JP2018198668A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of dispersing a processing load of processing to be executed.SOLUTION: In execution of a ball discharge lottery processing, first processing (processing at S102-S108) relative to an advantageous section is executed, and thereafter second processing (processing at S112-S138) relative to an advantageous state is executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of playing 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 gaming medium such as a gaming ball is played by a launching device. And 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 prize opening provided in the gaming area.

  In addition, this type of slot machine includes a main control unit and a sub-control unit that controls production based on a command transmitted from the main control unit, and can be controlled in an advantageous section that is advantageous to the player. In addition, there are some which can be controlled to be in an advantageous state in the advantageous section. Further, in the slot machine, there is a slot machine that terminates the advantageous state by executing a limiter process when the gaming value given in the advantageous state reaches a predetermined amount (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5759958

  In the slot machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the execution timing of the process related to the advantageous section and the process related to the advantageous state has not been considered. Therefore, there is a possibility that the processing load of the process related to the advantageous section and the process related to the advantageous state is concentrated.

  The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that distributes the processing load of the processing to be executed.

(1) A gaming machine (for example, slot machine 1) capable of playing a game,
Game control means (for example, main control unit 41) for controlling the game is provided,
The game control means includes
When the transition is made to an advantageous section (for example, an advantageous section) that is more advantageous than a normal section (for example, a regular section), and the end condition (for example, the limiter end condition) based on the contents of the game in the advantageous section is satisfied, the advantage section Advantageous section transition means for terminating the transition to the section;
Advantageous state control means capable of controlling to an advantageous state (for example, AT) when in the advantageous section;
In a predetermined opportunity (for example, execution of the lottery process of FIG. 4), the first process (for example, the processes of S102 to S108 of FIG. 4) and the second process (for example, of FIG. Processing execution means for executing (processing of S112 to S138),
The process execution means executes the second process after executing the first process when executing the first process and the second process at the predetermined opportunity (for example, S102 to S102 in FIG. 4). After executing the processing of S108, the processing of S112 to S138 is executed).

  According to such a configuration, the processing load can be distributed as compared with a gaming machine that simultaneously executes the first process and the second process.

(2) In the gaming machine of (1) above,
The first process includes a process (for example, the process of S104 in FIG. 4) for counting the period of time that has been shifted to the advantageous section,
The second process includes a process (see S118, S124, and S130 in FIG. 4) for counting a period during which the advantageous state is controlled.

  According to such a configuration, the process execution means can specify the period during which the process is shifted to the advantageous section and the period during which the advantageous state is controlled.

(3) In the above gaming machine (1) or (2),
The advantageous state control means can be controlled to any one of a plurality of advantageous states (for example, normal AT, advantageous AT, special AT),
The process execution means executes the first process regardless of which of the plurality of types of advantageous states is controlled (for example, any of the plurality of types of advantageous states) 4, the processing of S102 to S108 in FIG. 4 can be executed).

  According to such a configuration, the process execution means can execute the process related to the advantageous section regardless of which advantageous state of the plurality of advantageous states is controlled.

(4) In any of the above gaming machines (1) to (3),
Production control means (for example, sub-control unit 91) for performing production control is further provided,
The game control means includes control information transmission means for transmitting control information to the effect control means,
The control information transmitting means outputs a command related to the advantageous section and a command related to the advantageous state after the first process and the second process are completed (for example, as shown in FIG. After the processes of S102 to S108 and the processes of S112 to S138 are executed, a model common command and a model specific command are transmitted as shown in S142 and S144).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the process from becoming complicated as compared with a gaming machine that transmits control information during the execution of the first process and the second process.

(5) In any of the above gaming machines (1) to (4),
Derivation operation means (for example, a stop switch) operated to derive a display result;
A notification means (for example, a game auxiliary indicator 12 by the main control unit 41) for notifying an advantageous operation mode advantageous to the player during the advantageous state;
Notification processing execution means for executing notification processing (for example, navigation setting processing of S140 of FIG. 4) regarding notification of the advantageous operation mode,
The notification process execution means executes the notification process after the first process is completed and the second process is completed (for example, as shown in FIG. After the process is executed, the navigation setting process of S140 is executed).

  According to such a configuration, since the notification process is executed after the second process related to the advantageous state is completed, a stable notification process can be executed.

(A) is a front view of the slot machine according to the present embodiment, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of a main internal configuration of the slot machine. It is a figure which shows the transition of a gaming state. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of a game process. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of a payout process. It is a figure which shows a command. It is a figure which shows a timing chart (the 1). It is a figure which shows a timing chart (the 2). It is a figure which shows a timing chart (the 3). It is a figure for demonstrating the lighting aspect of a main alerting | reporting and a sub alerting | reporting.

  A mode for carrying out a slot machine according to the present invention will be described below based on examples.

[Configuration of slot machine]
FIG. 1A is a front view of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing an example of a main internal configuration of the slot machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the slot machine 1 is provided with a liquid crystal display 51 on the front door 1b. A transparent window 3 is formed in the decorative panel 1c located below the liquid crystal display 51 in the front door 1b. The player can visually recognize the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R arranged in parallel inside the housing 1a through the see-through window 3. On each reel, a plurality of types of symbols that can be identified are arranged in a predetermined order.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the front door 1b is determined according to the gaming state within the credit range stored as the gaming value (number of medals) owned by the player as an example of the operating means. The MAXBET switch 6 that is operated when setting a predetermined number of bets, the medal stored as credits, and the medals used for setting the bets are settled (medals for the setting of credits and bets) Used for the production, the settlement switch 10 operated when starting the game, the start switch 7 operated when starting the game, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R operated when stopping the rotation of the reels, respectively. For example, an effect switch 56 is provided.

  The front door 1b is provided with a game display unit 13 for notifying information related to a game as an example of a notification unit. The game display unit 13 includes a credit display 11 that displays the number of medals stored as credits, a game auxiliary display 12 that displays a medal payout number and an error code when an error occurs, and a set bet. 1BETLED14 for informing the number, 2BETLED15, 3BETLED16, insertion request LED 17 for informing that the medal can be inserted, start valid LED 18 for informing that the game can be started by operating the start switch 7, and replay A replaying LED 20 is provided to notify that the replay game after winning is in progress.

  In the present 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. Of the three reels 2L, 2C and 2R, the first stop of the left reel 2L is the first stop of the left, the first stop of the middle reel 2C is the first stop of the middle, and the right reel 2R is the first stop. This is called right first stop. Further, the operation on the start switch 7 in a state where the number of bets that can start the game is set is also referred to as “lever-on operation”.

  The game display unit 13 is provided with an advantageous section notification lamp 19 for notifying that it is in an advantageous section described later by turning on the LED lamp. In the present embodiment, the lighting of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 starts at the end of the game that is determined to be transferred to the advantageous section in the advantageous section transition lottery described later (the game won in the advantageous section transition lottery). By this lighting, the player can recognize that he has won in the advantageous section shift lottery. Further, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off at the end of the last game of the advantageous section. At least one of the lighting start timing and the extinguishing timing of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 may be another timing. In addition, the display which shows the advantageous area alerting | reporting lamp | ramp 19 on the game display part 13 does not need to be. Alternatively, the characters “advantageous section notification lamp” may be directly displayed, or, for example, characters indicating that it is advantageous to the player by being lit like the characters “chance” are displayed. Also good. In the present embodiment, after the start switch 7 is operated, it is in a wait state (a state in which the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are waiting to start rotation since a certain period has not elapsed since the start of the previous game). The waiting LED for notifying this is not provided, but such a waiting LED may be provided.

  In the decorative panel 1c, below the fluoroscopic window 3, a CZ lamp 57 indicating that a CZ (chance zone) to be described later is being controlled is indicated by lighting and an AT (assist replay time) to be described later is being controlled. There is provided an AT lamp 58 which suggests that the lamp is turned on. The suggestion that the control to CZ is being performed when the CZ lamp 57 is turned on, and the suggestion that the control to the AT is being performed by turning on the AT lamp 58 are collectively referred to as sub notification.

  During the non-CZ period, the CZ lamp 57 is turned off, so that the characters “CZ” do not appear. On the other hand, during CZ, since the CZ lamp 57 is lit, the characters “CZ” are highlighted. For this reason, the player can recognize that the current state is CZ by recognizing the character “CZ” that has emerged when the CZ lamp 57 is turned on. In the present embodiment, the lighting color of the CZ lamp 57 is white.

  During non-AT, the AT lamp 58 is turned off, so that the letters “AT” do not appear. On the other hand, during the AT, since the AT lamp 58 is lit, the letters “AT” emerge. For this reason, the player can recognize that the current state is AT when he recognizes the character “AT” that appears when the AT lamp 58 is turned on.

  As will be described in detail later, the AT is provided with four types of ATs (normal AT, advantageous AT, special AT, and resurrection lottery AT), and the AT lamp 58 corresponds to the type of AT under control. Lights in the lighting mode. Specifically, during normal AT, the AT lamp 58 is lit white. During the advantageous AT, the AT lamp 58 is lit in red. During the special AT, the AT lamp 58 blinks red. For this reason, the player can recognize the type of AT under control by recognizing the lighting mode of the AT lamp 58.

  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 and 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 the symbol combination displayed on the see-through window 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is a winning symbol combination. In the present embodiment, an example in which only one winning line LN is provided will be described. However, a plurality of winning lines may be provided. In addition, invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are provided that make it easy to recognize that the symbol combinations constituting the winning line are aligned with the winning line LN.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotated to display the symbols in a variable manner. When the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated, the corresponding reels are rotated. By stopping, three symbols are derived and displayed as display results on the upper, middle, and lower stages of the fluoroscopic window 3. When a specified number of bets (for example, 3) are set, the pay line LN is activated and the game can be started.

  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. When a medal is paid out from the medal payout opening 9, the medal is paid out from the medal payout opening 9 by driving a hopper motor (not shown) controlled by the main control unit 41.

