JP2019098067A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To increase game amusement.SOLUTION: A main control unit performs AT lottery when a rare winning combination or a replay is internally won and points are accumulated, a sub control unit may execute a predictive performance when the AT lottery is performed. There are times when the main control unit, at the time of internally winning of the rare winning combination, accumulates 5000 points at a time to perform five AT lotteries and accumulates 1000 points at a time to perform AT lottery one time each. The sub control unit performs a suggestion game display of each suggestion performance simultaneously with a lighting performance of a frame lamp as the predictive performance when accumulating 5000 points at a time. On the other hand, when accumulating 1000 points at a time, a lighting performance of the frame lamp and a suggestion display of each suggestion performance may not be performed if the AT lottery is not won.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine for playing a game.

  As a gaming machine, a predetermined bet number is set, and based on the start operation being performed, a slot machine in which variable display of a plurality of types of identification information is performed, a game medium such as a game ball, etc. There is a pachinko gaming machine or the like in which variable display of a plurality of types of identification information is performed when a game medium has won in a starting area such as a winning opening provided in the gaming area.

  As an example of such a gaming machine, a lottery (AT lottery) of AT (assist time) as an example of an advantageous state, when weak watermelon or weak cherry is won, the lottery is performed based on the AT lottery table 1 and strong watermelon And when a winning cherry is won, a lottery is performed based on the AT lottery table 2, while when a middle cherry is won, there is no lottery table for middle cherry winning, and a lottery based on the AT lottery table 1 and a lottery based on the AT lottery table 2 Patent Document 1 discloses a method of performing and once a total of two times (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 also discloses a configuration for executing the suggested effect A corresponding to the AT lottery.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2017-29582

  In the technique described in Patent Document 1, since the suggested effect A corresponds to the AT lottery, for example, even when the middle row cherries are won and the AT lottery is selected twice, another small winning combination (weak Suggestion effect A will be executed with the same control as when the watermelon, weak cherry, strong watermelon, strong cherry) is won and the AT lottery is drawn once, and an event that occurs until the AT lottery is performed That is, there is a risk that the player may not pay attention to which small winning combination has been won and the AT lottery has been performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the interest of a game.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to the present invention is:
A gaming machine (for example, slot machine 1) that plays a game,
A privilege giving determination unit (for example, the main control unit) that determines whether or not to provide a benefit (for example, control of the AT) when a predetermined condition (for example, a condition for the main control unit 41 to accumulate 1000 points) is satisfied Processing to perform AT lottery every time 41 accumulates 1000 points),
Predictive effects (for example, lighting effect of frame lamp 61, indication game indication of each indication effect, AT lottery result indication effect, chance up indication effect, character appearance effect, training) In precursor effect execution control means (for example, steps Sc1 to 13, Sd1 to Sd8, Sc51, Sc52, Se1 to Se6, Sc101 to Sc106, Sc151 to Sc153 executed by the sub control unit 91 for controlling the execution of the effect and the battle effect) Processing) and
The predetermined condition may be satisfied a plurality of times at a predetermined timing or may be satisfied a plurality of times over a predetermined period (for example, when the main control unit 41 accumulates 5000 points at a time, 1000 within 3 games) There are times to accumulate points one by one),
The precursor effect execution control unit controls the execution of the precursor effect in a control mode different from when the predetermined condition is satisfied multiple times over the predetermined period when the predetermined condition is satisfied multiple times at the predetermined timing. (For example, the sub control unit 91 executes the processing of steps Sc1 to 13, Sc51, Sc52, Se1 to Se6, Sc101 to Sc106, and Sc151 to Sc153).

  According to such a configuration, when a predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times at a predetermined timing, compared to a gaming machine which controls the execution of a proclaimer effect in the same control mode as when the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times over a predetermined period. It becomes possible for the player to pay attention to whether the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times at a predetermined timing or a plurality of times over a predetermined period, and the interest of the game is improved.

(2) In the gaming machine of (1),
The number of times the predetermined condition is satisfied at the predetermined timing may be the same as the number of times the predetermined condition is satisfied over the predetermined period (for example, when the main control unit 41 accumulates 5000 points at a time) There may be times when 1000 points are accumulated and 5000 points are accumulated within 3 games).

  According to such a configuration, the number of times to determine whether or not to give the benefit does not change depending on whether the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times at a predetermined timing or the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times over a predetermined period. It becomes possible for the player to be able to pay attention to whether the control mode for the execution of the omen effect and the predetermined condition have been established several times at a predetermined timing or for a predetermined period, and the predetermined condition is satisfied at a predetermined timing. The amusement of the game is further improved over the gaming machine in which the number of times and the number of times in which the predetermined condition is satisfied differ from the number of times and the number of times in which the predetermined condition is established over a predetermined period vary.

(3) In the gaming machine of (1) or (2) above,
When the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times at the predetermined timing, the same event may occur as when the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times over the predetermined period (for example, the main control unit 41 performs steps Sa1 to Sa1). The process of Sa12 may be performed, and the sub control unit 91 may perform the processes of steps Sb1 to Sb4).

  According to such a configuration, when the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times at a predetermined timing, the predetermined condition is satisfied compared to a gaming machine in which the same event does not occur as when the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times over a predetermined period. It becomes easier for the player to recognize that the determination as to whether or not to give the benefit has been made.

(4) In the gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (3),
The precursor effect execution control means executes the precursor effect when the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times at the predetermined timing, but does not execute the precursor effect when the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times over the predetermined period. There is a possibility (for example, the sub control unit 91 may execute the processing of steps Sc1 to Sc4 and Sc9).

  According to such a configuration, while the precursor effect may not be performed when the predetermined condition is satisfied multiple times over the predetermined period, the precursor effect is always performed when the predetermined condition is satisfied multiple times at the predetermined timing. Therefore, even when the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times over a predetermined period, the player pays attention to whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times at a predetermined timing, rather than the gaming machine in which the anticipation effect is executed. , The fun of the game is further improved.

(5) In the gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (4),
The precursor effect execution control means executes the precursor effect over a second period longer than the first period when the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times at the predetermined timing, while the predetermined condition extends over the predetermined period. When a plurality of times are established, the indication effect may be performed over a period selected from the first period and the second period (for example, the sub control unit 91 performs steps Sc101 to Sc106 and Sc151 to The processing of Sc153 may be executed).

  According to such a configuration, when the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times over a predetermined period, there is a possibility that precursory effects are performed over the first period, but the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times at a predetermined timing. The precursor effect is always executed over the second period. Therefore, even when the predetermined condition is satisfied a plurality of times over a predetermined period, the predetermined condition is more than the gaming machine for which the precursor effect is performed over the second period. The player pays attention to whether or not a plurality of times are established at a predetermined timing, and the interest of the game is further improved.

(6) In the gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (5),
The predetermined condition may be established by the occurrence of a winning (for example, the main control unit 41 accumulates points by internal winning of a rare role),
While the predetermined condition may be established a plurality of times by a plurality of winnings occurring over the predetermined period, a winning occurs at the predetermined timing when the occurrence of two or more types of winnings is permitted. Therefore, there is a possibility that the predetermined condition may be established more than once (for example, while the main control unit 41 stores 1000 points in the internal winning of the rare combination (separate combination)), the internal combination of the rare combination (combined combination) is accumulated Then, the number of points to be accumulated may be selected from among 1000 points and 5000 points).

  According to such a configuration, when the occurrence of two or more types of winnings is permitted, the occurrence of the winnings at the predetermined timing causes the predetermined condition to be met multiple times, and the winnings occur multiple times over the predetermined period. Because there is a possibility that the execution of the prophecy effect may be controlled in a control mode different from that when the predetermined condition is met multiple times, a prize occurs at a predetermined timing when the occurrence of two or more types of prizes is permitted. This makes it easier for the player to recognize whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied more than once at the predetermined timing than in a gaming machine where the predetermined condition is not satisfied more than once.

