JP2019130113A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a slot machine capable of preventing a player from becoming disadvantageous in a configuration in which an advantageous section is completed in accordance with a numeric value updated in the advantageous section.SOLUTION: When a game section is controlled to a normal section and a lottery object combination including a special combination or a double combination is won in a configuration in which an advantageous section is completed according to a numerical value updated in the advantageous section, a special combination winning possibility suggestive performance A for executing a suggestive performance over a first period is executed. In the meantime, when a game section is controlled to an advantageous section and a lottery object combination including a special combination or a double combination is won, a special combination winning possibility suggestive performance B for executing a suggestive performance over a second period that is shorter than the first period is executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine capable of generating a predetermined winning according to a display result of a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable.

  This type of slot machine is controlled in an advantageous state advantageous to the player, and is fixedly set by an upper limit value such as the number of payouts in the advantageous state, separately from the variably determined end condition. Even if the variably determined end condition is not satisfied after the start of the advantageous state, the advantageous state is ended when the fixed end condition is satisfied, In other words, there has been proposed a device that has an advantageous state limiter function so as not to excessively increase euphoria (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-116915

  In a slot machine having a limiter function like the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, for example, when a bonus is won during an advantageous state and the advantageous state is interrupted, a large number of games are required until the bonus is achieved. As a result, the number of games until the limiter is activated decreases, which may be disadvantageous for the player.

  The present invention pays attention to such a problem, and a slot machine that can prevent a player from being disadvantaged in a configuration in which the advantageous section ends according to a numerical value updated in the advantageous section. The purpose is to provide.

In order to solve the above problems, the slot machine of the means 1 of the present invention comprises:
A variable display unit (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each identifiable,
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a winning can be generated according to the display result.
Pre-determining means for determining display results that are allowed to be derived before the display results are derived;
When the predetermination means results in a specific determination result (special role winning) that allows the derivation of a specific display result with a transition to an advantageous state advantageous to the player, and the specific display result is not derived, Carry-over means to carry over the specific decision result after the next game,
Advantageous section transition means for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
Numerical value updating means for updating a numerical value (clear counter) in the advantageous section;
Advantageous section ending means for ending the advantageous section and shifting to the normal section when the numerical value updated by the numerical value updating means reaches a specific value (1500 games);
A specific effect (special role winning suggestion effect, privilege grant suggestion effect) that suggests the possibility of the specific determination result and derives an effect result (result notification) indicating whether or not the specific determination result has finally been reached A specific effect executing means for executing A, B);
With
The numerical value updating means updates the numerical value even in a state where the specific determination result is carried over in the advantageous section,
The number of games (1 game or 4 games) until the specific result (special role winning) in the advantageous section becomes the specific result (privilege suggestion effects A and B) and the effect result (result notification) is derived. Is less than the number of games (10 games) until the specific result (special role winning suggestion) becomes the specific determination result (special role winning suggestion effect) and the effect result (result notification) is derived in the normal section. It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, since the specific determination result is obtained in the advantageous section and the numerical value that is the end condition of the advantageous section is updated even in the state where the specific determination result is carried over, the state in which the specific determination result is carried over If it is prolonged, it will be disadvantageous for the player, but the number of games until the effect result is derived in the specific section becomes the specific decision result in the advantageous section, and the effect result is derived in the specific effect in the normal section. It is possible to recognize that the specific decision result was obtained with fewer games than the normal interval in the advantageous section, and it is possible to derive the specific display result at an earlier stage and shift to the advantageous state. Therefore, even when the specific decision result is carried over, the numerical value that is the end condition for the advantageous section is updated. As much as it is possible to prevent that becomes disadvantageous to be a player there is.

  In addition, this invention may have only the invention specific matter described in the claim of this invention, and has a structure other than this invention specific matter with the invention specific matter described in the claim of this invention. It may be a thing.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the Example to which this invention was applied. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. It is a figure for demonstrating the lottery object role and role number of an internal lottery. It is a figure for demonstrating the execution aspect of a navigation alerting | reporting and a navigation effect. It is a figure for demonstrating the display mode of the game auxiliary | assistant display in each game area, and the advantageous area effect lamp. It is a figure for demonstrating the display aspect of the advantageous area alert LED and the advantageous area effect lamp in an error state and a setting confirmation state. It is a figure for demonstrating the display aspect of the advantageous area alert LED and the advantageous area production | presentation lamp when the power supply to a slot machine is stopped. It is a figure for demonstrating the display aspect of the advantageous area alerting | reporting LED and the advantageous area effect lamp when the electric power supply to a slot machine is restarted. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the main process which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the game start waiting process which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the ball control process which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the AT state management process which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the medal payout process which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the process at the time of the re-game action which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (main) which a main control part performs. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of the display mode of the game auxiliary | assistant indicator and insertion request | requirement LED at the time of the start of an advantageous area. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of the display mode of the game auxiliary | assistant indicator, insertion request | requirement LED, and replaying LED at the time of the start of an advantageous area. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of the display mode of the game auxiliary | assistant indicator and insertion request | requirement LED at the time of completion | finish of an advantageous area. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of the display mode of the game auxiliary | assistance display, insertion request | requirement LED, and replaying LED at the time of completion | finish of an advantageous area. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of the setting process of the data for state control of advantageous area alerting | reporting LED. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the main process which the main control part in Example 2 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the ball control process which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the AT state management process which a main control part performs. It is a figure for demonstrating the change of a pure increase number counter value. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator at the time of the start of an advantageous area.

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

  Embodiment 1 of a slot machine, which is a gaming 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 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 1a having an open front surface and a front door 1b pivotally supported on a side end of the housing 1a. Yes. Inside the slot machine 1, reels 2L, 2C and 2R (hereinafter referred to as a left reel, a middle reel and a right reel) in which a plurality of types of mutually identifiable symbols are arranged in a predetermined order are arranged in a horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols out of symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided in a see-through window 3 provided in the approximate center of the front of the slot machine 1. Each is displayed in three stages, upper, middle and lower, so that it can be seen from the player side. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, each reel has a plurality of types of symbols (“red 7”, “white 7”, “net 7”, “black BAR”, “white BAR”, “ Cherry "," Watermelon "," Bell "," Replay "," Plum ") are arranged in a predetermined order.

  In the present embodiment, a configuration using three reels is illustrated, but a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, a configuration using four or more reels may be used. . In the present embodiment, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R constitute a variable display unit that variably displays a symbol. However, the variable display unit may be other than the reel, for example, a plurality of symbols on the outer peripheral surface. The structure which can carry out the variable display of the symbol by moving the belt arrange | positioned may be sufficient. In this embodiment, the variable display unit is configured by a physical reel. However, the variable display unit may be configured by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

  On the front of the slot machine 1, as shown in FIG. 1, a medal insertion unit 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout exit 9 from which medals are paid out, credits (the number of medals stored as a player's own game value) ), The MAXBET switch 6 operated when setting the maximum number of bets out of the prescribed number (3 in this embodiment) determined according to the gaming state within the range, as credits Settlement switch 10 operated when the medal used for setting the medal and the bet number stored (returning the medal used for setting the credit and the bet number) is operated when starting the game Stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R, which are operated when stopping the rotation of the start switch 7 and the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, respectively, can be operated by the player. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the front of the slot machine 1, a credit indicator 11 that displays the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a winning and the contents when an error occurs are shown. Game auxiliary display 12 for displaying error code, operation information (navigation information) corresponding to the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, advantageous section display indicating that it is controlled to the advantageous section, and the number of bets 1 BETLED 14 that informs that 1 is set by lighting, 2 BETLED 15 that informs that 2 bets are set, 2 BETLED 16 that informs that 3 bets are set, 3 There is a game start operation by operating the throw-in request LED 17 and the start switch 7 to notify the possible state by lighting. A start valid LED 18 for informing that it is lit, and a waiting LED 19 for informing that it is in a wait state (a state of waiting for the start of reel rotation since a certain period has not elapsed since the start of the previous game). A game display unit 13 provided with a replaying LED 20 for notifying that a replay game is in progress by lighting is provided.

  Inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 3) for notifying that the betting number setting operation by the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 is valid, and stop switches 8L, 8C, Inside the 8R are left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R (see FIG. 3) that notify by lighting that the operation of stopping the reel by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is effective. Is provided.

  In addition, on the front of the slot machine 1, a liquid crystal display 51 that can display an image or the like, and an advantageous section effect lamp 57 that can indicate which game section is controlled by a lighting mode among a plurality of game sections described later. Is provided.

  The liquid crystal display 51 has a transmissive liquid crystal panel in a state where no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal element, and the front side (player side) of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R of the front door 1b. The display area 51a is provided in the area. The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R on the back side of the liquid crystal display 51 are visible from the player side through the transmissive area 51b and the transmissive window 3 corresponding to the transmissive window 3 in the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51. is there.

  Inside the slot machine 1, there is a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for releasing the error state from the outside of the slot machine 1 by a predetermined key operation, while changing the set value or checking the set value, A set value display 24 for displaying a set value, and a flow path of medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, either a hopper tank side or a medal payout exit 9 side described later provided inside the slot machine 1. And a medal selector (not shown) having inserted medal sensors 31a, 31b, and 31c for detecting medals inserted from the medal inserting unit 4 and flowing down to the hopper tank side. ing.

  In the slot machine 1, reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R that can detect the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R, and the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, respectively. A reel unit (not shown), a hopper tank (not shown) for storing medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, a hopper motor 34b for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank from the medal payout opening 9, and a hopper A hopper unit (not shown) including a payout sensor 34c that detects medals paid out by driving the motor 34b is provided.

  In addition, an overflow tank 35 for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank is provided inside the slot machine 1. The overflow tank 35 is provided with a full tank sensor 35a for detecting that the stored medal is full.

  The slot machine 1 functions as a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and a reset switch for canceling an error state in a normal state. The setting change state will be described later. There is provided a reset / setting switch 38 that functions as a setting switch for changing the set value of the winning probability (outtake rate) of the internal lottery.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40 and an effect control board 90. The game control board 40 controls the game, and the effect control board 90 responds to the game state. Production control is performed.

  The game control board 40 includes the above-described MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, settlement switch 10, reset switch 23, inserted medal sensors 31a, 31b, 31c, reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R, A payout sensor 34c, a full sensor 35a, a setting key switch 37, and a reset / setting switch 38 are connected, and detection signals of these connected switches are input.

  The game control board 40 includes the credit indicator 11, the game auxiliary indicator 12, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the waiting LED 19, the replaying LED 20, the BET switch valid LED 21, the left , Middle, right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R, set value display 24, advantageous section LED 25, flow path switching solenoid 30, reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R, hopper motor 34b are connected. It is driven based on the control of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40.

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

  The main CPU 41a includes a plurality of registers used for performing various calculations. The main CPU 41a updates the value of a predetermined register by executing various instructions such as an operation instruction and a read instruction included in the program, and stores the RAM 41c specified by the value (address) of the predetermined register. It is possible to update the value (data) stored in the area.

  The main control unit 41 performs various controls for progressing the game in response to detection of an operation associated with the progress of the game, and transmits various commands to the sub-control unit 91. A command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 is sent in only one direction, and no command is sent from the sub control unit 91 toward the main control unit 41.

  The effect control board 90 includes a liquid crystal display 51 of the previous operation, an advantageous section effect lamp 57, a speaker capable of outputting sound, and a reel LED (not shown) capable of irradiating a predetermined position of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R from the back side. Etc. are connected, and the output state of these effects devices can be controlled by the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90. In response to the command transmitted from the main control unit 41, the sub-control unit 91 performs various controls for producing effects.

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

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

  The setting key switch 37 and the reset / setting switch 38 are provided inside the slot machine 1 and cannot be operated unless the front door 1b that can be opened by a predetermined key operation is opened. Only the store clerk possessing a predetermined key among the store clerk of the installed amusement store can operate. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 requires a further key operation, only a store clerk possessing a key for operating the setting key switch 37 can be operated among the store clerk of the game store. The reset switch 23 does not need to open the front door 1b, but requires a key operation using a predetermined key, so that only a store clerk who has the predetermined key can operate. Further, the reset / setting switch 38 functions as a reset switch for canceling the error state in the normal state.

  In the case of playing a game in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, or the MAXBET switch 6 is operated to set the number of bets using credits. When a stipulated number of bets determined according to the gaming state is set, a predetermined pay line LN (see FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are arranged in the middle in the horizontal direction. Is set across the symbols), and the operation of the start switch 7 is enabled, that is, the game can be started. In addition, when a medal is inserted exceeding the maximum number out of the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit. In this embodiment, only one pay line is applied, but a plurality of pay lines may be applied.

  When the start switch 7 is operated while the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated, and the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuously changed. When one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated while the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotating, stop control is performed on the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and the rotation of the reels is performed. The reel is stopped and the symbol of the reel is derived and displayed as a display result on the fluoroscopic window 3.

  In the stop control, the control for stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R corresponding to the operation within the maximum stop delay time (in this embodiment, 190 ms (milliseconds)) from when each stop switch is operated is performed. Is done. The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated 80 times per minute, and 80 (rotations) x 21 (the number of symbols per reel, for example, 21 frames) = 1680 frames is changed, so a predetermined maximum Until the stop delay time (190 ms) elapses, a maximum of four symbols can be drawn. In other words, in the stop control, the symbol displayed when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, and the symbol that is four frames ahead from that symbol, a total of five symbols (retraction range), one symbol. Can be selected and led to the reels 2L, 2R, 2R.

  Thereby, in the stop control, when the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to each reel 2L, 2C, 2R is operated to stop the rotation, the winning combination won by the internal lottery described later is selected. If the symbol to be configured is within the drawing range from the symbol when the stop switch is operated to 4 frames ahead, the symbol is drawn onto the winning line LN and the reel for which the stop switch is operated is rotated. On the other hand, if the symbol constituting the winning combination won in the internal lottery is not within the drawing range, the symbol constituting the winning combination not won in the internal lottery is the winning line LN. In order not to stop upward, a symbol that does not constitute any winning combination is drawn on the winning line LN, and control is performed to stop the rotation of the reel on which the stop switch is operated. It is possible.

  Then, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, one game is finished, and the combination of symbols of the winning combination predetermined on the winning line LN is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R. In some cases, a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are awarded to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50 in this embodiment), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1). In addition, when the combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state on the winning line LN is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, the gaming state according to the combination of symbols is shifted. .

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

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the types of winning combinations (hereinafter referred to as winning combinations) are determined according to the gaming state, and it is not necessary to set a small combination with payout of medals and the number of bets. In addition, there are a re-playing role that enables the next game to be started and a special role that involves a transition to a gaming state (special state) that is advantageous to the player. Below, a small role and a re-playing role are collectively called a general role. In order for each winning combination determined according to the gaming state to occur, it is necessary to win an internal lottery and set a winning flag for the winning combination. In the internal lottery, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not to allow winnings in each of the above-mentioned combinations before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are derived (specifically, a specified number of When the operation of the start switch 7 is detected with the bet number set, the random number is used for determination.

  Of the winning flags for each role, the winning flags for the small role and the replaying role are valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and are invalid in the next game. It is valid until a combination of allowed combinations is completed by the flag, and is invalid in a game having a combination of permitted combinations. In other words, once the special combination winning flag is won, even if the combination of the combinations permitted by the flag cannot be made, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It has become.

  Further, in the internal lottery, when the stop operation is performed in a predetermined operation mode (for example, stop operation order, operation timing) determined in advance, it is a small advantage that is advantageous over the case where the stop operation is performed in another operation mode. A combination and a re-playing combination (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a navigation target combination) can be won. For example, the role subject to navigation may be a role that is more advantageous than a stop mode that stops when a stop operation is performed in another operation mode when a stop operation is performed in a predetermined operation mode. In addition, when a stop operation is performed in a predetermined operation mode that is determined in advance, a role that has a higher rate of stoppage that is more advantageous than when a stop operation is performed in another operation mode is included. Further, the advantageous stop mode includes not only a stop mode with medal grant, but also a stop mode with a transition to an advantageous gaming state, a stop mode with which a transition to an unfavorable gaming state is avoided, and the like.

  The main control unit 41 executes navigation notification that notifies the navigation information that can specify the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that is advantageous to the player according to the internal lottery result by the lighting mode of the game auxiliary display 12. It is possible to control the assist time (AT) that is a possible notification period. The main control unit 41 starts the AT control and controls the AT by giving the player the right to be controlled by the AT. When the control is performed by the AT, the navigation target is won by winning the navigation target role, and the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R that is advantageous to the player (for example, pressing order, Operation timing etc.) is notified using the game auxiliary display 12, and a command capable of specifying an operation mode advantageous to the player is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, whereby the operation mode is displayed on the liquid crystal display. The navigation effect to notify using 51 etc. is performed. By operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R in the operation mode notified by the navigation notification and the navigation effect, it is possible to reliably win the navigation target combination won in the internal lottery.

[About lottery eligible for internal lottery]
In the internal lottery of the present embodiment, a lottery target includes a plurality of lottery target roles, and each lottery target role includes one or a plurality of winning combinations.

  As shown in FIG. 4, each lottery object combination is assigned a different number (hereinafter referred to as a combination number) in advance, and one lottery object combination can be specified by one combination number. In addition, the lottery target is the lottery target A in the BB that is subject to the lottery only during the BB, the lottery target B related to the advantageous zone to be transferred to the advantageous zone in accordance with the winning, the standby zone to be transferred to the standby zone with the winning The lottery target combination C related to the above, and the lottery target combination D not related to the advantageous section that is not shifted to the advantageous section or the standby section in accordance with the winning, is assigned a combination number.

  The role numbers (49, 50 in this embodiment) of the lottery target roles included in the lottery target role A are the role numbers of the lottery target roles (38 to 48 in the present embodiment) included in the lottery target role B. A lottery number is assigned to each lottery target role included in the lottery target role B (38 to 48 in this embodiment). In the embodiment, a numerical value larger than 35 to 38) is assigned, and the role numbers of the lottery target roles included in the lottery target role C (35 to 38 in the present embodiment) are included in the lottery target roles D. A numerical value larger than the role number of the lottery target role (1 to 34 in this embodiment) is assigned.

  In addition, when any of the lottery eligible roles is won by the above internal lottery, the winning lottery role number is set as the winning number, and when any of the lottery eligible roles is not won , 0 is set as the winning number. Since the winning number set when any of the lottery winning combinations is won matches the winning number of the winning lottery winning role, the winning number falls within a specific range (for example, 38 to 48, 35 to 37, etc.). Based on the fact, it is possible to identify the type of the winning lottery winning combination.

[About navigation and navigation effects]
The navigation notification performed by the main control unit 41 using the game auxiliary display 12 and the navigation effect performed by the sub control unit 91 using the liquid crystal display 51 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the game auxiliary display 12 included in the main control unit 41 includes two indicators 12L and 12R that can turn on / off the first to eighth segments, respectively. It is a display that can be lit. By controlling the predetermined segment of each indicator 12L, 12R to the lighting mode, predetermined numbers (“0” to “9”), symbols (for example, “-”, “.”, Etc.), alphabetic characters (for example, “E ”Etc.) can be displayed in one or two digits, and a display showing the number of medals to be paid out, an error code, an operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R advantageous to the player can be displayed. .

  The main control unit 41 operates the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that are advantageous to the player by executing navigation notification when the winning combination is won in the internal lottery when controlled by the AT. The game auxiliary display 12 displays the navigation number that can specify the mode (in this embodiment, the operation order) to notify the operation mode.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, in the navigation notification, for example, the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that is advantageous to the player is the operation order in which the left reel 2L is stopped first (hereinafter, the left 1 may be referred to as “1 stop operation”), a navigation number “1-” is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 to notify that the advantageous operation mode is the left first stop operation. Further, when the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R that is advantageous to the player is the operation order in which the middle reel 2C is stopped first (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the middle first stop operation). The navigation number “2-” is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 to notify that the advantageous operation mode is the middle first stop operation. Further, when the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that is advantageous to the player is the operation order in which the right reel 2R is stopped first (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the right first stop operation). Then, the navigation number “3-” is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 to notify that the advantageous operation mode is the first right stop operation.

  When the main control unit 41 wins a small role as a result of the game and pays out a predetermined number of medals, the main control unit 41 indicates the number of medals to be paid out (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a medal payout number). 12 is displayed. When the medal payout number is 9 or less, each segment of the left display unit 12L is turned off, and only a predetermined segment of the right display unit 12R is controlled to be turned on to display a one-digit numerical value. For example, when 9 sheets are displayed as the single-digit payout number, the first to eighth segments of the left indicator 12L and the fifth segment of the right indicator 12R are controlled to be turned off, and the right indicator 12R By controlling the first to fourth segments, the sixth segment, and the seventh segment to be lit, “9” is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 to indicate the number of medals to be paid out.

  When the number of medals to be paid out is 10 or more, the predetermined segment of the left indicator 12L is controlled to be lit to display a tens digit, and the predetermined segment of the right indicator 12R is lit. By controlling and displaying the first digit, a two-digit value is displayed.

  In addition, when an error occurs and error processing is performed, the main control unit 41 causes the gaming auxiliary display 12 to display an error code that can identify the type of error that has occurred. The error code is a combination of the letter “E” and a numerical value, and the predetermined segments of the left side display 12L and the right side display 12R are controlled to be lit, for example, “E8” or the like is displayed.

  When the main control unit 41 performs navigation notification, the display mode of the navigation number displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 is a display mode different from the display mode of the medal payout number and the display mode of the error code. The navigation number display in 12 is not mistaken for a medal payout number or an error code.

  Further, as will be described later, the main control unit 41 controls the eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12 to be in a lighting state when the game section is controlled to be an advantageous section. When displaying the navigation number, the medal payout number, and the error code on the game auxiliary display 12 when the game section is controlled as the advantageous section, each of the indicators 12L and 12R for displaying these is displayed. Together with the segments, the eighth segment of the right display 12R is controlled to be in a lighting state (see FIG. 5B, etc.).

  Further, when performing the navigation notification, the main control unit 41 transmits, to the sub-control unit 91, a command that can specify the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that is advantageous to the player who is notified by the navigation notification. To do.

  On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 performs a navigation effect that causes the liquid crystal display 51 to display a navigation image suggesting an operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R specified based on the command. In the navigation image, a numerical image “1” to “3” that suggests the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, and a symbol image that suggests that the stop operation is performed at a timing when a predetermined symbol is displayed on the reel. , Display corresponding to the reels 2L, 2C, 2R.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, for example, when the first left stop operation is notified by navigation notification, a numeric image of “123” or “132” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and the navigation notification notifies When the middle first stop operation is notified, a numerical image “213” or “312” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and when the right first stop operation is notified by navigation notification, “231” is displayed. ”Or“ 321 ”is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 to notify the operation order notified by the navigation notification using the liquid crystal display 51.

[About the game section]
The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment can be controlled to a plurality of game sections, and the game sections include a normal section, an advantageous section, and a standby section.

  The normal section is a game section in which navigation notification for notifying the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R that is advantageous to the player is not performed. The normal section is terminated and transferred to the advantageous section by winning the lottery subject for the advantageous section in the internal lottery in the normal section. In addition, in the internal lottery during the normal section, the lottery subject for the standby section wins, and the process ends and the process shifts to the standby section. In the normal section, when the lottery target for the advantageous section wins, the lottery target for the advantageous section is transferred to the advantageous section in the game won, and the next game of the game is controlled to the advantageous section. The In addition, when the winning lottery in the waiting section is won, after the transition to the waiting section as will be described later, the transition is made to the advantageous section in the game in which the special role carried over wins, and the next game It is controlled to the advantageous section from the game.

  The advantageous section is a gaming section in which navigation notification can be performed when a predetermined navigation condition is established. Further, in the advantageous section, the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that can generate a winning in which the maximum payout number can be obtained in the slot machine 1 by winning a predetermined navigation target combination in the internal lottery. The navigation notification to be notified is executed at least once, which is an advantageous game section compared to the normal section. In an advantageous section, navigation notification is executed by performing AT control.

  Further, in the advantageous section, the navigation notification for notifying the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R capable of generating a winning in which the maximum payout number is obtained in the slot machine 1 is executed at least once, and will be described later. When the end condition of the control state (a precursor state, the CZ state, the AT state) related to the AT is satisfied, the control is ended and the normal section is started.

  In the advantageous section, an upper limit is set for the number of games played in one advantageous section, and the number of games played in a series of advantageous sections (hereinafter sometimes referred to as advantageous section game number) is determined in advance. By reaching the upper limit number of games (1500 games in the present embodiment), the game is terminated and shifted to the normal section. Note that the advantageous section may be terminated and shifted to the normal section when the number of advantageous section games exceeds the number of games obtained by subtracting 1 from the upper limit number of games (1499 in this embodiment).

  The waiting section is a gaming section that is shifted to an advantageous section on condition that a special combination that has been carried over is won. Each part of the lottery subject related to the waiting section that is subject to the lottery in the internal lottery includes a special part, and the special part is elected by winning the lottery subject relating to the standby section in the internal lottery. It becomes. The waiting section is terminated and transferred to an advantageous section by winning the winning special combination together with the lottery target combination related to the waiting section. In the standby section, as in the normal section, no navigation notification is performed when the winning combination is selected.

  Next, the control state regarding AT will be described. The main control unit 41 can control the precursor state, the CZ state, and the AT state as the control state regarding the AT in the advantageous section.

  When shifting to the advantageous section, the main control unit 41 performs an AT lottery to determine whether or not to control to the AT state. If the AT lottery is won, a predetermined number of games (in this implementation) In the example, the game is shifted to a CZ state to be described later when 10 games are performed, and is shifted to the AT state to be described later by performing a predetermined number of games (10 games in the present embodiment) in the CZ state. On the other hand, if the AT lottery is not won when shifting to the advantageous section, the state is shifted to the precursor state and controlled to the precursor state for at least a predetermined number of games (10 games in this embodiment). Then, when the condition for shifting to the CZ state is satisfied in the precursor state, the state is shifted to the CZ state, and when the condition for shifting to the AT state is satisfied in the CZ state, the state is shifted to the AT state.

  The precursor state is a state that suggests the possibility of transition to the CZ state, and is controlled over at least a predetermined number of games (10 games in this embodiment). Further, when shifting to the advantageous section, the precursor state is controlled regardless of the result of the AT lottery performed at the time of shifting to the advantageous section. Whether or not to control to the CZ state every time a predetermined lottery condition (for example, that a predetermined lottery winning combination is won in the internal lottery) is established during the period until the predetermined number of games is performed in the CZ state CZ lottery is performed to determine Then, when it is determined to control to the CZ state in the precursor state, the precursor state is terminated by shifting to the CZ state.

  It should be noted that when a predetermined number of games (10 games in this embodiment) are played in the precursor state, it is not determined to control to the CZ state or the AT state, and the navigation notification is executed at least once. If not, the warning state is continued until the navigation notification is executed once, and the navigation notification is executed once, and is terminated without shifting to the CZ state. On the other hand, when a predetermined number of games (10 games in this embodiment) are played in the precursor state, if it is determined to control to the CZ state or the AT state, the navigation notification is executed at least once. Regardless of whether or not, the transition to the CZ state is made.

  Further, in the CZ lottery, it is possible to win that the CZ lottery is transferred to the CZ with a probability according to the type of the advantageous section transition combination that has become the opportunity to move to the advantageous section. The advantageous section transition combination includes the first group advantageous section transition combination that has a relatively high probability of winning the transition to CZ and the second group advantageous section transition combination that does not win the transition to CZ. included. If the advantageous section transition combination that triggered the transition to the advantageous section is the second group advantageous section transition combination, the advantageous section is terminated without shifting to the CZ state and the AT state. Become.

  Even when the main control unit 41 shifts to the advantageous section triggered by the winning of the first group advantageous section transition role, even when the main control unit 41 shifts to the advantageous section triggered by the winning of the second group advantageous section transition role, Similarly, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be lit. In addition, the sub-control unit 91 also shifts to the advantageous section when the first group's advantageous section transition combination is elected, and also when the second group's advantageous section transition combination is elected to the advantageous section. Also, the advantageous section effect lamp 57 is controlled to be lit in the same display mode (white). Even if the winning of the second group's advantageous section transition role is triggered, the CZ lottery is performed in the same manner as when the advantageous shift of the first group is elected to the advantageous section. Therefore, it is possible to give a sense of expectation to be transferred to CZ.

  The CZ state is a state that suggests the possibility of shifting to the AT state, and is controlled over at least a predetermined number of games (10 games in this embodiment). From the AT lottery performed at the start of the advantageous section every time a predetermined lottery condition is satisfied (for example, a predetermined lottery target role is won in the internal lottery) during the period until the predetermined number of games is played. The AT lottery will be conducted under favorable conditions. Then, when it is determined to control to the AT state during the CZ state or at the start of the advantageous section, the state is shifted to the AT state and terminated.

  When a predetermined number of games (10 games in this embodiment) are played in the CZ state, it is not determined to control to the AT state, and navigation notification is not executed at least once. Is shifted to the precursor state, and thereafter, the navigation notification is executed once, and is terminated. On the other hand, if a predetermined number of games (10 games in the present embodiment) are played in the CZ state, if it is determined to control to the AT state, whether or not navigation notification has been executed at least once Regardless, the state is shifted to the AT state.

  The AT state is a state in which navigation notification advantageous to the player is performed by winning the navigation target combination in the internal lottery. When the winning zone is selected during the transition to the advantageous section or in the AT lottery performed during the CZ state, the predetermined number of games (50 games in this embodiment) is stored in the remaining AT game number counter set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Is added. In the AT state, every time one game is played, the value of the remaining AT game number counter set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is decremented by 1, and the value of the remaining AT game number counter becomes 0, so that the AT state Is terminated. Further, in the AT state, each time a predetermined lottery condition (for example, that a predetermined lottery winning combination is won in the internal lottery, that the AT is controlled over a predetermined number of games, etc.) is controlled by the AT. An extra lottery is performed to determine whether or not to increase the number of games, and by winning the extra lottery, a predetermined number of games (50 games in this embodiment) is added to the remaining AT game number counter. It has become.

  Even when the number of remaining AT games is 1 or more, when the number of games in the above-mentioned advantageous section reaches the upper limit number of games (1500 games in this embodiment) and the advantageous section is terminated, the AT state is Is terminated.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment can control whether or not a predetermined re-gamer is a lottery target in internal lottery or a plurality of gaming states (RT) in which at least one of the winning probabilities is different. When the AT is controlled, a process of subtracting 1 from the value of the remaining AT game number counter is performed every time a game is played in a state where the game is controlled to a predetermined gaming state. On the other hand, even when the AT is controlled, the process of subtracting 1 from the value of the remaining AT game number counter is not performed in a state in which the game state is controlled other than the predetermined game state.

[About advantageous section notification and advantageous section notification effect]
An advantageous section notification for notifying that the main control unit 41 is controlling to the advantageous section and an advantageous section notification effect for notifying that the sub-control unit 91 is controlled by the main control unit 41 to be the advantageous section will be described.

  The game auxiliary display 12 included in the main control unit 41 includes two displays 12L and 12R that can turn on / off each of the first to eighth segments, and can turn on each of the segments. . The main control unit 41 controls the eighth segment of the right side display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as an advantageous section notification LED 12a) to be in a lighting state when the gaming section is shifted to the advantageous section. In addition, when shifting from the advantageous section to another gaming section, it is possible to perform advantageous section notification for controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to be in an extinguished state, and the gaming section is controlled to the advantageous section by the advantageous section notification. Notify that there is.

  When the lottery target part related to the advantageous section is won in the internal lottery in the normal section, the main control unit 41 shifts the game section to the advantageous section in the game in which the lottery target part related to the advantageous section is won. The effect is determined, and the game is shifted to the advantageous section and controlled from the next game of the game to the advantageous section, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be lit in the game shifted to the advantageous section. Hereinafter, performing the advantageous section notification in the game in which the shift to the advantageous section has been determined may be referred to as a prior notification.

  In addition, when the lottery target part related to the standby section is won in the internal lottery in the normal section, the main control unit 41 makes the game section an advantageous section in the game in which the lottery target part related to the standby section is won. It is determined that the transition is made, and the transition is made to the standby section. After that, in the game in which the special role being carried over wins, the game shifts to the advantageous section, and the next game of the game is controlled to the advantageous section, and after the decision to shift to the advantageous section is made The advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be lit in the game. Hereinafter, performing an advantageous section notification in a game in which the transition to the advantageous section after the transition to the advantageous section is determined may be referred to as post-notification.

  Further, the main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment, when the lottery target part related to the advantageous section is won in the normal section, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is finished in the game, and all reels When the rotation of 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, prior notification is performed. In addition, after the stop switch operation related to the third stop operation is finished in the game and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, the bet number setting (replay winning) of the next game is performed. (Including the case where the number of bets is automatically set by (1)) is also possible.

