JP2019154545A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine which has improved a termination condition in an advantageous section.SOLUTION: A slot machine can control a game section. The game sections include a normal section and an advantageous section more advantageous than the normal section and are provided with advantageous section notification LED suggesting that the section is controlled into the advantageous section. When controlled into the advantageous section, the advantageous section is terminated and shifted to the normal section in the case that at least either a first termination condition which is satisfied by the number of advantageous section games reaching a predetermined upper limit of games (for example, 1500 games) or a net increase number of tokens in the advantageous section exceeding a regulated number (for example, 2388) or a second termination condition different from the first termination condition is satisfied. The second termination condition in the advantageous section includes a lottery result of an internal lottery winning a replay combination 1 as a prescribed result and does not include the lottery result of the internal lottery winning other than the replay combination 1 as a specific result.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 21

Description

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

This type of gaming machine is controlled in an advantageous state advantageous to the player,
There has been proposed one provided with an advantageous state lamp that is in a lighting state over a period controlled to the advantageous state (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 6167349

  The gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 is not considered in consideration of the end condition of the advantageous state.

The present invention pays attention to such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine in which the end condition of the advantageous section is improved.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of means 1 of the present invention is:
In a gaming machine (slot machine 1) that performs a game,
Lottery means (internal lottery) for lottery for each unit game;
Advantageous section control means capable of controlling the advantageous section more advantageous to the player than the normal section;
Numerical value updating means for updating numerical values related to the game in the advantageous section (the number of advantageous section games, the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section);
A first ending condition (end) that is satisfied when the numerical value updated by the numerical value updating means satisfies a specific condition (the number of advantageous section games reaches 1500 games, and the net number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds 2388) A second end condition (conditions 1 and 2) different from the first end condition (
Advantageous section ending means for ending the advantageous section and shifting to the normal section when at least one of the termination conditions 3) is satisfied;
Advantageous section suggesting means (advantageous section notification LED 12a) for indicating that the vehicle is controlled to the advantageous section
)When,
With
The advantageous section suggesting means suggests that the advantageous section is controlled after the beginning of the advantageous section and then continuously suggests that the advantageous section is controlled over the period until the advantageous section ends. ,
The second ending condition (ending condition 3) includes that the lottery result of the lottery means becomes a predetermined result (winning of the advantageous section ending role (replaying player 1)), and the lottery result of the lottery means is the specified result. (Internal lottery roles other than advantageous section end combination (replaying combination 1) (push order small combination 1-6, specific small combination 1, 2
Etc.) is not included.
According to this feature, after the advantageous section suggesting means suggests that the advantageous section is controlled after the beginning of the advantageous section, the advantageous section is controlled over the period until the advantageous section ends. In addition to being suggested, the advantageous interval is established not only when the first end condition is established when the numerical value updated by the numerical value updating means satisfies the specific condition, but also according to the lottery result of the lottery means The process is also terminated when the second termination condition is satisfied. Then, the second end condition is satisfied when the lottery result of the lottery means becomes a predetermined result, but it is not satisfied even if it becomes the specific result, so it is suggested that the advantageous section suggesting means is controlled to the advantageous section. It is possible to focus attention on the lottery result of the lottery means during the period.

The gaming machine of means 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine described in means 1,
The specific result is characterized in that it is a lottery result (winning of an advantageous section transition lottery target (push order small roles 1 to 6)) that triggers a transition from a normal section to an advantageous section.
According to this feature, since the advantageous section does not end due to the lottery result that triggers the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, it is possible to prevent the player from being confused.

The gaming machine of means 3 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 1 or 2,
The predetermined result is characterized in that it is a lottery result (winning of an advantageous section ending combination (replaying combination 1)) that does not trigger the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section.
According to this feature, the predetermined result can be recognized as a lottery result that is not advantageous to the player.

A gaming machine according to means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3,
Operation means that can be operated by the player;
When the lottery result of the lottery means in the advantageous section becomes a lottery result to be notified (winning of the navigation target combination (push order small combination 1 to 6)), the operation means advantageous to the player (stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R) operation mode notification means (navigation notification) capable of reporting the operation mode;
With
The predetermined result is characterized in that it is a lottery result that is not a notification target (winning of an advantageous section end combination (re-playing combination 1)).
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the advantageous section from ending although the advantageous operation mode is notified in the advantageous section.

A gaming machine of means 5 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4,
The advantageous section includes a first state (non-AT state) and a second state (AT state) that is more advantageous to the player than the first state,
The specific result is a lottery result (winning of the AT lottery target role (specific small roles 1 and 2)) that triggers the transition from the first state to the second state,
The advantageous section ending means is:
In the first state (non-AT state), after the lottery result of the lottery means becomes a predetermined result (winning of the advantageous section ending role (replaying player 1)), the lottery result of the lottery means is the specific result (AT lottery target) When the predetermined number of unit games (maximum 5 games in the end waiting period) have passed without becoming a winning combination (winning specific small roles 1 and 2),
When the lottery result of the lottery means becomes a specific result after the lottery result of the lottery means reaches the predetermined result in the first state and before the predetermined number of unit games elapses, and the state shifts to the second state (AT state) Without ending the advantageous section,
After the lottery result of the lottery means becomes the predetermined result in the first state, the lottery result of the lottery means becomes the specific result before the predetermined number of unit games elapses. After that, the advantageous section is ended when the number of specific unit games (three games of false prelude period) elapses.
According to this feature, even if a predetermined result is obtained in the advantageous section, the specific result is obtained before the predetermined number of unit games elapses, and the advantageous period continues and the predetermined unit game number elapses when shifting to the second state. After the specific result is obtained before the game is performed and the specific result is obtained even when the state does not shift to the second state, the advantageous period does not end until the specific number of unit games elapses. be able to.

A gaming machine of means 6 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5,
The advantageous section includes a first state (non-AT state) and a second state (AT state) that is more advantageous to the player than the first state,
The advantageous section ending means is:
In the first state (non-AT state), when the lottery result of the lottery means is a predetermined result (winning of the advantageous section ending role (replaying player 1)) (when the end condition 3 is satisfied), the advantageous section is ended. Let
When the lottery result of the lottery means becomes a predetermined result in the second state (AT state), the advantageous section is not terminated, and the end condition other than the lottery result of the lottery means (at least one condition of the end conditions 1 and 2) The feature is that the advantageous section is terminated when
According to this feature, in the first state, the advantageous section ends when the lottery result of the lottery means becomes a predetermined result, while in the second state, it is advantageous that the end condition other than the lottery result of the lottery means is satisfied. Since the section ends, it is possible to provide different playability in the first state and the second state.

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 transition of a gaming state. It is a figure for demonstrating an internal lottery object combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of a game auxiliary | assistant display. It is a figure for demonstrating the display mode of the game auxiliary | assistant display in an error state and a setting confirmation state. 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 order of restart of advantageous area alerting | reporting and navigation alerting | reporting when power supply is restarted after the electric power supply to a game machine is stopped during execution of advantageous area alerting | reporting and navigation alerting | reporting. 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 figure for demonstrating the example of a change of a pure increase number counter value. 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 which a main control part performs. It is a figure for demonstrating transition of display modes, such as a game auxiliary | assistant display, at the time of the start of advantageous area alerting | reporting. It is a figure for demonstrating transition of display modes, such as a game auxiliary indicator, at the time of completion | finish of advantageous area alerting | reporting. It is a figure for demonstrating transition of display modes, such as a game auxiliary indicator, at the time of completion | finish of advantageous area alerting | reporting. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of the control state regarding AT. It is a flowchart which shows the control content in the main process of a modification. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of the setting process of the data for state control of advantageous area alerting | reporting LED.

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

An embodiment of a slot machine which is a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. 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 the symbols arranged on the reels 2 </ b> L, 2 </ b> C, and 2 </ b> R are provided in a see-through window 3 provided in the approximate center of the front of the slot machine 1.
Are displayed in three upper and lower tiers so that they can be seen from the player side. Also,
As shown in FIG. 2, each reel has a plurality of types of symbols (“red 7”, “blue 7”) that can be identified.
”,“ White 7 ”,“ BAR ”,“ Watermelon ”,“ Cherry a ”,“ Cherry b ”,“ 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.
, A medal payout port 9 from which medals are paid out, a credit (the number of medals stored as a player's own game value), and a prescribed number (in this embodiment, determined in accordance with the gaming state) 3) MAXBET operated when setting the maximum number of bets
The switch 6, the medals stored as credits and the medals used for setting the number of bets are settled (the medals used for setting credits and the number of bets are returned). Start switch 7 and reels 2L, 2 operated when starting
Stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that are operated when stopping the rotation of C and 2R, respectively, are provided so as to be operable by the player.

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 to notify that 1 is set by lighting, 2 BETLED to notify that 2 bets are set by lighting
15. 3BETLED 16 for notifying that the number of bets is set by 3 is lit, insertion request LED 17 for notifying that a medal can be inserted is lit, and that the game start operation by operating the start switch 7 is effective. Start valid LED 18 to notify by lighting
Waiting LED 19 that lights up to indicate that it is in a wait state (a state in which the rotation of the reel is waiting because a certain period of time has not elapsed since the start of the previous game). Display unit 1 for gaming provided with LED 20 during replay
3 is provided. Further, a liquid crystal display 51 capable of displaying an image or the like is provided on the front surface of the slot machine 1.

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.

Inside the slot machine 1, there is a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for releasing an error state from the outside of the slot machine 1 by a predetermined key operation, 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. There are provided a flow path switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching and a medal selector (not shown) having an insertion medal sensor 31 for detecting a medal inserted from the medal insertion portion 4 and flowing down to the hopper tank side.

Further, in the slot machine 1, the reel unit 34 for driving the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R described above according to the control signal from the main control unit 41, and the medal according to the control signal from the main control unit 41. Is provided from the medal payout opening 9.

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, and 8R, settlement switch 10, reset switch 23, insertion medal sensor 31, reel unit 34 reel sensor (not shown), and hopper. Dispensing sensor and full sensor (not shown) of unit 35, setting key switch 37, reset / setting switch 3
8 is connected, and detection signals from these connected switches and the like are input.

Further, the game control board 40 has the above-mentioned credit display 11, game auxiliary display 12, 1
-3 BETLEDs 14-16, input request LED 17, start valid LED 18, waiting LED 19, replaying LED 20, BET switch valid LED 21, left, middle, right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R, set value display 24, flow path switching solenoid 30 The reel unit 34 and the hopper unit 35 are connected, and these electric components are driven based on the control of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40.

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 effect control board 90 includes a liquid crystal display 51 of the previous operation, a speaker capable of outputting sound, and a reel 2
An effect device such as a reel LED (not shown) that can illuminate a predetermined position of L, 2C, 2R from the back side is connected, and the output state of these effect devices is a sub-control unit mounted on the effect control board 90 91 is controllable. 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. Set value is 1-6
The payout rate is the highest, and the payout rate decreases as the value decreases in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 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, each reel 2L, 2C, 2
R is rotated, and the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are continuously changed. Reel 2L, 2
When any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in a state where the C, 2R is rotated, stop control is performed for the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and the rotation of the reels is stopped. The symbol of the reel is derived and displayed as a display result on the see-through window 3.

In the stop control, the reels 2L, 2C, 2 corresponding to the operation are operated within the maximum stop delay time (in this embodiment, 190 ms (milliseconds)) from when the operation is performed for each stop switch.
Control for stopping the rotation of R is performed. 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. The design symbol is 4 from the design when the stop switch is operated.
If it is within the drawing range up to the top of the frame, the symbol is drawn on the winning line LN to stop the rotation of the reel where the stop switch is operated, while the winning combination won by the internal lottery is selected. If the symbols that make up are not within the pull-in range, the symbols that make up the winning combination that is not won in the internal lottery will not be placed on the winning line LN. It is possible to control the reels that are drawn onto the pay line LN to stop the rotation of the reels operated by the stop switch.

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. The re-player who can start the next game and the game state (special state) that is advantageous to the player
There is a special role with the transition to. 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 the combination of combinations permitted by the flag is complete, and it is invalid in a game having the combination of combinations permitted. In other words, once the special role winning flag is won,
For example, 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.

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. Also,
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 gives the player the right to be controlled by the AT,
Start AT control and control to 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.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 includes a game auxiliary indicator 12 capable of displaying the number of medals paid out, an error code, and navigation information, and uses the game auxiliary indicator 12 in the control of navigation notification. The navigation information is notified, but a dedicated display capable of displaying only the navigation information may be provided, and the navigation information may be notified using the dedicated display in the navigation notification control.

[About gaming state]
As shown in FIG. 4, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment can control the game state to any of non-internal, internal, and special states.

During non-inside, the special role is not carried over. When the slot machine 1 is activated at the time of factory shipment of the slot machine 1 or in a state where a predetermined area in which data relating to the gaming state is stored in the RAM 41c is initialized, first, control is performed to the non-internal state. The non-internal state is controlled by the special state being terminated. Then, in the non-internal game, the special combination is won in the internal lottery, and the game is ended by being transferred to the inside. Also, in the game where the special combination is won in the internal lottery, the special combination is won and the game is ended by shifting to the special state.

In addition, when it transfers to the above-mentioned setting change state, the predetermined area | region where the data regarding a gaming state is memorize | stored in RAM41c is not initialized, and after the setting change state is complete | finished, before the start of the said setting change state The gaming state of is inherited. In other words, if it was controlled in the non-internal state before the start of the setting change state, it will continue to be controlled in the non-internal state after the end of the setting change state, and if it was controlled in the internal state before the start of the setting change state In addition, even after the setting change state ends, the control is continued inside.

During non-inside, when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated in an operation mode that is advantageous to the player in a game within a predetermined period, the payout rate of medals per game during the period can be increased. On the other hand, when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are not operated in an operation mode that is advantageous for the player, the medal payout rate per game during the period does not exceed 100%. However, as will be described later, in the non-inside, the operation mode that is advantageous to the player is not notified, so that the payout rate of medals per game does not exceed 100%.

The inside is in a state where the winning of special role is carried over. It starts when a special role is won in an internal lottery. Then, the special combination that has been carried over wins the prize, and the transition is made to the special state.

Inside the game within a predetermined period, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in an operation mode that is advantageous to the player, so that the medal payout rate per game during the period is 100%. On the other hand, since the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are not operated in an operation mode that is advantageous to the player, the payout rate of medals per game during the period does not exceed 100%. In the period in which the operation mode advantageous to the player is notified, the payout rate of medals per game exceeds 100%, while in the period in which the operation mode advantageous to the player is not notified, the medal per game is The payout rate does not exceed 100%. In the inside, the probability that a predetermined re-gamer wins in the internal lottery is set higher than that in the non-inside,
It is in an advantageous state compared to the non-inside.

