JP2019010286A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine which can improve the game amusement.SOLUTION: A slot machine executes the ART winning notification performance when winning ART during a period such as CZ1 and CZ2 (specific game period) over 15 games. The execution timing (timing of winning notification) of the ART winning notification performance is decided from the plurality of timings including the immediate notification (first notification timing) of performing notification in the winning game and the postponement notification (second notification timing) of performing notification in a period from the 11-th game to the 15-th game of CZ (second period) when winning in a period from the 1-st game to 10-th game of CZ. On the other hand, the execution timing is decided from the timings including the immediate notification when winning in the period from the 11-th game to the 15-th game of CZ. The winning probabilities of the ART are different between CZ1 and CZ2. The continuation rate of the ART becomes different depending on from which CZ the transition is made into the ART.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 26

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine (cylinder gaming machine, pachislot gaming machine).

  In a slot machine, which is an example of a gaming machine, when a start lever is operated with a predetermined number of gaming media (medals) inserted, a lottery for a combination is performed at the timing of the operation, and a plurality of reels are rotated. Is started. When all the reels are stopped and a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination (winning combination) is stopped and displayed on a predetermined active line, the winning combination of the winning combination is established, and the winning combination ( The bonus corresponding to the winning combination is given to the player. The combination includes a re-playing role that gives a re-game as a privilege, a small role that gives a predetermined number of payouts, a bonus that shifts the gaming state to a bonus gaming state, and the like. A so-called BB (Big Bonus) or the like is generally used as a bonus. When a winning of BB as a bonus is established and controlled to a BB gaming state (an example of a bonus gaming state), for example, a prescribed number (for example, 270) It is possible to obtain more medals.

  By the way, in a slot machine, it is common to notify the result of a game (for example, a lottery result of a winning combination) by production or the like. And the notification timing of the game result has been devised conventionally.

  For example, Patent Document 1 below describes a slot machine that, when a specific game result is reached (when BB is won), does not immediately notify the type of BB that has been won, but notifies after a few games from the winning game. ing.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-163843

  However, it is considered that there is room for further improvement with respect to the timing of notification performed during the game in order to improve the game entertainment.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. In other words, the problem is to improve the game entertainment by devising the notification timing.

The gaming machine according to the present invention is
An internal winning combination determining means for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of predetermined combinations based on a predetermined start operation;
Based on the start operation, variation start means for starting the variation display of a plurality of symbol display means,
A plurality of stop operation means which are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of symbol display means, and which accept a stop operation for stopping the variable display of the corresponding one of the plurality of symbol display means;
A winning determination means for determining a winning of the combination based on a stop appearance by the plurality of symbol display means;
Privilege granting means for granting a privilege based on the determination result of the winning determination means,
The combination includes a push order in which the stop operation is performed in accordance with the correct push order and the push order is a condition for winning a prize,
A state control means that can be controlled to a navigation operation state that informs a player of an order of stop operations advantageous to a player and a navigation lottery state that performs a lottery transition to the navigation operation state;
In the navigation lottery state, there are a plurality of types with different winning probabilities of the transition lottery,
The navigation operation state based on winning in the navigation lottery state with a relatively low winning probability wins more game media than the navigation operation state based on winning in the navigation lottery state with a relatively high winning probability. It is configured easily,
When winning in the transition lottery in the navigation lottery state, a notification means for informing that,
Timing determining means for determining the timing for performing the notification,
The timing determining means includes
When the transition lottery is won in the predetermined first period in the navigation lottery state, the first notification timing to be notified in the winning game, and the second after the first period in the navigation operation state Determined from a plurality of notification timings including a second notification timing to be notified in a period,
The gaming machine is characterized in that, when the transition lottery is won in the second period, it is determined from the notification timing including the first notification timing.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the gaming interest.

It is a perspective view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment. It is a front view of the gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol in the same gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the effective line in the game machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure by the side of a main control board. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure by the side of a sub control board. It is a table which shows the relationship between a combination and a combination of symbols. It is an internal winning combination determination table. It is a figure which shows the transition of a gaming state. It is a figure which shows a game flow. (A) It is a table | surface explaining the kind of CZ. (B) It is a table | surface explaining the kind of ART. (A) ART lottery table for CZ1. (B) ART lottery table for CZ2. (C) ART lottery table for CZ3. (D) It is a set number lottery table for the first hit. (E) It is a set number lottery table for addition. It is a flowchart of a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart of a timer update process. It is a flowchart of a CZ selection timer process. (A) A table explaining the CZ flag. (B) It is a table | surface explaining a game state flag. (A) A table for explaining an ART flag. (B) A table for explaining an ART type flag. It is a flowchart of the main process on the main control side. It is a flowchart of a power-on process. It is a flowchart of a bet start process. It is a flowchart of a CZ selection process. It is a flowchart of a winning combination determination process. It is a flowchart of a CZ lottery process. It is a flowchart of an ART lottery process. It is a flowchart of an ART winning notification timing lottery process. (A) It is a 1st timing lottery table for determining the notification timing of ART winning. (B) It is a 2nd timing lottery table for determining the notification timing of ART winning. It is a flowchart of an ART winning notification process. It is a flowchart of an ART set number addition lottery process. It is a flowchart of a stop lamp lighting process. It is a flowchart of a reel rotation start process. It is a flowchart of a reel rotation stop process. It is a flowchart of a stop control process. It is a flowchart of a stop lamp extinguishing process. It is a flowchart of a winning determination process. It is a flowchart of a payout process. It is a flowchart of a game state transition process. It is a flowchart of an ART entry process. It is a flowchart of a CZ end process. It is a flowchart of an ART end process. It is a flowchart of BB processing. It is a flowchart of a sub-control side main process. It is a flowchart of a received command analysis process. It is a flowchart of a received command analysis process. It is a flowchart of a process at the time of a role determination result command reception. It is a flowchart of a process at the time of reel stop command reception. It is a timing chart which shows the flow of the production | presentation from CZ winning alert | report to CZ start. It is a timing chart for demonstrating the notification timing of ART winning. It is a figure of the display screen which shows the effect which alert | reports the result of CZ lottery. (A) It is a figure of the display screen of CZ winning notification. It is a figure of (B)-(D) CZ selection screen. It is a figure of the display screen from CZ determination display to ART winning notification. (A) It is a figure which shows the production | presentation of an ART state. (B) It is a figure which shows the effect of a normal state. It is a figure which shows the state of a push order notification effect (assist effect), and the state of a stop notification lamp.

1. Structure of Game Machine A slot machine (rotating game machine) according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of each part of a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine will be described in accordance with the vertical direction and the horizontal direction for a player facing the slot machine. Also, the front direction of each part of the slot machine will be described as a direction approaching the player facing the slot machine, and the rear direction of each part of the slot machine will be described as the direction away from the player facing the slot machine.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 according to the first embodiment includes a cabinet 2 and a front door 3. The cabinet 2 has a box shape with the front side open, and the front door 3 is attached to the front side of the cabinet 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. The cabinet 2 and the front door 3 form a casing 4 of the slot machine 1. When the front door 3 is closed (the state shown in FIG. 1), the front door 3 is locked by a locking device (not shown). When unlocking, it is necessary to insert a dedicated key into the keyhole 16 provided in the front door 3 and rotate it clockwise. Therefore, the inside of the housing 4 can be touched only by employees of the hall.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a display panel P is disposed on the front door 3. The display panel P is provided with three rectangular display windows 5L, 5C, 5R with the vertical direction as the longitudinal direction along the horizontal direction. Specifically, the left display window 5L, the middle display window 5C, and the right display window 5R are arranged in order from the left side. The display windows 5L, 5C, 5R are configured to be transparent, and the reels 6L, 6C, 6R provided inside the cabinet 2 can be visually recognized through the display windows 5L, 5C, 5R. . Specifically, the left reel 6L can be viewed from the left display window 5L, the middle reel 6C can be viewed from the middle display window 5C, and the right reel 6R can be viewed from the right display window 5R. The display window may be configured as one display window in which the display windows are not partitioned.

  Inside the cabinet 2, a left reel 6L, a middle reel 6C, and a right reel 6R are stored. Each reel 6L, 6C, 6R has light-transmitting reel tapes 7L, 7C, 7R on the outer periphery of a cylindrical drum portion made of a light-transmitting member (in this embodiment, a transparent synthetic resin member) (see FIG. 3). As schematically shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of kinds of symbols are drawn on each reel tape 7L, 7C, 7R. Therefore, the left reel 6L has a design drawn on the left reel tape 7L on its outer peripheral surface, and the middle reel 6C has a design drawn on the middle reel tape 7C on its outer peripheral surface. The right reel 6R has a design drawn on the right reel tape 7R on its outer peripheral surface. The reels 6L, 6C, 6R and the display windows 5L, 5C, 5R constitute a plurality of symbol display means.

  Further, back lamps 58L, 58C, and 58R, which will be described later, are arranged inside the drum portions of the reels 6L, 6C, and 6R. Specifically, a left back lamp 58L corresponding to the left reel 6L, a middle back lamp 58C corresponding to the middle reel 6C, and a right back lamp 58R corresponding to the right reel 6R are provided. Therefore, when the back lamps 58L, 58C, 58R are turned on, the symbols attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R are illuminated from the inside of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R.

  Each reel 6L, 6C, 6R is rotatably supported inside the housing 4. The rotation shafts of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R are arranged on the same straight line. When the reels 6L, 6C, 6R are rotationally driven in a predetermined positive direction, the symbols attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R in the display windows 5L, 5C, 5R are variably displayed from top to bottom. (In other words, the symbol numbers of “0” to “20” assigned for convenience in FIG. 3 are displayed in a cyclical manner from the smallest to the largest symbol number). Each reel 6L, 6C, 6R is connected to a reel motor 55L, 55C, 55R, which will be described later. That is, the reels 6L, 6C, 6R are independently driven to rotate by the reel motors 55L, 55C, 55R.

  Here, the symbols attached to the reels 6L, 6C, 6R will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, on each reel tape 7L, 7C, 7R, 21 symbols are drawn along the longitudinal direction (vertical direction in FIG. 3). In this embodiment, the number of symbols assigned to each reel 6L, 6C, 6R is 21. However, other numbers such as 20 may be used.

  There are a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the reel tapes 7L, 7C, and 7R. Specifically, a “red seven” symbol (for example, symbol number “12” on the left reel tape 7L), a “blue seven” symbol (for example, symbol number “5” on the left reel tape 7L), a “cherry” symbol (for example, left) Symbol number “6” of reel tape 7L), “Watermelon” symbol (eg symbol number “3” on left reel tape 7L), “Bell” symbol (eg symbol number “4” on left reel tape 7L), “Replay” There are seven types of symbols: a symbol (for example, symbol number “2” of the left reel tape 7L) and a “blank” symbol (for example, symbol number “1” of the left reel tape 7L). The arrangement of symbols differs for each reel tape 7L, 7C, 7R. The types of symbols attached to the reels 6L, 6C, 6R are not limited to seven types, and can be changed as appropriate.

  When the reels 6L, 6C, 6R are stopped, three symbols can be visually recognized by the player from the display windows 5L, 5C, 5R (see the circles indicated by broken lines in FIG. 4). In the slot machine 1, when a combination of symbols corresponding to a combination is stopped and displayed on an activated winning line (hereinafter referred to as an “effective line”), the winning combination of the combination is established. And a privilege according to the winning combination (winning combination) is given to the player. Details of the combination will be described later.

  In this embodiment, there are five winning lines. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, there are five lines: a middle line L1, an upper line L2, a lower line L3, a lower right line L4, and a right upper line L5. The middle line L1 (first winning line L1) is a winning line that connects the middle symbols of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R (the symbols stopped and displayed at the middle positions of the display windows 5L, 5C, 5R). The upper line L2 (second winning line L2) is a winning line that connects the upper symbols of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R (the symbols stopped and displayed at the upper positions of the display windows 5L, 5C, 5R). The lower line L3 (third winning line L3) is a winning line that connects the lower symbols of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R (the symbols stopped and displayed at the lower positions of the display windows 5L, 5C, 5R). The lower right line L4 (fourth winning line L4) is a winning line that connects the upper symbol of the left reel 6L, the middle symbol of the middle reel 6C, and the lower symbol of the right reel 6R. The right rising line L5 (fifth winning line L5) is a winning line connecting the lower symbol of the left reel 6L, the middle symbol of the middle reel 6C, and the upper symbol of the right reel 6R.

  The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a three-stake betting machine that plays a game with three bets in any of the gaming states described later. All five pay lines L1 to L5 are valid in a game with three bets. Set to line. In addition, it is good also as a structure which enables the game by 1 betting or 2 betting irrespective of a gaming state or according to a gaming state. In that case, the number of active lines may be changed according to the number of bets (the number of bets), or the number of active lines may not be changed even when the number of bets is changed.

  Moreover, it is good also as a structure which has a winning line other than said five winning lines L1-L5 as a winning line. Specifically, for example, the upper symbol of the left reel 6L, the middle symbol of the middle reel 6C, the first irregular winning line connecting the upper symbol of the right reel 6R, the upper symbol of the left reel 6L, the middle symbol of the middle reel 6C, The second irregular winning line connecting the middle symbols of the right reel 6R, the lower symbol of the left reel 6L, the middle symbol of the middle reel 6C, the third irregular winning line connecting the middle symbols of the right reel 6R, and the lower symbol of the left reel 6L In addition, a configuration may be adopted in which a fourth irregular pay line connecting the middle symbol of the middle reel 6C and the lower symbol of the right reel 6R is a winning line. Further, the total number of winning lines is not limited to five and can be changed as appropriate. For example, it is good also as a structure which makes only the middle stage line L1 a winning line, and has a total of 9 lines as a winning line which added the 1st-4th irregular winning line to said 5 winning lines L1-L5. Also good.

  Returning to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the description of the configuration of the front door 3 will be continued. Below the display panel P in the front door 3, a medal slot 10, a MAX bet button 11, a 1 bet button 12, a checkout button 14, a start lever 8, three stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R, and an effect button 46 are provided. It has been. The start lever 8 is also referred to as start operation means, the stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R are also referred to as stop operation means, and the medal insertion slot 10, the MAX bet button 11, and the 1 bet button 12 are also referred to as bet number setting operation means.

  The medal slot 10 is an opening for inserting medals (game media). The medal inserted from the medal slot 10 is detected by the inserted medal detection sensor 10a described later. The medals that are effectively inserted in a state where three medals are not bet are betted to start a new game (unit game). Up to 50 medals that are effectively inserted while three medals are bet are stored as credits.

  The MAX bet button 11 is an operation unit for placing a maximum bet number of medals according to the gaming state at a time. Since this slot machine 1 is a three-wager dedicated machine that plays a game with three bets in any gaming state, when the MAX bet button 11 is effectively operated, medals stored as credits in the slot machine 1 Three medals will bet. The 1-bet button 12 is an operation unit for betting medals one by one. When the 1-bet button 12 is operated effectively, one medal is bet from medals stored as credits in the slot machine 1. If the 1-bet button 12 is pressed while three medals are bet, one medal is bet.

  The settlement button 14 is an operation unit for returning medals stored as credits. When the checkout button 14 is operated effectively, all medals stored as credits in the slot machine 1 are paid out from the medal payout opening 38.

  The start lever 8 is an operation unit for starting a game. When the start lever 8 is operated in a state where a predetermined number (three in this embodiment) of medals is bet, a lottery for a winning combination is performed and rotation of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R is started. That is, the symbol variation display is started.

  The stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R are operation units for stopping the rotation of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R. Stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R are provided corresponding to the reels 6L, 6C, 6R. That is, the slot machine 1 has a left stop button 9L for stopping the rotation of the left reel 6L, a middle stop button 9C for stopping the rotation of the middle reel 6C, and a right stop for stopping the rotation of the right reel 6R. And a button 9R. Therefore, the symbol during the variable display is stopped and displayed according to the operation of the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R.

  The stop positions of the reels 6L, 6C, and 6R may be positions that are slid by up to four symbols from the position when the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R are pressed. Specifically, for example, in a game won by a small role 1 (cherry), which will be described later, the left stop button 9L is pressed at the timing when the replay symbol (see FIG. 3) of the symbol number “2” on the left reel 6L is positioned in the upper stage. In the case where it is done, the left reel 6L is slid by 4 symbols, and the cherry symbol of the symbol number “6” is stopped in the upper stage. As a result, the winning of the small role 1 (cherry) is established, and a privilege according to the small role 1 (cherry) is given to the player. That is, the slot machine 1 controls the symbols so that the winning combination of the winning combination is established as much as possible. This is called symbol pull-in control. In this embodiment, the priority in the pull-in control is the highest in the re-playing combination, the next small combination, and then the bonus.

  In addition, in a game in which a small role 1 (cherry), which will be described later, is not won, the cherry symbol of the symbol number “6” of the left reel 6L is located in the left display window 5L (that is, one of the upper, middle, or lower) When the left stop button 9L is pressed at the timing, the cherry symbol with the symbol number “6” is stopped outside the left display window 5L (that is, below the lower frame). As a result, the winning combination of the small role 1 (cherry) which is not won is not established. That is, the slot machine 1 controls the symbols so that a winning combination of a winning combination is not established. This is called symbol kicking control.

  The effect button 46 shown in FIG. 1 is an operation unit used for advancing a game effect that is executed as the game progresses.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, at the bottom of the display panel P, a credit display unit 21, a payout number display unit 22, a re-game display lamp 23, a possible insertion display lamp 24, a bet number display lamp 25, and a game start display lamp 26 are displayed. Is provided. Furthermore, in this embodiment, stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R are provided below the display windows 5L, 5C, 5R in the display panel P.

  The credit display unit 21 has two 7-segment LED display devices, and displays the number of medals stored as credits. The payout number display section 22 has two 7-segment LED display devices and displays the number of medals to be paid out as a privilege when winning a winning combination. If an error occurs during the game, an error code indicating the type of error is displayed on the payout number display unit 22.

  The re-game display lamp 23 has one LED (Light Emitting Diode), and notifies that a re-game player has won a prize (in other words, re-game is possible by winning a re-game player). Is. The insertable display lamp 24 has one LED, and notifies that a medal can be inserted effectively from the medal slot 10 by lighting.

  The bet number display lamp 25 notifies the set bet number. Specifically, the bet number display lamp 25 includes three lamps (LEDs). When the bet number is set to one (when one medal is bet), one lamp is displayed. When the number of bets is set to 2 (when 2 medals are betted), the two lamps are lit and when the number of bets is set to 3 (3 When the medals are betted), the set number of bets is notified by turning on the three lamps. The game start display lamp 26 has one LED, and is in a state where a bet of medals of the number that can be started (three in this embodiment) is made, and that the start lever 8 can be operated effectively. It notifies by lighting.

  The stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, and 30R each have one LED, and when the push order navigation described later is operated, the push order bell (3 choice bell) and the correct push order of the push order replay are notified by lighting. It is. Specifically, the slot machine 1 should stop the left reel 6L (that is, press the left stop button 9L) and stop the left stop notification lamp 30L and the middle reel 6C (that is, the middle stop button 9C). And a right stop notification lamp 30R for notifying that the right reel 6R should be stopped (that is, that the right stop button 9R should be pressed). The left stop notification lamp 30L is disposed in the vicinity of the left display window 5L (lower in this embodiment), and the middle stop notification lamp 30C is disposed in the vicinity of the middle display window 5C (lower in this embodiment). The right stop notification lamp 30R is disposed in the vicinity of the right display window 5R (downward in this embodiment). Therefore, the player can immediately understand the correspondence relationship between the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R and the reels 6L, 6C, 6R.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a decorative panel 36 showing a work that is a motif of the slot machine 1 is provided below the stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R in the front door 3. A medal payout outlet 38 for paying out medals and a tray unit 39 for receiving and storing medals paid out from the medal payout outlet 38 are disposed below the decorative panel 36.