  Here, the “game (also referred to as unit game)” in the slot machine 1 means, in a narrow sense, from when the start switch 7 is operated until all reels stop. Since the setting of the bet number before operation 7 and the payout of medals and the transition of the game state are performed after all reels are stopped, these incidental processes are also included in the “game” in a broad sense. The game may be ended, for example, when it is stopped for the third time, when the display result is derived by the third stop, or when the payout process based on the display result is ended. In the present embodiment, the game ends when the display result is derived by the third stop.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (b), inside the slot machine 1, there is a game control board 40 that controls the progress of the game (which can be said to control the game) and outputs various commands according to the progress of the game, An effect control board 90 for controlling the effect according to the command is provided. The game control board 40 includes a main control unit 41 that performs processing related to the progress of the game and controls the configuration mounted on or connected to the game control board 40. The effect control board 90 includes a sub-control unit 91 that receives a command transmitted from the game control board 40 and performs an effect, and controls a configuration mounted on or connected to the effect control board 90.

  The main control unit 41 includes a RAM 41c used as a work memory, a main CPU 41a that performs a control operation in accordance with a program, and the like. The main control unit 41 performs processing related to the progress of the game and directly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40. To control automatically or indirectly.

  When the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, and the settlement switch 10 are operated, a detection signal for detecting the operation is input to the main control unit 41. The main control unit 41 detects operations on these various switches based on detection signals from these various switches.

  From the main control unit 41, a control signal for lighting control or display control of various displays included in the game display unit 13 is output to the game display unit 13. Various displays included in the game display unit 13 are turned on or display predetermined information based on a control signal from the main control unit 41.

  The sub control unit 91 includes a RAM 91c used as a work memory, a sub CPU 91a that performs a control operation according to a program, etc., and performs various controls for performing an effect, and each part of a control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90 Control directly or indirectly. The RAM 91c included in the sub-control unit 91 has a larger storage capacity than the RAM 41c included in the main control unit 41, and can store data necessary for processing such as production and notification of predetermined information.

  When the effect switch 56 is operated, a detection signal for detecting the operation is input to the sub-control unit 91. The sub-control unit 91 detects an operation on the effect switch 56 based on the detection signal from the effect switch 56.

  From the sub-control unit 91, control signals for controlling the liquid crystal display 51, the speakers 53 and 54, the CZ lamp 57, and the AT lamp 58 are supplied to the liquid crystal display 51, the speakers 53 and 54, the CZ lamp 57, and Output to each of the AT lamps 58. The liquid crystal display 51 displays predetermined information based on a control signal from the sub control unit 91. The speakers 53 and 54 output sound based on the control signal from the sub control unit 91. The CZ lamp 57 is turned on based on a control signal from the sub control unit 91, and the AT lamp 58 is turned on or blinked based on a control signal from the sub control unit 91. Note that FIG. 1B is merely an example, and the slot machine 1 is provided with other configurations.

[Main Winners and Winners]
In addition, the winning combination of the present embodiment is a small combination with payout of game value (medal), replay that gives replay (also referred to as replaying combination, lip), and a gaming state that is advantageous to the player. Special roles (for example, bonuses) associated with the transition. Giving a re-game means that the next game can be played by automatically setting the bet number (automatic BET) without setting the bet number using game values (medals, credits, etc.). It is. In other words, giving a re-game means enabling the next game to be started without performing a BET operation.

  In addition, in order to generate each winning, it is necessary to win in the internal lottery process (see S2 in FIG. 3), and the winning flag of the winning combination must be set in the RAM 41c. For example, in order for Bell to win a prize, Bell needs to be elected. In addition, a target combination drawn by internal lottery is called a lottery target combination or winning combination. The winning combination consists of one or more winning combinations.

  In addition, the main winning combination of this embodiment includes “bonus” as a special role, “push order bell, common bell, cherry” as a small role, and “push order lip, normal lip” as a replay. Including. The push order lip and the push order bell are collectively referred to as “push order”. Next, an operation mode for the stop switch will be described. As an operation mode for the stop switch, a corresponding operation mode (also referred to as a correct operation mode) is associated with the pressing order bell and the pressing order lip. An operation mode different from the corresponding operation mode is referred to as a non-corresponding operation mode. The transition outcome is a display result that is derived when an operation is performed in a non-corresponding operation mode in the game in which the push order bell is won. The fall replay is a display result derived when operated in a non-corresponding operation mode in the game in which the push order lip is won. The promotion lip is a display result derived when operated in the corresponding operation mode in the game in which the pressing order lip is won. Below, an operation mode is demonstrated as an operation order (procedure). In addition, the corresponding operation mode for the push order bell and the push order lip is also referred to as “correct answer procedure”. The operation mode is a concept including at least one of the operation sequence of the stop switch and the operation timing of the stop switch.

[About navigation notification]
In addition, during an AT, for example, in an advantageous section described later, a correct answer procedure of the winning push combination (push order bell or push order replay) is notified. As a result, if a winning order bell is won, it is possible to win the bell without deriving the transition outcome, win a medal, and prevent being controlled by RT1 which is a disadvantageous RT. be able to. Further, when the push order replay is won, the promotion replay can be won, so that the gaming state can be shifted to RT3. In RT2, winning in the fall replay can be avoided, and in RT3, winning in the fall replay can be avoided, so it is possible to stay at RT3. In addition, the role for which the correct procedure is notified during the AT is collectively referred to as a navigation target role.

  Further, during the AT, the main control unit 41 uses the game auxiliary display 12 to execute a process for notifying information that can specify the correct procedure according to the navigation target combination won in the internal lottery process. The game auxiliary display 12 displays the medal payout number and an error code when an error occurs.

  When the main control unit 41 wins a navigation target combination during AT, the main control unit 41 outputs a push order command that can specify the correct procedure according to the navigation target combination. As a result, the sub control unit 91 can execute navigation notification based on the push order command. During the AT, the sub-control unit 91 uses the liquid crystal display 51 to execute processing for notifying information (for example, push order) that can identify the correct answer procedure according to the push order command. In this way, both the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 perform navigation notification by notifying information that can specify the correct procedure.

[Game state]
The gaming state controlled by the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the slot machine 1, RT0, RT1, RT2, RT3, RT4, and a bonus are provided as controllable gaming states. The replay winning probability of RT0 to RT4 is RT3>RT2> RT0 = RT1 = RT4. In addition, all the small role winning probabilities of RT0 to RT4 are the same. Hereinafter, RT0 and R1 are also referred to as disadvantageous RT, and RT2 and RT3 are also referred to as advantageous RT.

  During the bonus, for example, it is determined that the common bell is won with a very high probability. The bell is a role that can generate a prize regardless of the operation timing. For this reason, during a bonus, regardless of the operation timing and the order of pressing, a bell winning can be generated with a very high probability, and the number of medals can be increased efficiently. For this reason, the bonus is an advantageous state for the player.

  In addition, the game state transition trigger (transition condition) is as described in the vicinity of the arrow. For example, when controlled to RT2, the transition to RT1 (falls) occurs when a transition outcome or fall replay is derived.

[Game section]
The main control unit 41 controls the gaming section regardless of the gaming state shown in FIG. The game section includes a normal section and an advantageous section.

  The advantageous section is a section having a performance related to an instruction function for instructing the player to operate the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R (operation procedure (push order), operation timing). In the advantageous section, the navigation notification in which a winning in which the maximum payout number is obtained is generated is executed at least once. Specifically, navigation notification for notifying the correct procedure is executed when the push order bell is won. In the normal section, navigation notification is not executed. In other words, the advantageous section is more advantageous to the player than the normal section in that the navigation notification in which a winning in which a maximum payout number is obtained is generated is executed at least once.

  The “advantageous section” includes AT and CZ (chance zone). CZ is a state in which the advantage related to the control to the AT is higher than that in the normal section. The high degree of advantage regarding the control to the AT includes that it is easy to be controlled by the AT and that many AT games that are the right to control by the AT are easily given. In the game where the winning order is won, the AT is reported more frequently than the CZ in the AT. Therefore, AT is more advantageous than CZ.

  The AT includes a normal AT, an advantageous AT, and a special AT. The player's advantage is set to increase in the order of special AT> advantage AT> normal AT. Here, the advantage for the player includes, for example, at least one of a high probability of extending (adding) the number of continued games and a large number of extended games. Further, the “extension of the number of continued games” is also referred to as “addition of the number of continued games” below. Further, when a winning lottery (S113, S119, S125 in FIG. 4) executed during the advantageous section is won, the advantageous section is shifted to an advantageous section that is more advantageous than the advantageous section in which the transition lottery is executed. Hereinafter, the normal AT, the advantageous AT, and the special AT are collectively referred to as “AT”.

  For example, in the transfer lottery executed in CZ (S113 in FIG. 4), it is determined whether or not to shift (promote) to an advantageous section more advantageous than CZ, and determined to shift to an advantageous section more advantageous than CZ. If so, it is determined whether to shift to normal AT, advantageous AT, or special AT.

  Further, in the transition lottery (S119 in FIG. 4) executed during the normal AT, it is determined whether or not to shift (promotion) to an advantageous section that is more advantageous than the normal AT, and the transition is made to an advantageous section that is advantageous over the normal AT. If it is determined to be performed, it is determined whether to shift to an advantageous AT or a special AT.

  Further, in the transfer lottery executed during the advantageous T (S126 in FIG. 4), it is determined whether or not to shift (promote) to a special AT more advantageous than the advantageous AT.

  In this way, even if it is determined that the transition to the unfavorable CZ among the advantageous sections is made by the advantageous section transition lottery, the advantageous section that is more advantageous than the CZ by the transition lottery executed during the CZ. May be migrated to. In this way, it is possible to provide the player with the gameability of aiming to make a transition to the most advantageous special AT by sequentially promoting to advantageous advantageous sections.

  The AT includes a resurrection AT. The resurrection AT is an AT that is controlled when the counter in the advantageous section reaches a specified number (see S116, S122, S128, and S136 in FIG. 4). In the resurrection AT, a resurrection lottery described later is executed. In the present embodiment, the resurrection AT performs navigation notification at the same frequency as other ATs (normal AT, advantageous AT, special AT, etc.) in the game in which the winning order is won. As a modification, the resurrection AT may not perform the navigation notification even if the pushing order is won. Further, even if the resurrection AT wins the pushing order, for example, the navigation AT may perform navigation notification at the same frequency as CZ.

  After the setting change, the control is performed in the normal section, and the transition to the advantageous section is made based on the fact that the advantageous section transition lottery (see S103 in FIG. 5) for shifting to the advantageous section is won. The execution condition of the advantageous section shift lottery may be any condition. The execution condition may include, for example, a condition that is established when a predetermined role is won, or may include a condition that is satisfied when a predetermined role is won. A condition that is satisfied by reaching the number may be included.