  Further, the main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment operates the stop switch related to the third stop operation in the game in which the special combination carried over wins a prize when the lottery target combination related to the standby section is won in the normal section. Is notified, and when the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, post-notification is performed. It is to be noted that the number of wagers in the next game after the stop switch operation related to the third stop operation is stopped and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped in the game where the special combination wins. The configuration may be performed within a period until setting is performed.

  Among the advantageous section transition roles, the lottery target roles related to the advantageous section include a lottery target role that includes a special role as a winning combination and a lottery target role that does not include a special role as a winning role. Of these, the lottery target part related to the waiting section includes a lottery target part including a special part as a winning part, and if an advantageous section transition part including a special part is elected, a prior notice may be performed. There are also cases where post-notification is performed.

  After the main control unit 41 performs the advance notification, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is continuously turned on by controlling the advantageous section, whether inside or outside the special role winning is carried over. To control. In an advantageous section in the interior, navigation notification may be executed when a winning combination is selected, but a lottery related to AT (AT lottery, extra lottery) is not performed. On the other hand, before the post-notification is performed, in the waiting section in the inside, the navigation notification is not executed when the winning role is selected, and the lottery related to AT (AT lottery, extra lottery) is not performed. Then, after performing the post notification, the special section is controlled to be in a special state in accordance with the winning of a special role and controlled to the advantageous section, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is continuously controlled to be in the lighting state. In the special state during the advantageous section, navigation notification is performed when the winning combination is selected, and the lottery regarding the AT is performed when the lottery conditions regarding the AT are satisfied.

  When the advantageous section end condition is satisfied, the main control unit 41 controls to shift the gaming section to the normal section and turn off the advantageous section notification LED 12a in the game. Then, during the normal section, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is continuously controlled to be turned off.

  When the main control unit 41 shifts the game section to the advantageous section, the main control unit 41 transmits a command capable of specifying that fact to the sub-control unit 91, and specifies that when the game section shifts to the normal section. A possible command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. Further, when the main control unit 41 shifts the control state related to the above-described AT, the main control unit 41 transmits a command that can specify the control state related to the AT after the shift to the sub-control unit 91. Thereby, in the sub-control part 91, it can control by the main control part 41 to be controlled to an advantageous area, the advantageous area is complete | finished, and the control state regarding AT after transfer. And the sub-control part 91 can perform the advantageous area alerting | reporting effect which alert | reports the control state regarding the game area specified based on these commands and AT.

  Next, the execution mode of the advantageous section notification performed by the main control unit 41 and the execution mode of the advantageous section notification effect performed by the sub-control unit 91 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the game section is controlled to the normal state and the standby section, the main control unit 41 controls the advantageous section notification LED 12a to be turned off, while controlling the gaming section to the advantageous section. Sometimes, even when the control state related to AT is controlled to any of the precursor state, the CZ state, and the AT state, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be turned on in the same predetermined manner (red in this embodiment). It has become.

  On the other hand, when it is specified that the game section is controlled to the normal state and the standby section, the sub-control unit 91 controls the advantageous section effect lamp 57 to the off state, while the gaming section is set to the advantageous section. When it is determined that control is being performed, the lighting state is in a predetermined mode (white during the precursor state, blue during the CZ state, red during the AT state) according to the control state related to the controlled AT. It comes to control.

  Thus, in the advantageous section notification performed by the main control unit 41, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is set in a certain mode (regardless of which control state is the control state related to AT) when controlling to the advantageous section. In the present embodiment, by controlling the lighting state in red), it is notified in a certain manner that the advantageous section is being controlled.

  As a result, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the vehicle is in the advantageous zone, and according to the result of the determination, the main control unit 41 only controls the advantageous zone notification LED 12a to be in the lit state or the extinguished state. It is possible to perform control, and it is only necessary to provide state control data (lighting) and state control data (lighting off) of a certain aspect as data for controlling the lighting state of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. The program capacity for performing section notification control can be reduced as compared with the case where advantageous section notification is performed in a plurality of modes. Moreover, the processing burden of the main control part 41 regarding control of advantageous area alerting | reporting can be reduced. Moreover, it can alert | report clearly that it is controlling to an advantageous area by alert | reporting that it is controlling to an advantageous area in a fixed aspect.

  Further, in the advantageous section notification effect performed by the sub-control unit 91, the advantageous section effect lamp 57 is controlled to be in the lighting state when the main control unit 41 is controlled to the advantageous section. The control state related to the AT controlled in the advantageous section is advantageously controlled by controlling the lighting state of the advantageous section effect lamp 57 to a predetermined form corresponding to the control state related to the AT. The section effect lamp 57 is indicated by the lighting state.

  Thereby, the sub-control unit 91 notifies the fact that it is controlled to the advantageous section on the main control unit 41 side by changing the advantageous section effect lamp 57 in accordance with the control state related to the AT, and the main control unit 41. The control state related to the AT which is not suggested by the advantageous section notification on the side can be suggested by the lighting state of the advantageous section effect lamp 57, and the advantageous section notification on the main control unit 41 side is complemented. Can do. Moreover, the interest of the advantageous area notification effect can be enhanced by notifying the control state related to the AT controlled in the advantageous area in a predetermined manner.

  The main control unit 41 of this embodiment performs error processing when an error is detected, controls the error state to disable the progress of the game, and performs error processing when the error state is canceled by a predetermined operation. finish. Further, when starting the error processing, a command capable of specifying the type of error processing to start the error processing is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and when the error processing ends, A command that can specify that the error processing is to be ended is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the main control unit 41 controls the gaming section as an advantageous section, and when the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be lit, an error occurs and an error state is generated. In the case of control, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is continuously controlled to be lit even in the error state, and the type of error occurring using the other segments of the game auxiliary indicator 12 can be specified. Control to display error code.

  On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 controls the advantageous section effect lamp 57 to the lighting state when it is specified that the transition to the advantageous section is made based on the predetermined command, and until the advantageous section ends. While controlling the advantageous section effect lamp 57 continuously in the lighting state, the advantageous section effect lamp 57 is controlled to a predetermined mode (white, blue, red) according to the control state related to the AT specified based on the predetermined command. In this state, when it is specified that the error process is started based on the predetermined command, the advantageous section effect lamp 57 is controlled to be turned off, and the advantageous section effect lamp 57 is controlled during the period controlled by the error processing. Is continuously controlled to turn off. Further, an error state screen indicating an error code that can identify the type of error that has occurred and that is related to the error (for example, a canceling method) is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. To control.

  As described above, when the main control unit 41 is controlling to the advantageous section and controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to the lighting state, if the main control unit 41 shifts to the error state that disables the progress of the game, Since an error code that can identify the error state is displayed on the auxiliary indicator 12 and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be kept in the lighting state, the error state is set based on the display content of the game auxiliary indicator 12. It is possible to make the player recognize that it is controlled and that it is controlled in the advantageous section. Further, it is possible to make the player recognize the state of the gaming machine before shifting to the error state.

  In addition, when the main control unit 41 controls the advantageous section and controls the advantageous section notification LED 12a to the lighting state, when the main control section 41 shifts to the error state, an error code is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 controls the advantageous section effect lamp 57 to be lit when the main control unit 41 is controlled to the advantageous section while controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to be in the lighting state. If the main control unit 41 shifts to an error state, the advantageous section effect lamp 57 is controlled to be turned off, so that the game is disabled on the main control unit 41 side. Therefore, based on the lighting condition of the advantageous section effect lamp 57 on the sub-control unit 91 side, it is possible to prevent misunderstanding that it is controlled to the advantageous section where the game can be performed. It can be.

  The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment shifts to the setting confirmation state by detecting an operation of turning on the setting key switch 37 by a predetermined key operation in a state where the game is not being performed, Control is performed so that the progress is disabled and the set value currently set in the slot machine 1 is displayed on the set value display 24. Then, when the operation for turning off the setting key switch 37 by a predetermined key operation is detected, the setting confirmation state is terminated. Further, when shifting to the setting confirmation state, a command capable of specifying the transition to the setting confirmation state is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and when the setting confirmation state is ended, the setting confirmation state is changed. A command capable of specifying the end is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the main control unit 41 controls the gaming section as an advantageous section, and when the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be in a lighting state, the setting key switch 37 is turned off. When an operation to be performed is detected and a transition to the setting confirmation state is made, the setting value is displayed on the setting value display 24 (not shown) while the advantageous section notification LED 12a is continuously controlled to be lit even in the setting confirmation state. Control to display.

  On the other hand, when the sub control unit 91 is controlled by the main control unit 41 in the advantageous section, the advantageous section effect lamp 57 is lit in a predetermined mode (white, blue, red) according to the control state related to the AT. Control to the state continuously. In this state, when it is specified that a transition to the setting confirmation state is made based on a predetermined command, the advantageous section effect lamp 57 is controlled to be turned off, and the advantageous section over the period controlled to the setting confirmation state. The effect lamp 57 is continuously controlled to be turned off.

  Thus, when the main control unit 41 is controlling to the advantageous section and controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to the lighting state, the main control unit 41 disables the progress of the game and is currently set in the set value display 24. Since the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be kept in the lighting state when the state is shifted to the setting confirmation state in which the set value is displayed, the advantageous section is controlled based on the display content of the game auxiliary display 12. The player can recognize that it is. Further, it is possible to make the player recognize the state of the gaming machine before shifting to the setting confirmation state.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 controls the advantageous section and controls the advantageous section notification LED 12a to be in a lighting state, so that the progress of the game is disabled and the setting currently set in the set value display 24 is set. When the state is shifted to the setting confirmation state in which the value is displayed, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be kept in the lighting state, while the sub control unit 91 is controlled to the advantageous section on the main control unit 41 side. If it is, the advantageous section effect lamp 57 is controlled to be lit, and when the main control section 41 shifts to the setting confirmation state, the advantageous section presentation lamp 57 is controlled to be turned off. In the setting confirmation state on the side, based on the lighting state of the advantageous section effect lamp 57 on the sub-control unit 91 side, it is misunderstood that it is controlled to the advantageous section where the game can be played. Theft can be prevented.

  When the power supply of AC 100V is stopped, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment executes the power interruption process in the timer interrupt process (main), and the main control unit 41 before the power interruption and the RAM 41c Since the data set in the predetermined area is saved in the storage area of the RAM 41c backed up by the backup power source and the backup power is supplied to hold the data, the data is stored in the slot machine 1. When the power supply is resumed, it is possible to return to the control state before the power interruption. In particular, whether or not the navigation notification was performed in the control state before the power interruption, the content of the navigation notification when the navigation notification was performed, whether or not it was controlled in the advantageous section, and whether or not the stop operation was effective Can be identified.

  Moreover, when the power supply of AC100V is stopped, the sub-control unit 91 executes the power interruption process in the same manner as the main control unit 41, so that the control state of each rendering device before the power supply is stopped Is stored in the storage means that is backed up by the backup power source, and when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is resumed, each rendering device can be returned to the control state before the power interruption. . In particular, in the control state before the power supply is stopped, whether or not the navigation effect is performed on the liquid crystal display 51, and if the navigation effect is performed, the contents of the navigation effect and the advantageous section effect lamp 57 are turned on. It can be specified whether or not it was controlled.

  As shown in FIG. 8 (a), the main control unit 41 controls the game section to be an advantageous section, the advantageous section notification is performed, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be lit, and the navigation notification is performed. When the operation mode of the stop switch is displayed on the game auxiliary indicator 12 and at least one reel is controlled to rotate and the stop valid LED of the corresponding reel is controlled to be lit, The advantageous section notification effect is performed by the control unit 91 and the advantageous section effect lamp 57 is controlled to be lit, and an image that can specify the operation mode of the stop switch that is notified by the navigation notification is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Let the navigation effect.

  In this state, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped and a power interruption occurs, as shown in FIG. 8B, the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the game auxiliary indicator 12, the stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C 22R, the advantageous section effect lamp 57 and the liquid crystal display 51 are all turned off, and the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are all stopped.

  After that, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9D, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is resumed, the main control unit 41, the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the game auxiliary indicator 12, the stop valid Control is performed so that the control states of the LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R and the corresponding reels are restored in a predetermined order to the state before the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped. Further, the sub-control unit 91 controls the advantageous section effect lamp 57 and the liquid crystal display 51 to return to the state before the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped in a predetermined order.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, after the power supply to the slot machine 1 is restarted and restarted, the main control unit 41 first controls the rotation before the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped. In addition to resuming the rotation control of the reel, the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12 is returned to the state before the power supply is stopped, and then the timer interruption process (main) is performed, thereby performing the game auxiliary display. The display of the operation mode of the stop switch by the navigation notification in the device 12 and the lighting control of the advantageous section notification LED 12a are restarted at the same time, and the navigation notification and the advantageous section notification are restarted.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9B, the main control unit 41 sets the stop switch corresponding to the reel that is performing the rotation control by causing all the reels whose rotation control has been resumed to rotate at a constant speed. The lighting control of the stop valid LED is resumed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9C, after the main control unit 41 restarts the reel rotation control, the navigation notification, the advantageous section notification, and the stop valid LED lighting control, the sub control unit 91 is advantageous. The lighting control of the section effect lamp 57 is restarted, and the advantageous section notification effect is restarted. At this time, the lighting state is controlled in a predetermined manner corresponding to the control state related to the AT controlled when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9D, an image capable of specifying the operation mode of the stop switch notified by the navigation notification is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and the navigation effect is resumed.

  Thereby, all the control states of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the game auxiliary display 12, the stop valid LED, and the reel are returned to the state before the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped.

  As described above, when the navigation notification and the navigation effect are performed in the advantageous section, the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, and then the power supply is restarted, so that the control state of the navigation notification and the navigation effect is changed. When returning to the state before the power supply is stopped, the main control unit 41 controls to restart the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a and the display of the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 at the same time. Thereby, before the advantageous section notification by the advantageous section notification LED 12a is resumed, the navigation notification by the game auxiliary display 12 is resumed, and the advantageous section notification does not notify that the advantageous section is an advantageous section. The navigation notification can be prevented from being resumed.

  In this embodiment, when the control state of the navigation notification and the navigation effect in the advantageous section is returned to the state before the power supply is stopped, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on and the navigation notification display on the game auxiliary display 12 is displayed. However, after the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is restarted, the navigation notification display on the game auxiliary display 12 may be restarted. In such a configuration, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is advantageous. It is possible to prevent the navigation notification by the game auxiliary display 12 from being restarted before the section notification is restarted.

[About special role selection suggestion]
In the internal lottery of the present embodiment, the lottery target roles include a lottery target role including a special role and a duplicate winning role (small role or replaying role) that is won in duplicate with the special role, and a special role only. The lottery target combination and the lottery target combination including only the duplicate winning combination are included.

  If the sub-control unit 91 specifies that the lottery target part including the special part or the lottery target part including the duplicate winning part is won in the internal lottery based on the command received from the main control unit 41, A suggestion effect that suggests the possibility that the special role has been won for a predetermined period (3 games or 10 games in the present embodiment) from the next game in which the internal lottery has been performed is performed, and the special role is won at the end of the predetermined period It is possible to perform a special role winning suggestion effect that informs whether or not it has been done. Special role winning possibility suggesting effects include a special role winning possibility suggesting effect A for performing a suggested effect over a first predetermined period (in this example, 10 games), and a second predetermined period shorter than the first predetermined period (this In the embodiment, a special role winning possibility suggestion effect B for performing an effect effect over 4 games) is included. Then, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, the sub-control unit 91 performs the suggestion effect for the first period when the lottery target part including the special part or the overlapping winning part is won. While the possibility suggestion effect A is performed, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, and the lottery target part including the special part or the overlapping winning part is won, the suggestion is made over the second period shorter than the first period. A special role winning possibility suggesting effect B for performing an effect is performed.

  In this way, the sub-control unit 91, when controlled in the advantageous section, has a shorter number of games than in the case of being controlled in the normal section, and after the special combination is won, It is the structure which alert | reports whether it is doing.

  As will be described later, the main control unit 41 counts the number of games played in the advantageous section every time one game is played, regardless of whether or not the special section is carried over in the advantageous section. When the number of games reaches the upper limit, the advantageous section is forcibly terminated, so if the carryover state is prolonged, it will be disadvantageous for the player, but when it is controlled to the advantageous section The number of games is shorter than when controlled in the normal section, and after the special role is won, it is notified whether or not the special role is won. The game allows players to recognize that a special role has been won with a small number of games and to win a special role that has been won at an earlier stage. Number It becomes disadvantageous to configure a was also the player who is can be prevented as much as possible the.

[Regarding production at the end of an advantageous section]
As described above, in the advantageous section control, the main control unit 41 terminates the advantageous section control when the number of games in the series of advantageous sections reaches the upper limit number of games (1500 games in the present embodiment). . Alternatively, it is possible to control the advantageous section by executing at least one navigation notification capable of winning a small role that can pay out the most medals in the slot machine 1 and satisfying the end condition of the control state related to the AT. End. In addition, a command that can specify the number of remaining games to be controlled in the advantageous section is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 every time the game is started.

  In contrast, the sub-control unit 91 controls the advantageous section effect lamp 57 to be turned off to end the advantageous section notification effect when the advantageous section is ended, and the result of the game in the advantageous section ( For example, the main control unit 41 performs the advantageous section end effect by causing the liquid crystal display 51 to display a result screen suggesting the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section, the number of games played in the advantageous section, and the like. It is possible to suggest that the control of the advantageous section has ended on the side.

  The sub-control unit 91 determines that the remaining number of games controlled in the advantageous period is one game based on the command transmitted from the main control unit 41 side (1 of the games whose advantageous period can be ended). At the start of the previous game, it is determined whether or not the upper limit number of games in the advantageous section (1500 games in this embodiment) will be reached in the next game of the game. Then, when the upper game limit of the advantageous section is not reached in the next game, that is, in the next game, the navigation notification is executed at least once and the termination condition of the control state related to the AT is satisfied, whereby the advantageous state is terminated. In this case, after controlling to perform the effect at the end of the advantageous section at the end of the game, the next game is started, and it is specified that the remaining number of games in the advantageous section is 0 game. Control is performed so that the advantageous section notification effect is ended at the end. On the other hand, when reaching the upper limit number of games in the advantageous section in the next game, at the end of the next game, control is performed so as to perform the advantageous section end effect and end the advantageous section notification effect.

  As described above, the sub-control unit 91 is controlled in the advantageous section, and the number of remaining games in the advantageous section is one game. In the next game, the navigation notification is executed at least once, and the AT If the advantageous state can be terminated by the completion of the control state termination condition, the game is notified at the end of the advantageous section to indicate that the advantageous section is terminated, and then in the next game Since the advantageous section notification effect is ended, the advantageous section notification effect is continued even after the notification at the end of the advantageous section is performed, and the control of the advantageous section is resumed after the next game, and the advantageous section is continuously controlled. Can maintain a sense of expectation for what is being done. Can be given to players.

  Control contents of various processes performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[About main processing]
The main control unit 41 is activated when power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, and executes various processes in accordance with programs stored in the ROM 41b. After the startup, first, the startup setting process is executed to initialize the internal register, the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the predetermined output port, and the like included in the main control unit 41, and then the main process is executed. The main process is a process repeatedly executed for each unit of game, and one cycle of the main process corresponds to one unit of game.

  Hereinafter, the control content of the main process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the main process, first, a game start waiting process (Sa1) that waits until a game is started is executed. In the game start waiting process, first, a process for initializing a predetermined area of the RAM 41c set as an initialization target at the end of the previous game is performed by a game end setting process described later. Thereafter, the process waits in a state where the bet number can be set, and a process of starting the game is performed when a specified number of bets is set according to the gaming state and the start switch 7 is operated. Further, when the start switch 7 is operated, a random number value for internal lottery is latched and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c.

  Also, in the game start waiting process, when there are vacant numbers and credits and medals can be inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, the insertion request LED 17 is controlled to be lit, the credit is 1 or more, and the MAXBET switch When the bet number can be set by the operation of No. 6, the BET switch valid LED 21 is controlled to be lit, and when the bet number is set by the insertion of the medal from the medal insertion unit 4 or the operation of the MAXBET switch 6, The 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 corresponding to the number of bets are controlled to be lit, and when the number of bets is set by operating the MAXBET switch 6, the display of the credit indicator 11 is controlled to be updated. When the bet number is set and the acceptance of the operation of the start switch 7 is validated, the start valid LED 18 is turned on. To your.

  Then, after the game start waiting process is executed in the step Sa1, an internal lottery process is performed in which an internal lottery is performed when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game (Sa2). In the internal lottery process, whether or not a prize is awarded to each lottery role that is a lottery target of the internal lottery based on the random number value for internal lottery latched when the start switch 7 is operated in step Sa1 ( That is, a process of determining whether or not to permit derivation of a predetermined display result is performed. And the winning number which can specify which lottery object combination (including a loser) is won is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Each lottery object combination is assigned a combination number in advance as described later (see FIG. 4). If any of the lottery eligible roles is won in the internal lottery, the winning lottery role number is set as the winning number, and if any lottery eligible role is to be elected, that is, if it is lost Is set to 0 as the winning number.

  Then, after the internal lottery process is executed in the step of Sa2, a ball exit control process for performing a process related to the game section is executed (Sa3). In the payout control process, as will be described later, for example, a process of shifting the game section to the advantageous section or the standby section based on the lottery result of the internal lottery, a process of counting the number of games performed in a series of advantageous sections, In the advantageous section, a process for determining whether or not an end condition for ending the advantageous section is satisfied is performed.

  Then, after executing the ball exit control process in the step of Sa3, the reel control process for performing the control to rotate and stop the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is executed (Sa4). In the reel control process, after the start switch 7 is operated to start the game, all reels 2L, 2C, 2R are controlled to rotate at a predetermined rotational speed, and then the stop switches 8L, 8C, Control is performed to stop the corresponding reel in accordance with the operation of 8R. Further, the reel control process ends when stop control for all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R ends, and when the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released (stop switch pressing operation is ended). Is done.

  In the reel control process, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are started to rotate, and then all the reels are rotated at a constant speed, so that the left / middle / right / stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R are controlled to be lit. To do. Thereafter, when the stop switch is operated for the rotating reel, the stop valid LED of the corresponding stop switch is controlled to be turned off.

  In the reel control processing, after all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R have stopped rotating, the combination of symbols constituting the winning combination on the winning line LN is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R. To determine whether or not a prize has occurred. If a winning has occurred, a winning flag that can identify the winning combination in which the winning has occurred is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c.

  Then, after executing the reel control process in the step of Sa4, an AT state management process for executing a process related to the end of the advantageous section is executed (Sa5). In the AT state management process, as described later, for example, a process of shifting from a standby section to an advantageous section when winning a special role, or a control for notifying that the advantageous section is controlled in the advantageous section is performed. A process for setting the advantageous section notification flag shown in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, a process for determining whether or not an end condition for ending the advantageous section in the advantageous section is satisfied, and when ending the advantageous section, A process of initializing a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which related data is stored is performed.

  Then, after executing the AT state management process in the step of Sa5, a medal payout process is performed in which a process related to the payout of medals is performed according to the symbol combination stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R as a result of the game (Sa6) . In the medal payout process, as will be described later, when a winning combination of a small role occurs as a result of the game, a process of adding a predetermined number of medals to credits or paying out from the hopper unit is performed.

  Further, in the medal payout process, when a prize for a small role is generated, control is performed to display on the game auxiliary display 12 the number of medals to be paid out by winning the small role, and a credit is paid along with the payout of the medal. In the case of addition, control for updating the display of the credit indicator 11 is performed.

  Then, after the medal payout process is executed in the step of Sa6, a re-game operation process for executing a process of giving a re-game when the re-game player wins is executed (Sa7). In the re-game operation process, as will be described later, when a re-game player wins as a result of the game, a re-game operation flag indicating that a re-game is given is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Processing, processing for setting a replay medal counter for setting the number of bets for replaying in the game start waiting processing for the next game, processing for controlling the LED 20 during replay to a lighting state, and the like.

  After executing the re-game operation process in the step of Sa7, state control data (lighting) for controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a (the eighth segment in the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) to the lighting state. Is read into a predetermined register (for example, an accumulator register or the like) (Sa8). Thereafter, referring to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c where the advantageous section notification flag can be set by the above-described AT state management processing (Sa9), it is determined whether or not the advantageous section notification flag is set (Sa10).

  If it is determined in the step of Sa10 that the advantageous section notification flag is set, the process proceeds to the step of Sa12 and the right side of the game auxiliary display 12 in the output buffer provided for each output port in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Data for state control (lighting) of a predetermined register is stored in an output buffer corresponding to an output port for outputting a control signal to the eighth segment in the display unit 12R (hereinafter sometimes referred to as an advantageous section notification LED output buffer). Is set (Sa12). Thereafter, an interrupt one time waiting process is performed to wait until the timer interrupt process (main) is performed once (Sa13), and by the LED dynamic display process executed in the timer interrupt process (main), the game auxiliary display 12 The eighth segment in the right display 12R is controlled to be in a lighting state. Each time the timer interrupt process (main) is performed until the state control data (light-off) described later is set in the advantageous section notification LED output buffer in the main process related to the game after the next time, the eighth segment. The lighting state is controlled.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in the step Sa10 that the advantageous section notification flag is not set, the state control data (light-off) for controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to be turned off is state-controlled in the step Sa8. The data for control (lighted) is read into the predetermined register (Sa11), and the state control data in the predetermined register is changed from the data for state control (lighted) to the data for state control (lighted off). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step Sa12, and the state control data (extinguishment) of the predetermined register is set in the advantageous section notification LED output buffer. Then, an interrupt once waiting process is performed (Sa13), and the eighth segment in the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12 is controlled to be turned off by the LED dynamic display process of the timer interrupt process (main). The eighth segment is controlled to be extinguished until the above-described state control data (lighted) is set in the advantageous section notification LED output buffer in the main processing relating to the next and subsequent games.

  After performing the process of waiting for an interrupt once at the step of Sa13, a game end time setting process is executed to perform settings for initializing a predetermined area of the RAM 41c with the end of the game (Sa14). In the game end setting process, a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which data used only for the game (for example, data indicating the winning result of the general combination in the internal lottery) is stored is set as an initialization target. In addition, when the special role is won in the game and the control of the special state is started, or when the control of the special state is ended, data relating to the special state (for example, data indicating the type of the special state, A predetermined area of the RAM 41c where data for counting the number of medals paid out in a special state is stored as an initialization target. The predetermined area of the RAM 41c set as the initialization target is initialized at the start of the next game by the above-described game start waiting process.

  After the game end setting process is executed in step Sa14, the process returns to step Sa1 and steps Sa1 to Sa14 are repeated. When the main process is completed, the process related to the control of one unit of game is completed, and the main process is repeatedly executed for each unit of game.

  In the main process, a predetermined command is generated according to the progress of the game, set in the command queue, and the process of transmitting the command to the sub-control unit 91 is appropriately executed.

  Thus, in the main process, when the advantageous section notification flag is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the advantageous section notification LED 12a (the eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) is set. If the advantageous section notification flag is not set, the state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer and the lighting mode of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to the lighting state. By setting the state control data (turned off) in the output buffer and controlling the lighting state of the advantageous section notification LED 12a to be turned off, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be turned on throughout the advantageous section. The fact that it is controlled is notified.

  Further, in the main process, after executing predetermined processes including a game start waiting process and a reel control process, state control data (lit or extinguished) is stored in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a according to the setting state of the advantageous section notification flag. Is set, and the lighting mode of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to the lighting state or the extinguishing state. The reel control process is ended when the third stop operation is ended (the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released), and is advantageous after the third stop operation is ended. The lighting mode of the section notification LED 12a is controlled. Then, after controlling the lighting mode of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the game end time setting process is executed, and the process returns to the first game start waiting process to complete the main process. That is, in the main process, after the third stop operation in the game is finished, the advantageous section notification flag is set to indicate the lighting state of the advantageous section notification LED 12a within the period from the start of the game start waiting process for the next game. Control to switch according to the setting status is performed.

[About the game waiting process]
The control content of the game start waiting process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the game start waiting process, first, the value of the replay medal counter set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is read into a predetermined register, and the replay medal counter is initialized and set to 0. (Sb1). In the replay medal counter, a new game is played when a regame player wins and a regame is awarded in the previous game by the regame operation process in the main process related to the previous game. Therefore, a numerical value (3 in the present embodiment) corresponding to the prescribed number of bets necessary for this is set. On the other hand, when no replay is given in the previous game, the value (0) at the time of initialization in the step of Sb1 is maintained.

  Then, based on the value read into the predetermined register in the step of Sb1, it is determined whether or not the value of the replay medal counter is greater than 0 (Sb2). If it is determined in step Sb2 that the value of the replay medal counter is greater than 0, that is, if a regame is awarded in the previous game, a medal insertion execution process is performed (Sb3).

  In the medal insertion execution process, the value of the replay medal counter read into the predetermined register in the step Sb1 is set as the betting number, and the 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 are set to the lit state, and the prescribed number (this embodiment) Then, control is performed so as to notify that the number of bets 3) is set. When setting the bet number, 1 is subtracted from the value of the predetermined register in which the value of the replay medal counter is read in the step of Sb1, 1 is added to the bet number, and 1 corresponding to the bet number after the addition is added. After setting the 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 to the lighting state, the process of controlling the corresponding 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 to the lighting state by the LED dynamic display processing of the timer interrupt processing is repeated until the value of the replay medal counter becomes 0. When the value of the replay medal counter becomes 0, the process of setting the bet number is finished, and every time the bet number is incremented by 1, 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 are turned on. It is controlled sequentially. In addition, the value of the replay medal counter is added to the number of bets at a time, all the 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 are set in the lighting state, and the 1-3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 are controlled to be in the lighting state by the LED dynamic display processing. Thus, a configuration may be adopted in which all of the 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 are simultaneously controlled to be lit in one timer interrupt process.

  After the medal insertion execution process is performed in step Sb3, a medal care permission setting process is performed (Sb4). If it is determined in step Sb2 that the value of the replay medal counter is not greater than 0, that is, if no replay is given in the previous game, the process in step Sb3 is not executed. Proceeding to step Sb4, medal care permission setting processing is performed.

  In the medal care permission setting process, the value of the credit set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is referred to. If the value of the credit does not reach the maximum value (50 in this embodiment) and there is a vacant credit, Referring to the set bet value, if the bet value has not reached the specified number (3 in the present embodiment) and there is a vacant bet number, A medal care permission flag indicating permission to insert medals is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. In this embodiment, in the medal care permission setting process, the medal care permission flag is set when there is a vacant credit regardless of whether or not a replay is given. Is granted, even if there is a vacancy in the credit, if the medal maintenance permission flag is not set and there is a vacancy in the number of bets, or if there is a vacancy in the credit and no replay is granted The medal care permission flag may be set.

  After the medal care permission setting process is performed in the step of Sb4, a process of waiting for one interruption is performed (Sb5). By performing a one-time interrupt process, timer interrupt processing (main) is performed and the detection status of various switches, LED lighting status, various timers, etc. are updated, and the detection status of these various switches In the updated state, subsequent processing (for example, medal detection processing and operation input acceptance processing described later) can be performed.

  After a single interrupt process is performed in step Sb5 and a timer interrupt is performed once, the medal care permission flag is set by the medal care permission setting process described above with reference to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. It is determined whether a maintenance permission flag is set (Sb6).

  If it is determined in step Sb6 that the medal care permission flag is set, the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set to the ON state (energized state) (Sb7). By setting the flow path switching solenoid 30 to the ON state, the flow path of the medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 is switched to the hopper tank side, and the medal is controlled to be taken into the slot machine 1. Further, the lighting mode of the insertion request LED 17 is set to the lighting state (Sb8), and control is performed so as to notify that the medal can be inserted. In addition, after setting the lighting mode of the charging request LED 17 to the lighting state, the timer interrupt process (main) is executed, and the LED dynamic display process is performed, whereby the charging request LED 17 is controlled to be in the lighting state.

  Then, after setting the insertion request LED 17 in the lighting state in the step Sb8, a medal detection process is performed (Sb9). If it is determined that the medal care permission flag is not set in step Sb6, the process proceeds to step Sb9 without performing the processes in steps Sb7 and Sb8, and the medal detection process is performed.

  In the medal detection process, it is determined whether or not there is any abnormality in the transition of the output signals of the inserted medal sensors 31a, 31b, and 31c (hereinafter sometimes referred to as medal insertion signals) and medal insertion signals, and it is determined that there is no abnormality. In this case, the medal insertion status is determined based on the transition of the medal insertion signal. Then, when the insertion of a normal medal is detected, processing for setting a bet amount and receiving a medal for credit is performed. On the other hand, when the insertion of an abnormal medal is detected, an error process for controlling the error state to disable the progress of the game is performed. The error state is canceled by operating the reset switch 23 or the reset / setting switch 38. When the error state is canceled, the abnormality that caused the error state to be controlled (for example, clogging of medals within the detection range of the inserted medal sensors 31a, 31b, and 31c) has not been resolved. In this case, the error state is controlled again.