  In addition, a plurality of effect lamps 40, a pair of left and right speakers 41, and an image display device 42 (an example of effect means) that is a liquid crystal display device are provided above the display panel P in the front door 3. . The effect lamp 40 lights up or blinks as the game progresses. The speaker 41 outputs sounds such as voice, BGM, and sound effects (SE) as the game progresses. The image display device 42 has a display screen 42a, and displays various effect images on the display screen 42a as the game progresses. In the game effect using these effect means (effect lamp 40, speaker 41, image display device 42, etc.), for example, the correct push order of the push order such as “push order bell” or “push order replay” is set. There is a push order notification effect to notify the player. The pushing order is a part having the correct pushing order.

2. Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the slot machine 1 has a main control board (game control board) 60 for performing control related to game profits such as winning lotteries, paying out medals, and transition of gaming state, as the game progresses. A sub-control board (production control board) 70 that performs control related to the effect to be executed is provided. The main control board 60 constitutes a main control part, and the sub control board 70 constitutes a sub control part together with an image control board 80 described later. Note that the sub-control unit includes at least the sub-control board 70 and can control game effects using effect means (image display device 42, speaker 41, effect lamp 40, back lamps 58L, 58C, 58R, etc.). That's fine.

  Further, the slot machine 1 includes a power supply board 90. The power supply board 90 supplies power to the main control board 60 and the sub-control board 70 and supplies necessary power to other devices via these boards. A backup power supply circuit 91 is provided on the power supply substrate 90. The backup power supply circuit 91 supplies power to a RAM (Random Access Memory) 64 of a main control board 60 and a RAM 74 of the sub control board 70 described later when power is not supplied to the slot machine 1. . Therefore, the information stored in the RAM 64 of the main control board 60 and the RAM 74 of the sub control board 70 is retained even when the slot machine 1 is disconnected. A power switch 92 is connected to the power board 90. By turning on / off the power switch 92, turning on / off the power is switched. A backup power supply circuit for the RAM 64 of the main control board 60 may be provided on the main control board 60, or a backup power supply circuit for the RAM 74 of the sub control board 70 may be provided on the sub control board 70.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a game control one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as “game control microcomputer”) 61 for controlling the progress of the game of the slot machine 1 according to a program is mounted on the main control board 60. In the game control microcomputer 61, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 63 storing a program for controlling the progress of the game and data of various tables, a RAM 64 used as a work memory, and a program stored in the ROM 63 are executed. CPU (Central Processing Unit) 62, random number generator 68 for generating random numbers to be used for the lottery of the role, I / O port unit for inputting / outputting data and signals (Input / Output port unit, input / output circuit) ) 69 is included. The random number generator 68 generates a random value in the range of “0” to “65535”.

  Various sensors are connected to the main control board 60. Therefore, signals are input to the main control board 60 from each sensor. Specifically, the sensors include the inserted medal detection sensor 10a, the MAX bet detection sensor 11a, the 1-bet detection sensor 12a, the settlement detection sensor 14a, the start detection sensor 8a, the left stop detection sensor 9La, the middle stop detection sensor 9Ca, the right A stop detection sensor 9Ra, a door opening detection sensor 17a, a setting key detection sensor 18a, a reset / setting detection sensor 19a, and the like are connected.

  The inserted medal detection sensor 10 a is a sensor for detecting that a medal has been inserted from the medal insertion slot 10. The MAX bet detection sensor 11a is a sensor for detecting that the MAX bet button 11 has been pressed. The 1-bet detection sensor 12a is a sensor for detecting that the 1-bet button 12 has been pressed. The settlement detection sensor 14a is a sensor for detecting that the settlement button 14 has been pressed.

  The start detection sensor 8a is a sensor for detecting that the start lever 8 has been operated. The left stop detection sensor 9La is a sensor for detecting that the left stop button 9L is pressed. The middle stop detection sensor 9Ca is a sensor for detecting that the middle stop button 9C has been pressed. The right stop detection sensor 9Ra is a sensor for detecting that the right stop button 9R is pressed. If the rising edge (ON edge) of each stop detection sensor 9La, 9Ca, 9Ra is determined, it can be determined that each stop button 9L, 9C, 9R has been pushed in, and each stop detection sensor 9La, 9Ca, 9Ra can be determined. If the falling edge of the signal (OFF edge) is determined, the pressed stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R have returned to their original positions (the player has released their finger from the stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R) ) Can be determined.

  The door opening detection sensor 17a is a sensor that is disposed inside the housing 4 and detects that the front door 3 is open. The setting key detection sensor 18a is a sensor for detecting that a setting change key is inserted into a key hole (not shown) provided in the housing 4 and rotated by a predetermined angle. The reset / setting detection sensor 19 a is a sensor for detecting that a reset / setting button 19 provided in the housing 4 is pressed.

  Here, a method of changing “setting” in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described. There are six types of settings from “Setting 1” to “Setting 6”. Different settings have different medal return rates (payout rates). The medal return rate is lowest in setting 1, and increases stepwise in the order of setting 2, setting 3, setting 4, setting 5, and setting 6. That is, the medal return rate of setting 6 is the highest. When changing the setting, the power switch 92 is turned on with the key for changing the setting inserted into the keyhole and rotated. As a result, the current setting is displayed on the setting display unit 29 which is a 7-segment LED display device mounted on the main control board 60. That is, the game control microcomputer 61 displays the current setting on the setting display unit 29 based on the detection signal from the setting key detection sensor 18a when the power is turned on. In this state, the reset / setting button 19 is pressed. Each time the reset / setting button 19 is pressed, the game control microcomputer 61 switches the display of the setting display section 29 in the order of “1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → 1 → 2. Then, the start lever 8 is operated in a state where a desired set value is displayed on the setting display unit 29. Thereby, the game control microcomputer 61 stores the setting value displayed on the setting display unit 29 in the RAM 64 as a new setting value. Then, return the key for changing the setting to an angle where it can be inserted and removed, and remove it from the keyhole. Thereby, the game control microcomputer 61 ends the process related to the setting change.

  In this embodiment, the reset / setting button 19 is also used to return the slot machine 1 from the error state. In other words, in this embodiment, the game control microcomputer 61 performs return control from the error state based on the detection signal from the reset / setting detection sensor 19a in the error state.

  The main control board 60 is connected with reel motors 55L, 55C, 55R, which are drive sources for the reels 6L, 6C, 6R, via a drive board (not shown). Specifically, a left reel motor 55L as a drive source for the left reel 6L, a middle reel motor 55C as a drive source for the middle reel 6C, and a right reel motor 55R as a drive source for the right reel 6R are connected. Yes. The rotation shafts of the reel motors 55L, 55C, 55R are connected to the reels 6L, 6C, 6R at a predetermined gear ratio. The reel motors 55L, 55C, and 55R are stepping motors. Therefore, every time a one-pulse drive signal is input to the reel motors 55L, 55C, 55R, the reels 6L, 6C, 6R rotate at a constant angle. The game control microcomputer 61 manages the rotation angle of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R by counting the number of pulses output from the reel reference position detection (reel index detection) to the reel motors 55L, 55C, 55R. It is possible.

  The main control board 60 is connected to reel position detection sensors 56La, 56Ca, 56Ra for detecting the positions of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R. Specifically, a left reel position detection sensor 56La for detecting the position of the left reel 6L, a middle reel position detection sensor 56Ca for detecting the position of the middle reel 6C, and a right for detecting the position of the right reel 6R. A reel position detection sensor 56Ra is connected. The reel position detection sensors 56La, 56Ca and 56Ra are photosensors having a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion, and detect a reel index indicating that the reels 6L, 6C and 6R have made one rotation.

  The main control board 60 is connected to a hopper motor 51 which is a hopper drive source. The hopper is a device for paying out medals to the player, and is provided inside the cabinet 2. A medal paid out by driving the hopper motor 51 is detected by a payout medal detection sensor 52a provided in the hopper. Therefore, based on the detection signal from the payout medal detection sensor 52a, the game control microcomputer 61 can recognize whether or not the payout of a predetermined number of medals has been completed.

  In addition to the setting display unit 29 described above, various lamps (display units) are connected to the main control board 60. Specifically, the credit display unit 21, the payout number display unit 22, the re-game display lamp 23, the insertion possible display lamp 24, the bet number display lamp 25, the game start display lamp 26, the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R (left A stop notification lamp 30L, a middle stop notification lamp 30C, and a right stop notification lamp 30R) are connected. That is, the light emission control of these lamps (display units) is executed by the game control microcomputer 61. Since these lamps (display units) have already been described, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  The main control board 60 transmits various commands to the sub control board 70. The connection between the main control board 60 and the sub control board 70 is a unidirectional communication connection that can only transmit signals from the main control board 60 to the sub control board 70. That is, between the main control board 60 and the sub-control board 70, a unidirectional circuit (not shown) as a communication direction regulating means (for example, a circuit using a diode) is interposed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, an effect control one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as “effect control microcomputer”) 71 for controlling the effect of the slot machine 1 according to a program is mounted on the sub-control board 70. The effect control microcomputer 71 includes a ROM 73 storing a program for controlling the effect as the game progresses and data of various tables, a RAM 74 used as a work memory, and a CPU 72 executing a program stored in the ROM 73. An I / O port unit (input / output circuit) 79 for inputting and outputting data and signals is included.

  In addition, an RTC (Real Time Clock) 99 is mounted on the sub-control board 70. The RTC 99 is a device (date and time measuring means) that measures the current date and time (date and time). The RTC 99 operates with the power when the slot machine 1 is supplied with power from an island power supply device (not shown). When the power is not supplied from the island power supply device, the RTC 99 is provided with a backup power supply provided in the power supply board 90. It operates with electric power supplied from the circuit 91. Therefore, the RTC 99 can measure the current date and time even when the power of the slot machine 1 is not turned on. Note that a backup power supply circuit for the RTC 99 may be provided on the sub-control board 70. As the backup power supply circuit, a circuit including a capacitor and a built-in battery (button battery or the like) can be employed.

  In the hall, a plurality of slot machines 1 are arranged in parallel to form one amusement island. Each slot machine 1 belonging to the same game island is electrically connected to a common island power supply device. Therefore, when the power supply of the island power supply device is turned on with the individual power switch 92 of each slot machine 1 in the game island turned “ON”, all the slot machines 1 in the game island can be activated at the same time. it can.

  An image control board 80 is connected to the sub control board 70. The effect control microcomputer 71 of the sub control board 70 causes the CPU 82 of the image control board 80 to control the image display device 42 based on the command received from the main control board 60.

  The image control board 80 includes a ROM 83 that stores a program for controlling image display and the like, a RAM 84 that is used as a work memory, a CPU 82 that executes a program stored in the ROM 83, and inputs and outputs data and signals. I / O port section (input / output circuit) 89 is provided. The ROM 83 stores still image data and moving image data displayed on the image display device 42, specifically image data such as characters, items, figures, characters, numbers, symbols, and background images.

  Further, the effect control microcomputer 71 outputs sound, music, sound effect, and the like from the speaker 41 based on the command received from the main control board 60. Acoustic data such as sound output from the speaker 41 is stored in the ROM 73 of the sub-control board 70. Note that the speaker 41 may be connected to the image control board 80 and the CPU 82 of the image control board 80 may execute sound control. Further, in this case, acoustic data may be stored in the ROM 83 of the image control board 80.

  Further, the effect control microcomputer 71 performs lighting control of lamps such as the effect lamp 40 and the back lamps 58L, 58C, and 58R via a sub drive board (not shown) based on the command received from the main control board 60. Specifically, the production control microcomputer 71 creates light emission pattern data (data for determining lighting / extinction and light emission color, also referred to as lamp data) that determines the light emission mode of each lamp, and emits light from each lamp according to the light emission pattern data. Control. Note that data stored in the ROM 73 of the sub-control board 70 is used to create the light emission pattern data.

  In addition, an effect button detection sensor 46 a is connected to the sub control board 70. The effect button detection sensor 46a detects that the effect button 46 has been pressed. When the effect button 46 is pressed, a detection signal is output from the effect button detection sensor 46 a to the sub control board 70.

  5 and 6 are functional block diagrams for explaining the electrical configuration of the slot machine 1 to the last, and not only the substrate shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is provided. Except for the main control board 60, any one of the plurality of boards shown in FIG. 5 or 6 may be configured as one board, or one board shown in FIG. 5 or 6 may be configured as a plurality of boards. good.

3. Description of “Combination” In the slot machine 1, when a winning combination of “combination” is established, a privilege corresponding to the “combination” is given to the player. The winning of “combination” is established when the combination of symbols displayed on the activated winning line (valid line) matches the combination of symbols corresponding to “combination”. FIG. 7 is a table showing symbol combinations and benefits for each “combination”. As shown in FIG. 7, the “combination” is roughly divided into three types, that is, a bonus, a small combination, and a replaying combination.

  The bonus includes BB1 (Big Bonus 1) and BB2 (Big Bonus 2). The combination of symbols corresponding to BB1 is “red seven-red seven-red seven” (the symbol of the left reel 6L—the symbol of the middle reel 6C—the symbol of the right reel 6R, and so on). The combination of symbols corresponding to BB2 is “blue seven-blue seven-blue seven”. When winning a prize at BB1 or BB2, the gaming state is shifted to the BB gaming state (one of the bonus gaming states). That is, BB1 and BB2 serve as a trigger for transition to the BB gaming state. In the BB gaming state, the winning probability of the small role 3 (common bell), which will be described later, is greatly increased as compared to other gaming states (see FIG. 8). Therefore, it is possible to frequently win the common bell, and it is possible to acquire a certain amount of medals. In this embodiment, the BB gaming state ends when more than 310 medals are paid out.

  The small roles include small role 1 (cherry), small role 2 (watermelon), small role 3 (common bell), and small roles 4 to 9 (push order bell). The combination of symbols corresponding to the small role 1 (cherry) is “Cherry-ANY-ANY”. “ANY” means that any symbol may be used. In other words, as for the symbol combination corresponding to the small role 1 (cherry), the symbol of the middle reel 6C and the symbol of the right reel 6R may be any symbol as long as the symbol of the left reel 6L is cherry. When winning a small role 1 (Cherry), two medals are paid out. If the cherry symbol is stopped at the upper stage of the left reel 6L, it means that the winning pattern is won by the upper line L2 and the lower right line L4, and the cherry pattern is stopped at the lower part of the left reel 6L. In the case of winning, the winning line is won by two lines, the lower line L3 and the right-up line L5. Therefore, in these cases, four medals are paid out.

  The combination of symbols corresponding to the small role 2 (watermelon) is “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon”. When winning a small role 2 (watermelon), 14 medals are paid out. Further, the combination of symbols corresponding to the small role 3 (common bell) is “bell-bell-bell”. The common bell is a role that is controlled so that a combination of symbols “Bell-Bell-Bell” is displayed on any of the winning lines L1 to L5 regardless of the pressing order. When winning the common bell, 9 medals are paid out. The common bell is also referred to as an unordered bell.

  On the other hand, the small roles 4 to 9 (push order bells) are roles in which the stop order of the reels 6L, 6C, and 6R is related to the establishment of the winning. The small combination 4 is a combination that may win when the left reel 6L is first stopped, and the small combination 5 is a combination that may win when the middle reel 6C is first stopped. The small combination 6 is a combination that may win when the right reel 6R is first stopped. All the combinations of symbols corresponding to the small roles 4 to 6 are “bell-bell-bell”. The small combination 7 has a possibility of winning when the left reel 6L is stopped first, and the small combination 8 may win when the middle reel 6C is stopped first. The small combination 9 is a combination that may win when the right reel 6R is first stopped. The combinations of symbols corresponding to the small roles 7 to 9 are all “bell-watermelon-bell”.

  In this embodiment, as shown in the internal winning combination determination table of FIG. 8, the small combination 4, the small combination 8, and the small combination 9 are won simultaneously. In addition, the small part 5, the small part 7 and the small part 9 are elected simultaneously. Also, the small role 6, the small role 7 and the small role 8 are to be elected simultaneously. Winning multiple roles at the same time is called simultaneous winning or overlapping winning. On the other hand, winning only one role is called a single winning.

  Thus, since the small role 4, the small role 8 and the small role 9 are the winning points at the same time, in the game (unit game) where these winning points are won, the player is first stopped at the left reel 6L. In this case, the winning of the small role 4 can be established. In this case, “bell-bell-bell” is stopped and displayed on the active line, and nine medals are paid out. On the other hand, when the player first stops the middle reel 6C or the right reel 6R, the winning of the small combination 8 or small combination 9 is established. In this case, “Bell-Watermelon-Bell” is stopped on the active line, and one medal is paid out. In this way, a role of “push order bell” is realized in which nine payouts can be obtained if the correct answer is selected in the three-choice push order, whereas one payout can be obtained if the push order is incorrect.

  If the small combination 5, the small combination 7 and the small combination 9 are won at the same time, if the middle reel 6C is stopped first, “Bell-Bell-Bell” is stopped and displayed on the active line, Nine medals will be paid out. If the left reel 6L or the right reel 6R is stopped first, “Bell-Watermelon-Bell” is stopped on the active line and one medal is paid out. It becomes. In the case where the small combination 6, the small combination 7 and the small combination 8 are won at the same time, if the right reel 6R is stopped first, “Bell-Bell-Bell” is stopped and displayed on the active line, Nine medals will be paid out. When the left reel 6L or the middle reel 6C is stopped first, “Bell-watermelon-bell” is stopped on the active line and one medal is paid out. Will be.

  In this embodiment, the “push order bell” is a three-choice push order, but may be a six-push push order. That is, when the stopping order of the reels to be stopped first and second matches the predetermined correct pressing order, “Bell-Bell-Bell”, which is a nine-piece combination, is on the active line. When the stop display is performed and the correct answer pressing order does not coincide, the “bell-watermelon-bell” which is a single piece may be stopped and displayed on the active line.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the replaying combination includes a common replay (replaying combination 1) and a push order replay (replaying combinations 2 to 10). The combination of symbols corresponding to the common replay is “replay-replay-replay”. The common replay is a role in which the pull-in control is performed so that a combination of symbols “Replay-Replay-Replay” is displayed on any of the winning lines L1 to L5 regardless of the pressing order. When winning the common replay, a replay is given as a privilege. That is, the number of bets for starting the next game is automatically set. Note that the automatically set bet number (that is, the number of medals automatically bet) is the same as the bet number in the game that won the re-gamer. The common replay is also referred to as an unordered replay.

  On the other hand, the push order replay has a role in which the stop order of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R is related to the establishment of the winning. There are three types of push order replays. Push order replay 1 (re-games 2-4), push-order replay 2 (re-games 5-7), and push-order replay 3 (re-games 8-10).

  In the push order replay 1, a replaying player 2 that may win when the left reel 6 </ b> L is first stopped, and a replaying player 3 that may win when the middle reel 6 </ b> C is first stopped. There is a re-playing player 4 who may win when the right reel 6R is first stopped. The combination of symbols corresponding to the replaying roles 2 to 4 is “replay-replay-replay”. When winning in the push order replay 1, a replay is given as a privilege.

  Also, in the push order replay 2, the re-game player 5 who may win when the left reel 6L is first stopped and the re-game player who may win when the middle reel 6C is first stopped. 6. There is a re-gamer 7 that may win when the right reel 6R is first stopped. All of the symbol combinations corresponding to the replaying roles 5 to 7 are “replay-replay-blank”. When winning in the push order replay 2, a re-game is given as a privilege and the gaming state is shifted to the RT2 gaming state described later. For this reason, push order replay 2 is also referred to as RT2 transition replay. Further, while the push order replay 1 is referred to as normal replay, the push order replay 2 is also referred to as special replay 1 (promotion replay) (see FIG. 8). Note that “RT” in “RT2 gaming state” or the like means a replay time. As will be described in detail later, in this embodiment, RTs include RT1 to RT4, and RTs (RT1 to RT3) other than RT4 corresponding to the BB gaming state have a higher replay probability than non-RTs.