  The advantageous section shift lottery executed in the normal section is a complete probability. Specifically, in the advantageous section transition lottery, even if the set value is any one of 1 to 6, the winning probability does not change. Further, the advantageous section shift lottery is not executed in response to winning of a combination such that the winning probability of the internal lottery changes according to the set value. Further, the advantageous section shift lottery is not executed in response to winning of a combination such that the winning probability of the internal lottery changes according to the gaming state. In addition, in the advantageous section transition lottery, the winning probability does not change according to the number of bets required for the game of one game (specified number). Further, in the advantageous section transition lottery, the winning probability does not change according to the gaming state. Furthermore, in the advantageous section transition lottery, the lottery opportunity does not change according to the prescribed number or the game state.

  When winning in the advantageous section shift lottery, the type of the advantageous section to be controlled is determined. Here, for example, the types of advantageous sections are CZ, normal AT, advantageous AT, and special AT. In other words, the main control unit 41 determines which state is to be controlled among CZ, normal AT, advantageous AT, and special AT when winning in the advantageous section transition lottery. When the main control unit 41 determines to control the advantageous section, the main control section 41 can identify the advantageous section, and can identify the advantageous section type flag (S102, FIG. 4). And S110) are stored in the RAM 41c.

  When winning in the advantageous section transition lottery, as described above, the lighting of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 starts at the end of the selected game. In addition, the game is shifted to the advantageous section from the game next to the selected game.

  While shifting to the advantageous section, a lottery related to an instruction function for instructing the player to operate the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is performed. The lottery related to the instruction function includes, for example, a lottery for determining whether or not to control the AT in the notification state, a lottery for determining a period for controlling the AT, an extra lottery for extending the period for controlling the AT, and an extra lottery. A transfer lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a state where the winning probability is high is included.

  The transfer lottery and the extra lottery are executed when the lottery execution condition is satisfied. The lottery execution condition may include a condition that is established when the predetermined combination is won, or may include a condition that is satisfied when the predetermined combination is won. Further, the lottery execution condition for the transfer lottery and the lottery execution condition for the extra lottery may be the same, may be completely different, or part of them may be the same.

  Further, the end condition of the advantageous section includes a normal end condition and a limiter end condition. The normal ending condition is a condition that is established when the revival effect described later is not selected for the revival. In addition, when the limiter end condition is satisfied so that the player is not excessively advantageous (to suppress gambling) even if the normal end condition is not satisfied in the advantageous section and the advantageous section is continued. The advantageous section ends. The limiter end condition is an end condition based on the content of the game (game result). In other words, the limiter end condition is an end condition based on the game value (medal or credit) given to the player in the advantageous section. For example, the limiter end condition includes a condition (a condition to end the limiter) that is satisfied when the period of continuous transition to the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined period (in this embodiment, when 1500 games are consumed). Further, the limiter end condition may include a condition that is satisfied when the number of medals awarded in the advantageous section or the net increase in medals reaches a predetermined amount (for example, 3000). Further, the limiter end condition may include a condition that is satisfied when a predetermined combination (for example, bonus or rare combination) is won in the advantageous section when the predetermined number of times is reached. In addition, the limiter end condition may include a condition that is satisfied when the predetermined number of winnings in the advantageous section reaches a predetermined number.

  In the case of shifting to the advantageous section, when a predetermined end condition (normal end condition or limiter end condition) is satisfied, the advantageous section ends and the next game after the game in which the predetermined end condition is satisfied is started. When the lever-on operation is executed, the normal section is entered. In the following, the end of the advantageous section when the limiter end condition is satisfied is also referred to as “limiter processing” or “limiter end”, and the end of the advantageous section when the normal end condition is satisfied is also referred to as “normal end”. . Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the game state transition opportunity includes an opportunity for the advantageous section to end the limiter.

  Further, when executing the limiter process, the main control unit 41 initializes all data related to the advantageous section, ends the advantageous section being executed, and returns to the normal section. For example, when the advantageous section being executed is CZ, CZ ends even if the number of CZ games still remains. For example, when the advantageous section being executed is AT, AT ends even if the number of AT games still remains.

  For example, the number of net increase per game in the slot machine 1 is less than two. Therefore, the total net increase when the number of count games reaches 1500 games, which is the limit number, does not exceed 3000 at the maximum. That is, in this embodiment, even if the advantageous section continues and the net increase number continues to increase, the net increase number does not exceed 3000 sheets by the end of the advantageous section and the advantageous RT by the limiter process. Thereby, it can suppress that the gambling nature of a game increases.

  For example, an AT in an advantageous section is referred to as an “favorable state”. Thus, an advantageous state is a state that can be controlled when it is an advantageous interval (provided that it is an advantageous interval). Further, in terms of words, the advantageous section may be referred to as an advantageous state, and the advantageous state may be referred to as an advantageous section.

[Game processing]
The main control unit 41 performs a game process and controls one game. FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the game process. In the game process, first, a BET process for setting a bet amount and for adjusting a credit amount / betting amount is performed (S1). When the start switch 7 is operated after setting the bet amount, an internal lottery process for determining whether or not winning is allowed (internal lottery) is performed (S2). After the internal lottery process, the lottery lottery process described in FIG. 4 is executed (S3).

  When the lottery lottery process ends, a reel rotation process is performed. In the reel rotation process, after a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the start of reel rotation in the previous game, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are started to rotate, and then the stop switches 8L and 8C. , 8R are activated, and the rotation of the reel is stopped according to the stop operation.

  When the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped and the reel rotation process is completed, a winning determination process is performed for determining whether or not a winning has occurred based on the symbol combination on the winning line. When the winning determination process ends, a payout process is performed. In the payout process, medals are paid out or credits are added according to the occurrence of a prize, and various processes not related to the prize (for example, the process related to the bonus end control by counting the number of medals paid out in the bonus, and the winning without carryover) Flags (deletion of a winning combination such as a small combination / re-playing combination) are performed). In the game end process, a process for setting a game state in preparation for the next game is executed. Thereby, the game process for one game is completed, and the game process for the next one game is started.

[Lottery lottery processing]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the lottery process. Since the lottery lottery process is executed after the internal lottery process, the lottery lottery process is a process executed at a timing related to the lever-on operation timing or the lever-on operation timing. In the lottery process, the main control unit 41 first determines whether or not the advantageous zone flag is ON (S102). If the main control unit 41 determines that the advantageous zone flag is ON (stored) (Y in S102), the main control unit 41 proceeds to S104. On the other hand, when the advantageous zone flag is not ON (N in S102), the process proceeds to S103. In S103, an advantageous section transition lottery is executed, and then the process proceeds to S142.

  In S104, the main control unit 41 increments the advantageous section game number counter by one. The advantageous section game number counter is a counter capable of specifying the number of games consumed in the advantageous section. Next, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the advantageous section game number counter is 1500 (S106). When the main control unit 41 determines that the advantageous segment game number counter is 1500 (Y in S106), the main control unit 41 sets the advantageous segment end flag by executing the limiter process (S108).

  Here, the advantageous zone end flag and the advantageous zone flag will be described. When the game is over (for example, a display result is derived) in a state where the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is lit (a state where it is an advantageous section, that is, a state where the advantageous section flag is ON). When the advantageous section end flag is ON, the lit advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off. Further, the main control unit 41 turns off the advantageous section flag and the advantageous section end flag. Thus, by using the flag in the advantageous section, the main control unit 41 can specify that the transition to the advantageous section has been made. In addition, the main control unit 41 can turn off the advantageous section notification lamp 19 when the game is ended by using the advantageous section end flag. In addition, the game is shifted to the normal section from the game next to the game in which the process of S108 is executed. When the process of S108 is completed, the process proceeds to S140. On the other hand, if the main control unit 41 determines that the advantageous section game number counter is not 1500 (N in S106), the process proceeds to S110.

  In S110, the main control unit 41 identifies the type of advantageous section. There are five types of advantageous sections: CZ, normal AT, advantageous AT, special AT, and resurrection AT. The main control unit 41 specifies which of these five types is in the advantageous section.

  When the type in the specified advantageous section is CZ, the main control unit 41 increments the CZ counter by 1 (S112) and executes a transition lottery (S113). The CZ counter is a counter that specifies the number of digest games in CZ. In the transition lottery, it is determined whether or not to shift (promotion) to an advantageous section more advantageous than CZ, and when it is determined to shift to an advantageous section advantageous to CZ, normal AT, advantageous AT , And a special AT.

  Next, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the CZ counter is a specified number (S114). This specified number is the number of games to be controlled by the CZ. For example, in the advantageous section shift lottery, when 30 games of CZ are awarded, the prescribed number is 30 games. If the main control unit 41 determines that the CZ game number counter has reached the specified number (Y in S114), the main control unit 41 changes the type in the advantageous section to the recovery AT (S116), and proceeds to S140. On the other hand, when the main control unit 41 determines that the CZ game number counter has not reached the specified number (N in S114), the process proceeds to S140 without performing the process of S116.

  When the type of the specified advantageous section is the normal AT, the main control unit 41 increments the AT counter by 1 (S118), and executes the extra lottery and the transfer lottery (S119). Here, the AT counter is a counter capable of specifying the number of digest games at the AT.

  The extra lottery in S119 is a lottery for determining whether or not to add the number of games to be controlled by the AT and, if it is decided to add, the extra game number (the number of games to be extended). Further, when it is determined to be added, the prescribed number of the AT counter is added by “the number of added games”. As a modification, when it is determined that the number of games to be added is determined, the AT counter value is not added to “the number of games added” but “the number of games added”. You may make it decrease.

  Further, the transition lottery in S119 determines whether or not to shift (promotion) to an advantageous section more advantageous than the normal AT, and if it is determined to shift to an advantageous section advantageous to the normal AT, it is advantageous. This is a lottery for determining whether to shift to AT or special AT.

  Next, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the AT counter is a specified number (S120). This specified number is the number of games to be controlled by the AT. For example, in the advantageous section shift lottery, when 30 normal AT games are awarded, the prescribed number is 30 games. If the main control unit 41 determines that the AT counter is the prescribed number (Y in S120), the main control unit 41 changes the type of the advantageous section to the restored AT (S122), and proceeds to S140. On the other hand, if the main control unit 41 determines that the AT counter is not the specified number (N in S120), the process proceeds to S140 without performing the process of S122.

