JP2019084227A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a slot machine capable of specifying a game situation due to completion timing of notification of information on a game.SOLUTION: A main control unit 41, after the last game in BB is completed, when a game assistance display device 12 notifies the number of putout tokens as information on a game, completes notification of information on the game by the game assistance display device 12, when completion of BB control is satisfied as a first condition, and completes notification of information on the game by the game assistance display device 12, when the game assistance display device 12 notifies the number of putout tokens as information on the game after a predetermined game different from the last game in the BB is completed, when a second condition different from the first condition is satisfied.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine.

As a game machine of this type, when a small winning combination is made and a predetermined number of medals are paid out as a result of playing a game, the number of medals to be paid out (the number of paid out medals) is displayed on the payout display unit After that, without the BET operation for starting the next game being performed, the display of the payout display unit is controlled to “0” by the passage of a predetermined predetermined time, and the number of payouts is displayed. It has been proposed to end this (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2017-80097, A

In the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, after the number of medals paid out is displayed on the payout display unit at the end of the game, the bet operation is performed as the end condition, or the predetermined time is not performed. When the passage of time is established, the display of the number of paid-out sheets is controlled to be ended, and the display of the number of paid-out sheets is ended by uniformly satisfying the same end condition regardless of the situation of the game. It is.

An object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine capable of specifying a game situation at an end timing of notification of information on the game.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of means 1 of the present invention is
In a gaming machine (slot machine 1) that plays a game,
Notification means capable of notifying information (game assistance indicator 12, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16);
Notification control means (main control unit 41) for controlling the notification means;
Equipped with
The notification control means
After the game is over, it is possible to notify the information means (the number of paid-out medals, the set number of bets) to the notification means.
After the last game in the predetermined state (BB) is finished, the first condition (BB control) is issued when the notification means is notified of information on the game (the number of medals paid out and the number of bets set). Ending the notification of the information on the game by the notification means,
The first condition when the information means (the number of paid-out medals, the set number of bets) is notified to the notification means after the predetermined game different from the last game in the predetermined state (BB) is finished. When the second condition (when the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the specified number of bets is set) is satisfied, the notification means of the information about the game by the notification means is ended. And
According to this feature, after the game is over, it is possible to notify the information regarding the game by the notification means, and in the last game in the predetermined state, the first condition is satisfied after the game is over, In the predetermined game different from the last game in the predetermined state, the notification means of the information about the game related to the game is ended, and the second condition different from the first condition is satisfied after the end of the predetermined game, the notification means Since the notification of the information on the game by the is ended, it is possible to specify whether it is the last game in the predetermined state or the predetermined game by the difference in the timing when the notification by the notification means is ended.
In the means 1, after the game is over, that it is possible to notify the information control means of the information about the game means that the notification of the information about the game is started before the end of the game, and the game is over The following also includes the case where it is possible to continuously notify the information, and the case where it is possible to start the notification of the information on the game at the end of the game and to continue the notification of the information.
In addition, in the means 1, the predetermined game different from the last game in the predetermined state may be all games other than the last game in the predetermined state, or of the games other than the last game in the predetermined state It may be a part of the game.

The gaming machine according to means 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 1;
It is provided with a game value providing means capable of providing a game value according to the result of the game,
The information on the game is characterized in that when the game is over, the information on the game indicates the amount of game value provided in the game.
According to this feature, when the game is ended, the notification control means can notify the amount of the game value provided in the game as the information on the game by the notification means, and thus the notification control means is provided. The amount of gaming value can be recognized by a player or the like.

The gaming machine according to means 3 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 1 or 2;
Equipped with operation means (start switch 7) operated by the player;
The second condition is characterized in that the operation means is operated.
According to this feature, when the information on the game is notified by the notification unit after the predetermined game is over, the notification on the information on the game by the notification unit can be continued until the operation unit is operated, Since the notification is ended when the second condition is satisfied by the operation of the operation means, it is possible to make the player recognize that the notification has ended by the operation of the operation means.

The gaming machine of means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3, and
Storage means (RAM 41c) having a storage area capable of storing data;
Initialization means (main control unit 41) for initializing a storage area in the storage means;
Equipped with
Among the storage areas of the storage means (RAM 41c), an area initialized at the end of a predetermined game is different from an area initialized at the end of the last game in the predetermined state (BB).
According to this feature, it is possible to initialize an appropriate area according to whether the last game in the predetermined state is over or the predetermined game is over.

The gaming machine according to means 5 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 4;
The notification control means can cause the notification means to notify information on a game based on the data stored in the storage means,
The area of the storage area of the storage means (RAM 41c), which is initialized at the end of the last game in the predetermined state (BB), includes an area for storing data for notifying information about the game by the notification means. It is characterized by
According to this feature, by performing initialization at the end of the last game in the predetermined state by the initialization unit, it is possible to end notification of information on the game by the notification unit.

A gaming machine according to means 6 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5, wherein
A plurality of light emitting means (each LED shown in DG5 of the first DG group shown in FIG. 3);
A plurality of output terminals (for example, output terminals D0 to D corresponding to the plurality of light emitting means respectively
An output port (e.g., the first output port 61) provided with
Control means (main CPU 41a) for controlling the plurality of light emitting means by controlling the output of the signal from each of the plurality of output terminals;
Equipped with
The control means is a part of the plurality of light emitting means when transitioning to a specific state (error state or setting confirmation state) in which the progress of the game is disabled while the plurality of light emitting means are emitting light. The output of the signal is controlled to maintain the light emission of the light emitting means (BET LED shown in FIG. 6C, the LED during replay, the advantageous section LED), and two or more light emitting means (a part of the light emitting means The output of the signal is controlled so that the emission of the input request LED and the start enable LED shown in FIG. 6D is stopped,
The output terminals corresponding to the two or more light emitting means are provided adjacent to each other (as shown in the first output port 61 of FIG. 3, corresponding to the output terminal D1 corresponding to the start effective LED and the closing request LED) Adjacent to the output terminal D6)
It is characterized by
According to this feature, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the light emission stop processing of the two or more light emitting means when it is shifted to the specific state.

The gaming machine according to means 7 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6, and
A plurality of first light emitting means (a light emitting portion included in each of the six DGs constituting the first DG group as shown in FIG. 3) and a plurality of second light emitting means (as shown in FIG. 3) Configure 4
A plurality of light emitting means including a light emitting unit included in each of the DGs;
Control means (main CPU 41a) for controlling a plurality of light emitting means by sequentially switching the light emitting means to be the light emitting object;
Equipped with
The plurality of first light emitting units are respectively allocated to the plurality of first light emitting groups as a group of light emitting units to be light emitting targets (the six DG1 to DG6 constituting the first DG group
Are assigned to
The plurality of second light emitting means are respectively distributed to the plurality of second light emitting groups as the groups of light emitting means to be light emitting targets (they are distributed to the four DG1 to DG4 constituting the second DG group),
The control means
Selecting means for selecting a group of light emitting means to be a light emission target by outputting a selection signal (for example, a DG signal);
Light emission mode signal output means for outputting a light emission mode signal (for example, a light emission signal) specifying a light emission mode of the light emission means included in the group selected by the selection means;
The number of first light emission groups is different from the number of second light emission groups (the number of DGs constituting the first DG group is six, while the number of DGs constituting the second DG group is four) ),
The light emission mode signal output means is
A light emission mode signal for specifying a light emission mode of the light emission means included in the first light emission group and a light emission mode signal for specifying the light emission mode of the light emission means included in the second light emission group are separately output (
The light emission signals S0 to S6 of the light emission units of DG1 to DG6 included in the first DG group are output from the first output port 61, and the light emission signals S0 to S4 of light emission units of each of DG1 to DG4 included in the second DG group are output 2 output port 62),
The selection means is
Any of the plurality of first light emission groups and any of the plurality of second light emission groups are selected by a common selection signal (any of DG1 to DG4 of the first DG group and DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group are respectively common (Selected by the selection signals DG1 to DG4)
It is characterized by
According to this feature, since the plurality of light emitting means are divided into the first light emitting group and the second light emitting group, even if the number of light emitting means increases, the light emitting means included in the first light emitting group, and The light emission time of each of the light emitting means included in the two light emission groups can be secured. Furthermore, even if the number of first light emitting groups and the number of second light emitting groups are different,
Since the selection signal for selecting any of the plurality of first light emission groups and the selection signal for selecting any of the plurality of second light emission groups can be made common, even if the number of light emitting means is increased,
It is possible to prevent the number of selection signals from excessively increasing.

The present invention may have only the invention specific matters described in the claims of the present invention, and has the configuration other than the invention specific matters together with the invention specific matters described in the claims of the present invention. It may be something.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the example to which the present invention was applied. It is a block diagram showing composition of a slot machine. It is a figure for demonstrating the display content of the output port to which various displays controlled by a main control part, LED are connected, various displays, etc. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the display mode of the various displays in the various control states which a main control part controls. It is a figure for demonstrating control of the various display in a predetermined | prescribed game, and the display mode of LED. It is a figure for demonstrating control of the display aspect of the various displays in the last game in BB, and LED. It is a figure which shows a 7 segment indicator. It is a figure which shows an output port, DG, etc. It is a flow chart which shows signal change processing. It is a figure which shows switching of a selection signal. It is a timing chart when it transfers to a specific state. It is a timing chart (modification) when it shifts to a specific state In Example 2, it is a figure for demonstrating control of the various display in the last game in CB, and the display mode of LED.

  A mode for carrying out a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below based on an embodiment.

A first embodiment of a slot machine which is a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The slot machine 1 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, comprises a housing 1a having a front opening, and a front door 1b pivotally supported at a side end of the housing 1a. ing. Inside the slot machine 1, reels 2L, 2C, 2R (hereinafter, left reel, middle reel, right reel) in which plural kinds of symbols which can be distinguished from each other are arranged in the same order in a predetermined order are horizontally oriented In the see-through window 3 provided in the approximate center of the front of the slot machine 1, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are juxtaposed, as shown in FIG. Each is displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three levels, and is arranged to be viewed from the player side.

In the present embodiment, a configuration using three reels is illustrated, but a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, or a configuration using four or more reels may be used. . Further, in the present embodiment, the variable display unit configured to variably display symbols is configured by the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, but the variable display unit may be other than the reels, for example, a plurality of symbols on the outer peripheral surface It is also possible to change the display of symbols by moving the belt on which the symbol is arranged.
Further, in the present embodiment, the variable display unit is configured by physical reels, but the variable display unit may be configured by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

In the front of the slot machine 1, as shown in FIG.
, Using the medal payout opening 9 where the medals are paid out, and the credit (the number of medals stored as gaming value owned by the player), the prescribed number determined in that range according to the gaming state (in the present embodiment) MAXBET operated when setting the maximum number of bets out of 3)
Switch 6, the settlement switch 10 operated when the medals stored as credits and the medals used for setting the bet number are settled (the medals for the credit and bet number setting are returned), the game Start switch 7, reel 2L, 2 operated when starting
Stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, which are operated when stopping the rotation of C, 2R respectively, are provided so as to be operable by the player.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, on the front of the slot machine 1, a credit indicator 11 is displayed on which the number of medals stored as credits is displayed, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of winnings and the contents when an error occurs. The game assistance indicator 12 where the error code etc which shows is displayed
, 1 BET LED 14 to notify that the bet number is set by 1 lights, 2 BET LED 15 to notify that the bet number is set by 2 lights, 3 BET LED 16 to notify by light that 3 bets are set, medal The launch request LED 17 reports by a light on the state that the game can be thrown, the start valid LED 18 notifies by a light that the game start operation by the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, and the light indicates that it is controlled to an advantageous section A game display section 13 provided with an advantageous section LED 19 for notifying and an LED 20 during replay for notifying that the replay game is in progress is provided.

Inside the MAX BET switch 6, a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 2) is provided to notify by lighting that the setting operation of the bet number by the operation of the MAX BET switch 6 is enabled, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, Inside the 8R, the left, middle, and right stop enable LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R (see FIG. 2) notify by lighting that the operation for stopping the reel by the corresponding stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is effective respectively. It is provided.

Inside the slot machine 1, a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for releasing an error state from the outside of the slot machine 1 by a predetermined key operation, changing a set value or checking a set value The set value indicator 24 where the set value is displayed, the flow path of the medal inserted from the medal insertion section 4, the hopper tank (not shown) side provided inside the slot machine 1 or the medal payout port 9 side There is provided a flow selector solenoid 30 for selectively switching to one of the above, and a medal selector having inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c inserted from the medal insertion portion 4 and detecting medals flowing down to the hopper tank side. .

Inside the slot machine 1, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R and the reel motor 32L described above are provided.
, 32C, 32R, and reels composed of reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R (see FIG. 2) capable of detecting the reel reference positions of the respective reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and the medals inserted from the medal insertion portion 4 are stored. A hopper tank (not shown), a hopper motor 34b (see FIG. 2) for discharging medals stored in the hopper tank from the medal payout opening 9, and a payout sensor 34c for detecting medals paid out by driving the hopper motor 34b. (Figure 2
A hopper unit is provided.

At the side of the hopper unit 34, an overflow tank 35 is provided in which the medals overflowing from the hopper tank are stored. Inside the overflow tank 35, a full tank sensor 35a is provided which detects that the stored medals are full.

The slot machine 1 also functions as a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and functions as a reset switch for canceling an error state under normal conditions, and will be described later in the setting change state. A reset / setting switch 38 is provided which functions as a setting switch for changing the setting value of the winning probability (out-rolling rate) of the internal lottery.

The setting key switch 37 and the reset / setting switch 38 are provided inside the slot machine 1 and can not be operated unless the front door 1b which can be opened by a predetermined key operation is opened. Only the clerk holding the key can operate it. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 further requires a key operation, among the store clerks in the game arcade, only the store clerk who holds the key for operating the setting key switch 37 can operate. Although the reset switch 23 does not need to open the front door 1b, it requires key operation using a predetermined key, so only a store clerk who holds the predetermined key can operate.

Also, inside the slot machine 1, with the gaming control board 40 attached at a predetermined position inside the housing 1a, a seven-segment display on the lower side (player side) of the gaming control board 40 A game information display 50 consisting of In the game information display 50, with the game control board 40 enclosed in the board case 120a, the board case 12
The game information based on the history of games in the slot machine 1 displayed on the game information display unit 50 and displayed on the game information display unit 50.
For example, the payout rate of medals in a predetermined period calculated by dividing the total number of medals paid out in a predetermined period by the total number of medals used in the game in that period, or advantageous for the player in a predetermined period The game controlled to an advantageous state in a predetermined period calculated by dividing the total number of games controlled to a certain state (BB, advantageous section, etc. described later) by the total number of games played in that period The store clerk or the like can recognize the ratio of the number of times, etc.).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine 1. In the slot machine 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a game control board 40 and an effect control board 90 are provided, the game control board 40 controls the game, and the effect control board 90 responds to the gaming state. Control of production is performed.

On the game control board 40, the aforementioned MAX BET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, settlement switch 10, reset switch 23, inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R, payout sensors 34c, a full tank sensor 35a, a setting key switch 37, and a reset / setting switch 38 are connected, and detection signals of these connected switches are input. In addition, on the game control board 40, the above-described credit indicator 11, gaming assistance indicator 12, 1 to 3 BETL
ED 14-16, input request LED 17, start effective LED 18, advantageous section LED 19,
Replay LED 20, BET switch enable LED 21, left, middle, right stop enable LED 22
L, 22C, 22R, setting value display 24, flow path switching solenoid 30, reel motor 32L
, 32C, 32R, hopper motor 34b, and game information indicator 50 are connected, and these electric components are driven based on the control of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40. .

On the game control board 40, a microcomputer including a main CPU 41a, a ROM 41b, a RAM 41c, and an I / O port 41d is mounted, and a main control unit 41 for controlling a game is mounted.

The main control unit 41 performs various controls for advancing the game in response to detection of an operation associated with the progress of the game, and transmits various commands to the sub control unit 91. The command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 is sent in one direction only, and the command is not sent from the sub control unit 91 to the main control unit 41.

Further, as described later, the main control unit 41 repeatedly loops the processing according to the control status until the detection status of the various switches connected to the game control board 40 changes as the main processing. The process of transitioning in stages is performed according to the change in the detection state. Further, the main control unit 41 executes timer interrupt processing at predetermined time intervals (about 0.56 milliseconds in the present embodiment). The execution interval of the timer interrupt process is set to a time longer than the sum of the time for one cycle of the process repeated depending on the control state in the main process and the execution time for the timer interrupt process. Processing to be repeated according to the control state is always at least one round between the next timer interrupt processing.