  Also, in the push order replay 3, the replaying player 8 who may win when the left reel 6L is first stopped, and the replaying player who may win when the middle reel 6C is stopped first. 9. There is a re-game player 10 that may win when the right reel 6R is first stopped. All the combinations of symbols corresponding to the replaying roles 8 to 10 are “replay-watermelon-replay”. When winning in the push order replay 3, a re-game is given as a privilege and the gaming state is shifted to the RT1 gaming state described later. For this reason, push order replay 2 is also referred to as RT1 transition replay. The push order replay 1 is called normal replay, while the push order replay 3 is also called special replay 2 (falling replay) (see FIG. 8).

  In this embodiment, as shown in the internal winning combination determination table of FIG. 8, a replaying combination 5 (special replay 1 with a pressing order of 1st left), a replaying combination 3 (a normal replay with a pressing order of 1st intermediate), and replaying The combination 4 (normal replay with the pressing order of 1st right) is to be won at the same time. Also, the re-playing role 6 (special replay 1 with the pushing order of 1st in the middle), the re-playing role 2 (normal replay with the pushing order of the 1st left) and the re-playing role 4 (normal replay with the pushing order 1st right) At the same time, it will be elected. In addition, the re-playing role 7 (special replay 1 in which the push order is the right 1st), the re-playing role 2 (the normal replay in which the push order is the left 1st), and the re-playing role 3 (the normal replay in which the push order is 1st in the middle) are: At the same time, it will be elected.

  In this way, the special replay 1 in a certain pushing order and the normal replay in the other pushing order are simultaneously won. Therefore, in the game (unit game) won for these roles, if the player stops the reels 6L, 6C, 6R in the push order of winning the special replay 1, "Replay-Replay-Blank" is on the effective line. The game is stopped and displayed, a re-game is given, and the game state shifts to the RT2 game state. On the other hand, if the reels 6L, 6C, 6R are stopped in the pressing order for winning the normal replay, “replay-replay-replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line, and only replay is given. As described above, even if the special replay 1 (RT2 transition replay) is won, if the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R are not operated in the correct pressing order, the special replay 1 is not won and the normal replay is won. It is like that. The special replay 1 is a role that can be won only in the RT1 gaming state (see FIG. 8).

  Further, in this embodiment, the replaying role 8 (special replay 2 with the pushing order left 1st), the replaying role 3 (normal replay with the pushing order 1st middle) and the replaying role 4 (normal replay with the pushing order 1st right) Is to be won at the same time. In addition, the re-playing role 9 (special replay 2 in which the pushing order is 1st), the re-playing role 2 (normal replay in which the pushing order is 1st left) and the re-playing role 4 (normal replay in which the pushing order is 1st right) are: At the same time, it will be elected. In addition, the re-playing role 10 (special replay 2 in which the push order is right 1st), the re-playing role 2 (normal replay in which the push order is left 1st) and the re-playing role 3 (normal replay in which the push order is medium 1st) are: At the same time, it will be elected.

  In this way, the special replay 2 in a certain pushing order and the normal replay in the other pushing order are simultaneously won. Therefore, in the game (unit game) won for these roles, if the player stops the reels 6L, 6C, 6R in the push order of winning the special replay 2, "Replay-Watermelon-Replay" is on the effective line. The game is stopped and displayed, a re-game is given, and the game state shifts to the RT1 game state. On the other hand, if the reels 6L, 6C, 6R are stopped in the pressing order for winning the normal replay, “replay-replay-replay” is stopped and displayed on the active line, and only replay is given. As described above, even if the special replay 2 (RT1 transition replay) is won, if the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R are not operated in the correct pressing order, the special replay 2 is not won and the normal replay is won. It is like that. The special replay 2 is a role that can be won only in the RT2 gaming state (see FIG. 8).

  By the way, in this embodiment, “push order replay” is a three-choice push order, but it may be a six-push push order. That is, when the stop order of the reel to be stopped first and the reel to be stopped secondly matches the pressing order of special replay, “replay-replay-blank” which is special replay 1 (RT2 transition replay), If special replay 2 (RT1 transition replay) “Replay-Watermelon-Replay” is stopped on the active line and does not match the special replay push order, “Replay-Replay-Replay”, which is normal replay, is valid It is good also as a structure stopped and displayed on a line. The normal replay is also referred to as a normal replay player, and the special replay is also referred to as a special replay player.

  Further, in this embodiment, when a small combination 1 (cherry) or a small combination 2 (watermelon) is won, so-called missing may occur. Depending on the stop timing of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R (the operation timing of the stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R), there may be a case where the cherry symbol or the watermelon symbol cannot be drawn on the effective line in the pull-in control within 4 frames. It is. When a missing piece occurs, a combination of symbols (missing eyes) indicating that it has been dropped is displayed in the display windows 5L, 5C, 5R instead of the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination.

  Next, the internal winning combination determination table will be described with reference to FIG. The slot machine 1 determines the winning combination (internal winning combination) based on the random value acquired when the start lever 8 is operated and the internal winning combination determining table shown in FIG. If you do not win any of the roles, you will lose. The winning combination in this embodiment is as shown in the internal winning combination column of FIG.

  In this embodiment, BB (BB1 and BB2) is a role that once won, until the winning is established. Further, in this embodiment, the priority of the pull-in control is the highest in the re-playing combination, the next small combination, and then the bonus.

  The internal winning combination determination table is determined according to “setting” and “game state”. In setting 6, compared to setting 1, the winning probability of BB1 and the winning probability of BB2 are higher. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted about the setting 2-the setting 5, the winning probability of the combination is set so that the return rate (payout rate) of medals gradually increases from the setting 1 to the setting 6 And

4). Description of the gaming state and the like As shown in FIG. 9, the gaming state of the slot machine 1 includes a non-RT gaming state (hereinafter simply referred to as “non-RT”), an RT1 gaming state (hereinafter also simply referred to as “RT1”), There are an RT2 gaming state (hereinafter also simply referred to as “RT2”), an RT3 gaming state (hereinafter also simply referred to as “RT3”), and an RT4 gaming state (hereinafter also simply referred to as “RT4”). Non-RT is a gaming state immediately after power-on, and the replay probability is about 1 / 7.5. RT1 is a gaming state in which the replay probability is slightly higher than non-RT (the replay probability is about 1 / 7.3). RT2 is a gaming state in which the replay probability is much higher than RT1 (the replay probability is about 1/2).

  The RT1 shifts to a case where the correct push order of the push order bells is wrong in the non-RT or RT2 (in the case of so-called “bell spill”), and a case where the RT1 transition replay (special replay 2) is won in the RT2. Also, RT2 is entered when RT1 transition replay (special replay 1) is won at RT1.

  RT3 is a gaming state that shifts when a BB (BB1 or BB2), that is, a bonus is won in non-RT, RT1, or RT2. RT4 is a gaming state that shifts to BB, that is, when a bonus is won. That is, RT3 is a game state before winning a prize after winning a bonus, so-called internal RT, and RT4 is a game state in bonus, in other words, a BB game state. In this embodiment, when the bonus (BB) ends at RT4, the game state before the bonus winning is returned. In addition, you may comprise so that it may return to non-RT whenever a bonus is complete | finished.

  In RT3, as shown in FIG. 8, the winning probability of the common replay (re-playing player 1) is higher than in other gaming states. For this reason, the player can play the game without reducing the medals on hand until the BB winning.

  In RT4, as shown in FIG. 8, the small role 3 (common bell) is won in most games. In addition, there are cases where a small role 1 (cherry) or a small role 2 (watermelon) is won. In this embodiment, the winning probabilities of the combinations other than the small combination 3 (common bell), the small combination 1 (cherry), and the small combination 2 (watermelon) in the BB gaming state are set to zero. The BB gaming state is terminated by paying out more than 310 medals.

  Next, the game characteristics of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the game period of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a period from winning a bonus (BB) to the end of the bonus and other periods. The state in the former period includes a bonus winning state (also referred to as a bonus winning stage) and a bonus state (also referred to as a bonus stage). The bonus winning state is a state after the bonus winning and before the bonus winning, and is controlled by RT3 as described above. The bonus state is a state after the bonus winning and before the end of the bonus, and is controlled by RT4 as described above.

  There are roughly three states in the period other than the period from the bonus winning to the end. There are a normal state (also referred to as a normal stage), a CZ state (also referred to as a CZ stage), and an ART state (also referred to as an ART stage). In the normal state, the game is mainly aimed at shifting to the CZ state (hereinafter also simply referred to as “CZ”) or BB winning. In CZ, games are played with the aim of shifting to the ART state (hereinafter also simply referred to as “ART”). Note that CZ means a chance zone, and ART means an assist replay time.

  The CZ state is a state where it is easier to shift to the ART state than the normal state. The ART state is a state in which the push order navigation is activated, and the push order navigation is a function that notifies the player of a stop order that is advantageous for the push order. Stop order that is advantageous to the player is the correct push order in the case of “push order bell”, and if it is “push order replay”, the game is shifted to a game state that is advantageous to the player, or a game that is advantageous to the player. It is a push order for maintaining the state. As described above, the slot machine 1 of this embodiment is a so-called ART machine that can be controlled to the ART state.

  In this embodiment, when in the ART state, the replay probability is controlled to RT2 having a relatively high value (see FIGS. 9 and 10). Therefore, while being controlled in the ART state, winning in the re-gamer and winning in the pushing order bell (3 choice bell) in the correct answer order frequently occur. Therefore, the player can increase the number of medals on hand. The longer the period during which the ART state is controlled, that is, the greater the number of games controlled to the ART state, the more game media (medals) can be obtained. As described above, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment has a game characteristic that can acquire a certain amount of game media (medals) during the ART state or the above-described BB game state. Note that the number of net increase per game in the ART state may be set as appropriate.

  The lottery for shifting to the ART state (ART lottery) is performed in the CZ (chance zone). The CZ shifts in the normal state when the CZ transfer lottery is won. The normal state is a state that is not in the CZ or ART state and has not won the lottery. During the normal state or during CZ, control is performed to any of non-RT, RT1, or RT2 (see FIGS. 9 and 10). In this embodiment, the normal state is not shifted to the ART state without passing through the CZ, but the normal state may be shifted to the ART state without passing through the CZ (so-called ART direct contact). There may be a configuration.

  In the normal state, CZ transition lottery is performed at the time of cherry win. In this embodiment, the cherry winning probability in non-RT, RT1, and RT2 is set to about 1/50 (see FIG. 8). The CZ winning probability in the CZ transition lottery is set to about 1/3. That is, in this embodiment, the CZ winning probability in the normal state is set to about 1/150.

  Here, in this embodiment, there are three types of CZ. CZ1, CZ2, and CZ3. Each CZ has a different ART winning probability (see FIGS. 10 and 11A). CZ1 has the highest ART winning probability among the three types. CZ3 has the lowest ART winning probability among the three types. CZ2 has a lower ART winning probability than CZ1, and has a higher ART winning probability than CZ3. In other words, ART winning probability in CZ1 (first probability)> ART winning probability in CZ2 (second probability)> ART winning probability in CZ3 (third probability). The ART winning probability in each CZ can be set as appropriate. CZ1 is also called CZ light, CZ2 is also called CZ middle, and CZ3 is also called CZ max.

  Specifically, the ART winning probability in each CZ is as shown in FIGS. During each CZ, an ART lottery is executed with a winning probability determined for each combination. Regardless of the type of CZ, the ART winning probability when winning “watermelon”, “cherry”, or “BB” is the same. On the other hand, the ART winning probability when winning “Replay” or “Bell” is different for each type of CZ. In CZ1 with the highest winning probability, as shown in FIG. 12 (A), when winning a replay or a bell, each wins ART at 5%. In addition, in CZ2 having a medium winning probability, as shown in FIG. 12B, when winning a replay or a bell, each wins ART by 3%. Further, in CZ3 having the lowest winning probability, as shown in FIG. 12C, even if the replay or the bell is won, the ART lottery is not performed, that is, the ART winning probability is 0%. In addition, even when the lottery result of the combination in each CZ is lost, the ART lottery is not performed.

  In the period controlled by CZ, CZ1 and CZ2 are 15 games, and CZ3 is 5 games (see FIG. 11A). In other words, CZ3 must aim for ART winning with a smaller number of games than CZ1 and CZ2. Also from this point, the ART winning probability of CZ3 is low. The ART lottery table shown in FIG. 12 (A) corresponds to the first lottery standard, the ART lottery table shown in FIG. 12 (B) corresponds to the second lottery standard, and the ART shown in FIG. 12 (C). The lottery table corresponds to a third lottery criterion.

  The player can select which CZ of the three types of CZ is to be transferred when the CZ is won. This point will be described later.

  Then, depending on the type of CZ, the type of ART at the transfer destination when the ART lottery is won differs. As shown in FIG. 10, when the ART lottery in CZ1 is won, the process shifts to ART1. Further, when the ART lottery in CZ2 is won, the process shifts to ART2. When the ART lottery in CZ3 is won, the process shifts to ART3.

  ART1 is the ART with the smallest expected number of game media (medals) in ART among the three types. ART2 is an ART that has a medium number of expected winning medals during ART. ART3 is the ART that has the largest number of expected winning medals in ART among the three types. In other words, the expected value of the acquired amount of game media in ART1 (first acquired expected value) <the expected value of acquired amount of game media in ART2 (second acquired expected value) <the expected amount of acquired game media in ART3 Value (third acquired expected value). Note that the expected value of the amount of game media acquired in each ART can be designed as appropriate.

  Specifically, each ART has a different number of ART initially set games (see FIG. 11B). The initial setting game number of ART1 is 20G (game), the initial setting game number of ART2 is 40G, and the initial setting game number of ART3 is 80G.

  In each ART, the number of games per set added by the extra lottery described later is also different. The number of games per set added in each ART is the same as the number of initially set games in each ART (see FIG. 11B). As described above, in this embodiment, there are a plurality of types of ARTs with different expected acquisition numbers. In each ART, not only the number of initially set games but also the number of games per set to be added are the same as the number of initially set games. ing. Therefore, it is possible to make a large difference in the expected number of acquisitions for each ART as compared with a configuration in which the number of initially set games is merely changed.

  In this embodiment, the distribution ratio of the number of sets given at the first hit of the ART is the same for any type of ART (see FIG. 11B and FIG. 12D). The lottery win probability is the same for any type of ART (see FIGS. 11B and 12E). Incidentally, these values may be changed for each type of ART.

  As described above, in this embodiment, CZ1 is most easily transferred to the ART state, but is the CZ having the smallest expected number of acquisitions when the state is transferred to the ART state, and CZ3 is most difficult to shift to the ART state. CZ is the CZ that has the highest expected number of acquisitions when the process shifts to CZ2, and CZ2 is the CZ positioned in the middle of these. The player can select which CZ of the three types of CZ is to be transferred when the CZ is won. Thereby, it is made possible to play with the game property of a player's favorite. In other words, whether the amount of benefits (expected number of acquisitions) that can be obtained is small and the game characteristics with a high ART winning probability is good, or whether the ART winning probability is low and the game characteristics with a large number of expected acquisition numbers is good, It makes it possible to select according to the player's preference, and enhances the game interest.

  Note that CZ is ended when the set number of games is consumed without winning the ART lottery. The ART state ends when the set number of games is consumed and there is no set number of stocks.

  ART1 to ART3 correspond to the navigation operation state. ART1 corresponds to the first navigation operation state, ART2 corresponds to the second navigation operation state, and ART3 corresponds to the third navigation operation state. CZ1 to CZ3 correspond to a navigation lottery state. CZ1 corresponds to the first navigation lottery state, CZ2 corresponds to the second navigation lottery state, and CZ3 corresponds to the third navigation lottery state.

5. Operation of Game Control Microcomputer 61 Next, the operation of the game control microcomputer 61 will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that counters, timers, flags, and the like that appear in the description of the operation of the game control microcomputer 61 are provided in the RAM 64. When the power of the slot machine 1 is turned on, the game control microcomputer 61 provided on the main control board 60 reads and executes a program of a main control side main process (FIG. 18) described later from the ROM 63, and also executes FIG. The timer interruption process shown in FIG. 5 is executed every predetermined time (in this embodiment, every 1.49 ms).

  [Timer Interrupt Processing] As shown in FIG. 13, in the timer interrupt processing, first, the register is saved (S101). Then, the input port reading process (S102) is executed. In the input port reading process, signals are read from various sensors (for example, the start detection sensor 8a and the like, see FIG. 5) connected to the main control board 60. Next, timer update processing (S103) for updating the value of the timer provided in the RAM 64 is executed. The timer update process will be described later.

  Subsequently, a reel control process (S104) is executed. In the reel control process, drive control of each reel motor 55L, 55C, 55R is performed. Thereby, rotation of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R is started, the rotation is accelerated to a predetermined speed, the rotation speed is maintained at a constant speed, or the rotation is stopped. Next, LED display processing (S105) is performed. In the LED display process, lighting / extinguishing of various display units and lamps connected to the main control board 60 (for example, stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R, etc., see FIG. 5) is controlled.

  Thereafter, command transmission processing (S106) is performed. In the command transmission process, various commands stored in a predetermined storage area (command buffer) in the main process on the main control side (FIG. 18) are transmitted to the sub-control board 70. Next, port output processing (S107) is performed. In the port output process, various signals are output from the output port. Specifically, for example, a drive control signal for the hopper motor 51 is output (that is, the hopper is driven). Then, the register is restored (S108), and the timer interrupt process is completed.

  [Timer Update Processing] As shown in FIG. 14, in the timer update processing (S103), first, CZ selection timer processing (S201), which is processing related to the CZ selection timer, is performed. Then, a process for updating timers other than the CZ selection timer is performed (S202), and this process is terminated. As a timer updated in step S202, for example, a timer (see step S2002 in FIG. 30) for measuring the minimum time required for one game (minimum one game time, which is 4.1 seconds in this embodiment), etc. is there.

  [CZ Selection Timer Process] As shown in FIG. 15, in the CZ selection timer process (S201), it is first determined whether or not the value of the CZ selection timer is larger than “0” (S301). The CZ selection timer is a timer for measuring timing for switching a CZ selection screen (see FIGS. 49B to 49D) described later, and is set in step S802 of FIG.

  If it is not greater than “0” in step S301, this processing is immediately terminated. If it is greater than “0”, the value of the CZ selection timer is decremented by 1 (S302), and the value of the CZ selection timer is “0”. It is determined whether or not (S303). If it is not “0”, the present process is finished. If it is “0”, it is the switching timing of the CZ selection screen, so that the value of the CZ flag indicating the state relating to CZ is “2”. Is determined (S304). The correspondence between the value of the CZ flag and the state related to CZ is as shown in FIG. Details of the CZ flag will be described later.

  If the value of the CZ flag is “2” corresponding to the CZ1 selection display (display of FIG. 49B) in the determination in step S304 (YES in S304), the value of the CZ flag is displayed in the CZ2 selection display (FIG. 49 (C) display) is set to “3” (S305), and the process proceeds to step S310. If the value of the CZ flag is not “2” (NO in S304), it is subsequently determined whether or not the value of the CZ flag is “3” (S306), and if it is “3” (S306). YES), the value of the CZ flag is set to a value “4” corresponding to the CZ3 selection display (display of FIG. 49D) (S307), and the process proceeds to step S310. If the value of the CZ flag is not “3” (NO in S306), it is subsequently determined whether or not the value of the CZ flag is “4” (S308), and if it is “4” (S308). YES), the value of the CZ flag is set to “2” (S309), and the process proceeds to step S310. If the determination result in step S308 is NO, this process ends.

  In step S310, a value corresponding to 2 seconds is set in the CZ selection timer. This is to measure the switching timing of the next CZ selection screen. Then, a CZ selection screen switching command for switching to the CZ selection screen corresponding to the current value of the CZ flag is set (S311), and this process ends. The effect control microcomputer 71 switches the images in FIGS. 49B to 49D based on the information of the CZ flag indicated by the received CZ selection screen switching command.

