gaming machine.

  According to such a configuration, in the case where the light emitting unit is caused to emit light during execution of the specific effect that does not accept the operation of the operation unit, the specific light emission mode when the light emitting unit is caused to emit light when the operation unit is accepted Since the light emitting unit emits light in different light emission modes, it is possible to distinguish whether or not the light emission prompts the operation unit to operate based on the difference in the light emission modes, and it is possible to suppress an erroneous operation of the operation unit by the player.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 1st electrical decoration movable means. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 2nd electrical decoration movable means. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 3rd electrical decoration movable means. It is a table | surface which shows the attenuation ratio of each LED.

  The form for implementing the slot machine which concerns on this invention is demonstrated below based on embodiment.

  First, the slot machine 1 used in the present embodiment will be described below. The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 1a having an open front surface and a front door 1b pivotally supported on a side end of the housing 1a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, inside the casing 1a of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, reels 2L, 2C, and 2R (hereinafter, left reel, middle reel, right As shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided from a see-through window 3 provided on the front door 1b. Arranged to be visible.

  As shown in FIG. 3, “red 7”, “blue 7”, “white 7”, “BAR”, “watermelon”, “cherry a”, “cherry” are respectively provided on the outer peripheral portions of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. A plurality of identifiable symbols such as “b”, “bell”, “replay a”, “replay b”, and “plum” are drawn in a predetermined order. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3 provided at the approximate center of the front door 1b.

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated by reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 4) provided in correspondence with each other, so that the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuous with the see-through window 3. On the other hand, when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped from rotating, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3 as display results.

  Inside the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R that detect a reference position for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and a reel LED 55 that irradiates the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R from the back side. , Is provided. The reel LED 55 includes 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and can irradiate each symbol independently.

  At the position corresponding to each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R on the front door 1b, a horizontally-long rectangular see-through window 3 that allows the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R to be seen through from the front side is provided. The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R can be visually recognized from the player side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the front door 1b, a medal insertion unit 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout exit 9 from which medals are paid out, and credits are used. A MAXBET switch 6 that is operated when setting the maximum bet number among the number of bets, and a settlement switch 10 that is operated when the medals stored as credits and the medals used to set the bet number are settled; The start switch 7 that is operated when starting the game, stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that are operated when stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and the effect switch 56 that is used for effects are provided by the player. Each is provided so as to be operable.

  In this embodiment, among the three reels 2L, 2C, and 2R that have started to rotate, the reel that stops first is referred to as a first stop reel, and the stop is referred to as a first stop. Similarly, the reel that stops second is called the second stop reel, the stop is called second stop, the reel that stops third is called the third stop reel, and the stop is the third stop. Alternatively, it is called final stop.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1b shows a credit indicator 11 for displaying the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a winning, and the contents when an error occurs. A game auxiliary display 12 for displaying an error code, information for identifying the stop order of reels by navigation notification described later, a 1BETLED 14 for informing that the betting number is set to 1, and 2 betting numbers are set. 2BETLED 15 to notify that the bet is set, 3BETLED 16 to notify that the bet number is set to 3, the insertion request LED 17 to notify that the medal can be inserted is lit, and the game by operating the start switch 7 A start valid LED 18 that lights up to indicate that the start operation is valid. Weight in LED19 for notifying, gaming display section 13 in the replay LED20 is provided for informing by lighting the effect that while replaying the game is provided by.

  Inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 4) for notifying that the setting operation of the bet amount by the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 is valid, and stop switches 8L, 8C, The left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R (see FIG. 4) are provided inside the 8R to notify that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is valid by lighting. An effect LED 56a (see FIG. 4) for notifying that the operation of the effect switch 56 is effective by light emission (lighting) is provided inside the effect switch 56. The effect LED 56a emits light to prompt the player to operate the effect switch 56. The effect LED 56a is constituted by, for example, a single color LED. The production LED 56a may be a full color LED.

  On the inner side of the front door 1b, a reset switch 23 (see FIG. 4) for detecting an error state described later by a predetermined key operation and a reset operation for releasing a stop state described later, A set value display 24 that displays the set value at that time during confirmation of the set value, a stop switch 36a for selecting whether to enable / disable the stop function that controls the stop state at a predetermined trigger, a predetermined switch An automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting whether the automatic settlement function to be controlled by the automatic settlement process is activated or not, and a hopper tank provided in the casing 1a with a flow path of medals inserted from the medal insertion section 4 34a (see FIG. 2) side or medal payout exit 9 side is selectively supplied from the flow path switching solenoid 30 and the medal insertion unit 4 and flows to the hopper tank 34a side. Inserted medal sensor 31 for detecting the inserted medal, medal selector 29 having an insertion port sensor for detecting insertion of a foreign object on the upstream side of the inserted medal sensor 31, and a door open detection switch 25 for detecting the open state of the front door 1b (FIG. 4). For example).

  In the housing 1a, as shown in FIG. 2, the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 4), and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are respectively shown. A reel unit 2 comprising detectable reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R (see FIG. 4), an external output board 1000 (see FIG. 4) for outputting an external output signal, and a medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 are stored. Hopper tank 34a, a hopper motor 34b for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank 34a from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 4), and a payout sensor 34c for detecting the medals paid out by driving the hopper motor 34b (see FIG. 4). A hopper unit 34 and a power supply box 100 are provided.

  On the side of the hopper unit 34, an overflow tank 35 is provided for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a. Inside the overflow tank 35, a full tank sensor 35a (see FIG. 4) is provided for detecting that the stored medal has become full.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a function key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state is provided on the front surface of the power supply box 100, and functions as a reset switch for canceling an error state or a stop state in normal times. In the setting change state, a reset / setting switch 38 that functions as a setting switch for changing a setting value of a winning probability (outtake rate) of internal lottery described later, and a power source that is operated when turning on / off the power source A switch 39 is provided.

  When a game is played in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, a medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 or a bet number is set using a credit. To use the credit, the MAXBET switch 6 may be operated. When a predetermined number of bets determined according to the gaming state are set, the pay line L1 (see FIG. 1) becomes valid and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the state where the game can be started. Become. In the present embodiment, when the prescribed number of bets is set to three regardless of the gaming state and the prescribed number of bets is set, the winning line L1 becomes valid. In addition, when a medal is inserted exceeding the maximum number out of the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

  The winning line is a line that is set to determine whether a combination of symbols displayed on the perspective windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is a symbol combination such as a small role or a replaying role to be described later. . In the present embodiment, these combinations are also called “winning combination” or “winning combination”. A combination of symbols constituting any combination stops on the winning line, and a winning occurs. Also called.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, only the winning line L1 set across the symbols arranged in the horizontal direction in the middle stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the middle stage of the reel 2R, that is, the middle stage, is the winning line. It is defined as. In the present embodiment, only one pay line is applied, but a plurality of pay lines may be applied.