(7) In the gaming machine according to any one of the above (1) to (6),
Predetermining means for determining whether to allow the occurrence of a predetermined event;
The point providing means (for example, the process of steps Sa1 to Sa12 performed by the main control unit 41) for giving points based on the determination result of the predetermining means is further provided.
The point giving means may give a specific point (for example, 5000 points) if the determination result of the pre-determining means is a specific determination result (for example, the main control unit 41 performs the process of steps Sa2 to Sa4. May run 5000 points at once),
When the specific point is given when the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result at the predetermined timing, the predetermined condition may be satisfied a plurality of times, but over the predetermined period The predetermined condition may be satisfied more than once by the sum of points given based on the determination result of the pre-determination means determined multiple times becoming the specific point (for example, main The control unit 41 may execute two steps of the process of steps Sa2 to Sa9 to accumulate 5000 points).

  According to such a configuration, the player becomes interested in the fact that the process of giving the specific points is different, and the interest of the game is further improved.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the slot machine of the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement of a reel. It is a block diagram showing composition of a slot machine. It is explanatory drawing of a liquid crystal display and a frame lamp. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the point accumulation | storage process which the sub control part which concerns on Embodiment 1 performs. (A) shows an example of a point number selection table, (B) shows an example of a point addition lottery table, (C) shows an example of an AT lottery table, (D) a point number selection table according to the first embodiment It is a figure which shows the example of a change of. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the point display production execution process which the sub control part which concerns on Embodiment 1 performs. It is a figure which shows an example of a point display effect. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the precursor effect execution start control processing which the sub control part which concerns on Embodiment 1 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the control processing during precursor effect execution which the sub control part which concerns on Embodiment 1 performs. (A) A diagram showing an example of AT winning suggestion effect, (B) A diagram showing an example of AT non-winning suggestion effect, (C) A diagram showing an example of AT winning notification effect, (D) An example of AT non-winning notification effect (E) A figure which shows an example of the chance up suggestion production, (F) It is a figure which shows an example of the CZ shift suggestion production. It is a figure which shows the execution example 1 of a pro-effect. It is a figure which shows the example 2 of execution of a pro-effect. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the precursor effect execution start control process which the sub control part which concerns on Embodiment 2 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the suggestion game display control processing which the sub control part which concerns on Embodiment 2 performs. (A) A figure showing an example of a regular character appearance effect, (B) A figure showing an example of a special character appearance effect. (A) A diagram showing an example of a character selection table, (B) A diagram showing an example of a normal lighting color selection table, and (C) a diagram showing an example of a special lighting color selection table. It is a flow chart which shows the contents of control of control processing at the time of precursor production execution start which a sub control part concerning Embodiment 3 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the example of a change of the precursor effect execution start control processing which the sub control part which concerns on Embodiment 3 performs. (A) A figure showing an example of a special training effect, (B) It is a figure showing an example of a battle effect.

Embodiment 1
An embodiment of the slot machine according to the present invention will be described below.
The first embodiment of the slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a housing 1a (see FIG. 2) having an open front surface. The front door 1b is pivotally supported at the side end of the housing 1a. Inside the housing 1a, as shown in FIG. 2, reels 2L, 2C, 2R (hereinafter, left reel, middle reel, right reel) in which plural kinds of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R (a plurality of mutually distinguishable 21 drawn in a predetermined order) Three symbols out of various types of symbols) are arranged so as to be seen through the see-through window 3 provided approximately at the center of the reel panel 1c of the front door 1b.

  In the front door 1b, a medal insertion portion 4 capable of inserting a medal, a medal payout opening 9 for paying the medal, and a credit (the number of medals stored as gaming value owned by the player) are used within the range MAX BET switch 6 operated when setting the maximum number of bets (3) among the defined number of bets determined according to the gaming state, medals stored as credits and medals used for setting the number of bets Settlement switch 10 operated when counting down (to return the medals used for setting the number of credits and the number of bets), the start switch 7 operated when starting the game, and rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R Stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated by the player so as to be operated when stopping each of the two.

  In addition, on the front door 1b, 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, an error code indicating contents when an error occurs, a navigation described later Game assist indicator 12 where information etc. which can identify the stop order of the reel by notification is displayed, 1 BET LED 14, 2 BET LED 15, 3 BET LED 16, notifying that the bet number is set to 1, 2 and 3 respectively, are inserted The launch request LED 17 informs by lighting that it can be lit, the start valid LED 18 reports by lighting that the operation (start operation) of the start switch 7 is valid, and the weight Wait LED that lights up to indicate that it is in a standby state) 9, the game display section 13 in the replay LED20 is provided for informing by lighting the effect that while replaying the game (during replay) is provided.

  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 bet number is set using credits by operating the MAX BET switch 6. When a specified number of bets is determined according to the gaming state, the payline LN is activated, and the operation of the start switch 7 is activated (the game can be started). 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.

  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, only the payline LN set across the middle of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, that is, the symbols horizontally arranged in the middle is defined as the payline. In addition, as a winning combination, while winning a combination of predetermined symbols determined as a combination in the winning line LN as a winning combination, by the predetermined symbol combination is aligned predetermined symbol combination in any of the ineffective lines LM1 to LM4 By aligning the combination of symbols serving as an indicator that is easier to recognize, it is possible to include a part that can be made to look like winning by the combination of symbols aligned with any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4.

  When the operation of the start switch 7 (start operation, lever on) is performed in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R start to rotate, and the symbols continuously fluctuate, so that each reel 2L, 2C, When 2R rotates at a constant speed, and the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R detect the reference positions of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is validated. When the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in this state, the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the transparent window 3. Then, when all reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped and one game is ended, and a combination of symbols predetermined on payline LN is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R. A prize is generated, and the number of medals determined according to the prize is awarded to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50), the medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1).

  In the slot machine 1, as shown in FIG. 4, a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 101 are provided, the gaming state is controlled by the game control board 40, and the game state is controlled by the effect control board 90. The effect according to is controlled, and the power supply substrate 101 generates drive power of electric components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies it to each part. The game control board 40 includes a main control unit 41, a control clock generation circuit 42, a random number clock generation circuit 43, a switch detection circuit 44, a motor drive circuit 45, a solenoid drive circuit 46, an LED drive circuit 47, and a power failure detection circuit. A reset circuit 49 is mounted, and performs processing related to the progress of the game, and controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40 directly or indirectly. The rendering control board 90 is connected to a rendering device such as a liquid crystal display 51, a rendering effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, a reel LED 55, a frame lamp 61, etc. These rendering devices are mounted on the rendering control board 90 It is driven based on the control by the sub control unit 91.

[About navigation and navigation effects]
Further, in the slot machine according to the present embodiment, when the AT lottery process based on the internal lottery result is won, the main control unit 41 causes the navigation notification to notify the stopping order which is advantageous for the player according to the internal lottery result. Control can be performed to an AT (assist time) as an example of the advantageous state in which the notification period can be performed. When the main control unit 41 is controlled to the AT, the main control unit 41 executes navigation notification by winning a navigation target combination according to the gaming state, and transmits a push order command to the sub control unit 91. The navigation effect is executed by The navigation target combination according to the game state is, for example, a navigation target combination in which the push order replay and the push order bell are common. Further, in the present embodiment, even in the normal state in which the main control unit 41 is not controlled by the AT, it is possible to execute navigation notification and execute navigation effect by satisfying a certain condition.

  In the navigation notification of the present embodiment, by changing the lighting mode of the game support indicator 12, notification is made so as to distinguish the stop order advantageous to the player. The navigation notification mode is not limited to such a mode, as long as the player can identify according to the winning situation. Further, the present invention is not limited to the game assistance display 12 used for notification other than the navigation notification, and may be performed using a dedicated display. In the navigation effect of this embodiment, the stop order advantageous to the player notified by the navigation notification is displayed by displaying the navigation image from the liquid crystal display 51, the navigation illumination light from the effect effect LED 52, the speaker 53, The notification is made by the output of the navigation voice (navigation effect sound) from 54.