  Here, a part of the flags used for processing by the game control microcomputer 61 will be described together with reference to FIGS. The CZ flag shown in FIG. 16A is a flag indicating a state related to CZ. The game control microcomputer 61 sets the value of the CZ flag to “0” during non-CZ (that is, neither CZ nor CZ winning), and if the CZ is won, the value of the CZ flag is set to “1”. To do. During CZ1 selection display (while the image shown in FIG. 49B is being displayed), the value of the CZ flag is set to “2”, while CZ2 selection is being displayed (when the image shown in FIG. 49C is being displayed). Sets the value of the CZ flag to “3”, and sets the value of the CZ flag to “4” during CZ3 selection display (while displaying the image shown in FIG. 49D). When controlling to CZ1, the value of the CZ flag is set to “5”, when controlling to CZ2, the value of the CZ flag is set to “6”, and when controlling to CZ3, The value of the CZ flag is set to “7”. The initial value of the CZ flag is “0”.

  The gaming state flag shown in FIG. 16B is a flag indicating a gaming state. The gaming control microcomputer 61 sets the gaming state flag value to “0” in the non-RT gaming state, sets the gaming state flag value to “1” in the RT1 gaming state, and plays the gaming in the RT2 gaming state. The value of the state flag is set to “2”, the value of the gaming state flag is set to “3” in the RT3 gaming state (internal RT), and the value of the gaming state flag is set in the RT4 gaming state (BB gaming state). Is set to “4”. The initial value of the game state flag is “0”.

  The ART flag shown in FIG. 17A is a flag indicating a state related to ART. The game control microcomputer 61 sets the value of the ART flag to “0” during non-ART (that is, when neither ART nor winning the ART), and sets the ART flag value to “1” when winning the ART. Then, when the fact that the ART has been won is notified but has not yet shifted to ART (that is, during preparation for transition after the ART winning notification), the value of the ART flag is set to “2”. Then, when controlling to ART1, the value of the ART flag is set to “3”, when controlling to ART2, the value of the ART flag is set to “4”, and when controlling to ART3, The value of the ART flag is set to “5”. The initial value of the ART flag is “0”.

  The ART type flag shown in FIG. 17B is a flag indicating the type of ART to be migrated. The game control microcomputer 61 sets the value of the ART type flag to “1” when it is scheduled to shift to ART1 (that is, when ART is elected in CZ1), and when it is scheduled to shift to ART2 (that is, CZ2). The ART type flag value is set to “2” when the ART type is won at), and the ART type flag value is set to “2” when the transition to the ART3 is scheduled (that is, when the ART is won at CZ3). Set to 3 ”.

  [Main Control Side Main Process] As shown in FIG. 18, in the main control side main process, first, a power-on process (S501) described later is performed. Next, a game start preparation process (S502) is performed. In the game start preparation process, a part of the storage area of the RAM 64 is initialized. Specifically, for example, a winning flag and a winning flag described later are cleared.

  Subsequently, a bet / start process (S503) related to the betting of medals and the operation of the start lever 8 is performed, and a winning combination determination process (S504) related to the “role” lottery is performed. Thereafter, a reel rotation start process (S505) related to the rotation start of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R is performed.

  Next, a reel rotation stop process (S506) related to the stop of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R is performed, and a winning determination process (S507) related to the winning combination determination of the combination is performed. Then, a payout process (S508) regarding the payout of medals is performed. Thereafter, a game state transition process (S509) regarding the transition of the game state, a CZ end process (S510) regarding the end of the CZ, an ART end process (S511) regarding the end of the ART state, and a BB process regarding the start and end of the BB game state (S512) is performed. Thereafter, the processing from steps S502 to S512 is repeatedly executed.

  [Power-On Process] As shown in FIG. 19, in the power-on process (S501), it is first determined whether or not the backup is normal (S601). Specifically, the checksum is calculated, and it is determined whether the checksum value matches the checksum value calculated at the time of power interruption. If both checksum values match, it is determined that the backup is normal, and if both checksum values are different, it is determined that the backup is not normal. If the backup is normal in step S601, the setting value being backed up is set as the setting value of the slot machine 1 (any one of setting 1 to setting 6) (S602), and the process proceeds to step S603. Thereby, the set value before power interruption is maintained. On the other hand, if the backup is not normal (NO in S601), the process proceeds to step S603 without performing step S602.

  In step S603, it is determined whether the setting key detection sensor 18a (see FIG. 5) is ON. That is, it is determined whether a setting change key is inserted into a key hole (not shown) provided in the housing 4 and rotated by a predetermined angle. If the setting key detection sensor 18a is ON, the setting value changing process (S604) is performed. In the setting value changing process, the setting value displayed on the setting display unit 29 is updated based on the detection signal of the reset / setting detection sensor 19a, and is displayed on the setting display unit 29 based on the detection signal of the start detection sensor 8a. The set value is stored in the RAM 64 as a new set value. Subsequent to the setting value changing process (S604), the game control microcomputer 61 waits for the setting key detection sensor 18a to be turned off (S605), and when the setting key detection sensor 18a is turned off (YES in S605), Finish the process.

  If the setting key detection sensor 18a is not ON in step S603, it is subsequently determined whether the backup is normal (S606). If the backup is normal, a return process (S607) is performed, and this process ends. In the return process, the state of the slot machine 1 is returned to the state before the power interruption based on the backup data stored in the RAM 64. On the other hand, if the backup is not normal (NO in S606), error processing at power-on (S608) is performed, and thereafter infinite loop processing is performed. In power-on error processing, processing such as setting of display data for causing the payout number display unit 22 to display an error display indicating that the backup is not normal is performed.

  [Bet / Start Process] As shown in FIG. 20, in the bet / start process (S503), it is first determined whether or not the automatic bet flag is ON (S701). The automatic bet flag is a flag indicating that a re-game bonus is established and a re-game privilege is granted. If the automatic bet flag is ON (YES in S701), automatic bet processing (S702) is performed. In the automatic bet process, the bet number is set without a bet operation (betting number setting operation) such as inserting a new medal or pressing a bet button (MAX bet button 11 or 1 bet button 12). The bet number is set to the same bet number as the previous game that won the re-gamer. That is, if three medals have been bet in the previous game, the bet number is set to three. Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 61 sets a medal insertion command indicating that a medal has been inserted or a bet number has been set in a predetermined storage area (S703), and turns off the automatic bet flag (S704). Then, the operation of the start lever 8 is awaited (S705). When the start lever 8 is operated (YES in S705), that is, when the start detection sensor 8a is turned on, a CZ selection process (S713) described later is performed to perform the main operation. After the process is completed, the process proceeds to the winning combination determination process (S504) shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if the automatic bet flag is not ON in step S701, bet acceptance is permitted (S706). Accordingly, a bet operation by inserting a medal from the medal insertion slot 10 or a bet operation by pressing the MAX bet button 11 or the 1 bet button 12 can be performed. Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 61 determines whether or not the number of medals bet (the number of medals set as the bet number) is a game start possible number (three in this embodiment) (S707). ).

  If it is not the game start possible number (NO in S707), then whether or not either a medal insertion from the medal insertion slot 10 or a pressing operation of the bet button (MAX bet button 11 or 1 bet button 12) has been performed. Is determined (S708). If a medal has been inserted or a bet button has been operated (YES in S708), an insertion / bet process (S709) is performed. In the insertion / bet process (S709), the setting of the bet number or the credit value is updated according to the insertion of medals, that is, according to the detection signal of the insertion medal detection sensor 10a. In the betting / betting process (S709), the betting number setting is updated or the credit value is changed according to the operation of the bet button, that is, the detection signal of the MAX bet detection sensor 11a or the 1 bet detection sensor 12a. Or update. Then, a medal insertion command indicating that a medal has been inserted and the number of bets has been set is set in a predetermined storage area (S710), and the process proceeds to step S707. Also, in step S708, if no medal is inserted or the bet button is not operated, the process proceeds to step S707.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S707 that the number of medals bet is the game start possible number, whether or not the start lever 8 has been operated, that is, whether or not the start detection sensor 8a is ON. Is determined (S711). If the start lever 8 has not been operated, the process proceeds to step S708. On the other hand, if the start lever 8 has been operated, bet acceptance is prohibited (S712). Then, a CZ selection process (S713) described later is performed to end the present process, and the process proceeds to a winning combination determination process (S504) shown in FIG.

  [CZ Selection Processing] As shown in FIG. 21, in the CZ selection processing (S713), it is first determined whether or not the value of the CZ flag is “1” (S801). The CZ flag is set to “1” in the game won in the CZ lottery (see step S1006 in FIG. 23). That is, in step S801 in FIG. 21, it is determined whether or not it is the next game won in the CZ lottery. If the decision result in the step S801 is YES, a value corresponding to 2 seconds is set in the CZ selection timer (S802), and a CZ selection start command is set (S803). The CZ selection start command is a command for displaying a CZ selection screen (see FIG. 49B). Then, the value of the CZ flag is set to “2” (S804), and this process ends. If the value of the CZ flag is “2”, an image indicating that CZ1 is selected in response to a lever operation for starting the next game (an image that displays the selection icon G1 of CZ1 on the foremost side, FIG. 49 (B)) is displayed on the display screen 42a.

  If the determination result of step S801 is NO, it is subsequently determined whether or not the value of the CZ flag is “2” (S805). If this determination result is YES, it means that the player has selected CZ1 at the start of the game next to the game on which the CZ selection screen is displayed (the start lever while the screen shown in FIG. 49B is displayed). 8). Accordingly, the value of the CZ flag is set to a value “5” corresponding to CZ1 (S806), and the value of the CZ counter for counting the number of CZ games is set to “15” (S807). Proceed to S814.

  If the determination result in step S805 is NO, it is subsequently determined whether or not the value of the CZ flag is “3” (S808). If this determination result is YES, it means that the player has selected CZ2 at the start of the game next to the game on which the CZ selection screen is displayed (the start lever is displayed while the screen shown in FIG. 49C is displayed). 8). Therefore, the value of the CZ flag is set to the value “6” corresponding to CZ2 (S809), the value of the CZ counter is set to “15” (S810), and the process proceeds to step S814.

  If the decision result in the step S808 is NO, it is subsequently decided whether or not the value of the CZ flag is “4” (S811). If this determination result is YES, it means that the player has selected CZ3 at the start of the game next to the game on which the CZ selection screen is displayed (the start lever while the screen shown in FIG. 49D is displayed). 8). Therefore, the value of the CZ flag is set to the value “7” corresponding to CZ3 (S812), the value of the CZ counter is set to “5” (S813), and the process proceeds to step S814. If the determination result in S811 is NO, since this is not a game for determining the type of CZ, this process is immediately terminated.

  In step S814, the value of the CZ selection timer is cleared to “0”. Then, the game control microcomputer 61 sets a CZ determination command (S815) and ends this processing. The CZ determination command is a command for notifying the effect control microcomputer 71 of the type of the selected CZ. In other words, the CZ determination command includes information indicating whether the value of the CZ flag is “5” to “7”. With such a CZ selection process (S713), as shown in FIG. 46, the CZ selection screen is displayed by the start operation of the game next to the game won by CZ (game for which CZ winning notification is made), and the CZ selection screen is displayed. The type of CZ is determined (the CZ determination display is performed) by the start operation of the game next to the game that displays.

  [Winning Role Determination Processing] As shown in FIG. 22, in the winning role determination processing (S504), first, random number acquisition processing (S901) is performed. In the random number acquisition process, the random number generated by the random number generator 68 is extracted by a sampling circuit (not shown), and one extracted random number value is stored in a predetermined storage area (random number buffer). Next, an internal winning combination determination table (see FIG. 8) according to the set value and the gaming state is set (S902). Then, based on the random value acquired in step S901 and the internal winning combination determination table set in step S902, it is determined whether or not any combination is won (S903).

  If any of the winning combinations is won (YES in S903), the winning flag corresponding to the winning combination (internal winning combination) is turned ON (S904). Then, it is determined whether or not the winning combination is BB (BB1 or BB2) (S905). If the winning combination is won, the carryover combination flag corresponding to the type of bonus (that is, the carryover combination flag of BB1) is determined. Alternatively, the carryover combination flag of BB2 is turned ON (S906), and the process proceeds to step S907. If the winning combination in step S905 is not BB, the process proceeds to step S907 without performing step S906. In step S907, a CZ lottery process described later is performed. Subsequent to step S907, the game control microcomputer 61 performs an ART lottery process (S908) described later. Then, the process proceeds to step S909. If no winning combination is won in step S903, the process proceeds to step S909 without performing the processes in steps S904 to S908.

  In step S909, a combination determination result command including information on the lottery result of the combination (information on the winning combination and information that no combination has been won) and information on the result of the CZ lottery or the ART lottery is predetermined. Set to the storage area. Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 61 performs an ART set number addition lottery process (S910) and a stop lamp lighting process (S911), which will be described later, and ends this process.

  [CZ Lottery Processing] As shown in FIG. 23, in the CZ lottery processing (S907), first, whether the current gaming state is non-RT, RT1, or RT2, that is, the value of the gaming state flag is 0, Whether it is 1 or 2 is determined (S1001). If this determination result is NO, the present process is terminated, but if it is YES, it is subsequently determined whether or not both the value of the CZ flag and the value of the ART flag are “0” (S1002). That is, it is determined whether or not the player is in a non-winning state in CZ or ART, not in CZ or ART.

  If this determination result is NO, the present processing is terminated, but if it is YES, it is subsequently determined whether or not the cherry is won, that is, whether or not the cherry winning flag is ON (S1003). If the cherry is not won, the present process is finished. If the cherry is won, a CZ entry lottery (CZ transition lottery) is performed (S1004). Specifically, the CZ rush lottery is performed by acquiring a random number for CZ rush lottery and determining the random number value. In this embodiment, the winning probability of the CZ entry lottery is set to 1/3.

  If the lottery result of the CZ entry lottery is a win (YES in S1005), the value of the CZ flag indicating the state related to CZ is set to a value “1” indicating the CZ win (S1006), and this process is finished. . On the other hand, if the lottery result of the CZ entry lottery is a loss, the process is terminated without executing step S1006.

  [ART lottery process] As shown in FIG. 24, in the ART lottery process (S908), it is first determined whether or not the ART flag is "1" (S1101). That is, it is determined whether or not the ART has been won. If the value of the ART flag is not “1”, the process proceeds to step S1102. In step S1102, it is determined whether the value of the CZ flag is “5” to “7”. That is, it is determined whether CZ is in progress. If the decision result in the step S1102 is NO, the present process is finished immediately.

  On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S1102 is YES, an ART lottery is performed based on a lottery criterion corresponding to the type of CZ (CZ1 to CZ3) (S1103). The lottery criteria according to the type of CZ are as shown in the tables of FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 12A to 12C, in the present embodiment, among CZ1 to CZ3, CZ1 is most likely to win the ART lottery, and CZ3 is most difficult to win the ART lottery.

  If the ART lottery is lost (NO in S1104), the process is immediately terminated. On the other hand, if the ART lottery is won (YES in S1104), the number of ART sets is drawn (S1105). The lottery of the number of ART sets is performed according to the table shown in FIG. That is, in this embodiment, one set is selected at a rate of 40%, 2 sets are selected at a rate of 30%, 3 sets are selected at a rate of 20%, and 4 sets are selected at a rate of 10%. Note that the distribution ratio of the number of sets at the first hit of ART does not change regardless of the type of CZ.

  Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 61 sets the number of sets determined in the lottery of step S1105 in the set number counter (S1106). Then, the value of the ART type flag is set according to the current CZ type (S1107). Specifically, for example, when the ART is won at CZ1, the value of the ART type flag is set to “1” (see FIG. 17B).

  Then, the game control microcomputer 61 sets the value of the ART flag to a value “1” corresponding to the winning (S1108), and an ART confirmation command for notifying the effect controlling microcomputer 71 that the ART has been won. Set (S1109). Then, the ART winning notification timing lottery process (S1110) described later is performed, and this process ends. The ART winning notification timing lottery process (S1110) is a process for determining the timing for notifying the ART winning.

  If the determination result in step S1101 is YES, that is, if the ART is won, an ART winning notification process (S1111) described later is performed, and this process ends. The ART winning notification process is a process for notifying the ART winning at the notification timing determined in step S1110.

  [ART Winning Notification Timing Lottery Processing] As shown in FIG. 25, in the ART winning notification timing lottery processing (S1110), it is first determined whether or not the value of the CZ counter is “5” or less (S1201). And if this determination result is NO, based on the 1st timing lottery table shown to FIG. 26 (A), the ART winning notification timing will be drawn (S1202), and if the determination result is YES, FIG. Based on the second timing lottery table shown in (B), the ART winning notification timing is lottery (S1203). That is, in this embodiment, lottery is performed at different tables depending on whether the number of remaining CZ games is 6 games or more or 5 games or less.

  The first timing lottery table shown in FIG. 26 (A) shows that when there are 6 or more remaining games of CZ, that is, the first game to the 10th game in CZ (CZ1 or CZ2) of all 15 games, It is a lottery standard in the case of doing. In this table, the distribution rate of “immediate notification” for notifying that the ART is won in the game won for ART is 20%, and it is notified in any game from the 11th game to the 15th game in the CZ “first” The distribution rate of “extension notification” is 40%, and the distribution rate of “resurrection notification” notified in the game after the end of CZ is 20%. When “procrastination notification” is selected, the notification timing is the 11th game of CZ (the number of remaining games is 5), the 12th game of CZ (the number of remaining games is 4), and the 13th game of CZ (the remaining games). Whether the number is 3), the 14th game of CZ (the number of remaining games is 2), or the 15th game of CZ (the remaining number of games is 1, that is, the final game of CZ) It has become.

  On the other hand, in the second timing lottery table shown in FIG. 26 (B), 15 games from the 11th game in the CZ (CZ1 or CZ2) of all 15 games when the number of remaining games of CZ is 5 games or less. This is a lottery criterion for winning an ART from the first game to the fifth game in CZ (CZ3) of all five games. In this table, the allocation rate of “immediate notification” is 60% and the allocation rate of “restoration notification” is 40%, and “delay notification” is not selected. Note that the notification timing for immediate notification corresponds to the first notification timing, the notification timing for postponement notification corresponds to the second notification timing, and the notification timing for reinstatement notification corresponds to the third notification timing.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the ART is won during the first game to the tenth game in the CZ1 or CZ2, the “procrastination notification” is selected, so that the ART notification in the CZ is 11 The game may be postponed to any game from the 15th game to the 15th game. On the other hand, if the ART is won during the 11th game to the 15th game in CZ1 or CZ2, the ART win is notified in the game won for the ART unless “Resurrection Notification” is selected (“Immediately Notification "is selected). Therefore, when CZ1 or CZ2 is selected, the ART winning notification timing is concentrated in the final stage of the CZ (from the 11th game to the 15th game) (see FIG. 47). Therefore, it is possible to make the player feel as if the ART winning expectation level is increasing toward the final stage of CZ, and it is possible to improve the interest of CZ. In this embodiment, even if CZ ends, the ART winning may be notified by the resurrection notification. This also improves the interest of CZ.

  Returning to FIG. 25, after the processing of step S1202 or step S1203, the game control microcomputer 61 determines whether or not the determined notification timing is “immediate notification” (S1204). If “immediate notification”, the ART winning notification command for causing the effect control microcomputer 71 to execute the ART winning notification effect is set (S1205). Then, the value of the ART flag is set to a value “2” corresponding to the preparation for transition after winning notification (S1206), and the values of the CZ flag and the CZ counter are cleared to “0” (S1207 and S1208). This process is finished.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1204 that the notification is not “immediate notification”, a value corresponding to the determined notification timing is set in the notification counter for measuring the notification timing of the ART election (S1209), and this processing ends. . In step S1209, specifically, for example, when the ART game is won in the 10th game in the CZ and it is determined to be “procrastination notification” that is notified in the 13th game, the value of the notification counter is set to “3”. That is, a value corresponding to the number of remaining games until the ART winning notification is set. Also, if the ART game is won in the 10th game in the CZ and the “revival notification” is determined, the value of the notification counter is set to “6”.