A rendering device such as a liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) and a reel LED (not shown) is connected to the rendering control substrate 90, and these rendering devices are connected to the sub control unit 91 mounted on the rendering control substrate 90. It is driven based on control by. The sub control unit 91 can perform various controls for performing effects in response to the command transmitted from the main control unit 41.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is configured to change the payout rate of medals according to the set value.
Specifically, the payout rate of medals is changed by using the winning probability corresponding to the setting value in the lottery that affects the player's degree of advantage such as internal lottery. Set value is 1 to 6
The payout rate is the highest, and the payout rate decreases as the value decreases in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 6. That is, when 6 is set as the setting value, the degree of advantage is the highest for the player, and the degree of advantage decreases stepwise as the values become smaller in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

In order to change the setting value, it is necessary to turn on the setting key switch 37 and then turn on the slot machine 1. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the setting value read from the RAM 41c is displayed on the setting value display 24 as a display value, and setting can be changed by operating the reset / setting switch 38 Transition to the change state. In the setting change state, when the reset / setting switch 38 is operated, the display value displayed on the setting value display 24 is updated one by one (when the setting value 6 is further operated, the setting value is set to 1 Return). Then, when the start switch 7 is operated, the display value is determined as the set value. When the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the determined display value (set value)
Is stored in the RAM 41 c of the main control unit 41, and the game is progressed to a state where it can be progressed.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the specified number of bets that can be set according to the game state is determined, and the game is performed on the condition that the specified number of bets determined according to the game state is set. It is possible to start the In the present embodiment, the pay line LN is activated when the specified number of bets is set according to the game state.

The pay line is a line set to determine whether a combination of symbols displayed in the see-through window 3 of each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is a combination of pay symbols. In the present embodiment, FIG.
As shown in the drawing, only the payline LN set across the middle of the reel 2L, the middle of the reel 2C, and the middle of the reel 2R, that is, the symbols horizontally arranged in the middle is defined as the payline. Although only one pay line is applied in this embodiment, a plurality of pay lines may be applied.

And in this embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the activated pay line (in the case of this embodiment, the pay line LN is always activated, so in the following, it is activated. When a combination of symbols called a combination is aligned on the winning line LN thus obtained is simply referred to as a winning line), a winning is achieved. The role may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols.

When playing a game in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 or the MAX BET switch 6 is operated to set the number of bets using credits. When the specified number of bets determined according to the gaming state is set, the payline LN (see FIG. 1) becomes effective, and the operation of the start switch 7 is effective, that is,
The game is ready to start. When the medal is inserted exceeding the maximum number among the prescribed numbers corresponding to the gaming state, that amount is added to the credit.

When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, each reel 2L, 2C, 2
R is rotated, and the symbols of the respective reels 2L, 2C, 2R are continuously varied. Reel 2 L, 2
When one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated while C, 2R is being rotated, the rotation of the corresponding reel 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the symbol of the reel is displayed on the perspective window 3 as a result It is displayed as derived.

In the stop control, the reels 2L, 2C, 2 corresponding to the operation within the maximum stop delay time (190 ms (milliseconds in this embodiment)) from when the operation is performed for each stop switch.
Control to stop the rotation of R is performed. The reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotated 80 per minute, and 80 (rotation) x 20 (number of symbolized symbols per reel, for example, 20 symbols) = 1,600 symbols, so the predetermined maximum Until the stop delay time (190 ms) elapses, it is possible to draw in symbols for up to four frames. In other words, in stop control, the symbol displayed when the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is operated, and the symbol from four frames ahead to the symbol, one symbol from the symbol of a total of five frames (pull-in range) Can be selected and led to the reels 2L, 2R, 2R.

And one game is ended by stopping all reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and a combination of symbols (hereinafter also referred to as a combination) determined in advance on payline LN is each reel 2L, 2C, 2
When the display is stopped as a display result of R, a winning occurs, and the number of medals determined according to the winning is awarded to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50 in the present embodiment), the medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1). In addition, on the pay line LN, when the combination of symbols accompanied by the transition of the gaming state is stopped as the display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, it is shifted to the gaming state according to the combination of symbols .

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

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the type of winning combination is determined in accordance with the gaming state, and it is possible to start the next game without requiring a small winning combination with payout of medals and setting of the number of bets. And a special role with a transition to a gaming state (special state) advantageous to the player. In the following, the small part and the re-play part are collectively referred to as a general part. In order to generate a winning of each combination determined in accordance with the gaming state, it is necessary to win an internal lottery and to set a winning flag of the combination. In the internal lottery, before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are derived (specifically, whether or not the main control unit 41 allows winning in each of the above-mentioned combinations).
It is determined using a random number at the time of detection of the start switch 7).

Among the winning flags of each combination, the winning flags of the small winning combination and the re-playing combination are made valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and become invalid in the next game, but the winning flag of the special combination is It is valid until the combination of roles accepted by the flag is complete, and is invalid in the game in which the combination of accepted roles is complete. That is, once the special character's winning flag is won,
For example, even if the combination of the roles accepted by the flag can not be aligned, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game.

In the slot machine 1, at the end of one game, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R paylines LN
A prize occurs when a predetermined combination of symbols for a winning combination is derived as a display result. In addition, when the symbol combination (for example, “7-7-7 and the like”) of the special combination is stopped on the pay line LN, a special combination of special combination is generated and transition to BB is made as a special state.

The BB is a gaming state in which the game is continuously controlled in the RB until a predetermined termination condition (in this embodiment, the number of medals to be paid out exceeds 316) is established. RB is
It is a gaming state that is more advantageous for the player than other gaming states by increasing the winning probability of the small winning combination in the internal lottery, and when the predetermined number of games predetermined in RB is digested, or predetermined When the type of combination (any type is acceptable) has won a predetermined number of times, it is a gaming state which ends earlier. In RB controlled during BB, the winning combination probability of the small winning combination is higher than the condition not controlled by BB (RB) by making the special winning combination and the re-play combination winning combination in the internal lottery out of lottery selection. It is a probability (1 / 1.0), and the payout rate of medals per game exceeds 100%.

In the slot machine 1, a general part (hereinafter referred to as "general part") who is won in the internal lottery in duplicate with the special part
Called a double winning combination. ) Is provided, and the special combination can be won in duplicate if the double winning combination is won in the internal lottery, and the symbol combination constituting the double winning combination is the reel 2L, By stopping in 2C and 2R, it is suggested that there is a possibility that the special part has been won.

Further, in the internal lottery, when the stop operation is performed in a predetermined operation mode (for example, the order of stop operation, operation timing) which is determined in advance, small which is more advantageous than the case where the stop operation is performed in another operation mode The combination and the re-play combination (hereinafter sometimes referred to as AT target combination) can be won. For example, when the stop operation is performed in a predetermined operation mode determined in advance, the AT target role is a stop mode that is more advantageous than the stop mode in which the stop operation is stopped when the stop operation is performed in another operation mode In the case where the stop operation is performed in a predetermined operation mode determined in advance, it includes a role or the like in which the rate of stopping of the stop mode which is more advantageous than in the case where the stop operation is performed in another operation mode is high. Further, the advantageous stop mode includes not only the stop mode with the awarding of medals, but also the stop mode with the transition to the advantageous game state, the stop mode in which the transition to the disadvantageous game state is avoided, and the like.

The main control unit 41 becomes a notification period in which navigation notification can be performed in which the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, which is advantageous to the player according to the internal lottery result, is notified by the lighting mode of the game assistance indicator 12. Control is possible to the assist time (AT). Main control unit 4
1 performs an advantageous section lottery that determines whether or not to control to an advantageous section controlled to an advantageous state for the player when a predetermined predetermined lottery condition is established, and is selected for the advantageous section lottery By doing this, control of the advantageous section is started from the end of the game in which the lottery condition for performing the advantageous section lottery is established. During the advantageous section, the main control unit 41 executes the navigation notification by controlling the AT by winning the navigation target role (the above-mentioned pushing order) according to the gaming state, and the player can perform the navigation notification. While reporting the operation mode (for example, pushing order, operation timing, etc.) of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R which become advantageous using the game supplementary indicator 12, the command which can specify the operation mode which becomes advantageous for the player is By transmitting to the sub control unit 91, the navigation effect of notifying the operation mode using the liquid crystal display 51 or the like is performed. Stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R in the operation mode notified by the navigation notification and the navigation effect
By operating the, it is possible to reliably win the winning combination winning in the internal lottery. In the control of the advantageous section, the advantageous section LED 19 is provided over the advantageous section.
Is informed that the control of the advantageous section is being performed.

[About control of display modes such as gaming assistance indicator by main control unit]
Next, indicators such as the game assistance indicator 12 performed by the main control unit 41 and 1 to 3 BETLE
Control of the display mode of LEDs such as D14 to D16 will be described based on FIGS.

The I / O port 41 d of the main control unit 41 includes a game control board 40 as described later.
As an output port for outputting a light emission signal for controlling a light emission mode to each of the display devices and LEDs connected to the device, for example, a first output port 61, a second output port 62, a third
An output port 63 and the like are included. Each output port of the 1st output port 61, the 2nd output port 62, and the 3rd output port 63 is constituted from eight output terminals, and the below-mentioned light emission of indicators and LEDs is carried out to a predetermined output terminal. Signal lines of a light emission signal or selection signal for causing the unit to emit light are connected.

As shown in FIG. 3, among the output ports, the first output port 61 and the third output port 63 have a credit indicator 11, a game assistance indicator 12, a setting value indicator 24, and 1 to 3 BET LEDs.
The game information indicator 50 is connected to the second output port 62 and the third output port 63 among the output ports, and 14 to 16, the closing request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the advantageous section LED 19 and the replaying LED 20 are connected. It is done.

The credit display 11 is composed of two 7-segment displays, and can display 2-digit numbers, symbols and the like, and each 7-segment display has numbers (for example, “1” etc.) and symbols (for example, “ By displaying “−” or the like, it is possible to display the value of the credit and that the setting is being changed.

The game assistance indicator 12 is composed of two 7-segment indicators, and can display 2-digit numbers, symbols, letters, etc., and each 7-segment indicator has numbers (for example, "1" etc.) and symbols For example, "-
"Etc.), displaying alphabetic characters (for example," E "," r ", etc.), the value of the number of paid-out medals paid out with the winning of a small combination, the effect that the setting is being changed, It is possible to display an error code indicating the content of an error, and a navi notification indicating an operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R which is advantageous to the player.

The setting value display 24 is configured of one 7-segment display, can display a single digit number and the like, and the 7-segment display can display a number (for example, “1” and the like) to be a slot machine. 1
The set value set in can be displayed.

1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 are each configured by one LED, and 1B
The ETLED 14 lights up to notify that the first bet number is set, and 2 BET
The LED 15 lights up to notify that the second bet number is set, 3 BETLE
By lighting D16, it is informed that the third bet number is set.

The insertion request LED is configured by one LED, and when the insertion request LED lights up, it notifies that it is possible to insert a medal from the medal insertion portion 4.

The start enable LED 18 is configured by one LED, and the start enable LED
By turning on 18, the specified number of bets required to start the game is set.
It notifies that the operation acceptance of the start switch 7 is valid.

The advantageous section LED 19 is configured by one LED, and when the advantageous section LED 19 lights up, it notifies that control is performed to the advantageous section.

The game information display 50 is composed of four 7-segment displays, and can display two sets of 2-digit numbers, symbols, alphabets, etc., and each 7-segment display displays numbers (for example, "1" etc.) and Alphabetic (eg,
By displaying “A” or the like, it is possible to display an abbreviation indicating the type of game information based on the game history, a payout rate, a ratio, and the like.

The main control unit 41 is data of information related to the game set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c (for example, credit) every time the game is advanced by the above-mentioned main processing and a predetermined display switching condition is established in advance. Display data (8-bit data for bit control (for example, "00000001" etc.)) for displaying information related to the game on the above-mentioned various displays and LEDs on the basis of Then, the output buffer provided for each output port in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is set. After that, the main control unit 41
In timer interrupt processing, bit control to be described later is performed to control a predetermined light emitting unit in a predetermined indicator or the like specified based on display data set in the output buffer to a light emission mode or a non-light emission mode It controls so that the light emission signal and selection signal which are set may be output from a predetermined | prescribed output port. Thereby, information on the game according to the progress of the game is displayed and notified by a predetermined indicator or the like.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the main control unit 41 is set in the slot machine 1 in a setting change state in which the set value can be changed by the operation of a store clerk or the like of the store where the slot machine 1 is installed. The setting confirmation state for displaying the set value, the error state in which the progress of the game is disabled in response to the occurrence of an error, and the medal set to the credit or bet number according to the operation of the settlement switch 10 by the player etc. Data for display is created and output based on data of information about the game every time a predetermined display switching condition is satisfied according to the control status such as the settlement status to be returned to and the game and during the game (non-game) By setting in the buffer, control is made to display information on the game on a predetermined display or the like.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the main control unit 41 starts the setting change state by turning on the power of the slot machine 1 in a state where the setting key switch 37 is turned on, and the main processing is performed. Of the output port to which the credit display 11 and the game assistance indicator 12 are connected by creating display data for displaying “−” on each 7 segment indicator of the credit indicator 11 and the game assistance indicator 12 Set in output buffer. In addition, RAM 41 c by main processing
The display area of the slot machine 1 is specified with reference to a predetermined area to specify which one of “1” to “6” is, and display data for displaying the value of the set value is created, It sets to the output buffer of the output port to which the setting value indicator 24 is connected. Then, by performing bit control in the timer interrupt process, the credit indicator 11 and the game supplementary indicator 12 are "-
Is displayed on the setting value display 24 to display a number indicating the setting value. Credit indicator 1
1. By displaying "-" on the game support indicator 12, it informs that the setting is changed, and by displaying a number on the setting value indicator 24, a selectable setting value is notified.

In the setting change state, it is detected that the start switch 7 is in the ON state as a display switching condition, whereby the credit display 11 and the game assistance display 12 are performed in the main processing.
The display data for displaying “−−” on the screen is set in the output buffer of the credit display 11 and the game assistance display 12, and the display data for displaying “0” on the setting value display 24 is created. Then, the output buffer of the setting value display 24 is set. Then, by performing bit control in the timer interrupt process, the display mode of the setting value indicator 24 is set to "0" while continuing the display mode of the credit indicator 11 and the game auxiliary indicator 12 with "-". Switch. By switching the display of the setting value display 24 to “0”, the start switch 7 is operated,
Report that a new set value has been set.

Thereafter, as the setting key switch 37 is turned off as the display switching condition, the main control unit 41 displays “_0” (“_” indicates the extinguishing mode (non-displaying mode)) as the credit by the main processing. Data is created and set in the output buffer of the output port to which the credit display unit 11 is connected. In addition, game assistance indicator 12 and setting value indicator 24
The display data for turning off the light is created and set in the output buffer of the game assist indicator 12 and the setting value indicator 24. Then, by performing bit control in the timer interrupt processing, "_0" is displayed on the credit display 11, and the gaming assistance display 12 and the setting value display 24 are controlled to be turned off. By changing the display mode of the credit display 11 and the game assistance display 12 to a display mode other than "-" and setting the display mode of the setting value display 24 to the light-off mode, it is indicated that the setting change state is ended. Inform.

In the setting change state, the main control unit 41 sets 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16.
Input request LED17, start effective LED18, advantageous section LED19, LED during replay
The display data set in the 20 output buffers are maintained without being updated. At the start of the setting change state, display data to be turned off is set in the display buffer for these LEDs, and these LEDs are controlled to be turned off during the setting change state. ing.

As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the main control section 41 starts the setting confirmation state by turning on the setting key switch 37 during non-playing in which a game is not being played, and the main processing is performed by the main processing. Identify the set value set in the slot machine 1 with reference to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, which one of “1” to “6”, and create display data for displaying the value of the set value. , Set in the output buffer of the output port to which the setting value display 24 is connected. Then, by performing bit control in the timer interrupt process, a number indicating the set value is displayed on the set value display 24, and the set value is notified.

Thereafter, as the display switching condition, the main control unit 41 creates display data for turning off the setting value display 24 by setting the setting key switch 37 to OFF, and the setting value display 2
Set to 4 output buffer. Then, by performing bit control in the timer interrupt process, the set value display 24 is controlled to be turned off to notify that the setting change state is ended.

During the setting confirmation state, the main control unit 41 maintains the display data set in the output buffer of the credit display 11 and the game assistance display 12 without updating. At the start of the setting confirmation state, display data indicating the value of the credit is set in the output buffer of the credit display 11, and the display mode of the credit display 11 is the value of the credit during the setting confirmation state. It is controlled to be any of _0 "to" 50 ". Also, in the output buffer of the game assistance indicator 12, display data for setting the light off mode when medals are not paid out in the previous game is set, and when medals are paid out in the last game, Display data for displaying the number of payouts is set, and display data to be turned off when the previous game is the last game in BB is set, and the game assist indicator 12 is displayed in the setting confirmation state. The display mode of is controlled to the display mode according to the situation of the previous game.