  When the identified advantageous section type is the advantageous AT, the main control unit 41 increments the AT counter by 1 (S124), and executes the extra lottery and the transfer lottery (S125). The extra lottery in S125 is a lottery for determining whether or not to increase the number of games to be controlled by the AT and, if it is determined to add, the additional game number (the number of games to be extended). Further, when it is determined to be added, the prescribed number of the AT counter is added by “the number of added games”. As a modified example, when it is determined that the AT counter will not be added to the specified number of AT counters instead of “the number of added games”, the value of the AT counter is set to “the number of added games”. You may make it decrease. The transition lottery at S125 is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special AT that is more advantageous than the advantageous AT.

  Next, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the AT counter is a specified number (S126). This prescribed number is the number of games controlled by the advantageous AT. For example, in the advantageous section shift lottery, when 30 advantageous AT games are awarded, the prescribed number is 30 games. If the main control unit 41 determines that the AT counter is the specified number (Y in S126), the main control unit 41 changes the type of the advantageous section to the restored AT (S128), and proceeds to S140. On the other hand, if the main control unit 41 determines that the AT counter is not the prescribed number (N in S126), the main control unit 41 proceeds to S140 without performing the process of S128.

  When the identified advantageous section type is special AT, the main control unit 41 increments the AT counter by 1 (S130), and executes an extra lottery (S132). The AT counter is an AT counter in a special AT.

  The additional lottery in S132 is a lottery for determining whether or not to increase the number of games to be controlled by the AT and, if it is determined to increase, the additional number of games (the number of games to be extended). Further, when it is determined to be added, the prescribed number of the AT counter is added by “the number of added games”. As a modified example, when it is determined that the AT counter will not be added to the specified number of AT counters instead of “the number of added games”, the value of the AT counter is set to “the number of added games”. You may make it decrease.

  Next, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the AT counter is a specified number (S134). This specified number is the number of games to be controlled by the special AT. For example, when 30 special AT games are awarded in the special section transition lottery, the prescribed number is 30 games. Further, when a special AT game is added due to the extra winning, the prescribed number is increased by the number of the added games. If the main control unit 41 determines that the AT counter is the specified number (Y in S134), the main control unit 41 changes the type of the advantageous section to the restored AT (S136), and proceeds to S140. On the other hand, if the main control unit 41 determines that the AT counter is not the prescribed number (N in S134), the main control unit 41 proceeds to S140 without performing the process of S136.

  The main control part 41 demonstrates the case where the classification of the identified advantageous area is revival AT. Here, the restoration AT is shifted when any one of S116, S122, S128, and S136 is executed. In S110, when the identified advantageous section type is the resurrection AT, the main control unit 41 executes a resurrection lottery (S138). The resurrection lottery is a random lottery that determines whether or not to restore the advantageous section (advantageous state) (whether or not to control again). When the revival lottery is won, in the game next to the game in which the revival lottery is executed, control is again made to the advantageous section (advantageous state) in which the revival lottery has been executed (the advantageous section flag is kept ON). . Further, when the result of the resurrection lottery is that the resurrection is not won, the advantageous section end flag is turned ON. The result of the resurrection lottery is a normal section from the game next to the game that has not been resurrected. Further, as a modified example, a configuration may be adopted in which when a revival is won, control is again performed in an advantageous section (advantageous state) in any of the games after the final game. When this configuration is adopted, a game to be controlled again in the advantageous section (advantageous state) may be determined by random number lottery.

  In addition, in the resurrection lottery, the advantageous section is CZ, the advantageous section is a normal AT, the advantageous section is an advantageous AT, or the advantageous section is a special AT. May be executed using the same resurrection lottery table. According to such a configuration, the storage capacity of the resurrection lottery table can be reduced. In addition, the resurrection lottery includes the resurrection winning probability of at least one of the situation where the advantageous section is CZ, the advantageous section is a normal AT, and the advantageous section is a special AT, You may make it differ from the resurrection winning probability of the situation. For example, the recovery winning probability of a situation where the advantageous section is a special AT (a state advantageous to CZ and normal AT) may be made higher than the recovery winning probability of another advantageous section (CZ, normal AT). Good. According to such a configuration, the most advantageous special AT in the advantageous section is most easily recovered. Therefore, it is possible to provide a playability that is sharp with respect to the player's advantage.

  Further, the recovery winning probability in the situation where the advantageous section is CZ may be higher than the recovery winning probability of other advantageous sections (CZ, normal AT). According to such a configuration, the most disadvantageous CZ among the advantageous sections is most easily recovered. Therefore, even if it is controlled to the most unfavorable CZ in the advantageous section, it is easy to recover, so that the disappointment of the player due to the control of the CZ can be reduced.

  Further, the restoration lottery may be executed when a predetermined restoration condition is satisfied. Further, it may be restored when the predetermined restoration condition is satisfied. The revival condition is, for example, a condition that is established when a predetermined role is won, a game preceding the game in which the lottery lottery process is executed (for example, one game before the game in which the lottery lottery process is executed) In the game), a condition that is established when the pressing order is correct may be included.

  In S140, the main control unit 41 executes a navigation setting process. This navigation setting process is a process of determining whether or not to execute navigation notification (that is, navigation notification using the game auxiliary display 12) of the main control unit 41, and when it is determined to execute the navigation notification. The process which determines the operation mode notified by navigation alerting | reporting is included. For example, in the navigation setting process, when it is controlled in the advantageous section and the navigation target combination is won, it is determined that the corresponding procedure of the navigation target combination is notified by navigation. Further, in the navigation setting process, it is determined that the navigation notification is not executed when the advantageous section is not controlled or the winning combination is not won. As a modification, random lottery is performed even when the advantageous zone is an unfavorable zone (for example, CZ), even when the zone is controlled to the advantageous zone and the winning combination is selected. It may be determined whether or not navigation notification is to be executed.

  When the navigation setting process is completed, the main control unit 41 transmits a model-specific command (S142) and transmits a model-common command (S144). Next, the main control unit 41 transmits an internal lottery command (S146) and ends the process.

[About commands]
Next, commands transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 in S142, S144, and S146 in FIG. 4 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a list of commands transmitted in these processes. As shown in FIG. 5, the commands transmitted in the lottery drawing process include a model-specific command, a model-common command, and an internal lottery command.

  The model-specific command is a command whose control is unique (that is, varies depending on the model) depending on the model. The model-specific command is also a command including information regarding the advantageous state (AT). Of the plurality of model-specific commands, the model-specific command A is a command that specifies the number of advantageous games to be digested. For example, as a method for managing the advantageous state, there are a first method for managing by the number of games (the number of AT games) and a second method for managing by the number of sets (the number of AT sets). One set is a set of predetermined games. For example, one set is the number of 50 AT games.

  For example, as a technique for managing the advantageous state (AT), it is assumed that the first method is adopted in the gaming machine of the model α, and the second method is adopted in the gaming machine of the model β. In this case, the model-specific command A used in the gaming machine of the model α is a command that can specify the number of AT digest games. Also, the model-specific command A used in the gaming machine of model β is a command that can specify the number of AT digest sets. Other model-specific commands B, C, etc. are also commands that can identify elements whose control is specific depending on the model.

  Each time the sub-control unit 91 receives a model-specific command, the sub-control unit 91 updates information related to the advantageous state based on information specified from the received model-specific command. For example, the number of digest games in the advantageous state (AT) is updated (for example, an AT counter is incremented by 1). The case where the sub-control unit 91 has received all model-specific commands means that the sub-control unit 91 has finished updating all information related to the advantageous state in the game for which the model-specific command transmission processing has been performed. That is.

  When a model-specific command is transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub-control unit 91, based on a state where updating of all information related to the advantageous state is completed (information specified from all transmitted model-specific commands) (Based on (element)), the sub-control unit 91 executes an effect lottery. The sub-control unit 91 determines an effect to be executed using, for example, an effect lottery table corresponding to an element specified from the model-specific command. The “process for determining the effect to be executed” is, for example, a process for determining a background image for the effect, an image (for example, a character image, a character image, etc.) displayed for the effect, or a display for the effect. Including a process for determining a numerical value indicating “the number of remaining games in an advantageous state” and a process for determining an operation mode (corresponding operation procedure) to be notified by the effect. Note that the remaining number of games in the advantageous state is, for example, when the advantageous section from which the advantageous state is transferred is CZ, the number specified from the CZ counter is subtracted from the prescribed number shown in S114 of FIG. Is a number. Further, when the advantageous section from which the advantageous state is transferred is AT, the remaining number of games in the advantageous state is the number obtained by subtracting the number specified from the AT counter from the prescribed number (see S120 in FIG. 4). is there.

  In the effect lottery table, a plurality of effects and probabilities associated with each of the plurality of effects are defined. For example, the sub-control unit 91 holds a plurality of effect lottery tables. The sub-control unit 91 determines an effect lottery table based on a state where updating of all information related to the advantageous state is completed from the plurality of effect lottery tables, and determines an effect using the effect lottery table. As a modified example, the sub-control unit 91 holds one effect lottery table, and determines an effect using the one effect lottery table based on a state where updating of all information related to the advantageous state is completed. You may do it.

  According to such a configuration, for example, when the number of remaining games of AT (advantageous state) specified from the model-specific command is “10 games”, the sub-control unit 91 determines the remaining AT (advantageous state). An effect of displaying a character or character image corresponding to the number of games being “10 games” can be executed. According to such a configuration, the sub-control unit 91 can execute various effects since the effects are determined based on a plurality of model-specific commands.

  Next, a common model command will be described. The model common command is a command having the same control (same) regardless of the model. The model common command is also a command including information on the advantageous section. In the present embodiment, there is a premise that it is common to manage an advantageous section by the number of games (end the limiter end of the advantageous section) regardless of the type of gaming machine. Under such a premise, the model common command includes a command that can specify the number of games to be played in the advantageous section. In the example of FIG. 5, it is assumed that the model common command A is a command that can specify the number of digest games in the advantageous section.

  Further, the sub-control unit 91 may execute the effect lottery using the model-specific command without using the model-common command. As a modification, the sub-control unit 91 may execute the effect lottery using the model common command and the model specific command.

  Further, the internal lottery command shown in FIG. 5 is a command for specifying the lottery result of the internal lottery process.