  [ART Winning Notification Process] This process is a process for notifying the ART winning by measuring the notification timing when “progress notification” or “revival notification” is selected as the ART winning notification timing. As shown in FIG. 27, in the ART winning notification process (S1111), it is first determined whether or not the value of the notification counter is larger than “0” (S1301). If it is not larger, the process is finished immediately. If it is larger, the value of the notification counter is decremented by 1 (S1302), and it is determined whether or not the value of the notification counter is “0” (S1303). If it is not “0”, the present process is finished immediately, but if it is “0”, since it is a game for notifying ART winning, an ART winning notification command is set (S1304). Then, the value of the ART flag is set to a value “2” corresponding to the preparation for transition after winning notification (S1305), and the values of the CZ flag and the CZ counter are cleared to “0” (S1306 and S1307). This process is finished.

  [ART set number addition lottery process] This process is a process for adding the number of sets during ART. As shown in FIG. 28, in the ART set number addition lottery process (S910), first, it is determined whether or not the value of the ART flag is any of “3” to “5” (S1401). That is, it is determined whether or not it is in the ART state (any one of ART1 to ART3). If this determination result is YES, then, whether or not any of the winning flag of watermelon (small role 2), the winning flag of cherry (small role 1), or the winning flag of BB is ON, that is, these It is determined whether or not one of the roles is won (S1402).

  If the determination result is YES, a lottery for the number of additional sets is performed (S1403). The lottery for the number of extra sets during ART is performed based on the extra set number lottery table shown in FIG. In other words, when winning a watermelon, one set is added with a probability of 40%, and two sets are added with a probability of 10%. Also, when winning cherry, one set is added with a probability of 30%. In addition, 2 sets will not be added when winning the cherry. In addition, when BB is won, one set is added with a probability of 90%, and two sets are added with a probability of 10%. In addition, it is always added when winning BB. Incidentally, the lottery criteria can be changed as appropriate.

  In addition, in the lottery of the number of additional sets, the game control microcomputer 61 acquires a random number for determining the number of additional sets that takes a value in the range of 0 to 255 (in this embodiment, a software random number), and the random number is shown in FIG. It shall be determined according to the lottery criteria shown in. The range of the random number for determining the number of additional sets is not limited to 0 to 255, and can be changed as appropriate. Further, the update method and update timing of the random number for determining the number of additional sets may be appropriately selected from known ones. Of course, a hardware random number may be used as the random number for determining the additional set number.

  Subsequent to step S1403, the game control microcomputer 61 determines whether or not it is determined to add in the lottery for the number of additional sets (S1404). If it is decided to add (YES in S1404), the determined number of added sets is added to the set number counter (S1405), and an addition command including information on the determined number of added sets is set (S1406). ), This processing is finished. If NO is determined in step S1401, S1402, or S1404, the process ends.

  [Stop lamp lighting process] This process notifies the player of an advantageous push order for the push order during ART, or prepares for the transition to the RT2 transition replay while preparing for the transition after the ART winning notification (before the transition after the ART winning notification). This is a process of notifying the pressing order of the pressing order replay in order to establish a winning. As shown in FIG. 29, in the stop lamp lighting process (S911), it is first determined whether or not the value of the ART flag is any of “3” to “5” (S1501). That is, it is determined whether or not it is in the ART state (any one of ART1 to ART3). If not in the ART state, the process proceeds to step S1505. On the other hand, if it is in the ART state, it is subsequently determined whether or not the winning flag for the push order bell (3 choice bell) or the win flag for the push order replay is ON (S1502).

  It should be noted that the winning flag of the push order bell (3 choice bell) is ON means that the winning flag of the small roles 4, 8, 9 is ON, or the winning flag of the small roles 5, 7, 9 is ON or small This means that the winning flags of the roles 6, 7, and 8 are ON (see FIG. 8). In addition, when the winning flag of the push order replay is ON, the winning flag of the replaying members 8, 3, 4 is ON, or the winning flag of the replaying members 9, 2, 4 is ON, or the replaying members 10, This means that the winning flags of 2 and 3 are ON (see FIG. 8).

  If the determination result of step S1502 is NO, the process proceeds to step S1505. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S1502 is YES, a stop notification lamp lighting process (S1503) is performed. In the stop notification lamp lighting process (S1503), when the push order bell is selected, data for lighting the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R corresponding to the correct push order of the push order bell is set. To do. Further, when the push order replay is won, the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, and 30R are turned on corresponding to the push order in which the winning of the RT1 transition replay (replaying players 8 to 10) is not established. Set the data. This is to prevent the gaming state from shifting to RT1 during ART. In addition, as a result of not being played in accordance with the notified push order, it is also possible that it will shift to RT1 during ART, so if you win RT2 transition replay (re-playing game 5-7) during ART, It is good also as a structure which alert | reports the pushing order in which the winning of RT2 transfer replay is materialized.

  Based on the data set in step S1503, the LED display process (S105) shown in FIG. 13 is executed, so that the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R are pushed in an advantageous order (that is, the push order bell The one corresponding to the correct answer pressing order or the pressing order that does not establish the RT1 transition replay win) is lit (see FIG. 52A). Thereby, an advantageous push order is notified to the player. Thus, the function of notifying the player of an advantageous push order regarding the push order by lighting the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R is push order navigation.

  Subsequent to step S1503, the game control microcomputer 61 sets a push order command for causing the effect control microcomputer 71 to execute a push order notification effect for notifying the player of a favorable push order (S1504). Based on the reception of the push order command, the effect control microcomputer 71 executes the push order notification effect (see FIG. 52). That is, in this embodiment, in addition to the lighting of the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, and 30R, the player is notified of the pressing order by executing a pressing order notification effect (notifying the pressing order on the display screen 42a). The notification function of the push order by this push order notification effect is also the push order navigation.

  In step S1505, it is determined whether or not the value of the ART flag is “2”. In other words, it is determined whether or not it is before the transition after the ART winning notification (that is, during the transition preparation). If the determination result is NO, the process is immediately terminated. On the other hand, if this determination result is YES, it is subsequently determined whether or not the winning flag of the push order replay is ON (S1506). It should be noted that the winning flag of the push order replay is ON, that the winning flag of the re-game players 5, 3, and 4 is ON, or the winning flag of the re-game players 6, 2, and 4 is ON, or the re-game player 7, This means that the winning flags of 2 and 3 are ON (see FIG. 8).

  If the decision result in the step S1506 is NO, the present process is immediately ended. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S1506 is YES, a stop notification lamp lighting process (S1507) is performed. In the stop notification lamp lighting process (S1507), data for lighting the one corresponding to the push order in which the winning of the RT2 transition replay (re-game players 5 to 7) is established among the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R is set. To do. This is to shift the gaming state to RT2.

  Based on the data set in step S1507, the LED display process (S105) shown in FIG. 13 is executed, so that one of the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R corresponds to the push order for establishing the RT2 transition replay winning. Things are lit (see FIG. 52A).

  Subsequent to step S1507, the game control microcomputer 61 sets a push order command (S1508) and ends the process. The push order command set here is a command for causing the effect control microcomputer 71 to execute a push order notification effect for notifying the push order for establishing the RT2 transition replay winning.

  [Reel rotation start process] The reel rotation start process (S505) is executed following the winning combination determination process (S504) (see FIG. 18). As shown in FIG. 30, in the reel rotation start process (S505), it is first determined whether or not the minimum one game time (4.1 seconds) has elapsed (S2001). If it has not elapsed (NO in S2001), this determination is repeated. If it has elapsed (YES in S2001), the timer value for measuring the minimum one game time is set to a value corresponding to 4.1 seconds (S2002). Then, control data for starting the rotation of each reel 6L, 6C, 6R is set (S2003). When the reel control process (S104) shown in FIG. 13 is executed based on the control data set here, rotation of each reel 6L, 6C, 6R is started. Then, the game control microcomputer 61 sets a reel rotation start command indicating that the rotation of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R has been started in a predetermined storage area (S2004), and ends this process.

  [Reel rotation stop processing] The reel rotation stop processing (S506) is executed following the reel rotation start processing (S505) (see FIG. 18). As shown in FIG. 31, in the reel rotation stop process (S506), first, it waits for all reels 6L, 6C, 6R to rotate at a predetermined speed (in this embodiment, a speed of 80 rotations per minute) (see FIG. 31). S2101). When all the reels 6L, 6C, 6R rotate at a predetermined speed (YES in S2101), it is subsequently determined whether or not the stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R have been operated (S2102). The determination in step S2102 is repeatedly performed until the determination result is YES. If the decision result in the step S2102 becomes YES, a stop control process (S2103) for stopping the reels 6L, 6C, 6R corresponding to the operated stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R is subsequently performed. The stop control process (S2103) will be described later.

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the rotation of all the reels 6L, 6C, 6R is stopped (S2104). If the determination result is YES, all the stop operation flags are turned OFF (S2105), and this processing is performed. Finish. On the other hand, if the rotation of all the reels 6L, 6C, 6R is not stopped (NO in S2104), the process proceeds to step S2102. The stop operation flag is provided corresponding to each of the left, middle, and right stop operations, and is a flag that is turned on based on an effective operation of each stop button 9L, 9C, 9R.

  [Stop Control Process] As shown in FIG. 32, in the stop control process (S2103), it is first determined whether or not the left stop button 9L has been operated (S2201). That is, it is determined whether the left stop detection sensor 9La is ON. If the determination result is YES (YES in S2201), it is determined whether or not the left stop operation flag is ON (S2202). If not, the left stop operation flag is turned ON (S2203). Then, the symbol combination stop process (S2204) of the left reel 6L is performed. In the symbol combination stop process (S2204) of the left reel 6L, the operation timing of the left stop button 9L (the stop timing of the left reel 6L), the winning flag, the carryover flag, the priority order of the pull-in control, the operation order of the left stop button 9L, Control data for stop control such as symbol pull-in control or kick-off control is set based on the stop status, stop position, game state, etc. of the other reels (middle reel 6C and right reel 6R). When the reel control process (S104) shown in FIG. 13 is executed based on the control data set here, the left reel 6L is stopped. Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 61 sets a left reel stop command indicating that the left reel 6L has been stopped in a predetermined storage area (S2205), and proceeds to step S2215. If the left stop operation flag is ON in step S2202, since the left reel 6L has already been stopped, the process proceeds to step S2215 without performing the processes of steps S2203 to S2205. In step S2215, stop lamp extinguishing processing for extinguishing the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R is performed. The stop lamp turn-off process (S2215) will be described in detail later.

  If it is determined in step S2201 that the left stop button 9L has not been operated, it is subsequently determined whether or not the middle stop button 9C has been operated (S2206). That is, it is determined whether the middle stop detection sensor 9Ca is ON. If the determination result is YES (YES in S2206), it is determined whether or not the intermediate stop operation flag is ON (S2207), and if not, the intermediate stop operation flag is turned ON (S2208). Then, symbol combination stop processing (S2209) of the middle reel 6C is performed. In the symbol combination stop process (S2209) of the middle reel 6C, the operation timing of the middle stop button 9C (stop timing of the middle reel 6C), the winning flag, the carryover flag, the priority order of the pull-in control, the operation order of the middle stop button 9C, Control data for stop control such as symbol pull-in control or kick-off control is set based on the stop status, stop position, game state, etc. of the other reels (left reel 6L and right reel 6R). When the reel control process (S104) shown in FIG. 13 is executed based on the control data set here, the middle reel 6C is stopped. Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 61 sets a middle reel stop command indicating that the middle reel 6C has been stopped in a predetermined storage area (S2210), and proceeds to step S2215. If the middle stop operation flag is ON in step S2207, since the middle reel 6C has already been stopped, the process proceeds to step S2215 without performing the processing of steps S2208 to S2210.

  If it is determined in step S2206 that the middle stop button 9C has not been operated, it means that the right stop button 9R has been operated (that is, the right stop detection sensor 9Ra is ON). Therefore, in this case, it is determined whether or not the right stop operation flag is ON (S2211). If it is not ON, the right stop operation flag is turned ON (S2212). Then, a symbol combination stop process (S2213) of the right reel 6R is performed. In the symbol combination stop process (S2213) of the right reel 6R, the operation timing of the right stop button 9R (stop timing of the right reel 6R), the winning flag, the carryover flag, the priority order of the pull-in control, the operation order of the right stop button 9R, Control data for stop control such as symbol pull-in control or kick-off control is set based on the stop status, stop position, game state, etc. of the other reels (left reel 6L and middle reel 6C). When the reel control process (S104) shown in FIG. 13 is executed based on the control data set here, the right reel 6R is stopped. Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 61 sets a right reel stop command indicating that the right reel 6R has been stopped in a predetermined storage area (S2214), and proceeds to step S2215. If the right stop operation flag is ON in step S2211, the right reel 6R has already been stopped, and thus the process proceeds to step S2215 without performing the processes in steps S2212 to S2214.

  [Stop lamp turn-off process] As shown in FIG. 33, in the stop lamp turn-off process (S2215), it is first determined whether or not it is the timing when the first stop operation is performed (S2301). The first stop operation is an operation of stopping the first reel in a state where all the reels 6L, 6C, 6R are rotating. The operation of stopping the second reel while one reel is stopped and the remaining two reels are rotating is referred to as a second stop operation. Further, an operation of stopping the third (last) reel in a situation where two reels are stopped and the remaining one reel is rotating is referred to as a third stop operation.

  If it is determined in step S2301 that the first stop operation has been made, it is next determined whether any of the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R is lit (S2302). If any of the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R is lit, stop notification lamp extinguishing processing (S2303) is performed. In the stop notification lamp turn-off process (S2303), data for turning off the stop notification lamp that is lit is set. Based on the data set here, the LED display process (S105) shown in FIG. 13 is executed, so that the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R are turned off (FIG. 52 (B) or (See (E)). Note that the game control microcomputer 61 turns off the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, and 30R whether or not the first stop operation is compatible with the notified pressing order.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S2301 that it is not the timing when the first stop operation is performed (NO in S2301), or when it is determined in step S2302 that none of the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R is lit. (NO in S2302), this process is finished.

  [Winning determination processing] The winning determination processing (S507) is executed following the reel rotation stop processing (S506) (see FIG. 18). As shown in FIG. 34, in the winning determination process (S507), first, the data of stop symbols (display symbols) in the display windows 5L, 5C, 5R are read for each of the effective lines L1 to L5 (S2401). Then, it is determined whether or not the combination of the stopped symbols on each of the effective lines L1 to L5 matches the symbol combination corresponding to the “combination” (see FIG. 7) (S2402). If there is a combination of symbols corresponding to the “combination” in the combination of the stopped symbols on the active lines L1 to L5 (YES in S2402), the winning combination (winning combination) has been established because the winning of the “combination” has been established. ) Is turned on (S2403).

  Then, the game control microcomputer 61 determines whether or not there is a re-game player winning (that is, whether or not the re-game player winning flag is ON) (S2404). If the determination result is YES, the automatic bet flag is turned on (S2405), and the process proceeds to step S2407. As a result, the automatic bet process (S702) is executed in the next bet start process (step S503, see FIG. 20).

  On the other hand, if the winning flag for the replaying role is not ON in step S2404, winning of any role other than the replaying role has been established (the winning flag for any role other than the replaying role is ON). Therefore, the payout number corresponding to the winning combination is set in the payout number counter (S2406), and the process proceeds to step S2407. Specifically, for example, when the winning flag of the small combination 2 (watermelon) is ON, “14” is set in the payout number counter (see FIG. 7). Since the payout number at the time of winning BB (BB1 or BB2) is “0” (see FIG. 7), the value of the payout number counter remains “0” when the BB winning flag is ON. Not updated.

  If it is determined in step S2402 that there is no symbol combination corresponding to the “combination” in the combination of stop symbols on the active lines L1 to L5, the process immediately proceeds to step S2407. In step S2407, a winning determination command including information on the result of winning combination determination (information on winning combinations and information that no winning combination has been established) is set in a predetermined storage area.

  [Payout Process] The payout process (S508) is executed following the winning determination process (S507) (see FIG. 18). As shown in FIG. 35, in the payout process (S508), first, it is determined whether or not the value of the payout number counter is larger than “0” (S2501). If the value of the payout number counter is greater than “0”, it is subsequently determined whether or not the current gaming state is RT4 (BB gaming state). That is, it is determined whether or not the value of the game state flag is a value “4” (see FIG. 16B) corresponding to RT4 (S2502). If it is RT4, the value of the bonus end number counter is subtracted based on the value of the payout number counter (S2503), and the process proceeds to step S2504. The bonus end number counter is a counter that counts the remaining payable number in RT4 (BB gaming state), and is a counter that is set to "310" at the start of the BB gaming state as will be described later. If it is determined in step S2502 that it is not RT4, the process proceeds to step S2504 without performing step S2503.

  Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 61 performs a credit addition process (S2504) and a medal payout process (S2505). In the credit addition process (S2504), the credit value is added by the value of the payout number counter. The credit value is added within a range not exceeding “50”. If the value of the payout number counter is added to the credit value and exceeds “50”, the surplus medals are paid out from the medal payout exit 38 in the medal payout process (S2505). That is, in the medal payout process (S2505), a drive control signal for the hopper motor 51 is set as necessary. Next, the game control microcomputer 61 clears the value of the payout number counter to “0” (S2506) and ends this process. If it is determined in step S2501 that the value of the payout number counter is not greater than “0”, the process is immediately terminated without performing the processes of steps S2502 to S2506.

  [Game State Transition Process] The game state transition process (S509) is executed following the payout process (S508) (see FIG. 18). The gaming state transition process (S509) is a process for realizing the gaming state transition shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 36, in the gaming state transition process (S509), it is first determined whether or not the current gaming state is non-RT, that is, whether or not the value of the gaming state flag is “0” (S3001). ). If the determination result is NO, the process proceeds to step S3004. On the other hand, if the determination result is YES, it is determined whether or not the display combination (the combination displayed on the effective lines L1 to L5) is a bell spill (the missed portion of the push order bell, that is, the small combination 7 to 9). (S3002). If the bell is not spilled, the process immediately proceeds to step S3004. If the bell is spilled, the value of the gaming state flag is set to a value “1” corresponding to RT1 (S3003), and the process proceeds to step S3004.

  In step S3004, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is RT1, that is, whether or not the value of the gaming state flag is “1”. If the determination result is NO, the process proceeds to step S3008. On the other hand, if a determination result is YES, it will be determined whether a display combination is RT2 transfer replay (namely, re-game combination 5-7) (S3005). If it is not RT2 transition replay, the process immediately proceeds to step S3008. If it is RT2 transition replay, ART entry processing described later is performed (S3006), and the value of the game state flag is set to a value “2” corresponding to RT2. (S3007), the process proceeds to step S3008. The ART entry process (S3006) is a process for shifting to ART if preparation for transition is made after ART notification.

  In step S3008, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is RT2, that is, whether or not the value of the gaming state flag is “2”. If the determination result is NO, the process proceeds to step S3011. On the other hand, if the determination result is YES, it is determined whether or not the display combination is RT1 transition replay (that is, re-playing combination 8 to 10) or bell spilling (small combination 7 to 9) (S3009). If it is not RT1 transition replay or bell spill, the process immediately proceeds to step S3011. However, if it is either RT1 transition replay or bell spill, the value of the gaming state flag is set to a value “1” corresponding to RT1 (S3010). ), Go to step S3011.

  In step S3011, it is determined whether or not the winning flag of BB is ON, that is, whether or not the game has won BB. If the determination result is NO, the process proceeds to step S3019. On the other hand, if the determination result is YES, the value of the gaming state flag is set to the state saving flag (S3012). This is because the gaming state at the time of winning the BB is stored. Then, the value of the game state flag is set to a value “3” corresponding to RT3 (S3013), and the process proceeds to step S3014.

  In step S3014, it is determined whether the value of the ART flag is any one of “1” to “5”. That is, it is determined whether or not the BB winning is between the winning of ART and the end of ART. If this determination result is NO, the process immediately proceeds to step S3019. On the other hand, if the determination result is YES, the value of the ART flag is set in the ART save flag (S3015). This is because the state related to ART at the time of BB winning is stored. Then, the value of the ART flag, the value of the CZ flag, and the value of the CZ counter are cleared to “0” (steps S3016, S3017, S3018), and the process proceeds to step S3019.