  As described above, in the navigation notification and the navigation effect, the stop order that is advantageous to the player is notified in an identifiable manner. In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs a lottery to determine whether to control the AT when the lottery condition is satisfied. Further, at the end of the AT, the main control unit 41 selects the specified number of games from the plurality of games, and counts the number of games not controlled by the AT continuously from the end of the AT. Then, the main control unit 41 controls the AT by winning the AT lottery processing or when the number of games not continuously controlled by the AT reaches a prescribed game number (so-called ceiling game number).

[About game control processing]
Further, the main control unit 41 performs game control processing to control one game. In the game control process, first, a bet number setting and a BET process for credit settlement and bet number settlement are performed, and after the bet number setting, if a start operation is performed, it is determined whether or not the occurrence of winning is permitted by random number lottery. An internal lottery process to be determined is performed. After the internal lottery, the reel rotation process is performed, and the stop switch is started after the reel rotation starts after the reel rotation start on condition that the specified period (4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the reel rotation start of the previous game. The operations (stop operation) of 8L to 8R are validated, and the rotation of the reel is stopped according to the stop operation. After completion of the reel rotation process, a winning determination process is performed to determine whether a winning or the like has occurred based on the symbol combination on the pay line. After completion of the winning determination processing, payout processing is performed, and medal payout or credit addition is performed according to the occurrence of the winning, and the gaming state is shifted according to the symbol combination on the pay line. As a result, the game control process for one game ends, and the game control process for the next one game starts.

[About effects etc during the game]
Further, the main control unit 41 performs an AT lottery process while the internal lottery process is being executed, and when the AT is won, determines the number of AT games and then controls the AT. The main control unit 41 performs control for navigation notification and navigation effect during the number of AT games given during AT control. The main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment performs navigation notification when the navigation target combination is internally selected during AT control, and transmits a gaming state command, an internal lottery command, and the like to the sub control unit 91 for sub control. The part 91 is made to execute the navigation effect. In the present embodiment, an internal lottery is performed immediately after the operation of the start switch 7 is performed during AT control, and if the navigation target combination is internally won, navigation notification or navigation effect before reel rotation processing is performed. Is done. That is, if the navigation target combination is internally selected during AT control, navigation notification and navigation effects are performed immediately after the operation of the start switch 7. In the present application, “internal winning” may be simply described as “winning”.
In addition, the sub-control unit 91 is based on the various commands received from the main control unit 41, the navigation effects described above, each effect according to the gaming state (for example, such as a preview effect or internal winning suggestion effect and AT winning etc. It is possible to execute the omen effect, the confirmed effect of the bonus or AT, the effect during the bonus, the demonstration effect, and the point display effect described later.

[About frame lamp]
The sub control unit 91 executes an effect by displaying an image on the liquid crystal display 51, outputting an audio from the speakers 53 and 54, and outputting an illumination light with the effect effect LED 52. In addition, the sub control unit 91 uses the liquid crystal display 51 and the frame lamp 61 to execute an indication effect that suggests that the AT has been won. As shown in FIG. 5, the frame lamp 61 is provided on the left side, the upper side, and the right side of the liquid crystal display 51. In the present embodiment, the frame lamp 61 includes six LEDs indicated as “1” to “6” on the right side, eleven LEDs indicated as “7” to “17” on the upper side, “18” on the left side. "23" is composed of a total of 23 LEDs of 6 LEDs. In the present embodiment, the LEDs constituting the frame lamp 61 can emit light in red (R: Red), green (G: Green), and blue (B: Blue), respectively.

[On the sign of AT's winning sign]
The sub control unit 91 is capable of executing a prognostic effect after the main control unit 41 performs the AT lottery. In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 accumulates points based on being internally elected to a rare role such as cherries and watermelons and replay, and performs the AT lottery every time 1000 points are accumulated as an example of the specific points. In addition, the sub control unit 91 can execute point display effect described later each time a specific point is accumulated in the main control unit 41, and can determine whether or not to execute a precursor effect.

  The main control unit 41 executes point accumulation processing shown in FIG. First, the main control unit 41 accumulates points by determining whether or not the internal lottery process has been performed in a gaming state (for example, a normal gaming state) in which internal winning is possible for a rare role or replay, thereby accumulating an AT lottery. It is determined whether or not it is possible to perform (step Sa1). If the point can not be stored (step Sa1; N), the main control unit 41 repeats the process of step Sa1 until the point can be stored, and if the point can be stored (step Sa1; Y) It is determined whether or not the player has won the internal part (winning) (step Sa2). The main control unit 41 selects the number of points to be stored using the point number selection table (step Sa3) when internally winning the rare role (step Sa2; Y), and stores the selected number of points in the RAM (not shown) It memorize | stores (step Sa4). Here, the point number selection table is a table for selecting the number of points to be accumulated. In the point number selection table of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the internal winning combination is a rare combination, the selection ratio of 1000 points is 90% and the selection ratio of 5000 points is 10%. It is set to. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the player is internally elected to the rare combination, 5000 points may be accumulated at one time, and there may be five AT lottery at a time.

Returning to FIG. 6, when the internal combination of the rare combination has not been won (step Sa2; N), the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the internal combination has been elected to the replay (step Sa5). When the main control unit 41 internally wins the replay (step Sa5; Y), the main control unit 41 determines whether points are already accumulated (step Sa6). When the points are not already accumulated (step Sa6; N), the main control unit 41 draws lottery whether or not to give points using the point giving lottery table (step Sa7), and whether or not to give points It is determined whether or not the player has won the lottery (step Sa8). Here, the point grant lottery table is a table for lottery whether or not to award points. In the point grant lottery table of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the internal winning combination is replayed, the lottery is won at a rate of 5% and won at a rate of 95%. The rate is preset.
Returning to FIG. 6, when the points are already accumulated (step Sa6; Y), or when the main control unit 41 wins the lottery whether to accumulate the points (step Sa8; Y), 1000 points Are stored (step Sa9).

  After accumulating the points, or when the points are not accumulated, that is, when not winning the lottery whether or not to accumulate the points (step Sa8; N), the main control unit 41, 3 from the previous point accumulation It is determined whether the game has passed (step Sa10), and if three games have not passed since the previous point accumulation (step Sa10; N), it is determined whether 5000 points or more have been accumulated (step Sa11) . When the main control unit 41 does not accumulate 5000 points or more (step Sa11; N), the main control unit 41 ends the process. On the other hand, when 3 games have passed since the previous point accumulation (step Sa10; Y), or when 5000 points or more have been accumulated (step Sa11; Y), the main control unit 41 resets the point accumulation to 0 points ( Step Sa12), the process ends.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs AT lottery using the AT lottery table after points are accumulated, performs 1000 times of AT lottery, and 5000 points at a time. Have made five AT lottery. Here, the AT lottery table is a table for lottery whether or not to control to the AT. In the AT lottery table of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7C, when the number of points stored is 1000 points, the lottery is won at a rate of 10% and is not elected at a rate of 90%, 2000 If you win 20% of the points, you will be elected at a rate of 20% and you will not be elected at a rate of 80%. If you get 3000 points, you will be elected at a rate of 30% and you will be not elected at a rate of 70%. When winning the lottery at a rate of 40% and becoming a non-elect at a rate of 60%, the win rate will be 50% in advance and a win rate of 50% at a point of 5000 points. It is set.

  Further, the sub control unit 91 executes a point display effect execution process shown in FIG. First, based on the command received from the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not the main control unit 41 internally wins a rare role or replay and accumulates points (step Sb1). In addition, in order to perform such control, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is a command (for example, an internal winning command, a game state command, etc.) including information capable of specifying that points have been stored and the number of points stored. Needs to be sent to the sub control unit 91. When the main control unit 41 does not store points (step Sb1; N), the process of step Sb1 is repeated until points are stored, and when the main control unit 41 stores points (step Sb1) Y) It is determined whether or not the player has internally won the role of rare and accumulated 5000 points at one time (step Sb2). When the sub control unit 91 does not store 5000 points at one time (step Sb2; N), the sub control unit 91 executes a one-shot effect that increases by 1000 points (step Sb3) and ends the process while accumulating 5000 points at one time. In the case (step Sb2; Y), a continuous effect of increasing 1000 points to 5000 points is executed (step Sb4), and the process is ended.