  As described above, the common model command, the unique model command, and the internal lottery command are transmitted after the internal lottery process (S2 in FIG. 3) and before the reel rotation process (S3 in FIG. 3). That is, the model-common command, the model-specific command, and the internal lottery command are transmitted substantially at the lever-on operation timing or the timing related to the lever-on operation (hereinafter simply referred to as “lever-on operation timing”).

  The model common command and the model specific command are also sub-controlled by the main control unit 41 at the third stop operation timing or the timing related to the third stop operation (hereinafter simply referred to as “third stop operation timing”). Transmitted to the unit 91. At least one of the model-specific command and the model-common command transmitted in this case can specify a control state in which the content can be changed (or the content is different) at the start of the game and at the end of the game. It includes at least one of one control state command and a second control state command that is specific to the game and that can specify a control state that does not change between the start of the game and the end of the game.

  The first control state command is a command indicating that, for example, the third stop operation in one game has caused an event different from that during the lever-on operation of the one game. For example, the first control state command may include a command capable of specifying the display result derived by the third stop, and specifies a game medium (for example, medal) to be given by deriving the display result. Possible commands may be included.

  The second control state command is the same as a command included in at least one of the model common command and the model specific command transmitted at the lever-on operation timing.

[Timing chart for light emission control of advantageous section LED]
Next, timing charts such as the light emission control of the advantageous section LED will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the timing chart will be described with reference to FIG. Further, in each of FIGS. 6A to 6D, FIGS. 7A to 7D, and FIGS. 8A to 8D, the upper “game” indicates processing on the main control unit 41 side. . The “stage” in the middle indicates processing on the sub-control unit 91 side. The lower “advantageous section notification lamp” indicates the lighting state of the advantageous section notification lamp 19. In the description of the “favorable section notification lamp” in the lower stage, ON indicates that the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned on, and OFF indicates that the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off.

  A timing chart of a comparative example will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B). FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a case where the AT is terminated because the AT counter has reached a specified number (the number of remaining AT games has reached 0). In FIG. 6A, a game in which the AT counter has reached a specified number (the number of remaining AT games has reached 0) is referred to as an “AT final game”. During the AT final game up to timing T1, the sub-control unit 91 executes an effect during AT. The during-AT effect is an effect corresponding to the AT final game. In the AT final game, the AT effect to be executed is an effect of displaying characters such as “AT remaining game count = 0”. By executing such an AT effect, it is possible to make the player recognize that it is an AT final game.

  Freeze is executed from timing T1 to timing T2 when the AT final game ends. Here, the timing T1 at which the AT final game ends may be, for example, the timing at which the display result is derived in the AT final game. Further, the timing at which the AT final game is ended is timing related to the timing at which the display result is derived (for example, timing at which the payout process for paying out medals based on the display result (see S6 in FIG. 3)). It is good. The freeze is a state in which a game progress operation from the player is not accepted (or delayed).

  The freeze execution period is predetermined (for example, for 5 seconds), and the sub-control unit 91 displays a result screen over the freeze execution period. Here, the result screen is a screen for notifying the result of the game in the advantageous section (or advantageous state). For example, the result screen is a screen for notifying that the AT has ended and the number of medals earned by the AT. Also, during the display of the result screen, the game cannot be progressed because the freeze is being executed. Therefore, the player's attention can be collected on the result screen. In FIG. 6, the freeze in the result screen is described as “ending freeze”. Note that the ending freeze may be included in the AT final game in FIG. 6C, or may not be included in the AT final game.

  A normal game (non-AT game) is executed from the timing T2 when the ending freeze ends. In addition, the sub control unit 91 executes a normal effect according to the normal game.

  Next, the lighting state of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 in the case of FIG. The main control unit 41 lights the advantageous section notification lamp 19 until timing T2 in order to notify that it is an advantageous section. Then, at the timing T2 when the ending freeze ends, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6B, a description will be given of a case where the AT ends in the limiter process. In FIG. 6B, it is assumed that the timing T1 is the timing when the advantageous section has ended the 1500th game. When the AT is terminated by the limiter process, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off at the timing T2 when the ending freeze is completed, as in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B), in the timing chart of the comparative example, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is at the timing T2 regardless of whether the AT is normally terminated or the limiter is terminated. The light will go out.

  Next, a timing chart of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6C and 6D. FIG. 6C shows the timing for turning off the advantageous section notification lamp in FIG. 6A from timing T2 to timing T3. As described above, the process of S116, S122, S128, and S136 results in the restoration AT, and the restoration lottery is executed (S138 in FIG. 4). Further, as will be described later, in FIG. 6C, the final game in the advantageous section (advantageous state) is not the “AT final game” but a normal game (FIG. 6) that is started when the display of the result screen is completed. 6 (C) is a normal game described as “Restoration AT”). Hereinafter, the normal game described as “Restoration AT” in FIG. 6C is referred to as “normal game (Restoration AT)”. In the present embodiment, the resurrection lottery is executed in S138 (see FIG. 4) of the lottery lottery process executed in the base game (resurrection AT). When the revival lottery is won, there is a possibility that the revival will control the advantageous section (advantaged state) again. Based on this idea, in FIG. 6C, the normal game is described as “Restoration AT”.

  As described above, in this embodiment, at the end timing T2 of the ending freeze, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is not turned off, and the resurrection non-winning is determined in the resurrection lottery of the base game (resurrection AT) executed at the end of the ending freeze. The advantageous section notification lamp 19 is extinguished at the game end timing T3 (third stop timing). FIG. 6D is the same as the timing chart in FIG.

  Further, when the revival lottery executed in the normal game (revival AT) is selected, the sub-control unit 91 executes the revival effect. The revival effect is an effect for notifying that the transition to the advantageous section has been revived. For example, the resurrection effect is an effect of displaying characters such as “Resurrection! Congratulations!”. The revival effect is executed at any timing of the normal game (revival AT) in FIG. This can congratulate the transition to the advantageous section. Further, the game next to the normal game (Resurrection AT) is also controlled as a game in the advantageous section. Further, along with this, the lighting of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 continues.

  In addition, if the revival lottery executed in the normal game (Resurrection AT) is not selected for the revival, the normal period from the time when the lever is turned on to start the next game (the next game) of the normal game (Restoration AT) It is transferred to. Accordingly, at the timing T3, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off. In addition, when the revival lottery is not won, the disappointing effect indicating that the revival has not been performed may be executed. Further, the disappointing effect may not be executed.

  In FIG. 6C, the effect during AT in the AT final game is an effect of displaying characters such as “AT remaining game count = 0”, as in FIG. Further, the AT final game and the normal game (resurrection AT) in FIG. 6C are advantageous section games. Further, the resurrection lottery is executed in the base game (resurrection AT) which is an advantageous section. Further, as shown in FIG. 6C, the normal game (resurrection AT) is in the advantageous section, but the normal performance is executed. Therefore, in the normal game (resurrection AT), it is possible to make the player appear to be a normal section from the viewpoint of performance.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, the end of the advantageous section can be notified by performing control to display the result screen or control to switch from the result screen to the normal effect. That is, the control for displaying the result screen or the control for switching from the result screen to the normal effect is control for notifying the end of the advantageous section.

  Further, the end of the advantageous section can be notified by turning off the advantageous section notification lamp 19. That is, the control for switching the advantageous section notification lamp 19 from lighting to extinguishing is also control for notifying the end of the advantageous section. As a modification, the control for switching from the effect during AT to the normal effect without displaying the result screen may be a control for notifying the end of the advantageous section.

  Next, a timing chart (No. 2) will be described with reference to FIG. The main difference between FIG. 7 and FIG. 6 is that the result screen is displayed during the ending freeze in the example of FIG. 6, while in the example of FIG. It is a point to be executed at (the 1500th game in the advantageous section).

  In addition, the “AT remaining 0 game” shown in FIGS. 7A and 7C means that “AT remaining game count = 0” in a predetermined area (for example, the upper right corner area) of the display area of the liquid crystal display 51. It is a game in which “” is displayed. Also, the “AT final game” shown in FIGS. 7A and 7C is a game next to the game in which “AT remaining game is 0” is displayed. As described above, in the example of FIG. 7, not only the game displaying that “AT remaining game is 0” but also the next game of the game is executed as the AT game. Therefore, the player can feel an unexpected feeling.

  Even in such a timing chart (No. 2), as shown in FIG. 7C, when the advantageous section ends normally, the extinction timing of the advantageous section notification lamp is set to timing T3.

  Next, a timing chart (No. 3) will be described with reference to FIG. The main difference between FIG. 8 and FIG. 6 is that the result screen is displayed during the ending freeze in the example of FIG. 6, whereas in the example of FIG. 8, the AT final game and the AT final game are displayed. This is a point to be executed between the next game (game started at timing T2). Further, as shown in the comparative example (FIGS. 8A and 8B) and the end of the limiter of the present embodiment (FIG. 8D), the AT final game end timing T1 or the advantageous section 1500 Another difference is that the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off at the game end timing T1.

  Even in such a timing chart (No. 3), as shown in FIG. 8C, when the advantageous section ends normally, the extinction timing of the advantageous section notification lamp is set to timing T3.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 6D, 7D, and 8D, when the advantageous section ends, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off at the final game of the advantageous section. Is the end timing.

  Further, in FIGS. 6 to 8 and the like, an example has been described in which even when the advantageous section is completed, the advantageous section is again controlled by the revival winning in the revival lottery. This makes it possible for the player to feel the joy that “the advantageous section has ended, but it has been controlled again by the advantageous section”. You may make it feel such joy by another method. For example, when an advantageous section is granted X game, the fact that only a part number Y of the X games has been awarded is notified, and when the advantageous section of the Y game ends, the remaining game You may make it alert | report that the game number Z (= XY) was provided.

  For example, when an advantageous section of 50 games is given, it is notified that 20 games, which is a part of the 50 games, have been given. When the advantageous section of the 20 games ends, a result screen is displayed. After that, a rebirth effect for notifying that the advantageous section has revived due to the remaining 30 games may be executed at any timing of the normal game after the display of the result screen. In the following, notification that 20 games have been granted is referred to as “first stage notification”, and notification that the remaining 30 games have been granted is referred to as “second stage notification”.