  In step S3019, a game state designation command including information on the current game state is set in a predetermined storage area. With this command, the effect control microcomputer 71 recognizes the current gaming state.

  [ART entry process] As shown in FIG. 37, in the ART entry process (S3006), it is first determined whether or not the value of the ART flag is "2". That is, it is determined whether or not it is a state before the transition after the ART winning notification. If the determination result is NO, the process is immediately terminated. On the other hand, if the determination result is YES, processing for shifting to ART is performed (steps S3102 to S3112).

  That is, if the value of the ART type flag is “1” (YES in S3102), the value of the ART flag is set to “3” corresponding to ART1 (S3103), and the number of remaining games of ART is measured. The value of the ART counter is set to “20” (S3104), and the process proceeds to step S3111. If the value of the ART type flag is “2” (YES in S3105), the value of the ART flag is set to “4” corresponding to ART2 (S3106), and the value of the ART counter is set to “40”. After setting (S3107), the process proceeds to step S3111. If the value of the ART type flag is “3” (YES in S3108), the value of the ART flag is set to a value “5” corresponding to ART3 (S3109), and the value of the ART counter is set to “80”. After setting (S3110), the process proceeds to step S3111. If the determination result in step S3108 is NO, this process ends.

  In step S3111, 1 is subtracted from the value of the set number counter. Then, the game control microcomputer 61 sets an ART start command for notifying the effect control microcomputer 71 of the start of the ART in a predetermined storage area (S3112), and ends this process.

  [CZ End Process] The CZ end process (S510) is executed following the gaming state transition process (S509) (see FIG. 18). As shown in FIG. 38, in the CZ end process (S510), it is first determined whether or not the value of the CZ counter is greater than “0” (S3201). If this determination result is NO, the present processing is immediately terminated. If the determination result is YES, the value of the CZ counter is decremented by 1 (S3202), and it is determined whether or not the value of the CZ counter has become “0”. (S3203). If the determination result is NO, the present process is immediately terminated. If the determination result is YES, the CZ flag is cleared to “0” to end CZ (S3204), and the end of CZ is produced. A CZ end command for notifying the control microcomputer 71 is set in a predetermined storage area (S3205), and this process ends.

  [ART End Process] The ART end process (S511) is executed following the CZ end process (S510) (see FIG. 18). As shown in FIG. 39, in the ART end processing (S511), first, it is determined whether or not the value of the ART flag is any one of “3” to “5” (S3301). That is, it is determined whether or not ART is in progress. If it is not during ART, this processing is finished immediately. On the other hand, if it is during ART, 1 is subtracted from the value of the ART counter (S3302), and it is determined whether or not the value of the ART counter has become “0” (S3303).

  If the determination result is NO, the present process is immediately terminated. If the determination result is YES, it is subsequently determined whether or not the value of the set number counter is greater than “0” (S3304). If the value of the set number counter is greater than “0” (YES in S3304), there is an ART set stock (because the ART set remains), so the ART counter is set according to the current ART type. Is set (S3305), and the process is terminated.

  Specifically, the ART counter value is set to 20 for ART1, the ART counter value is set to 40 for ART2, and the ART counter value is set to 80 for ART3. As described above, in this embodiment, the number of initially set games determined for each type of ART is the same as the number of games per set added. For this reason, the longer the ART (the larger the number of ART sets), the greater the difference in the number of game media that can be acquired between different ARTs.

  In step S3304, if the value of the set number counter is not greater than “0”, there is no ART set stock, so the ART flag value is cleared to “0” in order to terminate ART (S3306), An ART end command is set in a predetermined storage area (S3307), and this process ends. The ART end command is a command for notifying the effect control microcomputer 71 of the end of ART.

  [BB Process] The BB process (S512) is executed following the ART end process (S511) (see FIG. 18). As shown in FIG. 40, in the BB process (S512), first, it is determined whether or not the value of the gaming state flag is a value “4” corresponding to RT4 (BB gaming state) (S3401). If the determination result is NO, that is, if the bonus is not in effect, it is subsequently determined whether or not the winning flag of BB (BB1 or BB2) is ON (S3402). That is, it is determined whether or not BB winning is established. If the BB winning is not established (NO in S3402), the process is immediately terminated. On the other hand, if the BB winning is established (YES in S3402), the value of the bonus end number counter is set to “310” (S3403).

  Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 61 sets the value of the game state flag to a value “4” corresponding to RT4 (BB game state) (S3404). Then, the carryover combination flag of BB (BB1 or BB2) is turned OFF (S3405), a BB start command indicating the start of transition to the BB gaming state is set in a predetermined storage area (S3406), and this processing is completed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3401 that it is RT4 (BB gaming state) (YES in S3401), it is subsequently determined whether or not the value of the bonus end number counter is smaller than “0”. (S3407). If the value of the bonus end number counter is equal to or greater than “0” (NO in S3407), the total number of payouts in the BB gaming state has not yet exceeded 310, so that the BB gaming state is continued immediately. Finish the process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3407 that the value of the bonus end number counter is smaller than “0” (YES in S3407), the total number of payouts in the BB gaming state exceeds 310, so the BB gaming state In order to return the game state to the state before winning the BB, the value of the state save flag (the value saved in step S3012) is set in the game state flag (S3408).

  Subsequent to step S3408, the game control microcomputer 61 determines whether the value of the ART evacuation flag (the value evacuated in step S3015) is any of “3” to “5” (S3409). If this determination result is NO, the process immediately proceeds to step S3411. If YES, since the BB winning during ART is selected, the value of the ART withdrawal flag is set in the ART flag to return to the ART before BB winning. (S3410), the process proceeds to step S3411.

  In step S3411, it is determined whether the value of the ART save flag (value saved in step S3015) is either “1” or “2”. If the determination result is NO, the process immediately proceeds to step S3413. If YES, the BB winning before the transition after the ART has been won is the BB winning before the transition to the ART. Is set to “2” (S3412), and the process proceeds to step S3413.

  In step S3413, a BB end command including information on the end of the BB gaming state and the gaming state after the end of the BB gaming state is set in a predetermined storage area, and the process is terminated.

6). Operation of effect control microcomputer 71 [Sub-control-side main process] Next, the operation of the effect control microcomputer 71 will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that counters, flags, statuses, and the like that appear in the description of the operation of the effect control microcomputer 71 are provided in the RAM 74. When the power of the slot machine 1 is turned on, the effect control microcomputer 71 provided in the sub control board 70 reads out and executes the program of the sub control side main process shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, in the sub-control-side main process, first, power-on process (S4001) is performed. In the power-on process, an error check of the contents stored in the RAM 74, initial setting of the RAM 74, and the like are performed. Next, a received command analysis process (S4002) described later is performed. The received command analysis process is a process for setting an effect to be executed in accordance with various commands received from the main control board 60. Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 71 performs effect button processing (S4003). In the effect button process, a signal from the effect button detection sensor 46a is read to determine whether or not the effect button 46 has been operated. Then, based on the signal from the effect button detection sensor 46a, an effect to be executed is set.

  Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 71 performs voice control processing (S4005). In the voice control process, based on the effect setting in the received command analysis process (S4002) and the effect button process (S4003) (effect data set in the received command analysis process (S4002) and effect button process (S4003)), A sound corresponding to the effect setting is output from the speaker 41. Next, the effect control microcomputer 71 performs lamp control processing (S4006). In the lamp control process, the effect lamp 40 and the back lamps 58L, 58C, 58R are turned on in the light emission mode corresponding to the effect setting based on the effect setting in the received command analysis process (S4002) and the effect button process (S4003). Turn it off or turn it off.

  Next, the effect control microcomputer 71 performs image control processing (S4007). In the image control process, based on the effect setting in the received command analysis process (S4002) and the effect button process (S4003) (effect data set in the receive command analysis process (S4002) and effect button process (S4003)), In order to display an effect image corresponding to the effect setting on the display screen 42 a of the image display device 42, a command related to image control is output to the image control board 80. The CPU 82 of the image control board 80 that has received this command causes the image display device 42 to display the effect image indicated by the command. By executing the processing of steps S4005 to S4007, the sound from the speaker 41, the light emission of the lamp (the effect lamp 40 and the back lamps 58L, 58C, 58R), the effect image display by the image display device 42, and the like. A combined game effect is executed. Thereafter, the effect control microcomputer 71 repeatedly executes the processing from steps S4002 to S4007.

  Note that all or part of the received command analysis process (S4002), effect button process (S4003), voice control process (S4005), lamp control process (S4006), and image control process (S4007) is performed on the sub-control side. Instead of performing as a loop process in the main process, a timer interrupt process for the sub-control-side main process may be performed.

  [Received Command Analysis Process] As shown in FIG. 42, in the received command analysis process (S4002), it is first determined whether or not a combination determination result command has been received (S4401). If a combination determination result command has been received (YES in S4401), a combination determination result command reception process (S4402) is performed, and this process ends.

  [Processing at the Time of Result Determination Command Reception] As shown in FIG. 44, in the processing at the time of role determination result command reception (S4402), the effect control microcomputer 71 first obtains effect random numbers (S4501). In this embodiment, the production random number is a hardware random number and takes a value in the range of 0 to 65535. The effect random number may be a software random number (that is, a random number whose value is updated by a random number update process by the effect control microcomputer 71). In this case, a known random number update method and update timing can be used as appropriate. Moreover, the range of the value of the random number for production does not need to be 0 to 65535, and can be changed as appropriate.

  Subsequently, the production control microcomputer 71 selects the production content determination table based on the information of the internal winning combination indicated in the combination determination result command and the information on the result of the CZ entry lottery or the ART lottery (S4502). ). Then, the effect control microcomputer 71 determines the effect random number acquired in step S4501 based on the effect content determination table selected in step S4502 (S4503). Thereby, the production to be executed is determined. Then, the effect information indicating the effect determined by the processing in step S4503 (information of “effect No.” attached to each effect) is stored in a predetermined storage area (effect information buffer) of the RAM 74 (S4504).

  Here, in this embodiment, when the cherry is won in the normal state (see FIG. 10), the CZ winning notification effect for notifying the result of the CZ entry lottery is executed. The CZ winning notification effect includes a CZ winning notification effect executed when the CZ entry lottery is won and a CZ winning notification effect executed when the CZ entry lottery is lost. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 48A to 48D, the CZ winning notification effect is an effect in which a mini character (a character with an apple motif) catches a balloon. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 48 (A) to (C) and (E), the CZ lost selection notification effect is an effect that the mini character tries to catch the balloon but cannot catch it.

  More specifically, in the CZ winning notification effect, first, a mini character appears at the start operation (see FIG. 48A), and a balloon appears at the first stop operation (see FIG. 48B). At the time of the stop operation, the mini character tries to catch the balloon (see FIG. 48C), and at the third stop, the mini character catches the balloon and the character image “CZ get!” Is displayed (FIG. 48D). reference). On the other hand, in the CZ loss notification effect, it is the same as the CZ winning notification effect from the start operation to the second stop operation (see FIGS. 48A to 48C), but the mini character crys during the third stop operation. And a character image of “sorry” are displayed (see FIG. 48E).

  Returning to FIG. 44, the description of the combination determination result command reception processing (S4402) will be continued. Subsequent to step S4504, the effect control microcomputer 71 determines whether or not the effect information stored in step S4504 is effect information of a CZ winning notification effect (CZ winning notification effect or CZ lost notification effect) (S4505). If the determination result is YES, the effect data (start operation effect data) of the effect (start operation effect) at the start operation in the CZ winning notification effect is set (S4506), and the process proceeds to step S4508. When the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed after step S4506 is executed, the effect image shown in FIG. 48A (introduction image of the CZ winning notification effect) is displayed on the display screen 42a. The

  On the other hand, if NO is determined in step S4505, other processing (S4507) is performed, and the process proceeds to step S4508. In other processing (S4507), effect data other than the CZ winning notification effect is set according to the effect information stored in step S4504.

  In step S4508, the effect control microcomputer 71 sets the value of the rotating reel number counter indicating the number of rotating reels to “3”. Then, the combination determination result command reception processing (S4402) ends.

  Returning to the description of the received command analysis process (S4002) shown in FIG. In the received command analysis process (S4002), if a combination determination result command has not been received (NO in S4401), it is determined whether a push order command has been received (S4403). If a push order command has been received (YES in S4403), a push order notification effect that informs the player of the push order (push order bell or push order replay) indicated by the push order command is advantageous. The production data is set (S4404), and this processing is finished.

  After step S4404 is executed, the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed, so that an effect image of the push order notification effect (assist effect) is displayed on the display screen 42a. The push order notification effect shown in FIG. 52 (A) is performed at the time of overlapping winning of the small roles 5, 7, and 9 or at the time of overlapping winning of the replaying roles 6, 2, and 4 before the transition after the ART winning notification at RT1 (RT2 transition). This is a push order notification effect that is executed at the time of replay winning, and is an effect that notifies that the middle reel 6C is first stopped. As shown in FIG. 52 (A), in the push order notification effect of this embodiment, an effect image in which the number “1” is designed is displayed in an area on the display screen 42a corresponding to the reel to be stopped first. An effect image in which a rhombus is designed is displayed in an area on the display screen 42a corresponding to a reel other than the reel to be stopped.

  When the stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R are operated in the correct pressing order, the effect image in the area on the display screen 42a corresponding to the operated stop button is hidden (FIG. 52 (A) ) To (D)). On the other hand, when the stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R are not operated in the correct answer pressing order, the character image “MISS!” Is displayed until all the reels 6L, 6C, 6R are stopped. They are displayed on the screen 42a (see FIG. 52E). Note that the push order notification effect may be a notification of the correct pressing order by voice together with the display of the effect image or instead of the display of the effect image. In this case, after step S4404 is executed, the sound control process (S4005) shown in FIG. 41 is executed, so that a sound such as “left”, “middle”, or “right” is output from the speaker 41. The Rukoto.

  Returning to the description of the received command analysis process (S4002) shown in FIG. In the received command analysis process (S4002), if a push order command has not been received (NO in S4403), it is determined whether a reel rotation start command has been received (S4405). If a reel rotation start command has been received (YES in S4405), a reel rotation start command reception process (S4406) is performed, and this process ends. In the reel rotation start command reception process (S4404), for example, effect data for effects executed in response to the start of rotation of the reels 6L, 6C, 6R is set.

  If the reel rotation start command has not been received (NO in S4405), it is determined whether a reel stop command (left reel stop command, middle reel stop command, or right reel stop command) has been received (S4407). . If a reel stop command has been received (YES in S4407), a reel stop command reception process (S4408) is performed, and this process ends.

  [Reel Stop Command Receiving Process] As shown in FIG. 45, in the reel stop command receiving process (S4408), it is first determined whether or not the value of the rotating reel number counter is “3” (S4701). If the value of the rotating reel counter is “3”, it is the timing when the first stop operation has been performed, and therefore the effect data (first stop operation) for the first stop operation effect corresponding to the effect information stored in step S4504. Production effect data) is set (S4702), and the process proceeds to step S4706.

  The first stop operation effect is an effect executed between the first stop operation and the second stop operation. When the effect information of the CZ winning notification effect is set in step S4504 and step S4702 is executed, the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed, so that the display screen 42a shown in FIG. The effect image shown in (an image in which a balloon appears) is displayed.

  In step S4706, 1 is subtracted from the value of the rotating reel number counter. Then, the effect control microcomputer 71 determines whether or not the push order notification effect is being executed (S4707). If the push order notification effect is being executed (YES in S4707), the push order notification effect effect data is updated according to whether the current stop operation is the first stop operation to the third stop operation. (S4708), this processing is finished. On the other hand, if the push order notification effect is not being executed (NO in S4707), the process ends without performing the process of step S4708.

  If the current stop operation is the first stop operation in step S4708, the production data of the push order notification effect is updated depending on whether or not the stop operation is in the correct pressing order (the notified pressing order). . Specifically, if the correct answer is pressed, for example, effect data for displaying the effect image at the time of the correct answer shown in FIG. 52 (B) is set. On the other hand, if the order is not correct, the effect data for displaying the effect image at the time of error shown in FIG. 52 (E) is set. As a result, the display screen 42a is controlled to one of the screens shown in FIG. 52 (B) or (E).

  In step S4708, when the current stop operation is the second stop operation and the first stop operation is in the correct pressing order, for example, effect data for displaying the effect image shown in FIG. Set. As a result, the display screen 42a is controlled to the screen shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the first stop operation is not in the correct pressing order, the production data of the pressing order notification effect is not updated at the timing when the second stop operation is performed. That is, in this case, the effect image shown in FIG. 52 (E) is continuously displayed.

  In step S4708, if the current stop operation is the third stop operation and the first stop operation is in the correct pressing order, for example, effect data for displaying the effect image shown in FIG. Set. As a result, the display screen 42a is controlled to the screen shown in FIG. On the other hand, if the first stop operation is not in the correct pressing order, the production data of the pressing order notification effect is not updated at the timing when the third stop operation is performed. That is, in this case, the effect image shown in FIG. 52 (E) is continuously displayed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, while the push order navigation is operating, not only the player is shown the push order by turning on the stop notification lamps 30L, 30C, 30R, but also the push order notice on the image display device 42. The push order is also shown to the player by the production. Therefore, it is possible to clearly show the player the advantageous push order (push order bell correct push order, etc.) regarding the push order. During the ART state, not only the push order bell or push order replay, but also the winning of all or part of other combinations (cherry, watermelon, bonus, etc.) may be notified to the player. In this case, the notification of winning of other roles may be performed on either the main control board 60 side or the sub-control board 70 side, or both.

  In step S4701 of the reel stop command reception process (S4408) shown in FIG. 45, if the value of the rotating reel number counter is not “3”, then whether or not the value of the rotating reel number counter is “2”. Is determined (S4703). If the value of the rotation reel counter is “2”, it is the timing at which the second stop operation has been performed, and therefore the effect data (second stop operation) for the second stop operation effect corresponding to the effect information stored in step S4504. Production effect data) is set (S4704), and the process proceeds to step S4706. The second stop operation effect is an effect executed between the second stop operation and the third stop operation. When the effect information of the CZ winning notification effect is set in step S4504 and step S4704 is executed, the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed, and the display screen 42a shown in FIG. The effect image shown in (the mini character tries to catch the balloon) will be displayed.

  If the value of the rotating reel number counter is not “2” in step S4703, the value of the rotating reel number counter is “1”, which is the timing when the third stop operation is performed, and therefore the effect stored in step S4504. The third stop operation effect data (third stop operation effect data) corresponding to the information is set (S4705), and the process proceeds to step S4706. The third stop operation effect is an effect that is executed from the third stop operation until the start lever 8 is operated to start the next game. When the effect information of the CZ winning notification effect is set in step S4504 and step S4705 is executed, the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed, and the display screen 42a shown in FIG. The production image shown in (when the mini character catches the balloon and the character image of “CZ Get!”, When the winner is notified), or the production image shown in FIG. 48E (the mini character crying without catching the balloon) Displayed, a character image of “sorry”, and a case of notifying of a loss). As described above, in this embodiment, when the cherry is won in the normal state (see FIG. 10), the CZ winning notification effect is executed.

  Returning to the description of the received command analysis process (S4002) shown in FIG. In the received command analysis process (S4002), if a reel stop command has not been received (NO in S4407), it is determined whether a medal insertion command has been received (S4409). If a medal insertion command has been received (YES in S4409), a medal insertion command reception process (S4410) is performed, and this process ends. In the medal insertion command reception process (S4410), for example, effect data for effects executed in accordance with the betting number setting operation is set.

  If a medal insertion command has not been received (NO in S4409), it is determined whether a BB start command has been received (S4413). If the BB start command has been received (YES in S4413), the BB start command reception process (S4414) is performed, and this process ends. In the BB start command reception processing (S4414), processing for setting an effect during the BB gaming state is performed.