The special state is a gaming state that is controlled in accordance with the winning of the special role, and is a gaming state in which the probability that the small role is won in the internal lottery is higher than that in the non-internal state. It is started by winning a special role that is elected inside and outside, and a predetermined end condition (for example, the total payout number of medals in a special state exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 50)) The process is terminated when After the end of the special state, it is transferred to non-internal.

In a special state, for example, in an internal lottery, a predetermined small role that is paid out with about 1/4 probability is won, while a medal is paid out with a higher probability of about 3/4. Will be elected to the specified small role. The number of medals used for setting the number of bets for one game is three, while the expected value of the number of medals paid out per game in the special state is 2.75. The medal payout rate is less than 100%.

[About lottery eligible for internal lottery]
An internal lottery object combination that is a lottery object in the internal lottery performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

The internal lottery target combination includes a plurality of internal lottery target roles. Each internal lottery target includes one or a plurality of winning combinations. When one internal lottery target is won in the internal lottery, the winning combination included in the internal lottery target is elected at the same time. .

As shown in FIG. 5, the internal lottery target roles include special role, push order small role 1, push order small role 2, push order small role 3, push order small role 4, push order small role 5, push order small size A combination 6 (hereinafter, push order small combinations 1 to 6 may be collectively referred to as a push order small combination), a specific small combination 1, a specific small combination 2, a replaying combination 1, and a replaying combination 2
Is included.

A special combination is a combination that involves a transition to the above-described special state by winning a prize. The special role is subject to internal lottery when the gaming state is controlled to be non-inside, while the special combination is not subject to internal lottery when the gaming state is controlled to be inside.

The push order small combinations 1 to 6 are predetermined operation modes assigned to the respective push order small combinations (in this embodiment,
When the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated in the order of operation), the winning combination in which more medals are paid out than the bet amount is won, while the stop switch 8L, By operating 8C and 8R, a winning combination in which medals equal to or less than the number of bets are paid out may win, but neither winning combination may win. For this reason, when winning the push order small combinations 1 to 6, the expected value of the number of medals to be paid out may be changed depending on whether or not the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated in an operation mode corresponding to the type of the winning combination. it can.

An operation mode capable of winning a winning combination in which a larger number of medals than the number of bets is paid out when the push order small combinations 1 to 6 are won, that is, an operation mode that is advantageous to the player is a push order small combination. 1, the left reel 2L is stopped first, the middle reel 2C is stopped second,
This is an operation in the order of operations for stopping the right reel 2R third (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a left middle right stop operation). In the push order small combination 2, the left reel 2L is stopped first, and the right reel 2R is 2
The middle reel 2C is stopped in the third order and the middle reel 2C is stopped in the third order (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a left / right middle stop operation). Let
Operation in the order of operations in which the left reel 2L is stopped second and the right reel 2R is stopped third (
Hereinafter, the operation may be referred to as a middle / left / right stop operation).
Operation in the order of operations (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as middle right left stop operation) in which the right reel 2R is stopped second and the left reel 2L is stopped third. Then
The right reel 2R is stopped first, the left reel 2L is stopped second, and the middle reel 2C is 3
The operation in the order of operation to be stopped second (hereinafter also referred to as right / left / middle stop operation). In the push order small combination 6, the right reel 2R is stopped first and the middle reel 2C is stopped second. Let
This is an operation in the order of operation for stopping the left reel 2L third (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a right middle left stop operation).

Push order smalls 1 to 6 are subject to internal lottery and controlled in any gaming state, whether the gaming state is controlled inside or not inside. Sometimes, the internal lottery wins with the same probability.

The specific small role 1 and the specific small role 2 are roles having a low probability of winning in the internal lottery as compared to other internal lottery target roles. In addition, the specified small combination 1 is a combination having a higher probability of winning in the internal lottery than the specific small combination 2. The specified small role 1 and the specified small role 2 are subject to internal lottery regardless of whether the game state is controlled in the non-internal state or in the internal state, and are controlled in any game state. Even if you are, you will win with the same probability in the internal lottery.

Re-Gamer 1 is a combination that includes a Re-Gamer as a winning combination and is subject to internal lottery regardless of whether the game state is controlled inside or outside. Even when the game state is controlled, winning is performed with the same probability by the internal lottery.

Re-Gamer 2 is a combination that includes a Re-Gamer as a winning combination and is subject to internal lottery regardless of whether the game state is controlled inside or inside. The probability of winning in the internal lottery when the game state is controlled inside is higher than when the game state is controlled inside. In the inside, the probability that the re-game player 2 wins in the internal lottery is higher than that in the non-inside, so that the inside is more advantageous than the inside.

In the internal lottery, the special roles, push order small roles 1 to 6, replaying roles 1, and replaying roles 2 among the internal lottery eligible roles have no difference depending on the set value set in the slot machine 1. In other words, regardless of the set value, the winning combination with a uniform probability, while the specified small combination 1 and the specified small combination 2 of the internal lottery target combination are set to the set setting value Depending on the probability, there will be a chance of winning.

Among the internal lottery target combinations, the push order small combinations 1 to 6, the specific small combination 1, the specific small combination 2, and the re-playing combination 1 are roles that can be used as an opportunity to shift a game section described later. When the game section is controlled to the normal section, the advantageous section transition lottery described later is performed by winning the winning small combinations 1 to 6, the specific small combination 1, and the specific small combination 2 in the internal lottery. . And a game section will be transferred to an advantageous area by winning by the advantageous area transfer lottery. In addition, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, the re-game player 1 wins in the internal lottery becomes an opportunity to establish the advantageous section termination condition (third termination condition) described later. When the re-game player 1 is elected and the advantageous section end condition is satisfied, the gaming section is shifted to the normal section.

In the advantageous section transition lottery, even if any set value is set, if the advantageous section transition lottery target winning in the internal lottery is the same combination, there is a uniform probability that it will be transferred to the advantageous section. An advantageous section shift lottery is performed as determined.

In addition, in the advantageous section transition lottery target (in this embodiment, push order small roles 1 to 6, specific small role 1, specific small role 2), the gaming state is controlled to be either non-internal or internal gaming state. Even if the game is in the internal lottery, it will be won with the same probability, and the winning probability of the internal lottery will not change when the game state is controlled to be either non-internal or internal An advantageous section shift lottery is performed as an opportunity.

In addition, the re-game combination 1 that is a role that can be a trigger for the transition of the game section and that is the condition for ending the advantageous section is different in the probability of winning in the internal lottery according to the set value set in the slot machine 1. Therefore, regardless of the set value, the end condition for the advantageous section can be established with a uniform probability.

Among the internal lottery eligible roles, push order small roles 1 to 6, specific small role 1, specific small role 2, and re-playing role 1 are A
It is an AT lottery target combination in which an AT lottery for determining whether to control to T can be performed. When the game section is controlled as an advantageous section, any one of the push small combinations 1 to 6, the specified small combination 1, the specific small combination 2 and the re-playing combination 1 wins in the internal lottery. Is done. In an AT lottery that is a lottery related to an advantageous section, even if any setting value is set in the slot machine 1, if the AT lottery target winning in the internal lottery is the same role, the AT has a uniform probability. A lottery is performed so that it is determined that the control is to be performed.

Also, in the AT lottery that is triggered by the fact that the specific small role 1 or the specific small role 2 is won in the internal lottery, it is triggered by any one of the push order small roles 1 to 6 or the re-playing role 1 The decision to control to the AT is made with a higher probability than when the control is performed. In addition, in the AT lottery performed when the specified small role 1 is won, it is determined that the AT is controlled with a higher probability than when the specified small role 2 is won. It is like that.

In addition, the probability that the advantageous section transition lottery target wins in the internal lottery is a uniform probability regardless of the set value set in the slot machine 1, and triggered by the winning of the advantageous section transition lottery target In the advantageous section transition lottery to be performed, by performing the lottery with a probability that differs according to the set value,
It is good also as a structure which determines that it transfers to an advantageous area with a probability with a difference according to a setting value. In addition, the probability of winning the AT lottery target in the internal lottery is a uniform probability regardless of the set value set in the slot machine 1, and the AT lottery performed when the AT lottery target role is won Then, a configuration may be used in which the fact that the AT is controlled is determined with a probability having a difference according to the set value by performing a lottery with a probability having a difference according to the set value. In addition, the probability of winning the AT lottery role in the internal lottery is a probability that there is a difference according to the set value set in the slot machine 1,
In the AT lottery that is triggered by the winning of the AT lottery target role, it is determined with the probability that there is a difference according to the set value by performing the lottery with the probability that there is a difference according to the set value. The structure to do may be sufficient.

Further, in the present embodiment, the winning combination in the internal lottery has a difference in the probability of winning in the internal lottery according to the set value set in the slot machine 1 (hereinafter referred to as a setting difference winning combination). Regardless of whether it is a role with no difference (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a role with no set difference), and a winning lottery lottery or AT lottery will be triggered by the winning of that role. However, with the opportunity that the winning combination in the internal lottery is a setting with a difference in setting, the advantageous section transition lottery or A
While the T lottery is performed, it may be configured that the advantageous section shift lottery or the AT lottery is not performed in response to the fact that the combination has no setting difference. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the other of the advantageous section transition lottery and the AT lottery is triggered by the winning of the combination without setting difference in the internal lottery.

[About the display mode of the game auxiliary display]
The configuration and display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 included in the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the game auxiliary indicator 12 includes two indicators 12L and 12R that can turn on / off each of the first to eighth segments, and can light each segment. It is a display. 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.) is displayed in one or two digits, so that the number of medals paid out (not shown), the fact that it is controlled to an advantageous section (see FIG. 6B), and the type of error that has occurred It is possible to display an identifiable error code (see FIG. 7A), a navigation number (see FIG. 8), and the like as navigation information notified by navigation notification.

As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the main control unit 41 controls the gaming section as an advantageous section,
When a predetermined notification start condition is satisfied (for example, at the start of a game in which navigation notification is first performed after the start of the advantageous section and the payout rate (the number of payouts / the number of bets) can exceed 100%) The eighth segment of the right display 12R (hereinafter referred to as advantageous section notification LED) of the game auxiliary display 12 over the notification period until the notification end condition is satisfied (for example, when the advantageous section is ended).
12a) (in some cases, it may be referred to as “12a”), it is possible to perform advantageous section notification for notifying that the gaming section is controlled as an advantageous section.

Further, the main control unit 41 performs the advantageous section notification L during the notification period for performing the advantageous section notification.
The ED 12a is controlled to be continuously lit without being turned off. When the medal payout number, error code, navigation number, etc. are displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 during the notification period, these indications are displayed. Together with the corresponding segments of the respective indicators 12L and 12R, the eighth segment (advantageous section notification LED 12a) of the right indicator 12R is controlled to be lit.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the main control unit 41 can control to an error state that disables the progress of the game when the occurrence of an error is detected in the slot machine 1. Is controlled in the advantageous section, and when the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be in the lighting state, when the error state is controlled based on the detection of the occurrence of the error,
Even during an error state, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is continuously controlled to be lit, and an error code that can identify the type of error that has occurred using another segment of the game auxiliary display 12 is displayed. Control. Then, the error state is canceled by a predetermined operation, and the error state is ended, and the display of the error code is ended. Even after the error state is ended, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is continuously controlled to be lit until a predetermined notification end condition is satisfied before the control of the error state.

On the other hand, when the sub-control unit 91 is in a normal state where the main control unit 41 side is not controlled to an error state or a setting confirmation state described later, an effect image according to a control state related to a gaming section or AT described later, For example, when the control state related to AT, which will be described later, is a non-AT state, a normal effect screen that is mainly displayed in the non-AT state (in this embodiment, an image showing a character strolling around the city) is displayed. It is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and an effect according to the progress of the game is performed. On the other hand, in the period in which the occurrence of an error is detected on the main control unit 41 side and is controlled to an error state, it does not suggest that the main control unit 41 side is controlled to an advantageous section,
On the main control unit 41 side, an error screen (in this embodiment, the character code) that indicates an error code that can identify the type of error that triggered the error state and information about the error (for example, a canceling method). An image and a character image indicating an error code are displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and control is performed to suggest that the error state is being controlled.

In this way, the main control unit 41 controls the advantageous section and the advantageous section notification LED 12a.
When the state is controlled to be lit, when an error state that disables the progress of the game is entered, an error code that can identify the error state is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12, and an advantageous section Since the control is performed so that the notification LED 12a is maintained in the lit state, the player is made aware that the error state is controlled and the advantageous section is controlled based on the display content of the game auxiliary display 12. Can do. 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. In addition, the sub-control unit 91 does not suggest that the main control unit 41 is controlled to be in an advantageous section, while controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to be in a lighting state. Since information related to the information (for example, the release method) is controlled to be suggested using the liquid crystal display 51 or the like, the liquid crystal display 51 or the like is displayed in a state where the progress of the game is disabled on the main control unit 41 side. It is possible to prevent the user from misidentifying that the game is controlled in an advantageous section in which a game can be performed based on the contents of the effect.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the main control unit 41 enters the setting confirmation state by detecting an operation for turning on the setting key switch 37 by a predetermined key operation in a state where the game is not being performed. Control is made so that the progress of the game is disabled and the setting value display 24 displays the setting value currently set in the slot machine 1, and then the setting key switch 37 is turned off by a predetermined key operation. It is possible to end the setting confirmation state by detecting the operation to be in the state, and when the gaming section is controlled to the advantageous section and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be lit, the setting is performed. When shifting to the confirmation state, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is continuously controlled to be lit in the setting confirmation state, while being set on the set value display 24 (not shown). Performs control to display the value. Then, even after the setting confirmation state is ended, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is continuously controlled to be in the lighting state until a predetermined notification end condition is satisfied before the transition to the setting confirmation state.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91, when the sub-control unit 91 is in the normal state where the main control unit 41 side is not controlled to the setting confirmation state or the error state described above, An image showing a character strolling around the city) is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 to produce an effect according to the progress of the game. On the other hand, in the period controlled by the main control unit 41 to the setting confirmation state, the main control unit 41 side does not suggest that it is controlled to the advantageous section, and the main control unit 41 side is controlled to the setting confirmation state. A setting confirmation state screen (in this embodiment, a character image and a character image indicating the setting confirmation state) is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 and controlled to the setting confirmation state. Control to suggest.

In this way, the main control unit 41 controls the advantageous section and the advantageous section notification LED 12a.
When the state is controlled to be lit, the progress of the game is disabled and the setting value display 24 displays the set value that is currently set.
Since the control is performed so that D12a is kept in the lit state, the player can recognize that the advantageous section is controlled based on the display content of the game auxiliary display 12. Further, it is possible to make the player recognize the state of the gaming machine before shifting to the setting confirmation state.

Further, 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 setting confirmation state, the set value display 24 (not shown). While displaying the set value and controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to be kept in the lighting state, the sub-control unit 91 does not suggest that the main control unit 41 is controlled to the advantageous section, Since it is controlled using the liquid crystal display 51 or the like to indicate that it is in the setting confirmation state, the contents of the effect by the liquid crystal display 51 or the like in a state where the progress of the game is disabled on the main control unit 41 side Based on the above, it is possible to prevent the user from misidentifying that the game is controlled in an advantageous section in which a game can be performed.