  After performing the medal detection process in the step of Sb9, the operation input reception process for receiving the operation by the switch is performed by enabling the operation of various switches and performing the operation of the switch for which the operation is enabled. (Sb10).

  In the operation input reception process, when the medal is not passing based on the transition of the medal insertion signal and the credit set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is 1 or more, the operation is accepted by the MAXBET switch 6. Enable. Further, when a medal is not passing based on the transition of the medal insertion signal, if the bet number set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is a specified number, the acceptance of the operation by the start switch 7 is validated. Further, when the medal is not passing based on the transition of the medal insertion signal, the acceptance of the operation by the settlement switch 10 and the setting key switch 37 is validated.

  Further, in the operation input reception process, when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected while the operation by the start switch 7 is valid, a start flag indicating that the start switch 7 has been operated is set in a predetermined register. Thereafter, by setting the flow path switching solenoid 30 to the OFF state (non-energized state), the flow path of medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 is switched to the medal payout exit 9 side, and the inserted medals are replaced by the player. Control to return to. Further, when an operation by the setting key switch 37 is detected in a state where the operation by the setting key switch 37 is valid, a setting value display process for displaying the setting value on the setting value display 24 is performed. Further, when an operation by the settlement switch 10 is detected in a state where the operation by the settlement switch 10 is valid, a settlement process is performed in which the medals stored in the credit are returned to the player. In addition, when an operation by the MAXBET switch 6 is detected in a state where the operation by the MAXBET switch 6 is valid, the number of medals up to a prescribed number is set as the bet number within a possible range based on the credit, and the bet number is set. A process of subtracting the set number of medals from the credit is performed. After performing a process corresponding to the switch in which the operation is detected, the operation input receiving process is terminated.

  After performing the operation input acceptance process in the step of Sb10, it is determined whether an effective operation by the start switch 7 is detected based on the start flag (Sb11). If the start flag is not set in the predetermined register and it is determined that a valid operation by the start switch 7 has not been detected, the process proceeds to step Sb12 and a start valid LED display process for controlling the lighting mode of the start valid LED 18 is performed. Perform (Sb12).

  In the start valid LED display process, when the operation of the start switch 7 is set to be effective by the operation input reception process in step Sb10, the operation of the switches other than the reset switch 23 is not detected. In the state where the operation by the start switch 7 is set to be effective while the lighting state is set, the operation by the switches other than the reset switch 23 is detected, and the operation by the start switch 7 is set to be effective. If there is not, the start valid LED 18 is set to the off state. Thereby, when the operation by the start switch 7 is in a valid state and the switches other than the reset switch 23 are not operated, the start switch 7 is controlled by turning on the start valid LED 18. Notify that the operation by is effective. In addition, when the operation by the start switch 7 is in a valid state, but the switches other than the reset switch 23 are being operated, or when the operation by the start switch 7 is not set to be effective, the start is effective. By controlling the LED 18 to be turned off, it is notified that the operation by the start switch 7 is invalid.

  After the start valid LED display process is performed in the step Sb12, the process returns to the step Sb5, and the processes in the steps Sb5 to Sb12 are repeated until it is determined that a valid operation by the start switch 7 is detected in the step Sb11. Do. After the start valid LED display process is performed in the step Sb12, the start valid LED 18 is controlled to the lighting mode set by the start valid LED display process by performing a one-time interruption process in the step Sb5. It becomes.

  In step Sb11, when it is determined that a start flag is set in the predetermined register and a valid operation by the start switch 7 is detected, a random number value for internal lottery is acquired from the random number circuit 42 and the predetermined value in the RAM 41c is acquired. An area is set (Sb13). Thereafter, the start valid LED 18 and the insertion request LED 17 are set to the off state (Sb14, Sb15), the medal care permission flag is cleared from a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sb16), and the payout number display on the game auxiliary display 12 is cleared. (Sb17), the game start waiting process is terminated, and the process returns to the main process.

  Thereafter, in the main process, the internal lottery process for performing an internal lottery using the random number for internal lottery acquired in the step of Sb13 and the operation of the start switch 7 are detected, and the reels 2L, 2C, 2R One game is started by performing a reel control process for starting rotation and stopping the corresponding reel in response to detection of an operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R.

  Thus, in the game start waiting process, when a re-game is given, the medal insertion execution process is executed, the bet number for performing the re-game is set, and the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 are turned on. Control sequentially.

  In the game start waiting process, the medal care permission flag is set, and when at least one of the credits or the bet number is free and a medal can be inserted, the flow of medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 The flow path switching solenoid 30 is controlled to be in an ON state so that the path is switched to the hopper tank side, and the lighting mode of the input request LED 17 is controlled to be in the lighting state.

  Also, in the game start waiting process, when the start valid LED display process is performed, the operation by the start switch 7 is in a valid state and the switches other than the reset switch 23 are not operated. While the start valid LED 18 is controlled to be lit, the operation by the start switch 7 is in a valid state, but when the switches other than the reset switch 23 are being operated, or the operation by the start switch 7 is effective. If not set, the start valid LED 18 is controlled to be turned off.

  Further, in the game start waiting process, when the valid operation of the start switch 7 is detected by the operation input acceptance process, the insertion request LED 17 and the start valid LED 18 are set to the off state, and the number of payouts on the game auxiliary display 12 is displayed. Is set to clear, the timer interruption process is performed thereafter, the insertion request LED 17 and the start valid LED 18 are controlled to be turned off, and the payout number display on the game auxiliary display 12 is erased. Become.

  In the game start waiting process, after the medal insertion execution process (Sb3) is performed, a process (Sb8) for setting the lighting state of the insertion request LED 17 can be performed. The number of bets is set in accordance with the re-granting, and after the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 are sequentially controlled to be lit, the insertion request LED 17 is controlled to be lit.

  In the game start waiting process, in the series of processes (Sb6 to Sb12) after the interrupt once waiting process (Sb5) is performed, a process (Sb8) for setting the lighting state of the input request LED 17 is performed, and further the start valid Since the LED display process (Sb12) can be performed, the timer interrupt process (main) after the process of setting the lighting state of these input request LEDs 17 (Sb8) and the start valid LED display process (Sb12) are performed. As a result, the turn-on request LED 17 and the start valid LED 18 can be controlled to be turned on simultaneously.

[About the ball control process]
The control content of the ball control process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the payout control process, first, section information that can specify the currently controlled game section is acquired with reference to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sc1). The section information is an initial value indicating that the currently controlled gaming section is a normal section, and the advantageous section is determined by the corresponding process of the game control process and the AT state management process described later. It can be updated to a value indicating or a value indicating a waiting period.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the currently controlled gaming section is an advantageous section based on the section information acquired in the step of Sc1 (Sc2). If it is determined in the step Sc2 that the currently controlled gaming section is not an advantageous section, a gaming state determination process is performed (Sc3). In the gaming state determination process, it is determined whether the currently controlled gaming state is a special state (hereinafter sometimes referred to as BB) that is shifted in accordance with the winning of a special role, or a normal state that is not in BB. Determination is made, and a value capable of specifying the determination result is set in a predetermined register.

  After performing the gaming state determination process in the step of Sc3, it is determined whether or not the currently controlled gaming state is in BB based on the value of a predetermined register (Sc4), and it is determined that it is not in BB Is determined based on whether the winning flag indicating the winning of the special role is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c or not (Sc5). If the winning flag indicating the winning of the special combination is not set, it is determined that the winning combination is not inside, and a lottery subject (including a loss) is determined in the internal lottery with reference to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. (Sc6), it is determined whether or not an advantageous section transition combination that is a lottery subject to be transferred to an advantageous section is won (Sc7). Each lottery role to be a lottery in the internal lottery is assigned a role number in advance, and the role number within the predetermined range (35 in this embodiment) To 38) are assigned in advance (see FIG. 4). Based on whether or not the combination number of the lottery target specified based on the winning number is a value within a predetermined range, it is possible to determine whether or not the advantageous section transition combination has been won.

  In the step of Sc7, it is determined whether or not the winning number acquired in the step of Sc6 is greater than or equal to the first specific value (35 in this embodiment), and when the winning number is greater than or equal to the first specific value, It is determined that the advantageous section transition combination (the lottery target combination B related to the advantageous section and the lottery target combination C related to the standby section) has been won. If it is determined in the step of Sc7 that the advantageous section transition combination is won, update data (standby section) for updating the game section indicated by the section information to the standby section is acquired in a predetermined register (Sc8).

  After that, the winning number acquired in the step of Sc6 is equal to or less than the second specific value (37 in the present embodiment), and the elected advantageous section transition role waits for transition to the standby section before shifting to the advantageous section. It is determined whether or not the transition-destination game section is a standby section, which is a lottery target role related to the section (Sc9). If the winning number is not less than or equal to the second specific value and the transfer destination game section is not a waiting section, that is, if the transfer destination game section is an advantageous section, the update data acquired in step Sc8. Update data (advantageous section) for updating the gaming section indicated by the section information to the advantageous period is acquired in a predetermined register so as to overwrite (standby section) (Sc10), and the updating data acquired in the predetermined register The section information is updated to a value indicating the advantageous section using (favorable section) (Sc11).

  On the other hand, if the winning number acquired in the step of Sc6 is less than or equal to the second specific value and the game area of the transfer destination is a standby section, the process proceeds to the step of Sc11 without performing the process of the step of Sc10. The section information is updated to a value indicating the standby section using the update data (standby section) acquired in the predetermined register in the step (Sc11).

  After the section information is updated in the step of Sc11, an advantageous section start time setting process is performed for making settings related to the advantageous section that is started when the advantageous section transition combination is elected (Sc12). In the advantageous section start time setting process, processing for initial setting of advantageous section end conditions (arbitrary end condition 1, arbitrary end condition 2, etc.) to be started in accordance with the type of elected advantageous section transition role, Processing for initial setting of advantage (e.g., processing for setting a lottery table used for lottery for determining whether to control to CZ and AT), processing for setting a counter for counting the precursor period, In order to count the number of games controlled in the advantageous section (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the advantageous section game number), an advantageous section game number counter provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is initialized and set to zero. A process, a process of setting the ball status information that can be set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c and that can specify the currently controlled ball status, is set to a value indicating a precursor period.

  And after performing the advantageous section start time setting process in the step of Sc12, the fact that the navigation notification that can win the small combination that can pay out the most medals in the slot machine 1 has not been executed at least once. Is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sc13).

  Then, in the step of Sc13, after the navigation wait flag is set, the present ball control process is terminated and the process returns to the main process. Further, in the steps Sc4 and Sc5, when it is determined that the currently controlled gaming state is in the BB or inside, the corresponding ball control process is performed without performing the processes in the steps Sc6 to Sc13. End and return to the main process. Further, when it is determined in the step of Sc7 that the advantageous section transition combination is not won based on the winning number, the presenting control process is terminated and the process returns to the main process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the currently controlled game section is an advantageous section in the Sc2 step, 1 is added to the advantageous section game number counter (Sc14), and then the special role is elected as in the Sc5 step. Based on whether or not the winning flag shown is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, it is determined whether or not the winning of the special role is being carried over (Sc15). If the winning flag indicating that the special combination is won is not set, it is determined that the player is not in the inside, and the gaming state determining process similar to the step of Sc3 is performed (Sc16).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the currently controlled gaming state is BB (Sc17), and if it is determined that the currently controlled gaming state is not BB, it is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. After acquiring the currently controlled ball status in a predetermined register based on the current ball status information (Sc18), the ball status related process is performed (Sc19).

  In the appearance state related processing, processing related to the appearance state set in the predetermined register at the start of the processing is performed. For example, when the currently controlled payout state is the sign period, a CZ lottery is performed to determine whether or not to shift to CZ when a predetermined CZ lottery target role is won in the internal lottery. In the precursor period, the number of games controlled in the precursor period is counted, and the number of games reaches the number of games that can end the precursor period (10 games in this embodiment) that can end the precursor period. It is determined whether or not the number of games that can be terminated is reached, and whether or not the CZ transition condition for shifting to CZ is established by winning the CZ lottery in the preceding period. judge. When the CZ transition condition is satisfied, the control is performed so as to shift the outgoing ball state to CZ. On the other hand, when the CZ transition condition is not satisfied, the outgoing ball state is maintained in the precursor period. A flag indicating that the sign period can be ended is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, which indicates that an arbitrary condition capable of ending the sign period is satisfied.

  Also, in the ball status related process, for example, if the currently controlled ball status is CZ, whether or not to shift to the AT when a predetermined AT lottery target role is won in the internal lottery AT lottery to determine. Also, during CZ, the number of games controlled by the CZ is counted, and whether the number of games has reached the number of CZ-endable games (10 games in this embodiment) that can end the CZ. If the number of CZ finishable games has been reached, it is determined whether or not an AT transition condition for shifting to AT is established during the CZ period by winning the AT lottery. If the AT transition condition is satisfied, the remaining AT game is controlled so as to shift the appearance state to the AT, and the number of remaining games controlled by the AT, which is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, can be specified. A predetermined number of games (50 games in this embodiment) is added to the number counter. On the other hand, when the AT transition condition is not satisfied, the appearance state is shifted to the precursor period, and the precursor period end possible flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c.

  Also, in the ball status related process, for example, when the currently controlled ball status is AT, the number of games controlled by the AT when a predetermined additional lottery role is won in the internal lottery. An extra lottery to determine whether or not to be added is performed, and by winning the extra lottery, a predetermined number of games (50 games in this embodiment) is added to the remaining AT game number counter. Further, during AT, it is determined whether or not the gaming state is a predetermined gaming state. If the gaming state is the predetermined gaming state, the value of the remaining AT game number counter is decremented by 1 each time a game is played. On the other hand, if the gaming state is not the predetermined gaming state even during AT, control is performed so that the process of subtracting 1 from the value of the remaining AT game number counter is not performed, and the remaining AT game number counter is set to Update.

  Then, after the appearance state related process is performed in the step of Sc19, it is determined whether or not the arbitrary end condition 1 for ending the advantageous section is satisfied based on the above-mentioned AT game number counter (Sc20). In the step of Sc20, with reference to the remaining AT game number counter updated by the above-mentioned ball status related process, if the value of the remaining AT game number counter is 0, that is, if the AT is terminated, the process is arbitrarily terminated While it is determined that the condition 1 is satisfied, if the value of the remaining AT game number counter is greater than 0, it is determined that the arbitrary end condition 1 is not satisfied. If it is determined that the arbitrary end condition 1 is satisfied, an advantageous section end flag setting process is performed (Sc21). In the advantageous section end flag setting process, an advantageous section end flag indicating that the advantageous section is ended is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. In this embodiment, the arbitrary end condition 1 is satisfied by the end of the AT, that is, the advantageous section is also ended by the end of the AT. However, the predetermined condition is satisfied after the AT ends (for example, the number of games) Reaching the specified number of games, winning the predetermined role, reaching the specified number of winning times for the predetermined role, stopping the predetermined role or the predetermined game, and stopping the predetermined role or the predetermined game The advantageous section may be ended by reaching the specified number of times, winning the advantageous section end lottery, etc., and in such a configuration, after the AT ends, the advantageous section continues again during the period in which the advantageous section continues. A configuration controlled by AT may also be used.

  Then, after the advantageous section end flag setting process is performed in the step of Sc21, an instruction setting process for setting navigation notification is performed (Sc22). If it is determined in step Sc20 that the arbitrary end condition 1 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step Sc22 without performing the process in step Sc21, and the instruction setting process is performed.

  In the instruction setting process, when a navigation waiting flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, a small combination that can pay out the most medals in the slot machine 1 is selected in the internal lottery. The operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R (for example, pressing order, operation timing, etc.) that can win the small role is notified using the game auxiliary display 12, and the operation mode can be specified. Control to transmit a simple command to the sub-control unit 91. In addition, when the payout state is AT, when the navigation target role is won in the internal lottery, the navigation notification is executed, and the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R that is advantageous to the player ( For example, the order of pushing, the operation timing, etc.) are notified using the game auxiliary display 12, and control is performed so that a command capable of specifying an operation mode advantageous to the player is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91.

  Also, in the instruction setting process, regardless of whether the currently controlled payout state is the precursor period, CZ, or AT, the number of medals that are the most in the slot machine 1 among the navigation target roles in the internal lottery Every time it is specified that a small combination for which a payout is to be won is specified, a predetermined area in the RAM 41c to which a navigation waiting flag can be set is initialized, so that the navigation waiting flag is set when the navigation waiting flag is set. To clear. As a result, a small role that can be paid out in the slot machine 1 among the navigation target roles in the advantageous section is elected by internal lottery, and the navigation is performed when the small role is first notified to the small role. The wait flag is cleared. In other words, the navigation waiting flag is cleared by performing at least one navigation notification in which the small combination that can be paid out in the slot machine 1 among the navigation target combinations can be won in the advantageous section at least once. The

  Then, after performing the instruction setting process in the step of Sc22, the present ball control process is terminated and the process returns to the main process.

  If it is determined in step Sc17 that the currently controlled gaming state is BB, a predetermined area in the RAM 41c in which the navigation waiting flag can be set regardless of whether or not the navigation waiting flag is set. When the navigation wait flag is set, the navigation wait flag is cleared (Sc23). As a result, when the BB is controlled during the advantageous section, a process for initializing a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which a navigation waiting flag can be set is performed for each game. When controlled during the BB in the advantageous section, the navigation is performed regardless of whether or not the navigation notification capable of winning the small part that can pay out the most medals in the slot machine 1 is performed at least once. The wait flag will be cleared.

  And after performing the process which clears a navigation waiting flag in the step of Sc23, the said ball-out control process is complete | finished and it returns to a main process.

  In this way, in the game control process, the game section is a normal section, and it is advantageous in the internal lottery in a special state that is transferred in accordance with a special role winning or in a state where the special role winning is not carried inside. When it is determined that the segment transfer target combination is won, the navigation waiting flag indicating that the navigation notification that can win the small combination that can pay out the most medals in the slot machine 1 has not been executed at least once. Is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the navigation waiting flag is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c at the timing of the first hit of the advantageous section. Based on whether or not the navigation wait flag is set, a navigation notification that can win a small combination that can be paid out the most medals in the slot machine 1 at least once after shifting to the advantageous section. It is possible to determine whether or not it has been performed.

  Further, in the payout control process, when the game section is an advantageous section and is controlled to a special state shifted to a special role winning (in BB), a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which a navigation waiting flag is set is set. When the navigation waiting flag is set, the navigation waiting flag is cleared by initializing each time the game is played.

  In the present embodiment, in the payout control process, when the game section is an advantageous section and is controlled to a special state that is shifted in accordance with the winning of a special role (during BB), a navigation waiting flag is set. Although the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is initialized every game, the navigation waiting flag may be cleared at a timing related to the special role winning. For example, when the special role is won in the advantageous section, the special role is won. The navigation waiting flag may be cleared at any one timing at the end of the control of the special state during any game in the special state controlled by the special combination winning.

  Further, in the game control process, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, the advantageous section game number counter is added and updated for each game, and the number of games played in the advantageous section is counted. Control. Also, in the ball status related processing of the ball control processing, when controlling to the AT, it is determined whether or not the game status is advantageous for a predetermined player, and the AT is controlled. When the game state is determined to be in a predetermined gaming state, the remaining AT game number counter is decremented by 1 and the remaining AT game number counter is updated. On the other hand, the AT is controlled, but it is determined not to be in the predetermined gaming state. In this case, control is performed so that the remaining AT game number counter is not subtracted and the remaining AT game number counter value is maintained and the remaining AT game number is counted. As described above, when the game state is not controlled to be advantageous to the player during the AT, the payout rate of medals in the advantageous section is excessively decreased by controlling so as not to subtract the remaining AT game number counter. In addition, it is possible to prevent the advantage interval from exceeding the predetermined number of games (1500 games in this embodiment) by controlling the advantage interval game number counter to be always added for each game. It is possible to prevent the long-term medal payout rate from becoming excessive.

[About AT status management processing]
The control contents of the AT state management process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the AT state management process, first, section information set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is acquired in a predetermined register (Sd1). Then, based on the section information, it is determined whether or not the currently controlled game section is a standby section (Sd2).

  If it is determined in step Sd2 that the currently controlled gaming section is a standby section, a winning flag set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is acquired in a predetermined register (Sd3), and the winning flag is set. It is determined whether or not a special combination winning has occurred (Sd4). If it is determined in the step Sd4 that a special winning combination has occurred, the section information set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is After updating to the value indicating the advantageous section (Sd5), the section information set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is acquired again in the predetermined register (Sd6). On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sd4 that no special role winning has occurred, the process proceeds to step Sd6 without performing the process in step Sd5, and the section information set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is displayed. Get it again in a predetermined register.

  If it is determined in step Sd2 that the currently controlled game section is not a standby section, the process proceeds to step Sd6 without performing the processes of Sd3 to Sd5, and is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Section information is obtained again in a predetermined register.

  After the section information is acquired again in the predetermined register in step Sd6, it is determined based on the section information whether or not the currently controlled gaming section is an advantageous section (Sd7).

  If it is determined in step Sd7 that the currently controlled gaming section is an advantageous section, an advantageous section notification flag indicating that an advantageous section notification is performed to notify that the advantageous section is controlled is displayed in the RAM 41c. It is determined whether or not the predetermined area is set (Sd9). If it is determined that the advantageous section notification flag is not set, the advantageous section notification flag is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sd10) and Sd11. Proceed to step processing. If it is determined that the advantageous section notification flag is set, the process proceeds to the process in step Sd11 without performing the process in step Sd10. Thereby, when the game section is shifted from the normal section or the standby section to the advantageous section, the advantageous section notification flag is set.

  In the step of Sd11, it is determined whether or not the arbitrary end condition 2 for ending the advantageous section is satisfied based on the above-described navigation waiting flag and the precursor period end possible flag (Sd11). In the step of Sd11, when the navigation wait flag is not set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and it is determined that the arbitrary period end flag is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, it is determined that the arbitrary end condition 2 is satisfied. When the navigation wait flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, or when the predictive period end possibility flag is not set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, it is determined that the arbitrary end condition 2 is not satisfied. The arbitrary end condition 2 is an advantageous section end condition that can be satisfied at least when the navigation wait flag is not set, and at least an output setting process instruction setting process that can clear the navigation wait flag is executed. It can be established after that. The above-mentioned arbitrary end condition 1 is an advantageous section end condition that can be satisfied regardless of whether or not the navigation wait flag is set, and is satisfied regardless of whether or not the instruction setting process is executed. obtain.

  If it is determined in step Sd11 that the arbitrary end condition 2 is satisfied, an advantageous section end flag setting process is performed, and after setting the advantageous section end flag in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sd12), the process proceeds to step Sd13. move on. On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sd11 that the arbitrary end condition 2 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step Sd13 without performing the process in step Sd12.

  In step Sd13, it is determined whether or not the advantageous section end flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sd13). If it is determined in step Sd13 that the advantageous section end flag has not been set, refer to the advantageous section game number counter that is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c and is updated in the above-described ball control process. (Sd14) Based on the advantageous section game number counter, it is determined whether or not the advantageous section game number has reached the upper limit number of games (1500 games in this embodiment) (Sd15).

  If it is determined in step Sd15 that the advantageous section game number has not reached the upper limit game number, the AT state management process is terminated and the process returns to the main process. If it is determined in step Sd7 that the currently controlled gaming section is not an advantageous section, that is, if the currently controlled gaming section is a normal section or a standby section, the AT state management process is terminated. To return to the main process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sd15 that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games, and if it is determined in step Sd13 that the advantageous section end flag is set, the process proceeds to step Sd16. The advantageous section data initialization process (Sd16 to Sd25) is performed to initialize a predetermined area in which data related to the control in the advantageous section is stored in the storage area of the RAM 41c as the advantageous section control ends.

  In the advantageous section data initialization process, first, the number of times the process is executed is set in the predetermined register (D) as the initial value of the remaining number of initialization processes (1 in this embodiment) (Sd16). Then, the ROM initialization data table storing the RAM initialization data table that can specify the value of the start address of the storage area of the RAM 41c to be initialized and the number of storage areas to be initialized (capacity, the number of included addresses) is stored. The address of the storage area is set in a predetermined register (HL) (Sd17). Thereafter, the number of storage areas of the RAM 41c to be initialized is acquired from the storage area of the ROM 41b specified based on the address of the RAM initialization data table set in the predetermined register (HL), and the remaining number of initializations is obtained. In addition to setting in the predetermined register (B), the value of the start address of the storage area of the RAM 41c to be initialized is acquired from the storage area of the ROM 41b, and set as the initialization target RAM address in the predetermined register (C) ( Sd18).

  After initialization data (for example, 0) is set in the predetermined register (A) (Sd19), a predetermined area of the RAM 41c corresponding to the initialization target RAM address set in the predetermined register (C) is set in the predetermined area. By setting the initialization data set in the register (A), the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is initialized with the initialization data (Sd20). Thereafter, the initialization target RAM address is incremented by 1 by adding 1 to the value of the predetermined register (C) (Sd21).

  Then, by subtracting 1 from the value of the predetermined register (B), 1 is subtracted from the remaining number of initializations (Sd22), and then it is determined whether the remaining number of initializations is greater than 0 (Sd23). If it is determined in step Sd23 that the remaining number of initializations is greater than zero, the process returns to step Sd20, and the processes in steps Sd20 to Sd23 are repeated until the remaining number of initializations reaches zero. As a result, as many storage areas as the number of storage areas to be initialized from the start address of the storage area of the RAM 41c to be initialized, which are predetermined in the RAM initialization data table, are initialized with the initialization data. .

  When it is determined in step Sd23 that the remaining number of initializations is not greater than 0, that is, when all the predetermined areas of the RAM 41c specified based on the RAM initialization data table are initialized, the predetermined register (D) By subtracting 1 from the value, 1 is subtracted from the number of remaining initialization processing executions (Sd24), and it is determined whether the number of remaining initialization processing executions after subtraction is 0 (Sd25), and the remaining initialization processing execution is performed. If the number of times is not 0, the process returns to the step Sd18, and the advantageous section data initialization process is performed a predetermined number of times by repeatedly performing each process of the steps Sd18 to Sd25 until the remaining number of initialization processes is 0. Then, when the remaining number of initialization process execution times becomes 0, the AT state management process is terminated and the process returns to the main process.

  The predetermined area of the RAM 41c that is initialized by the advantageous section data initialization process includes a predetermined area in which data relating to the advantageous section is set. As the advantageous section data, an advantageous section end flag, an advantageous section game number counter, and the like. Value, navigation waiting flag, data relating to the control of the ball appearance status (for example, CZ lottery result, AT lottery result, remaining AT game number counter, etc.) and other data relating to advantageous section control are included. The data relating to the advantageous section does not include the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Thus, even after the advantageous section data initialization process is performed, the state control data (lighting) set before the process is maintained is maintained in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Is continuously controlled to the lighting state.

  In this embodiment, the initial value of the initialization process execution count is set to 1, and the advantageous section data initialization process is performed once. However, the initial value of the initialization process execution count is set to a predetermined number of 2 or more, The advantageous section data initialization process may be performed a predetermined number of times two or more times.

  As described above, in the AT state management process, the navigation waiting flag refers to a predetermined area in the RAM 41c when the advantageous section is being controlled, and the end condition of the advantageous section is determined based on the setting state of the navigation waiting flag. It is determined whether or not the end condition 2 is satisfied, and when the arbitrary end condition 2 is satisfied, control is performed so that an advantageous section end flag indicating that the advantageous section is ended is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. . By determining whether or not the arbitrary end condition 2 is satisfied based on the setting state of the navigation wait flag, it is possible to win a small combination that can give out the most medals in the slot machine 1 in a series of advantageous sections. If the possible navigation notification is not executed at least once, it is determined that the arbitrary end condition 2 is not satisfied, and the control of the advantageous section is continued by controlling so as not to set the advantageous section end flag.

  In the AT state management process, when the advantageous section end flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c when the advantageous section is controlled, the advantageous section of the storage area of the RAM 41c is accompanied by the termination of the control of the advantageous section. An advantageous section data initialization process for initializing a predetermined area in which data related to the control in the memory is stored is executed, and control is performed so as to end the control of the advantageous section. The advantageous section end flag can be set also in the above-mentioned play control process, and even when the advantageous section end flag is set in the process, the advantageous section end flag is set in the AT state management process. As in the case of the setting, the advantageous section data initialization process is executed to control the advantageous section to be ended.

  The advantageous section end flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c when it is determined in the AT state management process that the arbitrary end condition 2 is satisfied. In addition, when it is determined that the arbitrary end condition 1 is satisfied in the above-described payout control process different from the AT state management process, the advantageous section end flag is similarly set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Even when it is determined that the predetermined end condition of the advantageous section is satisfied in a plurality of different processes, the common advantageous section end flag is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Therefore, in the AT state management process, one predetermined area in the RAM 41c is set. It is possible to determine whether or not a predetermined end condition for the advantageous section is satisfied by referring to and determining whether or not the advantageous section end flag is set. In addition, in a plurality of different processes, it is determined whether or not a predetermined end condition for the advantageous section is satisfied, and an advantageous section end flag is set, so that the predetermined end condition for all the advantageous sections is satisfied in the AT state management process. Therefore, it is not necessary to determine whether or not the AT state management process is performed.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 sets an advantageous section end flag indicating that the advantageous section is to be ended in the RAM 41c when an arbitrary end condition for ending the advantageous section is satisfied in the above-described play control process or AT state management process. Set to a predetermined area. In the AT state management process, when the advantageous section end flag is set with reference to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which the advantageous section end flag is set in either the ball control process or the AT state management process. Executes the advantageous section data initialization process to end the control of the advantageous section, and if the advantageous section end flag is not set, whether or not the advantageous section game number has reached the upper limit number of games. If it is determined that the number of games in the advantageous section has reached the upper limit number of games, the advantageous section data initialization process is executed to terminate the control of the advantageous section. If any termination condition is satisfied in either the control process or the AT state management process, whether the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games by referring to the advantageous section end flag Omit Kano determination, so that it is possible to terminate the control of the advantageous intervals.

  Further, in the AT state management process, whether the number of games controlled in the advantageous section has reached a predetermined upper limit number of games or not is determined as the value of the advantageous section game number counter when the advantageous section is controlled. If the number of games controlled in the advantageous section reaches the upper limit number of games, the advantageous section data initialization process is executed without setting the advantageous section end flag in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Control is performed so as to terminate the control of the advantageous section.

  In this embodiment, in the AT state management process, when the arbitrary end condition 2 is satisfied, the advantageous section end flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and the advantageous section end flag is set. The advantageous section data initialization process is executed so that the control of the advantageous section is terminated. On the other hand, when the number of games controlled in the advantageous section reaches the predetermined upper limit number of games, the advantageous section is terminated. Is established, the advantageous section data initialization process is executed without setting the advantageous section end flag, and the control of the advantageous section is terminated, but when the arbitrary end condition 2 is satisfied In addition, when the number of games controlled in the advantageous section reaches the predetermined upper limit number of games, the advantageous section end flag is also stored in the RAM 4 when the end condition of the advantageous section is satisfied. Set in a predetermined area of the c, based on the fact that the advantageous section end flag is set, it may be configured to execute the advantageous section data initialization process.

[About medal payout processing]
The details of the medal payout process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 14, in the medal payout process, first, a winning flag set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is acquired in a predetermined register (Se1), and a winning number / payout number command setting process is performed (Se2). In the winning number / payout number command setting process, a winning combination identified based on a winning flag set and acquired in a predetermined register is paid out along with a winning number that can identify the winning combination and winning of the winning combination. The command queue is set so that a command capable of specifying the number of medals is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. Note that the commands set in the command queue are sequentially transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 by the timer interrupt process (main).

  After performing the winning number / payout number command setting process in the Se2 step, the medal payout number to be paid out with the winning of the winning combination specified based on the winning flag obtained in the Se1 step is acquired (Se3). The medal payout number is set as a remaining number in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Se4).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the remaining number set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is 0 (Se5). If it is determined that the remaining number is not 0, it is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, The credit counter that can specify the number of credits is referred to (Se6), and it is determined whether or not the credit has reached the upper limit number (50 in this embodiment) based on the value of the credit counter (Se7). .

  If it is determined in step Se7 that the credit has not reached the upper limit, the value of the credit counter is incremented by 1 (Se8), and a medal payout process is performed (Se9). In the medal payout process, based on the value of the credit counter, data for displaying a value corresponding to the value of the credit counter is set in the output buffer of the credit indicator 11, and set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. 1 is subtracted from the remaining number, and the number of medals set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is added to the number of medals that can be specified, and a value corresponding to the number of medals after the addition is displayed. Processing for setting the data to be executed in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12 is performed. The initial value of the number of paid-out medals is 0, and the number of paid-out medals is initialized at the end of one game.