  For example, the winning line includes the upper line of the left reel 2L, the upper part of the middle reel 2C, the upper part of the right reel 2R, that is, the winning line set across the symbols arranged in the upper stage, the upper stage of the left reel 2L, and the middle reel 2C. The winning line set across the middle and lower reels 2R, that is, the symbols arranged in the lower right, the lower reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, the upper reel 2R, the upper reels, that is, the symbols that are lined up to the right. And a winning line set across the symbols arranged in the lower stage of the left reel 2L, the lower stage of the middle reel 2C, the lower stage of the right reel 2R, that is, the lower stage.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate, and the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R continuously vary. When any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3. The operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R for stopping the first stop reel is referred to as a first stop operation. The operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R for stopping the second stop reel is referred to as a second stop operation. An operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R for stopping the third stop reel is referred to as a third stop operation.

  When one of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, one game is finished, and a predetermined symbol combination (hereinafter also referred to as a winning combination) is displayed on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R on the winning line L1. If the game stops as a result, a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are given to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50 in this embodiment), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1). Further, when the combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state on the winning line L1 is stopped as the display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, the gaming state is shifted according to the combination of symbols. .

  In this embodiment, the game starts when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected in a state where the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, and the game ends when all the reels are stopped. Further, one unit of control (game control) for executing a game starts when all the controls associated with the end of the previous game are completed, and when all the controls associated with the end of the game are completed. finish.

  In this embodiment, a configuration using three reels is illustrated, but a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, a configuration using four or more reels may be used. In a configuration using two or more reels, a winning determination may be made based on a combination of display results derived for all two or more reels. In this embodiment, the variable display device is configured by physical reels. However, the variable display device may be configured by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, after the game is started and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated to start changing the symbols, any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is When operated, the reels corresponding to the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R stop rotating and the symbols are stopped and displayed. The maximum stop delay time from the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R to the stop of the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is 190 ms (milliseconds).

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate 80 times per minute, and 80x20 (number of symbols per reel) = 1600 frames, so the maximum 4 frames are drawn in 190ms. Will be able to. In other words, the symbols that can be selected as the stop symbols are the symbols that are displayed when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, and the symbols that are four frames ahead of them, for a total of five symbols. For this reason, for example, when any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated and the symbol displayed on the lower stage of the reel corresponding to the stop switch is used as a reference, the symbol from the symbol to four frames ahead Since the symbols can be displayed in the lower row, in each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, when any one of the stop switches 8L, 8R is operated, the symbol displayed in the middle row of the reel corresponding to the stop switch. The symbols arranged within 5 frames including can be displayed on the winning line.

  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.

  Further, a hopper motor 34b, a payout sensor 34c, a full sensor 35a, a setting key switch 37, a reset / setting switch 38, and a power switch 39 are connected to the power supply board 101.

  The game control board 40 includes a MAXBET switch 6, a start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, a settlement switch 10, a reset switch 23, a stop switch 36a, an automatic settlement switch 36b, an insertion medal sensor 31, and a door opening detection switch. 25, reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R are connected, and a payout sensor 34c, a full sensor 35a, a setting key switch 37, and a reset / setting switch 38 are connected via the power supply board 101. Detection signals of switches are input.

  In addition, the game control board 40 includes a credit indicator 11, a game auxiliary indicator 12, 1-3 BET LEDs 14-16, an insertion request LED 17, a start valid LED 18, a waiting LED 19, a replaying LED 20, a BET switch valid LED 21, a left, middle The right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C and 22R, the set value display 24, the flow path switching solenoid 30, the reel motors 32L, 32C and 32R are connected, and the hopper motor 34b is connected via the power supply board 101. These electrical components are driven based on the control of a main control unit 41 (described later) mounted on the game control board 40.

  The game control board 40 includes a microcomputer having a main CPU 41a, a ROM 41b, a RAM 41c, and an I / O port 41d. The main control unit 41 that controls the game, a predetermined range (0 to 65535 in this embodiment) Detects a detection signal input from a random number circuit 42 that generates a random number, a pulse oscillator 43 that supplies a clock signal having a constant frequency to the random number circuit 42, and switches connected to the game control board 40 directly or via the power supply board 101 A switch detection circuit 44, a motor drive circuit 45 that controls the drive of the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R, a solenoid drive circuit 46 that controls the drive of the flow path switching solenoid 30, various displays connected to the game control board 40, The LED drive circuit 47 that controls the drive of the LED is supplied to the slot machine 1 When the power source voltage is monitored and a voltage drop is detected, a power interruption detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the main control unit 41, an initialization command is input when the power is turned on or from the main CPU 41a A reset circuit 49 for providing a reset signal to the main CPU 41a when not performed, and various other devices and circuits are mounted.

  The main CPU 41a has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function) such as a timekeeping function and a timer interrupt, and executes a program (described later) stored in the ROM 41b to perform processing related to the progress of the game. Each part of the control circuit mounted on the control board 40 is controlled directly or indirectly. The ROM 41b stores fixed data such as programs executed by the main CPU 41a and various tables. The RAM 41c is used as a work area when the main CPU 41a executes a program. The I / O port 41d inputs / outputs a control signal to / from each circuit connected via a signal input / output terminal included in the main control unit 41.

  Further, the main control unit 41 is supplied with backup power even during a power failure, and the data stored in the RAM 41c is held while the backup power is being supplied.

  The main CPU 41a repeatedly loops the process according to the control state until the detection state of the various switches connected to the game control board 40 is changed as a basic process, and step by step according to the change of the detection state of the various switches. Execute the process to move to. Further, the main CPU 41a has an interrupt function as described above, and can interrupt the basic process by the occurrence of the interrupt and execute the interrupt process. The voltage output from the power interruption detection circuit 48 A power interruption process (main) is executed in response to the input of the decrease signal, and a timer interrupt process (main) is executed at regular time intervals. Note that the execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to a time longer than the sum of the time required to complete the repetition of the process depending on the control state in the basic process and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main) Therefore, the process that is repeated according to the control state between the current and next timer interrupt processes (main) is completed at least once.