Further, in the setting confirmation state, the main control unit 41 sets 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16.
, Input request LED 17, start effective LED 18, advantageous section LED 19, during replay LE
The display data set in the D20 output buffer is maintained without being updated. At the start of the setting confirmation state, display data indicating the display mode according to the previous game situation is set in the display buffer of these LEDs, and these LEDs are displayed during the setting change state.
The class is controlled to the display mode according to the situation of the previous game.

As shown in FIG. 4C, when an error occurs, the main control unit 41 performs control to an error state to disable the progress of the game. At the start of the error state, the display data set in the output buffer of gaming assistance indicator 12 by the main processing is stored in RAM 41c.
It is stored and saved in a predetermined area of In addition, at the start of the error state, game assistance indicator 1
Similar to the display mode of the game assist indicator 12 in the setting confirmation state, the display mode 2 is a display mode or a light-off state indicating the number of medals paid out according to the previous game situation.

After that, referring to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the type of error occurring is specified, display data for displaying an error code indicating the occurring error is created, and the game assist indicator 12 is connected. Set in the output buffer of the output port Then, by performing bit control in the timer interrupt process, alphabetic characters and numbers indicating an error code in the game auxiliary display 12 ("E" indicating an error code and a number "1" indicating an error type in this embodiment) ~ "8
"" (Any number)) is displayed to notify the type of error that has occurred.

After that, as a display switching condition, reset switch 23 or reset / setting switch 3
By performing the reset operation by the operation of 8, the display data saved at the start of the error state is specified with reference to the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and the display data is set in the output buffer of the game assist indicator 12. End the error condition. Then, by performing bit control in the timer interrupt processing, the display mode of the game assist indicator 12 is controlled based on the display data of the output buffer, and the game assist indicator is displayed as the display mode before the error state is started. Control 12 display modes.

During the error state, the main control unit 41 maintains the display data set in the output buffer of the credit display 11 without updating it as in the above-described setting confirmation state. During the error state, the display mode of the credit display 11 is controlled to the value of the credit (one of the numbers “_0” to “50”).

Further, during the error state, the main control unit 41 controls the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16,
Input request LED17, start effective LED18, advantageous section LED19, LED during replay
The display data set in the 20 output buffers are maintained without being updated. At the start of the error state, display data indicating the display mode corresponding to the previous game situation is set in the display buffer of these LEDs, and these LEDs are displayed in the error state during the error state. It is controlled to the display mode according to the situation of a game.

As shown in FIG. 4 (d), the main control unit 41 operates the settlement switch 10 to ON during non-playing in which a game is not being played, thereby allowing the medals stored in the credits to be paid out as medals Start the settlement state to be returned from 9 and play auxiliary display 1 by main processing
Create display data to display the calculated value by subtracting the value of the credit displayed in 2 one by one, and set it in the output buffer of the output port to which the game assistance display 12 is connected, The processing to stand by until one timer interrupt processing is performed, game auxiliary indicator 1
Repeatedly sequentially until the display mode of 2 becomes "0".

Then, by performing bit control in the timer interrupt process during execution of the settlement process, the value of the credit displayed on the game aid display 12 is sequentially decremented one by one, and "0" is finally displayed. Informing that the settlement process has been performed.

In the settlement state, the main control unit 41 maintains the display data set in the output buffer of the game assistance display 12 without updating it as in the above setting confirmation state. In the settlement state, the display mode of the game assistance indicator 12 is controlled to the display mode according to the previous game situation.

In addition, at the start of the settlement state, the main control unit 41 controls the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 1.
6, release request LED 17, start effective LED 18, advantageous section LED 19, during replay L
Set display data to turn off these LEDs in the ED 20 output buffer,
These LEDs are controlled to be turned off.

Next, game assistance indicator 1 which main control part 41 performs in a predetermined game (a game other than the last in BB and a game in a normal state not controlled by BB) different from the last game in BB
Control of display modes of 2nd grade display devices and LEDs of 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 will be described based on FIG.

One game is started when the start switch 7 is turned ON with the specified number of bets set and the operation acceptance by the start switch 7 enabled, and all reels 2L
, 2C, 2R are rotated at a predetermined constant speed, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated to stop the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. Then, when the symbol combination of the small winning combination is stopped on the pay line LN when the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, the small winning combination occurs and a predetermined number of medals are generated. Is paid out from the medal payout opening 9. Thereafter, a game end initialization process is performed to initialize a predetermined area to be initialized for each game in the storage area of the RAM 41c, and the control of one game is ended. Thereafter, the medal is inserted from the medal insertion portion 4 or the MAXBET switch 6 is operated to set the number of bets, and the predetermined number of bets is set. Receptionist is activated. Then, in the state where the operation acceptance is activated, the control of the next one game is started by operating the start switch 7. When the predetermined display switching condition is satisfied in accordance with the progress of such a game, the main control unit 41 displays indicators such as the game assistance indicator 12 and the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14.
By setting predetermined display data in the output buffers of LEDs such as ̃16, etc., control is performed in a predetermined display mode.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the start switch 7 is operated to ON at the start of the game, that is, when the specified number of bets is set, the credit indicator 11, 1 to 3 BET LED 14 to
The display data of the advantageous section LED 19 and the replaying LED 20 is maintained in the corresponding output buffers with the data set at the end of the previous game or after the end of the previous game, and the display mode is continued. On the other hand, the display data of the game support indicator 12 is advantageous for the player according to the AT target role when the game is a game during the advantageous section and the AT target role is won by the internal lottery. Display data for displaying a navigation alert that can specify the operation mode (stop order, stop timing, etc.) of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R to be displayed is set in the output buffer of the game assist indicator 12, and the game assist display When the display mode of the vessel 12 is controlled to the navigation alert display and the game is not a game during the advantageous section, or when the AT target combination is not won, the display data for controlling the light off mode is the game assistance display The game auxiliary indicator 12 is controlled to be turned off by being set in the output buffer of the bin 12. In addition, input request LED17, start effective LE
In the display data of D18, the display data to be controlled to turn off is set in the output buffer of each LED, and the closing request LED 17 and the start valid LED 18 are controlled to be off.

After one game is started and all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotated at a predetermined constant speed, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated to stop the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R In the period until it is displayed, the indicator such as credit indicator 11 and 1 to 3 BETL
The display data of LEDs such as the EDs 14 to 16 is not updated, and the display mode of these displays and the like is maintained.

And when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the credit indicator 1
Data for display of the game assist indicator 12, the advantageous section LED 19, and the LED 20 during replay may be updated.

When the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the symbol combination of the small winning combination is stopped on the payline LN, and when there is a payout of medals, the display data of the credit display 11 is the maximum value of credits The number of medals paid out in the range up to “50” (in the present embodiment) is updated so as to be incremented by one, and is sequentially set in the output buffer of the credit display 11, and the display mode of the credit display 11 Is updated to be the value of the credit after adding the number of payouts. On the other hand, when the symbol combination of the replay role is stopped in the payline LN, or when the symbol combination constituting any combination in the payline LN is not stopped nor is out of place, medals are not paid out, The display data of the credit display 11 is not updated, and the display mode of the credit display 11 is maintained.

In addition, when there is a payout of medals, the display data of the gaming assistance display 12 is updated so as to be incremented by 1 up to a value indicating the number of medals paid out, and the output buffer of the gaming assistance display 12 The display mode of the game assist indicator 12 is updated to be a value indicating the number of payouts. On the other hand, when the medal is not paid out, the display data to be controlled to turn off is set in the output buffer of the game assist indicator 12, and the game assist indicator 12 is controlled to turn off.

In addition, when there is a payout of medals, the display data of the insertion request LED 17 is the display data to be controlled to the lighting mode after the update of the display data of the credit display 11 and the game assistance display 12 is completed. The input request LED 17 is set to the output buffer of the input request LED 17, and the input request LED 17 is controlled to be lit. In addition, when the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the symbol combinations constituting any of the winning combinations on the pay line LN have not been stopped either.
When the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped and one game is ended, the insertion request LED 17
The display data to be controlled to the lighting mode is set in the output buffer of the input request LED 17 as the display data, and the input request LED 17 is controlled to the lighting state. Meanwhile, reel 2L
, 2C and 2R are stopped, when the symbol combination of the replay player is stopped on the pay line LN, the display data in the output buffer of the insertion request LED 17 is not updated,
The display data to be controlled to the light off mode is maintained as it is, and the closing request LED 17 is maintained in the light off state.

Also, when the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the symbol combination of the replay role is stopped on the pay line LN, and when replay is given, it lights up as data for display of the LED 20 during replay. The display data to be controlled to the mode is set in the output buffer of the LED 20 during the replay, and the LED 20 during the replay is controlled to be in the lighting state. Also, the start effective LE
As display data for D18, the display data to be controlled to the lighting mode is the start effective LE
It is set to the output buffer of D18, and the start valid LED 18 is controlled to be lit.
On the other hand, when no replay is given, display data to be controlled to turn off is set as the display data of the LED 20 during replay in the output buffer of the LED 20 during replay, and the LED 20 is controlled to be turned off during replay. Ru.

In addition, when it is determined that the control is to be performed to the advantageous section when the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, or when the advantageous section is in the advantageous section, as data for display of the advantageous section LED19,
Display data to be controlled to the lighting mode is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section LED 19, and the advantageous section LED 19 is controlled to be in the lighting state. On the other hand, when it is not determined that control to the advantageous section is made or during the advantageous section, display data to be controlled to turn off is set as the display data for the advantageous section LED 19 in the output buffer of the advantageous section LED 19 As a result, the advantageous section LED 19 is controlled to be turned off.

After the main control unit 41 stops the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and performs processing related to the payout of medals and the grant of replay according to the result of the game, the initialization processing at the end of the game is executed. In the memory area of the RAM 41c, a predetermined area to be initialized for each game is initialized. At this time, in the predetermined area to be initialized, game data relating to the game, for example,
As a result of lottery of internal lottery, storage area such as data of information related to the game which is the basis of creating data for display of the number of payouts is included, these data are initialized by initialization processing at the end of game and RAM41c It will be erased from the predetermined area. Further, the predetermined area initialized by the game end initialization process does not include the various displays and the output buffers of the LEDs, and various displays even after the game end initialization process is executed. The display mode of LEDs and LEDs is
It is maintained based on the display data set in each output buffer.

Incidentally, a predetermined area of the RAM 41c including each output buffer is backed up by the backup power supply, and even when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, the stored contents are maintained as long as the backup power is supplied. When the slot machine 1 recovers from power failure, it is possible to recover in a state where display data when power failure occurs is set in each output buffer.

In the non-game after the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped in the game and the payout process etc. and the at the end of game initialization process is finished, if the replay is not given in the previous game Maintain the display mode of 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 in the display mode at the end of the previous game until an operation to set the bet number is performed by the insertion of medals from the medal insertion portion 4 or the operation of the MAX BET switch 6 While waiting, when the re-game is granted in the previous game, until the operation of the start switch 7 is performed, the display mode of various indicators and LEDs is maintained in the display mode at the end of the previous game While waiting.

During non-game, when the medal is inserted from the medal insertion section 4 and the first medal is set as the number of bets, the display buffer for controlling the extinguishing mode in the output buffer of 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is It is set. Thereafter, display data to be controlled to the lighting mode is set in the output buffer of the 1 BET LED 14, and the 1 BET LED 14 is controlled to the lighting state.
After that, every time 2nd and 3rd medals are set as the number of bets, 2 BET LED 15, 3
Display data to be controlled to the lighting mode is set in the output buffer of the BET LED 16 and these LEDs are controlled to be in the lighting state.

In addition, when the bet number is set by operating the MAX BET switch 6 during non-game, the display data of the credit display 11 indicates the number of medals necessary for setting the bet number of the specified number from the credit. The value after the subtraction is updated to the data to be displayed, and the credit indicator 1
The display mode of 1 is controlled to a value after setting the specified number of bets (not shown).

In addition, during the non-game, when 3 medals are set as the bet number, the start effective LE
Display data to be controlled to the lighting mode is set in the output buffer of D18, and the start valid LED 18 is controlled to the lighting state.

As described above, in a predetermined game (a game other than the last game in BB and a game in a normal state not controlled by BB), when the payout is performed when the game is ended, the game assistance indicator 12 Is controlled so as to display the payout number of medals, and then the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the specified number of bets is set to start the next game, game assistance By controlling the display mode of the display 12 to the off state or the navigation notification display, the display of the paid-out number of medals is ended.

In addition, the display mode of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is controlled to be on when the bet number is set to start the game, that is, to be controlled to be on before the game is ended. Even after the end of the game, it is maintained in the lit state. The display mode of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is temporarily set by setting the number of bets for starting the next game by the insertion of medals from the medal insertion portion 4 or the MAX BET switch 6 being operated. The notification of the setting of the bet number of the previous game is ended by being controlled to the extinguished state. And 1 to 3 bets according to the number of bets set to start the next game
The display mode of the LEDs 14 to 16 is controlled to be in the lighting state.

Next, control of display modes such as the game assist indicator 12 and LEDs such as 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 performed by the main control section 41 in the final game in BB will be described based on FIG. In addition, in control of the display aspect such as indicators in the last game in BB,
Since the same configuration as control of display modes such as indicators in predetermined games different from the last game in BB described above is included, the following mainly describes differences.

As shown in FIG. 6, the main control unit 41 does not perform control of the AT when performing control of the BB, and in the last game in the BB, the start switch 7 is used to start the game. When the game auxiliary indicator 12 is operated, the display auxiliary data to be controlled to be turned off is set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary indicator 12 as display data for the game auxiliary indicator 12 so that the game auxiliary indicator 12 is turned off. It is supposed to be controlled by the state.

In addition, after the control of the BB is started, the main control unit 41 adds up the total number of medals paid out during the BB as the small winning combination ends at the end of each game, and the total payout of medals during the BB It is determined whether the number has exceeded a predetermined number (316 in the present embodiment). Then, when it is determined that the total payout number of medals in BB has exceeded the predetermined number, the game is identified as the last game in BB, and at the end of the game, initialization processing at the game end is executed. After that, at the end of the BB, the unique BB end processing is performed to end the control of the BB.

In the BB end process, the progress of the game is predetermined for a predetermined time (five seconds in this embodiment)
After the delay processing for delaying, the RAM based on the initialization table at the end of BB
At BB end, initialization processing is performed to initialize the initialization target area in 41c.

By performing delay processing at the end of BB by the main control unit 41, the sub-control unit 91 uses the rendering device such as the liquid crystal display 51 or the like for a predetermined time in which the progress of the game is delayed by the delay processing. Effects related to the end of the
It is possible to perform an effect etc. which announces a game history, such as the payout number of medals in the inside.

R is initialized based on the initialization table at BB end by the BB end initialization process.
In the initialization target area of AM 41 c, the output buffer of gaming assistance indicator 12 and 1 to 3 BET
The area where the output buffer of LED14-16 is set is included, with the data for display of game assistance indicator 12 and 1-3 BETLED1 by the initialization processing at the time of BB ending being done
4 to 16 display data are initialized. Thereafter, bit control is performed by the timer interrupt processing, based on the display data of the game assist indicator 12 in the initialized state and the display data of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 in the initialized state. The display modes of the game assist indicator 12 and the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 are controlled to be turned off.

As shown in FIG. 6, the BB end initialization processing is performed in the BB end processing.
At the end of the last game in BB, gaming assistance indicator 12 and 1-3 BETLED 14
The data for display in each of the 16 output buffers is initialized, and updated to the data for display that controls the display and the LED in the extinguishing mode, whereby the game assist indicators 12 and 1 to 3B
The ETLEDs 14 to 16 are controlled to be turned off.

On the other hand, at the end of the last game in BB, the display data in each output buffer such as credit indicator 11, start valid LED 18, advantage section LED 19 and LED during replay 20 are not initialized and the end of the game Is maintained even after the end of BB. In addition, in the BB end process, before performing the BB end initialization process, the display data such as the credit display 11, the start valid LED 18, the advantageous section LED 19 and the replaying LED 20 are initialized by the BB end initialization process. R will never be
Save to a predetermined area of AM 41 c, and restore the saved display data to each output buffer such as credit display 11, start valid LED 18, advantage section LED 19, and LED 20 during replay after completion of the BB end initialization process The display mode at the end of the last game of BB may be maintained even after the end of BB.