  After performing the medal payout process in the Se9 step, a credit payout interval waiting process is performed (Se10). In the credit payout interval waiting process, a predetermined waiting time (in this embodiment, a time during which a player or the like can visually recognize changes in the display contents of the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12, for example, one medal) The payout interval waiting process ends when the waiting time elapses for about 0.16 seconds for each payout. By performing a credit payout interval waiting process, a timer interrupt process (main) is performed during a predetermined waiting time, and the display mode of the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 is the data set in each output buffer. Will be updated to the display mode corresponding to. Also, the value of the credit counter updated by the medal payout process and the number of paid-out medals are displayed on the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 for at least a predetermined waiting time. A player or the like can visually recognize a change in the display content of the display 12.

  After performing the credit payout interval waiting process in the Se10 step, the process returns to the Se5 step, and the processes in the Se5 to Se10 steps are repeated until the remaining number set in the RAM 41c becomes zero. If it is determined in step Se5 that the remaining number is zero, the medal payout process is terminated and the process returns to the main process.

  If it is determined in step Se7 that the credit has reached the upper limit number based on the credit counter, a hopper payout process is performed (Se11). In the hopper payout process, every time the payout sensor 34c detects the payout of one medal by driving the hopper motor 34b, the remaining number set in the RAM 41c is decremented by 1, and the payout medal number is incremented by 1. Thereafter, the process of setting data for displaying a value corresponding to the number of paid-out medals after the addition in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12 is repeated until the remaining number becomes zero. Thereby, whenever the medal is paid out from the hopper unit, the display of the payout number on the game auxiliary display 12 is updated. Then, when the remaining number becomes 0, the hopper motor 34b is stopped and the hopper payout process is ended.

  After performing the hopper payout process in the step of Se11, the medal payout process is terminated and the process returns to the main process.

  In this way, in the medal payout process, when a prize for a small role occurs, and there is a vacancy in the credit, the number of medals to be paid out with the winning of the small role is added to the credit within the range up to the upper limit of the credit. When there is no vacant credit, a process for paying out the number of medals that could not be added to the credit from the hopper unit through the medal payout opening 9 is performed.

  Also, in the medal payout process, when a prize for a small role occurs and a medal is paid out to the credit, every time one medal is added to the credit, the medal payout process is performed and the number of paid-out medals is displayed. After setting the data to be played in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12, by performing the credit payout interval waiting process, the timer interruption process (main) is performed and set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12 The display of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is updated based on the stored data, and the control for maintaining the display on the game auxiliary indicator 12 in an updated state until a predetermined waiting time elapses. Repeat for the number of payouts. As a result, when a prize for a small role occurs and medals are paid out to credits, the display of the number of medals paid out on the game auxiliary display 12 is sequentially performed over a predetermined time (the number of medals paid out to the credits × waiting time). Updated.

  Further, in the medal payout process, when a prize for a small role occurs and a medal is paid out from the hopper unit, the hopper payout process is performed, and a predetermined time corresponding to the number of medals paid out (for example, 100 ms per medal) Each time the hopper motor 34b is driven and the payout sensor 34c detects the payout of one medal, data for displaying the number of paid-out medals is set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12. Then, the timer interruption process (main) is performed during the time corresponding to the number of medals to be paid out, so that the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is based on the data set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12. The display of the medal payout number on the game auxiliary display 12 is sequentially updated over time corresponding to the medal payout number.

[Processing during re-game operation]
The control contents of the re-game operation process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 15, in the re-game operation process, first, a winning flag set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is referred to (Sf1), and it is determined whether or not the re-game player has won a prize based on the winning flag. Determine (Sf2).

  If it is determined in step Sf2 that the re-game player has won, a re-game operating flag that can specify that the re-game is to be operated in the next game is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sf 3). The medal counter setting process is performed (Sf4). In the replay medal counter setting process, the specified number of bets in the game is specified, and the specified number of bets in the game as a replay medal is stored in the replay medal counter set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. A minute value (3 in this embodiment) is set.

  After the replay medal counter setting process is performed in the step of Sf4, the lighting mode of the replaying LED 20 is set to the lighting state (Sf5), and an interrupt once waiting process is performed (Sf6). In step Sf6, by performing the interrupt once wait process, the timer interrupt process (main) is executed, the LED dynamic display process is performed, and the LED 20 during replay is controlled to be in the lighting state.

  After the waiting process for one interrupt is performed in step Sf6, the re-game operation process is terminated and the process returns to the main process. If it is determined in step Sf2 that the re-game player has not won based on the winning flag, the re-game operation process is terminated and the process returns to the main process.

  Thus, in the re-game operation process, when the re-game player wins in the game, the replaying LED 20 is controlled to be lit.

  In the re-game activation process, when a re-game player wins in the game, the re-game medal counter is set to the re-game medal counter so that the re-game is performed at the start of the game start wait process in the next game. The medal for gambling is set as the betting number, and the predetermined number of betting numbers is set, so that replay can be performed.

[Timer interrupt processing (main)]
The control content of the timer interrupt process (main) performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The timer interrupt process (main) is a process performed by the main control unit 41 at regular time intervals (about 0.56 milliseconds in this embodiment). The execution interval of the timer interrupt process is set to a time longer than the combined time of the process that repeats depending on the control state in the main process and the execution time of the timer interrupt process. The process repeated according to the control state is always completed with the timer interrupt process.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the timer interrupt process (main) includes an LED dynamic display process, and the LED dynamic display process is executed each time the timer interrupt process (main) is performed.

  In the LED dynamic display processing, indicators such as various LEDs connected to the output port (credit display 11, game auxiliary display 12, 1-3 BET LEDs 14-16, insertion request LED 17, start valid LED 18, wait LED 19, and replaying Control for setting a lighting signal for dynamically lighting the lighting state of the LED 20 etc. according to the state of the output buffer set by each processing such as the main processing, and transmitting the lighting signal to the lighting control circuit of the display such as various LEDs Etc. By performing the LED dynamic display process, the indicators such as various LEDs are controlled in a lighting mode according to the data set in the corresponding output buffer.

  In the timer interrupt process (main) of the present embodiment, although not particularly illustrated, a power interruption determination process for detecting the occurrence of a power interruption (the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped) or the occurrence of a power interruption. Sometimes, data set in a predetermined area of the register of the main control unit 41 or the RAM 41c is backed up by the backup power source and stored as long as power is supplied by the backup power source even if power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped. Data that can specify the detection status of various switches based on the power interruption processing to save the contents in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the processing to initialize a predetermined output port when the power interruption occurs, and the detection status of various switches , A process for updating various predetermined timers set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, a predetermined process outside the slot machine 1 A process for transmitting an external output signal, a process for transmitting various commands set in the command queue, a driving signal for each reel motor 32L, 32C, 32R according to the progress of the game, etc. In addition, a process for stopping and the like are included, and various processes are executed in a predetermined order.

[Transition of the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator at the start of the advantageous section]
The transition of the display mode of the game assist indicator 12, the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the insertion request LED 17, the replaying LED 20, and the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 at the start of the advantageous section will be described with reference to FIG.

  The main control unit 41 executes the main process described above, and sequentially performs a medal payout process, a re-game operation process, a process for setting advantageous state notification LED 12a state control data in the output buffer, and a game start waiting process for the next game. By performing, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12, the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the insertion request LED 17, the replaying LED 20, and the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 is sequentially controlled according to the result of the game.

  When the game section is controlled to the normal section, the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination when the advantageous section transition combination including the predetermined small combination is won in the internal lottery and the normal section is shifted to the advantageous section Will be described with reference to FIG. 17A when the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies the fact that it has shifted to the advantageous section.

  As shown in FIG. 17 (a), when the game is started and an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small part is elected in the internal lottery, the game section is shifted from the normal section to the advantageous section by the ball control process. Thereafter, reel control processing is performed. When the reel control process is performed and at least one reel is controlled to rotate, each segment of the game auxiliary indicator 12, the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the waiting LED 19, and the replaying LED 20 are turned off. To be controlled.

  Then, the pressing operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is ended (the pressing of the stop switch is released), and the reel control processing is ended by stopping the rotation of all the reels, and the AT state management processing After the advantageous section notification flag is set based on the fact that the gaming state is the advantageous section, the medal payout process is performed.

  In the medal payout process, a predetermined number (6 in this embodiment) of medals is obtained when the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R and the winning of the predetermined small combination is generated. Is controlled so that the number of paid-out medals is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12. At this time, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is controlled to display a value indicating the number of medals that have been paid out, and sequentially increments and displays one each time one medal is paid out. The updated final value indicating the predetermined number corresponding to the predetermined small combination is finally displayed. Until the final value of the number of medals paid out is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12, a waiting time when paying out medals to credit or a predetermined time when paying out a predetermined number of medals from the hopper unit is displayed. It will be necessary.

  Then, when the payout of a predetermined number of medals according to a predetermined small combination is completed, the medal payout process is ended, and processing for setting state control data in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is performed in the main process. . In this process, based on the fact that the advantageous section notification flag is set in the AT state management process described above, the state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, and then the timer interrupt process is performed. By performing (main), lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started.

  Thereafter, the process setting process at the end of the game is performed, so that the main process for the game won by the advantageous section transition combination including the predetermined small combination is completed, and then the game start waiting process for the next game is performed. .

  Then, in the medal care permission setting process of the game start waiting process, it is determined that there is an empty bet number or credit, and the medal care permission flag is set, so that the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set so as to take in the medal. Is set to the ON state, the input request LED 17 is set to ON. After that, a timer interrupt process (main) is performed, and lighting of the input request LED 17 is started. In the game start waiting process, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated by the operation input acceptance process.

  In this way, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, when the advantageous section transition combination including the predetermined small combination is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, When the symbol combination of the combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is ended, and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, After the reel control process is completed, the final value of the number of medals to be paid out in accordance with the winning of the predetermined small role is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 by the medal payout process, and thereafter, the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main process Is set to state control data (lighting), and lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started. Thereby, the fact that it has shifted to the advantageous section is notified by the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Further, the turn-on request LED 17 starts to be turned on after the game start waiting process.

  In addition, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, when the advantageous section transition combination including the predetermined small combination is elected as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, When the symbol combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the reel control is performed when the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is finished and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped. After the processing is completed, the state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main processing, and lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started. Then, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated by the operation input acceptance process of the game start waiting process performed thereafter. That is, after the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reel, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the transition to the advantageous section has been made in the period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid.

  Next, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, when an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination is elected as a winning combination in the internal lottery, With reference to FIG. 17 (b), the timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies the fact that it has shifted to the advantageous section will be described when the missing symbol combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R.

  As shown in FIG. 17 (b), when the game is started and an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small part is elected in the internal lottery, the game section is shifted from the normal section to the advantageous section by the ball control process. After that, when the reel control process is performed, and when the reel control process is being performed, each segment of the game auxiliary display 12, the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the waiting LED 19, and the replaying LED 20 are turned off. Controlled.

  Then, the pressing operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is ended (the pressing of the stop switch is released), and the reel control processing is ended by stopping the rotation of all the reels, and the AT state management processing After the advantageous section notification flag is set based on the fact that the gaming state is the advantageous section, the medal payout process is performed.

  In the medal payout process, the winning combination accompanying payout of medals does not occur because the combination of symbols for the predetermined small role is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. The process is terminated without performing control for updating. At this time, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is maintained in the extinguished state.

  Then, after the medal payout process is completed, based on the fact that the advantageous section notification flag is set by the AT state management process in the main process, the state control data (lighting) is stored in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. After that, the timer interrupt process (main) is performed, so that the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on.

  Thereafter, the process setting process at the end of the game is performed, so that the main process for the game won by the advantageous section transition combination including the predetermined small combination is completed, and then the game start waiting process for the next game is performed. .

  Then, in the game start waiting process, on condition that the bet number or credit is vacant, after the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set to ON so as to take in medals, the insertion request LED 17 is set to ON. Then, lighting of the input request LED 17 is started. In the game start waiting process, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated by the operation input acceptance process.

  In this way, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, when the advantageous section transition combination including the predetermined small combination is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, When the combination of symbols to be missed is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is ended, and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped. After the reel control process is completed, control for updating the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 by the medal payout process is not performed, and the state control data (lighted) is output to the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main process. ) Is set, and the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started. Thereby, the fact that it has shifted to the advantageous section is notified by the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Thereafter, lighting of the insertion request LED 17 is started from the game start waiting process.

  In addition, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, when the advantageous section transition combination including the predetermined small combination is elected as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, When the missing symbol combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is finished, and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped. After the control process is completed, the state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main process, and the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started. Then, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated by the operation input acceptance process of the game start waiting process performed thereafter. In other words, after the symbol combination of a predetermined small combination is stopped by the reel, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the transition to the advantageous section has been made until the settlement operation is accepted.

  In addition, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, when the advantageous section transition combination including the predetermined small combination is elected as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, When the missing symbol combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the main display is not performed by the medal payout process without updating the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12. By processing, the state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, and lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started. On the other hand, as described above, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, when the advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section When the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the final value of the number of medals to be paid out in accordance with the winning of the predetermined small combination is determined by the medal payout process. After being displayed on the game auxiliary indicator 12, the state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main process, and lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started. That is, the advantageous section notification LED 12a starts lighting when the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R and when the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. The timing is different.

  It should be noted that even when the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and when the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is output by the main processing. By setting the state control data (lighting) in the buffer, the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started, and the processing timing at which the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started is common. is there. However, if the combination of symbols for a predetermined small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the control for displaying the number of medals to be paid out on the game auxiliary display 12 is not performed. The state control data (lighted) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main process, while the reel control process ends when the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. In addition, after the control for displaying the number of medals paid out on the auxiliary game indicator 12 is performed, the state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main processing. Therefore, the time interval from the end of the reel control process to the start of lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is different. Temporal timing of lighting of the notification LED12a is started is different.

  Next, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, when the advantageous section transition combination including the re-game players A and B is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, When the symbol combination of the re-gamer A or the symbol combination of the re-gamer B stops on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the timing at which the fact that the advantageous zone notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous zone is notified is shown in FIG. ).

  Here, the recombination players A and B which are winning combinations have different symbol combinations. For example, as shown in FIG. 18B, the re-game player A is a symbol combination of “BAR-BAR-BAR”. For example, as shown in FIG. It is a symbol combination of “BAR-BAR-Replay”. The re-game players A and B are different in the configuration pattern of at least one reel.

  As shown in FIG. 18 (a), when the game is started and an advantageous section transition combination including re-game players A and B is elected in the internal lottery, the game section is advantageous from the normal section by the play control process. Then, the reel control process is performed. When the reel control process is performed and at least one reel is controlled to rotate, each segment of the game auxiliary indicator 12, the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the waiting LED 19, and the replaying LED 20 are turned off. To be controlled.

  Then, the pressing operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is ended (the pressing of the stop switch is released), and the reel control processing is ended by stopping the rotation of all the reels, and the AT state management processing After the advantageous section notification flag is set based on the fact that the gaming state is the advantageous section, the medal payout process is performed.

  In the medal payout process, when the symbol combination of the re-gamer A or the symbol combination of the re-gamer B is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, control for paying out medals and control for updating the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 Is terminated without performing. At this time, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is maintained in the extinguished state.

  Then, after the medal payout process is completed, a re-game operation process is performed, a predetermined value is set in the re-game medal counter, the replaying LED 20 is set to ON, and the replaying LED 20 is lit. Is started.

  Thereafter, in the main processing, based on the fact that the advantageous section notification flag is set by the AT state management processing, the state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, and then the timer interrupt processing ( By performing (main), lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started.

  Thereafter, the process setting process at the end of the game is performed, so that the main process for the game won by the advantageous section transition combination including the predetermined small combination is completed, and then the game start waiting process for the next game is performed. .

  Based on the fact that the re-game medal counter is set to 1 or more in the game start waiting process, the number of bets up to the specified number is set one by one, and 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 are sequentially set to the ON state. Thus, the lighting of the 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 is started sequentially. Thereafter, in the medal care permission setting process of the game start waiting process, it is determined that there is a vacant number or credit, and the medal care permission flag is set, so that the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set so as to take in the medal. Is set to the ON state, the input request LED 17 is set to ON. After that, a timer interrupt process (main) is performed, and lighting of the input request LED 17 is started.

  In this way, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, when the advantageous section transition combination including the re-game players A and B is elected as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section When the symbol combination of the re-gamer A or the symbol combination of the re-gamer B is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is terminated, and all the reels 2L, After the reel control process is terminated by stopping the rotation of 2C and 2R, the replay operation process is performed and the LED 20 during replay starts to be turned on, and then the advantageous section notification LED 12a is output by the main process. Data for state control (lighting) is set in the buffer, and lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started. Thereby, the fact that it has shifted to the advantageous section is notified by the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Furthermore, after the lighting of the 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 is started sequentially from the game start waiting process, the lighting of the insertion request LED 17 is started.

  In addition, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, when an advantageous section transition combination including re-game players A and B is elected as a winning combination in the internal lottery, When the symbol combination of the game player A or the symbol combination of the re-game player B is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the LED 20 is lit during the re-game operation process. Thereafter, state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main processing, and lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started. That is, the advantageous section notification LED 12a starts to light both when the symbol combination of the re-gamer A is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R and when the symbol combination of the re-gamer B is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Timing is common.

[Transition of the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator at the end of the advantageous section]
The transition of the display mode of the game assist indicator 12, the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the insertion request LED 17, the replaying LED 20, and the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 at the end of the advantageous section will be described with reference to FIG. 19 and FIG.

  When the game section is controlled to be an advantageous section, when a lottery target role including a predetermined small role is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is changed from the advantageous section to the normal section When the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, the timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 19 (a), after the game is started and a lottery target combination including a predetermined small combination is won by internal lottery, reel control processing is performed. When the reel control process is performed and at least one reel is controlled to rotate, the game auxiliary indicator 12 (except the eighth segment of the right indicator 12R), the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, and the waiting state The LED 19 and the replaying LED 20 are controlled to be turned off. On the other hand, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be lit.

  Then, after the stop switch pressing operation related to the third stop operation is ended (the press of the stop switch is released) and the reel control processing is ended by stopping the rotation of all the reels, the AT state Management processing is performed. In the AT state management process, the advantageous section data initialization process is executed on the condition that the advantageous section end condition is satisfied, the advantageous section is terminated, and the gaming section is shifted from the advantageous section to the normal section. Also, the advantageous section notification flag is cleared.

  After performing the AT state management process, a medal payout process is performed. In the medal payout process, a predetermined number (6 in this embodiment) of medals is paid out when the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R and the winning of the predetermined small combination is generated. Control is performed so that the number of medals paid out is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12. Thereby, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is sequentially counted up to the final value indicating the predetermined number corresponding to the predetermined small combination and updated. Until the final value of the number of medals paid out is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12, a waiting time when paying out medals to credit or a predetermined time when paying out a predetermined number of medals from the hopper unit is displayed. It will be necessary.

  Then, when the payout of a predetermined number of medals according to a predetermined small combination is completed, the medal payout process is ended, and processing for setting state control data in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is performed in the main process. . In this process, based on the fact that the advantageous section notification flag has been cleared in the AT state management process described above, the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, and then the timer interrupt processing is performed. By performing (main), the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off.

  Thereafter, the process setting process at the end of the game is performed, so that the main process for the game won by the advantageous section transition combination including the predetermined small combination is completed, and then the game start waiting process for the next game is performed. .

  Then, in the medal care permission setting process of the game start waiting process, it is determined that there is an empty bet number or credit, and the medal care permission flag is set, so that the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set so as to take in the medal. Is set to the ON state, the input request LED 17 is set to ON. After that, a timer interrupt process (main) is performed, and lighting of the input request LED 17 is started. In the game start waiting process, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated by the operation input acceptance process.

  In this way, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, when the lottery target part including the predetermined small part is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section, the predetermined small part Is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is terminated, and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped. After the control process is completed, the final value of the number of medals to be paid out in accordance with the winning of the predetermined small role is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 by the medal paying process, and thereafter, the main process is displayed in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Data for state control (light-off) is set, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off. Thereby, the fact that the advantageous section has ended is notified by the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Further, the turn-on request LED 17 starts to be turned on after the game start waiting process.

  In addition, when the game section is controlled to be an advantageous section, when a lottery target role including a predetermined small role is elected as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition to the normal section from the advantageous section, the design of the predetermined small role When the combination stops on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the reel control process is performed when the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is finished and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped. After that, the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main process, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off. Then, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated by the operation input acceptance process of the game start waiting process performed thereafter. That is, after the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reel, the advantageous interval notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous interval has ended in the period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid.

  Next, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, when the lottery target part including the predetermined small part is elected as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section, With reference to FIG. 19B, the timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended when the missing symbol combination stops on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 19B, after the game is started and a lottery target combination including a predetermined small role is won by internal lottery, reel control processing is performed. When the reel control process is performed and at least one reel is controlled to rotate, the game auxiliary indicator 12 (except the eighth segment of the right indicator 12R), the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, and the waiting state The LED 19 and the replaying LED 20 are controlled to be turned off. On the other hand, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be lit.

  Then, after the stop switch pressing operation related to the third stop operation is ended (the press of the stop switch is released) and the reel control processing is ended by stopping the rotation of all the reels, the AT state Management processing is performed. In the AT state management process, the advantageous section data initialization process is executed on the condition that the advantageous section end condition is satisfied, the advantageous section is terminated, and the gaming section is shifted from the advantageous section to the normal section. Also, the advantageous section notification flag is cleared.

  After performing the AT state management process, a medal payout process is performed. In the medal payout process, the winning combination accompanying payout of medals does not occur because the combination of symbols for the predetermined small role is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. The process is terminated without performing control for updating. At this time, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is maintained in the extinguished state.

  Then, after the medal payout process is completed, based on the fact that the advantageous section notification flag is cleared by the AT state management process in the main process, the state control data (turned off) is stored in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Then, the timer interrupt process (main) is performed, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off.

  Thereafter, the process setting process at the end of the game is performed, so that the main process for the game won by the advantageous section transition combination including the predetermined small combination is completed, and then the game start waiting process for the next game is performed. .

  Then, in the game start waiting process, on condition that the bet number or credit is vacant, after the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set to ON so as to take in medals, the insertion request LED 17 is set to ON. Then, lighting of the input request LED 17 is started. In the game start waiting process, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated by the operation input acceptance process.

  In this way, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, when the lottery target part including the predetermined small part is elected as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section, the predetermined small part When the missing symbol combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is terminated, and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, After the reel control process is completed, the state control data (lights off) is stored in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main process without performing control for updating the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 by the medal payout process. Is set, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off. Thereby, the fact that the advantageous section has ended is notified by the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Thereafter, lighting of the insertion request LED 17 is started from the game start waiting process.

  In addition, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, if the lottery target part including the predetermined small part is elected as a winning part in the internal lottery and the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section is made, the predetermined small part is missed. When the symbol combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the reel control is performed when the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is finished and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped. After the processing is completed, the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main process, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off. Then, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated by the operation input acceptance process of the game start waiting process performed thereafter. That is, after the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped by the reel, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended in a period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid.

  In addition, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, if the lottery target part including the predetermined small part is elected as a winning part in the internal lottery and the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section is made, the predetermined small part is missed. When the symbol combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the main process is not performed without the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 being updated by the medal payout process. As a result, the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off. On the other hand, as described above, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, when the lottery target part including the predetermined small part as a winning combination is won in the internal lottery, and the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section, When the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the final value of the number of medals to be paid out in accordance with the winning of the predetermined small role by the medal payout process is the game. After being displayed on the auxiliary indicator 12, the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main process, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off. That is, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off when the predetermined small combination missing symbol combination stops on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R and when the predetermined small combination symbol combination stops on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. The timing is different.

  It should be noted that, even when the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and when the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is output by the main processing. By setting the state control data (off) in the buffer, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off, and the processing timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off is common. However, if the combination of symbols for a predetermined small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the control for displaying the number of medals to be paid out on the game auxiliary display 12 is not performed. In the main process, the state control data (light-off) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. On the other hand, when the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the reel control process is completed. In addition, after the control for displaying the number of medals to be paid out on the game auxiliary display 12 is performed, the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main processing. The time interval from the end of the reel control process until the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off is different, and the advantageous section notification is performed. Temporal timing ED12a is turned off are different.

  Next, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, when the lottery target combination including the re-game players A and B is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition is made from the advantageous section to the normal section, The timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended when the symbol combination of the gamers A and B stops on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R will be described with reference to FIG. .

  As shown in FIG. 20 (a), after the game is started and the lottery target combination including the replaying combinations A and B is won in the internal lottery, the reel control process is performed. When the reel control process is performed and at least one reel is controlled to rotate, the game auxiliary indicator 12 (except the eighth segment of the right indicator 12R), the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, and the waiting state The LED 19 and the replaying LED 20 are controlled to be turned off. On the other hand, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be lit.

  Then, after the stop switch pressing operation related to the third stop operation is ended (the press of the stop switch is released) and the reel control processing is ended by stopping the rotation of all the reels, the AT state Management processing is performed. In the AT state management process, the advantageous section data initialization process is executed on the condition that the advantageous section end condition is satisfied, the advantageous section is terminated, and the gaming section is shifted from the advantageous section to the normal section. Also, the advantageous section notification flag is cleared.

  After performing the AT state management process, a medal payout process is performed. In the medal payout process, when the symbol combination of the re-gamer A or the symbol combination of the re-gamer B is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, control for paying out medals and control for updating the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 Is terminated without performing. At this time, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is maintained in the extinguished state.

  Then, after the medal payout process is completed, a re-game operation process is performed, a predetermined value is set in the re-game medal counter, the replaying LED 20 is set to ON, and the replaying LED 20 is lit. Is started.

  Thereafter, in the main process, based on the fact that the advantageous section notification flag is cleared by the AT state management process, the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, and then the timer interrupt processing ( By performing (main), the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off.

  Thereafter, the process setting process at the end of the game is performed, so that the main process for the game won by the lottery target combination including the re-game players A and B is completed, and then the game start waiting process of the next game is performed. Done.

  Based on the fact that the re-game medal counter is set to 1 or more in the game start waiting process, the number of bets up to the specified number is set one by one, and 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 are sequentially set to the ON state. Thus, the lighting of the 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 is started sequentially. Thereafter, in the medal care permission setting process of the game start waiting process, it is determined that there is a vacant number or credit, and the medal care permission flag is set, so that the flow path switching solenoid 30 is set so as to take in the medal. Is set to the ON state, the input request LED 17 is set to ON. After that, a timer interrupt process (main) is performed, and lighting of the input request LED 17 is started.

  In this way, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, when the lottery target combination including the re-game players A and B as the winning combination in the internal lottery wins and the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section, When the symbol combination of the re-gamer A or the symbol combination of the re-gamer B is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is terminated, and all the reels 2L, 2C After the reel control process is terminated by stopping the rotation of 2R, the replay operation process is performed, and the LED 20 during replaying starts to be turned on, and then the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the main process Is set to state control data (turned off), and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off. Thereby, the fact that the advantageous section has ended is notified by the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Furthermore, after the lighting of the 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 is started sequentially from the game start waiting process, the lighting of the insertion request LED 17 is started.

  In addition, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, when the lottery target combination including the re-game players A and B is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the transition is made from the advantageous section to the normal section, When the symbol combination of the combination A or the combination of the replaying combination B is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the LED 20 is lit during replay operation. Thereafter, the main process sets the state control data (turned off) in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off. That is, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off both when the symbol combination of the re-gamer A is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R and when the symbol combination of the re-gamer B is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Timing is common.

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Some conventional slot machines are controlled to an advantageous state advantageous to the player, and are configured to include an advantageous state lamp that is turned on over the period controlled to the advantageous state. In the slot machine having such a configuration, no consideration is given to the timing when the advantageous state lamp is turned on or turned off.

  In contrast, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines that the game section is a normal section when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination. It is possible to shift to an advantageous section that is advantageous to the player from the above, and an advantageous section notification LED 12a (eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that it has shifted to the advantageous section is provided. Yes, the main control unit 41, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination, according to the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R It is possible to stop any combination of the combination and the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination on the reel, and the lottery result of the internal lottery includes the predetermined small combination as a winning combination. In the case of transition to a segment transition combination and a transition from a normal segment to an advantageous segment, when a combination of symbols of a predetermined small combination is stopped on the reel, the game auxiliary display is displayed after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released. After updating the display mode of the device 12 to the display mode indicating the final number of medals to be paid out by winning a predetermined small role, the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous section. On the other hand, when the symbol combination of a predetermined small combination is stopped by the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on and the advantageous combination is notified. The section notification LED 12a is controlled to notify that it has shifted to the advantageous section, and the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped by the reel. If the timing of missed symbol combination predetermined Small Win is notified is that the transition to advantageously section by advantageously interval notification LED12a between when it is stopped on the reel is different configurations.

  According to this configuration, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination, the normal section shifts to the advantageous section, and at this time, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R Depending on the order of operation, the symbol combination of the predetermined small role may be stopped on the reel, and the missing symbol combination of the predetermined small role may be stopped on the reel. Since the timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that it has shifted to the advantageous section is different from the case where the combination of symbols for missing a combination is stopped, it is possible to focus attention on the notification by the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is a case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination and shifts from the normal section to the advantageous section, and the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is The main control unit 41 is configured such that when it is stopped by the reel and when a combination of symbols for a predetermined small part is stopped by the reel, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that it has shifted to the advantageous section. Is a case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a first small combination and a second small combination with different payout numbers in accordance with winnings, and shifts from the normal section to the advantageous section. When the combination is stopped by the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is changed to the final medal payout number by winning the first small role. After updating to the display mode shown, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a informs that it has shifted to the advantageous section, while the symbol combination of the second small part is stopped by the reel. In such a case, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started to be turned on, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to notify that it has shifted to the advantageous section. good. In such a configuration, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the first time until the final medal payout number due to the winning of the first small role is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 is The second time from when the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released until the final medal payout amount by winning the second small role is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 is the first small role. Therefore, the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including the first small combination and the second small combination, and the first small combination will be different from the first small combination. The timing at which the advantage section notification LED 12a is notified that the symbol combination of the small combination is stopped by the reel and the case where the symbol combination of the second small combination is stopped by the reel are different. Can be advantageous It is possible to focus on the notification by the notification LED12a.

  In addition, the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including the first small combination and the second small combination, and when the symbol combination of the first small combination is stopped on the reel and the symbol combination of the second small combination is reel For example, the main control unit 41 has the same lottery result of the internal lottery as the number of payouts associated with winning a prize. The third stop operation is performed when the transition to the advantageous section including the first small combination and the second small combination is made, and the symbol combination of the first small combination is stopped on the reel. After the stop switch is released, after updating the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 to a display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning the first small role, after waiting for a predetermined waiting time, Advantageous section report When the LED 12a is turned on and the advantageous section notification LED 12a informs that it has shifted to the advantageous section, the symbol combination of the second small role is stopped by the reel, and the stop related to the third stop operation is performed. After the switch is released, after updating the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 to the display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning the second small role, without waiting for a predetermined waiting time, the advantageous section The configuration may be such that the notification LED 12a is turned on, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is informed to the effect that it has shifted to the advantageous section. In such a configuration, when the symbol combination of the first small role is stopped on the reel and when the symbol combination of the second small role is stopped on the reel, it is indicated that the advantageous zone notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous zone. The notification timing can be intentionally changed by a predetermined waiting time. In such a configuration, the expectation of the advantageous section to be transferred differs between when the symbol combination of the first small combination is stopped on the reel and when the symbol combination of the second small combination is stopped on the reel. By doing so, it can be suggested that the degree of expectation varies depending on the timing at which the fact that it has shifted to the advantageous section is different, and attention can be paid to the notification by the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

  The main control unit 41 is a case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including the first replaying combination and the second replaying combination as a winning combination, and shifts from the normal section to the advantageous section. When the combination of symbols of one re-gamer is stopped on the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, it waits for a predetermined waiting time, and an advantageous section is notified when the waiting time elapses. When the LED 12a is turned on and the advantageous section notification LED 12a informs that it has shifted to the advantageous section, on the other hand, when the symbol combination of the second re-gamer is stopped on the reel, it is related to the third stop operation. After the stop switch is released, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on without waiting for a predetermined waiting time, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous section. It may be configured to control so as to notify. In such a configuration, when the symbol combination of the first re-gamer is stopped by the reel and when the symbol combination of the second re-gamer is stopped by the reel, the advantageous zone notification LED 12a makes a transition to the advantageous zone. The timing at which the notification is notified can be intentionally varied by a predetermined waiting time. In such a configuration, the degree of expectation of the advantageous section to be transferred is different between the case where the symbol combination of the first re-gamer is stopped on the reel and the case where the symbol combination of the second re-gamer is stopped on the reel. By adopting the configuration, it is possible to suggest that the degree of expectation varies depending on the timing at which notification of the transition to the advantageous section is different, and it is possible to focus attention on the notification by the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

  The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is configured to store the number of medals owned by the player as credits and to settle the medal number stored as credits when the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is performed. In the main process, the main control unit 41, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination and shifts from the normal section to the advantageous section, the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination Alternatively, after the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped by the reel, a process for notifying that the advantageous section notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous section is performed, and then the game start waiting process is executed to perform the game start waiting process. In the operation input accepting process, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated, and the lottery result of the internal lottery is selected. When a winning combination is an advantageous section transition combination that includes a specified small combination and moves from an ordinary section to an advantageous section, a checkout operation is performed after the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination or the combination of missing symbols of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reel. In the period until the reception of becomes effective, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that it has shifted to the advantageous section.