  In the power interruption process, execution of other interrupt processes is prohibited as the process starts. Then, a process of saving all registers that may be in use to the RAM 41c is performed. As a result, it is possible to return to the original processing when the power interruption is restored. Next, after all output ports are initialized, a RAM parity is calculated based on all data stored in the RAM 41c, set in a predetermined parity storage area, and RAM access is prohibited. Then, a loop process in which no process is performed is entered. That is, when the voltage decreases as it is, the operation is stopped internally. Therefore, the main control unit 41 reliably stops operation when power is interrupted. As described above, in the power interruption processing, the RAM parity at that time is calculated and stored in the parity storage area, and is stored in the RAM 41c by comparing with the RAM parity calculated at the next startup. It is possible to check whether the data is normal.

  Next, the reset circuit 49 outputs a reset signal to the main control unit 41 when the voltage rises to a level at which the main control unit 41 can be activated when the power is turned on, and activates the main control unit 41. When the value of the reset counter is counted up without being cleared based on a signal periodically output from the main control unit 41, that is, when the main control unit 41 does not operate for a certain time, The reset signal is output to restart the main control unit 41.

  The main CPU 41a transmits various commands to the effect control board 90 via the I / O port 41d. Here, from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90, for example, by using a unidirectional circuit such as a diode or a transistor, only in one direction (direction from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90). The signal is configured not to pass. Therefore, a command transmitted from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 is sent in only one direction, and no command is sent from the effect control board 90 to the game control board 40. Command transmission from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 is performed by serial communication. The game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 are not limited to being directly connected, and may be configured to be connected via a relay board, for example.

  On the effect control board 90, the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55, the first electric decoration movable means 901 to the third electric decoration movable means 903 arranged on the front door 1b of the slot machine 1 are provided. Electrical components such as the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913, and the light emission notification means 951 to 953 are connected. These electrical components are driven based on drive control of a display control circuit 92, an LED drive circuit 93, an audio output circuit 94, and the like that are controlled by a sub-control unit 91 (described later) mounted on the effect control board 90. ing. In addition, an effect switch 56 is connected to the effect control board 90, and a detection signal of the effect switch 56 is input.

  The effect control board 90 includes a sub control unit 91, a display control circuit 92, an LED drive circuit 93, an audio output circuit 94, a reset circuit 95, a switch circuit 96, a power interruption detection circuit 98, a movable means drive circuit 99, and other circuits. Etc., and the sub CPU 91a receives the command transmitted from the game control board 40 and performs various controls for performing the effects, and controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90. Control directly or indirectly.

  Among these, the sub control unit 91 is configured by a microcomputer including the sub CPU 91a, the ROM 91b, the RAM 91c, and the I / O port 91d in the same manner as the main control unit 41, and controls the production. The sub control unit 91 outputs a drive signal to the display control circuit 92, the LED drive circuit 93, the audio output circuit 94, and the movable means drive circuit 99.

  The display control circuit 92 performs display control of the liquid crystal display 51 connected to the effect control board 90 based on the drive signal output from the sub control unit 91. The LED drive circuit 93 includes an LED drive IC. Based on the drive signal output from the sub-control unit 91, the effect effect LED 52, the reel LED 55, the effect LED 56a, the first decorative LED group 911, and the second decorative LED 912 The third decorative LED 913 and the light emission notification LED are driven and controlled. The sub control unit 91 outputs a drive signal to the LED drive IC in the display control circuit 92 by serial transmission.

  The audio output circuit 94 performs audio output control from the speakers 53 and 54 based on the drive signal output from the sub-control unit 91. The movable means drive circuit 99 performs drive control of the first electrical decoration movable means 901 to the third electrical decoration movable means 903 connected to the effect control board 90 based on the signal output from the sub-control unit 91.

  The reset circuit 95 gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a when the power is turned on or when an initialization command from the sub CPU 91a is not input for a predetermined time. The switch circuit 96 detects a detection signal input from the effect switch 56 connected to the effect control board 90. The power interruption detection circuit 98 monitors the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 and, when detecting a voltage drop, outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the sub CPU 91a.

  Similar to the main CPU 41a, the sub CPU 91a has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function). One of the interrupt terminals of the sub control unit 91 is connected to a strobe (INT) signal line that is output when the main control unit 41 transmits a command, among the command transmission lines, and the sub CPU 91a receives the strobe signal. An interrupt is generated based on the input, and a command from the main control unit 41 is acquired and stored in the buffer. Also, the sub CPU 91a executes an interrupt process (sub), which will be described later, by generating an interrupt every time the number of clock inputs reaches a certain number, that is, every certain interval. In addition, one of the interrupt terminals of the sub-control unit 91 is connected to the power interruption detection circuit 98, and the sub CPU 91a performs power interruption processing according to the input of the voltage drop signal output from the power interruption detection circuit 98. (Sub) is executed. Also, when an unused interrupt occurs in the sub CPU 91a, the process is immediately returned to the original process.

  The sub-control unit 91 is also supplied with backup power at the time of a power failure, and the data stored in the RAM 91c is held while the backup power is supplied.

  In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, the reel LED 55, the first electric decoration moving means 901 to the third electric device are performed by the sub control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90. The sub-control unit 91 is configured to perform output control of effect devices such as the decoration movable means 903 (the first decoration LED group 911, the second decoration LED 912, and the third decoration LED 913) and the light emission notification means 951 to 953. Separately, an output control unit that directly controls the output of the rendering device is mounted on the rendering control board 90 or another substrate, and the sub-control unit 91 sets the output pattern of the rendering device based on a command from the main control unit 41. The output control unit may perform the output control of the rendering device based on the output pattern determined by the sub-control unit 91. In such a configuration, So that the output control of the effect device by both the controller 91 and the output control section is carried out.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the liquid crystal display 51, presentation effect LED52, the speakers 53 and 54, reel LED55, the 1st electrical decoration movable means 901-the 3rd electrical decoration movable means 903 (1st decoration LED group 911) as an effect production apparatus. The second decoration LED 912 and the third decoration LED 913) and the light emission notification means 951 to 953 are illustrated, but the effect device is not limited to these.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the medal payout rate changes according to the set value. The medal payout rate is changed by using a winning probability corresponding to a set value in a lottery that affects the player's advantage such as an internal lottery. The set value is composed of 6 levels of 1 to 6, with 6 being the highest payout rate and the payout rate being lower as the value is decreased in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the advantage is highest for the player, and as the value decreases in order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the advantage decreases stepwise.

  In this embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the activated pay line is activated (in the case of this embodiment, all the pay lines are always activated. A winning combination is obtained when a combination of symbols called a combination is arranged on the winning line. The combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols.