As described above, in the final game in BB, when the payout of the medal is performed when the game is finished, the display mode of the game assist indicator 12 is controlled to display the payout number of medals. Ru. After that, when the control of BB is ended, initialization processing at the end of BB is performed,
By controlling the gaming support indicator 12 to the extinguished state and ending the display of the number of paid out medals,
After the end of the above-mentioned predetermined game (games other than the last in BB and games in a normal state not controlled by BB), the timing for ending the display of the payout number of medals (a specified number of bets is set) The display of the number of paid-out medals can be ended at a timing different from when the start switch 7 is operated to ON.

Also, by including the RAM area of the output buffer of the game assistance indicator 12 in the initialization table used for the BB end initialization process, after the last game in BB, the BB end initialization process to display the game assistance The display data of the game console 12 is initialized and the game assistance display 12
Because the display mode of is controlled to be extinguished, the difference in the timing at which the announcement of the number of payouts by the game assistance indicator 12 is finished makes it possible to specify whether it is the last game in BB or the predetermined game. At the end of the last game in BB, there is no need to perform processing separate from the BB end initialization processing.

In the last game in BB, the display mode of 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is controlled to be on when the bet number is set to start the game, ie before the last game in BB is finished It is controlled to be in the lighting state, and is maintained in the lighting state even after the end of the game. After that, when the control of the BB is ended, the BB end initialization process is performed to control the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 to turn off, and the notification of the bet number set in the game is ended, Timing to end notification of the set bet number (the medal is inserted from the medal insertion portion 4 after the end of the above-mentioned predetermined game (game other than the last in BB and game in the normal state not controlled by BB) Alternatively, the notification of the set bet number can be ended at a timing different from when the bet number is set by the operation of the MAX BET switch 6.

Also, in the initialization table used for the BB end initialization process, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14
By including a RAM area of ~ 16 output buffers, after the last game in BB, BB
Since the display data of 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is initialized by the initialization processing at the end and the display mode of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is controlled to be extinguished, 1 to 3 BET
By the difference in the timing when the notification of the set bet number by the LEDs 14 to 16 is ended,
In order to specify whether it is the last game in BB or the predetermined game, it is not necessary to perform processing separate from the BB end initialization process at the end of the last game in BB.

It should be noted that the RA of the output buffer of the game assist indicator 12 is initialized by the BB end initialization process.
The M area and the RAM area of the output buffer of 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 may be set to be continuous with the RAM area initialized by the game end initialization process, or may be initialized by the game end initialization process. It may be configured not to be continuous with the RAM area to be integrated.

Also, in this embodiment, after the end of the last game in BB, after the end of game initialization process,
The configuration is to initialize the RAM area of the output buffer of the game assistance display 12 and the RAM area of the output buffer of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 based on the initialization table by performing initialization processing at the end of BB. RAM area of the output buffer of the display 12 and 1 to 3 BE
The RAM area of the output buffer of TLED 14 to 16 is set to an area continuous with the predetermined area initialized by the game end initialization process, and in the game end initialization process at the end of the last game in BB, for example, RAM area of the output buffer of the game assistance indicator 12, and 1 to 3
Specify the start address and the end address of a series of areas including the RAM area of the output buffer of BETLEDs 14 to 16 and the predetermined area to be initialized by initialization processing at the game end,
By collectively initializing the area between these addresses, after the end of the last game in BB, the RAM area of the output buffer of the game assistance indicator 12 and 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 1
Initialize the RAM area of the output buffer of 6 and play assistance indicator 12 and 1 to 3 BETLE
The configuration may be such that D14 to D16 are controlled to be turned off.

[About 7-segment display]
Next, FIG. 7 shows a seven-segment display that constitutes each of the credit display 11, the game support display 12, and the game information display 50. As shown in FIG. 7, the 7-segment display includes seven segments, segment A to segment G, and a segment DP (decimal point). For example, when “1” is displayed by one 7-segment display, the segments B and C are caused to emit light. Thereby, “1” can be displayed on the 7-segment display. Moreover, below, 1 segment which comprises 7 segments and 1 LED, such as 1 BETLED14, are collectively called "a light emission part."

[About control of various displays and LEDs by main CPU 41a]
Referring to FIG. 3, various indicators (credit indicator 11, gaming assistance indicator 12, setting value indicator 24, gaming information indicator 50) by the main CPU 41 a and LEDs (1-3 BETL
ED 14-16, input request LED 17, start effective LED 18, advantageous section LED 19,
Control of the light emission mode of the LED 20) during replay will be described. First, "digit" will be described. The "digit" is composed of one or more light emitting units. Below,
The digit is also referred to as "DG". Further, two or more DGs are also referred to as a DG group. In the present embodiment, the first DG group includes DG1 to DG6. The second DG group includes DG1 to DG included in the first DG group
4 contains DG1 to DG4 different from each other. Sometimes DG is called a "group".

In the example of FIG. 8, DG1 of the first DG group is a DG including seven segments (segment A to segment G) included in the first 7-segment indicator of the credit indicator 11 and an anode. The DG2 in the first DG group includes 7 in the second digit 7-segment display of the credit display 11
DG which includes one segment (segment A to segment G) and an anode. First
DG3 of the DG group is a DG including seven segments (segment A to segment G) included in the first seven-segment display of the gaming assistance display 12 and an anode. DG of the first DG group
Reference numeral 4 denotes a DG including seven segments (segments A to G) included in the second 7-segment display of the game assist indicator 12 and an anode.

The DG5 of the first DG group is a DG including seven LEDs and an anode. 7 LEDs
, 1 BET LED 14, 2 BET LED 15, 3 BET LED 16, closing request LED 17, start valid LED 18, advantageous section LED 19 and LED 2 during replay
It is 0. The DG 6 in the first DG group is a DG including seven segments (segment A to segment G) included in the seven-segment indicator of the setting value indicator and an anode.

In FIG. 8, the second 7-segment indicator (DG2 of the first DG group credit indicator 11)
And the second segment 7-segment indicator (DG 4) of the credit indicator 11 of the second DG group, segments A to G are collectively described in one block for simplification of the drawing. .

The DG1 in the second DG group is a DG including eight segments (segment A to segment G and segment DP) included in the first seven-segment display of the gaming information display and an anode. Similarly, DG2 to DG4 of the second DG group are the second to fourth digits of the game information display 7
Eight segments (segment A to segment G and segment DP) included in the segment display
And an anode.

Next, the game control board 40 will be described. The game control board 40 has a main CPU 41
a and a plurality of output ports are mounted. In the example of FIG. 8, as a plurality of output ports,
Although the first output port 61, the second output port 62 and the third output port 63 are described, in fact other output ports are also present.

The first output port 61, the second output port 62, and the third output port 63 are respectively
It has eight output terminals D0 to D7. Light emission signals S0 to S6 are output from seven output terminals D0 to D6 among the eight output terminals D0 to D7 of the first output port 61, respectively. Second
Among the eight output terminals D0 to D7 of the output port 62, light emission signals S10 to S17 are output from the eight output terminals D0 to D7, respectively. Thus, the light emission signals S0 to S6 and the light emission signals S10 to S17 are output separately (from different output ports). Third output port 63
Among the eight output terminals D0 to D7, six output terminals D0 to D5 respectively output selection signals DG1 to DG6.

The selection signal DG is a signal for selecting (specifying) the DG of the light emitting unit to be the light emission target. The light emission signals S0 to S6 are signals that specify the light emission mode of the light emitting unit included in the DG selected by the selection signal DG among the six DGs in the first DG group. The light emission signals S10 to S17 are
It is a signal which designates the luminescence mode of the luminescence part contained in DG selected by selection signal DG among four DG of the 2nd DG group.

  First, the first output port 61 will be described.

A signal line from the output terminal D0 of the first output port 61 is a segment A of DG1 to DG4 of the first DG group, a segment A of DG6, and 1 BETLED of DG5 of the first DG group.
14 are connected to each other. The light emission signal S0 is output from the output terminal D0 of the first output port 61 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S0 is the first D
It is input to each of segment A of DG1 to DG4 of group G, segment A of DG6, and 1 BET LED 14 of DG5 of group 1 DG.

The signal line from the output terminal D1 of the first output port 61 is a segment B of each of DG1 to DG4 of the first DG group, a segment B of DG6, and a 2 BET LED of DG5 of the first DG group
15 are connected to each. The light emission signal S1 is output from the output terminal D1 of the first output port 61 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S1 is the first D
It is input to the segment B of each of the DG1 to DG4 of the G group, the segment B of the DG6, and the 2 BET LED 15 of the DG5 of the first DG group.

A signal line from the output terminal D2 of the first output port 61 is a segment C of each of DG1 to DG4 of the first DG group, a segment C of DG6, and 3 BETLED of DG5 of the first DG group
16 are connected to each. The light emission signal S2 is output from the output terminal D2 of the first output port 61 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S2 is the first D
It is input to the segment C of each of the DG1 to DG4 of the G group, the segment C of the DG6, and the 3 BET LED 16 of the DG5 of the first DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D3 of the first output port 61 is LE during the segment D of each of DG1 to DG4 of the first DG group, the segment D of DG6, and the replay of DG5 of the first DG group.
It is connected to each D20. The light emission signal S3 is controlled by the main CPU 41a.
It is output from the output terminal D3 of the first output port 61. Therefore, the light emission signal S3 is
Segment D of DG1 to DG4 respectively, segment D of DG6, and the first DG
It is input to each LED 20 during replay of DG5 of the group.

The signal line from the output terminal D4 of the first output port 61 is a segment E of each of DG1 to DG4 of the first DG group, a segment E of DG6, and an advantageous section LED of DG5 of the first DG group.
19 are connected to each. The light emission signal S4 is output from the output terminal D4 of the first output port 61 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S4 is the first D
It is inputted into the segment E of each of DG1 to DG4 of the G group, the segment E of DG6, and the advantageous section LED 19 of the DG5 of the first DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D5 of the first output port 61 is a segment F of each of DG1 to DG4 of the first DG group, a segment F of DG6, and a start effective L of DG5 of the first DG group.
It is connected to each ED18. The light emission signal S5 is output from the output terminal D5 of the first output port 61 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S5 is the segment F of each of DG1 to DG4 of the first DG group, the segment F of DG6, and the first D
It is input to each of the start effective LEDs 18 of the DG 5 of the G group.

The signal line from the output terminal D6 of the first output port 61 is the LED G request for the segment G of DG1 to DG4 of the first DG group, the segment G of DG6, and DG5 of the first DG group
17 are connected to each. The light emission signal S6 is output from the output terminal D6 of the first output port 61 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S6 is the first D
It is inputted to each of the segment G of DG1 to DG4 of the G group, the segment G of DG6, and the closing request LED 17 of the DG 5 of the first DG group.

  Further, the output terminal D7 of the first output port 61 is not used.

  Next, the second output port 62 will be described.

The signal line from the output terminal D0 of the second output port 62 is connected to the segment A of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group. The light emission signal S10 is output from the output terminal D0 of the second output port 62 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S10
Is input to segment A of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D1 of the second output port 62 is connected to the segment B of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group. The light emission signal S11 is output from the output terminal D1 of the second output port 62 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S11
Is input to segment B of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D2 of the second output port 62 is connected to the segment C of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group. The light emission signal S12 is output from the output terminal D2 of the second output port 62 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S12
Is input to segment C of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D3 of the second output port 62 is connected to the segment D of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group. The light emission signal S13 is output from the output terminal D3 of the second output port 62 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S13
Is input to segment D of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D4 of the second output port 62 is connected to the segment E of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group. The light emission signal S14 is output from the output terminal D4 of the second output port 62 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S14
Is input to segment E of each of DG1 to DG4 in the second DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D5 of the second output port 62 is connected to the segment F of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group. The light emission signal S15 is output from the output terminal D5 of the second output port 62 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S15
Is input to the segment F of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D6 of the second output port 62 is connected to the segment G of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group. The light emission signal S16 is output from the output terminal D6 of the second output port 62 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S16
Is input to segment G of each of DG1 to DG4 in the second DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D7 of the second output port 62 is connected to the segment DP of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group. The light emission signal S17 is output from the output terminal D7 of the second output port 62 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the light emission signal S17
Is input to the segment DP of each of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group.

  Next, the third output port 63 will be described.

The signal line from the output terminal D0 of the third output port 63 is connected to the anode of DG1 of the first DG group and the anode of DG1 of the second DG group. Selection signal DG1 is for main CPU 4
By the control of 1 a, the signal is output from the output terminal D0 of the third output port 63. Therefore, the selection signal DG1 is input to the anode of DG1 of the first DG group and the anode of DG1 of the second DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D1 of the third output port 63 is connected to the anode of DG2 of the first DG group and the anode of DG2 of the second DG group. Selection signal DG2 is for main CPU 4
By the control of 1 a, it is outputted from the output terminal D1 of the third output port 63. Therefore, the selection signal DG2 is input to the anode of DG2 of the first DG group and the anode of DG2 of the second DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D2 of the third output port 63 is connected to the anode of DG3 of the first DG group and the anode of DG3 of the second DG group. Selection signal DG3 is for main CPU 4
By the control of 1 a, the signal is output from the output terminal D2 of the third output port 63. Therefore, the selection signal DG3 is input to the anode of DG3 of the first DG group and the anode of DG3 of the second DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D3 of the third output port 63 is connected to the anode of DG4 of the first DG group and the anode of DG4 of the second DG group. Selection signal DG4 is for main CPU 4
By the control of 1a, it is outputted from the output terminal D3 of the third output port 63. Therefore, the selection signal DG4 is input to the anode of DG1 of the first DG group and the anode of DG4 of the second DG group.

The signal line from the output terminal D4 of the third output port 63 is connected to the anode of DG5 of the first DG group. The selection signal DG5 is output from the output terminal D4 of the third output port 63 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, selection signal DG5 is the DG of the first DG group.
5 is input to the anode.

The signal line from the output terminal D5 of the third output port 63 is connected to the anode of DG6 of the first DG group. The selection signal DG6 is output from the output terminal D5 of the third output port 63 under the control of the main CPU 41a. Therefore, the selection signal DG6 is the DG of the first DG group.
6 is input to the anode.

Both the output terminal D6 and the output terminal D7 of the third output port 63 are unused.
Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the selection signal DG1 to the selection signal DG4 are the first DG.
The group and the second DG group are in common. In other words, the selection signal DG1 to the selection signal DG4 are shared by the first DG group and the second DG group. In addition, selection signal DG5 and selection signal DG
6 is used in the first DG group but not in the second DG group.

Further, each of the output terminals D0 to D6 of the first output port 61 has the output terminal D0 to D6.
The light emission signal output from each D6 corresponds to each light emitting unit to which the light emission signal is input. Further, each of the output terminals D0 to D7 of the second output port 62 corresponds to each of the light emitting units to which the light emission signal output from each of the output terminals D0 to D7 is input.

For example, the output terminal D0 of the first output port 61 is the segment A of the DG1 of the first DG group,
The first DG group DG2 segment A, the first DG group DG3 segment A, the first DG group DG4 segment A, the first DG group DG5 5 BETLED, and the first DG group DG6 segment A respectively. In addition, the output terminal D0 of the second output port 62 is
Segment A of DG1 of DG group, segment A of DG2 of DG group 2 and DG of DG group 2
It corresponds to the segment A of 3 and the segment A of DG 4 of the second DG group. In FIG. 3, signal lines from the output terminals D0 to D6 of the first output port 61 and signal lines from the output terminals D0 to D7 of the second output port 62 are omitted for simplification of the drawing. doing.

Further, the unused output terminals (NC: Non-Connect) which are not used, that is, D7 of the first output port 61 and D6 and D7 of the third output port 63 are grounded in this embodiment. ing. The signal line is not wired between the unused output terminal and the light emitting unit.

The anode of each DG is a common anode common to the cathode of each of the light emitting portions included in the DG. For example, the anode of DG1 of the first DG group is an anode common common to the cathode of each of the segments A to G in the first digit of the credit display 11.

The main CPU 41a executes bit control (8-bit control) for control of the first output port 61, the second output port 62, and the third output port 63. For the selection signal DG output from the third output port 63, for example, when the selection signal DG1 is output,
When executing the bit control of 00000001 and outputting the selection signal DG3,
Execute the bit control "00000100". Also, out of 8-bit notation,
The first digit corresponds to the control of the output terminal D0 of each output port, and the eighth digit corresponds to the control of the output terminal D7 of each output port.

Further, when the segments A of DG1 to DG4 and DG6 of the first DG group are caused to emit light, the light emission signal S0 is output from the output terminal D0 of the first output port 61.
Execute bit control of 00001 ". Further, when the segment A of DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group is caused to emit light, the light emission signal S0 is output from the output terminal D0 of the second output port 62, so that the bit control "00000001" is executed.