[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 FIGS.

The main control unit 41 performs AT control, and when the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery, the main control unit 41 performs navigation notification and is advantageous to the player for the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.
Are displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 so that the operation number (in this embodiment, the operation order, hereinafter referred to as the correct answer pressing order) can be specified, which is advantageous for the player. Can be notified.

As shown in FIG. 8, the navigation notification includes left middle right navigation, left and right middle navigation, middle left and right navigation, middle right left navigation, right left middle navigation, right middle left navigation. In the middle left / right navigation, the navigation number “1-” is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 to notify that the operation mode advantageous to the player is the left middle right stop operation. In the left / right middle navigation, a navigation number “2-” is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 to notify that the operation mode advantageous to the player is the left / right middle stop operation. In the middle / left / right navigation, a navigation number “3-” is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 to notify that the operation mode advantageous to the player is the middle / left / right stop operation. In the middle right / left navigation, the navigation number “4-” is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 to notify that the operation mode advantageous to the player is the middle right / left stop operation. In the middle left / right navigation, the navigation number “5-” is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 to notify that the operation mode advantageous to the player is the middle right stop operation. In the middle right / left navigation, the navigation number “6-” is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 to notify that the operation mode that is advantageous to the player is the middle right / left stop operation.

Moreover, after starting the advantageous area notification which alert | reports that the main control part 41 is controlling to the advantageous area by the advantageous area notification LED12a as mentioned above, the advantageous area notification LED12 concerned
a is continuously controlled to be lit, and when performing navigation notification during the execution of the advantageous section notification, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is continuously controlled to be lit while the navigation notification is performed. Control is performed so that the informed navigation number is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12.

In the present embodiment, in the navigation notification, the stop switch 8L, which is advantageous for the player,
As the operation mode of 8C, 8R, the operation order (correct answer pressing order) is notified. However, the navigation notification may indicate the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R that are advantageous to the player. , Stop switches 8L, 8C, 8 which are advantageous to the player
A configuration suggesting a combination of the R operation order and operation timing may also be used. For example, when the operation mode of the stop switch that is advantageous to the player is a predetermined operation timing for a predetermined reel, the liquid crystal display 51 corresponds to an image of a symbol corresponding to the predetermined operation timing to the predetermined reel. It is possible to suggest the said operation mode by displaying on the position to perform.

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 notified by the navigation notification. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 can perform 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. 8, in the navigation effect, for example, when a left middle stop operation is notified by navigation notification, a navigation image suggesting the left middle stop operation (in this embodiment, a position corresponding to the left reel 2L). Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a number image “1”, “2” at a position corresponding to the middle reel 2C, and “3” at a position corresponding to the right reel 2R. . Further, when the left / right stop operation is notified by the navigation notification, the middle / left stop operation is notified, the middle / right stop operation is notified, the right / left stop operation is notified, the right / middle stop operation is notified. In this case, a navigation image corresponding to the operation mode notified by the navigation notification is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and control is performed to suggest the corresponding operation mode.

When the AC 100V power supply is stopped, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment executes a power interruption process (not shown) in the timer interrupt process, 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 supply, and the backup power is supplied, the data is held. When the power supply to 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 the content of the navigation effect can be specified when the navigation effect is performed.

As shown in FIG. 9 (a), the main control unit 41 is controlled to an advantageous section, and A
When the control of T is performed and the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery, the advantageous section notification L
While the ED 12a is controlled to be in a lighting state, navigation notification is performed and the navigation number is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12. Further, when at least one reel is controlled to rotate after the game is started, the stop effective LED of the corresponding reel is controlled to be lit. At this time, a navigation effect is performed on the sub-control unit 91 side, and a navigation image suggesting an operation mode notified by the navigation notification is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

In this state, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped and a power interruption occurs, as shown in FIG.
The D22L, 22C, 22R and the liquid crystal display 51 are all turned off, and the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are all stopped.

After that, as shown in FIG. 9C, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is resumed and restarted, the main control unit 41 first stops the power supply to the slot machine 1 before being stopped. The rotation control of the reel that has been controlled to rotate is restarted (not shown), and the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12 is returned to the state before the power supply is stopped, and then the timer interrupt process is performed. The display of the operation mode of the stop switch by the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 and the lighting control of the advantageous section notification LED 12a are restarted at the same time to restart the navigation notification and the advantageous section notification.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9 (d), the main control unit 41 sets the stop switch corresponding to the reel for which the rotation control is performed when all the reels for which the rotation control has been resumed rotate at a constant speed. The lighting control of the stop valid LED is resumed.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9E, the main control unit 41 resumes reel rotation control, navigation notification, advantageous section notification, and stop effective LED lighting control. By identifying that the return processing of the navigation is completed, the sub-control unit 91 resumes the control of the navigation effect, and the navigation image suggesting the operation mode notified by the navigation notification on the liquid crystal display 51 is displayed. Resume display.

Thereby, the control state of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the game auxiliary display 12, the stop valid LED, the reel, and the liquid crystal display 51 is 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 is not informed that the advantageous section is instructed. 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. Are restarted at the same time.
The configuration may be such that after the lighting of a is resumed, the display of the navigation notification on the game assistance indicator 12 may be resumed, and even in such a configuration, before the advantageous zone notification by the advantageous zone notification LED 12a is resumed, the game assistance display It is possible to prevent the navigation notification by the device 12 from being resumed.

[About the game section]
The main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment can control the game section as either a normal section or an advantageous section.

The normal section is a game section in which navigation notification is not performed. After the advantageous section is ended, the next game is started, and it is decided to shift to the advantageous section in the advantageous section transition lottery. Is finished. In the normal section, an advantageous section transition lottery target is won in the internal lottery, and an advantageous section transition lottery is performed. In the lottery, whether or not to shift to the advantageous section is determined.

The probability that an advantageous section transition lottery target can be won in the internal lottery is a uniform probability regardless of the set value set in the slot machine 1, and is determined based on the winning of the advantageous section transition lottery target. In the advantageous section transition lottery, a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to the advantageous section with a difference in accordance with a set value set in the slot machine 1 based on a predetermined advantageous section transition lottery table. Can be done. Moreover, in the advantageous section transition lottery, it can be determined that the transition to the advantageous section is made with a uniform probability based on the lottery result of the internal lottery regardless of the controlled gaming state (non-inside, inside). It has become.

It should be noted that the probability that the advantageous section transition lottery target can be won in the internal lottery is a uniform probability regardless of the set value set in the slot machine 1, and is based on the winning of the advantageous section transition lottery target. Even in the advantageous section transition lottery performed in this manner, a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to the advantageous section with a uniform probability regardless of the set value set in the slot machine 1 may be employed. In addition, the probability that an advantageous section transition lottery target winning combination can be won in the internal lottery varies depending on a set value set in the slot machine 1 and is performed based on the winning of the advantageous section transition lottery target combination. In the advantageous section shift lottery, a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to the advantageous section with a uniform probability regardless of the set value set in the slot machine 1 may be used. In addition, the probability that an advantageous section transition lottery target winning combination can be won in the internal lottery varies depending on a set value set in the slot machine 1 and is performed based on the winning of the advantageous section transition lottery target combination. Even in the advantageous section transition lottery, a lottery may be performed to determine whether or not to shift to the advantageous section with a probability that there is a difference depending on the set value set in the slot machine 1.

The advantageous section is a gaming section in which navigation notification may be performed, and is a gaming section that is advantageous in comparison with the normal section because the navigation notification can be executed. The advantageous section is started when the next game is started after it is determined to shift to the advantageous section in the advantageous section transition lottery in the normal section, and is ended when a predetermined end condition is satisfied. In the advantageous section, after the start of the advantageous section, the navigation notification is first performed, and the advantageous section notification described above is started at the start of the game where the payout rate (the number of payouts / the number of bets) can exceed 100%. When the notification LED 12a is controlled to be in the lighting state, it is notified that the advantageous section is being controlled. In addition, in the advantageous section, when a predetermined navigation condition is satisfied (in this embodiment, the control state related to AT described later is controlled to the AT state, and the navigation target role is won in the internal lottery), Navigation notification is performed, and operation modes of stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that are advantageous to the player are notified.

The end condition of the advantageous section is the end condition 1 established when the number of games in the advantageous section (the number of advantageous section games) reaches the upper limit number of games (1500 games in this embodiment), the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section Is the specified number (in this embodiment, 2388 (the maximum number (15) of the payout number in the slot machine 1 is subtracted from the upper limit number 2400) and the maximum number (3) used for setting the bet number is added. Is an end condition that can be satisfied without exceeding the end condition 2, the number of advantageous section games and the net increase in number of medals, and a predetermined arbitrary condition (in this embodiment, the game section is It is controlled in the advantageous section and the control state related to AT is non-A
In the normal period controlled to the T state, the normal replay 2 is won in the internal lottery, and then the end waiting period for a predetermined number of games elapses without winning the AT lottery (see FIG. 21). Thus, an end condition 3 that is satisfied is included, and the advantageous section is ended when at least one of the end condition 1, the end condition 2, and the end condition 3 is satisfied.

Further, in the advantageous section, it is possible to perform an AT lottery for determining whether or not to control to an AT control state (an AT state described later), and an AT lottery target for performing an AT lottery is an internal lottery. By winning, AT lottery is performed. When the AT lottery is won, the system is shifted to the AT state in which the AT is controlled, and when the navigation target role is won in the internal lottery, the navigation notification is performed and the stop switch is advantageous to the player. The operation modes of 8L, 8C, and 8R are notified, and the advantageous section is a gaming section that is advantageous to the player compared to the normal section.

In this embodiment, when the game section is controlled to the normal section, the advantageous section transition lottery is won by the internal lottery, and the advantageous section transition lottery is performed. By winning, the game section is shifted to the advantageous section. However, when the gaming section is controlled to the normal section, the advantageous section transition role is elected in advance, so that the gaming section is moved to the advantageous section. It may be configured to shift to

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 the RO
Various processes are executed according to the program stored in M41b. 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
This process is repeatedly executed for each unit of game, and one period 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, a game start waiting process (Sa1), which will be described later, is waited until the game is started. Thereafter, an internal lottery process for performing an internal lottery is executed 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 for 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 role is assigned a role number in advance, and if any lottery role is won in the internal lottery, the winning lottery role number is set as the winning number. In the case where it is desired to win also the lottery subject, that is, in the case of losing, 0 is set as the winning number.

And after performing the internal lottery process in the step of Sa2, the after-mentioned ball control process which performs the process regarding a game area is performed (Sa3). Thereafter, a reel control process for controlling 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, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are controlled to rotate at a predetermined rotation speed.
Control is performed to stop the corresponding reel in accordance with the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 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 the reel control process is executed in the step of Sa4, an AT state management process (to be described later) for performing a process related to the end of the advantageous section is executed (Sa5). Thereafter, a medal payout process, which will be described later, is executed to perform a process related to payout of medals in accordance with the symbol combination stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R as a result of the game (Sa6). After that, when a re-game player wins, a re-game operation process described later is performed to perform a process of giving a re-game (Sa7).

After executing the re-game operation process in the step of Sa7, the advantageous section notification flag is set by referring to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which the advantageous section notification flag can be set by the payout control process in the Sa3 step (Sa8). It is determined whether or not (Sa9).

If it is determined in step Sa9 that the advantageous section notification flag is not set, state control data (for controlling the lighting state of the advantageous section notification LED 12a to the extinguished state (
OFF) is read into a predetermined register (for example, an accumulator register of the main CPU 41a) (Sa10), and the state control data (OFF) of the predetermined register is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c for each output port. Of these, the output buffer corresponding to the output port for outputting the control signal to the eighth segment in the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12 (hereinafter may be referred to as an advantageous section notification LED output buffer) is set ( Sa11). Then, a single interrupt process is performed to wait until the timer interrupt process is performed once (Sa12), and the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12 is performed by the LED dynamic display process described later executed in the timer interrupt process. After the eighth segment, that is, the advantageous section notification LED 12a in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined in the step Sa9 that the advantageous section notification flag is set, the process proceeds to the step Sa13 without performing the processes in steps Sa10 to Sa12.

When waiting for an interrupt once at the step of Sa12, or when it is determined that the advantageous section notification flag is set at the step of Sa9, the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is initialized at the end of the game. A game end setting process for setting is executed (Sa13). In the game end time setting process, data used only for the game (for example,
A predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which 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 Sa13, the process returns to step Sa1 and steps Sa1 to Sa13 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 a process of transmitting the command to the sub-control unit 91 is appropriately executed.

Further, in the main processing of this embodiment, when the advantageous section notification flag is not set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the advantageous section notification LED output buffer is provided every time the game for which the advantageous section notification flag is not set. However, when the advantageous section notification flag is not set and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is in the lit state, the output for the advantageous section notification LED is set. Data for status control in buffer (off)
It may be configured to set. In such a configuration, only when the advantageous section notification flag is not set and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is in the lit state, the state control data (turned off) is set in the advantageous section notification LED output buffer. Thus, the process of turning off the advantageous section notification LED 12a can be performed, and the processing load can be reduced.

Thus, in the main process, when the advantageous section notification flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the advantageous section notification LED 12a (the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12).
8th segment) output buffer is set to the state control data (lighting), the lighting mode of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to the lighting state, while the advantageous section notification flag is not set, By setting the state control data (turned off) in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, and controlling the lighting mode of the advantageous section notification LED 12a to the turn-off state,
After the start of the advantageous section, the navigation notification is performed first, and the advantage is obtained over the period from the start of the game where the payout rate (the number of payouts / the number of bets) can exceed 100% to the end of the game where the advantageous section ends. The section notification LED 12a is controlled to be in a lit state to notify that it is controlled to the advantageous section.

Further, in the main process, after executing predetermined processes including a game start waiting process and a reel control process, if the advantageous section notification flag is not set, the state control data (lights off) is output to the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. ) And the lighting mode of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be turned off. 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 section notification LED 12a is controlled to be turned off. Then, after the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be turned off, the game end time setting process is executed, and the process returns to the game start waiting process of the first step, thereby completing the main process. That is, in the main process, after the third stop operation in the game is ended, the control for switching the lighting mode of the advantageous section notification LED 12a to the extinguished state within the period from the start of the game start waiting process for the next game. Can be done.

Also, in the main process, after the internal lottery process is performed, the reel control process is performed during the reel control process, and it is controlled in the advantageous section, and the predetermined notification start condition is satisfied. Since the state control data (lighting) is set in the section notification LED output buffer and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be in the lighting state, the game is started when a predetermined notification start condition is satisfied. After the start switch 7 for starting is operated, before the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R for stopping the reels becomes effective,
The advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section is being controlled.