  According to such a configuration, when the final game of the number of games notified in the first step notification is completed, the result screen is displayed, and then the second step notification is executed as a revival effect. That is, according to such a configuration, the specific effect for displaying the result screen is executed in the game before the game in which the advantageous section ends (in the present embodiment, the game before 30 games). Moreover, it can be said that the specific effect is not an effect of notifying that the advantageous section has actually ended, but is an effect of notifying that the advantageous section has ended, although it is not actually ended. In the following, the control for executing such a phantom specific effect is also referred to as “fake control”. Moreover, you may make it employ | adopt at least 1 structure of the structure which performs a resurrection lottery, and the structure which performs fake control.

[Lighting mode of main notification and sub notification]
Referring to FIG. 9, the main notification performed by the lighting control of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 by the main control unit 41 and the sub notification performed by the lighting control of the CZ lamp 57 and the AT lamp 58 by the sub control unit 91, This will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a mode of main notification and sub notification.

  First, main notification in a normal section will be described. In the normal section, main notification is not performed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, in the normal section, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 remains off.

  Next, the sub notification in the normal section will be described. In the normal section, the sub notification is not performed. Specifically, in the normal section, the CZ lamp 57 and the AT lamp 58 are both turned off, and the characters CZ and AT are not displayed.

  Next, main notification in an advantageous section will be described. In the advantageous section, main notification is performed. However, the main notification does not change the mode according to the type of advantageous section. Specifically, in the advantageous section, the gaming section can be promoted in the order of CZ, normal AT, advantageous AT, and special AT. First, when the normal section is shifted to CZ, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is lit white. Thereafter, even if the game section is promoted in the order of CAT, normal AT, advantageous AT, and special AT, the advantageous area notification lamp 19 remains lit in white.

  Thus, in the main notification, it is suggested that the advantageous section is being controlled in a certain manner regardless of the type of the advantageous section.

  The lighting color of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 in the main notification is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 9 (white), but may be other colors such as blue and yellow. Moreover, the lighting mode of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 in the main notification is not limited to the example (lighting) illustrated in FIG. 9 and may be other modes such as blinking. However, regardless of which aspect is adopted, the main notification suggests that the advantageous section is being controlled in a fixed manner regardless of the type of the advantageous section.

  Next, the sub notification in the advantageous section will be described. In the advantageous section, sub notification is performed. Further, the sub notification changes its mode according to the type of the advantageous section. Specifically, first, when shifting from the normal section to CZ, the CZ lamp 57 lights in white. When the CZ lamp 57 is turned on, the characters “CZ” are displayed on the CZ lamp 57. Thereafter, when shifting from CZ to normal AT, the CZ lamp 57 is turned off, and the AT lamp 58 is turned on in white instead. When the CZ lamp 57 is turned off, the character “CZ” disappears in the CZ lamp 57, but when the AT lamp 58 is turned on, the character “AT” is displayed on the AT lamp 58.

  Thereafter, when the normal AT shifts to the advantageous AT, the AT lamp 58 lights in red. Thus, when the normal AT shifts to the advantageous AT, the lighting color of the AT lamp 58 changes. Thereafter, when the AT shifts from the advantageous AT to the special AT, the AT lamp 58 changes from lighting to blinking. Thus, when the advantageous AT shifts to the special AT, the lighting mode of the AT lamp 58 changes.

  As described above, the sub notification indicates that the advantageous section is being controlled in a manner corresponding to the type of the advantageous section.

  The lighting color of the CZ lamp 57 in the sub notification is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 9 (white), and may be other colors such as blue and yellow. Further, the lighting mode of the CZ lamp 57 in the sub notification is not limited to the example (lighting) illustrated in FIG. 9 and may be other modes such as blinking. Similarly, the lighting color of the AT lamp 58 in the sub notification is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 9 (normal AT is white, advantageous AT and special AT are red). For example, each of the normal AT, the advantageous AT, and the special AT may be lit in different lighting colors. Moreover, the lighting mode of the AT lamp 58 in the sub notification is not limited to the example shown in FIG. For example, each of the normal AT, the advantageous AT, and the special AT may be lit in different lighting modes. Specifically, the normal AT may be turned on, the advantageous AT may blink slowly, and the special AT may blink quickly. Further, although the revival AT is not particularly shown in FIG. 9, the lighting color of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 in the main notification is white as in the other advantageous sections. Further, regarding the restored AT, the lighting color of the AT lamp 58 in the sub notification is green.

[About gaming machines]
The gaming machine to which the above-described technical idea of the present embodiment is applied is not limited to the slot machine, and may be applied to other gaming machines. For example, a concept applicable to a pachinko gaming machine among the above technical ideas may be applied to a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine includes, for example, variation display means for performing variation display (symbol) of a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified in accordance with the establishment of a start condition, and the identification information derived to the variation display means When the display result becomes a predetermined specific display result, the big hit state is controlled. In the present embodiment, the variation display means includes three electronic electronic reels. The big hit state corresponds to an “advantageous section”.

  Furthermore, when this big hit state is a big hit state with probability variation, control to the probability variation state is possible. The probability variation state is a state in which the probability of winning a big hit is higher than a normal state that is not a probability variation state. In addition, this pachinko machine can be controlled even in a short time state. The time-short state is a state in which the variation time (variation display period) of the special symbol or effect symbol is shortened compared to the non-time-short state and is advantageous to the player. The probability variation state and the short time state correspond to an “advantageous state”.

  Further, a round game (for example, any one of 2 rounds, 15 rounds, and 16 rounds) can be executed as a big hit state of the pachinko gaming machine. In this round game, the end by digesting all the rounds corresponds to the above-mentioned “normal end”.

  In addition, the end of the big hit state of this pachinko machine may be a limiter end. The end of the limiter is the end when the total amount of game media (pachinko balls) given during the big hit reaches a predetermined amount, the end when the total number of big hits reaches the predetermined number, the total of the big hit round It includes at least one end among the end due to the number reaching a predetermined value. That is, the condition for the end of the limiter is an end condition based on the game value given to the player.

  The pachinko gaming machine has a main control unit (corresponding to the main control unit 41) that controls the progress of the game, and a sub control unit (corresponding to the sub control unit 91) that controls the effects. Further, the pachinko gaming machine has notification means (for example, corresponding to the advantageous section notification lamp 19) for notifying that it is an advantageous section when being controlled to the advantageous section. One change display is one game. Further, when the big hit state is normally ended, the big hit state can be restored. Further, in each of FIGS. 6 to 8, the AT final game, the game in the advantageous section 1500, and the like are the final game in the advantageous section or the final game in the advantageous state. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine performs a process of determining whether or not to control the big hit state at a predetermined timing. The main control unit transmits a determination command capable of specifying the determination result of the determination process to the sub-control unit. The determination command corresponds to the internal lottery command in FIG. Further, the slot machine and the pachinko gaming machine may be collectively referred to as “gaming machine”.

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Next, main effects obtained by the embodiment described above will be described.

  (1) In the present embodiment, based on the end of the advantageous section, the first end notification control for notifying the end of the advantageous section (for example, as shown in FIGS. Control for switching from lighting to extinguishing) can be performed. Further, based on the end of the advantageous section, a second end notification control for notifying the end of the advantageous section (for example, as shown in FIGS. It is also possible to perform control to switch to production. Therefore, it is possible to diversify the advantageous section end notification control.

  In addition, in the comparative examples of FIGS. 6 to 8, the second end notification control timing (result screen is displayed) regardless of whether the advantageous section (or the advantageous state such as AT) ends at the normal end or the limiter end. The special section notification lamp 19 is extinguished at the end timing T2). Therefore, in the comparative example, the player's sense of expectation cannot be appropriately maintained for the end of the advantageous section.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6C, 7C, and 8C, when the advantageous section normally ends, the timing of the second end notification control (result screen). At the timing T2 at which the specific effect is displayed), the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is not turned off at T2, and the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off at a timing later than T2. In the present embodiment, the subsequent timing is a timing T3 at which the base game started when the specific effect ends. As a modification, the subsequent timing may be another timing.

  That is, in this embodiment, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is continuously lit not until the end time T2 of the specific effect, but until the timing T3 when the normal game started when the specific effect ends. Therefore, in this embodiment, a player's expectation can be appropriately maintained about the end of an advantageous section. This expectation is, for example, “a sense of expectation that the advantageous section has ended, but the advantageous section may be restored”.

  (2) Moreover, the specific effect started from the timing T1 of FIGS. 6 to 8 includes an effect of displaying the result of the game in the advantageous section as a result screen. Therefore, the player can recognize the result of the game in the advantageous section. In addition, when the advantageous section normally ends, the result screen may be a screen for informing the result of the game in the advantageous section or a screen for informing the result of the game in the advantageous state. Further, when the advantageous section ends the limiter, the result screen may be a screen for notifying the result of the game in the advantageous section or a screen for notifying the result of the game in the advantageous state.

  (3) The end of the advantageous section includes the end of the limiter and the normal end (see FIGS. 6 to 8). Further, as shown in FIGS. 6C, 7C, and 8C, when the advantageous section ends normally, the advantageous section notification lamp is displayed at the end timing T2 of the specific effect in which the result screen is displayed. The advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off at the timing T3 when the normal game that is started when the specific effect is finished is not turned off. Therefore, in this embodiment, a player's expectation can be appropriately maintained about the end of an advantageous section.

  Further, when the limiter ends, the advantageous section is ended without being restored in order to suppress euphoria. Even if the limiter ends the limiter, as in the case of the normal end, if the lighting of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is maintained until the timing T3, the fact that the advantageous section is not recovered will be returned even though it is not actually recovered. As a result, the player feels uncomfortable. Thus, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6D, 7D, and 8D, when the advantageous section ends the limiter, the end time T2 of the specific effect in which the result screen is displayed. Then, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off. Therefore, when the limit section ends, it is possible to prevent the “expectation that the advantageous section will be revived” even though it is not actually revived. As a result, the player feels uncomfortable. It is possible to prevent them from being held.

  (4) In addition, the timing T3 at which the advantageous section notification lamp 19 continues to be lit is the end timing of the game after the game in which the advantageous section is normally ended (the normal game when the display of the result screen ends (after)). is there. Therefore, it is possible to make the player have a sense of expectation for the game next to the game in which the advantageous section is normally ended.

  (5) In addition, it is possible to execute a specific effect of the appearance by executing the appearance control for the revival of the advantageous section. Thereby, in the normal game when the display of the result screen is finished, the revival effect is executed, so that the advantageous section is controlled again. Therefore, it is possible to make the player have a sense of expectation in the normal game when the display of the result screen is finished.