When the selection signal DG is output from the third output port 63, the selection signal DG has a corresponding D
It is input to the anode of G. Furthermore, when the light emission signal S is output from the first output port 61, the light emission signal S is input to the cathode of the corresponding light emitting unit among the DGs of the first DG group.
When the light emission signal S is input to the cathode of the light emitting unit, the selection signal D input to the anode is
G will flow to the cathode as a current. As described above, when the current flows from the anode to the cathode, the light emitting unit to which the light emitting signal S is input emits light.

When the light emission signal S is output from the second output port 62, the light emission signal S is output as the second DG.
It is input to the cathode of the corresponding light emitting part of the group DG. When the light emission signal S is input to the cathode of the light emitting unit, the selection signal DG input to the anode flows to the cathode as a current. As described above, when the current flows from the anode to the cathode, the light emitting unit to which the light emitting signal S is input emits light.

Thus, the selection signal DG1 to the selection signal DG6 output from the third output port 63 are
It can be said that the signal is used to select (designate) the DG that causes the light emitting unit to emit light. The light emission signal S0 to the light emission signal S6 output from the first output port 61 and the light emission signal S10 to the light emission signal S17 output from the second output port 62 are light emission included in DG selected by the selection signal DG. It can be said that the signal is for specifying the light emission mode of the unit.

Further, in FIG. 8, regarding the signal lines of the respective output terminals and the corresponding light emitting units,
It may be made to connect directly, and may be made to connect indirectly (for example, via board | substrates, such as a relay board | substrate).

Further, as the states of the slot machine 1, there are a normal state, a setting change state, and a setting confirmation state. The normal state refers to a state during game play and a state during game standby (for example, a state in which a demo screen is displayed). In the following, as the state of DG, a state in which the light emitting unit can emit light (
A state in which light can be emitted is referred to as a "light emitting state", and a state in which the light emitting unit can not emit light is referred to as a "non light emitting state".

In the normal state, DG1 to DG5 in the first DG group and DG1 to DG4 in the second DG group are in the light emission enable state, and the other DGs are in the non-light emission state. In the setting change state and the setting confirmation state, the DG 6 in the first DG group and the DG 1 to DG 4 in the second DG group are in the light emission enable state, and the other DGs are in the non-light emission state. As a modification, in the setting change state and the setting confirmation state, DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group may be set to be in the non-light emitting state. In addition, in the setting change state and the setting confirmation state, the DG1 to DG5 of the first DG group may be in the light emission enable state.

Further, all DG1 to DG5 included in the first DG group are mounted on the display substrate. The display substrate is attached to the inside of the slot machine 1 so that each light emitting unit included in DG1 to DG5 is exposed to the outside (refer to the place of the game display unit 13 shown in FIG. 1). The DGs 6 included in the first DG group are mounted on the relay substrate. The DG1 to DG4 included in the second DG group are mounted on the game control board 40. In the description of FIG. 8, DG1 to DG4 of the second DG group and the game control board 40 are described separately, but in actuality, DG1 to DG4 are game control board 4
It is loaded on 0.

The storage area of the slot machine 1 includes a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of the game is stored, a game data area in which game data used by the game program is stored, a game RAM area, and a game progress. It includes a non-gaming program area in which non-gaming non-gaming programs are stored, a non-gaming data area in which non-gaming data used by the non-gaming program is stored, and a non-gaming RAM area. The game program area, the game data area and the game RAM area are collectively referred to as a game area, and the non game program area, the non game data area and the non game RAM area are collectively referred to as a non game area.

The game program is, for example, bet number setting, credit settlement, bet for bet number settlement
Program for executing an internal lottery process to determine whether or not to allow the occurrence of a prize by random number lottery (internal lottery), a reel rotation process related to the rotation of a reel, and a payout process for paying out medals, etc. It is. Also, the non-game program is, for example, test signal output processing,
Includes foreign object detection processing, door monitoring processing, error processing, and so on. The test signal output process is a process for outputting a test signal generated in relation to the game result. The foreign object detection process is a process for detecting a foreign object in the medal passage by the insertion port sensor that detects the medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4. The door monitoring process is a process for detecting the opening of the front door 1b. The error processing is processing for disabling the game when an error is detected.

The light emitting unit included in the DG of the first DG group is a light emitting unit related to the progress of the game. Therefore, the process to the first output port 61 (the process of creating a light emission signal of the first DG group) which is an output port corresponding to the first DG group is a process executed by the game program. Hereinafter, the process executed by the game program is referred to as “in-capacity process”.

On the other hand, the light emitting unit included in the DG of the second DG group is a light emitting unit that is not involved in the progress of the game.
Therefore, the process to the second output port 62, which is an output port corresponding to the second DG group (second
A process of creating a light emission signal of the DG group is a process executed by the non-game program.
Hereinafter, the process executed by the non-game program is referred to as "out-of-capacity process".

As described above, since the in-capacity processing and the out-of-capacity processing can be divided according to the output port, compared to a gaming machine in which the in-capacity processing and the out-of-capacity processing are mixed for one output port. And the processing burden can be reduced.

[About signal switching processing]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the signal switching process performed by the main CPU 41a.
This signal switching process is executed in a timer interrupt process which is executed every predetermined period (0.56 ms in the present embodiment).

First, in ST1, the main CPU 41a clears the selection signal DG from the third output port 63. Here, "clearing the signal" means performing bit control "00000000" in which all the output ports are outputting "0" in this embodiment. For example, to clear the selection signal DG is to execute bit control "00000000" for the third output port 63.

Next, in ST2, the light emission signal of the first output port 61 (that is, the light emission signal of the DG of the first DG group) is cleared. Next, in ST3, bit control is performed to update and set the light emission signal of the first output port 61 (that is, the light emission signal of the DG of the first DG group).
Execute for the output port 61. The ST2 and ST3 are executed in the capacity processing.

Next, in ST4, the light emission signal of the second output port 62 (that is, the light emission signal of the DG of the second DG group) is cleared. Next, in ST5, the second bit control for updating and setting the light emission signal of the second output port 62 (that is, the light emission signal of the DG of the second DG group) is performed.
Execute for the output port 62. The ST4 and ST5 are executed by the out-of-capacity processing.

Next, in ST6, bit control is performed on the third output port 63 so as to update and set the selection signal DG from the third output port 63. By this bit control, the third output port 63 outputs the selection signal updated and set.

Also, until the next signal switching processing (after 0.56 ms) is performed, the first output port 6
The output of the light emission signal updated and set from 1, the output of the light emission signal updated and set from the second output port 62, and the output of the selection signal updated and set from the third output port 63 continue.

Next, the process of FIG. 9 will be described using a specific example. In this specific example, a case will be described where “14” is displayed on the credit display, “08” is displayed on the gaming assistance display 12, and “0723” is displayed on the gaming information display 50 in the normal state. Here, in this case, the display of the credit indicator "14" and the first digit and the second digit "23" of the game information indicator 50.
The display of will be described. In addition to the credit indicator 11, the gaming support indicator 12, and the gaming information indicator 50, the status LED (DG5 of the first DG group) also emits light in accordance with the gaming status. In addition, as for the game information indicator 50, while the segment DP is made to emit light, in the credit indicator 11, the game assistance indicator 12, and the setting value indicator 24, the segment DP
Not emit light.

First, a process for displaying "4" on the first digit of the credit display (DG1 of the first DG group) and displaying "3" on the first digit of the game information display (DG1 of the second DG group) Will be explained. As this process, first, the selection signal DG1 is output from the third output port 63 to select the DG1 of the first DG group and the DG1 of the second DG group as the DG which causes the segment (light emitting unit) to emit light. Further, the bit control for outputting the selection signal DG1 from the third output port 63 is “00000001”, and the bit control is executed for the third output port 63.

During the period in which the selection signal DG1 is output from the third output port 63, processing for displaying "4" in DG1 of the first DG group for the first output port 61, that is, segment B, segment C, segment A process of causing F and segment G to emit light is executed. In the process of causing these segments to emit light, the light emission signal S1, the light emission signal S2, the light emission signal S6, and the light emission signal S7 are output from the first output port 61, and the other light emission signal S is not output. That is, bit control "01100110" is executed for the first output port 61.

Also, during the period in which the selection signal DG1 is output from the third output port 63, for the second output port 62, a process for displaying "3" in DG1 of the second DG group, that is, segment A, segment B , Segment C, segment D, segment G, and segment DP are caused to emit light. The process of causing these segments to emit light outputs the light emission signal S10, the light emission signal S11, the light emission signal S12, the light emission signal S13, the light emission signal S16, and the light emission signal S17 from the second output port 62 and outputs the other light emission signal S Do not let That is, bit control “11001111” is executed for the second output port 62.

Thus, "4" is displayed on the first digit (DG1 of the first DG group) of the credit indicator 11, and "3" is displayed on the first digit (DG1 of the second DG group) of the game information indicator 50. As a process for performing this, bit control "01100110" is executed for the first output port 61, bit control "11001111" is executed for the second output port 62, and bit control "00000001" is executed for the third output port 63. Run.

When such a state continues for 0.56 ms, the signal switching process shown in FIG. 9 is executed. In ST1, the selection signal DG is cleared. Specifically, bit control "00000001" for the third output port 63 is changed to bit control "0000000".

Next, in ST2, the light emission signal of the first output port 61 is cleared. Specifically, the bit control "01100110" for the first output port 61 is "0000000".
Change to the bit control.

Next, in ST3, bit control is performed on the first output port 61 so as to update and set the light emission signal of the first output port 61 (that is, the light emission signal of the DG of the first DG group).
Here, the process of updating and setting the light emission signal of the first output port 61, that is, the process of causing the segment B and the segment C to emit light is executed so that “1” is newly displayed in DG2 of the first DG group. In the process of causing these segments to emit light, the light emission signal S2 and the light emission signal S3 are output from the first output port 61, and the other light emission signal S is not output. That is, as bit control for the first output port 61, update from "0000000" to "
Execute the bit control "00000110".

Next, in ST4, the light emission signal of the second output port 62 is cleared. Specifically, the bit control "11001111" for the second output port 62 is "0000000".
Change to the bit control.

Next, in ST5, bit control is performed on the second output port 62 so as to update and set the light emission signal of the second output port 62 (that is, the light emission signal of the DG of the second DG group). Here, the processing for executing processing for newly displaying “2” in DG2 of the second DG group, that is, segment A, segment B, segment D, segment E
, Segment G, and segment DP are lighted. The process of causing these segments to emit light outputs the light emission signal S10, the light emission signal S11, the light emission signal S13, the light emission signal S14, the light emission signal S16, and the light emission signal S17 from the second output port 62 and outputs the other light emission signal S Do not let That is, as the bit control for the second output port 62, the bit control of “11011011” is executed by updating from “0000000”.

Next, in ST6, bit control is performed on the third output port 63 so as to update and set the selection signal DG. Here, as the bit control for the third output port 63, the bit control of “0000000” is executed by updating from “0000000”.

By executing such processing, "4" is displayed in the first digit of the credit display 11, and "3" is displayed in the first digit of the gaming information display 50, and executed after 0.56 ms has elapsed. By the signal switching processing being performed, the display of the first digit "4" of the credit display 11 is ended, and "1" is displayed on the second digit of the credit display 11. At the same time, the display of the first digit "3" of the gaming information display 50 ends, and 2 of the gaming information display 50
"2" is displayed on the digit.

Then, the next signal switching process is executed when 0.56 ms has elapsed from the start of the DG signal switching process. In the signal switching process, the DG 3 of the first DG group (one of the gaming assistance
7th digit display of second digit, and DG3 of second DG group (7th digit of third digit of game information display 50)
A new numerical value (in this case, "8" in DG3 of the first DG group and "7" in DG4 of the second DG group) is displayed on the segment display.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining switching of the selection signal DG. 10 (A) to 10 (F)
Are selected signals DG1 to DG5 from the output terminals D0 to D5 of the third output port 63, respectively.
Shows the output of

As shown in FIGS. 10 (A) to 10 (F), the main CPU 41a selects the selection signal DG1 (
00000001) → selection signal DG2 (00000010) → selection signal DG3 (0000)
0100) → selection signal DG4 (0000 1000) → selection signal DG5 (00010000)
) → selection signal DG6 (00100000) → selection signal DG1 (00000001) → selection signal DG2 (00000010)... In the order (predetermined order) of selection signal DG
Switch. Further, a period in which one selection signal DG is output is a predetermined period, which is 0.56 ms in this embodiment. That is, the main CPU 41a switches the selection signal DG to be output every 0.56 ms. For example, when the selection signal DG1 is output, DG1 of the first DG group and DG1 of the second DG group are selected (designated).

In each of FIGS. 10A to 10F, the process of falling the selection signal corresponds to ST1 in FIG. 9, and the process of rising the selection signal corresponds to ST6.

Further, the main CPU 41a switches the output of the light emission signal S from the first output port 61 in synchronization with the switching of the output of the selection signal DG from the third output port 63 (ST2 and ST3), and the second output The output of the light emission signal S from the port 62 is also switched (ST4 and S
T5).

When any of the selection signals DG1 to DG4 is output from the third output port 63, the DG corresponding to the selection signal DG being output among the DGs of the first DG group can emit light, and the second DG group The DG corresponding to the selection signal DG being output among the DGs can be emitted.

Further, the selection signal DG5 from the third output port 63 and the selection signal DG6 are
In the DG group, DG5 and DG6 exist as corresponding DGs. However, 2D
There is no corresponding DG in group G. The bit control of the second output port 62 when the selection signal DG5 or the selection signal DG6 is output will be described. When the selection signal DG5 or the selection signal DG6 is output, non-emission bit control is performed in which none of the segments of DG in the second DG group emits light. This non-emission bit control is bit control "00000000" in which all the bits are zero. Therefore, when the selection signal DG5 or the selection signal DG6 is output, the segment included in the second DG group is turned off.

Further, in the normal state, the DG 6 (set value indicator) of the first DG is in the non-emission state. Therefore, in the normal state, non-emission bit control is performed for the first output port 61 in a period in which the signal DG6 is output from the third output port 63.

In addition, in the setting confirmation state and the setting change state, DG1 to DG5 of the first DG group are in the non-emission state. Therefore, in the setting confirmation state and the setting change state, non-emission bit control is performed for the first output port 61 in a period in which the signals DG1 to DG5 are output from the third output port 63.

As described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, DG for causing the light emitting unit to emit light for a short time (0.56 m
Hereinafter, a method of making it appear that a plurality of DGs emit light simultaneously by switching every s) is also referred to as “dynamic emission”. In order to temporarily allow all DGs to emit light simultaneously without adopting a configuration for performing dynamic emission, it is necessary to provide an independent wiring for each DG and each light emitting portion. However, this setting increases the number of wires, increases the cost, and also increases the assembly burden. In the present embodiment, such a problem can be solved by performing dynamic light emission.

Further, by executing the dynamic light emission of the present embodiment, a short period (in the present embodiment, 0.
The DGs to be lit are sequentially switched in the signal switching process which is an interrupting process executed every 56 ms). In this way, it can be seen that it is substantially the same as when simultaneously emitting a plurality of DGs (as if they were simultaneously emitted by human eyes). In addition, by making the LEDs to be emitted different for each interrupt processing, power consumption can be suppressed, and burn-in of the light emitting unit can be suppressed. Furthermore, the luminance can be increased by repeating the point emission as compared to the LED emitting light constantly.

[About a specific state]
Next, the specific state will be described. The specific state is any of the error state and the setting confirmation state described above. An error state is a state in which an error is detected.
When an error occurs, the gaming machine such as the slot machine 1 and the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment can detect the error. Here, the errors include, for example, an error based on a failure of a device in the gaming machine, an error based on increase or decrease of gaming media in the gaming machine, an error based on a player's fraudulent action, and the like.

An error based on a failure of a device in a gaming machine means, for example, a movable body (a character) provided in the gaming machine.
Is an error detected by not operating properly. An error based on increase or decrease of gaming media in the gaming machine is, for example, an error detected due to a shortage of gaming media in a storage tank in which gaming media to be paid out are stored. The game medium is, for example, a medal in the slot machine 1 and a pachinko ball in the pachinko gaming machine. Further, in the slot machine 1, the storage tank is also called a hopper, and an error based on increase or decrease of game media in the gaming machine is also called a hopper error.

The error based on the player's fraudulent activity is, for example, a gaming media fraudulent payout error. A game medium fraud payout error is an error that is detected by causing a game medium to be illegally paid out by performing an unauthorized operation on a storage unit in which game media are stored. Thus, the error state is a state in which an error is detected.