  The type of winning combination is determined according to the game state, but it can be roughly divided into a small role with payout of medals and a replay that can start the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There are a game combination and a special combination with a transition to a game state advantageous to the player. Below, a small role and a re-playing role are collectively called a general role. In order to win each winning combination determined according to the gaming state, it is necessary to win the internal lottery and set the winning flag of the winning combination in the RAM 41c. Among the winning flags for each of these combinations, the winning flag for the small role and the replaying role is valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and is invalid in the next game, but the special flag winning flag is It is valid until a combination of combinations permitted by the flag is completed, and is invalid in a game having a combination of combinations permitted. In other words, once the special combination winning flag is won, even if the combination of the combinations permitted by the flag cannot be made, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

  Hereinafter, the internal lottery of the present embodiment will be described. In the internal lottery, whether or not the main control unit 41 allows the winning of each combination described above before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are derived (specifically, the start switch 7 At the time of detection). In the internal lottery, first, a random value for internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 65535) is acquired when the start switch 7 is detected. Specifically, the value generated by the random number circuit 508b and stored in the random number value register of the random number circuit 508b is set as the lottery work assigned to the RAM 41c. And, for each combination determined according to the gaming state, according to the numerical data stored in the lottery work and the number of determination values of each combination determined according to the current gaming state, the number of bets and the set value A determination is made as to whether or not winning is permitted.

  In the internal lottery, the number of judgment values determined in accordance with the internal lottery target, the current gaming state, and the set value are sequentially assigned to the random number for internal lottery (numerical data stored in the lottery work). When the result of addition overflows, it is determined that the winning combination is won. For this reason, a winning combination will be won with a probability (number of determination values / 65536) according to the number of determination values.

  Then, a winning number indicating the result of the internal lottery is set in the RAM 41c. The winning number is used for setting of an internal winning flag, navigation notification, command creation, reel 2L, 2C, 2R stop control, and the like.

  When a winning combination is determined, a winning flag corresponding to the winning combination determined based on the winning number is set in the internal winning flag storing work assigned to the RAM 41c. The internal winning flag storage work consists of a 2-byte storage area, of which the upper byte is assigned as the special role storing work in which the winning flag for the special role is set, and the lower byte is the winning of the general role It is assigned as a general role storage work for which a flag is set. Specifically, when a special role is elected, the special role winning flag indicating that the special role is elected is set in the special role storing work, and when the general role is elected, the general role is elected. The winning combination flag indicating the general role is set in the general role storing work. If no winning combination is selected, the special combination storing work and the general combination storing work are cleared.

  Next, the 1st electrical decoration movable means 901-the 3rd electrical decoration movable means 903 are demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the first electric decoration movable means 901 is disposed on the upper side of the liquid crystal display 51, and the second electric decoration movable means 902 is disposed on the left side of the liquid crystal display 51. Is arranged, and the third electric decoration moving means 903 is arranged on the right side of the liquid crystal display 51. The 1st electrical decoration movable means 901 is a panel, and the 2nd electrical decoration movable means 902 and the 3rd electrical decoration movable means 903 are both figures imitating a character.

  The first electric decoration movable means 901 to the third electric decoration movable means 903 shown in FIG. 1 are all arranged at the retracted position. The first electric decoration movable means 901 can be moved upward from the retracted position, the second electric decoration movable means 902 can be moved to the left from the retracted position, and the third electric decoration movable means 903 can be moved to the retracted position. Can be moved to the right.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 5, the 1st electrical decoration movable means 901 is provided with the 1st decorative board 901A and the 1st case member 901B. Both the first decorative plate 901A and the first case member 901B are made of resin, for example. The first decorative plate 901 </ b> A has a plate shape and is light-transmitting, and a decorative character “Intense heat” is drawn on the surface. The first case member 901B has a box shape with an opening formed in the front, and the opening in the first case member 901B is closed with the first decorative plate 901A as a lid.

  The 1st electrical decoration movable means 901 is provided with the 1st decoration LED group 911 which consists of multiple 1st decoration 1st LED911911A-1st decoration 5th LED911E in this embodiment. These first decorative LED groups 911 are arranged in a state of being continuous along the width direction of the first electric decoration moving means 901, and are accommodated and provided in the first case member 901B. When the first decorative LED group 911 is turned on or blinked, the first decorative plate 901A emits light and the decorative characters are illuminated.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the second electric decoration moving means 902 includes a second decorative plate 902A and a second case member 902B. The second decorative plate 902A and the second case member 902B are made of resin, for example. The second decorative plate 902A has a plate shape and is light transmissive. The second case member 902B has a box shape with an opening formed in the front, and the opening in the second case member 902B is closed with the second decorative plate 902A as a lid. The second electric decoration moving means 902 includes a second decorative LED 912, and the second decorative LED 912 is accommodated in the second case member 902B. When the second decoration LED 912 is turned on or blinks, the second decoration plate 902A emits light and is illuminated.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the third electric decoration moving means 903 includes a third decorative plate 903A and a third case member 903B. The third decorative plate 903A and the third case member 903B are both made of resin, for example. The third decorative plate 903A has a plate shape and is light transmissive. The third case member 903B has a box shape with an opening formed in the front, and the opening in the third case member 903B is closed with the third decorative plate 903A as a lid. Moreover, the 3rd electrical decoration movable means 903 is provided with the 3rd decoration LED913, and the 3rd decoration LED913 is accommodated in the 3rd case member 903B. When the third decoration LED 913 is turned on or blinks, the third decoration plate 903A emits light and is illuminated.

  Each of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 is a so-called full-color LED, and includes a red light emitting diode, a green light emitting diode, and a blue light emitting diode. The LED can express various colors by adjusting the luminance of the diode and the blue light emitting diode.

  Each of the light emission notification means 951 to 953 is provided with an LED (hereinafter referred to as “light emission notification LED”) and a light transmissive color panel. The light emission notification LEDs are, for example, all white LEDs, and the color panels provided in the light emission notification units 951 to 953 have different colors. The light emission notification means 951 to 953 emit light in a color corresponding to the color of each color panel when the light emission notification LED is turned on.

  The first decorative LED group 911 is arranged in a narrow region in the first case member 901B in which the first decorative plate 901A serves as a lid and the opening is closed. The second decoration LED 912 is arranged in a narrow area in the second case member 902B in which the opening is closed by the second decoration plate 902A. The third decorative LED 913 is provided in a narrow area in the third case member 903B in which the opening is closed by the third decorative plate 903A. Further, the light emitting notification LED is provided in a relatively wide area on the back side of the color panel. Narrow areas are more difficult to exhaust heat than wide areas. For this reason, the 1st decoration LED group 911, the 2nd decoration LED 912, and the 3rd decoration LED 913 are all arranged at a place where it is harder to exhaust heat than the light emission notification LED.