  If a BB start command has not been received (NO in S4413), it is determined whether a BB end command has been received (S4415). If a BB end command has been received (YES in S4415), a BB end command reception process (S4416) is performed, and this process ends. In the BB end command reception processing (S4416), processing for setting an effect immediately after the end of the BB gaming state is performed. The effect immediately after the end of the BB gaming state is an effect according to the state at the time of BB winning. If the ART transition preparation is in progress after the end of the BB gaming state (when the value of the ART flag is set to “2”), an effect is displayed in step S4416 to indicate that the ART transition preparation is in progress. Is set.

  If the BB end command has not been received (NO in S4415), as shown in FIG. 43, it is determined whether a CZ selection start command has been received (S4417). If a CZ selection start command has been received (YES in S4417), a CZ selection start command reception process (S4418) is performed, and this process ends. In the CZ selection start command reception process (S4418), effect data for starting display of the CZ selection screen is set. Specifically, effect data for displaying a screen (FIG. 49B) showing CZ1 as a selection target among the three types of CZ selection screens shown in FIGS. 49B to 49D is set. When the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed after the execution of this process, the screen shown in FIG. 49B is displayed on the display screen 42a. In the present embodiment, since the CZ winning notification effect is executed in the game immediately before the game displaying the screen shown in FIG. 49B (see FIG. 46), from the screen shown in FIG. The screen will be switched to the screen shown in FIG.

  If the CZ selection start command has not been received in step S4417 of FIG. 43 (NO in S4417), it is determined whether a CZ selection screen switching command has been received (S4419). If a CZ selection screen switching command has been received (YES in S4419), a CZ selection screen switching command reception process (S4420) is performed, and this processing is terminated. In the CZ selection screen switching command reception process (S4420), the CZ selection screen corresponding to the CZ flag information (any one of “2” to “4” shown in FIG. 16A) included in the CZ selection screen switching command. Set production data to display.

  Specifically, if the value of the CZ flag indicated by the CZ selection screen switching command is a value “3” corresponding to the CZ2 selection display, a screen showing CZ2 as a selection target (the screen shown in FIG. 49C), the CZ2 Production data for displaying a screen showing the selection icon G2 is set. If the value of the CZ flag indicated by the CZ selection screen switching command is a value “4” corresponding to the CZ3 selection display, a screen indicating CZ3 as a selection target (screen shown in FIG. 49D, selection icon G3 for CZ3) Effect data for displaying a large screen). If the value of the CZ flag indicated by the CZ selection screen switching command is “2” corresponding to the CZ1 selection display, a screen indicating CZ1 as a selection target (the screen shown in FIG. 49B, the selection icon G1 for CZ1) Effect data for displaying a large screen). By executing the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 after the execution of this process, the screen corresponding to the effect data in FIGS. 49B to 49D is displayed on the display screen 42a. . In this embodiment, the screens shown in FIGS. 49B to 49D are switched every 2 seconds in the game next to the game in which the CZ winning is notified in this way.

  In the CZ selection screen, a character image “Please select” is displayed in the center, and a character image “Determine by lever operation of next game” is displayed in the lower part. This allows the player to recognize that the type of CZ is determined by the start operation of the next game. In addition, each selection icon G1 to G3 indicates the winning expectation degree and the expected appearance degree (expected degree of the number of acquired cards) for each type of CZ by the number of stars. This allows the player to recognize the difference between the CZs.

  If the CZ selection screen switching command has not been received in step S4419 in FIG. 43 (NO in S4419), it is determined whether a CZ determination command has been received (S4421). If a CZ determination command has been received (YES in S4421), a CZ determination command reception process (S4422) is performed, and this process ends.

  In the CZ determination command reception process (S4422), effect data for performing CZ determination display for displaying the determined CZ type is set. For example, when the player selects CZ1 (when a start operation is performed while the screen shown in FIG. 49B is displayed), the CZ1 selection icon G1 shown in FIG. 50E is displayed on the display screen 42a. The effect data for performing the CZ determination display shown largely is set. When the player selects CZ2 (when the start operation is performed during the display of the screen shown in FIG. 49C), the CZ determination display (not shown) that largely displays the selection icon G2 of CZ2 on the display screen 42a. When the player selects CZ3 (when the start operation is performed while the screen shown in FIG. 49D is displayed), the selection icon G3 for CZ3 is displayed. The effect data for performing the CZ determination display (not shown) shown largely on the screen 42a is set. When the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed after the execution of this process, a CZ determination display corresponding to the determined CZ type is displayed on the display screen 42a. Then, after this CZ determination display is displayed for several seconds, the CZ middle screen shown in FIG. 50 (F) is displayed on the display screen 42a.

  On the CZ middle screen, the character image G6 of the main character of the motif of the slot machine 1 is displayed. More specifically, an image (a character image G6 of the hero and an effect image G7 indicating the power being charged) is displayed with the main character charging power. This is the same regardless of the type of CZ. Note that display contents (such as a character and a background image) may be changed for each type of CZ. In other words, a different production mode (production mode) may be set for each type of CZ. If constituted in this way, it becomes possible to indicate to the player which type of CZ is easy to understand.

  If the CZ determination command has not been received in step S4421 in FIG. 43 (NO in S4421), it is determined whether a CZ end command has been received (S4423). If the CZ end command has been received (YES in S4423), the CZ end command reception process (S4424) is performed, and this process ends. In the CZ end command reception processing (S4424), the so-called blackout is inserted from the CZ middle screen (see FIG. 50F) to return to the effect content before CZ (that is, the background image in the normal state before CZ (FIG. 51 (FIG. 51)). B) Set the effect data for displaying). When the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed after the execution of this process, the display screen 42a is once blacked out (controlled to be black), and the background image in the normal state before CZ (FIG. 51 (FIG. B) and the like are displayed.

  If the CZ end command has not been received in step S4423 in FIG. 43 (NO in S4423), it is determined whether an ART winning notification command has been received (S4425). If the ART winning notification command has been received (YES in S4425), the ART winning notification command reception process (S4426) is performed, and this processing is terminated. In the ART winning notification command reception process (S4426), the effect data for performing the ART winning notification effect is set. When the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed after the execution of this process, the image shown in FIG. 50G (an image in which the enemy character attacks the main character, that is, the main character, is displayed on the display screen 42a. An image indicating that the character has won the enemy character) is displayed. As a result, the player is notified of the ART winning. If “revival notification” is selected as the ART winning notification timing, the display screen 42a is once blacked out in the next game after the end of CZ, and then the ART winning notification shown in FIG. Perform the production.

  If the ART winning notification command has not been received in step S4425 of FIG. 43 (NO in S4425), it is determined whether an ART start command has been received (S4427). If an ART start command has been received (YES in S4427), an ART start command reception process (S4428) is performed, and this process ends. In the ART start command reception process (S4428), the effect data of the effect in the ART state is set.

  When the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed after the execution of this process, for example, an effect image shown in FIG. 51A is displayed on the display screen 42a. Specifically, in this embodiment, during the ART state, a space background image and an image indicating the number of remaining games in the ART state are displayed. This is the same regardless of the ART state of ART1 to ART3. Note that different images (for example, a background image or a character image) may be displayed on the display screen 42a depending on the type of ART state. In other words, a different production mode (production mode) may be set for each type of ART state.

  If the ART start command has not been received in step S4427 in FIG. 43 (NO in S4427), it is determined whether an ART end command has been received (S4429). If an ART end command has been received (YES in S4429), an ART end command reception process (S4430) is performed, and this process ends. In the ART end command reception process (S4430), the effect data of the effect in the normal state (see FIG. 10) is set.

  When the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed after this process is executed, for example, an effect image shown in FIG. 51B is displayed on the display screen 42a. Specifically, in this embodiment, a daytime background image is displayed during the normal state.

  If the ART end command has not been received in step S4429 in FIG. 43 (NO in S4429), it is determined whether or not an addition command has been received (S4431). If an add command has been received (YES in S4431), an add command reception process (S4432) is performed, and this process ends. In the process for receiving an extra command (S4432), the effect data of the extra notification effect for notifying that there has been an extra is set. When the image control process (S4007) shown in FIG. 41 is executed after this process is executed, an additional notification effect is displayed on the display screen 42a. Although illustration is omitted, the superimposing display effect of this embodiment is an effect of displaying a meteor shower while displaying the cosmic background image shown in FIG. Thereby, the player can recognize that there was an extra (addition of the number of sets). Note that the content of the additional effect may be changed according to the difference in the number of added sets. If comprised in this way, it will become possible to suggest the number of sets added with respect to the player with the content of the addition effect.

  If no additional command has been received in step S4431 in FIG. 43 (NO in S4431), other command reception processing (S4440) is performed as shown in FIG. 42, and this processing ends. In the other command reception process (S4440), it is determined whether or not a command other than the above commands (game state designation command, ART confirmation command, winning determination command, etc.) is received. Processing according to the received command is performed. When the gaming state designation command is received, the value of the gaming state status is updated based on the gaming state information included in the gaming state designation command. The gaming state status is a variable for the effect control microcomputer 71 to grasp the current gaming state. That is, in this embodiment, not only the game control microcomputer 61 but also the effect control microcomputer 71 holds information on the game state. The gaming state status is also updated when a BB start command or a BB end command is received. Further, the effect control microcomputer 71 updates information on whether or not the state is the state before the transition after the ART winning based on the ART confirmation command.

7). As described in detail above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the number of games added in the ART by the extra lottery differs depending on the type of CZ won in the ART ( FIG. 11). Therefore, if CZ1 is selected, it becomes a game characteristic that is easy to shift to ART but difficult to continue ART (in other words, easy to shift to ART but has a low expected value of medal acquisition amount at the time of ART shift), and CZ2 and CZ3 If selected, it becomes a game characteristic that makes it difficult to shift to ART than CZ1, but is easy to continue ART (in other words, it is difficult to shift to ART, but a game characteristic with a high expected value of medal acquisition amount at the time of ART transfer). That is, it is possible to entertain both game characteristics for the player. In addition, since the number of games added for each ART is changed, the difference in the ease of continuing the ART, that is, the difference in the amount of benefits that can be expected, is compared with the configuration in which only the number of initial set games is changed. Easy to enlarge.

  Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, not only the number of added games but also the number of games given as an initial setting is changed for each ART (see FIG. 11). Therefore, it is possible to further increase the difference in the expected value of the medal acquisition amount for each ART.

  Also, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the expected value of the amount of privilege that can be acquired in each ART is changed by changing the number of games per set added for each ART. Therefore, it is possible to easily make a large difference by adding one time.

  Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of ART initially set games and the number of games per set added are the same. Therefore, the difference that occurs at the start of ART (difference that occurs as an initial setting) is also generated when it is added, so that it is possible to make the game easier to understand, and depending on the value of the number of initial setting games, between ARTs It is possible to make a big difference.

  Also, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game characteristics that are easy to win ART like CZ1 but difficult to continue ART, and the game characteristics that are difficult to win ART than CZ1 but easy to continue ART like CZ2 and CZ3. Can be selected by the player (see FIGS. 49B to 49D). Therefore, since game characteristics can be selected according to the player's preference, it is possible to entertain many players.

  In particular, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the selection operation (CZ selection operation) for selecting the type of CZ is also used as the start operation (operation of the start lever 8) necessary to advance the game. In other words, the operation necessary for the progress of the original slot machine game “betting a medal, receiving a lottery, rotating the reel, and stopping the reel” is the original game of determining the type of CZ It is also used for operations other than the above. Therefore, it is possible to advance the game smoothly as compared with a configuration in which the CZ selection operation is performed separately from the operation necessary for advancing the game. In other words, in this embodiment, the start lever 8 is used for selecting the type of CZ while being used for the original purpose of starting the game, so that it is possible to maintain speedy game progress. It has become.

  Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the CZ selection operation is also used as a start operation that becomes a trigger for determining the internal winning combination. Therefore, for a player who wants to obtain a good lottery result (a lottery result of a role, and consequently an ART lottery result), the CZ selection operation itself is naturally put in force, so the CZ selection operation itself is interesting. It is possible to improve the game entertainment.

  Further, according to the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, when the ART is won in the 1st to 10th G (first period) of the CZ1 or CZ2 period (specific game period) of 15G, the ART winning notification effect is 11G of the CZ. There are cases where it is made in the first to 15G (second period) (see FIG. 26A and FIG. 47). If ART is won at 11th to 15th GZ1 or CZ2, the notification to that effect is notified by the winning game except in the case of the revival notification (see FIGS. 26B and 47). Therefore, notification of ART winning is concentrated on the 11th to 15th G (end of CZ) in the period of CZ1 and CZ2 consisting of 15G. Therefore, it is possible to feel that the ART winning probability at the end of CZ is increasing. As a result, the interest at the end of CZ can be improved. In addition, even if the remaining period of CZ1 and CZ2 consisting of 15G is reduced, it is possible to play in anticipation of the ART winning until the end. As a result, game entertainment can be improved. In this embodiment, CZ3 has only 5 games. In other words, CZ3 is a CZ that has only the remaining five games or less (that is, the second period). The presence of such CZ3 also increases the winning expectation for the remaining five games or less (second period) in CZ.

  Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, even if the ART winning is not notified during the CZ, the revival notification may be made in the game next to the end of the CZ. Therefore, even if CZ ends without being notified of the ART winning, it is possible to expect the revival notification. Therefore, it is possible to improve the interest after the end of CZ.

8). Modification Example Next, a modification example will be described. In the description of the modified example, the same components as those of the slot machine 1 of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. Of course, you may comprise combining the structure which concerns on a modified example suitably. In addition, technical features in the above-described embodiments and the following modified examples can be appropriately deleted unless they are described as essential in the present specification.

  In the above embodiment, the lottery is performed by adding the number of ART sets only during ART. However, the lottery may be performed by adding the number of ART sets only during BB, or during both ART and BB. Good. If the lottery is performed by adding the number of sets during the BB, the lottery may be performed by adding the number of ART sets only to the BB won during the ART. In this case, the BB won during the non-ART may be used for the first lottery of ART. In the above embodiment, the lottery is performed by adding the number of ART sets. However, the lottery by adding the number of ARTs (+10 game, +20 game, +30 game, +50 game, +100 game, etc.) may be performed. In this case, the lottery for adding the number of ARTs may be performed during ART, during BB, or both. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which performs both the number of ART addition lottery, and the number of ART set addition lottery. Further, a CZ stock lottery may be performed in addition to or in place of the lottery for adding the number of ARTs or the number of ART sets. In the configuration in which the CZ stock lottery is performed, if there is a CZ stock at the end of the ART, the process proceeds to the CZ.

  In addition, regardless of the type of ART, the variation in the number of ART games to be added is the same (that is, for example, 10G, 20G, or 30G when added), and the number of games in ART1 is small. It is easy to select a larger number of games than ART1 in ART2, but it is easy to select a smaller number of games than ART3, and a larger number of games than ART1 and ART2 can be easily selected in ART3. That is, it is good also as a structure with which it is easy to add many game numbers, so that ART which is hard to transfer will be won when an addition lottery is won.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the winning probability of the lottery with the number of ART sets is the same probability regardless of which CZ is passed, but may be a different probability. In this case, it may be easier to win the lottery by adding the CZ that is difficult to win the ART.

  In the above embodiment, the number of initially set games at the time of winning ART is different depending on the type of CZ (CZ1, CZ2, CZ3) (20 games (G) for CZ1, 40G for CZ2, 80G for CZ3). Even when the number of ART sets is added, the number of games in one set to be added is the number of games corresponding to the type of CZ (the same number of games as the initially set number of games). On the other hand, the number of games in one set that is added may be different from the number of initially set games. For example, the initial setting game number 20G in CZ1, the game number 10G in one additional set, the initial game number 40G in CZ2, the game number 20G in one additional set, the initial game number 80G in CZ3, You may comprise in the number of games 40G in the set of 1 time added up. In other words, if the magnitude relationship between the ART winning probabilities for each CZ type and the magnitude relationship between the expected number of winnings for each ART type corresponding to each CZ do not change, the number of initial set games in the ART and one additional time are added. The number of games in the set may be different.

  Also, in this embodiment, the number of expected acquisitions differs depending on which CZ is used to shift to ART by changing the number of ART initially set games and the number of added sets of games for each type of CZ. It was configured as follows. On the other hand, although the initial number of games of the ART and the number of games of the added set do not change for each type of CZ, by changing the number of sets set at the time of winning ART and the number of sets at the time of adding, You may comprise so that the number of expected acquisition may differ according to which CZ was passed to ART. For example, if you win an ART in CZ1, only 1 set will be given, and if you add it, you will get 1 set. If you win an ART in CZ2, you will get 2 sets and 2 sets when you get added. When CART3 wins ART, 3 sets will be given, and when added, it will be set to 3 sets, so that expectation is acquired according to which CZ is used to move to ART The number of sheets may be different.

  Further, an upper limit value (for example, 3000 sheets) may be provided for the net increase in ART based on the first hit.

  Moreover, it is good also as a structure which performs push order navigation of a push order bell during preparation for transfer of ART.

  Further, an ART transition preparation period may be provided after one set of ARTs is completed and before the next set of ARTs is started. In this case, when one set of ART is completed, the ART flag is set to “2”. In addition, during the preparation for transition between ART sets, an additional lottery (that is, a continuous ART lottery) may be performed.

  Moreover, when notifying ART winning, you may make it generate what is called a freeze. That is, when performing the ART winning notification effect, the first stop operation, the second stop operation, and the third stop operation may be disabled for a certain period of time.

  Moreover, you may comprise so that the specific production which shows ART winning expectation degree may be performed in CZ. Specifically, for example, by displaying an rainbow effect image G8 around the character image G6 of the main character as shown in FIG. It may be suggested that the winning is confirmed. That is, the white effect image G7 (see FIG. 50 (F)) displayed at the start of CZ performs a specific effect of changing to the rainbow effect image G8 (see FIG. 50 (H)). It may be suggested that the winning is confirmed. If the execution timing of the ART winning notification effect comes after the execution of the specific effect, the ART winning notification effect is executed as shown in FIG. The specific effect may be a configuration in which the expected image corresponding to each color is indicated by changing the effect image in stages such as blue, green, and red. In addition, as a specific effect, a point may be displayed on the display screen 42a, and the value may be increased to indicate the degree of expectation for the ART winning. Thus, if it is set as the structure which performs a specific production | presentation, even if ART winning is not alert | reported during CZ, it can be made to expect that it has already won the ART by the specific production. Therefore, it is possible to improve the interest in CZ.

  In addition, what is necessary is just to comprise as follows, for example in order to perform a specific production. That is, when the production control microcomputer 71 receives a combination determination result command during CZ, it decides by lottery whether or not a specific production is to be performed. Just set. In an execution lottery for a specific production, a specific production that can be executed depends on whether or not the ART has been won, so that an production that suggests that the ART has been won will not be selected even though the ART has not been won. You can draw by type. In addition, if the ART is not won, it is difficult to execute an effect with a high level of ART winning expectation. If the ART is won, a lottery may be performed so that an effect with a high level of ART winning expectation is easily performed.

  In the above embodiment, the ART winning notification timing is set only when the start lever 8 is operated. However, it may be the first stop operation, the second stop operation, or the third stop operation. Moreover, it is good also as a structure determined by lottery from the time of operation of the start lever 8, 1st stop operation, 2nd stop operation, and 3rd stop operation.

  Further, in the above-described form, the configuration in which notification is given in the game next to the end of CZ is adopted as the revival notification (one of the ART winning notifications), but the configuration in which notification is made in any of the 10 games after the end of CZ is adopted. May be. That is, the timing of the revival notification is not limited to the game next to the end of CZ.

  In the above configuration, the notification timing of the ART winning is concentrated on the final stage of the CZ (11G to 15G) (see FIG. 47), but in another period such as the middle stage of the CZ (6G to 10G). You may comprise so that it may concentrate. In this case, the middle part of CZ corresponds to the second period.

  In the above embodiment, the notification that the predetermined condition has been achieved in the specific game period was a notification that the ART lottery was won during the CZ, but from the high probability state in the pachinko machine that performs the so-called falling lottery. May be a notification of falling (falling to a normal probability state). In this case, the period controlled to the high probability state corresponds to the specific game period, and the predetermined condition corresponds to the fact that it has been decided to fall by the falling lottery.