[Timing chart when transition to specific state]
Next, referring to FIG. 11, a timing chart when transitioning to the specific state will be described. FIG. 11A is a diagram showing transition to the specific state. ON indicates that the state has been shifted to the specific state, and OFF indicates that the state has not been shifted to the specific state. FIG. 11B is a diagram showing a specific state notification process of notifying that the specific state has been shifted. ON indicates that the specific state notification process has been performed, and OFF indicates that the specific state notification process has not been performed. FIG. 11C is a view showing light emission of 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, the advantageous section LED 19, and the closing request LED 17. ON is 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16,
Indicates that the advantageous section LED 19 and the closing request LED 17 are emitting light, OFF is 1
The ~ 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, the advantageous section LED 19, and the closing request LED 17 indicate that light is not emitted. FIG. 11D shows the closing request LED 17 and the start effective LED 18.
Is a diagram showing light emission of ON indicates that the closing request LED 17 and the start effective LED 18 are emitting light, and OFF indicates that the closing request LED 17 and the start effective LED 18 are not emitting light.

As shown in FIG. 11B, the specific state notification process is executed at timing T1 when the state is shifted to the specific state. Further, as shown in FIG. 11C, at the timing T1, 1 to 3 BET
The light emission of the LEDs 14 to 16, the advantageous section LED 19 and the closing request LED 17 is maintained. Further, as shown in FIG. 11D, the input request LED 17 and the start effective LED 18 are turned off at the timing T1.

As shown in FIG. 11A, it is assumed that power interruption occurs at timing T2 (power supply is stopped) and power interruption is restored at timing T3 (power supply is resumed). As shown in FIG. 11B, the specific state notification process ends at timing T2 when the power failure occurs, and the specific state notification process returns at timing T3 when the power failure is restored. As shown in FIG. 11C, at the timing T2 when the power failure occurs, the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, the advantageous section LED 19, and the closing request LED 17 are extinguished, and at the timing T3 when the power failure is restored 3BETL
The EDs 14 to 16, the advantageous section LED 19, and the closing request LED 17 emit light. Further, as shown in FIG. 11D, the request LE is also issued at timing T2 and timing T3.
The turn-off of D17 and the start effective LED 18 is maintained.

[About the game machine]
The gaming machine to which the technical idea of the present embodiment described above is applied is not limited to the slot machine 1, but may be applied to other gaming machines. For example, among the technical ideas described above, the concept applicable to a pachinko gaming machine may be applied to a pachinko gaming machine.

For example, it may be a pachinko gaming machine having a 7-segment display (for example, a display for displaying a special view) composed of a plurality of segments and a plurality of LEDs for notifying of the state of the game. Furthermore, for signals and wiring to the plurality of LEDs and the plurality of segments,
For example, it is set as the aspect shown in FIG. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine, the above-described dynamic light emission may be performed. Moreover, in the pachinko gaming machine, a specific state (for example,
When transitioning to the error state), the processing in the timing chart shown in FIG. 11 may be executed.

[About effect 1]
(1) As shown in FIG. 11 (C) and FIG. 11 (D), a plurality of LEDs including the closing request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, and other LEDs (for example, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16) In the light emitting state, when transitioning to the specific state, the closing request LED 17 and the start effective LED 18 are turned off, while the light emission of the other LEDs is maintained.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, in the first output port 61, the output terminal D5 corresponding to the start valid LED 18 and the output terminal D6 corresponding to the closing request LED 17 are provided adjacent to each other. The output terminal corresponding to the start effective LED 18 is an output terminal D5 that outputs a light emission signal S5 for controlling the light emission mode of the start effective LED 18. The output terminal corresponding to the closing request LED 17 is an output terminal D6 that outputs a light emission signal S6 for controlling the light emission mode of the closing request LED.

As described above, since the output terminal D5 and the output terminal D6 are adjacent to each other, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the light emission stopping process of the light emitting means when the state is shifted to the specific state. For example, in the bit control executed for the first output port 61 when transitioning to the specific state, “0”, which is a bit indicating turn-off, can be continuously set. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the extinguishing process of the light emitting means when it is shifted to the specific state.

In addition, temporarily, a game machine (first comparison target) adopting a configuration in which output terminals corresponding to LEDs to be turned off (hereinafter, also referred to as turned off LEDs) are separated (not adjacent). Game machine), for example, the output terminal corresponding to the start valid LED 18 is D0,
The case where the output terminal corresponding to the closing request LED 17 is D4 will be described. In this case, when transitioning to the specific state and when selection signal DG5 is output, D0 and D4 are output.
If bit control is performed to turn off each, noise may occur. When the noise is generated, the noise may be generated in the output terminal adjacent to D0, for example, the output terminal D1, etc., and the bit inversion may occur in the output terminal D1.

On the other hand, the output terminal corresponding to the start valid LED 18 is adjacent to the output terminal corresponding to the closing request LED (D5 and D6). Therefore, output terminal D5 and output terminal D6
The bit control to turn off the light can be executed to make it less susceptible to the noise compared to the first comparison target gaming machine even when the noise occurs.

(2) Temporarily, the game machine in which two light-off target LEDs when shifted to the specific state are respectively included in the first DG and the second DG which are different DG (hereinafter, the second comparison target game machine In the above, it is necessary to perform bit control to turn off the first output port even when the first DG is selected by the selection signal DG, and the first is also selected when the second DG is selected by the selection signal DG. It is necessary to perform bit control to turn off the output port, which complicates processing.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, two light-off target LEDs when shifted to the specific state are included in one DG (DG5). Therefore, since the bit control for turning off the first output port may be performed only when DG5 is selected by the selection signal DG, the LED is turned off as compared to the second comparison target gaming machine. Processing can be simplified.

(3) Further, the two light-off target LEDs are LEDs indicating that the operation by the player is effective, that is, the insertion request LED 17 and the start effective LED 18. When transitioning to the specific state, the input request LED and the start enable LED are turned off. Therefore, when the transition to the specific state is made, the notification that the operation by the player is effective is ended, so that it is possible to prevent the operation by the player from being mistakenly identified as being effective.

(4) The specific state includes a state (error state) to be shifted when an abnormality (error) occurs in the gaming machine. Further, the error state is a state in which the game is not progressed. Therefore, when an abnormality occurs in the gaming machine, it is possible to prevent the progress of the game from transitioning to the specific state.

(5) In addition, even when the state is shifted to the specific state, the LED that is the target of light emission maintenance (hereinafter referred to as
It is also called a light emission maintenance target LED. ), 1 to 3 BETLED 14 to 16, LED during replay
20, advantageous section LED19. Further, the output terminals D0 to D4 corresponding to the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, the replaying LED 20, and the advantageous section LED 19 are adjacent to each other (see FIG. 8).

Thus, in the bit control executed for the first output port 61 when transitioning to the specific state, “1” indicating a bit for maintaining light emission can be set continuously. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the processing burden of the light emission maintenance process of the light emission means when it is shifted to the specific state.

A configuration in which an output terminal corresponding to an LED to be turned off when transitioning to a specific state is sandwiched between two output terminals corresponding to each of two LEDs maintaining light emission, for example,
A game machine adopting a configuration in which the output terminal corresponding to the LED to be turned off is D1 and the two output terminals corresponding to the two LEDs maintaining light emission are D0 and D2 (hereinafter, the third comparison target game Machine).

In this gaming machine, when it is shifted to a specific state, bit control to maintain light emission for D0 and D2, that is, "1" is set, bit control for extinguishing about D1, that is, "0". It will execute the bit control to set. Then, in the case of the bit control, for example, the bit control to set “1” for D1 is executed due to the bit inversion due to the generation of noise, and the light emission of the LED that should be turned off is maintained There is a case.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, two or more output terminals corresponding to each of the two LEDs maintaining light emission are adjacent to each other. Therefore, even if noise is generated, for example, the light emission of the LED that should normally be turned off can be made less likely to occur as compared with the third comparison target gaming machine.

Further, as shown in the first output port 61 of FIG. 8, the output terminals D0 to D4 corresponding to the light emission maintaining target LED are a group of 1 terminals adjacent to each other, and the output terminal D5 corresponding to the light off target LED It can be said that the output terminal D6 is one terminal group adjacent to each other.

(6) Further, as shown in FIG. 11C, the light emission of the advantageous section LED 19 is maintained at the timing T1 at which the specific state is shifted. Therefore, it is possible to indicate to the player that the transition to the advantageous section is made even if the transition to the specific state is made.

(7) Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the first output port 61 has an output terminal D7 which is an unused output terminal. Also, the unused output terminal D7 is a closing request LED that is an LED to be turned off.
Adjacent to the output terminal D6 corresponding to. In addition, for the unused output terminal D7, bit control for turning off the light, that is, "0" is set. Therefore, when the state is shifted to the specific state, it is possible to reduce that “1” is set due to an erroneous operation or the like for the output terminal D6 to which “0” which is a bit to be turned off should be set.

(8) When being shifted to the advantageous section, the advantageous section LED 19 emits light. Figure 11.
As shown in (B) and FIG. 11 (C), when transitioning to the advantageous section, that is, when the advantageous section LED 19 emits light, and when it is shifted to the specific state, notification of the specific state is performed At the same time, the light emission of the advantageous section LED 19 continues. Therefore, the advantageous section LED
Even if the state is shifted to the specific state during the light emission of 19, the store clerk and the player can recognize that the state has shifted to the specific state, and the player can recognize the advantageous section.

(9) In addition, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11C, when transitioning to the specific state, the specific state notification processing ends at timing T2 when the power failure occurs, and the power failure is restored. The finished specific state notification process is resumed at timing T3. Further, when a power interruption occurs during the light emission of the advantageous section LED 19, the advantageous section LED 19 is turned off, and the light emission of the ended advantageous section LED 19 is resumed when the power interruption is restored. Therefore, even if a power failure occurs in the specific state, when the power failure recovers, it is possible to make the store clerk, the player, etc. recognize that the specific status is. In addition, even if a power failure occurs while being transferred to the advantageous section, when the power is restored, the player can be made to recognize that it is the advantageous section.

(10) If the light emission time of the DG of 1 is shortened, even if the DG of 1 emits light, the luminance due to the light emission is lowered, so that it looks dark to the player or the like. Then, it becomes difficult for the player or the like to recognize the information notified by DG. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the light emitting portion is divided into a first DG group and a second DG group. Therefore, the light emission time of each of the light emitting unit included in the first DG group and the light emitting unit included in the second DG group can be secured. Therefore, the brightness due to the light emission of 1 DG can be secured. In addition, by adopting a configuration in which DGs are divided into DG groups, for example, even if DGs increase due to improvement of a game machine, etc., it is possible to secure the brightness due to the light emission of the increased DGs. Furthermore, the number of the first DG group is six (DG1 to DG6), and the number of the second DG group is four (D
As in G1 to DG4), even if the number of the first DG group and the number of the second DG group are different, the first DG group and the second DG group share the selection signal DG1 to the selection signal DG4. it can.
In other words, any one of DG1 to DG4 in the first DG group and any one of DG1 to DG4 in the second DG group can be selected by the common selection signal. Therefore, by improving the gaming machine, etc.
Even if DG increases, it is possible to prevent the number of selection signals from excessively increasing.

(11) The light emitting unit included in the first DG group in FIG. 8 is a segment that configures each of the two 7-segment displays that configure the credit display, and configures each of the two 7-segment displays that configure the gaming assistance display. And a status LED. That is, the light emitting unit included in the first DG group is a light emitting unit that updates the light emitting state (so that the progress of the game can be identified) according to the progress of the game.

On the other hand, the light emitting unit included in the second DG group includes light emitting units (segments) that configure four 7-segment displays that configure the gaming information display. That is, the light emitting unit included in the second DG group is a light emitting unit different from the light emitting unit included in the first DG group. In other words, it is not a light emitting unit that updates the light emission state (so that the progress of the game can be identified) according to the progress of the game.

Therefore, depending on whether or not the light emission state is updated according to the progress of the game, the first DG group and the second DG group
It is separated from the DG group. Therefore, the processing load on bit control of the main CPU 41a can be reduced.

(12) Further, when the selection signal DG5 or the selection signal DG6, which is the selection signal DG not shared by the first DG group and the second DG group, is output, the DGs in the second DG group
Non-emission bit control is performed which does not cause any of the segments to emit light. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the light emitting portion included in the second DG group which should not emit light from erroneously emitting light.

In addition, depending on the state, there is a DG that is not to emit light. For example, in the normal state, the DGs 6 in the first DG group do not emit light. Non-emission bit control is also performed on the first output port 61 for the non-emission DG 6. Thus, the non-emission bit control is
The bit control is also performed on the DG of the second DG group when the selection signal DG5 or the selection signal DG6 is output, and the bit control on DG that is determined not to emit light depending on the state. Therefore, since processing can be made common, processing load can be reduced.

(13) Further, as shown in the signal switching process described with reference to FIG. 9, first, the selection signal DG clear process (ST1) for clearing the selection signal DG is executed. After the selection signal DG clear processing is completed, the light emission signal of the first output port and the light emission signal of the second output port are updated (S
T3, ST5). Thereafter, the selection signal DG is updated and set (ST6). According to such a configuration, it is possible to select D by executing selection signal DG clear processing or the like for clearing selection signal DG.
It is possible to prevent erroneous light emission due to an error of G or the like.

(14) Further, the light emission signal of the first output port is cleared in ST2 before the light emission signal of the first output port is updated and set. Further, the light emission signal of the second output port is cleared in ST4 before updating and setting the light emission signal of the second output port. According to such a configuration, the first
By performing the light emission signal clear process of clearing the light emission signal of the output port and the light emission signal of the second output port, or the like, it is possible to prevent the light emission part included in the selected DG from erroneous light emission.

Further, even when the selection signal DG5 or the selection signal DG6 is output, the second output port 6 is the same as when any one of the selection signal DG1 to the selection signal DG4 is output.
The light emission signal clearing process (ST4) of 2 and the light emission signal update setting process (ST5) of the second output port 62 are executed. Therefore, the signal switching process can be made common regardless of the type of the selection signal DG.

(15) Further, as shown in FIG. 8, among the eight output terminals of the first output port 61, the output terminal D7 is an unused output terminal. Further, in all the DGs included in the first DG group, all the light emitting units corresponding to the output terminal D7 which is an unused output terminal are considered as unused. A signal line is not connected between the unused output terminal D7 and the light emitting unit corresponding to the output terminal D7. In other words, among the eight output terminals of the first output port 61, the unused output terminal D7
There is no corresponding light emitting portion in any of the DGs (DG1 to DG6 in the first DG group). Therefore, while it is possible to appropriately control the light emission modes of all the light emitting parts included in the first DG group, wiring from the output terminal D7 of the first output port 61 to each DG included in the first DG group is unnecessary. it can. Therefore, the wiring pattern can be simplified.

(16) Further, the first output port 61 is mounted on the game control board 40, DG1 to DG5 included in the first DG group are mounted on the display board, and DG6 included in the first DG group is mounted on the relay board. That is, the first output port 61 mounted on the game control board 40 includes the unused output terminal D7, and the unused output terminal D7 is any of DG1 to DG6 mounted on the display board and the relay board. Also in the DG, no corresponding light emitting unit is provided. Therefore, the wiring pattern from the unused output terminal D7 mounted on the game control board 40 to the light emitting unit included in each of the plurality of DGs can be eliminated. Therefore, the game control board 4
The wiring pattern from 0 to the display substrate can be simplified, and the wiring pattern from the game control substrate 40 to the relay substrate can also be simplified.

(17) Further, DG1 to DG4 and DG6 in the first DG group are DGs (7-segment displays) for displaying numbers. Further, DG5 of the first DG group is a DG for displaying game information different for each of a plurality of LEDs constituting the DG5. Thus, since the role of DG can be clarified, the main CPU 41a can control the light emission mode of the light emitting unit according to the role.

(18) Of the output terminals of the first output port 61, the output terminals D0 to D to be used
As to 6, a bit (0 or 1) corresponding to the light emitting unit to be lighted is set. Also, regardless of which DG among DG1 to DG6 is selected by the selection signal DG,
In the bit control for the unused output terminal D7 of the first output port 61, "0", which is a bit not to emit light, is set. As described above, the light emission signal S output from all eight output terminals D0 to D7 is generated including the unused output terminal. Therefore, the process of generating the light emission signal S can be simplified as compared with a game machine which does not generate a signal from the unused output terminal but generates a light emission signal S output from an output terminal other than the unused output terminal.

(19) Further, the unused output terminal D7 is an output terminal located on the end side of the eight output terminals. Therefore, since the unused output terminal D7 which makes the wiring pattern unnecessary is located on the end side, the wiring pattern can be simplified. Also, detection processing is performed while shifting the generated 8-digit bit signal, and the eighth digit bit can be set to "0".
It can be easily handled on the program.