  According to this configuration, since it is notified that the transition to the advantageous section has been made in the period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes effective, the player may end the game without knowing that the transition to the advantageous section has occurred. Can be prevented.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 moves the game section from the normal section when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including the re-game combination A and B as a winning combination. It is possible to make a transition to an advantageous section that is advantageous to the person, and is provided with an advantageous section notification LED 12a (eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that the transition has been made to the advantageous section, When the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including the re-game players A and B as a winning combination, the main control unit 41 sets the re-game player A according to the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. It is possible to stop the symbol combination of the symbol combination and the symbol combination of the re-gamer B on the reel, and the lottery result of the internal lottery shifts to the advantageous section including the re-gamer A and B as a winning combination When the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section is made, and the symbol combination of the re-gamer A or the symbol combination of the re-gamer B is stopped on the reel, the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released. After the replaying LED 20 is controlled to be lit, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies the fact that the advantageous section has been shifted to the advantageous section. In this case, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a informs that it has shifted to the advantageous section. When a combination of symbols for a predetermined small combination is stopped on the reel, Indicating that the transition to advantageously section and in the preferred interval notifying LED12a when stopped Lumpur is a common configuration timing to be broadcast.

  According to this configuration, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including the re-game players A and B as a winning combination, the normal section is shifted to the advantageous section, and at this time, the stop switches 8L and 8C Depending on the order of operations of 8R, the symbol combination of the re-gamer A may be stopped on the reel, and the symbol combination of the re-gamer B may be stopped on the reel. Since the timing when the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that it has shifted to the advantageous section is common between the case where the symbol combination of the re-player game B is stopped and the case where the recombiner B is stopped, the player is confused by the suggestion by the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Can be prevented.

  Further, the main control unit 41 is a case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous zone transition combination including the first small role and the second small role with the same number of payouts associated with winning, and shifts from the normal zone to the advantageous zone, When the symbol combination of the first small role is stopped on the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is changed to the final by winning the first small role. After updating to the display mode indicating the medal payout number, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies the fact that it has shifted to the advantageous section, while the symbol combination of the second small role is reel In the case of being stopped, the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is updated to the display mode indicating the final number of medals paid out by winning the second small role after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released. After the, by starting the lighting of the advantageous interval notification LED 12a, it may be configured to control so as to notify that it has migrated to an advantageous interval by the advantageous interval notification LED 12a. In such a configuration, when the symbol combination of the first small role is stopped on the reel and when the symbol combination of the second small role is stopped on the reel, it is indicated that the advantageous zone notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous zone. The notification timing can be made common, and it is possible to prevent the player from being confused by the suggestion by the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

  The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is configured to store the number of medals owned by the player as credits and to settle the medal number stored as credits when the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is performed. In the main process, the main control unit 41, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including the re-playing combinations A and B as a winning combination, After the symbol combination of A or the combination of the re-playing game B is stopped on the reel, the advantage segment notification LED 12a performs a process of notifying that it has shifted to the advantageous segment, and then a game start waiting process is executed to start the game In the operation input acceptance process during the waiting process, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated, and the lottery result of the internal lottery is displayed. In the case of an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination and a transition from a normal section to an advantageous section, after the symbol combination of the replaying combination A or the combination combination of the replaying combination B is stopped at the reel, In the period until the reception becomes valid, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that it has shifted to the advantageous section.

  According to this configuration, since it is notified that the transition to the advantageous section has been made in the period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes effective, the player may end the game without knowing that the transition to the advantageous section has occurred. Can be prevented.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is advantageous for the player from the normal section to the game section when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination. It is possible to make a transition to an advantageous section, and is provided with an advantageous section notification LED 12a (eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that the transition to the advantageous section has been made, and the main control unit 41, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination, the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reel in accordance with the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. The lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous zone transition role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, and transitions from a normal zone to an advantageous zone. When the pattern combination is stopped on the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is displayed indicating the final medal payout number by winning a predetermined small role After the update to the mode, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to notify that the advantageous section has been switched to the advantageous section. When the transition to the advantageous section including the predetermined small combination is made and the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section is made, the advantageous section notification LED 12a makes the advantageous section into the advantageous section at the timing after the display of the number of paid-out medals by the game auxiliary display 12 is completed. It is the structure which alert | reports that it shifted.

  According to this configuration, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination, the normal section is shifted to the advantageous section, and at this time, the predetermined small amount accompanied by the number of medals to be paid out is transferred. In some cases, the symbol combination of the combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. When the combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped, the display of the number of medals to be paid out by the game auxiliary display 12 is completed. Since the advantageous zone notification LED 12a informs that it has shifted to the advantageous zone at this timing, it can be notified that the medal has been paid out and the fact that it has shifted to the advantageous zone.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 moves the game section from the normal section when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including the re-game combination A and B as a winning combination. It is possible to make a transition to an advantageous section that is advantageous to the person, and is provided with an advantageous section notification LED 12a (eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that the transition has been made to the advantageous section, When the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including the replaying combinations A and B as a winning combination, the main control unit 41 determines the predetermined small combination according to the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. It is possible to stop the symbol combination on the reel, and the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including the re-game players A and B as a winning combination, and shifts from the normal section to the advantageous section. Thus, when the symbol combination of the re-gamer A or the symbol combination of the re-gamer B is stopped on the reel, the replaying LED 20 is controlled to be lit after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released. After that, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to notify that it has shifted to the advantageous section, and the lottery result of the internal lottery is replayed as a winning combination Advantageous section at the timing after the notification that the replay has been given by starting the lighting of the LED 20 during replay when it becomes the advantageous section transition combination including the combination A and B and transitions from the normal section to the advantageous section It is the structure which alert | reports that it shifted to the advantageous area by alerting | reporting LED12a.

  According to this configuration, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination, the normal section is shifted to the advantageous section, and at this time, the replay accompanied by the replay is given. In some cases, the symbol combination of the combination A or the combination of the re-playing player B may be stopped on the reel, and if the combination of the combination of the re-playing combination A or the combination of the re-playing combination B is stopped, Since it is suggested that it has shifted to the advantageous section by the advantageous section notification LED 12a at a timing after the notification that the replay has been granted after the lighting is started, it is suggested that the replay has been granted. Thus, it can be suggested that the vehicle has shifted to the advantageous section.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is advantageous for the player from the normal section to the game section when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination. It is possible to make a transition to an advantageous section, and is provided with an advantageous section notification LED 12a (eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that the transition to the advantageous section has been made, and the main control unit 41, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination, according to the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the combination of the predetermined small combination or the small combination The symbol combination reel can be stopped on the symbol combination reel, and the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous zone transition role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, and the normal zone In the case of shifting to an advantageous section, when the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination or the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reel, the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released and all After the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a informs that it has shifted to the advantageous section, and then the charging request LED 17 starts to be turned on. When the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination and shifts from the normal section to the advantageous section, all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are controlled. The timing after the stop of the rotation of the player and before the notification that the medal can be inserted by starting the lighting of the insertion request LED 17 is given. , It is configured to notify the subject that has shifted to an advantageous interval by advantageously interval notification LED 12a.

  According to this configuration, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous section transition combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination, the normal section is shifted to the advantageous section, and at this time, all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R Since the advantageous zone notification LED 12a notifies the player that the medals can be inserted by the insertion request LED 17 at a timing after the rotation is stopped, the player is informed of the shift to the advantageous zone. Before inserting a medal to start the next game, it is possible to notify that it has shifted to the advantageous section.

[Operation effect 2]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 shifts the gaming section from the advantageous section to the normal section when the ending condition of the advantageous section is satisfied when the gaming section is controlled to the advantageous section. And an advantageous section notification LED 12a (eighth segment of the right display 12R of the auxiliary game display 12) for notifying that the advantageous section has ended, and when the gaming section is the advantageous section, the advantageous section The main control unit 41 operates the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination. Depending on the order, either the symbol combination of the predetermined small role or the symbol combination of the predetermined small role can be stopped on the reel. If the lottery result is a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and a transition is made from the advantageous section to the normal section, and the combination of symbols of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reel, the third stop operation is performed. After the stop switch is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is updated to the display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning a predetermined small role, and then the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off, While the advantageous section notification LED 12a informs that the advantageous section has ended, when the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reel, the advantageous section is released after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released. The notification LED 12a is turned off, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to notify that the advantageous section has ended. If the pattern combination is stopped on the reel and missed symbol combination predetermined Small Win is the case with an advantageous interval notification LED12a by timing that advantageously section is completed is notified is different configurations that are stopped on the reel.

  According to this configuration, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, the advantageous zone can be shifted to the normal zone, and at this time, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R Depending on the order of operation, the symbol combination of the predetermined small role may be stopped on the reel, and the missing symbol combination of the predetermined small role may be stopped on the reel. Since the timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended differs depending on when the combination of symbols for missing a combination is stopped, it is possible to focus attention on the notification by the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is a case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target combination including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and shifts from the advantageous section to the normal section, and the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is reel The timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended is different between the case where it is stopped and the case where the predetermined symbol combination is stopped by the reel. In the case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including the first small role and the second small role with different payout numbers in accordance with winnings, and the symbol combination of the first small role is changed from the advantageous zone to the normal zone. When the reel is stopped, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is a table showing the final medal payout number by winning the first small role After updating to the mode, when the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off and the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended, while the symbol combination of the second small role is stopped on the reel, The configuration may be such that after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended. In such a configuration, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the first time until the final medal payout number due to the winning of the first small role is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 is The second time from when the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released until the final medal payout amount by winning the second small role is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 is the first small role. Therefore, the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes the lottery target role including the first small role and the second small role, and the first small role is different. When the symbol combination of the combination is stopped on the reel and when the combination of the symbol combination of the second small role is stopped on the reel, the timing at which the advantageous interval notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous interval has ended is different. Can be advantageous section report It is possible to focus on the notification by the LED12a.

  In addition, the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including the first small role and the second small role, and when the symbol combination of the first small role is stopped on the reel and the symbol combination of the second small role is on the reel For example, the main control unit 41 is configured such that the lottery result of the internal lottery is the same as the number of payouts associated with winning a prize. In the case where the winning combination including the first small combination and the second small combination becomes a lottery target and shifts from the advantageous section to the normal section, and the symbol combination of the first small combination is stopped on the reel, the third stop operation is performed. After the stop switch is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is updated to the display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning the first small role, and then waits for a predetermined waiting time, and then the advantageous section Notification LED 2a is turned off and the advantageous section notification LED 12a informs that the advantageous section has ended. On the other hand, when the symbol combination of the second small part is stopped on the reel, the stop switch for the third stop operation is After the release, after updating the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 to a display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning the second small role, without waiting for a predetermined waiting time, the advantageous section notification LED 12a It may be configured to control so that the advantageous section has been terminated by the advantageous section notification LED 12a. In such a configuration, when the symbol combination of the first small role is stopped on the reel and when the symbol combination of the second small role is stopped on the reel, the advantageous interval notification LED 12a indicates that the advantageous interval has ended. The notification timing can be intentionally changed by a predetermined waiting time, and even in such a configuration, attention can be paid to notification by the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

  Further, the main control unit 41 is a case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a winning combination and becomes a lottery target combination including the first replaying combination and the second replaying combination and shifts from the advantageous section to the normal section. When the symbol combination of the re-gamer is stopped on the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, it waits for a predetermined waiting time, and when the waiting time elapses, the advantageous section notification LED 12a When the symbol combination of the second re-gamer is stopped on the reel, the stop switch related to the third stop operation is displayed. After being released, without waiting for a predetermined waiting time, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended. It may be Gosuru configuration. In such a configuration, the advantageous section is terminated by the advantageous section notification LED 12a when the symbol combination of the first re-gamer is stopped on the reel and when the symbol combination of the second re-gamer is stopped on the reel. The timing at which the effect is notified can be intentionally varied by a predetermined waiting time, and even in such a configuration, attention can be paid to the notification by the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

  The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is configured to store the number of medals owned by the player as credits and to settle the medal number stored as credits when the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is performed. In the main process, the main control unit 41, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and shifts from the advantageous zone to the normal zone, After the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped by the reel, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies the end of the advantageous section, and then the game start waiting process is performed. In the operation input acceptance process that is executed and waiting for the game start, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is enabled. When the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and shifts from an advantageous section to a normal section, a combination of predetermined small roles or a missing symbol of the predetermined small role After the combination is stopped by the reels, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended in a period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid.

  According to this configuration, since it is notified that the advantageous section has ended during the period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid, the player can end the game after recognizing that the advantageous section has ended. Can do.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 shifts the gaming section from the advantageous section to the normal section when the ending condition of the advantageous section is satisfied when the gaming section is controlled to the advantageous section. The advantageous section notification LED 12a (the eighth segment of the right display 12R of the auxiliary game display 12) for notifying that the advantageous section has ended is provided, and the main control unit 41 has an internal lottery. When the lottery result of the game becomes a lottery target combination including re-playing roles A and B as a winning combination, the combination of the re-playing role A and the re-playing role B according to the operating order of the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R It is possible to stop any combination of symbols on the reel, and the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including re-gamers A and B as a winning combination and moves from the advantageous zone to the normal zone. When the symbol combination of the replaying combination A or the combination of the replaying combination B is stopped on the reel, the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released and the LED 20 during replay is turned on. After the control, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies the end of the advantageous section. On the other hand, when the symbol combination of a predetermined small role is stopped on the reel, the third After the stop switch related to the stop operation is released, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to notify that the advantageous section has ended. Advantageous section notification LED when the symbol combination is stopped by the reel and when the predetermined symbol combination is stopped by the reel That advantageously interval has been completed the configuration is common timing to be broadcast by 2a.

  According to this configuration, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target combination including the re-game players A and B as a winning combination, the advantageous section can be shifted to the normal section, and at this time, the stop switches 8L and 8C Depending on the order of operations of 8R, the symbol combination of the re-gamer A may be stopped on the reel, and the symbol combination of the re-gamer B may be stopped on the reel. Since the timing when the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended is common between the case where the symbol combination of the re-player game B is stopped and the case where the recombiner B is stopped, the player is confused by the suggestion by the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Can be prevented.

  The main control unit 41 is a case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including the first small role and the second small role with the same payout number in accordance with winning, and the transition from the advantageous zone to the normal zone is performed. When the symbol combination of one small role is stopped on the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is changed to the final medal by winning the first small role. After updating to the display mode indicating the number of payouts, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended, while the symbol combination of the second small part is stopped on the reel. In such a case, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is updated to the display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning the second small role, To turn off the benefits interval notification LED 12a, it may be configured to control so as to notify the subject that the advantageous interval notification LED 12a by advantageously interval has ended. In such a configuration, when the symbol combination of the first small role is stopped on the reel and when the symbol combination of the second small role is stopped on the reel, the advantageous interval notification LED 12a indicates that the advantageous interval has ended. The notification timing can be made common, and it is possible to prevent the player from being confused by the suggestion by the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

  The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is configured to store the number of medals owned by the player as credits and to settle the medal number stored as credits when the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is performed. In the main process, the main control unit 41, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and shifts from the advantageous zone to the normal zone, Alternatively, after the symbol combination of the re-gamer B is stopped on the reel, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off and the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies the fact that the advantageous section has ended, and then the game start waiting process is performed. In the operation input acceptance process that is executed and in the game start waiting process, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated. When the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including re-playing roles A and B as a winning combination and shifts from the advantageous section to the normal section, the re-combining role A pattern combination or the re-playing role B pattern After the combination is stopped by the reels, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended in a period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid.

  According to this configuration, since it is notified that the advantageous section has ended in the period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes effective, the player may end the game after recognizing that the advantageous section has ended. Can do.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 shifts the gaming section from the advantageous section to the normal section when the ending condition of the advantageous section is satisfied when the gaming section is controlled to the advantageous section. The advantageous section notification LED 12a (the eighth segment of the right side display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that the advantageous section has ended can be provided, and the main control unit 41 has an internal lottery When the lottery result becomes a lottery target combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination, the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination can be stopped on the reel in accordance with the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. When the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and shifts from the advantageous section to the normal section, the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reel. In this case, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is updated to the display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning the predetermined small role. The zone notification LED 12a is turned off, and the advantageous zone notification LED 12a is controlled to notify that the advantageous zone has ended. The lottery result of the internal lottery includes a predetermined small role as a winning combination. Thus, when shifting from the advantageous section to the normal section, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies the end of the advantageous section at a timing after the display of the number of paid-out medals by the game auxiliary indicator 12 is completed.

  According to this configuration, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, it is possible to shift from the advantageous interval to the normal interval, and at this time, the predetermined small amount accompanied by the number of medals to be paid out. In some cases, the symbol combination of the combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. When the combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped, the display of the number of medals to be paid out by the game auxiliary display 12 is completed. Since the advantageous zone notification LED 12a informs that it has shifted to the advantageous zone at this timing, it can be notified that the medal has been paid out and the fact that it has shifted to the advantageous zone.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 shifts the gaming section from the advantageous section to the normal section when the ending condition of the advantageous section is satisfied when the gaming section is controlled to the advantageous section. The advantageous section notification LED 12a (the eighth segment of the right side display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that the advantageous section has ended can be provided, and the main control unit 41 has an internal lottery When the lottery result of this becomes a lottery target combination including re-game players A and B as a winning combination, the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination may be stopped on the reel in accordance with the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. It is possible that the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including the re-gamers A and B as a winning combination and moves from the advantageous section to the normal section. When the combination of symbols of the re-playing player B is stopped on the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the LED 20 during replay is controlled to be turned on, and then the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off. Thus, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled so as to notify that the advantageous section has ended, and the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target combination including the re-game players A and B as a winning combination. A configuration in which when the transition from the section to the normal section is started, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies the end of the advantageous section at a timing after the lighting of the replaying LED 20 is started and the notification that the replay is given is completed. It is.

  According to this configuration, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, it is possible to shift from an advantageous section to a normal section, and at this time, In some cases, the symbol combination of the combination A or the combination of the re-playing player B may be stopped on the reel, and if the combination of the combination of the re-playing combination A or the combination of the re-playing combination B is stopped, Since it is suggested that the advantageous section has ended by the advantageous section notification LED 12a at the timing after the start of lighting and notification that the re-game has been granted is completed, it is recognized that the re-game has been granted. It can be suggested that the advantageous section has ended.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 shifts the gaming section from the advantageous section to the normal section when the ending condition of the advantageous section is satisfied when the gaming section is controlled to the advantageous section. The advantageous section notification LED 12a (the eighth segment of the right side display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that the advantageous section has ended can be provided, and the main control unit 41 has an internal lottery When the lottery result becomes a lottery target combination including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, the symbol combination of the predetermined small role or the missing symbol combination of the small role is determined according to the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. When it is possible to stop to the combination reel, and the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and shifts from the advantageous zone to the normal zone When the predetermined small combination symbol combination or the predetermined small combination symbol combination is stopped by the reel, the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released and all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotated. Is stopped, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended, and then the input request LED 17 is started to be turned on. When the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, and the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section, after all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R have stopped rotating, At the timing before the fact that the medal can be inserted is notified by the lighting of the insertion request LED 17 being started, the advantageous section notification LED 12a has It is configured to inform the user that the section has been completed.

  According to this configuration, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target combination including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, it is possible to shift from the advantageous section to the normal section, and at this time, all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R Since the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended at a timing after the rotation of the movement is stopped and before the insertion request LED 17 notifies that the medal can be inserted, the advantageous section is It is possible to prevent a player from inserting a medal to start the next game without knowing that the game has ended.

[Operation effect 3]
The main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment displays a navigation notification for notifying the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R which is advantageous to the player, and a medal payout number to be paid to the player with the winning of the small role. In the period when the game auxiliary display 12 is provided and controlled in the advantageous section, the eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12 is controlled to be lit as the advantageous section notification LED 12a, so that the transition to the advantageous section is made. It is the structure which alert | reports to the effect, It is the structure which alert | reports to the effect that it shifted to the advantageous area, and that the advantageous area was complete | finished, using a part of game auxiliary indicator 12 as advantageous area alert LED12a.

  According to this configuration, it is not necessary to provide the main control unit 41 with a display unit that is separate from the game auxiliary display 12 that displays the navigation notification and the medal payout number as the display unit that notifies that the advantageous section has been shifted. .

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to use a part of the game assist indicator 12 as the advantageous section notification LED 12a to notify that the advantageous section has been shifted and that the advantageous section has ended. The display means provided separately from the display 12 may be used as an advantageous section notification LED 12a to notify that the transition to the advantageous section has been made. For example, the game auxiliary display 12 A configuration may be adopted in which display means such as separate LEDs and lamps are arranged and the display means is used to notify that the advantageous section has been shifted and that the advantageous section has ended.

  According to this configuration, the display means for notifying that the transition to the advantageous section has been completed and the fact that the advantageous section has ended is provided separately from the game auxiliary indicator 12, so that a display for notifying that the transition to the advantageous section has been made. It can be clearly distinguished from other displays, and even in this case, since it is provided in the vicinity of the display means, oversight by the player can be prevented.

  It should be noted that display means for notifying that the advantageous section has been shifted and that the advantageous section has ended are, for example, various indicators such as the credit display 11, the game auxiliary display 12, and the insertion request LED 17 provided in the game display unit 13. By disposing the display device on the substrate on which the display device or the like is disposed, the display means can be provided in the vicinity of the game auxiliary display device 12, and an oversight by the player can be prevented. Further, display means for notifying that the vehicle has shifted to the advantageous section is arranged around the switches that are operated at the start or end of the game, such as the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, and the checkout switch 10, for example. , Can prevent oversight by the player.

  The main control unit 41 of this embodiment includes an advantageous section notification LED 12a that notifies that the advantageous section has been shifted and that the advantageous section has ended, and shifts to the advantageous section by controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to a lighting state. The advantageous section notification LED 12a is informed of that the advantageous section has ended by controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to be turned off, and in the main process, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is output to the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Can be set for the state control data for turning on (lit) or the state control data for turning off the advantageous section notification LED 12a (light-off), and the process for turning on the advantageous section notification LED 12a and the process of turning off the advantageous section notification LED 12a are common. This is a configuration that is performed by processing, and in common processing, data for state control (lights up) After reading into the predetermined register, it is determined whether or not it is an advantageous section based on the section information data that can identify the currently controlled gaming section. The state control data that has been read is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not the advantageous section, the state control data (lights off) is read into a predetermined register. Is changed, the state control data read in the predetermined register is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. And the main control part 41 performs a timer interruption process (main), and after the said main process, based on the data for state control set to the output buffer, the advantageous area alert | report LED12a is made into a lighting state or a light extinction state. It is the structure which performs the LED dynamic display process to control.

  According to this configuration, it is not necessary to perform a separate process when the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be turned on and when the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be turned off, so that the program capacity can be reduced. Further, after uniformly reading the state control data (lighted) into the predetermined register, it is determined whether or not it is an advantageous section. If it is determined that it is not the advantageous section, the state control data (turned off) is stored in the predetermined register. Reads and changes the status control data. When reading the status control data (lighting) into the predetermined register, it is determined whether or not it is an advantageous section, and the status control data is read according to the result. The program capacity can be reduced. In addition, after the state control data (lighting) is read into a predetermined register, it is determined whether or not it is an advantageous section. If it is determined that it is not an advantageous section, the state control data of the predetermined register is used for state control. Since it is changed to data (light-off), when it is an advantageous section, the state control data (light-off) is not read into the predetermined register, and then the state control data of the predetermined register is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent the advantageous section notification LED 12a from being controlled to be turned off in spite of the advantageous section.

  As a process for setting the state control data in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, for example, as shown in FIG. 21, first, it is determined whether or not it is an advantageous section. In order to read the data (lighted) into the predetermined register, it is determined whether or not it is an advantageous section twice (see FIG. 21A), and whether or not it is an advantageous section. A configuration in which a jump instruction for jumping is used until the processing for setting the state control data in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a after reading the state control data into a predetermined register in accordance with the determination result (FIG. 21 ( b)) and the like can be considered. For such a configuration, as in this embodiment, first, the state control data is read into a predetermined register, and then it is determined whether or not it is an advantageous section, and the state of the predetermined register is determined according to the determination result. In the configuration in which the control data can be rewritten, the program capacity can be reduced by one step or two steps.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 reads the state control data (lighting) into a predetermined register, and then determines whether or not it is an advantageous section. The state control data is changed by reading the data for use (off) into the predetermined register, and after the state control data (off) is read into the predetermined register, it is determined whether or not it is an advantageous section. When it is determined that the current section is an advantageous section, the state control data (lighting) may be read into a predetermined register to change the state control data. With such a configuration, when determining whether or not it is an advantageous section, even if an erroneous determination is made that it is determined that it is an advantageous section even though it is not an advantageous section, the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Therefore, it can be prevented that the fact that it has shifted to the advantageous section is notified.

  The main control unit 41 of this embodiment includes an advantageous section notification LED 12a (eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that the advantageous section has been shifted and that the advantageous section has ended. By controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to be turned off, it is possible to notify that the advantageous section has ended, and in the main process, the state control data (turned off) is stored in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Before performing the setting process, the AT state management process initializes a predetermined area in the RAM 41c in which data relating to the advantageous section is stored, thereby initializing the data relating to the advantageous section.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the data related to the advantageous section from remaining in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c even though the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be turned off to notify that the advantageous section has ended. .

  In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 initializes the data related to the advantageous section stored in the RAM 41c before performing the process of setting the state control data (turned off) in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. By performing the processing, the data related to the advantageous section is initialized before the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be turned off. It may be configured to initialize the data regarding. For example, a configuration in which the process for setting the state control data (turned off) in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a and the process for initializing data regarding the advantageous section are performed in the timer interrupt process (main) performed at the same timing. As a result, the control for turning off the advantageous section notification LED 12a and the process of initializing data relating to the advantageous section can be performed at the same time.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to initialize the data related to the advantageous section before controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to the extinguished state. The section notification LED 12a may be configured to be turned off. In such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the data relating to the advantageous section from being initialized during the period in which the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be in the lighting state.

  The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment notifies that the advantageous section has been switched to when it is turned on, and informs that the advantageous section has ended when it is turned off. In the main process, before the process for setting the state control data (turned off) in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the data of the advantageous section is stored in the RAM 41c in the AT state management process. An initialization process is performed to initialize a predetermined area. The predetermined area of the RAM 41c that is initialized by the initialization process does not include the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, and is initialized by the initialization process. The data related to the advantageous section is the state control data set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. (Lit) is a structure that does not contain.

  According to this configuration, before performing the process of setting the state control data (turned off) in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the state control data (turned on) set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. However, since it is not initialized by the initialization process in the AT state management process, the advantageous section notification LED 12a can be reliably controlled to be lit until the advantageous section ends.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine in which bets are set using medals and credits as game values has been described. However, slots for setting bets using game balls as game values. The present invention may be applied to a machine or a fully credit type slot machine that sets a bet amount using only credit as a gaming value. When using a game ball as a game value, for example, one medal can correspond to five game balls, and when 3 is set as the number of bets in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. This is equivalent to setting the number of bets using.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the use of 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 using any of a plurality of types of gaming values such as medals and game balls, and a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls when a winning occurs. You may apply the slot machine which can pay out all of utility values.

  Further, in the above-described embodiments and modifications, an example in which the present invention is applied to the slot machine 1 which is an example of a gaming machine is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a game ball is launched into a gaming area. Thus, the present invention can also be applied to gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines that play games.

  A second embodiment of the slot machine which is a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied will be described. The configuration of the slot machine according to the present embodiment includes the same configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, and therefore, different points will be mainly described here.

  The main control unit 41 according to the first embodiment includes, as a game section, a normal section in which no navigation notification is performed, a game section that is advantageous compared to the normal section by executing the navigation notification at least once, This is a configuration that can be controlled to a waiting section that is shifted to an advantageous section on the condition that a special combination is won. On the other hand, the main control unit 41 according to the second embodiment is advantageous in that the game section has a normal section where no navigation notification is performed and a navigation section can be executed, which is advantageous compared to the normal section. It is the structure which can be controlled to a section.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 according to the first embodiment performs an AT lottery to determine whether or not to shift to the AT state as a control state related to the AT that is controlled when the game section is an advantageous section (out-run state). With a configuration that can be controlled to a precursor period that suggests the possibility of shifting to the CZ state, the CZ state in which an AT lottery for determining whether to shift to the AT state can be performed, and the AT state in which the AT is controlled is there. On the other hand, the main control unit 41 according to the second embodiment changes to the AT state in which the AT is controlled as a control state related to the AT (the ball-out state) for a precursor period that suggests the possibility of the transition to the AT state. This is a configuration that can be controlled. In particular, it is a configuration capable of shifting from the normal section to the AT state via the precursor period.

  In addition, when the game section is a normal section, the main control unit 41 according to the first embodiment wins the advantageous section transition combination (the lottery target part related to the advantageous section, the lottery target part related to the standby section) in the internal lottery In this configuration, the main control unit 41 of the second embodiment is advantageous when the advantageous section transition combination is won in the internal lottery when the gaming section is the normal section. It is the structure which transfers to an advantageous area by performing the advantageous area transfer lottery which determines whether it transfers to an area, and wins the said advantageous area transfer.

  Moreover, the main control part 41 of Example 1 is provided with the 8th segment of right side display 12R of the game auxiliary | assistant display 12 as advantageous area alert | report LED12a, and when a game area is changed from a normal area to an advantageous area, it is advantageous area. By starting to turn on the notification LED 12a, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has started. It is the structure which alert | reports that the advantageous area was complete | finished by the said advantageous area information LED12a. On the other hand, the main control unit 41 of the second embodiment includes the eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12 as the AT state notification LED 12b, and the game section is in a precursor state from the normal section to the advantageous section. The AT section notification LED 12b is not lit when switching to the game section, and the gaming section is controlled to the advantageous section, and the gaming section is controlled to the advantageous section without turning on the AT state notification LED 12b even in the precursor state transitioning from the normal section. When the control state is shifted from the precursor state to the AT state, by starting to turn on the AT state notification LED 12b, the AT state notification LED 12b notifies that the AT state has started and ends the AT state. When the AT status notification LED 12b is turned off, the AT status notification LED 12b It is configured to notify the subject that was Ryo.

  Further, when the game section is shifted from the normal section to the advantageous section, the main control unit 41 according to the first embodiment starts lighting the advantageous section notification LED 12a in the game to be shifted to the advantageous section, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a. However, the main control unit 41 of the second embodiment shifts the game section from the normal section to the advantageous section, and then performs a predetermined AT state start condition (for example, advantageous section). After the transition to the section, the game after the predetermined number of predetermined games has been performed, the navigation target combination in which medals increase among the predetermined navigation target combinations in the internal lottery, that is, the game is started. And the control state related to the AT is shifted to the AT state when the navigation target combination with the provision of more medals than the number of medals used for setting the bet number required for In that game, the start of the lighting of the AT state informing LED 12b, is configured to notify the subject that AT state is initiated by the AT condition advise LED 12b.

  In addition, when the game section is shifted from the advantageous section to the normal section, the main control unit 41 of the first embodiment turns off the advantageous section notification LED 12a and is advantageous to the advantageous section notification LED 12a in the game for shifting to the normal section. The main control unit 41 according to the second embodiment is configured to notify that the section has ended. In the advantageous section, the main control unit 41 shifts the game section or the game section from the advantageous section to the normal section. In the accompanying game in which the AT state is ended, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off, and the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state.

  Further, the main control unit 41 according to the first embodiment establishes an end condition that is satisfied when the number of games played in the advantageous section reaches a predetermined upper limit number of games (1500 games in the present embodiment). Therefore, the main control unit 41 of the second embodiment is configured to control the number of games played in the advantageous section to a predetermined upper limit number of games (in this embodiment, Used to set the number of bets in the advantageous section from the end condition established by reaching 1500 games, or the net increase in the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section (the total number of medals paid out in the advantageous section) The number of medals obtained by subtracting the total number of medals) is a predetermined number (in this example, 2388 (from 2400 as the upper limit number) to the slot machine At least one of the end conditions established by subtracting the maximum value (15) of the number of payouts in (1) and exceeding the number (3) used for setting the number of bets)) It is the structure which controls so that an advantageous area may be complete | finished by establishing. In addition, instead of the end condition established by reaching the predetermined upper limit number of games (1500 games in this embodiment), the number of games (in this embodiment) that the advantageous section game number subtracts 1 from the upper limit number of games If it exceeds 1499), the end condition may be satisfied, and the end condition that is satisfied when the net increase in the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined number (2388 in this embodiment). Instead, the end condition may be set by reaching a number obtained by adding 1 to the predetermined number of medals paid out in the advantageous section (2389 in this embodiment).