  Here, the point display effect is an effect of displaying the accumulated number of points. The point display effect of the present embodiment is an effect of displaying the accumulated point number on the upper left side of the display area of the liquid crystal display 51 as shown in FIG. 9 (A), 2000 points (see FIG. 9 (B)), 3000 points (see FIG. 9 (C)), 4000 points (see FIG. 9 (D)), 5000 points (see FIG. 9 (E)) Each image is displayed, and it is an effect that the display is ended when 5000 points or more are accumulated and the number of points is reset to 0 point. Therefore, in the present embodiment, for example, when a single-shot effect increasing from 0 point to 1000 points is executed as the point display effect, the image shown in FIG. 9A is displayed. Further, in the present embodiment, for example, when executing continuous effects of increasing 1000 points from 0 point to 5000 points as point display effects, the images shown in FIGS. 9A to 9E are displayed in order. .

  Further, the sub control unit 91 executes a prognostic effect execution start control process shown in FIG. First, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not the main control unit 41 internally wins the rare role and replay and accumulates points (step Sc1). When the main control unit 41 does not store points (step Sc1; N), the process of step Sc1 is repeated until the points are stored, and when the main control unit 41 stores the points (step Sc1). Y) It is determined whether or not the AT lottery has been performed five times at a time by determining whether or not the player has internally won the role of rare and accumulated 5,000 points at one time (step Sc2). The sub-control unit 91 starts the blue lighting of the frame lamp 61 and executes the AT suggestive effect in red when five AT lots are accumulated by accumulating 5000 points at a time (step Sc2; Y) A suggestion game is displayed, and a suggestion game display (chance up suggestion display) for executing a chance-up suggestion effect is also performed (step Sc3), and the process is ended.

  Here, in the present embodiment, as one example of the prognostic effect, a lighting effect of turning on / off the 23 LEDs of the frame lamp 61 is executed. Specifically, the sub-control unit 91 turns on the frame lamp 61 in blue to turn off the LED one at a time for each game over 23 games which is a precursor period. In addition, it is possible to light the LED corresponding to the suggested game, which is a game for performing AT lottery result suggested presentation and chance up suggested presentation while the blue of the frame lamp 61 is lit, in a different color (green, red) from blue. It has become. In the present embodiment, the lighting color of the suggested game display is such that the player is more likely to win the red when it is red than green, but the relation between the lighting color and the degree of expectation is the same. It is possible to increase the expectation that the green is elected to the AT more than the red, or to newly provide a lighting color having a higher expectation than the red, and the lighting color and the expectation It does not have to be related to

  Further, in the present embodiment, 20 games are set in advance as a suggestion game for executing the AT lottery result indication effect, and 12 games are set in advance as an indication game for executing a chance-up indication effect. The suggestion game for executing the AT lottery result suggestion effect is displayed by lighting the LED in green or red, and the suggestion game for executing the chance up suggestion effect is displayed by lighting the twelfth LED in red. In addition, in this embodiment, although the suggestion game (20 games, 12 games) which performs each suggestion production is set beforehand, it is not limited to this, the suggestion game which performs each production may change. For example, a suggestion game may be determined one by one by lottery from one game to 22 games, and each suggestion effect may be executed once, or a plurality of games may be decided each suggestion game and each suggestion effect is made a plurality of times It may be performed.

  Note that the AT lottery result indication effect is an effect that suggests the AT lottery result during the omen period. In the present embodiment, the sub control unit 91 executes the AT winning notification effect shown in FIG. 12A when the AT is won as an AT lottery result suggestion effect, while the AT non shown in FIG. 12B when the AT is not won. Execute a winning suggestion effect. In the present embodiment, the AT winning suggestion effect is an effect that displays an image including a character image of “this time may be expected!” On the liquid crystal display 51, and the AT non-winning suggestion effect 516 is “this time Is an effect of displaying on the liquid crystal display 51 an image including a character image of “expected thinness ...”. Further, the chance up suggestion effect is an effect that indicates that the possibility of winning the AT lottery has become high. The chance-up suggestion effect of the embodiment is an effect of displaying on the liquid crystal display 51 an image including a character image of “chance-up !!” as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the suggestion game display in which each suggestion effect is executed at the 12th game and the 20th game is performed, but the suggestion game display in which another suggestion effect is performed may be performed. For example, if it is a configuration that can be controlled to CZ during precursor effect execution, a suggestion game indication to perform CZ transition suggestion effect may be displayed, which is an effect to suggest transition to CZ. The CZ transition suggestion effect is, for example, an effect of displaying on the liquid crystal display 51 an image including a character image of “Chance zone entry !?”, as shown in FIG. 12 (F).

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the sub control unit 91 accumulates 5000 points at a time and five AT lottery is not performed (step Sc2; N), that is, 1000 points are accumulated and one AT lottery is performed. If it has been repeated, it is determined whether or not the AT has been won or not, and a total of 3000 points have been accumulated to determine whether the third AT lottery has been conducted (step Sc4). The sub control unit 91 starts the blue light of the frame lamp 61 when the third AT lottery is performed by accumulating a total of 3000 points even if the AT is won or not (Step Sc4; Y) Step Sc5) It is determined whether or not the AT has been won (step Sc6). If the sub control unit 91 does not win the AT (step Sc6; N), the 20th LED is changed to green to display a suggestion game of the AT lottery result suggestion effect (step Sc7), and the process Finish. On the other hand, when the sub control unit 91 wins the AT (step Sc6; Y), the 20th LED is changed to red to display a suggestion game of the AT lottery result suggestion effect (step Sc8), and processing Finish.

  On the other hand, if the sub control unit 91 has not won the AT and has accumulated a total of 3000 points and the third AT lottery has not been performed (step Sc4; N), the total of 4000 points or more is accumulated and the fourth and subsequent times It is determined whether the AT lottery has been performed (step Sc9). If the sub control unit 91 does not accumulate a total of 4000 points or more, and the fourth AT or subsequent AT lottery is not performed (step Sc9; N), the process is ended, and a total of 4000 points or more is accumulated and the fourth or later When the AT lottery of is performed (step Sc9; Y), it is determined whether the lighting color of the suggestion game of the AT lottery result suggestion effect is red (step Sc10). If the lighting color of the suggestion game is green instead of red (step Sc10; N), the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not the AT is won (step Sc11). When the sub control unit 91 wins the AT (step Sc11; Y), the suggested game display is changed to red (step Sc12), and while the processing is ended, the AT is not won (step Sc11; N) , End processing without changing the suggested game display. On the other hand, when the lighting color of the suggestion game is red (step Sc10; Y), the sub-control unit 91 displays the suggestion game of chance up suggestion effect by lighting up the 12th LED to red (step Sc13), end the process.

  Further, after the start of the execution of the prognostic effect, the sub-control unit 91 executes the control processing during the prognostic effect shown in FIG. First, the sub control unit 91 determines whether one game has been consumed (step Sd1). If the sub control unit 91 does not digest one game (step Sd1; N), the process of step Sd1 is repeated until one game is digested, and if one game is digested (step Sd1; Y), the AT lottery result It is determined whether it is the 20th game which is a suggestion game of suggestion effect (step Sd2). The sub control unit 91 executes the AT lottery result suggestion effect (step Sd3) when it is the suggestion game of the AT lottery result suggestion effect (step Sd2; Y). After execution of the AT lottery result suggestion effect, or if it is not a suggestion game of AT lottery result suggestion effect (step Sd2; N), it is determined whether it is the 12th game which is a suggestion game of chance up suggestion effect (step Sd4).

  The sub-control unit 91 executes the chance-up suggestion effect (step Sd5) when it is the suggestion game of the chance-up suggestion effect (step Sd4; Y). After execution of the chance up suggestion effect execution, or, if it is not a suggestion game of chance up suggestion effect (step Sd4; N), the LED of the frame lamp 61 corresponding to the digested game is turned off (step Sd6) It is determined whether all 23 LEDs have been turned off (step Sd7). That is, it is determined whether 23 games as an example of the aura period have been consumed. The sub control unit 91 returns to the process of step Sd1 when all 23 LEDs of the frame lamp 61 are not turned off (step Sd7; N), and when all 23 LEDs of the frame lamp 61 are turned off (step Sd7) Sd7; Y), an AT lottery result notification effect is executed (step Sd8), and the process is ended.