(20) In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, while all the DGs in the first DG group have an unused light emitting portion, all the DGs in the second DG group have an unused light emitting portion. not exist. As described above, in the present embodiment, the DG group is divided, that is, the output port is divided, depending on whether or not there is an unused light emitting unit. Therefore, bit control to the first output port 61 always sets "0" for the output terminal D7, while bit control to the second output port 62 always sets "1" for the output terminal D7. . Therefore, the output terminal D7 can fix the set number of bits in any of the first output port 61 and the second output port. Therefore, the burden of bit control on the first output port 61 and bit control on the second output port 62 can be reduced.

(21) Further, the processing to the first output port 61 is executed in the intra-capacity processing, and the second
The processing to the output port 62 is executed in the out-of-capacity processing. As described above, since the in-capacity processing and the out-of-capacity processing can be divided according to the output port, compared to a gaming machine in which the in-capacity processing and the out-of-capacity processing are mixed for one output port. And the processing burden can be reduced.

(22) In the process of FIG. 9, the process of clearing the light emission signal of the output port is collectively performed, and thereafter, the update setting process of the light emission signal of the output port is collectively performed; that is, ST1 → ST2 → ST4 It is also conceivable to configure a gaming machine (a fourth comparison target gaming machine) in which ST3 → ST5 → ST6. However, if this configuration is adopted,
In-capacity processing (ST2) → out-of-capacity processing (ST4) → in-capacity processing (ST3) → out-of-capacity processing (S)
It becomes the flow of processing of T5). That is, since the in-capacity processing and the out-capacity processing have to be alternately performed, the processing becomes complicated.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, ST2 and ST3 are executed by intra-capacity processing, and ST4 and ST are executed.
Since 5 is executed by the out-of-capacity process, the process can be simplified as compared with the fourth comparison target gaming machine.

Although the main embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

(1) FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a modification of the timing chart described in FIG.
The difference between FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 is that notification of the advantageous section is performed by the main control unit 41 (main side),
This is a point that can be performed by both the sub control unit 91 (sub side). As shown in FIG. 12E, notification of the advantageous section performed by the main control unit 41 (main side) is referred to as “main side advantageous section notification”, and notification of the advantageous section performed by the sub control section 91 (sub side) It is called "sub-side advantageous section notification".

The main side advantageous section notification is a notification using the advantageous section LED 19, and for example, when the transition to the advantageous section is made, the advantageous section LED 19 emits light. The sub-side advantageous section informing is a notification using the liquid crystal display 51. For example, when being shifted to the advantageous section, the liquid crystal display 51 displays information capable of specifying that it is shifted to the advantageous section. Do.

Further, the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 is larger than that of the advantageous section LED 19. Therefore, it is possible to execute the advantageous section notification in a manner in which the sub-side advantageous section notification is more prominent than the main side advantageous section notification.

In this modification, as shown in FIGS. 12E and 12F, at the timing T1 when the specific state is shifted to the specific state, the main side advantageous section notification that is not particularly noticeable to the player is ended, while the player is On the other hand, notice of the sub-side advantageous section is maintained. According to such a configuration,
Even when transitioning to the specific state, it is possible to make the player recognize that the transition to the advantageous section is made by the maintained sub-side advantageous section notification.

Further, as a modified example of FIG. 12, at the timing T1 when transitioning to the specific state, while the sub side advantageous section notification that stands out to the player is ended, the main side advantageous section notification that is not noticeable to the player is maintained. You may do so. According to such a configuration, since the notice of the main side advantageous section that is not very noticeable is maintained, it is possible for the player to recognize that the transition to the advantageous section has been made. Further, since the notice of the sub-side advantageous section which is noticeable to the player is finished, the notice of the specific state (FIG. 12B) can be made to stand out. Therefore, it is possible to make it easy for the player and the store clerk of the game arcade to recognize that the game has been shifted to the specific state.

(2) Further, in the present embodiment, the process of clearing the selection signal DG and the light emission signal S in the signal switching process of FIG. 9 is described as the process of setting “0” for eight bits.
However, the process of clearing the selection signal DG and the light emission signal S may be a process of stopping the output of the selection signal DG and the light emission signal S.

(3) In the present embodiment, the number of DGs included in the first DG group and the DGs included in the second DG group
Described as different from the number of. However, the number of DGs included in the first DG group,
The number of DGs included in the DG group may be the same. Even with such a configuration, the first DG
There is an advantageous effect that the selection signal DG can be made common in the group and the second DG group.

(4) Further, in the present embodiment, the advantageous section LED 19 is illustrated as an LED for notifying that the advantageous section has been shifted. However, it is possible to shift to any of a plurality of types of advantageous sections as the advantageous section, and to provide an LED according to the type. For example, CZ (chance zone) and AT (assist time) may be present as the advantageous section. For example, as the advantageous section LED, a CZ lamp for notifying that it is shifted to CZ, and an AT lamp for notifying that it is shifted to AT may be provided.

(5) In the example of FIG. 8, one of eight light emitting parts is considered as unused for all DGs included in the first DG group. However, at least one DG of all DGs included in the first DG group may include two or more unused DGs. Even with such a configuration, the same effect as that of this embodiment can be obtained.

(6) In the example of FIG. 9, as illustrated in FIG. 11D, it has been described that the number of light-off target LEDs is two. However, the number of light-off target LEDs may be three or more. In this case, it is preferable that the output terminals corresponding to the three or more light-off target LEDs be adjacent to each other. Even with such a configuration, the same effect as that of this embodiment can be obtained.

(7) In this embodiment, as shown in DG5 of the first DG group in FIG. 8, a predetermined event, that is, the set number of bets, being replayed, being an advantageous section, and the start operation being effective It has been described that the certain thing and the fact that the medal can be inserted are notified by the light emission of the LED. However, at least one of the predetermined events may be notified using other means along with the light emission of the LED or in place of the light emission of the LED. The other means is, for example, at least one of a liquid crystal display 51 capable of displaying predetermined information and a sound output means capable of outputting a predetermined sound.

(8) In the present embodiment, the light emission portion corresponding to the output terminal is caused to emit light by outputting the light emission signal from the output terminal of the output port, and the light emission signal is not output from the output terminal. It has been described that the light emitting unit corresponding to is not made to emit light. However, the light emission and non-light emission of the light emitting unit may be switched by other control. For example, by not outputting the non-emission signal from the output terminal of the output port, the light emitting unit corresponding to the output terminal is caused to emit light, and the non-emission signal is output from the output terminal to emit light corresponding to the output terminal. The part may not emit light.

(9) It has been described that all of the plurality of light emitting parts in this embodiment are either light emission or light extinction. However, the number of types of light emission modes of at least one light emitting unit among the plurality of light emitting units may be two or more. For example, at least one light emitting unit of the plurality of light emitting units may emit light of any of a plurality of colors. For example, the light emitting unit may emit light in red or may emit light in blue. In this case, the light emission signal specifying the light emission mode of the light emitting unit may be a signal specifying the light emission color.

It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is indicated not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims.

[About effect 2]
As a conventional gaming machine, when a small winning combination occurs and a predetermined number of medals are paid out as a result of playing a game, the number of medals to be paid out (the number of paid out medals) is displayed on the payout display unit Thereafter, without the BET operation for starting the next game being performed, the display of the payout display unit is controlled to “0” and the display of the number of payouts is performed when a predetermined time which has been determined in advance passes. There is a configuration to end.

In the gaming machine having such a configuration, after the number of paid out medals is displayed on the payout display unit at the end of the game, the bet operation is performed as the end condition, or the predetermined time elapses without the bet operation being performed. Is configured to terminate the display of the number of payouts by controlling the termination of the display of the number of payouts, and the same termination condition is uniformly established regardless of the situation of the game. is there.

On the other hand, in the slot machine 1 which is the gaming machine of the present embodiment, display devices such as the game assistance display 12 and the like on which the payout number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of winnings and the like are displayed The main control unit 41 performs control of equipment, and when the game is over, the main control unit 41 causes the game assist indicator 12 to start control to display the number of paid-out medals as information on the game Thus, after the game is over, it is possible to notify the number of payouts using the gaming support indicator 12. Then, the main control unit 41 sets BB as a predetermined state.
When the number of medals paid out is notified by the gaming support indicator 12 as information about the game after the last game in the is ended, it is established that the control of the BB is ended as the first condition, The notification of information on the game by the game assistance indicator 12 is ended. In addition, the main control unit 41 is a predetermined game different from the last game in BB which is the predetermined state (
When the game assistance indicator 12 is notified of the number of medals paid out as information about the game after the game in the normal state not controlled by BB and the game other than the last game in BB is ended, the first When the second condition (the effective operation of the start switch 7 for starting the game) is satisfied, the notification of the information on the game by the game assist indicator 12 is ended by the establishment of the second condition (a valid operation of the start switch 7 for starting the game).

According to this configuration, after the game is over, the slot machine 1 can notify the game assistance indicator 12 of the number of medals paid out as information on the game, and the last game in the BB as the predetermined state Then, after the end of the game, the first condition (the end of the control of BB) is satisfied, and the notification of the information on the game by the game assistance indicator 12 is ended, while the last game in BB is In a different predetermined game (a game in a normal state not controlled by BB or a game other than the last game in BB), after the predetermined game is over, the second condition (effective of the start switch 7 for starting the game) The operation is performed)
Because the notification of information on the game by the game assistance indicator 12 is ended by the establishment of the, it is the last game in the BB which is a predetermined state by the difference in the timing at which the notification by the game assistance indicator 12 is ended. It can be specified whether it is a predetermined game or.

In addition, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment notifies the set number of bets by lighting 1 to 1
The main control unit 41 includes LEDs such as 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 and a main control unit 41 that controls the LEDs, and the main control unit 41 is configured to receive the medal insertion unit 4 before the game is started.
When the bet number is set by inserting the medals from the or the operation of the MAX BET switch 6, lighting of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 corresponding to the bet number is started, and even after the game is over 1 after the game is over by continuing to light 16
It is a structure which can alert | report the bet number currently set using-3 BETLED14-16. When the main control unit 41 notifies the bet number set as the information regarding the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 after the last game in BB is ended as the predetermined state, the first condition is set as the first condition. When it is established that the control of the BB is ended, the notification of the information on the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is ended. Also,
The main control unit 41 sets the predetermined game (BB) different from the last game in BB which is the predetermined state.
When the bet number set as the information regarding the game is notified by 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 after the game in the normal state not controlled by and the game other than the last game in BB is ended, As a second condition different from the first condition (a medal is inserted from the medal insertion section 4 or the MAX BET switch 6 is operated), 1 is satisfied.
It is the structure which terminates reporting of the information regarding the game by ~ 3 BET LED14-16.

According to this configuration, the slot machine 1 can notify the bet number set as the information regarding the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 after the game is ended, and the last in the BB as the predetermined state In the game of the first condition after the end of the game (BB
Is terminated, the notification of information on the game by 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is ended, while the predetermined game different from the last game in BB (B
In the game in the normal state not controlled by B and the game other than the last game in BB), the second condition (a new bet number is set by a predetermined operation of the player) after the end of the predetermined game is Since the notification of information on the game by 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is ended by being established, is it the last game in the BB which is the predetermined state by the difference in the timing at which the notification by 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is ended? , It can be specified whether it is a predetermined game.

In the present embodiment, the slot machine 1 is configured to be able to control BB as a predetermined state, and a predetermined game different from the last game in BB, that is, all games in the normal state not controlled by BB, The second condition (by the player) when information on the game (the number of medals paid out, the set number of bets) is notified after the game is over for all the games other than the last game in BB. The notification of the information on the game is ended when the predetermined operation is performed, but all the games in the normal state not controlled by the BB and all the games other than the last game in the BB The game ends for some of the games, for example, all games other than the last game in BB, the game before the last game in BB, etc. After being, if you have to broadcast the information relating to a game, that the second condition is satisfied, it may be configured to terminate the notification of the information regarding the game. Even with such a configuration, whether it is the last game in the predetermined state or the predetermined game depending on the timing at which the notification by the game assist indicator 12 or the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is ended as in the present embodiment Can be identified.

Further, in the present embodiment, the slot machine 1 is configured to be able to control BB as a predetermined state, but as a predetermined state, a state advantageous to players other than BB, such as RB, an advantageous section, or a normal state. State that it is easy to win in advantageous section lottery and is controlled (chance zone (CZ)
Etc.) A configuration (RT) or the like may be applied in which the probability of winning the replay player combination is higher in the internal lottery than in the normal state.

Further, in the present embodiment, at the end of a predetermined game different from the last game in BB, the game end initialization process is performed to create display data to be set in the output buffer of the game assistance indicator 12 and A predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which data relating to the number of payouts is stored is initialized, and thereafter, when the start switch 7 is operated with the specified number of bets set, the output buffer of the game assist indicator 12 The notification of the number of payouts on the game support indicator 12 is ended by initializing a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which the is set, and at the end of the last game in BB, the initialization process at the end of the game is performed. And initialize a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which data relating to the number of dispensed sheets is stored, and then, B
B At the time of end initialization processing is performed, the game auxiliary indicator 12 is done by initializing the specified territory of RAM41c where the output buffer of game auxiliary indicator 12 is set on the basis of the initialization table
In the configuration for ending the notification of the number of payouts in, ie, the data on the number of payouts which is the basis for creating the display data, and the display data set in the output buffer of the game assistance display 12 are initialized at different timings. The configuration may be such that the data on the number of payouts and the data for display are initialized at the same timing, and the notification of the number of payouts on the game supplementary display 12 is ended.

Further, in the present embodiment, at the time of ending the notification of the bet number set by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 at the end of the predetermined game different from the last game in BB and the last game in BB, the game assistance display In the same manner as when the notification of the number of payouts by the dispenser 12 is ended, 1
Data about the bet number set as a basis for creating display data set in the output buffer of ~ 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 and display data set in the output buffer of 1 ~ 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 at different timings The configuration is to initialize, but initialize the data regarding the bet number set and the display data at the same timing,
The notification of the bet number set in the LEDs 14 to 16 may be terminated.

The main control unit 41 of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment can pay out medals of a predetermined number of payouts determined in advance by the occurrence of a small winning combination at the end of the game, and the game is ended. When the small winning combination is generated, the game supplementary display 12 displays the payout number of medals to be paid out with the small winning combination as information on the game, on the gaming supplementary display 12 It is the structure which can be alert | reported and it is the structure which alert | reports the number of payouts of the medal | token paid out with a prize of a small winning combination by the game assistance indicator 12 as information regarding a game.

According to this configuration, when the game is over, the main control unit 41 sets up the game assistance indicator 12.
Since it is possible to inform the payout number of medals paid out in the game as information on the game by the player, it is possible to make a player or the like of the payout number of medals paid out as a result of the game.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes the start switch 7 operated when the player starts playing a game, and the predetermined game (in the normal state not controlled by the BB) is different from the last game in the BB which is the predetermined state. When the game assistance indicator 12 is notified of the number of paid-out medals as information about the game after the game or the game other than the last game in BB is ended, the bet number of the specified number is the second condition. In the set state, the fact that the start switch 7 is operated, that is, that the effective operation of the start switch 7 for starting the game is performed is established, so that It is the structure which terminates alerting | reporting.

According to this configuration, after the predetermined game is over, when the number of medals paid out is notified by the game assistance indicator 12 as information regarding the game, the game assistance indicator 12 is operated until the start switch 7 is operated. It is possible to continue the notification of the information on the game by the game, and the notification is ended by the fact that the second condition is satisfied by the operation of the start switch 7, so the player is informed It can be made to recognize.

In addition, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes the MAX BET switch 6 operated to set the number of bets when the player starts playing a game, and the predetermined game different from the last game in the predetermined state BB ( In the case where the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 are notified of the number of bets set as the information regarding the game after the game in the normal state not controlled by BB and the game other than the last game in BB is ended, As the second condition, the MAX BET switch 6 is operated, that is, it is established that a new bet number for starting the next game is set by a predetermined operation by the player, and the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 are used. The notification of information on the game is ended.

According to this configuration, when the bet number set as the information regarding the game is notified by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 after the predetermined game is ended, the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 are operated until the MAX BET switch 6 is operated. It is possible to continue the notification of information on the game by ~ 16, and the notification is ended when the second condition is satisfied by the operation of the MAX BET switch 6, so that the notification is ended by the operation of the MAX BET switch 6 Can be made to recognize.

In addition, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c for detecting the medal inserted from the medal insertion portion 4 by the player, and the predetermined game (BB) different from the last game in BB which is the predetermined state. If the bet number set as the information related to the game is notified to the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 after the game in the normal state not controlled by and the game other than the last game on the BB is ended, As the two conditions, it is established that the medals are detected by the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c, that is, the bet number setting operation is performed in which the player inserts the medals from the medal insertion portion 4 and sets the number of bets. , 1 to 3
The notification of information on the game by the BET LEDs 14 to 16 is terminated.