In the main process, after performing the reel control process and the re-game operation process, it is determined whether or not the advantageous section notification flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and the advantageous section notification flag is not set. In this case, the status control data (
Off) and the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off. Therefore, when ending the advantageous section, the ending condition of the advantageous section (at least one of the ending condition 1, the ending condition 2 and the ending condition 3) At the end of the game where is established, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off to notify that the advantageous section has ended.

[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, medal insertion execution processing 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 once,
1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 are all set to a lighting state, and 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 are controlled to be in a lighting state by LED dynamic display processing. It is good also as a structure controlled to a lighting state.

After the medal insertion execution process is performed in step Sb3, a medal care permission setting process is performed (Sb4). In addition, the value of the replay medal counter is 0 in step Sb2.
If it is determined that it is not larger, that is, if replay is not given in the previous game, the process proceeds to step Sb4 without performing the process in step Sb3, and the medal maintenance permission setting process 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 the process of waiting for one interrupt, the timer interrupt process is performed, and the detection state of various switches, the lighting state of LEDs, various timers, etc. are updated, and the detection state of these various switches is updated. Then, the subsequent processing (for example, medal detection processing and operation input acceptance processing described later) can be performed.

After the timer interrupt is done once by waiting for the interrupt once in the step of Sb5,
A RAM 4 in which a medal care permission flag can be set by the medal care permission setting process described above.
It is determined with reference to the predetermined area 1c whether or not the medal care 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 input request LED 17 to the lighting state, the timer interrupt process is executed, and the LED dynamic display process is performed, whereby the input 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 in step Sb6 that the medal care permission flag is not set, 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 there is an abnormality in the transition of the output signal of the inserted medal sensor 31 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a medal insertion signal) or the medal insertion signal. The medal insertion status is determined based on the transition of the 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 and the abnormality that caused the error state to be controlled (for example, clogging of medals within the detection range of the inserted medal sensor 31) has not been resolved, Again, the error state is controlled.

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 MA
The acceptance of the operation by the XBET switch 6 is validated. 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. Also,
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 is not detected, the process proceeds to step Sb12 and the start valid LED
A start valid LED display process for controlling the lighting mode of 18 is performed (Sb12).

In the start valid LED display process, the reset switch 23 is set in a state in which the operation by the start switch 7 is set to be effective by the operation input reception process in step Sb10.
When the operation of other switches is not detected, the start valid LED 18 is set to the lighting state, while the operation of the switches other than the reset switch 23 is detected in the state where the operation by the start switch 7 is set to be effective And start switch 7
If the operation by is not set to be valid, the start valid LED 18 is set to the off state. As a result, when the operation by the start switch 7 is valid and the switches other than the reset switch 23 are not operated, the start valid LE
By controlling D18 to be in the lighting state, it is notified that the operation by the start switch 7 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 step Sb12, the process returns to step Sb5, and the processes in steps Sb5 to Sb12 are repeated until it is determined that a valid operation by the start switch 7 is detected in step Sb11. Do. After the start valid LED display process is performed in the step Sb12, the start valid LED 18 is changed to the start valid LED 18 by waiting for the interrupt once in the step Sb5.
The lighting mode set by the display process is controlled.

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). afterwards,
The start valid LED 18 and the input request LED 17 are set to the off state (Sb14, Sb1
5) Clear the medal care permission flag from the predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sb16), and control to clear the display of the number of payouts on the game auxiliary display 12 (Sb17), and end the game start waiting process. Return to processing.

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 payout number display of 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. Is set with the number of bets accompanying the replay, and 1 to 3 BETLED1
After 4 to 16 are sequentially controlled to the lighting state, the input request LED 17 is controlled to the lighting state.

In the game start waiting process, a process of setting the lighting state of the input request LED 17 (Sb8) in a series of processes (Sb6 to Sb12) after the waiting process for one interrupt (Sb5) is performed.
) And the start valid LED display process (Sb12) can be performed. Therefore, the process of setting the lighting state of these input request LEDs 17 (Sb8) and the start valid LE
By the timer interruption process after the D display process (Sb12) is performed, the turn-on request LED 17 and the start valid LED 18 can be controlled to be lit at the same time.

[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, referring to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c,
Section information that can identify the currently controlled gaming section is acquired (Sc1). Section information is
The initial value is a value indicating that the currently controlled game section is a normal section, and is updated to a value indicating an advantageous section by the corresponding process of the game control process and the AT state management process described later. To be able to be.

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). When it is determined in the step of Sc2 that the currently controlled gaming section is not an advantageous section, it is referred to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c to determine which internal lottery target combination (including a loser) is won in the internal lottery. An identifiable winning number is acquired (Sc3), and it is determined whether or not an advantageous section transition lottery target for performing an advantageous section transition lottery for determining whether or not to shift to an advantageous section has been won (Sc4). Each internal lottery target that is subject to lottery in the internal lottery is assigned a role number in advance, and among the internal lottery target roles, a role number within a predetermined range is preassigned. It has been. Based on whether or not the role number of the internal 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 segment transition lottery target is won. ing.

Then, when it is determined in the step of Sc4 that the winning section transition lottery target role is won, an advantageous section transition lottery process for performing the advantageous section transition lottery is executed (Sc5). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not it has been decided to win the advantageous section shift lottery and shift to the advantageous section (Sc).
6). If it is determined in the step of Sc6 that the advantageous section shift lottery has been won, the section information update data (advantage section) is acquired in a predetermined register (Sc7), and the update data ( Section information is updated to a value indicating the advantageous section using (favorable section) (Sc8). Thus, based on the section information (value indicating the advantageous section) updated in the game, the advantageous section is started from the next game of the game, and the advantageous section game described later with the next game as the first game of the advantageous section. The number of games in the advantageous section is counted by the number counter.

Then, an advantageous section start time setting process is performed for setting related to the advantageous section that is started when the advantageous section shift lottery is won (Sc9). In the advantageous section start time setting process, processing for initializing advantageous section ending conditions (such as an arbitrary ending condition) to be started according to the type of winning section to be selected for the advantageous section transition lottery is performed or during the advantageous section. A process for setting a lottery table used for AT lottery, a process for setting various counters used in the advantageous section, and the like are performed.

And after performing the advantageous section start time setting process in the step of Sc9, the ball exit control process is terminated and the process returns to the main process. Further, in the step of Sc4, when it is determined that the advantageous section shift lottery target is not won based on the winning number, in the step of Sc6, when it is determined that the advantageous section shift lottery is not won, Sc5 Without performing each process of the step of Sc9, the exit control process is terminated and the process returns to the main process.

On the other hand, when it is determined in the step of Sc2 that the currently controlled game section is an advantageous section, the number of games that are continuously controlled to the advantageous section (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the advantageous section game number) is calculated. In order to count, 1 is added to the advantageous section game number counter provided in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sc10), and then the ball appearance state information set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c (the control state related to the currently controlled AT) Based on identifiable information)
After acquiring the currently controlled play status (control status related to AT) in a predetermined register (S
c11), a ball appearance state related process for executing a process related to the currently controlled ball appearance state is performed (Sc12).

In the appearance state related process, the appearance state acquired in the predetermined register at the start of the process,
That is, processing related to the currently controlled ball status is performed. Main control unit 4 of this embodiment
1 is controllable to a non-AT state, a precursor state, and an AT state as a ball-out state (control state related to AT). In the ball-out state related process, a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, and the current control state is Control is performed so as to shift to a control state according to the established transition condition. Further, when the above-described arbitrary end condition (third end condition) of the advantageous section is satisfied, an arbitrary end condition satisfaction flag indicating that the arbitrary end condition is satisfied is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and the advantageous section is selected. Control to end.

Also, in the game appearance state related processing, as will be described later, when the gaming section is controlled as an advantageous section and the advantageous section notification start condition for starting the advantageous section notification described above is satisfied (in this embodiment, the advantageous section After the start of the advantageous section, the game is controlled to the AT state first, and in the AT state, in the AT state, the navigation target role is first won by the internal lottery and the navigation notification is performed by the AT control. First, the navigation notification is performed, and the advantageous section notification flag indicating that the advantageous section notification is to be started is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c when the payout rate (the number of payouts / the number of bets) starts 100%). Then, control is performed so as to start the control of the advantageous section notification by the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

After the appearance state related process is performed in the step of Sc12, is the arbitrary end condition establishment flag set with reference to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which the arbitrary end condition establishment flag can be set by the appearance state related process? It is determined whether or not the arbitrary end condition is satisfied based on whether or not (Sc13). If the arbitrary end condition satisfaction flag is set, and it is determined that the arbitrary end condition is satisfied, an advantageous section end flag setting process is performed (Sc14), and an advantageous section end flag indicating that the advantageous section is ended is displayed. A predetermined area of the RAM 41c is set.

Then, after the advantageous section end flag setting process is performed in the step of Sc14, is the advantageous section notification flag set by referring to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which the advantageous section notification flag can be set by the appearance state related process? It is determined whether or not (Sc15). Sc1
If it is determined in step 3 that the arbitrary end condition satisfaction flag is not set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c, the process proceeds to the process of Sc15 without performing the process of Sc14, and the advantageous section notification flag is set. It is determined whether or not it has been performed (Sc15).

If it is determined in step Sc15 that the advantageous section notification flag is set, the state control data (lighting) for controlling the display mode of the advantageous section notification LED 12a to the lighting state is read into a predetermined register. (Sc16) After the state control data (lighting) of the predetermined register is set in the advantageous section notification LED output buffer (Sc17), the process waits for one interrupt (Sc18) and is executed in the timer interrupt process. LE described later
By the D dynamic display processing, the display mode of the eighth segment, that is, the advantageous section notification LED 12a in the right side display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12 is controlled to be in the lighting state. afterwards,
An instruction setting process for setting the navigation notification is performed (Sc19). On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sc15 that the advantageous section notification flag is not set, Sc16 to Sc
The processing in step 18 is not performed, and the process proceeds to step Sc19 to perform instruction setting processing (Sc19).

In the instruction setting process, the control state related to AT (out of ball state) is controlled to the AT state,
In addition, when it is specified that the navigation target combination has been won in the internal lottery, the navigation switch according to the navigation target combination is executed, and the stop switch 8L that is advantageous to the player according to the navigation target combination, The operation mode (for example, pressing order, operation timing, etc.) of 8C and 8R is notified using the game auxiliary display 12, and a command capable of specifying the operation mode is sent to the sub-control unit 91.
Control to send to. On the other hand, when the control state related to the AT is not controlled to the AT state, the stop switch 8L, 8C, which is advantageous to the player, is not executed even if the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery. Control is performed so that a command capable of specifying the 8R operation mode is not transmitted to the sub-control unit 91.

Then, after performing the instruction setting process in the step of Sc19, the present ball control process is terminated and the process returns to the main process.

Thus, in the ball exit control process, the control is performed in the advantageous section, and when the predetermined advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied, the state control data (lighting) is stored in the advantageous section notification LED output buffer.
And the display mode of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be in the lighting state. Therefore, at the start of the game where the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied, the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a It can notify that it is controlled to the advantageous section.

Further, in the game playing control process, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, 1 is always added to the advantageous section game number counter for each game, and the number of games played in the advantageous section is counted. Thereby, in the AT state management process described later, the number of games played during the advantageous section is the upper limit number of games (1500 games in this embodiment) based on the advantageous section game number counter.
If it is determined that the advantageous section has been reached, the advantageous section is controlled to end, so that the advantageous section does not exceed the upper limit number of games, and the long-term medal payout rate becomes excessive. Can be prevented.

In the payout control process of this embodiment, when the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied, that is, after the start of the advantageous section, the navigation notification is performed first, and the payout rate (the number of payouts / the number of bets) is 100%. The advantageous section notification is controlled to start the advantageous section notification by the advantageous section notification LED 12a at the start of a game that can be exceeded, but the advantageous section notification is performed first after the game section is shifted from the normal section to the advantageous section. It may be configured to start at a predetermined timing in a period until a game in which the payout rate (the number of payouts / the number of bets) can exceed 100% after the notification is made. For example, after the game section is shifted from the normal section to the advantageous section The advantageous section notification is started by a configuration in which the advantageous section notification is started at the start of the game, or after a predetermined number of games are performed after the game section is shifted from the normal section to the advantageous section. Configurations, after the game section is shifted from the normal interval Advantageously interval, a predetermined symbol combination reel 2L predetermined, 2C, may be configured such that advantageously interval notification by stopping the 2R is started.

Further, in the payout control process of the present embodiment, the advantageous section notification is performed at the beginning of the game where the navigation notification is first performed after the start of the advantageous section and the payout rate (the number of payouts / the number of bets) can exceed 100%. Although it is configured to start and end with the end of the advantageous section, the advantageous section notification is that a predetermined end condition is satisfied in a period from the start of the advantageous section to the end of the advantageous section (
For example, the configuration may be such that it can be temporarily terminated when the AT state is terminated.

In addition, in the play control process of the present embodiment, when the arbitrary end condition (third end condition) of the advantageous section is satisfied, the advantageous section is ended. As the arbitrary end condition, an internal lottery is performed as described later. The lottery result is the first predetermined result, and then it is determined that the predetermined period elapses without being determined to shift to the AT state. That the number of games in the advantageous section reaches the specified number of games without being controlled by the AT state, that the predetermined combination wins, that the predetermined number of winnings reaches the specified number, A configuration in which a predetermined number of stops, a predetermined combination or the number of stops of a predetermined number of times reaches a specified number, a winning lottery for an advantageous section, a combination thereof, or the like may be applied.

[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 gaming section is an advantageous section (Sd2).

If it is determined in step Sd2 that the currently controlled game section is an advantageous section, the RAM 41 that can set an advantageous section end flag by the above-described payout control process.
With reference to a predetermined area of c, it is determined whether or not an advantageous section end flag is set (Sd
3). If it is determined in step Sd3 that the advantageous section end flag has not been set, refer to the advantageous section game number counter that has been set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c and is updated in the above-mentioned ball control process ( Sd4) Based on the advantageous section game number counter, 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) (Sd5).

If it is determined in step Sd5 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). Refer to the net increase counter for counting the total number of medals issued by subtracting the total number of medals used for setting the number of bets in the advantageous section (Sd6). The value is acquired in a predetermined register as a net increase number value. 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 value is added to the net increase number value of the predetermined register (Sd7). Thereafter, the bet value set in the game is specified, and a new net increase value is calculated by subtracting the bet value from the net increase value in the predetermined register (Sd8). Then, it is determined whether or not the new net increment value calculated in the predetermined register is 0 or more (Sd9).

If it is determined in step Sd9 that the value of the net increase in the predetermined register is not 0 or more, the value of the net increase in the predetermined register is set to 0 (Sd10), and the process proceeds to step Sd11. On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sd9 that the net increment value in the predetermined register is 0 or more, the processing in step Sd10 is not performed, the net increment value in the predetermined register is maintained, and the process proceeds to step Sd11. .