  (6) Further, a resurrection lottery can be executed for the resurrection of the advantageous section. When the revival lottery is won by the revival lottery, the revival effect is executed in the normal game when the display of the result screen is finished, so that the advantageous section is controlled again. Therefore, it is possible to make the player have a sense of expectation in the normal game when the display of the result screen is finished.

  (7) As shown in FIG. 5, commands transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub-control unit 91 include a model-specific command and a model-common command. Also, as shown in S142 and S144 of FIG. 4, a model-specific command is transmitted, and then a model-common command is transmitted. The reason for transmitting these commands in this order will be described.

  As described above, every time the sub-control unit 91 receives a model-specific command, the sub-control unit 91 updates information related to the advantageous state based on the information specified from the received model-specific command. When the sub-control unit 91 receives all the model-specific commands, the sub-control unit 91 ends the update of all information related to the advantageous state in the game for which the model-specific command transmission processing has been performed. Thereafter, the sub-control unit 91 executes the effect lottery based on the state (final state) where the update of all the information related to the advantageous state is completed upon reception of the model common command. Therefore, the effect lottery reflecting all the information specified from each of the plurality of model-specific commands can be executed, and the number of executions of the effect lottery can be set to one.

  Further, the control program of the gaming machine is a program (hereinafter referred to as “program X”) that “sends a model-common command after sending a model-specific command and then receives the model-common command as a trigger”. Thus, the following effects are obtained. For example, in the case where the same gaming machine manufacturer manufactures a gaming machine of model α and a gaming machine of model β, a case where the execution lottery execution command is different between the model α and the model β will be described. In this case, for example, the execution lottery for the model α is triggered by the reception of the model common command, but the trigger for the lottery effect lottery is received by a command different from the command common to the model. . In this case, it is necessary to change the program corresponding to the opportunity to execute the effect lottery between the model α and the model β.

  Thus, by making the program X fixed, it is possible to unify the trigger for executing the effect lottery regardless of the model. Therefore, even when the model α and the model β are manufactured, it is not necessary to change the program corresponding to the opportunity to execute the effect lottery between the model α and the model β, and the design burden can be reduced.

  Further, the processing of S102 to S108 in FIG. 4 is processing relating to the advantageous section. Further, the processing of S112 to S138 in FIG. 4 is processing relating to the advantageous state. Thus, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, after the process related to the advantageous section is completed, the process related to the advantageous state is executed. When the process related to the advantageous section ends, the main control unit 41 generates a command related to the advantageous section and stores it in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, for example. When the process related to the advantageous state is completed, the main control unit 41 generates a command related to the advantageous state and stores it in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, for example. Therefore, first, a command related to the advantageous section is stored, and then a command related to the advantageous state is stored. As for the command transmission, first, a command related to the advantageous state is transmitted, and then a command related to the advantageous section is transmitted. Therefore, a command related to the advantageous state and a command related to the advantageous section are transmitted in a batch by a so-called LIFO (Last In First Out) method. Therefore, stable command transmission control can be executed.

  Moreover, you may make it use the command regarding an advantageous state in order to determine the mode of the navigation alert | report by the sub-control part 91 side. In this case, the command related to the advantageous section may be used to determine the validity of the navigation notification. This legitimacy determination process is, for example, a process of determining whether or not the vehicle is controlled to an advantageous section where such navigation notification may be executed. Therefore, the sub-control unit 91 can prevent, as much as possible, a malfunction that the navigation notification is executed in spite of the normal section in which the navigation notification cannot be executed.

  (8) Further, the model-specific command includes a model-specific command A that can specify the period (the number of digest games at the AT) that is controlled in the advantageous state (for example, AT). The model common command includes a model-specific command A that can specify the period (the number of digest games in the advantageous section) that has been shifted to the advantageous section. Therefore, the sub-control unit 91 can specify the period controlled in the advantageous state before the period controlled in the advantageous section. For example, the sub-control unit 91 can execute the effect lottery based on the period controlled to the advantageous state. In addition, after execution of the effect lottery, the sub-control unit 91 can specify a period controlled by the advantageous section.

  (9) Moreover, the main control part 41 controls in any advantageous state among several types of advantageous states. The plurality of advantageous states are, for example, normal AT, advantageous AT, and special AT. Further, the plurality of advantageous states in the pachinko gaming machine may be a probability variation state and a time-short state.

  As shown in FIG. 4, regardless of which of the plurality of advantageous states is controlled (the processing of S112 to S116, the processing of S118 to S122, the processing of S124 to S128 in FIG. 4, The common model command is transmitted (regardless of which of the processes of S130 to S136 is executed) (S144). Therefore, regardless of which of the plurality of types of advantageous states is controlled, the sub-control unit 91 can appropriately specify information regarding the advantageous sections from the model common command. In addition, regardless of which of the plurality of types of advantageous states is controlled, the sub-control unit 91 can establish a performance lottery execution trigger.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the model-specific command is transmitted regardless of which of the plurality of advantageous states is controlled (S142). Therefore, the sub-control unit 91 can appropriately specify the information related to the advantageous state from the model common command, regardless of which of the plurality of advantageous states is controlled. Further, even if the number of model-specific commands to be transmitted is changed depending on the type of advantageous state being controlled, all of the model-specific commands whose number has been changed can be transmitted. Therefore, the sub-control unit 91 can appropriately specify information related to the advantageous state from the model common command.

  (10) Further, the main control unit 41 of the slot machine of the present embodiment transmits an internal lottery command (decision command in a pachinko gaming machine) that can specify the result of the internal lottery to the sub-control unit 91. The internal lottery command that can specify the result of the internal lottery is transmitted after both the model-specific command and the model-common command are transmitted. This internal lottery command is not limited to the model of the gaming machine, but is a command to be transmitted and can be said to be a kind of command common to all models. That is, in the present embodiment, after the transmission of the model-specific command, the model-common command and the internal lottery command (= command that is common to all models) are transmitted. Thus, for example, a command processing program can be compared with a gaming machine that sends a model-specific command after sending a model-common command and then sends an internal lottery command (= a command that is common to all models). Can be made easier.

  Even if it is desired to change the execution lottery execution trigger of this embodiment from receiving the command common to all models to receiving the internal lottery command, the program can be easily changed as long as the command transmission order is the same as in this embodiment. It can be performed.

  (11) Further, the main control unit 41 can transmit a model-specific command and a model-common command at the lever-on operation timing of one game and the third stop timing. In a pachinko machine, the start timing of one game (for example, the timing at which three electronic reels are displayed with variation) and the end timing of one game (for example, the timing at which all three electronic reels are displayed with variations) With this, model-specific commands and model-common commands can be transmitted.

  Accordingly, the main control unit 41 and the sub-control unit 91 can more closely take the timing at which the model-specific command and the model-common command are transmitted as compared to a gaming machine in which one game is performed. In the present embodiment, the command transmitted at the third stop operation timing can specify a control state in which the content can be changed (or the content is different) at the start of the game and at the end of the game. The first control state command is included. Therefore, even when the control state is different between the lever-on operation and the third stop, the sub-control unit 91 can specify the control state at the third stop.

  Note that the transmission timing for transmitting the model-specific command and the model-common command may be once in one game, or may be three or more times. The transmission timing may be any timing. For example, in the slot machine, the transmission timing may include at least one of the first stop operation and the second stop operation.

  (12) Further, the processing of S102 to S108 in FIG. 4 is processing relating to the advantageous section (hereinafter also referred to as first processing). Further, the processing of S112 to S138 in FIG. 4 is processing relating to the advantageous state (hereinafter also referred to as second processing). In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the process regarding an advantageous area is performed, and the process regarding an advantageous state is performed after that. Therefore, the processing load can be reduced as compared with a gaming machine that simultaneously starts processing related to the advantageous state and processing related to the advantageous section. Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, after the process related to the advantageous section is completed, the process related to the advantageous state is executed. Therefore, compared to “a gaming machine that executes a process related to an advantageous state in the middle of a process related to an advantageous section”, it is possible to prevent the concentration of processes and prevent an increase in program capacity.

  In addition, as described in FIG. 2 and the like, in the slot machine, first, a transition is made to an advantageous section (for example, AT), and the advantageous state (AT) is controlled by controlling to RT3 in the advantageous section. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine, a transition is made to the advantageous section (big hit state), and the big hit state is controlled to the advantageous state (probability change state or short time state). That is, the process is executed in the order of transition to the advantageous section → control to the advantageous state. Also in the lottery lottery process, the process is executed in this order in the order of the first process relating to the advantageous section → the second process relating to the advantageous state. Therefore, when the designer of the gaming machine of the present embodiment confirms a program corresponding to the lottery lottery process, in particular, the order of the first process related to the advantageous section and the second process related to the advantageous state is given to the designer. It can be recognized easily.

  (13) Moreover, the process regarding an advantageous area includes the process which counts the period currently transferred to the advantageous area (refer S104 of FIG. 4). Further, the process related to the advantageous state includes a process of counting a period during which the advantageous state is controlled (see S118, S124, and S130 in FIG. 4). Therefore, the main control unit 41 can specify the period during which the transition is made to the advantageous section (the number of digested games in the advantageous section) and the period during which the advantageous state is controlled (the number of digested games in the advantageous state). .

  (14) Further, the main control unit 41 (regardless of which of the plurality of advantageous states is controlled) (the processing of S112 to S116, the processing of S118 to S122, the processing of S124 to S128 in FIG. 4) The process related to the advantageous section is executed (regardless of which process is executed among the processes S130 to S136) (see S102 to S108). Therefore, the main control unit 41 can execute processing related to the advantageous section regardless of which advantageous state of the plurality of advantageous states is controlled. Therefore, the main control unit 41 can specify information on the advantageous section (number of digested games in the advantageous section) and the like.

  (15) In addition, after the first process related to the advantageous section and the second process related to the advantageous state are completed, the main control unit 41 transmits a model common command related to the advantageous section and a command related to the advantageous state. Therefore, the main control unit 41 can transmit a model-common command reflecting the completed first process to the sub-control unit 91, and send a model-specific command reflecting the completed second process to the sub-control unit 91. Can be sent to.