  Next, drive control of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, the third decorative LED 913, and the light emission notification means 951 to 953 by the LED drive circuit 93 shown in FIG. 4 will be described. The LED drive circuit 93 shown in FIG. 4 is connected to the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, the third decorative LED 913, and the light emission notification LED. The LED drive circuit 93 sends drive data for driving the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, the third decorative LED 913, and the light emission notification LED to the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, the third decorative LED 913, And the light emission notification LED. The drive data transmitted from the LED drive circuit 93 to the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, the third decorative LED 913, and the light emission notification LED includes the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED. Information for controlling the light emission color and brightness of the LED 913 and the light emission notification LED is included. The drive data includes drive data for controlling the brightness of each of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode in the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913.

  The LED driving circuit 93 includes terminals for transmitting driving data of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode to the first decorative first LED 911A, for example. The LED driving circuit 93 transmits driving data of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode from the LED driving circuit 93 to the first decorative first LED 911A by parallel communication. Similarly, the LED drive circuit 93 transmits drive data of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode to the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 by parallel communication. .

  The LED drive circuit 93 adjusts the emission color and luminance of the first decorative first LED 911A by adjusting the luminance of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode in the first decorative first LED 911A, for example. The adjustment of the luminance of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode in the first decorative first LED 911A is performed by, for example, PWM (Pulse Width Modulation). PWM is a method of adjusting the ratio of time during which a current flows in a certain time width (duty ratio). For example, the duty ratio of the current flowing through the red light emitting diode is 50%, the duty ratio of the current flowing through the green light emitting diode is 0%, and the duty ratio of the current flowing through the blue light emitting diode is 50%. Can emit purple light. In addition, the duty ratio of the current flowing through the red light emitting diode is 0%, the duty ratio of the current flowing through the green light emitting diode is 100%, and the duty ratio of the current flowing through the blue light emitting diode is 0%. Can emit green light.

  The LED drive circuit 93 also applies to the first decorative second LED 911B to the first decorative fifth LED 911E, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 in the first decorative LED group 911 in the same manner as the first decorative first LED 911A. The luminance of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode is adjusted by PWM. Thus, the LED drive circuit 93 adjusts the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 by PWM. In addition, the LED drive circuit 93 adjusts the luminance ratio of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode in the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913, thereby adjusting the first luminance LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913. The light emission colors of the decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 are adjusted. In addition, the LED drive circuit 93 transmits drive data for emitting light with a predetermined luminance to the light emission notification LED. The LED drive circuit 93 causes the light emission notification LED to emit light with a constant light emission color and luminance.

  In the LED drive circuit 93, the duty ratio of the current flowing through the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode in the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 is, for example, 256 levels from 0 to 255. Adjust with. For example, the duty ratio at stage 0 is 0%, and the duty ratio at stage 255 is 100%. In the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913, the duty ratios of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode are adjusted in 256 stages, so that 256 × 256 × 256 = It is possible to emit light with 16777216 different emission colors and luminances. Since some of the 16777216 patterns have the same emission color and different luminance, the emission colors expressed by the first decoration LED group 911, the second decoration LED 912, and the third decoration LED 913 are from 16777216. Less.

  For example, by setting the duty ratio of the current flowing through the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode to 100% as a step 255, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 are Both are white and emit light with the highest luminance. For example, by setting the duty ratio of the red light emitting diode and the blue light emitting diode to 50% and the duty ratio of the blue light emitting diode to 0%, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 are It emits light with a violet color with a luminance of 50% of the highest violet color.

  The sub-control unit 91 shown in FIG. 4 designates the emission color and brightness when the first decoration LED group 911, the second decoration LED 912, the third decoration LED 913, and the light emission notification LED are caused to emit as the game progresses. The sub-control unit 91 outputs light emission information regarding the designated light emission color and luminance to the LED drive circuit 93. The LED drive circuit 93 selects the first decoration LED group 911, the second decoration LED 912, the third decoration LED 913, and the light emission notification LED based on the light emission color and luminance specified by the light emission information output from the sub-control unit 91. Make it emit light. When the LED drive circuit 93 causes the first decoration LED group 911, the second decoration LED 912, and the third decoration LED 913 to emit light, the LED drive circuit 93 reduces the luminance below the luminance specified by the light emission information transmitted from the sub-control unit 91. The first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 are caused to emit light. In this way, the LED drive circuit 93 is configured such that the upper limit of the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 is lower than the upper limit of the luminance of the light emission notification LED.

  For example, when the LED drive circuit 93 causes the first decoration LED group 911, the second decoration LED 912, and the third decoration LED 913 to emit light, the LED drive circuit 93 sets each LED at a luminance obtained by attenuating a predetermined attenuation ratio from the designated luminance. Make it emit light. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, for the first decorative LED group 911 disposed in the first electric decoration moving means 901, one of the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E is lit alone. In this case, the attenuation rate from the specified luminance is 20%, and when the first decoration first LED 911A to the first decoration fifth LED 911E are lit in plural, the attenuation rate from the specified luminance is 40%, The light is emitted at a brightness with the upper limit reduced to 80% and 60% of the specified brightness. The second decorative LED 912 arranged in the second electric decoration moving means 902 emits light at a luminance with the attenuation rate from the designated luminance being 30% and the upper limit being lowered to 70% of the designated luminance. The third decoration LED 913 arranged in the third electric decoration moving means 903 emits light with a reduced luminance by setting the attenuation rate from the designated luminance to 50% and the upper limit to 50% of the designated luminance. . It should be noted that the attenuation rate for the light emission notification LEDs arranged in the light emission notification means 951 to 953 is 0%.