In the step of Sd11, the net increase value set in the predetermined register is set to the specified number (in this embodiment, 2388 (the maximum value (15) of the number of payouts in the slot machine 1 is subtracted from the upper limit number 2400), and It is determined whether or not the maximum number (three) used for setting the number of bets has been exceeded)) (Sd11). If it is determined in step Sd11 that the net increase value in the predetermined register does not exceed the specified number, the net increase value in the predetermined register is set to RA.
By setting the net increase number counter in a predetermined area of M41c, the value of the net increase number counter is updated to a new net increase number value (Sd12).

After updating the net increment counter in step Sd12 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 Sd2 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, when it is determined that the advantageous section end flag is set in the step of Sd3, when it is determined that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit in the step of Sd5
If it is determined in step Sd11 that the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number, the process proceeds to step Sd13, and data related to control in the advantageous section is stored in the storage area of the RAM 41c. An advantageous section data initialization process (Sd13 to Sd22) for initializing the predetermined area and ending the advantageous section is performed.

In the advantageous section data initialization process, first, the number of storage areas (2 in this embodiment) of the RAM 41c to be initialized by the process is set in the predetermined register (D) as the number of initialization areas (Sd13). . The RAM initialization table (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) correspond to the values indicated by the number of sections. ROM 41b storing the set table)
Is set in a predetermined register (HL) (Sd14). Thereafter, the number of storage areas corresponding to the value indicated by the number of sections of the predetermined register (D) 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). Then, the number of addresses of the initialization target area is set in the predetermined register (B), and the value of the head address corresponding to the value indicated by the number of sections of the predetermined register (D) is obtained as the initialization target RAM address. The predetermined register (C) is set (Sd15).

After the initialization data (for example, 0) is set in the predetermined register (A) (Sd16
), RAM 4 corresponding to the initialization target RAM address set in the predetermined register (C)
By setting the initialization data set in the predetermined register (A) in the predetermined area 1c, the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is initialized with the initialization data (Sd17). afterwards,
By incrementing the value of the predetermined register (C) by 1, the initialization target RAM address is advanced by 1 (
Sd18).

Then, by subtracting 1 from the value of the predetermined register (B), after subtracting 1 from the number of remaining addresses (Sd19), it is determined whether the number of remaining addresses is greater than 0 (Sd20). Sd20
If it is determined that the remaining number of initial addresses is greater than 0 in step (2), the process returns to step Sd17, and the processes of Sd17 to Sd20 are repeated until the number of remaining addresses becomes zero. As a result, the storage area corresponding to the number of storage areas to be initialized (number of addresses) from the start address of the storage area of the RAM 41c to be initialized, which is predetermined in the RAM initialization data table, is the initialization data. It is initialized.

When it is determined in step Sd20 that the number of remaining addresses 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 value of the predetermined register (D) RAM4 to be initialized by subtracting 1 from
1 is subtracted from the value indicated by the number of partitions in the storage area 1c (Sd21), and the value indicated by the number of partitions after the subtraction is 0.
(Sd22) If the value indicated by the number of sections is not 0, the process returns to the step of Sd15, and the number of storage areas to be initialized next is determined based on the value indicated by the number of sections. Obtained from the RAM initialization table, sets the number of addresses of the initialization target area in the predetermined register (B), and sets the value of the head address corresponding to the value indicated by the number of sections of the predetermined register (D) to R
A predetermined register (C) obtained from the AM initialization table and used as the initialization target RAM address
(Sd15), the initialization data (for example, 0) is set in the predetermined register (A) (Sd16), and the processes in steps Sd16 to Sd20 are repeated until the number of addresses becomes 0. The RAM corresponding to the value indicated by the number of storage areas of the predetermined register (D)
The storage area 41c is initialized. By repeating each process in the steps of Sd15 to Sd22 until the number of storage area sections becomes 0, the R specified by the number of sections is specified.
A predetermined storage area of the AM 41c is initialized. Then, when the value indicated by the number of storage areas in the predetermined register (D) 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. , 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 A
The T state is terminated.

In this embodiment, in the advantageous section data initialization process, the initial value of the number of sections is set to 2,
The RAM 41c is configured to initialize the storage areas in two predetermined sections, but may be configured to initialize one predetermined storage area or three or more storage areas in the RAM 41c by advantageous section data initialization processing.

As described above, 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 storage area of the RAM 41c is increased along with the termination of the advantageous section control. An advantageous section data initialization process for initializing a predetermined area in which data related to the control in the advantageous section is stored is executed, and the control of the advantageous section is ended.

In addition, the main control unit 41 stores an advantageous section end flag indicating that the advantageous section is to be ended when an arbitrary end condition for ending the advantageous section is satisfied in the above-described play control process.
41c is set to a predetermined area. Then, in the AT state management process, referring to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in which the advantageous section end flag is set by the payout control process, if the advantageous section end flag is set, the advantageous section data initialization process is performed. If the advantage section end flag is not set while determining that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games, the number of advantageous section games is determined. When it is determined that has reached the upper limit number of games, the advantageous section data initialization process is executed to terminate the control of the advantageous section, and the arbitrary termination condition is satisfied in the ball control process In this case, by referring to the advantageous section end flag, the determination of whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games can be omitted, and the control of the advantageous section can be ended. It has become way.

In the AT state management process, it is determined whether or not the number of games controlled in the advantageous section has reached a predetermined upper limit number of games (1500 games in this embodiment) when controlled in the advantageous section. If it is determined based on the value of the section game number counter and the number of games controlled in the advantageous section reaches the upper limit number of games, the advantageous section data initial is set without setting the advantageous section end flag in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Control is executed so as to terminate the control of the advantageous section. The advantageous section end condition is changed to the advantageous section game which is satisfied when the number of games controlled in the advantageous section reaches a predetermined upper limit number of games (1500 games in this embodiment). The number of games obtained by subtracting 1 from the upper limit number of games (1499 in this embodiment)
) May be satisfied as an end condition.

In this embodiment, when an arbitrary end condition is satisfied in the payout control process, the advantageous section end flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and then the advantageous section end flag is set in the AT state management process. On the other hand, the advantageous section data initialization process is executed to control the advantageous section to be ended. In the AT state management process, the number of games controlled in the advantageous section is determined in advance. When the end condition of the advantageous section is satisfied by reaching the upper limit number of games, the advantageous section data initialization process is executed without setting the advantageous section end flag, and the control of the advantageous section is ended. However, the number of games controlled in the advantageous section in the AT state management process is also limited to a predetermined upper limit game even when the arbitrary end condition is satisfied in the play control process. Even when the end condition of the advantageous section is satisfied by reaching the number of times, the advantageous section end flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and the advantageous section is set based on the fact that the advantageous section end flag is set. A configuration for executing data initialization processing may also be used.

In the AT state management process, when an 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, or when the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds a prescribed number Then, 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 (2 as the upper limit number).
By subtracting the maximum number (15) of the number of payouts in the slot machine 1 from 400 and obtaining the maximum number (3) used for setting the number of bets, the payout is made in the advantageous section. The net increase in medals can be 2400 or less, and the medal payout rate between 1600 games can be 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). Note that the end condition of the advantageous section is replaced with the 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 completion condition may be reached when the net increase in the number of medals reaches the number obtained by adding 1 to a predetermined number (2389 in this embodiment).

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 a specified 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 (Sd5). 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 is determined. Advantageous section data initialization process (Sd13 to Sd22) without performing the process of counting the number of sheets (Sd6 to Sd10) and the process of determining whether or not the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section has exceeded the prescribed number (Sd11). I do. This
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, similarly exceeds the prescribed number Since the determination process (Sd11) and the process (Sd6 to Sd10) for counting the net increase in medals that are initialized at the end of the advantageous section are not performed, the processing load can be reduced.

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 (Sd5), 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 In this configuration (Sd11), 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 (
Sd5) 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 number of medals in the advantageous section has exceeded a prescribed number (Sd11). If it is determined that the specified number has been exceeded, the advantageous section data initialization process (Sd1
3 to Sd22) to control the end of the advantageous section, and if it is determined that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games, it is determined whether or not the net increase in the number of medals exceeds a prescribed number. Advantageous section data initialization process (Sd13 ~) without performing the process (Sd11)
Sd22) is performed to control the end of the advantageous section, and either one of the fact that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games and the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section has exceeded the prescribed number Even if both are established and both are established in the same game, a common advantageous section data initialization process (Sd13 to Sd22) is performed to end 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 (Sd13 to Sd22) 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 (
Sd5) 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 number of medals in the advantageous section has exceeded a prescribed number (Sd11). If it is determined that the specified number has been exceeded, the advantageous section data initialization process (Sd1
3 to Sd22) to control the end of the advantageous section, and if it is determined that the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games, it is determined whether or not the net increase in the number of medals exceeds a prescribed number. Advantageous section data initialization process (Sd13 ~) without performing the process (Sd11)
Sd22) is performed to control the end of the advantageous section, and it is common even 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. In this configuration, the advantageous section is initialized by performing the advantageous section data initialization process (Sd13 to Sd22). 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 (Sd13 to Sd22) 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 bet value is subtracted. If the value obtained is smaller than 0, the value of the net increase counter is corrected to 0, so that the number of medals increases and decreases as shown in FIGS. When the value is smaller than the reference value (the value of the net increase at the start of the advantageous zone (initial value 0)), the value of the net increase counter is 0, and when the increase / decrease in the number of medals is increasing, the increase tends to increase. The increment / decrement number after that becomes the value of the net increment counter.

For example, as shown in FIG. 14 (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. By adding, the value of the net increase number counter becomes an initial value (in this embodiment, 0).
), The value of the net increase number counter becomes 0 over a period in which the increase / decrease number of medals is below the initial value. 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. 14B, after the number of medals increased or decreased once exceeds the initial value of the net increase number 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.

In the AT state management process, an arithmetic value obtained by adding the payout number of medals in the game to the net increase counter value and subtracting the bet value in the game from the net increase counter value in the advantageous section is 0. If it is larger, 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 if the calculated value is smaller than 0, When the process of setting and updating 0 in the net increase number counter is performed every game, and the net increase number becomes a negative value in the advantageous section,
The net increment counter is corrected to 0 and the net increment counter is updated to start counting the net increment from 0 again. Therefore, the medal increment (net increment) in the transition of the actual increase / decrease in the advantageous section is increased net. It can be directly specified as the number counter value (FIG. 14).
(See (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.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14 (a), for example, after the shift to the advantageous section, in a precursor period where no navigation notification is performed, a payout rate exceeding 1 does not occur, and the number of medals increases or decreases When the game changes to less than, the number of medals increases and decreases from the game in which the transition to the advantageous section is followed by the transition to the AT state and the navigation notification is started, and the net increase in the advantageous section in the game. The number is the smallest. 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 the number of medals tends to increase in the section before the transition to the advantageous section, the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section is taken over by taking over the net increase in the number of medals in the section. Can be done.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the stop switch 8L notified by the navigation notification,
By performing the stop operation in the operation mode of 8C, 8R, the medal payout rate can be set to 1 or more, while other than the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R notified by the navigation notification. When the stop operation is performed in the operation mode, the payout rate of medals becomes less than 1. In the AT state, the number of medals increases or decreases by following the navigation notification, but other than the AT state In this state, the increase / decrease number of medals tends to decrease. Therefore, when the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be lit in the AT state, the increase / decrease number of medals tends to increase in the advantageous section. This will be notified.

In this embodiment, in the AT state management process, 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 in medals in the advantageous section is the specified number. In any case of exceeding the data, the common advantageous section data initialization process (Sd13 to Sd22) is performed, and the data (A
In the AT state management process, the common advantageous section data initialization process is performed regardless of the termination condition of the established advantageous section. In the same way, the data relating to the advantageous section is initialized in the same manner, and the advantageous section is terminated, but at the end of the advantageous section, the advantageous section is initialized by initializing the data relating to the advantageous section ending condition. It may be configured to terminate

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. When the calculated value obtained by subtracting the value of the medal used for the is less than 0, the value of the net increase counter is corrected to 0,
When the increase / decrease number of medals is less than 0, the number that is less than 0 is not counted, and only the number that is greater than 0 is counted, but the main control unit 41 sets the net increase counter until the start of the advantageous section. After initializing to 0, when a medal is paid out in the advantageous section, the value for the number of paid-out medals 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 value for the number of medals from the net increase counter, the number of increase / decrease of medals in the advantageous section is counted to be less than 0 or more than 0 The structure which counts may be sufficient. 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. When the net increase in medals decreases most after the start of the advantageous section,
Since it can change according to the situation, the starting point of the net increase number of medals specified based on the net increase number counter of the present embodiment can be changed according to the situation. Starting from the time when a uniform opportunity has been set since the start of the start, the net increase counter starts counting the net increase in medals, and the net increase in medals up to the present from that trigger is counted. A configuration may be adopted in which the advantageous section is terminated when the net increase exceeds the specified 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 transition to the AT state is made by the advantageous section notification LED 12a, and when 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 set uniformly, and after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, the advantageous section notification LED 12a changes the advantageous section to 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, the advantageous section notification LED 12 is used regardless of whether or not an operation mode for increasing the medal is notified by navigation notification after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section.
When it is suggested by a that the state has shifted to the AT state, when the net increase in medals up to the present starting point exceeds the specified number, the advantageous interval may be terminated and the normal interval may be transferred.
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 or not the mode has been notified, it is not necessary to determine the end condition of the advantageous section based on the net increase in medals starting from a point other than when the advantageous section notification LED 12a 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 specified number of payouts is 2865 (a net increase (2400) in which the payout rate of medals between 1600 games is 150%) and the shortest number of games (160 that are awarded with the net increase in medals)
From the total value of the number of medals used for setting the number of bets (480 cards = 160 games × the prescribed number of games per game 3) in the game = 2400/1 maximum payout number per game (15), the slot machine 1 As a value obtained by subtracting the maximum value (15) of the number of payouts in one game), the advantageous section is terminated when the total number of medals paid out in the game in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number. Thus, the maximum net increase in the number of medals paid out in the advantageous section can be 2400 or less, and the medal payout rate between 1600 games can be within 150%. 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).

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

As shown in FIG. 15, 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 timer interrupt processing.