  (16) Further, the main control unit 41 executes a navigation setting process (see S140 in FIG. 4) which is a notification process regarding notification of an advantageous operation mode (corresponding procedure corresponding to the push order). The navigation setting process is executed after the process related to the advantageous section is completed and the process related to the advantageous period is completed. Therefore, the main control unit 41 specifies whether or not it is an advantageous section and whether or not it is in an advantageous state, that is, after specifying whether or not it is a period in which navigation notification may be executed, The navigation setting process is executed. Therefore, an accurate navigation setting process can be executed. Further, in the case of being controlled to the most unfavorable CZ among the advantageous sections, a configuration may be adopted in which it is determined whether or not the navigation notification is executed by random lottery even if the navigation target combination is won. When such a configuration is adopted, the random number lottery is executed in the navigation setting process. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not to perform navigation notification in the navigation setting process.

(17) Further, the gaming machine of the present embodiment has the following configuration.
Derivation operation means (for example, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated to derive a display result;
Game control means (for example, main control unit 41) for controlling the game,
Production control means (for example, sub-control unit 91) for performing production control,
The game control means includes
State control means (for example, a main state) for controlling one of a plurality of states including a normal state (for example, a normal section) and an advantageous state (for example, an advantageous section) that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state. A process of controlling the game section by the control unit 41),
Suggesting means for indicating that the advantageous state is being controlled (for example, a process of performing main notification for lighting the advantageous section notification lamp 19 by the main control unit 41),
There are multiple types of advantageous states,
The effect control means is a specific effect means (for example, sub notification by the sub control unit 91) that executes a specific effect (for example, sub notification for turning on the CZ lamp 57 or the AT lamp 58) in a mode according to the type of the advantageous state. Processing)
The suggestion means suggests that the advantageous state is being controlled in a certain manner regardless of the type of the advantageous state (for example, as shown in FIG. The lighting mode of the main notification does not change).

Further details will be described as follows.
Derivation operation means (for example, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated to derive a display result;
Game control means (for example, main control unit 41) for controlling the game,
Production control means (for example, sub-control unit 91) for performing production control;
Providing means (for example, a hopper motor for paying out medals, a process of paying out medals by driving the hopper motor by the main control unit 41) when a winning occurs,
The game control means includes
State control means (for example, a main state) for controlling one of a plurality of states including a normal state (for example, a normal section) and an advantageous state (for example, an advantageous section) that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state. A process of controlling the game section by the control unit 41),
Suggesting means for indicating that the advantageous state is being controlled (for example, a process of performing main notification for lighting the advantageous section notification lamp 19 by the main control unit 41),
In the normal state, the grant rate obtained by dividing the magnitude of the assigned game value by the magnitude of the game value used in the game is less than 1, and the grant rate is higher than the grant rate in the advantageous state. (For example, the regular section has a medal payout rate of less than 1 and the advantageous section has a medal payout rate of 1 or more),
In the normal state, the operation mode of the derivation operation unit is not notified, whereas in the advantageous state, the operation mode of the derivation operation unit is notified one or more times (for example, navigation notification is not executed in the normal section). On the other hand, navigation notification is executed at least once in an advantageous section)
The advantageous state includes a first advantageous state (for example, CZ) in which the degree of advantage related to control to the notification state (for example, AT) in which the operation mode of the derivation operation means can be notified is higher than the normal state, and the notification A second advantageous state (e.g., normal AT) that is a state, and a third advantageous state (e.g., advantageous AT) that is in the notification state and has a higher degree of advantage related to extension of control to the notification state than the second advantageous state. , Special AT)
The effect control means is a specific effect means (for example, sub-control) that executes a specific effect (for example, a sub notification for turning on the CZ lamp 57 or the AT lamp 58) by lighting in a lighting manner according to the type of the advantageous state. Processing for performing sub notification by the unit 91),
The suggesting means suggests that the advantageous state is being controlled by lighting in a certain lighting mode regardless of the type of the advantageous state (for example, as shown in FIG. The lighting mode of the main notification does not change regardless of the type of the).

  According to such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 9, in main notification performed by lighting control of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 by the main control unit 41, the advantageous section is controlled in a fixed manner regardless of the type of the advantageous section. It is suggested that it is inside. On the other hand, in the sub notification performed by the lighting control of the CZ lamp 57 and the AT lamp 58 by the sub control unit 91, it is suggested that the advantageous section is being controlled in a manner corresponding to the type of the advantageous section.

  The RAM 41c included in the main control unit 41 has a smaller storage capacity than the RAM 91c included in the sub control unit 91. For this reason, it is possible to suppress an increase in storage capacity as much as possible by making the main notification mode constant regardless of the type of advantageous section. In addition, it is possible to suppress the increase in the processing burden related to the suggestion that the main section 41 is controlling the advantageous section as much as possible. On the other hand, the RAM 91c included in the sub control unit 91 can store data necessary for the sub notification to some extent. For this reason, by changing the mode of the sub notification according to the type of the advantageous section, it is possible to supplement the simplification of the indication that the advantageous section is being controlled by the main notification.

  Specifically, the main notification only suggests to the player whether the section is a normal section or an advantageous section, and cannot indicate the type of advantageous section. However, it is possible to improve the interest of the game by suggesting the types of advantageous sections by sub notification.

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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.

  (1) In the present embodiment, FIG. 6 (C), FIG. 7 (C), and FIG. 8 (C) also show the resurrection control for re-controlling to the advantageous state when the resurrection lottery is won. In the above description, the game is executed in the game next to the AT final game. However, the resurrection control may be executed in any game after the last game of the AT. In addition, the game for which the resurrection control is executed may be a predetermined game. For example, the resurrection control may be executed in the third game from the AT final game. Further, the game for executing the resurrection control may be determined by random number lottery, for example. In this case, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is kept on until the game for which the reversion control is executed. According to such a configuration, since the revival control is executed in any of the games after the AT final game, the player can have a sense of expectation in the game after the AT final game. it can.

  (2) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the example in which the model-specific command and the model-common command are separated (divided into groups or grouped) has been described. However, a configuration may be adopted in which some of the plurality of model common commands belong to the model specific command group. In the case of such a configuration, first, some model-specific commands are transmitted, thereafter, some of the model-common commands are transmitted, then the remaining model-specific commands are transmitted, and then the remaining models A common command will be sent.

  Also, a configuration may be adopted in which some model-specific commands among a plurality of model-specific commands belong to the model-common command group. In the case of such a configuration, first, some model-specific commands are transmitted, thereafter, some of the model-common commands are transmitted, then the remaining model-specific commands are transmitted, and then the remaining models A common command will be sent.

  (3) In the present embodiment, it has been described that the second process is executed (started) after the first process is completed. However, the first process may be started, and the second process may be executed (started) during the first process. According to such a configuration, the total time of the processing time of the first process and the processing time of the second process can be shortened as compared with a configuration in which the first process and the second process are performed separately.

  (4) In the present embodiment, the second process is described as being executed after the first process. However, the first process may be executed after the execution of the second process. That is, if the first process and the second process are started at different timings, either the first process or the second process may be executed first.

  In the present embodiment, the model common command is transmitted after the model specific command is transmitted. However, the model specific command may be transmitted after the model common command is transmitted. In other words, if the model common command and the model specific command are transmitted at different timings, either the model common command or the model specific command may be transmitted first.

  (5) The advantageous AT and special AT described in the present embodiment may be, for example, an added special zone. The additional specialization zone is a state where the expected value of the number of games to be added is larger than that of the normal AT. Further, when the additional specialization zone is normally completed, the normal AT may be returned. Further, when the additional special zone ends the limiter, the advantageous section which is the additional special zone may be ended.

  (6) In the present embodiment, the advantageous section is described as “CZ, normal AT, advantageous AT, special AT”, and the advantageous state is “AT”. However, as long as the advantageous state is controlled when it is the advantageous section, the advantageous state and the advantageous section may be in other states. For example, the advantageous section may be CZ. Further, the advantageous state may be ART + AT + advantageous RT.

  (7) In the example of FIG. 4, it has been described that the process proceeds to S140 after S108. However, after S108, the process may proceed to S110. In this case, the processing after S110 is executed while the advantageous section end flag remains ON.

  (8) Further, at least one of the model-specific command and the model-common command may be made different depending on whether it is an advantageous section or not. For example, the command common to all models includes a command for specifying the number of digest games in the advantageous section when it is an advantageous section, but does not include a command for specifying the number of digest games in the advantageous section when it is not an advantageous section. Also good.

  (9) The normal termination condition of the present embodiment has been described as being a condition that is established when the revival effect described later is not selected for the revival. However, the normal termination condition may be other conditions. For example, the resurrection lottery may not be executed. In this case, the process of S138 in FIG. 4 is not executed, and the processes of S116, S122, S128, and S136 are processes for turning off the advantageous section flag. By executing this process, the next game is NO in S102.

  As described above, the normal termination condition may include a condition that is satisfied when the right of the advantageous section is lost. The right of the advantageous section is given when winning in the advantageous section shift lottery. The right of the advantageous section is, for example, a CZ remaining game when the advantageous section is CZ, and an AT remaining game when the advantageous section is AT. The AT remaining game or the CZ remaining game is reduced and updated every time a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, every time one game is consumed). If the advantageous section is CZ, the remaining CZ game becomes 0 (when it is determined YES in S114 of FIG. 4), the normal termination condition is satisfied. Further, when the advantageous section is AT, the AT remaining game becomes 0 (when it is determined YES in S120, S126, and S134 in FIG. 4), the normal termination condition is satisfied.

  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.

  1 slot machine, 2L, 2C, 2R reel, 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch, 12 game auxiliary display, 19 advantageous section notification lamp, 41 main control unit, 41c RAM, 51 liquid crystal display, 56 effect switch 57 CZ Lamp, 58 AT lamp, 91 sub-control unit, 91c RAM.

Claims (1)

A gaming machine capable of playing a game,
It has a game control means for controlling the game,
The game control means includes
Advantageous section transition means for transitioning to an advantageous section that is more advantageous than the normal section and ending the transition to the advantageous section when a termination condition based on the content of the game in the advantageous section is satisfied,
Advantageous state control means capable of controlling to an advantageous state when it is the advantageous section;
Processing execution means for executing a first process relating to the advantageous section and a second process relating to the advantageous state at a predetermined opportunity;
When the first process and the second process are executed at the predetermined opportunity, the process execution unit executes the second process after executing the first process.

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