  Here, the AT lottery result notification effect is an effect of notifying the AT lottery result. In the present embodiment, the sub control unit 91 executes the AT winning notification effect shown in FIG. 12C when the AT is won as the AT lottery result notification effect, while the AT non shown in FIG. Execute the informing effect of winning. In the present embodiment, the AT winning notification effect is, for example, an effect of displaying an image including a character image of “Congratulations !!! AT + 50G” on the liquid crystal display 51, and the AT non-winning notification effect is “disappointment”. This is an effect of displaying an image including a character image of “...” on the liquid crystal display 51.

  As a result of these, the main control unit 41 accumulates points when internally elected to the rare role and performs AT lottery, and internally elected to the rare role or replay within 3 games if the first game is 1000 points accumulated Thus, points are further accumulated and the AT lottery is repeated. At this time, the sub control unit 91 executes point display effect every time points are accumulated in the main control unit 41 and the AT lottery is performed, and there is a possibility that the precursor effect is executed according to the lottery result and the number of times of lottery. is there.

  For example, as in the execution example 1 of the point display effect and the accompaniment effect shown in FIG. 13, the rare character is won in the first game and 1000 points are accumulated, and the third game, the fifth game, the sixth game, the seventh game Let's consider the case where we internally won each replay and accumulated 1000 points up to 5000 points. In the AT lottery, it is assumed that only the fourth AT lottery is won and the other AT lottery is not won. In this case, as shown in FIG. 13A, a point display effect (one-shot effect) for displaying an accumulation of 1000 points is executed in the first game (at the time of the first AT lottery execution), and FIG. As shown, in the third game (at the time of the second AT lottery execution) a point display effect for displaying 2000 points of accumulation is executed, while a lighting effect of the frame lamp 61 as a precursor effect is not executed. However, as shown in FIG. 13C, a point display effect of displaying 3000 points of accumulation is executed in the fifth game (at the time of the third AT lottery execution), and a light effect of the frame lamp 61 (blue light ) Is started, and the 20th LED is lit in green. A suggested game display of AT lottery result suggested presentation is made. At this time, the player can recognize that the possibility of winning the AT by increasing the third AT lottery by performing the lighting effect can be recognized.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13 (D), a point display effect of displaying 4000 points of accumulation is executed in the sixth game (during the fourth AT lottery execution), and the lighting color of the 20th LED is It changes from green to red and the first LED turns off. At this time, the player is more likely to win the AT lottery because the indication game display of the AT lottery result suggestion effect has been changed. It can be recognized that the winning suggestion effect is likely to be executed.
Then, as shown in FIG. 13E, a point display effect of displaying 5000 points of accumulation is executed in the seventh game (during the fifth AT lottery execution), and the lighting color of the twelfth LED is The indication game indication of the chance up indication production being changed from blue to red is made, and the second LED is turned off. At this time, the player is more likely to win the AT lottery by changing the suggestion game display of the AT lottery result suggestion effect, and the chance-up suggestion effect is executed on the 12th game. Can be recognized.

  Further, the main control unit 41 is configured to repeatedly perform five AT lottery at a time when 5000 points are accumulated at one time when the player is internally elected to the rare role. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 executes point display effect and an indication effect.

  For example, as in the execution example 2 of the point display effect and the accompaniment effect shown in FIG. As for the AT lottery, as in the first example, it is assumed that only the fourth AT lottery is won and the other AT lottery is not won. In this case, as shown in FIG. 14A, point display effect (continuous effect) for displaying 1000 points of accumulation is executed at the first timing (at the time of the first AT lottery execution), and the light effect of the frame lamp 61 is performed. (Blue light) is started, and the 12th and 20th LEDs are lighted in red, and a suggested game display of each suggested effect is made. And since point display production is continuous production, 2000 points accumulation is displayed at the 2nd timing (at the time of 2nd AT lottery execution) (refer to figure 14 (B)), 3rd timing (3rd AT lottery) At the time of execution, 3000 points of accumulation are displayed (see FIG. 14C), and 4000 points of accumulation are displayed at the fourth timing (at the time of the fourth AT lottery execution) (see FIG. 14D). At the time of the fifth AT lottery execution, 5000 points of accumulation are displayed (see FIG. 14E). At this time, the player can recognize that the suggestion game display of each suggestion effect has been made simultaneously with the lighting effect by accumulating 5000 points, and it is extremely possible that the AT lottery has been performed five times. We can recognize that it is expensive.

  As described above, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs an AT lottery when points are accumulated by internally winning a rare role or replay as an example of satisfaction of the predetermined condition. There is a possibility that the sub-control unit 91 executes a prelude effect of informing that there is a possibility that the AT will be controlled when the AT lottery is performed. The main control unit 41 stores 5000 points at one time and performs five AT lots at a time when the internal combination of the rare combination is won, and sometimes stores 1000 points each and performs one AT lot. In response to this, the sub-control unit 91 performs the indication game display of each suggestion effect at the same time as the indication effect (blue light) of the frame lamp 61 as a precursor effect when accumulating 5000 points at a time, while accumulating 1000 points at a time Not only the timing when the lighting effect of the frame lamp 61 is started differs from the timing when the suggestion game display is started, but if the AT lottery is not won, the lighting game of the frame lamp 61 and the suggestion game display of each suggestion effect It may not happen. That is, when 5000 points at a time are stored, the sub-control unit 91 controls the execution of the progic effect in a control mode different from that when 1000 points are stored.

  By doing this, 5000 points or 1000 points were stored at one time rather than the slot machine that controls the execution of the adversary effect in the same control mode as when 1000 points were stored when 5000 points were stored at one time. The player will be focused on, and the interest of the game will be improved.

In particular, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 may accumulate 1000 points and perform AT lottery if internally winning the role of Rea or Replay, and particularly when the role of Rea is internally won, There are times when 5000 points are accumulated at one time and when 1000 points are accumulated and 5000 points are accumulated within 3 games.
By doing this, the player becomes interested in the fact that the process of accumulating 5000 points at which five AT lottery is performed at one time is different, and accumulates 5000 points at one time when the rare role is internally won. The fun of the game is further improved compared to a slot machine which accumulates 1000 points at a time and 3 games and accumulates 5000 points.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs the AT lottery every time 1000 points are accumulated, but the specific point for performing the AT lottery is not limited to 1000 points, and is 999 points or less or 1001 points or more It may be For example, the AT lottery may be performed each time 10 points are stored, with points selected from 1 to 5 points being accumulated by the internal winning of the rare role or the replay. Further, for example, the AT lottery may be performed every time 2000 points are accumulated so that points selected from 100 points to 2000 points are accumulated by the internal winning of the rare role and the replay.
In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs the AT lottery based on the point accumulation, but the establishment of the predetermined condition for performing the AT lottery is not limited to the point accumulation. And the number of times to perform the AT lottery from 1 to 5 based on the winning, execution of the premiere effect, the completion of the predetermined number of games, the end of the advantageous state (eg, bonus, CZ (chance zone)), etc. You may

Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the main control unit 41 stores 5,000 points at one time, it stores five ATs in the same manner as storing 1000 points each within 3 games and storing 5000 points in total. We are drawing lots.
By doing this, the number of AT lotterys does not change depending on whether 5000 points are accumulated at one time or 1000 points at a time within 3 games and a total of 5000 points are accumulated, so the player feels relieved and the admonition effect Control mode for execution and control mode for execution of point display effect can be noted (whether a display for storing 5000 points at once or a display for storing 1000 points for a total of 5000 points within 3 games was performed) It will be. As a result, when 5000 points are accumulated at one time, the interest of the game is further improved than a slot machine in which 1000 points are accumulated in 3 games and accumulated 5000 points in total and the number of AT lottery is different.