After performing the winning number / payout number command setting process in the Se2 step, the Se1
The medal payout number to be paid out with the winning of the winning combination specified based on the winning flag acquired in the step is acquired (Se3), and the medal payout number is used as the remaining number to obtain the RAM 41c.
Is set to a predetermined area (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. Processing to subtract 1 from the number of remaining sheets, RAM 4
The game auxiliary indicator displays data for adding 1 to the number of medals that have been paid out set in the predetermined area 1c and specifying the value corresponding to the number of medals that have been paid out after the addition. The processing for setting the 12 output buffers 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 the credit payout interval waiting process, a timer interrupt process is performed during a predetermined waiting time, and the display modes of the credit display 11 and the game auxiliary display 12 correspond to the data set in each output buffer. It will be updated to the display mode. 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. In step Se5, the remaining number is 0.
Is determined, 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, the hopper motor of the hopper unit 35 is driven, and every time the payout sensor of the hopper unit 35 detects the payout of one medal, the remaining number set in the RAM 41c is decremented by 1, and the payout has been completed. After adding 1 to the number of medals, the process of setting the data for displaying the value corresponding to the number of medals paid out in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12 is repeated until the remaining number becomes 0. . Thus, every time a medal is paid out from the hopper unit 35, the display of the payout number on the game auxiliary display 12 is updated.
Then, when the remaining number becomes 0, the hopper motor 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.

As described above, in the medal payout process, when a winning of a small role occurs, if there is a vacant credit, the number of medals to be paid out with the winning of the small role is added to the credit up to the upper limit of the credit. When there is no available credit, the number of medals that could not be added to the credit is paid out from the hopper unit through the medal payout opening 9.

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 the data to be executed is set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12, the timer interruption process is performed by performing the credit payout interval waiting process, and the data is set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12. Based on the data, the display of the game auxiliary indicator 12 is updated, and the display on the game auxiliary indicator 12 is maintained in an updated state until a predetermined waiting time elapses. Repeat. 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 small role winning is generated 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) The hopper motor of the hopper unit 35 is driven over and the data for displaying the number of medals paid out is set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12 every time the payout sensor detects the payout of one medal. To do. Then, the timer interrupt process is performed during the time corresponding to the number of medals paid out, so that the display of the game auxiliary display 12 is updated based on the data set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12. Therefore, the game auxiliary indicator 12 takes a time according to the number of medals to be paid out.
The display of the number of medals paid out at is sequentially updated.

[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. 16, 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 Sf4, the lighting mode of the replaying LED 20 is set to the lighting state (Sf5), and the process of waiting for one interrupt is performed (Sf).
6). In step Sf6, by performing the interrupt once waiting process, the timer interrupt process is executed, the LED dynamic display process is performed, and the replaying LED 20 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 a re-game player wins in the game,
During replay, the 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 medals are set as the number of bets, and a predetermined number of bets are set, so that replay can be performed.

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

The timer interruption process is performed by the main control unit 41 at regular time intervals (in the present embodiment, about 0.56).
This process is performed every millisecond). 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. 17, the timer interrupt process includes an LED dynamic display process.
Each time the timer interrupt process is performed, the LED dynamic display process is executed.

In the LED dynamic display processing, indicators such as various LEDs connected to the output port (credit indicator 11, game auxiliary indicator 12, 1-3 BETLEDs 14-16, input request L
ED17, start valid LED 18, waiting LED 19, replaying LED 20 etc.)
Set the lighting signal for dynamic lighting according to the state of the output buffer set by each processing such as the main processing, and perform control to send to the lighting control circuit of the display such as various LEDs . 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 of this embodiment, although not shown in particular, the main interruption determination process for detecting the occurrence of a power interruption (the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped) Data set in a predetermined area of the register of the control unit 41 and the RAM 41c is backed up by a backup power source, and even if power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, the stored contents are preserved as long as power is supplied by the backup power source. Power generation processing for saving to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, processing for initializing a predetermined output port when the power interruption occurs, and data capable of specifying the detection status of various switches based on the detection state of various switches processing,
Processing for updating various predetermined timers set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, processing for transmitting predetermined external output signals to the outside of the slot machine 1, processing for transmitting various commands set in the command queue, progress of the game Depending on the situation and the like, a process of transmitting an excitation signal to the reel motor 32 of the reel unit 34 to drive and stop each reel is 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]
After the gaming section is controlled to the advantageous section, when the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied and the advantageous section notification is started, the game auxiliary display 12, the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the insertion request LE
Transition of the display mode of D17, LED 20 during replay, and 1 to 3 BETLEDs 14 to 16 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.

As shown in FIG. 18A, 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. When the re-game player wins and the re-game is awarded in the previous game, the replaying LED 20 is controlled to be lit for the period from the end of the previous game to the end of the game (not shown). ).

In this state, when the start switch 7 is operated, the game is started and an internal lottery is performed. Then, in the exit control process, after the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied and the advantageous section notification flag is set, after the state control data (lighting) is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the interrupt is performed. When the waiting process is performed once, lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started.

Then, after the interrupt once waiting process is performed, the navigation for displaying the navigation number indicating the operation mode corresponding to the navigation target combination won in the internal lottery is performed by the instruction setting process during the payout control process. The display data is set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12. Thereafter, the timer interrupt process is performed, so that each segment of the game auxiliary display 12 corresponding to the navigation number (3 in the present embodiment) (in the present embodiment, the first, third, fourth, and fourth of the left display 12L). , 6 and 7 segments and the fourth segment of the right side display 12R) start to light. That is, after the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on, each segment of the game auxiliary display 12 showing the navigation number is turned on.

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

Further, the main control unit 41, when performing the navigation notification in the instruction setting process during the ball exit control process, sends a command that can specify the operation mode suggested by the navigation notification to the sub-control unit 9
1 is controlled to be transmitted. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 is the main control unit 4.
If it is specified that navigation notification is to be performed on the main control unit 41 side at the start of the game based on the command received from No. 1, navigation effect control is performed and the navigation notification is suggested. A navigation image suggesting the operation mode to be performed is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Also,
When it is determined on the main control unit 41 side that the advantageous section notification LED 12a has been turned on, the sub control section 91 determines that the advantageous section notification is started, that is, controlled to the AT state. The AT confirmation notification for notifying the fact is performed using the liquid crystal display 51 or the like. Since the instruction setting process on the main control unit 41 side is performed after the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started, the navigation effect by the sub control section 91 is performed after the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started. It becomes.

In this way, the main control unit 41 performs control so as to start the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a when the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied in the play control process performed at the start of the game. Advantageous section notification LED at the start of the game where the conditions are met
The lighting of 12a is started, and the advantageous area alerting | reporting to alert | report that it is controlled to the advantageous area is started.

In addition, the main control unit 41 controls the game auxiliary display device 12 to start displaying the navigation number on the game auxiliary display device 12 after starting to turn on the advantageous section notification LED 12a in the ball control process. By the time the navigation notification is started at 12, the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started to notify that the advantageous section has started.

Further, the main control unit 41 controls the game auxiliary display 12 to start navigation notification in the ball control process, and then performs the reel control process to thereby execute the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R.
Since the game is started according to the operation of the start switch 7,
Until the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are controlled to rotate at a constant speed, navigation notification is started on the game auxiliary display 12.

In the present embodiment, in the ball exit control process, after setting the state control data (lighting) in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, a waiting process is performed once to start lighting the advantageous section notification LED 12a. After that, the instruction setting process is performed to start the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display.
After starting the lighting of a, a delay process for intentionally delaying the subsequent process over a predetermined period is performed. When the predetermined period has elapsed, an instruction setting process is performed, and the game auxiliary display 12 The structure which starts the navigation alert | report in may be sufficient. With such a configuration, it is possible to cause the sub-control unit 91 to perform AT confirmation notification informing that it is determined to be controlled to the AT state within a predetermined period during which delay processing is performed. After the AT confirmation notification is performed, navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 can be started.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is in the advantageous section notification LED 12 in the payout control process.
After starting the lighting of a, the instruction setting process is performed, and the navigation notification is started. In the reel control process, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on in the ball control process. A configuration may be adopted in which navigation notification is started when the instruction setting process is performed and rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started. In such a configuration, at the start of the game where the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied, the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started, and then a predetermined period of weight, that is, a predetermined period from the start of the previous game has elapsed. When this is done, navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 is started.
When a predetermined period of weight has elapsed at the start of the game where the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are substantially simultaneously with the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. As the rotation starts, the navigation notification navigation display on the game auxiliary display 12 is started.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is in the advantageous section notification LED 12 in the payout control process.
After the lighting of a is started, it is configured to start the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12, and at the start of the game in which the advantageous segment notification start condition is satisfied, the advantageous segment notification LE
Although it is the structure which starts lighting of D12a, after starting the navigation alerting | reporting with the game auxiliary indicator 12 in the game where the advantageous area alerting | reporting start conditions were satisfied, the main control part 41 is until the said game is complete | finished. Advantageous section notification LED at a predetermined timing (for example, when the third stop operation is ended, when the payout of medals is completed, when the replay is completed, etc.)
The structure which starts lighting of 12a may be sufficient.

In the present embodiment, the sub control unit 91 has an advantageous section notification LED 12a on the main control unit 41 side.
The sub-control unit 91 is configured so as to notify the AT confirmation when the lighting starts, but in the game in which the advantageous section notification LED 12a starts to be lit on the main control unit 41 side,
The main control unit 41 may be configured to perform AT confirmation notification at a timing before the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on. The sub-control unit 91 is also connected to the main control unit 41.
Based on the command received from, the main control unit 41 side is changed to the main control unit 41 side after it is determined that the advantageous section notification is started after the AT lottery has been won. Thus, the AT confirmation notification may be performed at any timing within the period until the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied, that is, the timing before the AT state is started.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to start lighting the advantageous section notification LED 12a at the start of the game where navigation notification is started. Alternatively, the advantageous section notification LED 12a may be turned on before the game is started. In this case, the sub-control unit 91 may also be configured to perform AT confirmation notification at a timing at which the main control unit 41 starts to turn on the advantageous section notification LED 12a after it is determined to shift to the AT state.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to start navigation notification on the game auxiliary indicator 12 after starting the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. In the control process, after setting the status control data (lighting) in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the process for setting the instruction is performed until the timer interrupt process is performed after the interrupt interrupt process is not performed. When the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied, as shown in FIG. 18B, the navigation notification data for navigation notification can be set in the output buffer of the game auxiliary display 12. In addition, the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a and the display of the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 may be started simultaneously. Even in such a configuration, it is possible to notify that the advantageous section is controlled by starting to turn on the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the time the navigation notification is performed in the advantageous section.

[Transition of the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator at the end of the advantageous section]
Transition of the display mode of the game auxiliary 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 FIGS.

When a game section is controlled to be an advantageous section, a small role is won by an internal lottery, and a transition from the advantageous section to the normal section is made. In the case of stopping, 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 in the advantageous section and the small role is won in the internal lottery, the reel control processing is performed, and when at least one reel is controlled to rotate, The auxiliary indicator 12 (except for the eighth segment of the right indicator 12R), the input request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the waiting 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.
When the re-game player wins and the re-game is awarded in the previous game, the replaying LED 20 is controlled to be lit for the period from the end of the previous game to the end of the game (not shown). ).

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, control is performed so that a predetermined number (for example, nine) of medals is paid out when the small combination symbol combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R and the small combination winning is generated. The number of medals paid out is controlled to be displayed on the game auxiliary display 12. Thereby, the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is sequentially updated so as to be counted up to a final value indicating a predetermined number corresponding to the winning small combination. 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 the winning small combination is completed, the medal payout process is ended, and a process for setting the state control data in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is performed in the main process. Is called. 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. Is performed, 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 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. After is set to ON state, the input request LED
17 is set to ON. After that, when the timer interrupt process is performed, the input request LED
The lighting of 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.

As described above, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, the small combination is won by the internal lottery and the advantageous combination is shifted to the normal section, and the symbol combination of the small combination is the reel 2L,
In the case of stopping at 2C and 2R, after 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, the reel control processing is finished. 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 then the advantageous section notification LED is displayed by the main process.
The state control data (light-off) is set in the output buffer 12a, and the advantageous section notification LED 12 is set.
a 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 the advantageous section, the small combination is won in the internal lottery and the advantageous section is shifted to the normal section, and the symbol combination of the small combination is reels 2L, 2C,
When stopping at 2R, 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, the reel control processing is finished,
Thereafter, 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 reel is stopped in the game, the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended in the period from when the settlement operation is accepted.

Next, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, the small role is won by the internal lottery, and the advantageous section is shifted to the normal section.
In the case of stopping at L, 2C, 2R, the timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended will be described based on FIG.

As shown in FIG. 19 (b), after the game is started in the advantageous section and the small role is won in the internal lottery, the reel control process is performed, and when at least one reel is controlled to rotate, The auxiliary indicator 12 (except for the eighth segment of the right indicator 12R), the input request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the waiting 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 small part won in the internal lottery is missed, and there is no winning with the medal payout,
The process ends without performing medal payout control or control for updating the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12. At this time, the display mode of the game auxiliary indicator 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. The advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off by setting the timer interruption process after that.

Thereafter, the process setting process at the end of the game is performed, so that the main process for the game is completed, and then the game start waiting process for the next game is performed.

Then, in the game start waiting process, the medal care permission setting process in the game start waiting process sets the flow path switching solenoid 30 to the ON state so as to take in medals on condition that there is a vacant number or a credit. After that, the input request LED 17 is set to ON, 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, the small role is won in the internal lottery and the advantageous section is shifted to the normal section, and the missing symbol combination of the small role is the reel 2L. In the case of stopping at 2C, 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is finished, and the reel control processing is finished by stopping the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. After that, the control for updating the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 is not performed by the medal payout process, and 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 is performed. The 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, the small role is won by the internal lottery and the advantageous section is shifted to the normal section, and the combination of symbols for which the small role is missed is the reel 2
When stopping at L, 2C, 2R, the operation of the stop switch related to the third stop operation is finished, and the reel control processing is finished when the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped. 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. 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, during the period from when the reel is stopped in the game to when the settlement operation is accepted, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is displayed.
To notify that the advantageous section has ended.

In addition, when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, the small role is won by the internal lottery and the advantageous section is shifted to the normal section, and the combination of symbols for which the small role is missed is the reel 2
In the case of stopping at L, 2C, 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the advantageous process is notified by the main process without performing control for updating the display mode of the game auxiliary display 12 by the medal payout process. State control data (lights off) is set in the output buffer of the LED 12a,
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, the small role is won in the internal lottery, and the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section is performed. Is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, 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 small role is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 by the medal payout process. Thereafter, 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. In other words, the missing symbol combination of the small role is reel 2L,
The timing when the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off is different between when the symbol combination is stopped at 2C and 2R and when the symbol combination of the small part is stopped at the reels 2L, 2C and 2R.

Even if the small symbol missing symbol combination stops on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and when the small symbol symbol combination stops on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the main processing causes the advantageous section notification LED 12a to output the buffer. By setting the state control data (off), 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, the missing symbol combination of the small role is reel 2
In the case of stopping at L, 2C, 2R, after the reel control process is finished, the advantage process notification L is performed by the main process without performing control for displaying the number of paid-out medals on the game auxiliary display 12.
When the state control data (extinguishment) is set in the output buffer of the ED 12a, when the small combination symbol combination is stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, the reel control processing is terminated, and the medal payout is further performed. After the control to display the number of games on the game auxiliary indicator 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 process, and the reel control process is completed. The time interval from when the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off is different, and the temporal timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off is 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 gaming combination A or the re-combining combination B stops on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R will be described with reference to FIG. . Note that the replaying combinations A and B are replaying combinations having different combinations of symbols constituting the combination for at least one reel. Stop switch 8L
, 8C, 8R are operated in the first operation order, so that the configuration symbol of the re-gamer A becomes the reels 2L, 2L,
C and 2R are preferentially stopped, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated in the second operation order other than the first operation mode, so that the configuration symbol of the re-game player B is changed to the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. The reel stop control is performed so as to be stopped preferentially.