[About lottery regarding internal lottery and advantageous sections]
The internal lottery performed by the main control unit 41 includes an advantageous section transition combination that triggers the advantageous section transition lottery. The probability that the advantageous section transition combination can be won in the internal lottery varies depending on the set value set in the slot machine 1. On the other hand, in the lottery related to the advantageous section (advantageous section transition lottery, AT lottery, extra lottery) performed when the advantageous section transition combination is won in the internal lottery, regardless of the setting value set in the slot machine 1 The lottery is performed so that the player can win with a uniform probability.

  For example, as a lottery regarding an advantageous section, in an advantageous section transition lottery that determines whether or not to move to an advantageous section, the advantageous section transition combination won in the internal lottery is the same regardless of the setting value. When it is a winning combination, an advantageous section transition lottery is performed so that it is determined to shift to the advantageous section with a uniform probability. In addition, as the lottery regarding the advantageous section, whether the AT lottery for determining whether or not to shift to the AT state, or the situation where any set value is set, the advantageous section transition combination won in the internal lottery has the same role. In some cases, an advantageous section transition lottery is performed so that it is determined to transition to the AT state with a uniform probability. In addition, as an advantage lottery, an advantage lottery won by an internal lottery regardless of whether it is an extra lottery for determining whether or not to add the number of AT games controlled to the AT state, or any setting value is set When the transition combination is the same combination, the lottery is performed so that it is determined with a uniform probability that the number of AT games will be added. Based on the winning of the advantageous section transition role winning the internal lottery with a difference depending on the set value, the lottery regarding the advantageous section that can be won with a uniform probability regardless of the set value is performed, so that the advantageous section As a result, the determination of the transition, the transition to the AT state, and the addition of the number of AT games are determined with a probability that is different depending on the set value.

  It should be noted that the probability that the advantageous section transition combination can be won in the internal lottery is a uniform probability regardless of the set value set in the slot machine 1, and the advantage performed when the advantageous section transition combination is won. In lottery related to wards, depending on the set value, the fact that the lottery is drawn with a probability that differs according to the set value, the fact that it shifts to the advantageous section, the shift to the AT state, and the number of AT games is added. It is good also as a structure determined with the probability with a difference. In addition, whether it is an internal lottery that can be elected by an advantageous section transition role, or a lottery related to an advantageous area that is triggered by the winning of the advantageous section transition role, a lottery is performed with a probability that differs according to the set value. It is good also as a structure which determines to the effect to transfer to, the state to transfer to AT state, and the effect to add the number of AT games with a difference with a setting value.

  Hereinafter, the main process, the ball control process, and the AT state management process performed by the main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[About main processing]
As shown in FIG. 22, in the main process, a game start waiting process (Sp1), an internal lottery process (Sp2), and a payout control process (Sp3) are sequentially executed. As will be described later, the game control process is a game after a predetermined AT state start condition is established when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, and a predetermined navigation is performed by internal lottery. In a game in which a predetermined navigation notification is performed by winning the target combination, the control state related to AT is shifted to the AT state, the AT state notification flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and the output of the AT state notification LED 12b A process for setting state control data (lighting) in the buffer, a process for updating the advantageous section game number counter, and the like are performed.

  After performing the ball exit control process in the step of Sp3, the reel state control process (Sp4) is performed, and then the AT state management process (Sp5) is performed. In the AT state management process, when the number of advantageous section games counted by the advantageous section game number counter reaches a predetermined upper limit number of games, the advantageous section is terminated, or the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section is counted. For example, a process for updating the net increase number counter for this purpose, and a process for ending the advantageous period when the net increase in the advantageous period exceeds a predetermined number of sheets.

  After performing the AT state management process in the step of Sp5, the medal payout process (Sp6) and the re-game operation process (Sp7) are sequentially performed. Then, it is determined whether or not the AT state notification flag is set by referring to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which the AT state notification flag can be set by the payout control process in the step of Sp3 (Sp8).

  If it is determined in step Sp9 that the AT state notification flag is not set, the state control data (light-off) for controlling the lighting state of the AT state notification LED 12b to the light-off state is read into a predetermined register (Sp10). The control signal for the state control data (off) of the predetermined register is supplied to the eighth segment in the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12 in the output buffer provided for each output port in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Is set to the output buffer corresponding to the output port (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as an AT state notification LED output buffer) (Sp11). Then, the process waits for one interrupt (Sp12), turns off the AT state notification LED 12b, and then proceeds to the step of Sp13. On the other hand, if it is determined that the AT state notification flag is set in the step Sp9, the process proceeds to the step Sp13 without performing the processes in the steps Sp10 to Sp12.

  In the step of Sp13, a game end setting process is performed (Sp14). Thereafter, the process returns to the step Sp1, and each process of the steps Sp1 to Sp13 is repeated.

  In the main process of the present embodiment, when the AT state notification flag is not set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the state control data (extinguishment) is set in the AT state notification LED output buffer, so that the AT state When the game is not controlled, the process for setting the state control data (turned off) in the AT state notification LED output buffer is performed at the end of each game, but the AT state notification flag is not set. In addition, when the AT state notification LED 12b is in the lit state, the state control data (turned off) may be set in the AT state notification LED output buffer. In such a configuration, only in a game in which the AT state is ended, it is possible to perform processing for setting the state control data (turned off) in the AT state notification LED output buffer and turning off the AT state notification LED 12b. , Processing burden can be reduced.

  In this way, in the main process, after the internal lottery process is performed, the reel control process is performed while the reel control process is performed, and the control is performed in the advantageous section, and the predetermined notification start condition is satisfied. Since the state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer for the AT state notification LED and the AT state notification LED 12b is controlled to be in the lighting state, the AT state notification LED 12b is started at the start of the game where a predetermined notification start condition is satisfied. Is started, and the AT state notification LED 12b notifies that the AT state has started.

  In the main process, after performing the reel control process and the re-game operation process, it is determined whether or not the AT state notification flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and the AT state notification flag is not set. In this case, since the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer for the AT state notification LED and the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off, the AT state end condition (remaining AT game) At the end of the game in which the number is 0 and the advantageous section is ended), the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off to notify that the AT state has ended.

[About the ball control process]
The control content of the ball control process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 23, in the payout control process, first, section information set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is acquired (Sq1), and the game section currently controlled based on the section information is an advantageous section. It is determined whether or not (Sq2). If it is determined in step Sq2 that the currently controlled game section is not an advantageous section, a winning number is obtained by referring to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sq3), and it is determined whether or not the advantageous section transition combination is won. (Sq4). If it is determined in step Sq4 that the advantageous section transition combination has been won, an advantageous section transition lottery process for performing an advantageous section transition lottery for determining whether or not to shift to the advantageous section is performed (Sq5). Then, it is determined whether or not it is determined that the advantageous section shift lottery is won and the advantageous section shift is determined (Sq6). If it is determined in the step of Sq6 that the advantageous section shift lottery has been won, the section information update data (advantage section) is acquired in a predetermined register (Sq7), and the update data ( The section information is updated to a value indicating the advantageous section using (favorable section) (Sq8). And after performing an advantageous section start time setting process (Sq9), the said ball control process is complete | finished and it returns to a main process.

  If it is determined in the step Sq4 that the advantageous section transition combination is not won based on the winning number, or if it is determined that the advantageous section transition lottery is not won in the step Sq6, Sq5 to Sq9. Without performing each process of step, the said ball control process is complete | finished and it returns to a main process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the step Sq2 that the currently controlled game section is an advantageous section, 1 is added to the advantageous section game number counter (Sq10), and then the ball is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Based on the information, the currently controlled ball status is acquired in a predetermined register (Sq11), and then the ball status related processing is performed (Sq12).

  In the appearance state related process, a process related to the currently controlled appearance is performed. The main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment can be controlled to the precursor period and the AT state as the payout state. As a process related to the ball appearance state, when the currently controlled ball appearance state is a precursor period, the number of games controlled in the precursor period (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a precursor period game number) is counted. AT state start condition for starting processing or AT state (in this embodiment, a game after the number of games in the precursor period reaches a predetermined number of games (for example, 10 games), and a payout rate (number of payouts / number of bets) ) Is greater than 1 and is a game in which a navigation notification is made to notify the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. After the AT state is temporarily ended, the number of games in the precursor period is a predetermined number of games (for example, 5 (Game), and a game in which navigation notification is performed to notify the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, in which the payout rate is greater than 1, is established. It is, processing to shift to AT condition, the treatment or the like for transmitting an identifiable command to the sub controller 91 to the effect that controls the aura period performed.

  Further, when the currently controlled play state is the AT state, an AT state notification flag indicating that an AT state notification is performed to notify that the AT state is started when the AT state is started is stored in the RAM 41c. The process of setting the predetermined area, the process of updating the remaining AT game number counter, the process of performing an extra lottery to determine whether or not to add the remaining AT game, the AT state once ending, and continuing the advantageous section, the AT again The process of performing a continuous lottery to determine whether or not to control the state, and when it is determined to control again to the AT state by the time the remaining AT game number becomes 0, the remaining AT game number becomes 0 Thus, the process of temporarily terminating the AT state and shifting to the precursor period, the process of clearing the AT state notification flag from the predetermined area of the RAM 41c when the AT state is terminated, and the remaining AT game If it is not decided to control to the AT state again by the time when becomes 0, the number of remaining AT games becomes 0, so that an arbitrary end indicating that an arbitrary end condition for ending the advantageous section is satisfied Processing for setting a condition satisfaction flag in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, processing for transmitting a command capable of specifying that control is performed during the AT period to the sub-control unit 91, and the like are performed.

  In the present embodiment, the navigation notification is made to notify the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that are games after the number of games in the precursor period reaches the predetermined number of games and the payout rate is greater than 1. The AT state start condition is established by becoming a game, but the AT state start condition is at least the stop switches 8L, 8C in which the payout rate (number of payouts / number of bets) is greater than 1 by the instruction setting process. Any configuration that is established by the time when the navigation notification for notifying the 8R operation mode is performed may be employed, and the configuration may be established in a game prior to the game in which the navigation notification is performed.

  In the present embodiment, the AT state is controlled again after the AT state is determined by determining that the AT state is controlled again during the AT state. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which it is possible to control the AT state again by determining to control the AT state again in a predetermined period after the AT state ends.

  After the ball appearance state-related processing is performed in step Sq12, it is determined whether the arbitrary end condition is satisfied based on whether the arbitrary end condition satisfaction flag is set (Sq13). If an arbitrary end condition establishment flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c and it is determined that the arbitrary end condition is satisfied, an advantageous section end flag setting process is performed (Sq14), and the advantageous section end flag is set in the RAM 41c. Set to area.

  Then, after the advantageous section end flag setting process is performed in step Sq14, it is determined whether or not the AT state notification flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sq15). If it is determined in step Sq13 that the arbitrary end condition satisfaction flag is not set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the process proceeds to step Sq15 without performing the process in step Sq14.

  If it is determined in step Sq15 that the AT state notification flag is set, the state control data (lighting) for controlling the display mode of the AT state notification LED 12b to the lighting state is read into a predetermined register. (Sq16) After setting the state control data (lighting) of the predetermined register in the AT state notification LED output buffer (Sq17), an instruction setting process is performed (Sq18). On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sq15 that the AT state notification flag is not set, the process proceeds to step Sq18 without performing each process in steps Sq16 and Sq17, and performs instruction setting processing.

  In the instruction setting process, when the control state related to the AT is the AT state and the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery, a process of performing navigation notification according to the navigation target combination is performed. On the other hand, when the control state related to the AT is not the AT state, processing is performed so that the navigation notification is not performed even if the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery.

  Then, after performing the instruction setting process in the step of Sq18, the present ball control process is terminated and the process returns to the main process.

  As described above, in the ball exit control process, the control is performed in the advantageous section, and when the predetermined notification start condition (the AT state notification flag is set) is satisfied, the state is stored in the output buffer for the AT state notification LED. Since the control data (lighting) is set and the AT state notification LED 12b is controlled to be in the lighting state, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned on at the start of a game where a predetermined notification start condition is satisfied, and the AT state The notification LED 12b can notify that the AT state has started.

[About AT status management processing]
The control contents of the AT state management process performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 24, in the AT state management process, first, section information set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is acquired in a predetermined register (Sr1). Then, based on the section information, it is determined whether or not the currently controlled game section is a standby section (Sr2).

  If it is determined in step Sr2 that the currently controlled gaming section is an advantageous section, it is determined whether an advantageous section end flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sr3). If it is determined in step Sr3 that the advantageous section end flag has not been set, refer to the advantageous section game number counter that is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c and is updated in the above-described play control process. (Sr4) It is determined whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games (1500 games in this embodiment) based on the advantageous section game number counter (Sr5).

  If it is determined in step Sr5 that the number of advantageous section games has not reached the upper limit, the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (paid in the advantageous section). A net increase counter for counting the total number of medals that has been obtained is obtained by subtracting the total number of medals used for setting the number of bets in the advantageous section (Sr6). Get into the register. Then, the payout number value of medals to be paid out is specified based on the winning flag of the game, and the payout number is added to the net increase number value of the predetermined register (Sr7). Thereafter, a bet value set in the game is specified, and a new net increase number is calculated by subtracting the bet value from the net increase value in a predetermined register (Sr8). Then, it is determined whether or not the new net increment value calculated in the predetermined register is greater than 0 (Sr9).

  If it is determined in step Sr9 that the net increment value in the predetermined register is not greater than 0, the net increment value is set to 0 in the predetermined register (Sr10), and then the process proceeds to step Sr11. On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sr9 that the net increment value in the predetermined register is greater than 0, the processing in step Sr10 is not performed, and the net increment value in the predetermined register is maintained, and the process proceeds to step Sr11.

  In step Sr11, it is determined whether or not the net increase number set in the predetermined register exceeds a predetermined number (2388 in this embodiment) (Sr11). If it is determined in step Sr11 that the net increase in the predetermined register does not exceed the prescribed number, the net increase in the predetermined register is set in the net increase counter in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, so that the value of the net increase counter is set. Is updated to a new net increase value (Sr12).

  After updating the net increment counter in step Sr12 to a new net increment value, the AT state management process is terminated and the process returns to the main process. Also, if it is determined in step Sr2 that the currently controlled gaming section is not an advantageous section, the AT state management process is terminated and the process returns to the main process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the advantageous section end flag is set in step Sr3, or if it is determined that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit in step Sr5, the net increase in the number of medals is determined in step Sr11. If it is determined that the specified number has been exceeded, the process proceeds to step Sr13, and a predetermined area in which data related to the control in the advantageous section is stored in the storage area of the RAM 41c is initialized as the advantageous section control ends. An advantageous section data initialization process (Sr13 to Sr22) is performed.

  In the advantageous section data initialization process, first, the number of times the process is executed is set in the predetermined register (D) as the initial value of the remaining number of initialization processes (1 in this embodiment) (Sr13). Then, the ROM initialization data table storing the RAM initialization data table that can specify the value of the start address of the storage area of the RAM 41c to be initialized and the number of storage areas to be initialized (capacity, the number of included addresses) is stored. The address of the storage area is set in a predetermined register (HL) (Sr14). Thereafter, the number of storage areas of the RAM 41c to be initialized is acquired from the storage area of the ROM 41b specified based on the address of the RAM initialization data table set in the predetermined register (HL), and the remaining number of initializations is obtained. In addition to setting in the predetermined register (B), the value of the start address of the storage area of the RAM 41c to be initialized is acquired from the storage area of the ROM 41b, and set as the initialization target RAM address in the predetermined register (C) ( Sr15).

  Then, after initialization data (for example, 0) is set in a predetermined register (A) (Sr16), a predetermined area of the RAM 41c corresponding to the initialization target RAM address set in the predetermined register (C) is set in a predetermined area. By setting the initialization data set in the register (A), the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is initialized with the initialization data (Sr17). Thereafter, by incrementing the value of the predetermined register (C) by 1, the initialization target RAM address is advanced by 1 (Sr18).

  Then, by subtracting 1 from the value of the predetermined register (B), 1 is subtracted from the remaining number of initializations (Sr19), and then it is determined whether or not the remaining number of initializations is greater than 0 (Sr20). If it is determined in step Sr20 that the remaining number of initializations is greater than zero, the process returns to step Sr17, and the processes in steps Sr17 to Sr20 are repeated until the remaining number of initializations reaches zero. As a result, as many storage areas as the number of storage areas to be initialized from the start address of the storage area of the RAM 41c to be initialized, which are predetermined in the RAM initialization data table, are initialized with the initialization data. .

  When it is determined in step Sr20 that the remaining number of initializations is not larger than 0, that is, when all the predetermined areas of the RAM 41c specified based on the RAM initialization data table are initialized, the predetermined register (D) By subtracting 1 from the value, 1 is subtracted from the number of remaining initialization processing executions (Sr21), and it is determined whether or not the number of remaining initialization processing executions after subtraction is 0 (Sr22). When the number of times is not 0, the process returns to the step Sr15, and the advantageous section data initialization process is performed a predetermined number of times by repeatedly performing each process of the steps Sr15 to Sr22 until the remaining number of initialization processes is zero. Then, when the remaining number of initialization process execution times becomes 0, the AT state management process is terminated and the process returns to the main process. The data related to the control in the advantageous section includes data related to the control of the AT state, and the predetermined area in which the data related to the control in the advantageous section in the RAM 41c is stored by the advantageous section data initialization process. Is initialized, the data related to the control in the advantageous section and the data related to the control of the AT state are initialized, and the advantageous section is terminated and the AT state is terminated.

  In this embodiment, the initial value of the initialization process execution count is set to 1, and the advantageous section data initialization process is performed once. However, the initial value of the initialization process execution count is set to a predetermined number of 2 or more, The advantageous section data initialization process may be performed a predetermined number of times two or more times.

  As described above, in the AT state management process, when the advantageous section end flag is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, when the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games, the net increase number of medals in the advantageous section becomes the specified number. When it exceeds, the advantageous section data initialization process is performed to initialize the advantageous section (including data related to the AT state), thereby terminating the advantageous section.

  In the AT state management process, when the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number, the advantageous section is terminated. By setting the prescribed number to the predetermined number, the advantage over the predetermined number of games can be obtained. The slot machine 1 can be designed so that the medal payout rate in the section is within a predetermined ratio. For example, the specified number is 2388 (a value obtained by subtracting the maximum number (15) of payouts in the slot machine 1 from 2400 as the upper limit number and adding the number (3) used for setting the bet number). Thus, the net increase in the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section can be made 2400 or less, and the medal payout rate between 1600 games can be made within 150%. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an excessive number of medals from being paid out in the slot machine 1 in a predetermined period. It should be noted that the net increase in the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section is replaced with an end condition established when the net increase in the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined number (2388 in this embodiment). The same applies to the case where the end condition is reached by reaching the number obtained by adding 1 to the predetermined number (2389 in this embodiment).

  Further, in the AT state management process, when the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games, or when the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number, the advantageous section is terminated. When the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games, by ending the advantageous section, it is possible to prevent the advantageous section from continuing for a long time, and the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section is the specified number When the number exceeds the upper limit, the AT state and the advantageous section are terminated to prevent the advantageous section from continuing if the payout rate increases rapidly even if the number of advantageous section games does not reach the upper limit number of games. It is like that.

  In the AT state management process, when the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games, or when the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number, the advantageous section data is initialized and the advantageous section is terminated. First, it is determined whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games (Sr5), and if it is determined that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games, the net increase in medals in the advantageous section Advantageous section data initialization processing (Sr13 to Sr22) without performing the process of counting the number of sheets (Sr6 to Sr10) and the process of determining whether or not the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number (Sr11). I do. As a result, when it is determined that the condition for ending the advantageous section is satisfied because the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games, the net increase in the number of medals, which is the condition for ending the advantageous section, is set to the specified number. The processing load can be reduced because the processing for determining exceeding (Sr11) and the processing for counting the net increase in the number of medals initialized at the end of the advantageous section (Sr6 to Sr10) are not performed.

  In the AT state management process of this embodiment, first, it is determined whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games (Sr5), and it is determined that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games. If it is determined that the number of games in the advantageous section has not reached the upper limit number of games while determining whether the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section has exceeded the prescribed number The process (Sr11) is performed. First, it is determined whether or not the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous zone has exceeded the specified number. On the other hand, if it is determined that the net increase number does not exceed the prescribed number while the process to be ended is performed, it may be determined whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games. In such a configuration, as a result of the slot machine 1 design, the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number as a condition for ending the advantageous section as compared to the number of advantageous section games reaching the upper limit number of games. In a configuration in which it is easy to establish, it is possible to preferentially determine whether or not the net increase in number of medals, which is an end condition that is highly likely to be satisfied, exceeds a specified number, and when the end condition is satisfied, the other end The processing burden can be reduced without determining the conditions.

  In the AT state management process, it is determined whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games (Sr5), and if it is determined that the number of advantageous section games has not reached the upper limit number of games, It is determined whether or not the net increased number of medals exceeds the specified number (Sr11), and if it is determined that the net increased number of medals exceeds the specified number, advantageous section data initialization processing (Sr13 to Sr22) is performed to be advantageous. When it is determined that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games while controlling to end the section, a process (Sr11) is performed to determine whether or not the net increase in number of medals exceeds a prescribed number. The advantageous section data initialization process (Sr13 to Sr22) is performed to control the end of the advantageous section, and the advantageous section game number reaches the upper limit number of games. Even when one of the cases where the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number is established, or when both are established in the same game, the common advantageous section data initialization process (Sr13 to Sr22) is performed. ) To finish the advantageous section. As a result, either of the cases where the advantageous section end condition is that both the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games and the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number. The advantageous section can be terminated by performing the advantageous section data initialization process (Sr13 to Sr22) in which the same region is initialized without difference from the case where only the above is established.

  In the AT state management process, it is determined whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games (Sr5), and if it is determined that the number of advantageous section games has not reached the upper limit number of games, It is determined whether or not the net increase in the number of medals exceeds the specified number (Sr11). If it is determined that the net increase in the number of medals exceeds the specified number, advantageous section data initialization processing (Sr13 to Sr22) is performed. If it is determined that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games, the process of determining whether or not the net increase in number of medals exceeds the prescribed number (Sr11) is performed. Without being performed, the advantageous section data initialization process (Sr13 to Sr22) is performed to control the end of the advantageous section, and the advantageous section game number reaches the upper limit number of games. Again, even if the net increase number of medals in the preferred interval exceeds a predetermined number, it is configured to terminate advantageously section performs common advantageously section data initialization processing (Sr13~Sr22). As a result, the common advantageous section data is set regardless of whether the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games or the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number as the end condition of the advantageous section. Since the initialization process is performed, the advantageous section can be terminated by performing the advantageous section data initialization process (Sr13 to Sr22) in which the same region is initialized without any difference.

  In the AT state management process, in the process of updating the net increase number counter of medals, the value of the net increase number counter is acquired as a net increase number value in a predetermined register, the payout number value is added to the net increase number value, and the betting value When the value obtained by subtracting is less than 0, the value of the net increase counter is corrected to 0, and as shown in FIGS. 25A and 25B, the increase / decrease number of medals tends to decrease. When the value is smaller than the reference value (the value of the net increase at the start of the advantageous section (initial value 0)), the value of the net increase counter is 0. Then, the number of increase / decrease is the value of the net increase number counter.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 25 (a), after the transition to the advantageous section, first, in the precursor period to be controlled, navigation notification is not performed, and the number of medals increases or decreases, and the increase / decrease number is set in the net increase counter. If the value of the net increase counter is less than the initial value (0 in the present embodiment) by adding, the value of the net increase counter is over the period during which the increase / decrease number of medals is below the initial value. , 0. Thereafter, when the AT state is controlled and the stop operation is performed according to the navigation notification, the increase / decrease number of medals tends to increase, the value of the net increase counter is the value for the net increase of medals ( The value obtained by subtracting the betting value from the payout number value) is sequentially added and updated. As a result, the value of the net increase counter is the reference value when the increase / decrease number of medals changes from a decreasing trend to an increase trend, that is, the increase / decrease number of medals when the increase / decrease number of medals becomes the lowest value. It is a value indicating the number of sheets increased from the value.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 25B, after the number of medals increased or decreased once exceeds the initial value of the net increase counter, it tends to decrease and again falls below the initial value (0 in this embodiment). In such a case, the number of medals increases or decreases to 0 over a period in which the number of medals is less than the initial value. Thereafter, as the number of medals increases or decreases, the value of the net increase counter is updated by sequentially adding a value corresponding to the net increase of medals (a value obtained by subtracting the bet value from the payout number). Thus, as described above, the value of the net increase counter is the reference value based on the increase / decrease number of medals when the increase / decrease number of medals becomes the lowest value, as in the case of shifting from the precursor period to the AT state. The value indicates the number of sheets increased from the reference value.

  Further, in the AT state management process, an arithmetic value obtained by subtracting the betting value in the game from the net increase counter value after adding the payout number of medals in the game to the net increase counter value in the advantageous section. If the calculated value is larger than 0, the value obtained by adding the payout number value to the net increase number counter value and subtracting the bet value is set and updated in the net increase number counter, while the calculated value is smaller than 0. Performs the process of setting and updating 0 in the net increase number counter every game, so that the net increase number counter is corrected to 0 and the net increase number from 0 again when the net increase number becomes a negative value in the advantageous section. Since the net increase counter is updated so that counting of the medals is started, the increment of medals (net increase) in the transition of the actual increase / decrease of medals in the advantageous section is net. It is possible to identify directly as number counter value (see FIG. 25 (a)).

  In the present embodiment, the net increment counter is updated when it is in the advantageous zone, so that the counting of the net increase in medals is started after the transition to the advantageous zone, and the net increase in the advantageous zone is started. Although the configuration is such that the number of sheets is counted, the processing for updating the net increase number counter is not performed when the AT state is not in the advantageous section, and the processing for updating the net increase number counter is performed when the AT state is in the advantageous section. good. Even in such a configuration, when the navigation notification is not performed because the AT state is not performed, the net increase in the number of medals does not increase and the navigation notification is performed in the AT state, so that the net increase in the number of medals increases. Similar to the configuration for performing the process of updating the net increase counter when it is in the middle, it is possible to count the net increase of medals in the advantageous section.

  As shown in FIG. 25 (a), for example, after the shift to the advantageous section, in the antecedent period in which the navigation notification is not performed, a payout rate exceeding 1 does not occur, and the number of medals increases or decreases below the reference value. In such a case, after the transition to the advantageous section, the number of medals increases and decreases from the game in which the navigation notification is started after the transition to the AT state, and the net increase in the advantageous section in the game is increased. The least. In the precursor period after the transition to the advantageous section, navigation notification is not performed, but a winning with a payout rate exceeding 1 may occur. In the event that the payout rate exceeds 1 in the precursor period so that the number of increase / decrease in medals during the precursor period monotonously increases, the net increase in the advantageous section in the game shifted to the advantageous section The least. In addition, if a payout rate exceeding 1 in the aforesaid period occurs such that the increased or decreased number of medals tends to increase after the number of medals increased or decreased once in the precursor period, In this game, the net increase in the advantageous section is the smallest. Thus, the point in time when the number of net increase is the smallest in the advantageous section can vary depending on the situation. In contrast, in the process of updating the medal net increase number counter, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment obtains the value of the net increase number counter as a net increase number value in a predetermined register, and pays out the sheet to the net increase number value. If the value obtained by adding the numerical value and subtracting the betting value is smaller than 0, the value of the net increase counter is corrected to 0, so that the number of medals increased / decreased from decreasing to increasing The net increase number counter is reset, and the net increase value is counted again from 0, and the net increase number is counted from the point where the net increase number becomes the smallest in the advantageous section, and the accurate net increase number is counted. Can be done.

  Further, in this embodiment, by performing processing for updating the net increase counter when it is in the advantageous zone, counting of the net increase in medals is started after the shift to the advantageous zone, and the net increase in the advantageous zone is started. Although it is the structure which counts the number of sheets, the structure which performs the process which updates a pure increase number counter regardless of whether it is an advantageous area may be sufficient. In such a configuration, when the net increase in medals tends to increase in the section before the transition to the advantageous section, the net increase in medals in the advantageous section is counted by taking over the net increase in medals in the section. Can be done.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the medal payout rate can be set to 1 or more by performing the stop operation in the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R notified by the navigation notification. The stop operation is performed in an operation mode other than the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R notified by the navigation notification, so that the medal payout rate is less than 1, and in the AT state, By following the navigation notification, the increase / decrease number of medals tends to increase, while in a state other than the AT state, the increase / decrease number of medals tends to decrease. Thus, it is notified that it is a period in which the increase / decrease number of medals tends to increase in the advantageous section.

  In the AT state management process of the present embodiment, when the advantageous section end flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, when the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games, the net increase number of medals in the advantageous section becomes the prescribed number. In any case of exceeding, the common advantageous section data initialization process (Sr13 to Sr22) is performed to initialize the advantageous section (including data related to the AT state), thereby ending the advantageous section. In the configuration to be performed, that is, the AT state management process, regardless of the end condition of the established advantageous section, the common advantageous section data initialization process is performed to initialize the data related to the advantageous section in a uniform manner, and the advantageous section is terminated. Although it is a configuration, at the end of the advantageous section, initialize the data related to the advantageous section according to the termination condition of the established advantageous section, It may be configured to terminate the benefits section.

  In the present embodiment, the number of medals actually paid out as a result of the game in the advantageous section is added to the net increase counter to count the net increase in medals in the advantageous section. If a predetermined small combination with a payout of a prize is won, regardless of whether the predetermined small combination is won and the medal is actually paid out as a result of the game, the predetermined small combination is won and the medal is paid out. It may be considered that the number of medals for the advantageous section is counted by adding the amount of medals to be paid out to the net increase counter. In such a configuration, when a predetermined small combination is won by an internal lottery in an advantageous section, it is considered that the predetermined small combination has won and a medal has been paid out, and the medals for the payout are counted as a net increase number counter. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the net increase counter from intentionally extending the number of games in the advantageous section without causing the net increase counter to exceed the specified number by intentionally missing the predetermined small combination.

  In addition, when a predetermined small role is won in the internal lottery, the predetermined small role is won and the medal is awarded regardless of whether the predetermined small role is won and the medal is actually paid out as a result of the game. In a configuration that counts the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section by adding the medals to be paid out to the net increase counter, assuming that the medals have been paid out, a lottery that includes a small part with a medal payout in an internal lottery Regardless of whether or not the player is able to win the small role when the target role is won, if the small role wins, the payout will be made by winning the small role. In addition to adding the number of medals to the net increase counter, it is possible for a player to win a prize for a prize when a lottery target part including a small part with a medal payout is won in an internal lottery. The situation Regardless, if the winning combination could not be won, for example, an operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that is advantageous for the player by winning the navigation target role as a lottery target role in the internal lottery, Although being notified, it is possible to win a predetermined small combination included in the navigation target combination, but a predetermined small combination is won by being operated in an operation mode different from the notified operation mode. If a specific small role is won and it is operated in a certain operation mode (operation at the operation timing that will be the drawing range of the specific role, etc.), the specific small role can be awarded. Despite this, if a specific small role could not be won by operating in an operation mode other than a certain mode of operation, the small role that the player was able to win Assuming that a medal has been paid out after winning a prize, the number of medals that are paid out is added to the net increase counter, so that the net increase in medals in the advantageous section is counted, while medals are paid out in an internal lottery. When a lottery role including a small role is won, if the player cannot win a prize in a situation where it is impossible for the player to win the small role reliably, for example, an internal lottery In a situation where the navigation target combination is won and the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, which is advantageous to the player through the navigation notification, is not notified, the predetermined small combination included in the navigation target combination can be won. If not, it is preferable not to add to the net increase number counter, and this configuration ensures that the player can increase medals reliably. If the situation is not possible, the net increase counter is added only when the number of medals actually increases, and it is possible to prevent the player from being disadvantaged.