  The LED drive circuit 93 calculates the attenuated luminance by multiplying the specified luminance by the preset attenuation ratio for each LED shown in FIG. Note that the attenuated luminance may be calculated by another method. For example, the attenuation upper limit value may be obtained by multiplying the luminance upper limit value in advance by the attenuation ratio, and the attenuated luminance may be calculated from the designated luminance with respect to the attenuation upper limit value. In this case, for example, the luminance level of each LED may be calculated by reducing the luminance level from 256 levels to 220 levels. Further, instead of multiplying the attenuation ratio, the attenuated luminance may be calculated using an operation including other four arithmetic operations, for example, an operation including subtraction or subtraction.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the above embodiment, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 are provided in the first electric decoration moving means 901 to the third electric decoration moving means 903, respectively. ing. For this reason, by increasing the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 to emit light, the first decorative movable means 901 to the first decorative movable means 903 of the first decoration. The plates 901 </ b> A to 903 </ b> A can emit light, and the interest can be improved. In general, when the luminance of the LED is increased, the amount of current and voltage supplied to the LED are increased, and as a result, the heat generation of the LED tends to increase. For this reason, in the slot machine 1, when the luminance is increased when the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 are caused to emit light, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and The amount of heat generated by the third decoration LED 913 and the light emission notification LED is also increased. As a result, for example, the first case member 901B to the third case member 903B that house the first decoration LED group 911, the second decoration LED 912, and the third decoration LED 913 are used. There is a concern about defects caused by heat, such as melting In this regard, in the slot machine 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the LED drive circuit 93 is designated by the sub-control unit 91 when the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 emit light. The brightness is lowered than the brightness. For this reason, it can suppress that the 1st decoration LED group 911, the 2nd decoration LED 912, and the 3rd decoration LED 913 are heated too much. If the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 are heated excessively, these failures may be caused. However, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 are used. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the failure of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913.

  In addition, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 are resin first case members 901B to 901B in which openings are closed by the first decorative plates 901A to 903A. The three case members 903B are provided in a narrow area. Therefore, when the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 are excessively heated, the first case member 901B to the third case member 903B and the first case member 901B to the third case member are used. There is a concern that the first decorative plate 901 </ b> A to the third decorative plate 903 </ b> A attached to 903 </ b> B may melt or ignite to cause a problem due to the influence of heat. In this respect, since excessive heating of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 is suppressed, the first case member 901B to the third case member 903B and the first decorative plate 901A to the third It can suppress that decoration board 903A melts or ignites. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the light emitting body from generating heat unintentionally and to avoid a malfunction of the gaming machine.

  In addition, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 emit light with a luminance lower than the designated luminance, whereby the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, And the upper limit of the brightness | luminance of 3rd decoration LED913 is made to become lower than the conditions of the brightness | luminance of light emission alerting | reporting LED. For this reason, since excessive heating of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 can be more suitably suppressed, it is possible to prevent the light emitting body from unintentionally generating heat, and to break down the gaming machine. It can be avoided.

  In addition, the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 is attenuated at a preset attenuation rate. For this reason, it is possible to prevent a difference from occurring in different ways of illuminating designated for the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913.

  Moreover, the slot machine 1 according to the above embodiment includes the first decorative LED group 911 and the second decorative LED 912 that are provided at different locations. The upper limit of the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911 is 80% or 60% of the designated luminance, and the upper limit of the luminance of the second decorative LED 912 is 70% of the designated luminance. Thus, since the upper limit of the brightness is varied according to the place where the LED is provided, heat generation can be appropriately suppressed according to the place where each LED is provided.

  In addition, the upper limit of the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911 provided in the narrow area of the first case member 901B is set lower than the upper limit of the luminance of the light emitting notification LED provided in the comparatively wide area of the back side of the color panel. Yes. The narrow area is a place where heat is harder to exhaust than the wide area, but the upper limit of the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911 is lowered, so that it is possible to prevent the light emitting body that easily has heat from generating heat. .

  Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the first decorative LED group 911 arranged in a state of being connected along the width direction of the first electric decoration moving means 901 is provided. In this case, the place near the wall side of the first case member 901B in the first electric decoration moving means 901 is a place where it is difficult to exhaust heat, and a place far from the first case member 901B is a place where heat is relatively easily removed. Therefore, for example, in the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E in the first decorative LED group 911, when the first decorative first LED 911A and the first decorative fifth LED 911E close to the wall side of the first case member 901B are caused to emit light. By causing the light to emit light with a luminance lower than the designated luminance, it is possible to reduce problems caused by the influence of heat on the first case member 901B. However, when the first decoration first LED 911A and the first decoration fifth LED 911E emit light with lower brightness than the designated brightness, the first decoration second LED 911B, the first decoration second LED 911B, and the first decoration fifth LED 911E are connected together. When the luminance of the first decorative third LED 911C and the first decorative fourth LED 911D is higher than that of the first decorative first LED 911A and the first decorative fifth LED 911E, it is easy to determine that the luminance of the first decorative first LED 911A and the first decorative fifth LED 911E is low. At the same time, there is a concern that the light emission of the first decorative plate 901A of the first electric decoration moving means 901 becomes uneven. In this regard, in the slot machine 1 according to the above-described embodiment, when the first decorative first LED 911A and the first decorative fifth LED 911E that are close to the wall side of the first case member 901B are caused to emit light, from the wall side of the first case member 901B. Each of the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E including the distant first decorative second LED 911B, the first decorative third LED 911C, and the first decorative fourth LED 911D is made to emit light with a lower brightness than the designated luminance. Yes. Therefore, it can be made difficult to determine that the luminance of the first decorative first LED 911A and the first decorative fifth LED 911E that emits light with the luminance lower than the specified luminance is lowered. The first decorative plate 901A of the electric decoration moving means 901 can emit light evenly.

  In the above embodiment, the luminance attenuation ratio of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 as the light emitter is set in advance. You may make it set according to a condition. For example, the luminance attenuation ratio of the light emitter may be determined in accordance with the gaming state of the slot machine 1 or the contents of the effects. Or you may determine the attenuation | decrease rate of the brightness | luminance of a light-emitting body according to the deterioration degree and use period of a light-emitting body, or the light-emitting body of a light-emitting body by the movement position of the 1st electrical decoration movable means 901-the 3rd electrical decoration movable means 903. The luminance decay rate may be determined. For example, when the first electric decoration moving means 901 to the third electric decoration moving means 903 are at a position moved from the retracted position, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, And you may make it make the attenuation | decrease rate of the brightness | luminance of 3rd decoration LED913 small. The position moved from the retracted position is a position farther from the liquid crystal display 51 than the retracted position.

  In the above embodiment, the upper limits of the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 that are provided in different locations are different from each other. Alternatively, all may be the same. In the first decorative LED group 911, the upper limits of the luminance of the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E are the same, but may be different between the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E. Good. At this time, among the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E, the upper limit of the luminance of the first decorative first LED 911A and the first decorative fifth LED 911E close to the wall side of the first case member 901B is set to the wall of the first case member 901B. You may make it become lower than the upper limit of the brightness | luminance of 1st decoration 2nd LED911B, the 1st decoration 3rd LED911C, and 1st decoration 4th LED911911 which are distant from the side. Further, the upper limit of the luminance of the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E may be lowered as the distance from the wall of the first case member 901B is closer.