As shown in FIG. 20, the game is started in the advantageous section, and the re-game player A is played by the internal lottery.
After the lottery target combination including B is won, 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, 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 indicator 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, and the replaying LED 20 is set to ON,
During replay, lighting of the LED 20 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 is performed. By being performed, 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 is completed, and then the game start waiting process for the next game is performed.

Then, based on the fact that the re-game medal counter is set to 1 or more in the game start waiting process, the bet number up to the specified number is set one by one, and 1 to 3 BETLED 14
To 16 are sequentially set to the ON state, and lighting of the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 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, then the input request L
ED17 is set to ON. After that, the timer interrupt process is performed, so that the input request L
Lighting of the ED 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 that, 1-3BE from the game start waiting process
After the lighting of the TLEDs 14 to 16 is started sequentially, the lighting of the input 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. In other words, 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.

[Transition of control state related to game section and AT]
A control state (outlet state) related to AT controlled by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 21, the main control unit 41 can control the AT-related control state to a non-AT state, a precursor state, and an AT state, and when the above-described gaming section is controlled to the normal section. When the control state related to the AT is controlled to only the non-AT state and controlled in the advantageous section, the control state related to the AT can be controlled to any one of the non-AT state, the precursor state, and the AT state.

The non-AT state is a state in which the AT is not controlled and the navigation notification is not performed.
In addition, in the non-AT state when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, it is possible to perform an AT lottery to determine whether to shift to the AT state and control the AT or not. When an AT lottery subject (in this embodiment, specific small roles 1 and 2) that performs the lottery wins,
When the AT lottery is performed and the AT lottery is won, the non-AT state is terminated, and the control state related to the AT is shifted to the AT state via the precursor state.

Further, in the AT lottery, when the AT lottery is performed in response to the winning of the specific small role 2, the specific small role 1 that can be won in the internal lottery with a higher probability than the specific small role 2. It can be determined that the AT is controlled at a higher rate than when the AT lottery is performed in response to the winning of.

In the non-AT state, one right to be controlled by the AT is granted each time an AT lottery is won.
The predetermined area of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 is provided with an AT right number counter that counts the rights controlled by the assigned AT. When the right controlled by the AT is granted, the AT right is counted. One is added to the number counter. Then, the AT is controlled based on the rights controlled by the AT specified based on the AT right number counter.

On the other hand, in the non-AT state when the game section is controlled to the normal section, the AT lottery is not performed regardless of whether or not the AT lottery target role is won in the internal lottery. That is, the non-AT state during the normal section is not shifted to the AT state where the AT is controlled.

The precursor state is a state that is controlled before shifting to the AT state by winning the AT lottery in the non-AT state. At the start of the precursor state, based on the lottery result of the internal lottery that triggered the precursor state and the remaining number of games in the advantageous section, the number of games within a predetermined range (this implementation) In the example, a period lottery is selected and determined from 1 to 10 games). It is controlled to a precursor state over a predetermined number of games (in this embodiment, a maximum of 10 games) determined by the period lottery. When the predetermined number of games elapses, the precursor state is terminated, and the control state related to the AT is shifted to the AT state.

Further, in the period lottery, when the period lottery is performed in response to the winning of the specific small role 2, the specific small role 1 that can win the AT lottery at a lower rate than the specific small role 2 is selected. Compared to the case where the lottery is performed in response to the winning, the game number can be determined as a period in which a longer number of games is controlled to the precursor state at a higher rate.

At the time of transition to the precursor state, the main control unit 41 transmits to the sub-control unit 91 a command that can specify the transition to the precursor state and the number of games to be controlled during the precursor period. Thereby, in the sub-control unit 91, when it is specified that control is performed to the precursor state based on the command received from the main control unit 41, the sub-control unit 91 is controlled to the precursor state, and then controlled to the AT state. The predictive state ends with a confirmed effect that suggests that it is confirmed that it is confirmed that the suggestion effect suggesting the possibility is performed over a predetermined number of games at a higher frequency than usual or that the state is controlled by the AT after being transferred to the AT state. It can be performed at a predetermined timing until it is performed.

The AT state is a state where navigation notification can be performed by controlling the AT. In a predetermined area of the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, a remaining AT game number counter for counting the number of remaining games controlled to the AT state is set. When the AT state is started, the above-mentioned AT right number counter is set. 1 is subtracted, and the right controlled by the AT is consumed, and the remaining A
The number of games for one set (in this embodiment, one set of 100 games) is added to the T game number counter. Then, every time one game is played in the AT state, the value of the remaining AT game number counter is decremented by 1, and in the game, the navigation target combination (in this embodiment, the push order small combination) is won. In addition, the navigation notification is performed, and the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that is advantageous to the player according to the winning navigation target combination is notified.

Further, in the AT state, every time a predetermined lottery condition (in this embodiment, an AT lottery target role is won in the internal lottery) is established, a predetermined number of rights controlled by the AT are given and the AT is controlled. An extra lottery for determining whether or not to add the number of games to be played is performed, and by winning the extra lottery, a predetermined number of rights controlled by the AT are given and added to the AT right counter. If the value of the AT right number counter is 1 or more when the value of the remaining AT game number counter becomes 0, the value of the AT right number counter is decremented by 1, and the remaining AT game number counter The control of adding the number of games for one set (in this embodiment, one set of 100 games) is repeatedly performed until the value of the AT right number counter becomes zero.

Then, the value of the remaining AT game number counter is 0, and the value of the AT right number counter is 0.
As a result, the AT state is terminated at the end of the game and is shifted to the non-AT state.

Next, the transition of the control state related to the game section and AT will be described with reference to FIG.

As described above, the main control unit 41 can control the game state, the game section, and the control state related to the AT. It is possible to control the gaming section to be either the normal section or the advantageous section when the gaming state is controlled to be non-internal or internal. In addition, when the gaming state is not inside and the gaming section is controlled to the normal section, A
While the control state related to T can only be controlled to the non-AT state, the gaming state is inside,
When the game section is controlled to the advantageous section, the control state related to AT can be controlled to any one of the non-AT state, the precursor state, and the AT state.

As shown in FIG. 21, when controlled in the normal section and non-AT state, regardless of whether the gaming state is controlled in the non-internal or internal state, an advantageous section transition lottery target ( In the present embodiment, the advantageous section shift lottery is performed by winning the push order small combinations 1 to 6). And by winning in the advantageous section shift lottery, the control state related to AT is non-A
The game section is shifted to the advantageous section while being maintained in the T state.

In addition, when controlled in the normal section and the non-AT state, the AT lottery is not performed even if the AT lottery target combination (specific small roles 1 and 2 in this embodiment) is won in the internal lottery. , A
There is no transition to the T state.

And, in the non-AT state after the game section is shifted from the normal section to the advantageous section, on the condition that the game state is controlled to the inside, when the AT lottery target part wins in the internal lottery, AT lottery will be held. Then, by winning the AT lottery, the game section is maintained as an advantageous section, and the control state related to the AT is shifted to the precursor state. That is, the precursor state and the AT state are controlled when the game section is controlled to the advantageous section and the game state is controlled inside.

In the precursor state, when a predetermined number of games (1 to 10 games in this embodiment) determined by the period lottery elapses, the state is shifted to the AT state. In the precursor state, AT
When the winning lottery wins, an extra lottery is held, and every time the extra lottery is won, AT
The right to be controlled is granted one by one.

In the AT state, the number of remaining AT games specified based on the remaining AT game number counter is 0, and the number of rights controlled by the remaining AT specified based on the AT right number counter is 0. Until the number of remaining AT games is 0,
In addition, when the number of rights controlled by the remaining ATs becomes zero, the process is terminated and a transition to the non-AT state is made.

In the AT state, when a role subject to navigation (in this embodiment, a push order small role) is won in the internal lottery, navigation notification is performed and the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R that is advantageous to the player Is notified by the game auxiliary display 12. In addition, an extra lottery is performed by winning the AT target role in the internal lottery, and by winning the extra lottery, the right to be controlled by the AT is granted and the number of remaining AT games is added. .

After the game section is shifted from the normal section to the advantageous section, every time one game is played, the advantageous section game number counter is incremented by 1, and the advantageous section game number is counted. By reaching (1500 games in this embodiment), the advantageous section end condition 1 is satisfied. Also, during the advantageous zone, the net increase in medals in the advantageous zone is counted based on the number of medals and the number of payouts used for setting the number of bets in each game. ), The favorable section end condition 2 is satisfied. When at least one of the end condition 1 and the end condition 2 is satisfied during the advantageous section, it is advantageous even when the control state related to the AT is controlled to any of the non-AT state, the precursor state, and the AT state. The section is terminated. When the end condition 1 or the end condition 2 is satisfied, the advantageous section is ended even if the AT state is controlled and the remaining number of AT games or the remaining number of rights controlled by the AT is 1 or more. It becomes.

Further, when the control state related to AT is controlled to the non-AT state, the above-described advantageous section ending condition is an ending condition that can be established without being based on the number of advantageous section games and the net increase in number of medals. When the arbitrary condition is satisfied, the end condition 3 that is satisfied can be satisfied. Hereinafter, the termination condition 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 21, the main control unit 41 can control any one of the normal period, the end waiting period, and the false precursor period when controlling to the non-AT state in the advantageous section.

The main control unit 41 mainly controls the normal period during the period in which the advantageous section is controlled and is controlled to the non-AT state, and when the AT lottery target part is won in the internal lottery during the normal period. AT lottery. When the AT lottery is won, the control state related to AT is shifted to the AT state via the precursor state while maintaining the gaming section as an advantageous section. on the other hand,
During the normal period, when the advantageous section end combination (in this example, re-playing combination 1) is won by internal lottery, the advantageous game and the non-AT state are maintained, and the next game of the game ends. Control during the waiting period. The end waiting period is a period during which the end condition 3 for ending the advantageous section can be satisfied on the condition that the period has elapsed, and is controlled over a predetermined number of games (5 games in the present embodiment) at the maximum.

When the end waiting period is controlled, the AT lottery is performed by winning the AT lottery role in the internal lottery in the same way as during the normal period. When the AT lottery is won, the control state related to AT is shifted to the AT state via the precursor state. On the other hand, if the AT lottery is not won, the end waiting period is ended, and then the game section is maintained as an advantageous section, and the false sign is shown over a specific number of games (three games in this embodiment). Control over the period. The false precursor period is also a period during which the end condition 3 can be satisfied.

In addition, when controlling for the end waiting period, if the predetermined number of games has passed without winning the AT lottery role in the internal lottery, the end waiting period is ended at the end of the game. Control is performed so that the advantageous section is terminated and the game section is shifted to the normal section. As a result, the normal replay 1 is won in the internal lottery during the normal period in which the game segment is controlled to the advantageous segment and the control state related to the AT is controlled to the non-AT state as an arbitrary termination condition, and then the AT lottery is performed. Without winning, the fact that the predetermined period (the number of games over the end waiting period (5 games)) has passed is satisfied, so that the end condition 3 of the advantageous section is satisfied. When the advantageous section is terminated, the advantageous section notification LED is used as described above.
The lighting of 12a is terminated and controlled to be turned off.

In addition, when controlling to the false warning period after the end waiting period, the AT lottery is performed by winning the AT lottery target in the internal lottery in the same way as when controlling to the normal period and the end waiting state. . Then, after controlling during the false precursor period, the false precursor period ends when the specific game has passed. When winning in the AT lottery conducted during the false precursor period, after the false precursor period ends, the control state related to the AT is shifted to the precursor state while maintaining the gaming section as an advantageous section, while the false precursor period is in progress. In the case of not winning in the AT lottery, control is performed to end the false precursor period and end the advantageous section and shift the game section to the normal section. As a result, the normal replay 1 is won in the internal lottery during the normal period in which the game segment is controlled to the advantageous segment and the control state related to the AT is controlled to the non-AT state as an arbitrary termination condition, and then the AT lottery is performed. Even if the predetermined period (the number of games over the end waiting period and the false precursor period (8 games at the maximum)) has passed without winning, the end condition 3 of the advantageous section is also satisfied. In addition, when ending the advantageous section with the end in the false precursor period, as in the case of ending the advantageous section with the end of the end waiting period as described above,
The advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on and controlled to be turned off.

Further, the main control unit 41 transmits a command that can be specified to control during the end standby period to the sub control unit 91 when controlling during the end standby period, and when controlling during the false precursor period, A command that can specify that control is performed during the precursor period is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. When the AT lottery is performed, a command that can specify the result of the AT lottery is sent to the sub-control unit 9
1 is transmitted.

On the other hand, if it is specified that the sub control unit 91 is controlled in the end waiting period based on the command received from the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 indicates that the control is performed in the end waiting period, that is, a predetermined value. An effect that suggests that the advantageous section can be ended after the number of games (for example, an effect that causes the liquid crystal display 51 to display a character or background in a manner different from the normal effect screen, etc.) It can be done at the timing.

In addition, when it is specified that the sub-control unit 91 is controlled in the false precursor period based on the command received from the main control unit 41, the sub-control unit 91 indicates that the control state related to the AT is controlled to the precursor state. It is possible to perform a suggestion effect that suggests the possibility of being subsequently controlled to the AT state at a predetermined timing until the false predictor state is ended with the same effect mode and effect frequency as specified. . When it is controlled during the false precursor period, it is possible to suggest the possibility of being controlled to the AT state thereafter by performing the presentation in the same manner as when the precursor state is controlled.

In addition, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the advantageous section is terminated due to the fact that the AT lottery is not won in the false precursor period based on the command received from the main control unit 41. As a result suggesting that the AT lottery was not won at the end of the precursor period
For example, an image of a predetermined character and a character image of “sorry” indicating that the AT lottery was not won are displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, while the AT lottery is won during the false sign period. Then, when it is specified on the main control unit 41 side to shift to the precursor state, an effect that suggests the end of the false precursor period (for example, the AT lottery was won during the false precursor period) It is controlled so as to continue to produce the sign state effect without performing the suggestion or the like).