  In this embodiment, when updating the net increase counter in the AT state management process, the main control unit 41 adds a value corresponding to the number of medals paid out in the game to the net increase counter to set the bet amount. If the calculated value obtained by subtracting the value of the medal used in the above is smaller than 0, the value of the net increase counter is corrected to 0. In the case of being less than 0, the numerical value below 0 is not counted, and only the numerical value exceeding 0 is counted, but after the main control unit 41 initializes the net increase number counter to 0 by the start of the advantageous section, When a medal is paid out in the advantageous section, the value of the number of medals paid out is added to the net increase counter, and when the medal is used for setting the bet number, By repeatedly performing the process of subtracting the minute value from the net increase number counter, the net increase number of medals in the advantageous section is counted to count whether the increase / decrease number of medals is below 0 or above 0 But it ’s okay. In such a configuration, when the increase / decrease number of medals is less than 0, the net increase counter is not corrected to 0, so that the process of counting the net increase by the net increase counter can be simplified.

  In this embodiment, when the main control unit 41 updates the net increase number counter, the main control unit 41 adds a value corresponding to the number of medal payouts paid out in the game to the net increase number counter, and the medals used for setting the bet number When the calculated value obtained by subtracting the value of 1 is smaller than 0, the value of the net increase number counter is corrected to 0, and when the calculated value is 0 or more, the calculated value is changed to the net increase number counter. By controlling so that the value of the net increase counter is updated so as to be the value of, the net increase in the number of medals is counted starting from when the net increase in the medals has decreased most after the start of the advantageous section. Since the timing at which the net increase in medals decreases most after the start of the advantageous section can vary depending on the situation, the starting point of the net increase in medals specified based on the net increase counter in this embodiment depends on the situation. However, the main control unit 41 starts counting the net increase in the number of medals by the net increase counter from the time that is set uniformly after the start of the advantageous section, and A configuration may be adopted in which the net increase in medals up to the present as a starting point is counted, and the advantageous section is terminated when the net increase in medals exceeds a prescribed number.

  For example, the main control unit 41 counts the net increase in medals up to the present starting from a uniformly set opportunity after the start of the advantageous interval, and the advantageous interval when the net increase in medals exceeds a specified number As a configuration for ending, the counting by the net increase counter is started from the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, and the net increase in medals up to the present starting from the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section is the specified number. When it exceeds, the structure which terminates an advantageous area may be sufficient. According to this configuration, the starting point for counting the net increase of medals for determining the end condition of the advantageous section is uniformly set, and the net increase of medals starting from other than when the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section is made Therefore, it is not necessary to determine the end condition of the advantageous section on the basis of the above, so that the control for determining the end condition of the advantageous section based on the value of the net increase number counter can be simplified.

  Further, for example, the main control unit 41 counts the net increase in medals up to the present starting from a uniformly set opportunity after the start of the advantageous section, and when the net increase in medals exceeds the prescribed number As a configuration for ending the advantageous section, after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, it is suggested that the AT state notification LED 12b has shifted to the AT state, and the operation mode for increasing the medal is notified by the navigation notification. The configuration may be such that when the net increase in the number of medals up to now as the starting point exceeds a specified number, the advantageous section is ended and the normal section is shifted to. According to this configuration, the starting point for counting the net increase in medals for determining the end condition of the advantageous section is uniformly set, and after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, the AT state notification LED 12b sets the advantageous section. It is not necessary to determine the end condition of the advantageous section based on the net increase of medals starting from other than when the operation mode for increasing medals is notified by navigation notification, and it is not necessary to determine the end condition of the advantageous section. Control for determining the end condition of the advantageous section based on the value of the counter can be simplified.

  Further, for example, the main control unit 41 counts the net increase in medals up to the present starting from a uniformly set opportunity after the start of the advantageous section, and when the net increase in medals exceeds the prescribed number As a configuration for ending the advantageous section, it is suggested that after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, the AT state notification LED 12b makes a transition to the AT state regardless of whether or not an operation mode for increasing medals is notified by navigation notification. If the net increase in the number of medals up to the present time starting from the current time exceeds the specified number, the advantageous section may be terminated and shifted to the normal section. According to this configuration, the starting point for counting the net increase of medals for determining the end condition of the advantageous section is uniformly set, and after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, the operation of increasing the medals by navigation notification Regardless of whether the mode has been notified or not, there is no need to determine the end condition of the advantageous section based on the net increase in medals starting from other than when the AT state notification LED 12b indicates that the transition to the advantageous section has been suggested. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the control for determining the end condition of the advantageous section based on the value of the net increase number counter.

  In this embodiment, the AT state management process is configured to control the end of the advantageous section when the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number. However, in the AT state management process, the betting is performed in each game. Instead of counting the number of medals used for setting the number, only the number of medals to be paid out in each game is counted, and the advantageous section is terminated when the total number of medals paid out in the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined prescribed number. Such a configuration may be used. For example, the prescribed number of payouts is 2865 (a net increase (2400) where the payout rate of medals between 1600 games is 150%) and the shortest number of games (160 games = 2400/1) to which the net increase is given. Based on the sum of the number of medals used for setting the number of bets (480 = 160 games x the specified number of 3 per game) in the maximum number of payouts per game (15)), payout per game in the slot machine 1 By subtracting the maximum number (15) of the number of sheets), the advantageous section is terminated when the total number of medals paid out in the game in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number. The maximum net increase in medals to be paid out in 1600 can be reduced to 2400 or less, and the medal payout rate between 1600 games should be within 150% It can be. It should be noted that the same effect can be obtained even if the advantageous section is ended when the total number of medals paid out in the game in the advantageous section reaches a predetermined number (the specified number + 1).

[Transition of display mode of game auxiliary display etc. at the start of AT state]
The transition of the display mode of the game assist indicator 12, the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the insertion request LED 17, the replaying LED 20, and the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 at the start of the advantageous section will be described with reference to FIG.

  The main control unit 41 executes the above-described main process, and performs a game start waiting process and a ball exit control process, so that at the start of the game, the game auxiliary display 12, the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the insertion request LED 17, and the replaying The display modes of the LEDs 20 and 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 are sequentially controlled.

  FIG. 26 shows the timing at which the AT state notification LED 12b notifies that the AT state has started when the AT state start condition is satisfied and the AT state is started when the gaming section is controlled to the advantageous section. A description will be given based on (a).

  As shown in FIG. 26 (a), in the game start waiting process, the insertion request LED 17 starts to be lit when there is a free credit or the number of bets and the insertion of medals is possible. Thereafter, the betting number is set by inserting medals or by operating the MAXBET switch 6, whereby the corresponding 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 are sequentially turned on. Then, when the specified number of bets is set, lighting of the start valid LED 18 is started.

  In this state, when the start switch 7 is operated, the game is started and an internal lottery is performed. Thereafter, in the ball exit control process, when the AT state start condition is satisfied according to the lottery result of the internal lottery, the AT state is started, the AT state notification flag is set, and the AT state notification flag is set. As a result, the state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer of the AT state notification LED 12b. In addition, navigation display data for performing navigation notification according to the lottery result of the internal lottery is set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12 by the instruction setting process during the ball control process. In this state, the timer interruption process (main) is performed, whereby each segment (left side) of the game auxiliary display 12 corresponding to the navigation display of the navigation notification (for example, the display of the navigation number indicating the first right stop operation). The first, third, fourth, sixth and seventh segments of the indicator 12L and the fourth segment of the right indicator 12R) and the eighth segment of the right indicator 12R of the game auxiliary indicator 12 corresponding to the AT status notification are turned on. Started at the same time.

  Then, after the exit control process is completed, the reel control process is performed, and after the weight has elapsed, that is, after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the start of the previous game, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate. Will be started.

  In addition, when the main control unit 41 determines to shift to the AT state in the ball-related process in the ball control process, the main control unit 41 determines that it is to shift to the AT state and the timing to shift to the AT state. An identifiable command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and when shifting to the AT state, a command that can be identified to start the AT state is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91.

  On the other hand, when the sub control unit 91 specifies that the AT state is started on the main control unit 41 side at the start of the game based on the command received from the main control unit 41. Uses the liquid crystal display 51 or the like to perform AT transition confirmation notification for notifying that the transition to the AT state has been confirmed. In the AT transition confirmation notification, for example, a confirmation screen (for example, a character image such as “AT state transition confirmed!”) Indicating that the transition to the AT state is confirmed is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Informing that the transition to the AT state has been confirmed. In addition, by outputting a definite sound (for example, fanfare sound or the like) from the speakers 53 and 54 that suggests that the transition to the AT state has been confirmed, it is confirmed that the transition to the AT state has been confirmed. Inform. As a result, in the game control process performed by the main control unit 41, in the game to be shifted to the AT state, at the start of the game, the lighting of the AT state notification LED 12b and the navigation notification navigation display on the game auxiliary display 12 are started simultaneously. At the same time, the AT transition confirmation notification is performed in the liquid crystal display 51.

  As described above, the main control unit 41 performs control so that the AT state notification LED 12b is turned on when the AT state is started in the exit control process performed at the start of the game. Informs that the AT state has been started at the start of.

  In addition, when the main control unit 41 starts lighting the AT state notification LED 12b, the main control unit 41 starts lighting the AT state notification LED 12b simultaneously with the start of the navigation display of the navigation notification on the gaming auxiliary display 12, thereby causing the AT state notification LED 12b to start lighting. By the time the navigation notification is performed in the state, the lighting of the AT state notification LED 12b is started to notify that the AT state has started.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 performs a reel control process after controlling to start the navigation display of the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 in the ball control process, and rotates the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Since the game is started in response to the operation of the start switch 7, the game auxiliary display 12 displays a navigation notification navigation display until the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are controlled to rotate at a constant speed. Let it begin.

  In this embodiment, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned on simultaneously with the start of navigation display of the navigation notification on the game auxiliary indicator 12. However, in the ball exit control process, the output of the AT state notification LED 12b is started. The state control data (lighted) is set in the buffer, and after waiting for one interruption, the navigation display data for navigation notification is set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12 by the instruction setting process. Thus, as shown in FIG. 26 (b), after the lighting of the AT state notification LED 12b is started, the navigation display of the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 may be started. Even with such a configuration, by the time the navigation notification is performed in the AT state, the AT state notification LED 12b can be turned on to notify that the AT state has started.

  Further, in the configuration in which the navigation display of the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 is started after the AT state notification LED 12b is turned on, the subsequent processing is determined in advance after the AT state notification LED 12b is turned on. A configuration may be adopted in which delay processing for intentionally delaying for a predetermined period is performed, and navigation display of navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 is started when the predetermined period elapses. In such a configuration, the sub-control unit 91 can perform AT transition confirmation notification within a predetermined period during which delay processing is performed, and after the AT transition confirmation notification is performed, the game assistance display The navigation display of the navigation notification on the device 12 can be started.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to control the start of the AT state notification LED 12b and the start of the navigation notification navigation display in the exit control process. After starting the lighting of the AT state notification LED 12b in the process, when starting the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R in the reel control process, the navigation display of the navigation notification may be started. In such a configuration, at the start of the game in which the AT state is started, after the lighting of the AT state notification LED 12b is started, a predetermined period of weight, that is, a predetermined period after the start of the previous game has elapsed. In addition, the navigation display of the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 is started. When the predetermined period of the weight has elapsed at the start of the game in which the AT state is started, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate substantially simultaneously with the start of the lighting of the AT state notification LED 12b. At the same time, navigation display of navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 is started.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to perform control so as to start turning on the AT state notification LED 12b and to start navigation display of the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 in the ball control process. Yes, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned on at the start of the game to start the navigation notification navigation display, but the main control unit 41 starts the navigation notification navigation display on the game auxiliary display 12. After that, at a predetermined timing until the game is finished (for example, when the third stop operation is finished, when the payout of medals is finished, when the replay is finished), the AT state notification LED 12b It may be configured to start lighting.

  In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is configured to notify the AT transition confirmation at the start of the game when it is specified that the AT state is started on the main control unit 41 side. When the AT state notification LED 12b is turned on on the control unit 41 side, the AT transition confirmation notification is performed. However, the sub control unit 91 is configured to start the AT state on the main control unit 41 side. In the game, the AT control notification LED 12b may be notified at the timing before the lighting of the AT state notification LED 12b is started on the main control unit 41 side. Further, the sub control unit 91 starts the AT state on the main control unit 41 side when it is determined that the transition to the AT state is determined based on the command received from the main control unit 41. The AT transition confirmation notification may be performed at any timing within the period until that time, that is, at a timing before the AT state starts.

  Further, in this embodiment, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned on at the start of the game for starting the navigation display of the navigation notification. A configuration may be adopted in which lighting of the AT state notification LED 12b is started before the game for starting the display. In this case, the sub-control unit 91 may also be configured to perform AT transition confirmation notification at a timing at which the main control unit 41 starts to turn on the AT state notification LED 12b after it is determined to shift to the AT state.

[Transition of display mode of game auxiliary display etc. at the end of AT state]
The transition of the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12, the AT state notification LED 12b, the insertion request LED 17, the replaying LED 20, and 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 at the end of the AT state will be described.

  The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment controls the AT state notification LED 12b to be turned off at the same timing as when the main control unit 41 in the first embodiment turns off the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

  Although not particularly illustrated, when the control state related to the AT is controlled to the AT state, when a lottery target role including a predetermined small role is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, Is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is terminated, and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped. After the control process is completed, the final value of the number of medals to be paid out in accordance with the winning of the predetermined small role is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 by the medal paying process, and then the main process displays the output value of the AT status notification LED 12b The state control data (turned off) is set, and the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off. Thus, the AT state notification LED 12b notifies that the AT state has ended. Further, the turn-on request LED 17 starts to be turned on after the game start waiting process.

  In addition, when the control state related to the AT is controlled to the AT state, when the lottery target role including the predetermined small role is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery and the AT state ends, the symbol combination of the predetermined small role Is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is terminated, and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped. After that, the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the AT state notification LED 12b by the main process, and the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off. Then, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated by the operation input acceptance process of the game start waiting process performed thereafter. That is, after the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reel, the AT state notification LED 12b notifies that the AT state has ended in a period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid.

  In addition, when the AT-related control state is controlled to the AT state, when a lottery target role including a predetermined small role is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the AT state ends, a missing small combination symbol When the combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is terminated, and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped. After the process is completed, the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the AT state notification LED 12b by the main process without performing control for updating the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 by the medal payout process. The AT state notification LED 12b is turned off. Thus, the AT state notification LED 12b notifies that the AT state has ended. Thereafter, lighting of the insertion request LED 17 is started from the game start waiting process.

  In addition, when the AT-related control state is controlled to the AT state, when a lottery target role including a predetermined small role is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the AT state ends, a missing small combination symbol When the combination stops on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the reel control process is performed when the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is finished and the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped. After that, state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the AT state notification LED 12b by the main process, and the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off. Then, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated by the operation input acceptance process of the game start waiting process performed thereafter. That is, the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state in a period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid after the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reel.

  In addition, when the AT-related control state is controlled to the AT state, when a lottery target role including a predetermined small role is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the AT state ends, a missing small combination symbol When the combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the display process of the game auxiliary display 12 is not updated by the medal payout process. The state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the AT state notification LED 12b, and the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off. On the other hand, as described above, when the control state related to the AT is controlled to the AT state, a predetermined lottery role including a predetermined small role is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery, and the AT state ends. When the symbol combination of the small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the final value of the number of medals to be paid out with the winning of the predetermined small combination by the medal payout process is the game assistance After being displayed on the display unit 12, the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the AT state notification LED 12b by the main process, and the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off. That is, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off when the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R and when the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. The timing is different.

  In addition, when the AT-related control state is controlled to the AT state, when the lottery target combination including the re-game players A and B is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery and the AT state ends, the re-game player When the symbol combination of A or the symbol combination of replaying player B is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is terminated, and all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R By stopping the rotation, after the reel control process is completed, the replay operation process is performed and the LED 20 is turned on during replay, and then the state control is performed on the output buffer of the AT status notification LED 12b by the main process. The data for use (turned off) is set, and the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off. As a result, the AT state notification LED 12b notifies that the AT state has ended. Furthermore, after the lighting of the 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 is started sequentially from the game start waiting process, the lighting of the insertion request LED 17 is started.

  In addition, when the AT-related control state is controlled to the AT state, when the lottery target combination including the re-game players A and B is won as a winning combination in the internal lottery and the AT state ends, the re-game player When the symbol combination of A or the symbol combination of the re-playing player B is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the replaying LED 20 is turned on by the re-game operation process, Thereafter, the state control data (turned off) is set in the output buffer of the AT state notification LED 12b by the main process, and the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off. That is, the AT state notification LED 12b is extinguished both when the symbol combination of the replaying combination A is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C and 2R and when the combination of the replaying combination B is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C and 2R. Timing is common.

[Operation effect 4]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the control state related to the AT is controlled to the AT state, the main control unit 41 can end the AT state when the end condition for the AT state is satisfied. And an AT state notification LED 12b (eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that the AT state has ended, and when in the AT state, the AT state notification LED 12b is controlled to be lit. When the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target combination including a predetermined small combination as a winning combination, the main control unit 41 performs the predetermined small combination according to the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. It is possible to stop any of the symbol combinations of the predetermined symbol combination and the symbol combination of the predetermined small role on the reel, and the lottery result of the internal lottery will show the winning combination In the case where the AT state is to be ended by becoming a lottery target combination including a predetermined small combination, and the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reel, the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released. Then, the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is updated to a display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning a predetermined small role, and then the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off, and the AT state notification LED 12b changes the AT state. While notifying that it has been completed, when the missing symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off, The AT state notification LED 12b is controlled to notify that the AT state has ended, and when the symbol combination of a predetermined small role is stopped on the reel. With the timing at which if missed symbol combination predetermined Small Win is stopped on the reel and that the by AT state informing LED12b is AT state was terminated is notified is different configurations.

  According to this configuration, the AT state can be ended when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, and at this time, according to the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. There are cases where the symbol combination of the specified small combination is stopped on the reel and the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reel, and when the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped and when the predetermined small combination is dropped Since the timing at which the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state is different from when the symbol combination is stopped, attention can be paid to the notification by the AT state notification LED 12b.

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is a case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and the AT state is terminated, and the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reel. The timing when the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state is different between the case where the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped on the reel, In the case where the AT state ends when the combination becomes the lottery target combination including the first small combination and the second small combination with different payout numbers, and the symbol combination of the first small combination is stopped on the reel, the third stop After the operation-related stop switch is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is updated to the display mode indicating the final number of medals paid out by winning the first small role, and then the AT status notification LED 12 Is turned off and the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state. On the other hand, when the symbol combination of the second small role is stopped on the reel, the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released. Then, the AT state notification LED 12b may be turned off, and the AT state notification LED 12b may be controlled to notify that the AT state has ended. In such a configuration, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the first time until the final medal payout number due to the winning of the first small role is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 is The second time from when the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released until the final medal payout amount by winning the second small role is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 is the first small role. Therefore, the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes the lottery target role including the first small role and the second small role, and the first small role is different. The timing at which the AT state notification LED 12b notifies that the AT state notification has ended is different between when the symbol combination of the combination is stopped on the reel and when the symbol combination of the second small combination is stopped on the reel. Can be AT shape It is possible to focus on the notification by the notification LED12b.

  In addition, the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including the first small role and the second small role, and when the symbol combination of the first small role is stopped on the reel and the symbol combination of the second small role is on the reel For example, the main control unit 41 has a configuration in which the lottery result of the internal lottery is the same as the payout number associated with winning in the case where the AT state notification LED 12b notifies that the AT state has ended. In the case where the AT state is terminated with the combination of the first small combination and the second small combination, and the symbol combination of the first small combination is stopped on the reel, the stop switch related to the third stop operation is After being released, after updating the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 to a display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning the first small role, after waiting for a predetermined standby time, the AT status notification LED 12b Off The AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state. On the other hand, when the symbol combination of the second small role is stopped on the reel, the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released. Later, after updating the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 to the display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning the second small role, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off without waiting for a predetermined waiting time. Thus, the AT state notification LED 12b may be controlled to notify that the AT state has ended. In such a configuration, the AT state notification LED 12b indicates that the AT state has ended when the symbol combination of the first small combination is stopped on the reel and when the symbol combination of the second small combination is stopped on the reel. The notification timing can be intentionally varied by a predetermined waiting time, and attention can be paid to the notification by the AT state notification LED 12b.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 is a case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a winning combination and becomes a lottery target combination including the first replaying combination and the second replaying combination, and the AT state ends, and the first replaying combination When the symbol combination is stopped on the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, it waits for a predetermined waiting time, and when the waiting time elapses, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off. Thus, when the AT state notification LED 12b notifies that the AT state has ended, when the symbol combination of the second re-gamer is stopped on the reel, the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released. After that, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off without waiting for a predetermined standby time, and the AT state notification LED 12b is controlled to notify that the AT state has ended. It may be. In such a configuration, the AT state is terminated by the AT state notification LED 12b between the case where the symbol combination of the first re-gamer is stopped on the reel and the case where the symbol combination of the second re-player is stopped on the reel. The timing at which the notification is made can be intentionally changed by a predetermined waiting time, and attention can be paid to the notification by the AT state notification LED 12b.

  The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is configured to store the number of medals owned by the player as credits and to settle the medal number stored as credits when the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is performed. In the main process, the main control unit 41, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and the AT state is ended, the symbol combination of the predetermined small role or the predetermined small size After the winning combination is stopped by the reel, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off and the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state, and then the game start waiting process is executed. In the operation input acceptance process during the game start waiting process, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is validated. When the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and the AT state is terminated, the symbol combination of the predetermined small role or the missing symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reel Thereafter, the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state during a period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid.

  According to this configuration, since it is notified that the AT state has ended during the period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid, the player may end the game after recognizing that the AT state has ended. Can do.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the control state related to the AT is controlled to the AT state, the main control unit 41 can end the AT state when the end condition for the AT state is satisfied. And an AT state notification LED 12b (eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that the AT state has been completed, and the main control unit 41 determines that the lottery result of the internal lottery is When the winning combination includes re-playing roles A and B, either the re-combination role A symbol combination or the re-playing role B symbol combination according to the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R Can be stopped on the reel, and the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes the lottery target role including the re-gamer A and B as a winning combination and the AT state is terminated. When the symbol combination of the technician A or the symbol combination of the replayer B is stopped on the reel, the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, and the LED 20 during replay is controlled to turn on, and then the AT status notification When the LED 12b is turned off and the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state, when the symbol combination of a predetermined small role is stopped on the reel, the stop switch for the third stop operation is After the release, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off, and the AT state notification LED 12b is controlled to notify that the AT state has ended, and the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reel. The AT state is indicated by the AT state notification LED 12b in the case where the combination of the symbols for the predetermined small role is stopped on the reel. Timing that it has completion is reported is that a common configuration.

  According to this configuration, the AT state can be ended when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target combination including the re-game players A and B as a winning combination. Depending on the sequence of operations, the symbol combination of the re-gamer A may be stopped on the reel, the symbol combination of the re-gamer B may be stopped on the reel, and the symbol combination of the re-gamer A may be stopped. Since the timing when the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state is common to the case where the symbol combination of the re-player B is stopped, the player is confused by the suggestion by the AT state notification LED 12b. Can be prevented.

  In addition, the main control unit 41 is a case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including the first small role and the second small role with the same number of payouts for winning, and the AT state ends, and the first small role When the symbol combination is stopped on the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is changed to the final medal payout number by winning the first small role. After updating to the display mode shown, when the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off and the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state, the symbol combination of the second small role is stopped on the reel After the release of the stop switch related to the third stop operation, after updating the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 12 to the display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning the second small role, the AT status notification ED12b to turn off and may be configured to control so as to notify the subject that by the AT state informing LED12b is AT state has ended. In such a configuration, the AT state notification LED 12b indicates that the AT state has ended when the symbol combination of the first small combination is stopped on the reel and when the symbol combination of the second small combination is stopped on the reel. The notification timing can be made common, and the player can be prevented from being confused by the suggestion by the AT state notification LED 12b.

  The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is configured to store the number of medals owned by the player as credits and to settle the medal number stored as credits when the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is performed. In the main process, the main control unit 41, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and finishes the AT state, After the combination of symbols of the combination B is stopped on the reel, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off and the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state, and then the game start waiting process is executed. In the operation input acceptance process during the game start waiting process, the acceptance of the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is enabled, When the lottery result of the division lottery becomes a lottery target role including replaying players A and B as a winning combination and the AT state is terminated, the recombination role A symbol combination or the replaying role B symbol combination is stopped on the reel Thereafter, the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state during a period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid.

  According to this configuration, since it is notified that the AT state has ended during the period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes valid, the player may end the game after recognizing that the AT state has ended. Can do.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the control state related to the AT is controlled to the AT state, the main control unit 41 can end the AT state when the end condition for the AT state is satisfied. And an AT state notification LED 12b (eighth segment of the right side display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12) for notifying that the AT state has ended. When a winning combination including a predetermined small combination is selected as a winning combination, the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination can be stopped on the reel in accordance with the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. If the lottery result is a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and the AT state is terminated, and the symbol combination of the predetermined small role is stopped on the reel, the third stop After the stop switch related to the game is released, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is updated to the display mode indicating the final medal payout number by winning a predetermined small role, and then the AT status notification LED 12b is turned off, When the AT state notification LED 12b controls to notify that the AT state has ended, the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, and the AT state ends. In addition, the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state at a timing after the display of the medal payout number on the game auxiliary display 12 is completed.

  According to this configuration, the AT state can be ended when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, and at this time, the design of the predetermined small role accompanied by the number of medals to be paid out When the combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination is stopped, the timing after the display of the number of paid-out medals on the game auxiliary display 12 is completed. Since the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state, it is possible to notify that the AT state has ended after recognizing that the medal has been paid out.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the control state related to the AT is controlled to the AT state, the main control unit 41 can end the AT state when the end condition for the AT state is satisfied. And an AT state notification LED 12b (eighth segment of the right side display 12R of the auxiliary game display 12) for notifying that the AT state has ended, and the main control unit 41 has a lottery result of the internal lottery When it becomes a lottery target combination including re-playing combination A, B as a winning combination, it is possible to stop the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination on the reel according to the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, In the case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including the replaying players A and B as a winning combination and the AT state is ended, the symbol combination of the replaying role A or the symbol set of the replaying role B When the stop is stopped by the reel, after the stop switch related to the third stop operation is released, the replaying LED 20 is controlled to be turned on, and then the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off so that the AT state notification LED 12b. When the AT state is ended, the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including the re-gamer A and B as a winning combination, and when the AT state ends. This is a configuration in which the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state at a timing after starting the lighting of the LED 20 during replay and completing the notification that the replay has been granted.

  According to this configuration, the AT state can be terminated when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, and at this time, In some cases, the symbol combination or the recombination player B symbol combination may be stopped on the reel. Since the AT state notification LED 12b suggests that the advantageous section has ended at the timing after the notification that the replay has been granted is completed, the AT is notified after the replay has been granted. It can be suggested that the condition has ended.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the control state related to the AT is controlled to the AT state, the main control unit 41 can end the AT state when the end condition for the AT state is satisfied. And an AT state notification LED 12b (eighth segment of the right side display 12R of the auxiliary game display 12) for notifying that the AT state has ended, and the main control unit 41 has a lottery result of the internal lottery When a winning combination including a predetermined small combination is selected, the symbol combination of the predetermined small combination or the symbol combination of the small combination is stopped on the symbol combination reel according to the operation order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. In the case where the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination and ends the AT state, the figure of the predetermined small role When a combination or a combination of symbols for a predetermined small part is stopped on a reel, the stop switch for the third stop operation is released, and rotation of all reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and then the AT state The notification LED 12b is turned off, the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state, and then control is performed to start the insertion request LED 17 to start. When the winning combination including a predetermined small combination as a combination is finished and the AT state is ended, after the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, the lighting of the insertion request LED 17 is started. With a configuration in which the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state at a timing before it is notified that a medal can be inserted. That.

  According to this configuration, the AT state can be ended when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a lottery target role including a predetermined small role as a winning combination, and at this time, all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotated. The AT state has ended because the AT state notification LED 12b notifies the end of the AT state at a timing after it is stopped and before the insertion request LED 17 notifies that the medal can be inserted. Without knowing, it is possible to prevent the player from inserting medals in order to start the next game.

[Effect 5]
The main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment displays a navigation notification for notifying the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R which is advantageous to the player, and a medal payout number to be paid to the player with the winning of the small role. During the period when the game auxiliary display 12 is provided and controlled to the AT state, the eighth segment of the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12 is controlled to be lit as the AT state notification LED 12b, thereby shifting to the AT state. In this configuration, a part of the game auxiliary display 12 is used as the AT state notification LED 12b to notify that the AT state has been changed and that the advantageous section has ended.

  According to this configuration, it is not necessary to provide the main control unit 41 with a display unit that is separate from the game auxiliary display 12 that displays the navigation notification and the medal payout number as a display unit that notifies that the state has shifted to the AT state. .

  In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to notify that the AT state has been shifted to the AT state and that the AT state has ended by using a part of the gaming auxiliary indicator 12 as the AT state notification LED 12b. The display means provided separately from the display device 12 may be used as the AT state notification LED 12b to notify that the state has shifted to the AT state. For example, the game auxiliary display device 12 and the game auxiliary display device 12 A configuration may be adopted in which display means such as separate LEDs and lamps are arranged and the display means is used to notify that the AT state has been entered and that the AT state has ended.

  According to this configuration, the display means for notifying that the AT state has been shifted and that the AT state has ended is provided separately from the game auxiliary indicator 12, so that a display notifying that the AT state has been shifted is provided. It can be clearly distinguished from other displays, and even in this case, it is provided in the vicinity of the display means, so that oversight by the player can be prevented.

  It should be noted that display means for notifying that the state has shifted to the AT state and that the AT state has ended are, for example, various indicators such as the credit display 11, the game auxiliary display 12, and the insertion request LED 17 provided in the game display unit 13. By disposing the display device on the substrate on which the display device or the like is disposed, the display means can be provided in the vicinity of the game auxiliary display device 12, and an oversight by the player can be prevented. In addition, display means for notifying that the state has shifted to the AT state is arranged around switches that are operated at the start or end of the game, such as the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, and the checkout switch 10, for example. , Can prevent oversight by the player.

  In this embodiment, the AT state notification LED 12b is turned on when the AT state is shifted, and the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off when the AT state is ended even if the advantageous section continues. If the advantageous section continues even after the AT state ends after the AT state notification LED 12b is turned on when shifting to the AT state even if the advantageous section continues, the AT state notification When the LED 12b continues to be lit and the advantageous period ends, that is, when the number of games played in the advantageous period reaches a predetermined upper limit number of games (1500 games in this embodiment), an end condition is satisfied. Or the net increase in the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section (the total number of medals paid out in the advantageous section is used to set the number of bets in the advantageous section. At least one of the end conditions is satisfied when the number of medals obtained by subtracting the total number of medals exceeds a predetermined number (2388 in this embodiment). Thus, the AT state notification LED 12b may be turned off when the advantageous section ends.

  In addition, even when the advantageous section continues, when the AT state notification LED 12b starts to be turned on when shifting to the AT state, if the advantageous section continues even after the AT state ends, the AT state If the configuration is such that the notification LED 12b continues to be turned on and the AT state notification LED 12b is turned off when the advantageous section ends, the same as the case where the advantageous section ends and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off in the first embodiment. It has the effect (action effect 2).

  In addition, the advantageous section ending condition is that the number of games played in the advantageous section reaches a predetermined upper limit number of games, and the net increase in the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined prescribed number. For example, the AT ends, the predetermined condition is satisfied after the AT ends (for example, the number of games reaches the specified number of games, the predetermined role wins, the predetermined role The number of winnings reaches the specified number, the specified role or specified number stops, the specified number of times or the specified number of stops reaches the specified number, the winning lottery at the advantageous section is selected, etc.) A configuration in which the advantageous section ends, a configuration in which only one of these conditions is applied, or a configuration in which a plurality of conditions among these conditions are applied may be employed.

[Operation effect 6]
In the AT state management process, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment performs a net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous zone (from the total number of medals paid out in the advantageous zone to the total number of medals used for setting the bet number in the advantageous zone. It is possible to update the net increase counter for counting the number of sheets obtained by subtracting the number of sheets, and the net increase number of medals in the advantageous section specified based on the value of the net increase counter is a predetermined rule. Exceeds the number (in this embodiment, the value (2388) obtained by subtracting the maximum value (15) of the payout number in the slot machine 1 from 2400 and adding the number (3) used for setting the bet number) In this case, the advantageous section data initialization process is performed to end the advantageous section and shift to the normal section. When the main control unit 41 updates the net increase number counter, When the calculated value obtained by adding the value of the number of medals paid out in the game to the net increase number counter and subtracting the value of the number of medals used for setting the bet number is smaller than 0. The value of the net increase number counter is corrected to 0, and when the calculated value is 0 or more, control is performed so that the value of the net increase number counter is updated so that the calculated value becomes the value of the net increase number counter. Thus, after the start of the advantageous section, the net increase in medals is counted starting from when the net increase in medals has decreased most. Based on the value of the net increase counter, the net increase in medals is the specified number. This is a configuration in which the advantageous section is terminated and the transition to the normal section is made when the value exceeds.