According to this configuration, when the bet number set as the information regarding the game is notified by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 after the predetermined game is ended, the bet number setting operation by the insertion of the medal by the player is It is possible to continue the notification of information on the game by 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 until it is performed, and to end the notification when the second condition is satisfied by the bet number setting operation by the insertion of the medal, so the bet number setting The player can be made to recognize that the notification has been completed by the operation.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a RAM 41c having a storage area capable of storing data, and a main control unit 41 capable of initializing the storage area in the RAM 41c. The main control unit 41 performs the predetermined game end time. And RAM4 at the end of the last game in BB and BB respectively
The configuration is to initialize the predetermined area of 1c, and the area of the storage area of the RAM 41c that is initialized at the end of the predetermined game is different from the area that is initialized at the end of the last game in BB. .
According to this feature, it is possible to initialize an appropriate area in accordance with whether the end of the last game in BB or the end of the predetermined game.

The main control unit 41 of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment uses the data for bit control of the game assistance indicator 12 for display of the game assistance indicator 12 based on the number-of-payouts data stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. By setting it in the buffer, it is possible to notify the game assistance display 12 of the number of medals paid out as information on the game, and the main control unit 4
1 can initialize the predetermined area of the RAM 41c at the end of the predetermined game and at the end of the last game in the BB, respectively, RA at the end of the last game in the BB
In the initialization of M41c, a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is initialized based on a predetermined initialization table, and the game assistance indicator 12 plays a game in the area of the RAM 41c initialized based on the initialization table. An area for storing payout amount data and bit control data, which is data for notifying of the payout amount of medals, is included as information related to.

According to this configuration, by performing initialization at the end of the last game in BB by the main control unit 41, notification of information on the game by the game assistance display 12 can also be ended.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, based on the bet number data stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the bit control data of 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 By setting in the display buffer, it is possible to notify the bet number set as the information regarding the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 and the main control unit 41 determines when the predetermined game is over and the last in BB It is possible to initialize the predetermined area of the RAM 41c at the end of the game of
In the initialization of the RAM 41c at the end of the last game in, the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is initialized based on a predetermined initialization table, and the area of the RAM 41c is initialized based on the initialization table. An area for storing bet number data and bit control data, which are data for notifying of the bet number set as the information on the game by the 1-3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, is included.

According to this configuration, by performing initialization at the end of the last game in the BB by the main control unit 41, notification of information on the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 can also be ended.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and any changes or additions can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

Although in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a slot machine in which the bet number is set using medals and credits as gaming value, the slot for setting the bet number using a game ball as gaming value The present invention may be applied to a machine or a full credit slot machine in which bets are set using only credits as gaming value. When using game balls as game value, for example, one medal can be made to correspond to five game balls, and when setting 3 as the number of bets in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. It corresponds to what is used to set the number of bets.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to using only one of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and, for example, can be used together with a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls It may be That is, it is possible to play a game by setting the number of bets regardless of any of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls due to the occurrence of winnings. You may apply the slot machine which can pay out any value.

In the embodiment and the modification, the present invention is applied to the slot machine 1 which is an example of the gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention is also applicable to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine that plays a game by firing a ball.

A second embodiment of the slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described. Since the configuration of the slot machine of this embodiment includes the same configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, only the differences will be mainly described here.

The main control unit 41 according to the first embodiment is configured to be controllable to a normal state not controlled by BB as a gaming state and a state controlled by BB as a predetermined state after the last game in BB is ended. The information regarding the game by the game assistance indicator 12 is established that the control of the BB is ended as the first condition when the number of medals paid out is informed as the information regarding the game by the game assistance indicator 12 End the notification of the
The number of medals paid out as information about the game on the game support indicator 12 after a predetermined game different from the last game in (a game in a normal state not controlled by BB and a game other than the last game in BB) is ended When a second condition (a valid operation of the start switch 7 for starting a game is performed) different from the first condition is established, It is the structure which terminates alerting | reporting of information.

On the other hand, in the main control unit 41 of the second embodiment, the main control unit 41 is controlled to be in the normal state not controlled by BB and CB as the gaming state, controlled by BB, and CB. The first condition is that the configuration can be controlled to the state, and the number of medals paid out is notified by the gaming support indicator 12 as information related to the game after the last game in BB is finished as the first predetermined state. When the BB control is ended, the notification of information on the game by the game assistance indicator 12 is ended, and after the last game in the CB is ended as the second predetermined state, the game assistance indicator The second condition (effective of the start switch 7 for starting the game) different from the first condition when the number of medals paid out is informed as information on the game in 12 Operation is possible) that is established to take place, is configured to terminate the notification of the information regarding the game by the player auxiliary display unit 12.

Specifically, the main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment determines that the predetermined termination condition (in the present embodiment, the payout number of medals in the CB is equal to or more than the predetermined number) as the BB and the predetermined state different from the BB. Control is possible in every game until the establishment of), CB controlled in succession to CT in which all small winning combinations are permitted in internal lottery but withdrawal is limited for some reels. .

At the end of the last game in BB, as in the case of the end of the last game in BB in the above-described embodiment 1, initialization processing at BB end is performed and specified based on the initialization table at BB end. By initializing the area where the output buffer of the game assistance indicator 12 and the output buffer of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 are set, the game assistance indicator 1 after the end of the BB
The display modes of the 2 and 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 are controlled to be turned off (see FIG. 6).

On the other hand, at the end of the last game in CB, processing is performed to initialize the area where the output buffer of gaming assistance indicator 12 and the output buffer of 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 are set like initialization processing at BB end. No, it is designed to perform only at the end of the game initialization processing performed at the end of each game regardless of whether it is BB or CB, and at the end of the last game in CB, the game assistance indicator 12 and Data related to the game (data on the number of payouts and data on the number of bets) to be created based on the creation of display data for 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is initialized, but each output of game assist indicator 12 and 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 The display data set in the buffer is not initialized.

As shown in FIG. 13, after the last game in the CB is finished, the game assistance indicator 12
Because the display data set in the output buffer of is not initialized, after the last game in CB, the game is played until the start switch 7 is operated to ON with the specified number of bets set. On the auxiliary display 12, the display indicating the number of medals paid out last in the corresponding CB is continued.

In addition, after the last game in CB is finished, the display data set in the output buffer of 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is not initialized, so after the last game in CB, from medal insertion section 4 A medal is thrown or MAX BET switch 6
1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 until the bet number is set by the
The display indicating the number of bets set in the last game in B is continued.

[About effect 3]
The slot machine 1 which is the gaming machine of the present embodiment controls indicators such as the game assist indicator 12 on which the payout number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of winnings and the like, and controls these indicators. The main control unit 41 includes a main control unit 41. The main control unit 41 causes the game assistance display 12 to start control of displaying the number of paid-out medals as information on the game when the game is ended. After ending, it is possible to inform the number of payouts using the gaming assistance indicator 12. Then, the main control unit 41 sets the first condition as the first condition, in the case where the number of medals paid out is notified by the gaming support indicator 12 as information related to the game after the last game in BB is ended as the first predetermined state. When it is established that the control of BB is ended, the notification of the information on the game by the game support indicator 12 is ended. In addition, after the last game in the CB is ended as the second predetermined state, the main control unit 41 causes the game assistance indicator 12 to notify the payout number of medals as information on the game, and the first condition and the first condition. Is a configuration in which notification of information on a game by the game assist indicator 12 is ended when a different second condition (that the effective operation of the start switch 7 for starting the game is performed) is established.

According to this configuration, after the game is over, the slot machine 1 can notify the game assistance indicator 12 of the number of medals paid out as information on the game, and the last in BB as the first predetermined state In the game of, after the end of the game, the first condition (the end of the control of BB is satisfied), the notification of information related to the game by the game assistance indicator 12 is ended, while the second predetermined state In the final game in the CB, after the end of the game, the second condition (the effective operation of the start switch 7 to start the game being performed) different from the first condition is established, the game Since the notification of the information on the game by the auxiliary indicator 12 is ended, the difference between the timings at which the notification by the game auxiliary indicator 12 is ended makes the first predetermined state B. If this is the last game in, CB is a second predetermined state
It can be specified whether it is the last game in

In addition, the slot machine 1 which is the gaming machine of the present embodiment includes LEDs such as 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 which notify of the set number of bets by lighting, and a main control unit 41 which controls these LEDs. The main control unit 41 sets the number of bets according to the number of bets when the insertion of medals from the medal insertion unit 4 or the operation of the MAX BET switch 6 is performed and the number of bets is set before the game is started. Start the lighting of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 and continue lighting of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 after the end of the game, and after the game is ended, it is set using the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 It is the structure which can alert | report the number of bets. Then, when the main control unit 41 notifies the bet number set as the information regarding the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 after the last game in BB is finished as the first predetermined state, the first control When it is established that the control of the BB is ended as the condition, the notification of the information on the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is ended. In addition, when the main control unit 41 notifies the bet number set as the information regarding the game on the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 after the last game in the CB is ended as the second predetermined state, the first control 1 to 3 are satisfied when a second condition (a medal is inserted from the medal insertion section 4 or the MAX BET switch 6 is operated) different from the condition
The notification of information on the game by the BET LEDs 14 to 16 is terminated.

According to this configuration, the slot machine 1 can notify the bet number set as the information on the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 after the game is ended, and the BB as the first predetermined state In the last game in, after the end of the game, the first condition (
Notification of information on the game by 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is ended when the control of BB is ended), while in the last game in CB as the second predetermined state, after the end of the game , A second condition different from the first condition (a medal being inserted from the medal insertion section 4 or the MAX BET switch 6 being operated), 1 to 3
Since the notification of information on the game by the BET LEDs 14 to 16 is ended, 1 to 3 BET
It can be made to specify whether it is the last game in BB which is the 1st predetermined state or the last game in CB which is the 2nd predetermined state by the difference in the timing by which information by LED14-16 was ended.

In the present embodiment, the slot machine 1 can be controlled to BB as the first predetermined state,
The second predetermined state can be controlled to RB, but the first predetermined state and the second predetermined state are advantageous to players other than BB and RB, for example, an advantageous section, an advantageous section lottery than a normal state. A state (RT) or the like in which the probability of winning the replay player in the internal lottery is higher than in the normal state may be applied.

Further, in the present embodiment, the slot machine 1 can be controlled to BB as the first predetermined state, and can be controlled to CB as the second predetermined state, that is, different types as the first predetermined state and the second predetermined state. Although the configuration can be controlled to the state, a configuration in which at least one of the degree of advantage, the termination condition, and the control during the predetermined state is different may be applied as the first predetermined state and the second predetermined state. As the first predetermined state and the second predetermined state, the same kind of state different in degree of advantage (for example, the first BB which can be controlled by AT after completion, the second BB not controlled by AT after completion, AT after completion The first RB, which can be controlled by
A configuration may be adopted in which a second RB not controlled by T, a first advantageous section and a second advantageous section in which the number of controlled games is different, and a first CZ and a second CZ etc. in which the number of controlled games is different.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes the start switch 7 which is operated when the player starts the game, and the game assistance indicator 12 is played after the last game in the second predetermined state CB is finished. In the case where the number of medals paid out is notified as information related to the game, the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the specified number of bets is set as the second condition, that is, the start for starting the game When it is established that the effective operation of the switch 7 is performed, the notification of the information on the game by the game assist indicator 12 is ended.

According to this configuration, after the last game in the second predetermined state CB is finished, when the number of medals paid out is notified by the gaming support indicator 12 as information regarding the game,
It is possible to continue the notification of information on the game by the game assistance indicator 12 until the start switch 7 is operated, and the notification is ended when the second condition is satisfied by the operation of the start switch 7, so the start switch is ended. The player can be made to recognize that the notification has been completed by the operation 7.

In addition, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes the MAX BET switch 6 operated to set the bet number when the player starts the game, and the last game in the second predetermined state CB is ended. After that, when the bet number set as the information regarding the game is notified to the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, as the second condition, the MAX BET switch 6 is operated, that is, the next game by the predetermined operation by the player By establishing that a new bet number is set to start the notification of information on the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is ended.

According to this configuration, after the game in the second predetermined state CB is ended, 1 to 3 BE
When the bet number set as the information on the game is notified by the TLEDs 14 to 16, the notification on the information on the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 can be continued until the MAX BET switch 6 is operated, MAX BET Since the notification is ended when the second condition is satisfied by the operation of the switch 6, the player can recognize that the notification has been ended by the operation of the MAX BET switch 6.

In addition, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31c for detecting the medal inserted from the medal insertion portion 4 by the player, and after the last game in the second predetermined state CB is ended. When the bet number set as the information on the game is notified to the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, as the second condition, the inserted medal sensors 31a to 31
c that the medal is detected by c, that is, the player sets the number of bets by inserting the medal from the medal insertion portion 4 and the bet number setting operation is performed, thereby achieving 1 to 3 BET LED 1
It is the structure which terminates reporting of the information regarding a game by 4-16.

According to this configuration, after the last game in the second predetermined state CB is finished,
When the bet number set as the information regarding the game is notified by the 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, 1 to 3 BE is performed until the bet number setting operation by the insertion of the medal is performed by the player.
It is possible to continue the notification of the information regarding the game by TLED14-16, and to end the notification when the second condition is satisfied by the bet number setting operation by the insertion of the medal, the notification is ended by the bet number setting operation Can be recognized by the player.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a RAM 41 c having a storage area capable of storing data, and a main control unit 41 capable of initializing a storage area in the RAM 41 c. The main control unit 41 operates in a second predetermined state. At the end of the last game in a certain CB, the first area of the storage area of the RAM 41c is initialized, and at the end of the last game in the BB which is the first predetermined state, the RAM 41c is initialized based on a predetermined initialization table. In the storage area, a second area different from the first area is initialized.

According to this configuration, the main control unit 41 initializes the RAM 4 at the end of the last game in the second predetermined state CB at the end of the last game in the first predetermined state BB.
Since the second area of the RAM 41c different from the first area 1c is initialized, the area not initialized at the end of the last game in CB can be initialized at the end of the last game in BB.

The main control unit 41 of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment uses the data for bit control of the game assistance indicator 12 for display of the game assistance indicator 12 based on the number-of-payouts data stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. By setting it in the buffer, it is possible to notify the game assistance display 12 of the number of medals paid out as information on the game, and the main control unit 4
1 can initialize a predetermined area of the RAM 41c at the end of the last game in the first predetermined state BB and the end of the last game in the second predetermined state CB, respectively, in the BB In the initialization of the RAM 41c at the end of the final game, the second area of the RAM 41c is initialized based on a predetermined initialization table, and the second of the RAM 41c is initialized based on the initialization table. Game assistance indicator 12 in 2 areas
An area for storing payout amount data and bit control data, which is data for notifying of the payout amount of medals, as information related to a game is included.

According to this configuration, by performing initialization at the end of the last game in BB by the main control unit 41, notification of information on the game by the game assistance display 12 can also be ended.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, based on the bet number data stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the bit control data of 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 By setting in the display buffer, it is possible to notify the bet number set as the information regarding the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, and the main control unit 41 is the last in the first predetermined state BB RAM at the end of the game and at the end of the last game in the second predetermined state of the RAM, respectively
It is possible to initialize a predetermined area of 41c, and in the initialization of the RAM 41c at the end of the last game in BB, the RAM 41c is based on a predetermined initialization table.
The second area of RAM is initialized, and the RAM is initialized based on the initialization table.
The second area 41c includes an area for storing bet number data and bit control data, which are data for notifying of the bet number set as information relating to a game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14-16.

According to this configuration, by performing initialization at the end of the last game in the BB by the main control unit 41, notification of information on the game by the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 can also be ended.

The second embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the second embodiment, and any changes or additions can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Needless to say. The same or similar configuration as that of the first embodiment has the same effect as that described in the first embodiment. Further, the modification illustrated in the first embodiment is also applicable to the second embodiment.

1 Slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R Reel 6 MAX BET switch 7 Start switch 8L, 8C, 8R Stop switch 41 Main control unit 91 Sub control unit

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine that plays a game,
Notification means capable of notifying information;
Notification control means for controlling the notification means;
Equipped with
The notification control means
After the game is over, it is possible to notify the information means about the information about the game,
After the last game in the predetermined state is finished, when the notification means is made to notify the information on the game, the first condition is satisfied, and the notification on the information on the game by the notification means is ended,
After the predetermined game different from the last game in the predetermined state is finished, when the notification means is made to notify the information about the game, the second condition different from the first condition is satisfied, the notification means A gaming machine that ends notification of information about a game.

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