  In addition, when the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E in the first decorative LED group 911 are caused to emit light by reducing the luminance, the luminance is similarly reduced, but the first decorative first LED 911A to first You may make it light-emit by reducing a brightness | luminance so that it may differ between decoration 5th LED911911E. For example, the brightness of the first decorative first LED 911A and the first decorative fifth LED 911E close to the wall side of the first case member 901B is set such that the upper limit is the first decorative second LED 911B and the first decorative third LED 911C far from the wall side of the first case member 901B. The first decorative fourth LED 911D may have a lower brightness than the first decorative first LED 911D and the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E may be closer to the wall of the first case member 901B. Luminance may be reduced to emit light.

  Moreover, in said embodiment, the brightness | luminance of the 1st decoration LED group 911, the 2nd decoration LED 912, and the 3rd decoration LED 913 which were provided in the narrow area | region among the 1st case member 901B-the 3rd case member 903B is designated. However, other LEDs may emit light with a brightness lower than a specified brightness. Other LEDs here may be, for example, a light emission notification LED, an effect effect LED 52, and a reel LED 55.

  In the above embodiment, the designated luminance is reduced by the LED drive circuit 93. However, the sub-control unit 91 reduces the designated luminance and then includes the light emission information in the LED drive circuit 93. May be output. The designation of luminance is performed by the sub control unit 91, but may be performed by the LED drive circuit 93 based on information transmitted from the sub control unit 91. In the above embodiment, the luminance of the LED is reduced by reducing the duty ratio of the current flowing through the LED. However, the voltage supplied to the LED is reduced or the time for supplying the current to the LED is shortened. Or the luminance of the LED may be lowered. Moreover, in said embodiment, although full color LED is used as the 1st decoration LED group 911, 2nd decoration LED 912, and 3rd decoration LED 913, you may use monochrome LED.

  Moreover, in said embodiment, the 1st decoration LED group 911, the 2nd decoration LED 912, and the 3rd decoration LED 913 are each provided in the 1st electrical decoration movable means 901-the 3rd electrical decoration movable means 903 which are movable bodies. However, the LED or the LED group whose luminance is lower than the designated luminance may be provided in an electric decoration means whose position is fixed.

  In the above embodiment, the brightness of the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 is individually adjusted, but the brightness of some decorative LEDs is adjusted. You may make it adjust collectively. For example, the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E may all have the same luminance, or the first decorative first LED 911A and the first decorative fifth LED 911E have the same luminance, and the first decorative second LED 911B, the first decorative first LED The 3LED 911C and the first decorative fourth LED 911D may have the same luminance. Moreover, you may adjust a brightness | luminance collectively about the light emitting diode of the same color between some LED. For example, for all of the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E, the luminance of each red light emitting diode, green light emitting diode, and blue light emitting diode may be adjusted collectively.

  In addition, the front panel and the side panel in the slot machine 1 may be provided with a light guide plate that introduces light and emits and displays a predetermined pattern or the like. A plurality of light source LEDs may be provided at an end of the light guide plate, and these light source LEDs may introduce light into the light guide plate. Further, the plurality of light source LEDs may be provided on a single substrate. The plurality of light source LEDs may be provided on one side of the light guide plate, or may be provided on a plurality of sides of two or more sides. Moreover, light source LED may be provided in the back surface etc. of the back side of the display surface of a light-guide plate.

  About such LED used as the light source of a light-guide plate, you may make it light-emit with lower brightness | luminance than the designated brightness | luminance. In the light guide plate, the light source LED may be accommodated in a narrow region, and when the light source LED is heated, a defect may occur in the light guide plate. Then, about the light source LED, the situation which a malfunction arises in a light-guide plate can be suppressed by making it light-emit by reducing brightness | luminance rather than the designated brightness | luminance.

  In the above embodiment, for example, the effect control board 90 executes an effect using the operation of the effect switch 56, and the operation of the effect switch 56 is effective in this effect (the operation of the effect switch 56 is performed). The production LED 56a is caused to emit light at the (accepting) timing and the player is prompted to operate the production switch 56. However, the production LED 56a may be caused to emit light at other timings. For example, the effect LED 56a may emit light together with or instead of the effect LED 52 reel LED 55 as part of the effect without using the operation of the effect switch 56. In this case, if the effect LED 56a emits light in an effect that does not use the operation of the effect switch 56, it is difficult for the player to recognize whether or not the light emission prompts the operation of the effect switch 56, and the player mistakenly operates it. There is a risk of it. Therefore, it is required to suppress an erroneous operation by the player. In order to suppress an erroneous operation by the player, the operation of the effect switch 56 is effective when the effect LED 56a is caused to emit light, for example, during the effect using the operation of the effect switch 56 (effect switch 56), when the production LED 56a is made to emit light in a first light emission mode that promotes the player's operation, for example, the operation promotion light emission mode, and the operation of the production switch 56 is not used. When the operation of the switch 56 is invalid (the operation of the effect switch 56 is not accepted), the effect LED 56a may be made to emit light in a light emission mode different from the operation promoting light emission mode, for example, the effect decoration mode. As described above, when the operation of the effect switch 56 is accepted, the effect LED 56a is caused to emit light in the operation promoting light emission mode, and when the operation of the effect switch 56 is not accepted, the effect LED 56a is caused to emit light in the effect decoration mode. Thus, it is possible to distinguish whether or not the light emission prompts the operation of the effect switch 56. Therefore, an erroneous operation of the effect switch 56 by the player can be suppressed.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, this invention is not limited to this embodiment. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible.

[About gaming machines]
In the above embodiment, the slot machine for setting bets using medals and credits has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and for example, a game ball used in a pachinko gaming machine is used. Applying the configuration shown in the above embodiment to a slot machine that sets the bet number, a fully credit type slot machine that sets the bet number using only credits, or a pachinko gaming machine, It is possible to realize such an invention. When game balls are used as game media, for example, when one medal corresponds to five game balls, and 3 is set as the bet number in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. This is equivalent to setting the number of bets using.

  In addition, the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to one using only one of a plurality of types of gaming values such as medals and gaming balls, but a plurality of types of gaming machines such as medals and gaming balls, for example. The game value may be used together. That is, it is possible to play a game by setting the number of bets using any one of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls when a winning occurs. A gaming machine that can pay out any of the utility value is also included in the gaming machine of the present invention.

  Further, in this embodiment, a variable display device having three reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is provided, and when all the reels are stopped, one game is completed, and the display results derived to the three reels are combined. The slot machine in which a prize is generated in response to the above description has been described. However, when a display result is derived to a variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified, one game is completed, and a prize is awarded according to the display result derived to the variable display device. As long as the slot machine can be generated, the slot machine is not limited to one having a variable display device having three reels, but has a single reel or a variable display device having a plurality of reels other than three. It may be. In this embodiment, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are reels that rotate in the vertical direction. However, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R may be reels that rotate in any direction, such as a horizontal direction or an oblique direction. .