  According to this configuration, after the start of the advantageous section, when the net increase in the number of medals up to the present when the net increase in gaming value has decreased most, the advantageous section is terminated and the normal section Even if the net increase in medals starting from the start of the advantageous section does not exceed the prescribed number, it is advantageous if the net increase in medals exceeds the prescribed number after the medal starts to increase. Since the section ends, not only the net increase in medals in the advantageous section but also the net increase in medals after the start of the advantageous section can be limited to a range based on the prescribed number.

  In this embodiment, when the main control unit 41 updates the net increase counter in the AT state management process, the main control unit 41 specifies the payout number value of medals to be paid out based on the winning flag of the game during the advantageous period. The payout number is added to the net increase number counter, and the medal number used for the bet number is subtracted from the net increase number counter, that is, the net increase number of medals in the advantageous period counted by the net increase number counter is in the advantageous period The number of medals that are actually paid out as a result of the game is counted based on the number of medals in the advantageous section. It is only necessary to subtract the medals used in the game by setting, and it is a predetermined small value that is actually accompanied by the medal grant in the internal lottery. If the player is allowed to win the prize, and if the player is unable to win the prize even though the player is allowed to generate the prize, the prize for the prize A configuration may be possible in which medals awarded as having occurred are counted as medals given to the player.

  In the present embodiment, when the main control unit 41 updates the net increase counter in the AT state management process, the main control unit 41 adds a value corresponding to the number of medals paid out in the game to the net increase counter. If the calculated value obtained by subtracting the medal value used for setting is less than 0, the value of the net increase counter is corrected to 0. In the net increase counter, the increase / decrease number of medals is When the value is below 0, the numerical value below 0 is not counted, and only the numerical value above 0 is counted, but the main control unit 41 is configured to count the numerical value below 0, that is, for a minus range game A configuration that counts the net increase in value may also be used. For example, the main control unit 41 initializes the net increase number counter to 0 at the start of the advantageous section, and then when the medal is paid out in the advantageous section, the main control unit 41 sets the value corresponding to the number of paid out medals to the net increase number counter. When a medal is used to set the bet number, the process of subtracting the value for the number of medals from the net increase counter is repeated, so that the net increase in medals in the advantageous section is counted. Counting is possible both when the number of medals increases and decreases below 0 and when the number of medals increases and decreases above 0.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to count the net increase in medals starting from when the net increase in medals has decreased most, based on the value of the net increase counter after the start of the advantageous section. However, when the main control unit 41 has set a uniform opportunity after the start of the advantageous section and the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section has occurred, the net increase in medals up to the present exceeds the specified number Alternatively, the configuration may be such that the advantageous section is terminated and shifted to the normal section.

  According to this configuration, the starting point for counting the net increase in medals for determining the end condition of the advantageous section is uniformly set, and the net increase in medals starting from the time other than when the normal section is shifted to the advantageous section Therefore, it is not necessary to determine the end condition of the advantageous section on the basis of the above, and therefore the control for determining the end condition of the advantageous section based on the value of the net increase number counter can be simplified.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to count the net increase in medals starting from when the net increase in medals has decreased most, based on the value of the net increase counter after the start of the advantageous section. However, the main control unit 41 suggests that the AT state notification LED 12b has shifted to the AT state after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section as a uniformly set opportunity after the start of the advantageous section, and the navigation notification. When the operation mode for increasing medals is notified by the above, the configuration may be such that when the net increase in medals up to the present starting from exceeds the specified number, the advantageous section is ended and the normal section is shifted to.

  According to this configuration, the starting point for counting the net increase in medals for determining the end condition of the advantageous section is uniformly set, and after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, the AT state notification LED 12b sets the advantageous section. It is not necessary to determine the end condition of the advantageous section based on the net increase of medals starting from other than when the operation mode for increasing medals is notified by navigation notification, and it is not necessary to determine the end condition of the advantageous section. Control for determining the end condition of the advantageous section based on the value of the counter can be simplified.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to count the net increase in medals starting from when the net increase in medals has decreased most, based on the value of the net increase counter after the start of the advantageous section. However, the main control unit 41, regardless of whether or not an operation mode for increasing medals is notified by navigation notification after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section as a uniformly set opportunity after the start of the advantageous section. When the AT state notification LED 12b indicates that the state has shifted to the AT state, when the net increase in the number of medals up to the present exceeds the specified number, the advantageous section is ended and the transition is made to the normal section. good.

  According to this configuration, the starting point for counting the net increase of medals for determining the end condition of the advantageous section is uniformly set, and after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, the operation of increasing the medals by navigation notification Regardless of whether the mode has been notified or not, there is no need to determine the end condition of the advantageous section based on the net increase in medals starting from other than when the AT state notification LED 12b indicates that the transition to the advantageous section has been suggested. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the control for determining the end condition of the advantageous section based on the value of the net increase number counter.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41, in the advantageous section, the AT state in which the navigation notification for notifying the operation mode advantageous to the advantageous person when the navigation target combination is won by the internal lottery is performed, Even if the winning role is selected in the lottery, it is possible to control the control state related to the AT including the warning state in which the navigation notification is not performed, and when updating the net increase counter in the AT state management process, Regardless of whether the control state related to the AT is the AT state or not, a winning with a payout of medals occurs, so that the number of medals to be paid out is added to the net increase counter, and the net increase in medals in the advantageous section However, when updating the net increment counter, the main control unit 41 is in a control state other than the AT state during the advantageous period. In this case, when the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in an operation mode advantageous to the player and the medal is increased, the increment is added to the net increase counter, and the internal lottery When the navigation target combination is won and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are not operated and the medals do not increase in an operation mode advantageous to the player, the net increase counter is not added, and the AT control is performed in the advantageous section. When the state is the AT state and the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery, regardless of whether or not the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated and the medals are increased in an operation mode advantageous to the player. , The increment of medals when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in an advantageous manner for the player is added to the net increase counter. To, may be configured to count the net increase number of medals in the preferred interval.

  According to this configuration, in a sign state in which an operation mode advantageous to the player is not notified in the advantageous section, the net increase counter is used when the number of medals actually increases even if the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery. In the AT state where the operation mode advantageous to the player is notified in the advantageous section in the AT section where the medal can not be increased and is not added to the net increase counter, an internal lottery When the player wins, the net increase counter is added regardless of whether or not medals have actually increased. If the player can increase medals, the medals actually increased. Regardless of whether or not, by adding the net increase number counter, the player cannot reliably increase the medal while preventing the advantageous section from being intentionally extended. If the situation, by adding the only net increase in the number counter when the actual medal is increased, it is possible to prevent a disadvantage to the player.

  In addition, when updating the net increase counter, if the control state related to AT is a control state other than the AT state in the advantageous section, the number increases when the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery and medals increase. When the number of minutes to be added is added to the net increase number counter and the navigation target role is won in the internal lottery, but the medal is not increased, the net increase number counter is not added and the control state related to AT is in the AT state in the advantageous section In addition, when the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery, the increase in medals when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated in an operation mode that is advantageous to the player regardless of whether or not medals have increased. Is added to the net increase counter to count the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous zone. Regardless of which control state the control state is related to, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a predetermined small role in which the predetermined operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R for increasing medals does not change, Regardless of whether or not the number of medals operated in a predetermined operation mode is increased, the increment of medals when operated in the predetermined operation mode is added to the net increase counter to count the net increase in medals in the advantageous section But it ’s okay.

  According to this configuration, if the player can increase the medals in the advantageous zone, the advantageous zone can be obtained by adding the net increase counter regardless of whether or not the medals have actually increased. Can be prevented from being intentionally extended.

  In the AT state management process, the main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment has at least one of the conditions that the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games and that the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined number. In the AT state management process, first, it is determined whether or not the number of advantageous section games specified based on the advantageous section game number counter has reached the upper limit number of games. When it is determined that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games, the advantageous section data initialization process is performed without determining whether or not the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number, It is the structure to complete | finish.

  According to this configuration, when it is established that the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games as the end condition of the advantageous section, it is determined whether or not the net increase number in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the control related to the determination as to whether or not the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number.

  In the AT state management process, the main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment has at least one of the conditions that the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games and that the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined number. In the AT state management process, it is first determined whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games, and the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games. If not, it is determined whether or not the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number.

  According to this configuration, in the AT state management process, first, it is determined whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games, so that the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games and ends the advantageous section. In this case, it is possible to omit the control relating to the determination as to whether or not the net increase in the advantageous interval is more complicated than the control relating to the determination as to whether or not the advantageous interval game number has reached the upper limit game number. .

  In the present embodiment, in the AT state management process, the main control unit 41 first determines whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games, and the number of advantageous section games has not reached the upper limit number of games. In this case, it is determined whether or not the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number. In the AT state management process, first, it is determined whether or not the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the predetermined number. When the net increase number in the section does not exceed the prescribed number, it may be configured to determine whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games.

  According to this configuration, since the frequency at which the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number can be higher than the frequency at which the advantageous section game number reaches the upper limit number of games, the control relating to the determination of the event with the low frequency is possible. Can be omitted.

  In the AT state management process, the main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment has at least one of the conditions that the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games and that the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined number. The advantageous section is terminated when the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games and the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number. If the number reaches the upper limit number of games or the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number, the common advantageous section data initialization process is performed, and the common data (data regarding the advantageous section) is obtained. This is a configuration to initialize.

  According to this configuration, when both the advantage section game number reaches the upper limit game number in the advantageous section and the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number, the advantage section game number is increased in the advantageous section. When either the number of games is reached or the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number is established, the common data is initialized, so both of these conditions are met and only one of the conditions is met Thus, it is possible to prevent a difference in the advantage from occurring.

  For example, as the first condition, when the advantageous section ends only when the advantageous section game number reaches the upper limit number of games in the advantageous section, the data corresponding to the first condition is initialized, and the second condition is In the configuration in which the data corresponding to the second condition is initialized when only the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number of sheets and the advantageous section ends, both the first condition and the second condition are satisfied. When the advantageous section ends, if the data corresponding to the first condition and the data corresponding to the second condition are initialized, the game is more effective than the case where either the first condition or the second condition is satisfied. Although it may be disadvantageous for the user, when both the first condition and the second condition are satisfied in the advantageous section, it is common with the case where either the first condition or the second condition is satisfied in the advantageous section By adopting a configuration for initializing data, there is a difference in the advantage between when both the first condition and the second condition are satisfied and when either the first condition or the second condition is satisfied. Can be prevented.

  In the AT state management process, the main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment determines that the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games in the AT state management process, and the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined number. The advantageous section is terminated when at least one of the conditions is satisfied.

  According to this configuration, the advantageous section ends when the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games, so that it is possible to prevent the advantageous section from continuing for a long period of time, and when the advantageous section does not continue for a long period of time. Even when there is a sudden increase in medals in the advantageous section, the advantageous section ends when the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number, so that the advantage in the advantageous section can be prevented from excessively increasing. .

  The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment shifts the control state related to AT to the AT state when the AT state start condition is satisfied in the exit control process, and the control state data (lights on) in the output buffer of the AT state notification LED 12b. ) Is set, and the navigation display of the navigation notification is controlled to be displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 in the instruction setting process, and at the same time as the navigation display of the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 is started, the AT In the game in which the status notification LED 12b starts to be turned on and the AT status notification LED 12b suggests that the state has been changed to the AT state, the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that increase medals is notified by the navigation notification. When the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R for increasing medals by navigation notification is notified The AT state informing LED12b at the same time is configured to effect a transition to the AT condition is suggested.

  According to this configuration, in the game in which it is suggested that the AT state notification LED 12b has shifted to the AT state, the medal is increased by the navigation notification when the operation mode notification means notifies the operation mode that increases the game value. Since the AT state notification LED 12b indicates that the operation state of the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R to be notified is informed by the AT state notification LED 12b, the stop switch for increasing the AT state and the medal is increased. The operation modes of 8L, 8C, and 8R can be recognized simultaneously.

  In the present embodiment, it is suggested that the main control unit 41 shifts to the AT state by the AT state notification LED 12b at the same timing as the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that increase medals by the navigation notification. In the game in which it is suggested that the AT state notification LED 12b has shifted to the AT state, the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R that increase medals is notified by navigation notification. It may be configured to suggest that the AT state notification LED 12b has started to be turned on before the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R for increasing medals by navigation is notified and the state is shifted to the AT state.

  According to this configuration, when the operation state of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that increase the medal is notified by the navigation notification in the game in which the AT state notification LED 12b suggests that the state has shifted to the AT state, It is suggested that the AT state notification LED 12b has shifted to the AT state before the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R for increasing the medal is notified by notification, so that the AT state has been recognized. In addition, the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that increase medals in the game can be recognized.

  In the present embodiment, it is suggested that the main control unit 41 shifts to the AT state by the AT state notification LED 12b at the same timing as the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that increase medals by the navigation notification. In the game in which it is suggested that the AT state notification LED 12b has shifted to the AT state, the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R that increase medals is notified by navigation notification. The configuration may suggest that the AT state notification LED 12b is turned on after the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R for increasing medals is notified by navigation, and the state is shifted to the AT state.

  According to this configuration, when the operation state of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that increase the medal is notified by the navigation notification in the game in which the AT state notification LED 12b suggests that the state has shifted to the AT state, Since the operation state of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that increase the medal is notified by the notification, it is suggested that the AT state notification LED 12b has shifted to the AT state, so the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that increase the medal are After the operation mode is notified, it can be noticed at which timing it is suggested that the state has shifted to the AT state.

[Operation effect 7]
The slot machine of configuration 1-1 is
A variable display unit (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each identifiable,
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a winning can be generated according to the display result.
Advantageous section transition means (main control unit 41) for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
Net increment counting means (net increment counter) for counting the net increment of the gaming value obtained by subtracting the gaming value used by the player from the gaming value (medal) given to the player at least;
An advantageous section ending means for ending the advantageous section and shifting to the normal section when the net increase in gaming value up to the present starting from the uniformly set opportunity after the start of the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined number;
With
The opportunity set uniformly after the start of the advantageous section is characterized by the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section.
According to this feature, the starting point for counting the net increase of the game value for determining the end condition of the advantageous section is uniformly set, and the starting point is for when the starting point is other than the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section. Since it is not necessary to determine the end condition of the advantageous section based on the net increase in value, the control related to the determination of the end condition of the advantageous section can be simplified.

The slot machine of configuration 1-2 is
A variable display unit (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each identifiable,
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a winning can be generated according to the display result.
A pre-determining means (internal lottery) for determining a display result allowed to be derived before the display result is derived;
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated by the player for deriving the display result;
Derivation control means (main control unit 41) for performing control for deriving the display result;
Advantageous section transition means (main control unit 41) for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
Suggestion means (AT state notification LED 12b) for indicating that the vehicle has shifted to the advantageous section;
An operation mode notification means (navigation notification) capable of reporting an operation mode for increasing a game value (medal);
A net increment counting means (a net increment counter) for counting a net increment of the game value obtained by subtracting the game value used by the player for the game from at least the game value given to the player;
An advantageous section ending means for ending the advantageous section and shifting to the normal section when the net increase in gaming value up to the present starting from the uniformly set opportunity after the start of the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined number;
With
The opportunity set uniformly after the start of the advantageous section is that after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, the suggestion means that the transition to the advantageous section is suggested, and the operation mode notification means (navigation notification) This is characterized by the fact that the operation mode for increasing the utility value (medal) is notified.
According to this feature, the starting point for counting the net increase in game value for determining the end condition of the advantageous section is uniformly set, and after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, the suggestion means uses the advantageous section. And determining the end condition of the advantageous section based on the net increase of the game value except when the operation mode increasing means is notified by the operation mode notification means. Since it is not necessary, it is possible to simplify the control related to the determination of the end condition of the advantageous section.

The slot machine of configuration 1-3 is
A variable display unit (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each identifiable,
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a winning can be generated according to the display result.
A pre-determining means (internal lottery) for determining a display result allowed to be derived before the display result is derived;
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated by the player for deriving the display result;
Derivation control means (main control unit 41) for performing control for deriving the display result;
Advantageous section transition means (main control unit 41) for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
Suggestion means (AT state notification LED 12b) for indicating that the vehicle has shifted to the advantageous section;
An operation mode notification means (navigation notification) capable of reporting an operation mode for increasing a game value (medal);
A net increment counting means (a net increment counter) for counting a net increment of the game value obtained by subtracting the game value used by the player for the game from at least the game value given to the player;
An advantageous section ending means for ending the advantageous section and shifting to the normal section when the net increase in gaming value up to the present starting from the uniformly set opportunity after the start of the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined number;
With
Whether the operation mode for increasing the game value (medal) is notified by the operation mode notification means (navigation notification) after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section is made as a uniform opportunity after the start of the advantageous section Regardless of whether or not it is suggested by the suggestion means (AT state notification LED 12b) that the vehicle has shifted to an advantageous section.
According to this feature, the starting point for counting the net increase in gaming value for determining the end condition of the advantageous section is uniformly set, and after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, the operation mode notification means Regardless of whether or not the operation mode for increasing the game value has been notified, it is determined based on the net increase in the game value starting from the point other than when the suggestion means indicates that the game value has been shifted to the advantageous zone. Since it is not necessary to determine the end condition, it is possible to simplify the control related to the determination of the end condition of the advantageous section.

The slot machine of configuration 1-4 is
A variable display unit (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each identifiable,
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a winning can be generated according to the display result.
A pre-determining means (internal lottery) for determining a display result allowed to be derived before the display result is derived;
Advantageous section transition means (main control unit 41) for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
Net increment counting means (net increment counter) for counting the net increment of the gaming value obtained by subtracting the gaming value used by the player from the gaming value (medal) given to the player at least;
After the start of the advantageous section, when the net increase in gaming value up to the present when the net increase in gaming value (medals) has decreased the most, the advantageous section is terminated and becomes the normal section Advantageous section ending means to be transferred;
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, after the start of the advantageous section, the advantageous section is terminated when the net increase in the gaming value up to the present when the net increase in the gaming value has decreased most exceeds a predetermined number. Since the transition to the normal section, even if the net increase in gaming value starting from the start of the advantageous section does not exceed the predetermined number, the net increase in gaming value after the game value has started to increase If the number exceeds the predetermined number, the advantageous section will end, so not only the net increase in gaming value in the advantageous section, but also the net increase in gaming value after starting the advantageous section is based on the predetermined number. Can be limited to.

In addition, in the configuration 1-1 to the configuration 1-4, the net increase in the game value is a value obtained by subtracting at least the game value used for the game by the player from the game value given to the player. In the case where the player is not allowed to win a prize despite the fact that the player is allowed to generate a prize with a value for gaming and the player can generate the prize. A configuration may be employed in which a gaming value given as if a winning has occurred is counted as a gaming value given to the player.
In addition, in the configuration 1-1 to the configuration 1-4, when the net increase number of the game value is less than 0, the net increase counting means counts the value less than 0, that is, the net increase of the game value in the minus range. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which 0 is maintained when the net increase in gaming value is less than 0, that is, a configuration in which the net increase in gaming value in the minus range is not counted.

[Effect 8]
The slot machine of configuration 2-1
A variable display unit (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each identifiable,
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a winning can be generated according to the display result.
A pre-determining means (internal lottery) for determining a display result allowed to be derived before the display result is derived;
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated by the player for deriving the display result;
Derivation control means (main control unit 41) for performing control for deriving the display result;
Advantageous section transition means (main control unit 41) for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
An operation mode notifying unit (navigator) capable of notifying a specific operation mode when the determination result of the prior determination unit becomes a specific determination result (navigation target role) in which the specific operation mode for increasing the game value (medal) is changed. Notification), and
A net increment counting means (a net increment counter) for counting a net increment of the game value obtained by subtracting the game value used by the player for the game from at least the game value given to the player;
Advantageous section ending means for ending the advantageous section and shifting to the normal section when the net increase of the gaming value counted by the net increment counting means exceeds a predetermined number;
With
An advantageous section is a section in which a specific operation mode is not notified even if the determination result of the prior determination unit becomes a specific determination result (navigation target role), and a section that moves after the precursor section, A notification section (AT state) in which a specific operation mode is notified when the determination result of the prior determination means becomes a specific determination result (navigation target combination),
The net multiplication counting means includes
When the determination result of the prior determination means becomes the specific determination result (navigation target role) in the precursor section (precursor state) and the game value (medal) is increased by operating in the specific operation mode, the increase is used as the game value If the result of the determination by the prior decision means becomes the specific determination result in the precursor section, and the game value is not increased without being operated in the specific operation mode, the net increase of the game value is added. Without
In the notification section (AT state), when the determination result of the prior determination means becomes the specific determination result (navigation target combination), whether or not the game value (medal) is increased by operating in the specific operation mode. Regardless, it is characterized in that the increase in game value when operated in a specific operation mode is added to the net increase in game value.
According to this feature, in the antecedent section where the specific operation mode is not notified, even if the specific determination result is obtained, if the game value is actually increased, a net increase in the game value is added to increase the game value. In the notification section in which the specific operation mode is notified without adding the net increase of the game value when it is not possible, whether or not the game value has actually increased when the specific determination result is obtained Regardless of whether or not the game value has actually increased, if the player can increase the game value, the net increase in game value will be added regardless of whether or not the game value has actually increased. If the player cannot reliably increase the gaming value while adding the net increase in gaming value to prevent the advantageous section from being intentionally extended, the gaming value is actually Game only when increased By adding a net increase value, it is possible to prevent a disadvantage to the player.

  In the configuration 2-1, the net increase counting means is configured to count the numerical value below 0 when the net increase in gaming value is less than 0, that is, the configuration that counts the net increase in gaming value in the minus range. A configuration in which 0 is maintained when the net increase in gaming value is less than 0, that is, a configuration in which the net increase in gaming value in the minus range is not counted may be employed.

The slot machine of configuration 2-2 is the slot machine described in configuration 2-1,
The net increment counting means has a predetermined determination result in which a predetermined operation mode in which the determination result of the prior determination means increases the game value (medal) is not changed in the warning period (the warning state) or the notification period (AT state). In the case of (predetermined small role), the increase in the game value when operated in the predetermined operation mode is used as the game value regardless of whether or not the game value is increased in the predetermined operation mode. It is characterized by being added to the net increase.
According to this feature, if the player can increase the game value, regardless of whether or not the game value has actually increased, by adding the net increase of the game value, It is possible to prevent the advantageous section from being intentionally extended.

[Effect 9]
The slot machine of configuration 3-1 is
A variable display unit (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each identifiable,
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a winning can be generated according to the display result.
Advantageous section transition means (main control unit 41) for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
Advantageous section when at least one of the first condition (the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games) and the second condition (the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number) is established in the advantageous section An advantageous section ending means for ending the transition to the normal section;
With
The advantageous section ending means determines whether or not the first condition is satisfied in the advantageous section, and when it is determined that the first condition is satisfied, without determining whether or not the second condition is satisfied, It is characterized by ending advantageous sections and shifting to normal sections.
According to this feature, when the first condition is satisfied, it is not necessary to determine whether or not the second condition is satisfied. Therefore, the control related to determining whether or not the second condition is satisfied is performed. It can be simplified.

The slot machine of configuration 3-2 is the slot machine described in configuration 3-1,
A game number counting means for counting the number of games (advantageous section game number counter);
Net increment counting means (net increment counter) for counting the net increment of the gaming value obtained by subtracting the gaming value used by the player from the gaming value (medal) given to the player at least;
With
The first condition is that the number of games exceeds a predetermined value (the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games (1500), that is, the number of advantageous section games exceeds 1499),
The second condition is characterized in that the net increase in gaming value exceeds a specific value (the net increase exceeds the specified number (2388)).
According to this feature, it is possible to omit the control related to the determination as to whether or not the net increase in gaming value exceeds the specific value, which is more complicated than the control related to the determination as to whether the number of games exceeds a predetermined value. .

The slot machine of configuration 3-3 is the slot machine described in configuration 3-1,
A game number counting means for counting the number of games (advantageous section game number counter);
A net increment counting means (a net increment counter) for counting a net increment of the game value obtained by subtracting the game value used by the player for the game from at least the game value given to the player;
With
The first condition is that the net increase in gaming value exceeds a specific value (the net increase exceeds the specified number (2388)),
The second condition is characterized in that the number of games exceeds a predetermined value (the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games (1500), that is, the number of advantageous section games exceeds 1499).
According to this feature, since the frequency at which the net increase in the gaming value exceeds the specific value is higher than the number of games exceeds the predetermined value, the control related to the determination regarding the infrequent event can be omitted. .

Note that the net increase in gaming value in the configuration 3-2 and configuration 3-3 is at least the gaming value used for the game by the player subtracted from the gaming value given to the player. In the case where the player is not allowed to win a prize despite the fact that the player is allowed to generate a prize with a value for gaming and the player can generate the prize. A configuration may be employed in which a gaming value given as if a winning has occurred is counted as a gaming value given to the player.
In addition, in the configuration 3-2 and the configuration 3-3, the net increase counting means counts the numerical value below 0 when the net increase in gaming value is less than 0, that is, the net increase in gaming value in the minus range. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which 0 is maintained when the net increase in gaming value is less than 0, that is, a configuration in which the net increase in gaming value in the minus range is not counted.

[Operation effect 10]
The slot machine of configuration 4-1
A variable display unit (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each identifiable,
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a winning can be generated according to the display result.
Advantageous section transition means (main control unit 41) for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
Advantageous section when at least one of the first condition (the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games) and the second condition (the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number) is established in the advantageous section An advantageous section ending means for ending the transition to the normal section;
An initialization means for initializing data relating to the advantageous section (processing to initialize at the end of the advantageous section in the AT state management process);
With
When the first condition and the second condition are both satisfied in the advantageous section, the initialization means has data common to the case where one of the first condition or the second condition is satisfied in the advantageous section (data regarding the advantageous section). It is characterized by initializing.
According to this feature, when both the first condition and the second condition are satisfied in the advantageous section, the common data is initialized when one of the first condition or the second condition is satisfied in the advantageous section. It is possible to prevent a difference in the advantage between the case where both the first condition and the second condition are satisfied and the case where either the first condition or the second condition is satisfied.

The slot machine of configuration 4-2 is the slot machine described in configuration 4-1,
A game number counting means for counting the number of games (advantageous section game number counter);
Net increment counting means (net increment counter) for counting the net increment of the gaming value obtained by subtracting the gaming value used by the player from the gaming value (medal) given to the player at least;
With
The first condition is that the number of games exceeds a predetermined value (the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games (1500), that is, the number of advantageous section games exceeds 1499),
The second condition is characterized in that the net increase in gaming value exceeds a specific value (the net increase exceeds the specified number (2388)).
According to this feature, since the advantageous section ends when the number of games exceeds a predetermined value, it is possible to prevent the advantageous section from continuing for a long period of time, and even if the advantageous section does not continue for a long period of time, Even when the gaming value is suddenly increased in the advantageous section, the advantageous section is terminated, so that it is possible to prevent the advantage from being excessively increased.

In addition, the net increase of the game value in the configuration 4-1 and the configuration 4-2 is a value obtained by subtracting the game value used for the game by the player from at least the game value given to the player. In the case where the player is not allowed to win a prize despite the fact that the player is allowed to generate a prize with a value for gaming and the player can generate the prize. A configuration may be employed in which a gaming value given as if a winning has occurred is counted as a gaming value given to the player.
In addition, in the configuration 4-1 and the configuration 4-2, the net increase counting means counts a value less than 0 when the net increase in gaming value is less than 0, that is, the net increase in gaming value in the minus range. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which 0 is maintained when the net increase in gaming value is less than 0, that is, a configuration in which the net increase in gaming value in the minus range is not counted.

[Effect 11]
The slot machine of configuration 5-1
A variable display unit (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each identifiable,
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a winning can be generated according to the display result.
A pre-determining means (internal lottery) for determining a display result allowed to be derived before the display result is derived;
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated by the player for deriving the display result;
Derivation control means (main control unit 41) for performing control for deriving the display result;
Advantageous section transition means (main control unit 41) for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
Suggestion means (AT state notification LED 12b) for indicating that the vehicle has shifted to the advantageous section;
An operation mode notifying means capable of notifying an operation mode for increasing a game value;
With
In a game in which it is suggested that the suggestion means has shifted to an advantageous section, when the operation mode for increasing the game value is notified by the operation mode notification unit, the game value is increased by the operation mode notification unit. Before the operation mode is notified, it is suggested that the suggesting means has shifted to the advantageous section.
According to this feature, in the game in which it is suggested that the suggestion means has shifted to the advantageous section, when the operation mode for notifying the game value is notified by the operation mode notification unit, the game value is calculated by the operation mode notification unit. Since it is suggested by the suggesting means that the player has shifted to the advantageous section before the operation mode for increasing the game is notified, the game value is increased in the game after recognizing that the player has shifted to the advantageous section. The operation mode can be recognized.

The slot machine of configuration 5-2
A variable display unit (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each identifiable,
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a winning can be generated according to the display result.
A pre-determining means (internal lottery) for determining a display result allowed to be derived before the display result is derived;
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated by the player for deriving the display result;
Derivation control means (main control unit 41) for performing control for deriving the display result;
Advantageous section transition means (main control unit 41) for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
Suggestion means (AT state notification LED 12b) for indicating that the vehicle has shifted to the advantageous section;
An operation mode notifying means capable of notifying an operation mode for increasing a game value;
With
In a game in which it is suggested that the suggestion means has shifted to an advantageous section, when the operation mode for increasing the game value is notified by the operation mode notification unit, the game value is increased by the operation mode notification unit. After the operation mode is informed, the suggestion means suggests that the vehicle has shifted to an advantageous section.
According to this feature, in the game in which it is suggested that the suggestion means has shifted to the advantageous section, when the operation mode for notifying the game value is notified by the operation mode notification unit, the game value is calculated by the operation mode notification unit. After the operation mode for increasing the game value is notified, it is suggested by the suggesting means that it has shifted to the advantageous section, so after the operation mode for increasing the gaming value is notified, it is suggested that the timing has shifted to the advantageous section You can focus on what is done.

The slot machine of configuration 5-3 is
A variable display unit (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) each identifiable,
In the slot machine (slot machine 1) in which the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a winning can be generated according to the display result.
A pre-determining means (internal lottery) for determining a display result allowed to be derived before the display result is derived;
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated by the player for deriving the display result;
Derivation control means (main control unit 41) for performing control for deriving the display result;
Advantageous section transition means (main control unit 41) for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
Suggestion means (AT state notification LED 12b) for indicating that the vehicle has shifted to the advantageous section;
An operation mode notifying means capable of notifying an operation mode for increasing a game value;
With
In a game in which it is suggested that the suggestion means has shifted to an advantageous section, when the operation mode for increasing the game value is notified by the operation mode notification unit, the game value is increased by the operation mode notification unit. It is characterized in that it is suggested by the suggestion means that the operation mode has been shifted to the advantageous section at the same timing as the operation mode is notified.
According to this feature, in the game in which it is suggested that the suggestion means has shifted to the advantageous section, when the operation mode for notifying the game value is notified by the operation mode notification unit, the game value is calculated by the operation mode notification unit. Since it is suggested by the suggesting means that the operation mode for increasing the game has been transferred to the advantageous section at the same timing as the notification of the operation mode, the fact that the operation mode has been increased and the operation mode for increasing the gaming value can be recognized at the same time. it can.

  As described above, the second embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the second embodiment, and changes and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say. Further, the same or similar configuration as the first embodiment has the same effect as that described in the first embodiment. Further, the modified example illustrated for the first embodiment is also applicable to the second embodiment.

1 Slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R Reel 6 MAXBET switch 7 Start switch 8L, 8C, 8R Stop switch 12 Game auxiliary indicator 12a Advantageous section notification LED
41 Main control unit 91 Sub control unit

Claims (1)

A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each capable of being identified,
In the slot machine capable of deriving the display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and winning can be generated according to the display result,
Pre-determining means for determining display results that are allowed to be derived before the display results are derived;
It becomes a specific determination result that allows the derivation of a specific display result with a transition to an advantageous state advantageous to the player by the prior determination means, and when the specific display result is not derived, the specific determination result is Carry-over means to carry over after the game,
Advantageous section transition means for transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section advantageous to the player,
Numerical value updating means for updating the numerical value in the advantageous section;
Advantageous section ending means for ending the advantageous section and shifting to the normal section when the numerical value updated by the numerical value updating means becomes a specific value;
A specific effect execution means for suggesting the possibility of the specific determination result and executing a specific effect for deriving an effect result indicating whether or not the specific determination result is finally obtained;
With
The numerical value updating means updates the numerical value even in a state where the specific determination result is carried over in the advantageous section,
The number of games until the effect result is derived in the specific section is the number of games until the effect result is derived in the specific effect. Less than a slot machine.

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