  As in the present embodiment, it is preferable that the number of times the AT lottery is performed does not change depending on whether 5000 points are stored at one time or 1000 points within 3 games and a total of 5000 points are stored. The number of times the AT lottery may be changed depending on whether 5000 points are accumulated at one time or 1000 points are accumulated within 3 games and a total of 5000 points are accumulated. For example, when 5000 points are accumulated at one time, the number of AT lottery may be one more than when 1000 points are accumulated in 3 games and 5000 points in total, and conversely 1000 points in 3 games When accumulated and accumulated 5000 points in total, the number of AT lottery may be one more than when accumulated 5000 points at a time.

Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 selects the number of points to be accumulated after being internally elected to the rare combination, and accumulates 1000 points when accumulating 5000 points at one time. The same event as that of time (the internal winning of the role of rare) will occur. In addition, the sub control unit 91 executes an effect according to the process of accumulating points (continuous effect if 5000 points are accumulated at once, single effect if 1000 points are accumulated) as point display effects, and 5000 points at a time When it accumulates, the same event (when 1000 points are increased by 1000 points from 5000 points by the point display effect) occurs as when 1000 points are accumulated.
By doing this, the player recognizes that the AT lottery has been performed by accumulating points more than slot machines that do not generate the same event as when 1000 points are accumulated when 5000 points are accumulated at one time. It will be easier.

  As in the present embodiment, when 5000 points are stored at one time, it is preferable to cause the same event as when 1000 points are stored to occur, but the same event may not occur. For example, the main control unit 41 may accumulate 5000 points at one time when the player is internally elected to the rare combination, and may accumulate 1000 points each when internally activated to replay within three games. Further, for example, when 5000 points are stored at one time, the sub-control unit 91 may execute a single-shot effect of increasing 5000 points from the beginning instead of a continuous effect of increasing 1000 points as point display effect.

Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the sub control unit 91 accumulates 5000 points at a time, the antecedent effect (the lighting effect of the frame lamp 61, each item regardless of whether or not the AT lottery is won). Perform suggestion game display of suggestion effects, each suggestion effect). On the other hand, when the sub-control unit 91 accumulates 1000 points at a time, the sub-control unit 91 does not execute the indication effect unless it wins the AT lottery until the second time.
In this way, while there is a possibility that the precursor effect is not executed when 1000 points are accumulated, the precursor effect is always executed when 5000 points are accumulated at one time, so even when 1000 points are accumulated, it is always a precursor The player can now pay attention to whether 5000 points have been accumulated at one time or more than the slot machine in which the effect is executed, and the interest of the game is further improved.
As in the present embodiment, it is preferable that the sub control unit 91 always executes the prognostic effect regardless of whether or not the AT lottery is won when 5000 points are stored at one time. Even if 5000 points are accumulated at one time, there may be a possibility that the accompaniment effect will not be executed unless the AT lottery is won.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 selects the number of points to be stored when internally winning the rare role, but the condition for selecting the number of points to be accumulated points is not limited thereto, for example, the rare role (For example, "Cherry + 1 combination" which is a simultaneous winning combination with 1 combination, "Watermelon + 1 combination", "BB + Cherry + 1 combination") which is a combination combination with BB (big bonus) Select the number of points to be accumulated points when internally winning in "RB + cherries + 1 card combination" or "RB + cherries + 1 film combination" and "RB + watermelon + 1 film combination", which are simultaneous winning combinations with "BB + watermelon + 1 film combination" In this way, when the rare combination is internally won in a single role (for example, "Cherry" or "watermelon"), 1000 points will be stored without selecting the number of points to be stored. It may be.

Specifically, the number of points may be selected using a modification example of the point number selection table according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 7 (D). In this modified example, when the internal winning combination is the rare combination (single position), the selection ratio of 1000 points is set to 100% and the selection ratio of 5000 points is 0%, while the internal selection is selected. When the combination is a combination combination, the selection rate of 1000 points is set to 80% and the selection rate of 5000 points is 20%.
By doing this, there is a possibility that the execution of the prognostic effect is controlled in a different control mode from when 5000 points at a time and 1000 points are stored at one time when the internal winning combination is made to the combination role including the rare role. The player can easily recognize whether 5000 points are accumulated at one time or more than the slot machine which does not accumulate 5000 points at one time when the combination combination including the rare combination is internally won.

Second Embodiment
In the first embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 exemplifies the lighting effect of the frame lamp 61, the indication game indication of each indication effect, and each indication effect as the indication effect, but other effects may be executed as the indication effect as well. Good. Hereinafter, a second embodiment will be described in which a character appearance effect is executed as a omen effect.
In the present embodiment, detailed description of parts having the same configuration and processing as in the first embodiment will be omitted, and parts different from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 executes a precursor effect execution start control process shown in FIG. First, the sub-control unit 91 executes the processing of steps Sc1 and Sc2, and accumulates 5000 points at a time, and when five AT lotterys are performed (step Sc2; Y), the frame lamp 61 is lit in blue. After the special character appearance effect is executed at the same time as the start, the indication game is displayed in red, the chance up indication is also indicated (step Sc51), and the process is ended.
Here, the character appearance effect is an example of a specific effect to be executed before the suggestion game display is started, and is an effect of causing a character (character) to appear. In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 selects the normal character appearance effect (first specific effect) shown in FIG. 17A or the special character appearance effect shown in FIG. 17B as the character appearance effect. Perform specific effects). In the present embodiment, the normal character appearance effect is an effect of displaying an image including the graphic image of the normal character and the character image of "chance!" On the liquid crystal display 51, and the special character appearance effect is special This is an effect of displaying an image including the graphic image of the character and the character image of “big chance !!!” on the liquid crystal display 51.

  Referring back to FIG. 15, when the sub control unit 91 accumulates 5000 points at a time and five AT lottery is not performed (step Sc2; N), that is, 1000 points are accumulated and one AT lottery is performed. If the third AT is performed by accumulating the total of 3000 points even if the AT has been won or not, the process of step Sc4 is executed (step Sc4; Y), step Sc5 After executing the process of step (c), the suggested game display control process shown in FIG. 16 described later is executed (step Sc52), and the process ends. On the other hand, if the sub control unit 91 has not won the AT and has accumulated a total of 3000 points and the third AT lottery has not been performed (step Sc4; N), the process of steps Sc9 to Sc13 is executed. End the process.

In addition, the sub control unit 91 executes a suggested game display control process shown in FIG. 16 as a subroutine of the prognostic effect execution start control process. First, the sub control unit 91 selects a character by referring to a character selection table shown in FIG. 18A (described later) stored in the ROM (step Se1), and executes character appearance effect with the selected character (step Se2), it is determined whether the executed character appearance effect is a special character appearance effect (step Se3).
Here, the character selection table is a table used to select characters to be made to appear in the character appearance production, specifically, whether to execute the normal character appearance production or the special character appearance production Is a table used for In the character selection table of this embodiment, the selection rate of normal characters when the AT lottery result is winning (AT winning) is set to 20%, and the selection rate of special characters is set to 80%. The selection rate of the normal character when it is not won (AT not won) is set to 80%, and the selection rate of the special character is set to 20%. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the special character appearance effect in which the special character appears is easily performed when the AT is elected, while the normal character appearance effect in which the normal character appears is easily performed when the AT is not selected. As a result, the expectation for winning the AT for the player is higher when the special character appearance effect is executed than when the normal character appearance effect 511 is performed.

  Referring back to FIG. 16, the sub-control unit 91, when it is not the special character appearance effect (step Se3; N), that is, when it is the normal character appearance effect, the normal lighting shown in FIG. The lighting color of the suggestion game display is selected with reference to the color selection table (step Se4). On the other hand, if the sub-control unit 91 is the special character appearance effect (step Se3; Y), the suggested game display is turned on with reference to the special lighting color selection table shown in FIG. A color is selected (step Se5). After the lighting color is selected, the sub-control unit 91 displays a suggested game with the selected lighting color (step Se6), and returns to step Sc52 in FIG.