  In addition, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment causes the display results to be derived in each of the plurality of variable display areas (transparent windows 3) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (symbols) that can each be identified. The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using game values (medals, credits), and all of the variable display areas are provided. In the slot machine, one game is completed by deriving the display result, and a winning can be generated according to the combination of the display results derived to each of the plurality of variable display areas as a result of the one game. Also good.

  Further, as the present embodiment, a slot machine that pays out game media to the player's hand in response to the occurrence of a win has been described, but the game media is enclosed and the game media is handed to the player's hand in response to the occurrence of a win. An enclosing slot machine that adds game points (scores) without paying out may be adopted. 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.

  Moreover, it is also possible to apply the content of embodiment mentioned above to a pachinko game machine. For example, a pachinko gaming machine may be provided with an electric decoration moving means with a built-in LED, and the LED brightness in the electric decoration moving means may be controlled to be lowered in the same manner as in the above embodiment. In this case, it is possible to prevent the LED from generating heat unintentionally and to avoid a failure of the pachinko gaming machine.

  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.

Next, main effects obtained by the embodiment described above will be described.
(1) A gaming machine capable of playing a game (for example, slot machine 1, pachinko gaming machine),
A plurality of types of light emitters (for example, a first decorative LED group 911, a second decorative LED 912, a third decorative LED 913, and a light emission notification LED);
A light emission control unit (for example, LED drive circuit 93) that causes the light emitter to emit light based on specified luminance (for example, luminance specified by light emission information output from the sub-control unit 91 to the LED drive circuit 93);
With
When the light emission control unit causes a specific light emitter (for example, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913) to emit light among the plurality of types of the light emitters, the luminance of the specific light emitter. The upper limit (for example, the upper limit of the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913) is the upper limit of the luminance of the light emitters (for example, light emission notification LEDs) other than the specific light emitter (for example, The upper limit of the luminance of the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 913 is lower than the upper limit of the luminance of the light emitting notification LED. To emit light with a luminance lower than the designated luminance (for example, the first decorative LED group 911, the second decorative LED 912, and the third decorative LED 9). 3 reduces the luminance than the luminance specified by the light emission information emit light)
A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to such a configuration, according to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the light emitter from generating heat unintentionally and to avoid a malfunction of the gaming machine.

(2) In the gaming machine described in (1) above,
The light emission control unit attenuates the designated luminance to a preset ratio (for example, for the first decorative LED group 911, one of the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E is lit alone. In this case, when 80% of the designated brightness and the first decoration first LED 911A to the first decoration fifth LED 911E are lit in plural, 60% of the designated brightness and the second decoration LED 912 are designated. The upper limit of the luminance of the specific light emitter may be lowered by attenuating 70% of the luminance and 50% of the designated luminance of the third decorative LED 913).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent a difference from occurring in the way of lighting according to the designated luminance.

(3) In the gaming machine according to (1) or (2) above,
The specific light emitter includes a first specific light emitter (for example, a first decorative LED group 911) and a second specific light emitter (for example, a second decorative LED 912) that are provided at different locations.
The upper limit of the luminance of the first specific light emitter (for example, 80% or 60% of the luminance specified for the first decorative LED group 911) and the upper limit of the luminance of the second specific light emitter (for example, the second decorative LED 912) 70% of the designated luminance) may be different.

  According to such a configuration, heat generation can be appropriately suppressed depending on the place where the device is provided.

(4) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3) above,
The specific light emitter is disposed in a place where it is difficult to exhaust heat compared to the light emitters other than the specific light emitter (for example, the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E include the first decorative plate 901A, The light emitting notification LED may be disposed in a relatively wide area on the back side of the color panel, and may be disposed in a narrow area in the first case member 901B.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the light emitter that easily has heat from generating heat.

(5) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4) above,
The specific light emitter is one light emitter (for example, one decorative LED in the first decorative LED group 911) among a plurality of light emitters (for example, the first decorative LED group 911) arranged in series. ,
When the plurality of light emitters arranged in series are caused to emit light, the light emission control unit causes each of the plurality of light emitters to emit light with a luminance lower than the designated luminance (for example, the first case). When the first decorative first LED 911A and the first decorative fifth LED 911E close to the wall side of the member 901B are caused to emit light, the first decorative second LED 911B, the first decorative third LED 911C, the first decorative first LED 911B far from the wall side of the first case member 901B. The luminance of each of the first decorative first LED 911A to the first decorative fifth LED 911E including the 4LED 911D may be made lower than the designated luminance to emit light).

  According to such a configuration, it can be difficult to determine that the luminance of the specific light emitter has been lowered.

(6) A gaming machine capable of playing a game (for example, slot machine 1, pachinko gaming machine),
Operating means (for example, a production switch 56) operated by the player;
A light emitting section (for example, a production LED 56a) provided in the operation means;
A specific effect execution means (for example, an effect control board 90) for executing a specific effect that does not accept the operation of the operation means;
With
When receiving an operation of the operation means, the light emitting unit is caused to emit light in a specific light emission mode (for example, the production LED 56a is caused to emit light in an operation promoting light emission mode),
When the light emitting unit is caused to emit light during execution of the specific effect, the light emitting unit is caused to emit light in a light emission mode different from the specific light emission mode (for example, the effect LED 56a is displayed in an effect decoration mode different from the operation promoting light emission mode). It may be a gaming machine.

  According to such a configuration, in the case where the light emitting unit is caused to emit light during execution of the specific effect that does not accept the operation of the operation unit, the specific light emission mode when the light emitting unit emits light when the operation of the operation unit is accepted Since the light emitting unit emits light in different light emission modes, it is possible to distinguish whether or not the light emission prompts the operation unit to operate based on the difference in the light emission modes, and it is possible to suppress an erroneous operation of the operation unit by the player.

1 slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R reel 6 MAXBET switch 7 start switch 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch 12 game auxiliary display 41 main control unit 41c RAM
91 Sub-control unit 91c RAM

Claims (1)

A gaming machine capable of playing a game,
Multiple types of light emitters,
A light emission control unit that causes the light emitter to emit light based on a designated luminance;
With
The light emission control unit may cause the upper limit of the luminance of the specific light emitter to be lower than the upper limit of the luminance of the light emitters other than the specific light emitter when the specific light emitter is caused to emit light among the plurality of types of the light emitters. A gaming machine that emits light with a luminance lower than the designated luminance.

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