  In the above embodiment, CZ is the specific game period and the notification content is the ART winning. However, the period other than CZ is the specific game period, and the notification content is in an advantageous state other than the ART winning (an advantage over the normal state). It is good also as having won the lottery regarding the transition to (status). For example, you may comprise so that the alerting | reporting timing of BB winning may concentrate on the end stage of the execution period of a continuous production. Specifically, it is configured to perform a continuous effect during a specific game period over a maximum of 7 games, and notify the BB winning by the continuous effect, and the probability that the winning is notified from the first game to the fourth game is 20%, The probability that the winning is notified in the fifth game to the seventh game may be 80%. In this case, the execution of the continuous effect can be started after winning the bonus (BB).

  In the above embodiment, the type of CZ is determined according to the operation of the start lever 8, but the operation for determining the type of CZ is the first stop operation, the second stop operation, or the third stop operation. May be. Also with this configuration, since one operation serves as both an operation for determining the type of CZ and an operation for stopping the reels 6L, 6C, 6R, the operability related to the game can be improved. The operation for determining the type of CZ may be combined with the bet operation.

  In the above embodiment, the start operation also serves as an operation for determining the type of CZ (CZ selection operation). However, the stage (background image) of the transition destination in production, the appearance mode of appearance characters, items, music, etc. The selection operation may be configured to also serve as the start operation. Note that, instead of the start operation, the first stop operation, the second stop operation, the third stop operation, and the bet operation may be combined with the selection operation of the effect mode. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to advance the game more speedily than the configuration in which the effect mode is determined by the effect button 46 or the like. The effect modes here include an effect mode (effect mode) in the normal state, an effect mode (effect mode) in CZ, an effect mode (effect mode) in ART, an effect mode (effect mode) in the BB gaming state, and the like. In the configuration in which the CZ effect mode is determined according to the selection operation by the player, the ART winning probability for each CZ may be the same.

  In the above embodiment, the main control board 60 performs the lottery of CZ and the lottery of ART. However, the sub-control board 70 may perform both or any one of these lotteries. In this case, the CZ selection operation for selecting the type of CZ may be an operation of pressing the effect button 46.

  Moreover, in the said form, although it comprised so that a player could select the kind of CZ, it is good also as a structure which the microcomputer 61 for game control determines automatically.

  In the above embodiment, when the ART is won, it is configured to be controlled by the ART at the timing of transition from RT1 to RT2 (that is, the ART entry process (S3006) is performed). If ART is won in CZ, it may be configured to be controlled by ART immediately without returning to RT1.

  Further, the winning probability of the ART lottery in each CZ can be arbitrarily changed. Further, the ART lottery may be performed as follows. That is, points (for example, cherry 5 points, watermelon 3 points, bell 1 point) corresponding to the winning combination during CZ are added, and when that point exceeds a predetermined winning threshold (for example, 6 points), the ART state is entered. It is good also as a structure by which transfer of is determined. In the case of such a configuration, in order to change the ART winning ease for each CZ, the value of the point determined for each combination may be changed, or the value of the winning threshold value may be changed. The number of CZ games can be changed as appropriate.

  In the above embodiment, the CZ entry lottery is performed when the cherry is won in the normal state (the winning probability is 1/3). However, the CZ entry lottery may be performed when the winning combination other than the cherry is won. Further, the winning probability in the CZ entry lottery can be arbitrarily changed. Further, there may be a plurality of roles that trigger the execution of the CZ entry lottery. In addition, the role of “cherry” has three roles of “cherry 1”, “cherry 2”, and “cherry 3” (the winning probability of each cherry is about 1/150, for example). If “1” is won, it is controlled by CZ, but even if “Cherry 2” or “Cherry 3” is won, it may be configured not to be controlled by CZ.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a so-called A + ART type slot machine having a BB (Big Bonus) as a winning combination and an ART game period in which the push order navigation operates is configured. However, it may be configured as a so-called AT type slot machine having no BB in the winning combination. In this case, the AT state becomes the navigation operation state.

9. Inventions described in the above-described embodiments In the above-described embodiments, the inventions of the following means are shown. In the description of the means described below, the corresponding configuration names and expressions in the above-described embodiment, and reference numerals used in the drawings are added in parentheses for reference. However, the component of each invention is not limited to this supplementary note.

<A>
The invention according to means A1
A plurality of symbol display means (reels 6L, 6C, 6R and display windows 5L, 5C, 5R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols;
An internal winning combination determining means for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of predetermined combinations based on a predetermined start operation (game control microcomputer 61 executing step S903 and the like);
Based on the start operation, fluctuation start means for starting the fluctuation display of the plurality of symbol display means (game control microcomputer 61 that executes step S2003 and the like);
A plurality of stop operation means (stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R) are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of symbol display means and receive a stop operation for stopping the variable display of the corresponding one of the plurality of symbol display means. )When,
When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed at a predetermined position matches the combination of symbols corresponding to the internal winning combination, privilege granting means for granting a privilege according to the combination of symbols (Steps S508, S702, A game control microcomputer 61) that executes S3404 and the like,
The combination includes a push combination (push order bell or push order replay shown in FIG. 7) that is a condition for winning a prize that the stop operation is performed in the correct push order.
Stop operation order notification means (game control microcomputer 61 for executing step S1503 and the like) for notifying the player of an advantageous stop operation order for the player;
Navigation lottery state control means (step Z) that can be controlled to navigation lottery states (CZ1 to CZ3) in which the lottery transition to the navigation operation states (ART1 to ART3) informed by the stop operation order notifying means is performed according to a predetermined lottery criterion. A game control microcomputer 61) for executing S806, S809, S812, etc .;
A navigation operation state control means (game control microcomputer 61 for executing steps S3103, S3106, S3109, etc.) that can be controlled to the navigation operation state based on winning the transition lottery,
The control to the navigation operation state is a gaming machine (slot machine 1) that is started with a predetermined number of games as one set,
An extra lottery means (game control microcomputer 61 that executes step S1403 and the like) capable of executing an extra lottery of at least one of the number of games and the number of sets in the navigation operation state;
In the navigation lottery state,
A first navigation lottery state (CZ1) in which the transition lottery is performed in accordance with a first lottery criterion (ART lottery table shown in FIG. 12A);
There is a second navigation lottery state (CZ2) in which the transition lottery is performed in accordance with a second lottery criterion (ART lottery table shown in FIG. 12B) having a winning probability lower than that of the first lottery criterion.
The second navigation based on winning in the transition lottery in the second navigation lottery state rather than the first navigation operation state (ART1) based on winning in the transition lottery state in the first navigation lottery state. The operating state (ART2) is a gaming machine characterized in that a larger number of games are added or more easily added when the winning lottery is won (see FIG. 11).

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, the number of games added by the extra lottery in the navigation operation state differs depending on the type of the navigation lottery state before the navigation operation state. Therefore, it is possible to entertain both a game characteristic in which it is easy to shift to the navigation operation state but it is difficult to continue the navigation operation state, and a game characteristic that is difficult to shift to the navigation operation state but is easy to continue the navigation operation state. In addition, since the number of games added for each navigation operation state is changed, the difference in the ease of continuing the navigation operation state, that is, the benefits that can be expected, compared to the configuration in which only the default number of games is changed. It is easy to increase the difference in quantity.

The invention according to means A2
A gaming machine according to means A1,
In the second navigation operating state, at least one of the initial setting game number and the initial setting set number in the navigation operating state is larger than the first navigation operating state (see FIG. 11). It is a gaming machine to play.

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, for each navigation operation state, not only the number of added games but also the number of games given as an initial setting is changed. Therefore, it is possible to further increase the difference in the amount of privilege that can be expected for each navigation operation state.

The invention according to means A3 is
A gaming machine according to means A2,
The extra lottery means performs at least an extra lottery of the set number of the navigation operation states,
In the second navigation operation state, there are more games per set added in the second navigation operation state than in the first navigation operation state based on the fact that the initial setting game number and the addition lottery are won (see FIG. 11)).

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, by increasing the initial number of games in the navigation operation state and the number of games per set added, the expected value of the amount of privilege that can be acquired in each navigation operation state is changed. Therefore, it is possible to make a large difference easily by the result of one extra lottery.

The invention according to means A4 is
A gaming machine according to means A3,
The gaming machine according to the present invention is characterized in that the number of games per set added based on the winning of the extra lottery is the same as the initial set number of games (see FIG. 11).

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, the difference that occurs at the start of the navigation operation state (difference that occurs as an initial setting) is also generated when it is added, so that it is possible to make the game easier to understand and the initial setting. Depending on the value of the number of games, it is possible to make a large difference between the navigation operating states.

The invention according to means A5 is
A gaming machine according to any one of means A1 to means A4,
A lottery state in which it is possible to determine whether to shift to the first navigation lottery state or the second navigation lottery state according to a predetermined selection operation by the player (starting operation during display of the CZ selection screen) A gaming machine comprising a determining means (game controlling microcomputer 61 for executing steps S705, S711, S805 to S813, etc.).

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, the player can select a game property that is easy to win in the navigation operation state but difficult to continue, and a game property that is difficult to win in the navigation operation state and easy to continue. Therefore, since game characteristics can be selected according to the player's preference, many players can be entertained.

<B>
The invention according to means B1 is
When a predetermined condition is satisfied in a specific game period constituted by a predetermined number of games (for example, when ART is won in a period of CZ (CZ1 or CZ2) over 15 games), notification means for notifying the achievement of the condition (step Production control microcomputer 71) that executes S4426,
Timing determination means (game control microcomputer 61 for executing steps S1202, S1203, etc.) for determining the timing for performing the notification,
The timing determining means includes
When the condition is achieved in a predetermined first period (period from the first game to the tenth game of CZ) in the specific game period, a first notification timing (notified in a game that satisfies the condition) Instant notification timing) and a second notification timing (procrastination notification) to be notified in the second period after the first period in the specific game period (the period from the 11th game to the 15th game of the CZ). (See (A) in FIG. 26).
When the condition is achieved in the second period, the game machine is determined from the notification timing including the first notification timing (see FIG. 26B). .

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, when a predetermined condition is achieved in the first period in the specific game period, a notification to that effect may be made in the second period. In addition, when a predetermined condition is achieved in the second period, a notification to that effect can be made in the second period (not in the first period). Therefore, notification that the predetermined condition has been achieved concentrates on the second period in the specific game period. Therefore, it can be felt that the condition achievement probability in the second period is increasing. As a result, the interest of the second period can be improved.

The invention according to means B2
A gaming machine described in means B1,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the second period is a period from a predetermined game to the last game in the specific game period (a period from the 11th game to the 15th game in the CZ of all 15 games). .

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, it is possible to feel that the achievement probability of the predetermined condition is increased at the end of the specific game period. Therefore, even if the remainder of the specific game period decreases, it is possible to play with the expectation that the predetermined condition will be achieved until the end. As a result, game entertainment can be improved.

The invention according to means B3 is
A gaming machine according to means B1 or means B2,
The timing determining means provides a third notification to notify after the end of the specific game period in at least one of the case where the condition is achieved in the first period and the case where the condition is achieved in the second period. The gaming machine is characterized in that it may be determined at a notification timing (revival notification timing).

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, it is possible to expect that the game will be performed after the end of the specific game period even if the achievement of the predetermined condition is not notified during the specific game period. Therefore, it is possible to improve the interest after the end of the specific game period.

The invention according to means B4 is
A gaming machine according to any one of means B1 to means B3,
A plurality of symbol display means (reels 6L, 6C, 6R and display windows 5L, 5C, 5R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols;
An internal winning combination determining means for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of predetermined combinations based on a predetermined start operation (game control microcomputer 61 executing step S903 and the like);
Based on the start operation, fluctuation start means for starting the fluctuation display of the plurality of symbol display means (game control microcomputer 61 that executes step S2003 and the like);
A plurality of stop operation means (stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R) are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of symbol display means and receive a stop operation for stopping the variable display of the corresponding one of the plurality of symbol display means. )When,
When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed at a predetermined position matches the combination of symbols corresponding to the internal winning combination, privilege granting means for granting a privilege according to the combination of symbols (Steps S508, S702, A game control microcomputer 61) that executes S3404 and the like,
The combination includes a push combination (push order bell or push order replay shown in FIG. 7) that is a condition for winning a prize that the stop operation is performed in the correct push order.
Stop operation order notification means (game control microcomputer 61 for executing step S1503 and the like) for notifying the player of an advantageous stop operation order for the player;
Navigation lottery states (CZ1 to CZ3) in which the lottery for shifting to the navigation operation state (ART1 to ART3) notified by the stop operation order notification means is performed in accordance with a predetermined lottery criterion (see FIGS. 12A to 12C). ) Controllable navigation lottery state control means (game control microcomputer 61 for executing steps S806, S809, S812, etc.);
A navigation operation state control means (game control microcomputer 61 for executing steps S3103, S3106, S3109, etc.) that can be controlled to the navigation operation state based on winning the transition lottery,
The specific game period is a period (a period of CZ1 or CZ2) that is controlled in the navigation lottery state.
The gaming machine is characterized in that the condition is winning in the transition lottery (winning ART).

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, it is possible to concentrate the notification timing of winning the navigation operation state transition lottery in a part of the navigation lottery state (second period). Therefore, it is possible to attach an interest to the interest of the navigation lottery state.

The invention according to means B5 is
A gaming machine according to any one of means B1 to means B4,
A specific effect (effect shown in FIG. 50 (H)) indicating the degree of expectation that the condition is satisfied can be executed in a period from when the second notification timing is determined to when the notification is performed. It is a gaming machine characterized by comprising specific effect execution means (effect control microcomputer 71 for controlling display of the effect image shown in FIG. 50 (H)).

  According to the gaming machine of this configuration, it is possible to expect that the condition has already been achieved by a specific performance even if the notification of the achievement of the condition has not yet been made, so the interest in the specific game period is improved. It is possible to make it.

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The invention according to means C1 is
A plurality of symbol display means (reels 6L, 6C, 6R and display windows 5L, 5C, 5R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols;
Bet number setting operation means (medal slot 10, MAX bet button 11, or 1 bet button 12) for receiving a bet number setting operation for setting the bet number which is the number of game media used in one game;
A start operation means (start lever 8) for accepting a start operation for starting the variable display of the plurality of symbol display means;
An internal winning combination determining means for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of predetermined combinations based on the start operation (game control microcomputer 61 executing step S903 and the like);
A plurality of stop operation means (stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R) are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of symbol display means and receive a stop operation for stopping the variable display of the corresponding one of the plurality of symbol display means. )When,
When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed at a predetermined position matches the combination of symbols corresponding to the internal winning combination, privilege granting means for granting a privilege according to the combination of symbols (Steps S508, S702, A gaming machine (slot machine 1) having a gaming control microcomputer 61) for executing S3404 and the like,
Option presenting means (a game control microcomputer 61 that executes steps S311 and the like, an effect control microcomputer 71 that executes steps S4419 and S4420, etc.) indicating a plurality of options (CZ1, CZ2, and CZ3) that can be selected by the player;
Option determining means (steps S705, S711, S805 to S813, etc.) are executed to determine one of the plurality of options according to any of the betting number setting operation, the start operation, and the stop operation. And a gaming control microcomputer 61).

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, the selection operation for selecting one of a plurality of options is also used as an operation necessary for proceeding with the game, such as a betting number setting operation, a start operation, or a stop operation. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly advance the game as compared with a configuration in which the selection operation is performed separately from these operations.

The invention according to means C2
A gaming machine according to means C1,
The combination includes a push combination (push order bell or push order replay shown in FIG. 7) that is a condition for winning a prize that the stop operation is performed in the correct push order.
Stop operation order notification means (game control microcomputer 61 for executing step S1503 and the like) for notifying the player of an advantageous stop operation order for the player;
Navigation lottery state control means (steps S806, S809, S809, S809) that can be controlled to a navigation lottery state (CZ) in which the lottery for shifting to the navigation operation state (ART) notified by the stop operation order notification means is performed according to a predetermined lottery criterion. A game control microcomputer 61) that executes S812 and the like;
Navigation operation state control means (game control microcomputer 61 that executes steps S3103, S3106, S3109, etc.) that can be controlled to the navigation operation state based on winning the transition lottery,
The navigation lottery state includes at least a first navigation lottery state (CZ1) and a second navigation lottery state (CZ2).
The plurality of options are gaming machines characterized in that they are types of the navigation lottery state.

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, the selection operation for selecting the type of the navigation lottery state is combined with the betting number setting operation, the start operation, or the stop operation. Therefore, it is possible to determine the type of navigation lottery state without reducing the game speed.

The invention according to means C3 is:
A gaming machine described in means C2,
The first navigation lottery state is a state in which the transition lottery is performed in accordance with a first lottery criterion (ART lottery table shown in FIG. 12A).
The second navigation lottery state is a state in which the transition lottery is performed according to a second lottery criterion (ART lottery table shown in FIG. 12B) having a winning probability lower than that of the first lottery criterion.
The second navigation based on winning in the transition lottery in the second navigation lottery state rather than the first navigation operation state (ART1) based on winning in the transition lottery state in the first navigation lottery state. The operating state (ART2) is a gaming machine characterized in that it is configured to easily acquire a lot of gaming media (see FIG. 11).

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, a game property in which the expected value of the amount of game media to be acquired in the navigation operation state is small, but a game value in the navigation operation state is difficult to shift to the navigation operation state. It is possible to entertain and enjoy a game with a large expected value of the amount of media acquired according to the player's preference.

The invention according to means C4 is
A gaming machine according to means C2 or means C3,
The option determining means is a gaming machine characterized in that the type of the navigation lottery state is determined in accordance with the start operation.

  According to the gaming machine having this configuration, the selection operation for selecting the type of the navigation lottery state is also used as the start operation that triggers the determination of the internal winning combination. Therefore, for a player who wants to obtain a good lottery result, the selection operation of the type of the navigation lottery state is naturally put into force, so that the interest can be improved.

1 ... Slot machine (game machine)
5L ... left display window 5C ... middle display window 5R ... right display window 6L ... left reel 6C ... middle reel 6R ... right reel 8 ... start lever 9L ... left stop button 9C ... middle stop button 9R ... right stop button 10 ... medal insertion Mouth 11 ... MAX bet button 12 ... 1 bet button 42 ... Image display device 60 ... Main control board 61 ... Game control microcomputer 70 ... Sub control board 71 ... Production control microcomputer 80 ... Image control board

Claims (1)

An internal winning combination determining means for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of predetermined combinations based on a predetermined start operation;
Based on the start operation, variation start means for starting the variation display of a plurality of symbol display means,
A plurality of stop operation means which are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of symbol display means, and which accept a stop operation for stopping the variable display of the corresponding one of the plurality of symbol display means;
A winning determination means for determining a winning of the combination based on a stop appearance by the plurality of symbol display means;
Privilege granting means for granting a privilege based on the determination result of the winning determination means,
The combination includes a push order in which the stop operation is performed in accordance with the correct push order and the push order is a condition for winning a prize,
A state control means that can be controlled to a navigation operation state that informs a player of an order of stop operations advantageous to a player and a navigation lottery state that performs a lottery transition to the navigation operation state;
In the navigation lottery state, there are a plurality of types with different winning probabilities of the transition lottery,
The navigation operation state based on winning in the navigation lottery state with a relatively low winning probability wins more game media than the navigation operation state based on winning in the navigation lottery state with a relatively high winning probability. It is configured easily,
When winning in the transition lottery in the navigation lottery state, a notification means for informing that,
Timing determining means for determining the timing for performing the notification,
The timing determining means includes
When the transition lottery is won in the predetermined first period in the navigation lottery state, the first notification timing to be notified in the winning game, and the second after the first period in the navigation operation state Determined from a plurality of notification timings including a second notification timing to be notified in a period,
A gaming machine characterized in that, when the transition lottery is won in the second period, it is determined from notification timings including the first notification timing.