  Here, the normal lighting color selection table is a table used to select the lighting color of the suggested game display after execution of the normal character appearance effect. In the normal lighting color selection table of this embodiment, the green selection rate is 50% and the red selection rate is 50% when the AT is won, and the green selection when the AT is not won. The rate is set to 95%, and the red selectivity is set to 5%. The special lighting color selection table is a table used to select the lighting color of the suggested game display after the special character appearance effect is executed. In the special lighting color selection table of this embodiment, the green selection rate at the time of AT winning is set to 5% each and the red selection rate is set to 95%, and the green at the time of AT non-winning is set. The selectivity is set to 50%, and the red selectivity is set to 50%. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the AT is won, the percentage at which the suggestion game display lights in red (second suggestion effect) is higher than the ratio at which the suggestion game display lights in green (first suggestion effect). On the other hand, when the AT is not won, the rate at which the frame lamp 61 lights up in green is higher than the rate at which it lights up in red. As a result, the expectation of winning the AT by the suggested game display for the player is higher when the frame lamp 61 is lit in red than when it is lit in green.

  As described above, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the sub control unit 91 executes the character appearance effect, and then starts the suggestion game display of the AT lottery result indication effect. In addition, there are two types of character appearance effects: normal character appearance effects and special character appearance effects, and lighting colors of suggested game displays are two types: green and red. Then, the sub-control unit 91 selects and selects the lighting color of the suggested game display with reference to the lighting color selection table which differs depending on whether the normal character appearance production is executed as the character appearance production or the special character appearance production is performed. Suggested game display is done with lighting color. Specifically, when the sub-control unit 91 executes the normal character appearance effect, the sub-control unit 91 refers to the normal lighting color selection table shown in FIG. 18B to select the lighting color of the suggested game display, while the special character When the appearance effect is executed, the lighting color of the suggestion game display is selected with reference to the special lighting color selection table shown in FIG. 18 (C).

  Here, the sub-control unit 91 is highly likely to execute the special character appearance effect at AT winning time. In this case, since the sub control unit 91 selects the lighting color of the suggestion game display with reference to the special lighting color selection table, the red is easily lit in the suggestion game display, and the AT winning suggestion effect is executed in the suggestion game. There is a high possibility that the AT winning notification effect 513 will be performed after all the LEDs of the frame lamp 61 are turned off. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 has a high possibility of executing the character appearance effect when the AT is not selected. In this case, since the sub control unit 91 selects the lighting color of the suggestion game display with reference to the normal lighting color selection table, the green is likely to be lit in the suggestion game display, and the AT non-winning suggestion effect is executed in the suggestion game. After that, there is a high possibility that the AT non-winning notification effect will be performed after all the LEDs of the frame lamp 61 are turned off. As a result, in the present embodiment, when the special character appearance effect is executed, the player's expectation of AT winning is high, and red is lit in the suggestion game display, and it is easy to finally notify of AT winning. When the normal character appearance effect is executed, the degree of expectation of the AT winning is low, and it is possible to recognize that the green is lit in the suggestion game display and the AT non-winning is likely to be notified finally.

By doing this, whether the normal character appearance effect is executed as the character appearance effect or the special character appearance effect is executed rather than the slot machine in which the lighting color of the suggested game display is selected at the same ratio regardless of the type of the character appearance effect. The player will pay attention to the execution. As a result, the player can pay attention not only to the suggested game display but also to the character appearance production before the suggested game display, and the interest of the game is improved.
In the present embodiment, the sub control unit 91 selects the lighting color of the suggestion game display after the execution of the character appearance production, but the suggestion game is that the effect mode changes based on the type of the character appearance production executed. The lighting color of the display effect may be selected based on, for example, the type of the character appearance effect performed, instead of the display color.

  In the present embodiment, when 1000 points are accumulated and 4,000 points or more are accumulated, if the AT is won, the lighting color of the indication game display to execute the AT lottery result indication effect is changed or the chance up indication effect is executed. Even if it is when the game display of chance up suggestion is displayed, but it accumulates 1000 points at a time and accumulates more than 4000 points, the lighting color of the suggestion game display is changed or the chance to execute the chance up suggestion effect It is not necessary to display the up suggestion game. For example, every time 1000 points are accumulated, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not the suggestion game display is to be performed, whether to change the lighting color of the suggestion game display, or to display the chance increase suggestion game You may perform a lottery whether or not. In this case, when the AT is won, the winning ratio of these lottery may be increased, or the winning ratio of these lottery may be increased as the number of points accumulated increases.

Third Embodiment
In the first and second embodiments, the sub-control unit 91 exemplifies the lighting effect and the indication game display using the frame lamp 61 as the admonition effect, but the frame lamp 61 may not be used for the adverb effect. Hereinafter, a third embodiment will be described which executes a precursor effect using only the liquid crystal display 51 without using the frame lamp 61.
In the present embodiment, detailed description of parts having the same configuration and processing as in the first and second embodiments is omitted, and parts different from the first and second embodiments are mainly described.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 does not execute the pro-active effect in-progress control process shown in FIG. 11, while replacing with the pro-active effect execution start control process shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. Execute control processing. First, the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not the main control unit 41 internally wins the rare role or replay and starts point accumulation by determining whether or not there is the first point accumulation from 0 points (step Sc101). When the main control unit 41 does not start point storage (step Sc101; N), the process of step Sc101 is repeated until the point storage starts, and the main control unit 41 starts the point storage (Step Sc101; Y), it is determined whether or not five AT lottery has been performed at a time by determining whether or not the player has won the internal winning combination and accumulated 5000 points at one time (step Sc102) .

  The sub-control unit 91 accumulates 5000 points at a time and five AT lottery is not performed (step Sc102; N), that is, when 1000 points are accumulated and AT lottery is performed once, the predetermined Whether to execute the special training effect at a rate (for example, 10%) is lottery (step Sc103), and it is determined whether or not the lottery is won (step Sc104). If the sub control unit 91 does not win the lottery (step Sc104; N), the sub control unit 91 starts the execution of the battle effect (step Sc105), and ends the process. On the other hand, if the sub-control unit 91 wins the lottery (step Sc104; Y), or if 5000 ATs are accumulated at a time and five AT lottery is performed (step Sc102; Y), The execution is started (step Sc106), and the process is ended.

  Here, the special training effect is an example of a precursor effect for displaying on the liquid crystal display 51 an image (moving image) which the ally character trains. The special training effect of the present embodiment is a continuous performance in which the teammate character attacks three special training characters over three games. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 21 (A), a training start image including images of friend characters and 3 training characters at the start of the first game and a character image of "training start !!" Is displayed, the first training image including the image of the teammate character attacking the first training character for the first game is displayed until the end of the first game game, and the teammate character is the second game until the second game end. The second training video is displayed including the image for attacking the training character, and the image for the teammate character to attack the training character for the third body is displayed until the game end of the third game. After displaying the training completion image including the character image of “!!” and then displaying the chance-up image including the character image of “CHANNEL UP !!”.

Also, the battle effect is an example of a precursor effect that displays on the liquid crystal display 51 an image (moving image) in which an ally character battles with an enemy character. The battle effect of the present embodiment is a continuous effect in which an allied character attacks an enemy character over one game. For example, as shown in FIG. 21B, after displaying the battle start image including the image of the friend character and the enemy character and the character image of "battle start!" At the start of the game, the friend character is the enemy until the game ends. It is an effect of displaying an image that attacks characters and displaying a battle victory image including a character image of “winning !!” at the end of the game, and then displaying a chance-up image.
As a result, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 executes the special training effect for three games while accumulating 5000 points at one time or 1000 points and winning the lottery for the special training effect. If, after accumulating 1000 points, the lottery for the special training effect is not won, the battle effect over one game is executed.

As described above, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 executes the special training effect across three games whenever it accumulates 5000 points at one time, but stores 1000 points at a time. There is a possibility to execute battle rendition over one game without executing special rendition.
By doing this, the player pays attention to whether 5000 points are accumulated at a time rather than the slot machine in which the prognostic effects such as the special training effect across 3 games are always executed even when 1000 points are accumulated. As a result, the interest of the game is further improved.

In the present embodiment, the special training effect with a longer execution period has a higher expectation than the battle effect with a shorter execution period, but on the contrary, a special training with a longer execution period with a longer execution period. For example, when the 5000 points are accumulated at one time, a battle effect with a short execution period is always executed, while when it is accumulated 1000 points, a special training effect with a long execution period is also possible. It may be easy to carry out.
In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 always executes the training effect over three games when 5000 points are stored at one time, while the battle control is performed if the training effect is not performed when 1000 points are stored. Although it carried out, you may carry out the special training effect also when accumulating 1000 points at a time. In this case, in order to make the player pay attention to whether 5000 points have been accumulated at one time, the number of times of the special training effect may change. For example, the sub-control unit 91 may execute the special training effect twice whenever 5000 points are accumulated at one time, and may perform the special training effect only once when 1000 points are accumulated.

  Specifically, a modified example of the precursor effect execution start control process according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 20 may be executed. First, the sub-control unit 91 executes the processing of steps Sc101 and Sc102, accumulates 5000 points at a time, and does not perform five AT lottery (step Sc102; N), that is, accumulates 1000 points. If the AT lottery has been performed once, it is determined whether or not the AT lottery has been won (step Sc151). If the sub control unit 91 does not win the AT lottery (step Sc151; N), the sub control unit 91 starts execution of the special training effect (step Sc152), and ends the process. On the other hand, if the sub control unit 91 wins the AT lottery (step Sc151; Y), or if the AT lottery with 5000 points accumulated at one time is performed (step Sc102; Y), the special training effect is provided. The second consecutive execution is started (step Sc153), and the process ends.

By doing this, the player pays attention to whether a precursor effect such as a special training effect is always stored 5000 points at a time rather than a slot machine which is continuously executed twice continuously even when 1000 points are stored each time. And the interest of the game is further improved.
In this modified example, when 1000 points are accumulated, the special training effect is always executed twice continuously if the AT lottery is won, but if the AT lottery is elected, the special training effect is always twice continuously executed You do not have to. For example, when accumulating 1000 points at a time, the number of executions of the special training effect may be selected, and even if the AT lottery is won, the special training effect may be executed only once.
In the present embodiment, the effect is high in expectation that the greater the number of executions, the higher the degree of expectation, but conversely, the effect that the smaller the execution period is advantageous may be a high effect, for example, 5000 points at a time When accumulated, the special training effect is always performed only once, and when 1000 points are stored, it may be easy to execute the special training effect more than once.

  In the first to third embodiments, the AT winning is illustrated as an example of the benefit, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, a bonus (for example, BB, RB) winning, CZ having a high winning rate of bonus or AT Or, it may be transition to an AT game number-added specialization zone, execution of a premiere effect, or the like. In addition, as long as it is a pachinko gaming machine, for example, it may be a big hit winning including a probability variation big hit, execution of a premiere effect, or the like.

  In the first to third embodiments, the lighting color of the frame lamp 61 is set to three colors of red, green and blue. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be two colors or four or more colors. In the case of two colors, for example, two colors of red, green and blue may be used. Also, in the case of four or more colors, for example, orange, yellow, purple, rainbow colors (for example, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, etc. may change periodically) may be added. In this case, for example, it is necessary to adjust the luminance of each color (RGB) of each LED of the frame lamp 61, for example, adjust the luminance in 256 steps and perform additive color mixing (composition) to display a plurality of colors. .

  In the first and second embodiments, the prognostic period is 23 games. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be 22 games or less or 24 games or more. In this case, it is necessary to increase or decrease the number of LEDs of the frame lamp 61 according to the number of games in the aura period, or to adjust the number of LEDs to be turned off in each game. For example, if the two LEDs are turned off for each game and the last one LED is turned off only for the final game, the precursor period can be 12 games. Also, for example, if the brightness of each LED is lowered and then the light is turned off, and one LED is turned off every two games, it is possible to make the precursor period 46 games.

  In the second embodiment, the character appearance effect is performed using the liquid crystal display 51 in the precursor effect, the lighting effect is performed using the frame lamp 61, and the suggestion game display of each indication effect is performed. However, the effect device used for the aura effect is not limited to the liquid crystal display 51 and the frame lamp 61. For example, the effect effect LED 52 and the speakers 53 and 54 may be used, or a newly provided character may be used. Good. In this case, for example, a specific effect (character product effect) for operating the character may be performed, and a suggested effect (sound effect) may be performed to perform an audio output of the number of games in the precursor period from the speakers 53 and 54. Moreover, you may perform specific presentation and an indication production | presentation using two or more of these presentation apparatuses (51-54, 61).

In the first to third embodiments, it is possible to identify an operation procedure that is advantageous for the player in both of the navigation notification controlled by the main control unit 41 and the navigation effect controlled by the sub control unit 91. Although there is a configuration, it may be possible to identify an operation procedure that is advantageous for the player only by the navigation effect controlled by the sub control unit 91 side. Further, for example, by controlling the navigation effect controlled by the sub control unit 91 side by the main control unit 41 side, it becomes possible to identify the operation procedure advantageous to the player only by the navigation effect controlled by the main control unit 41 side Configuration is also possible.
In the above embodiment, the main control unit 41 controls the AT and the like as advantageous benefits for the player, but the sub-control unit 91 partially or entirely controls the advantageous benefits for the player. It is good also as composition to carry out.

In the first to third embodiments described above, the present invention is applied to a slot machine in which the number of bets is set using medals and credits as gaming values, but betting using gaming balls as gaming values The present invention may be applied to a slot machine in which the number is set or a completely credit slot machine in which the number of bets is set using only credits as gaming value.
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, for example, a combination of 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 by the occurrence of a prize, a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls You may apply the slot machine which can pay out any value.

  In the first to third embodiments, the slot machine has been described as an example of the gaming machine, but the configuration disclosed in the above embodiment, in particular, the configuration of the suggestion effect execution processing may be The game is played by firing the ball, and the shot game ball enters the winning opening provided in the game area, and the winning is generated, and is applied to a pachinko game machine etc. from which the game ball is paid out as a winning ball You may. When applied to a pachinko gaming machine, for example, select points accumulated by the occurrence of a prize, etc., and carry out a lottery for performing the premiere effect every time 1000 points are accumulated, and announce a warning that there is a possibility of winning the lottery In the configuration that performs the effect, when the 5000 points are accumulated at one time and 5 lots of lottery are performed, the prognostic effect with high expectation degree is always executed, while when 1000 points are accumulated, the prognostic effect with low expectation degree is performed There may be a possibility.

  An embodiment in which a program and data for realizing the present invention are distributed / provided by a removable recording medium, for example, to a computer device or the like included in a game machine such as a slot machine 1 or 1001 or a pachinko machine However, it may be distributed by being pre-installed in a storage device such as a computer device in advance. Furthermore, by providing a communication processing unit, the program and data for realizing the present invention are distributed by downloading from another device on a network connected via a communication line or the like. It does not matter.

  And the execution form of the game is not limited to that executed by attaching the removable recording medium, but can be executed by temporarily storing the program and data downloaded via the communication line etc. in the internal memory etc. It may be executed directly using hardware resources of another device on the network connected via a communication line or the like. Furthermore, the game may be executed by exchanging data with another computer device or the like via a network.

1 slot machine, 41 main control unit, 51 liquid crystal display, 61 frame lamp, 91 sub control unit

Claims (1)

It is a gaming machine that plays a game,
Bonus grant determining means for deciding whether or not to grant a bonus when a predetermined condition is established;
And a precursor effect execution control means for controlling the execution of a precursor effect for notifying that there is a possibility that the benefit is given.
The predetermined condition may be satisfied a plurality of times at a predetermined timing, or may be satisfied a plurality of times over a predetermined period,
The precursor effect execution control unit controls the execution of the precursor effect in a control mode different from when the predetermined condition is satisfied multiple times over the predetermined period when the predetermined condition is satisfied multiple times at the predetermined timing. To play, gaming machines.

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