In this way, when the main control unit 41 is controlling to the advantageous section, when the termination condition 3 is satisfied among the termination conditions of the advantageous section, the main section 41 ends the advantageous section and shifts the gaming section to the normal section. It is supposed to let you. The end condition 3 is an arbitrary end condition, and the normal replay 1 is won in the internal lottery in the normal period in which the game section is controlled to the advantageous section and the control state related to the AT is controlled to the non-AT state. After that, it is established that a predetermined period (the number of games over the end waiting period (5 games) or the number of games over the end waiting period and the false precursor period (up to 8 games)) passes without winning the AT lottery. Yes, the ending condition 3 includes that the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a winning of the advantageous section ending combination (in this embodiment, the re-playing combination 1) as the predetermined result, and the lottery result of the internal lottery is the advantageous section as the specific result It does not include winning a predetermined internal lottery target role other than the end combination (in this embodiment, push order small combination, specific small combination 1, 2 and replay combination 2). Thereby, the end condition 3 is established when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a predetermined result, but it is not established even when the specific result is obtained.
It is possible to focus attention on the lottery result of the internal lottery during the period in which it is suggested that the a is controlled to the advantageous section by controlling a in the lighting state. Whether or not the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes the re-game player 1 depends on whether the winning combination included in the re-game player 1 is the reel 2L, 2
It can be recognized by whether or not to stop at C, 2R.

Further, in the advantageous section end condition 3, the lottery result of the internal lottery is a specific result of a predetermined internal lottery subject other than the advantageous section ending combination (in this embodiment, push order small combination, specific small combination 1, 2, An advantageous section which is not included in the winning of the re-playing combination 2) and is a lottery result that triggers a transition from the normal section to the advantageous section for a predetermined internal lottery subject other than the end of the advantageous section Transition lottery target roles (in this embodiment, push order small roles) are included. Thereby, since the advantageous section does not end due to the lottery result that triggers the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, it is possible to prevent the player from being confused.

In addition, the advantageous section ending condition 3 includes that the lottery result of the internal lottery wins the advantageous section ending combination (in this embodiment, the re-playing combination 1) as a predetermined result. The internal lottery target combination that does not trigger the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section is included. As a result, even when the lottery result of the internal lottery is elected to the advantageous section ending combination when the regular section is controlled, the lottery is not transferred to the advantageous section, so that the predetermined result is not advantageous to the player. It can be recognized as a result.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the advantageous section ending condition 3 includes that the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a winning of the advantageous section ending combination (in this embodiment, the replaying combination 1) as a predetermined result, The advantageous section ending combination includes an internal lottery target combination that is not a navigation target combination for which navigation notification is performed. As a result, stop switches 8L, 8C, which are advantageous for navigation notification in an advantageous section,
Even though the 8R operation mode is notified, it is possible to prevent the advantageous section from ending.

Further, in this embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines that the lottery result of the internal lottery is the specified result after the lottery result of the internal lottery is won as the predetermined result in the non-AT state in the advantageous section. As a result, the advantageous section is ended when a predetermined number of games (5 games in the present embodiment) in the end waiting period elapses without winning the specific small role 1 or the specific small role 2.

In addition, the main control unit 41, in the non-AT state in the advantageous section, after the internal lottery result is the winning of the re-gamer 1 as a predetermined result, the predetermined number of games in the end waiting period (in this embodiment, If the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes the winning of the specified small role 1 or the specified small role 2 as the specified result before 5 games) elapses, and the AT control state is shifted to the AT state by winning the AT lottery Does not end the advantageous section, but continues the advantageous section.

In addition, the main control unit 41, after the lottery result of the internal lottery in the non-AT state in the advantageous section becomes the winning of the re-gamer 1 as a predetermined result, the predetermined number of games in the end waiting period (in this embodiment, 5 If the lottery result of the internal lottery was won as a specific result for specific small role 1 or specific small role 2 before the game) has passed, but it has not won the AT lottery and will not shift to the AT state. After the specific result is reached, the number of specific games in the false precursor period (3 games in this embodiment)
The advantageous section is ended when the period of time elapses.

In addition, the main control unit 41, even when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a predetermined result in the advantageous section, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes the specific result before the predetermined number of games elapses and shifts to the AT state. The advantage section continues and the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes the specified result before the predetermined number of games in the end waiting period elapses. Since the advantageous section does not end until the number of specific games has passed,
In the meantime, it can be expected to shift to the AT state.

Further, the main control unit 41, in the non-AT state in the advantageous section, when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a predetermined result (winning of the advantageous section ending combination (replaying combination 1) in this embodiment). When the ending condition 3 that can be satisfied is satisfied, the advantageous section is terminated, and in the AT state in the advantageous section, the advantageous section is not terminated when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a predetermined result. The advantageous section is ended when at least one of the end condition 1 or the end condition 2 that is satisfied without being based on the lottery result is satisfied. As a result, in the non-AT state during the advantageous section, the lottery result of the internal lottery results in a predetermined result, and thus the advantageous section ends. On the other hand, in the AT state during the advantageous section, it is established based on the lottery result of the internal lottery. Since the advantageous section is terminated when the termination condition is satisfied, it is possible to provide different playability between the AT state and the non-AT state in the advantageous section.

[Operation effect 1]
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.

On the other hand, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines that the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes an advantageous zone shift lottery target and shifts to the advantageous zone in the advantageous zone shift lottery. In this case, it is possible to shift the game section from the normal section to the advantageous section advantageous to the player, and the advantageous section notification LED 12a for informing that the transition to the advantageous section has been made (the right display 12R of the game auxiliary display 12). 8th segment), and after the transition to the advantageous section, the navigation notification is performed first, so that the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on at the start of the game when the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied. It is possible to notify that it has shifted to the section, and before the first navigation notification is performed in the advantageous section, the advantageous section notification LE
In this configuration, lighting of D12a is started. In such a configuration, by the time the navigation notification is performed in the advantageous section, it is possible to notify that the advantageous section is controlled by starting to turn on the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to start the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 after starting the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a.
The configuration may be such that the lighting of a and the display of the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 are started simultaneously. Even in such a configuration, it is possible to notify that the advantageous section is controlled by starting to turn on the advantageous section notification LED 12a by the time the navigation notification is performed in the advantageous section.

[Operation effect 2]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 can end the advantageous section when the advantageous section ending condition is satisfied when the advantageous section is controlled. Is provided with an advantageous section notification LED 12a (eighth segment of the right display 12R of the auxiliary game display 12), and when it is an advantageous section, the advantageous section notification LE is provided.
The main control unit 41 is configured to control the D12a to the lighting state, and the main control unit 41 has different symbols depending on the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a specific result (small role). It is possible to stop the combination on the reels, and at this time, the timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended differs depending on the stopped symbol combination. You can focus on it.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 uses different symbol combinations depending on the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a predetermined result (re-gamer). Can be stopped on the reel, and at this time, the timing at which the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended is shared by the stopped symbol combination. Can prevent the player from being confused.

The main control unit 41 of this embodiment stores the number of medals owned by the player as credits,
When the settlement operation by the settlement switch 10 is performed, the number of medals stored as credits can be settled, and the main control unit 41 is stopped by the reel when the advantageous section ends. After that, since the advantageous section notification LED 12a notifies the fact that the advantageous section has ended in the period until the acceptance of the settlement operation becomes effective, the player plays the game after recognizing that the advantageous section has ended. Can be terminated.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41, when a small role wins and ends the advantageous section, the advantageous section at a timing after the display of the number of paid-out medals by the game auxiliary display 12 is completed. Since the notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended, it is possible to notify that the advantageous section has ended after recognizing that the medal has been paid out.

In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, when the re-gamer wins and finishes the advantageous section, it is advantageous at the timing after the notification that the re-game is given is completed by starting the lighting of the LED 20 during replay. Since the section notification LED 12a notifies that the advantageous section has ended, it is possible to indicate that the advantageous section has ended after recognizing that the replay has been given.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, all reels 2L,
After the rotation of 2C and 2R is stopped and 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 12 is displayed.
Since it is the structure which alert | reports that the advantageous area was complete | finished by a, it can prevent that a player inserts a medal in order to start the next game without knowing that the advantageous area has ended.

[Operation effect 3]
The main control unit 41 of this embodiment is provided with stop switches 8L and 8 which are advantageous for the player.
C, 8R navigation guidance that informs the operation mode, and a game assist display 12 that displays the number of medals paid out to the player in accordance with the winning of the small role, and in the period of controlling to the advantageous section, game assist It is possible to control the eighth segment of the right display 12R of the display device 12 as the advantageous section notification LED 12a so that it can be turned on, and to notify that it has shifted to the advantageous section. 12 is used as an advantageous section notification LED 12a to notify that it has shifted to the advantageous section and that the advantageous section has ended, and therefore, as a display means for notifying that it has shifted to the advantageous section, navigation notification and medal There is no need to provide the main control unit 41 with a display means separate from the game auxiliary display 12 on which the payout number is displayed.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 displays a part of the game auxiliary indicator 12 with an advantageous section notification LED.
Although it is the structure which uses the display means provided separately from the game auxiliary | assistant indicator 12 as an advantage area LED12a, it is the structure which alert | reports that it changed to the advantageous area using 12a, and the advantageous area was complete | finished. For example, the game auxiliary display 12
A display means such as an LED or a lamp separate from the game auxiliary indicator 12 may be arranged in the vicinity of the, and the display means may be 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.

In addition, for example, display means for notifying that the transition to the advantageous section and that the advantageous section has ended,
Credit display 11 and game auxiliary display 12 provided in the display unit 13 for gaming, the insertion request L
By disposing on the substrate on which various displays such as the ED 17 are disposed, the display means can be provided in the vicinity of the game auxiliary display 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.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 shifts the game section to the advantageous section, and then establishes the advantageous section notification start condition, so that at the start of the game where the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied,
The advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on to notify that it has shifted to the advantageous section, while at the end of the game where the advantageous section is ended, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off to indicate that the advantageous section has ended. The main control unit 41 lights up the advantageous section notification LED 12a at the end of the game to be shifted to the advantageous section, notifies the fact that the advantageous section has been reached, and notifies the fact that the advantageous section is ended. At the end, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned off,
It may be configured to notify that the advantageous section is terminated.

As such a configuration, for example, the main control unit 41 includes an advantageous section notification LED 12a that notifies that the advantageous section has been shifted and that the advantageous section has ended, and the advantageous section notification LED is provided.
It is configured to notify that it has shifted to the advantageous section by controlling 12a to the lit state, and to notify that the advantageous section has ended by controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to the extinguished state. In the main process, as shown in FIG.
In the output buffer of 12a, the state control data for turning on the advantageous section notification LED 12a (lighting) or the state control data for turning off the advantageous section notification LED 12a (off) can be set, and the processing for turning on the advantageous section notification LED 12a The process for turning off the advantageous section notification LED 12a is performed in a common process. In the common process, after the state control data (lighted) is read into a predetermined register, the section information data that can specify the currently controlled game section Whether or not it is an advantageous section, and if it is determined that it is an advantageous section, the state control data read in the predetermined register is set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, If it is determined that it is not an advantageous section, the state control data (lights off) is read into a predetermined register. After the state control data 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 then the timer interrupt process is executed. Further, a configuration may be adopted in which LED dynamic display processing for controlling the advantageous section notification LED 12a to be turned on or off based on the state control data set in the output buffer.

In this way, the process of turning on the advantageous section notification LED 12a and the advantageous section notification LED 12a.
According to the configuration in which the process of turning off the lights is performed as a common process, there is no need to perform a separate process when the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be lit or when the advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be turned off. 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. In spite of the advantageous section, the advantageous section notification LED
It is possible to reliably prevent the 12a from being controlled to be turned off.

Further, as a process of setting the state control data in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, for example, as shown in FIG. 23, first, it is determined whether or not it is an advantageous section. In order to configure the state control data (lighting) to be read into a predetermined register, it is determined whether or not it is an advantageous section twice (see FIG. 23A), or whether or not it is an advantageous section. After reading the state control data into the predetermined register according to the determination result,
Until the processing for setting the state control data in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a,
A configuration using a jump instruction for jumping (see FIG. 23B) or the like is conceivable. 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.

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. The advantageous section notification LED 12a is controlled to be turned off to notify that the advantageous section has ended, and in the main process, the advantageous section notification LED 1
Before performing the process of setting the state control data (turned off) in the output buffer 2a, in the AT state management process, a process of initializing a predetermined area in which data relating to the advantageous section is stored in the RAM 41c is advantageously performed. Since the data related to the section is initialized, the data related to the advantageous section remains 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. Can be prevented.

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, the processing for setting the state control data (turned off) in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a and the processing for initializing the data related to the advantageous section are performed in the timer interrupt process performed at the same timing. , Advantageous section notification LED12
The control for turning off a and the process for initializing the data related 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 controlled 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 lit.

In the main process, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment stores the data related to the advantageous section in the AT state management process before performing the process of setting the state control data (turned off) in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. The initialization process for initializing a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is performed, and the predetermined area of the RAM 41c initialized by the initialization process does not include the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a. Since the data relating to the advantageous section initialized by the above-mentioned configuration does not include the state control data (lighting) set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a, the advantageous section notification LED 12a
Before performing the process of setting the state control data (turned off) in the output buffer of the current state, the state control data (lighted up) set in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is initialized in the AT state management process. Therefore, the advantageous section notification LED 12a can be reliably controlled to be lit until the advantageous section ends.

[Operation effect 4]
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 section (from the total number of medals paid out in the advantageous section, 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. Number of sheets (in this embodiment, a value (2388) obtained by subtracting the maximum number (15) of the number of payouts in the slot machine 1 from 2400 and adding the maximum number (3) used for setting the number of bets) Is exceeded, the advantageous section data initialization process is performed to terminate the advantageous section and shift to the normal section.
1. When updating the net increase counter, the value of the medal payout number paid out in the game is added to the net increase counter, and the value of the medal used to set the bet number is subtracted. If the calculated value obtained is smaller than 0, the value of the net increase number counter is corrected to 0. If the calculated value is 0 or more, the net increase number is set so that the calculated value becomes the value of the net increase number counter. By controlling to update the counter value, the net increase in medals is counted starting from when the net increase in medals has decreased most since the start of the advantageous period. Based on the above, when the net increase in medals exceeds the prescribed number, the advantageous section is terminated and the normal section is shifted to.

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 will end, not only the net increase in medals in the advantageous section,
The net increase in medals after the start of the advantageous section can also be limited to a range based on the specified 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. Based on the net increase number value obtained by adding the payout number to the net increase number value specified based on the net increase number counter and subtracting the number of medals used for the bet number from the net increase number value after the addition In the configuration for updating the net increase number counter to be updated, that is, the net increase number of medals in the advantageous section counted by the net increase number counter is counted based on the number of medals actually paid out as a result of the game in the advantageous section. The net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section must be set by the player as the number of bets based on at least the number of medals awarded to the player. As long as it is obtained by subtracting the medals were used in the game,
When the internal lottery allows the occurrence of a prize for a given small role that is actually accompanied by a medal, and the player can generate a prize for that small role, In the case where it is not possible to make a prize, it may be possible to count the medals awarded as if the prize for the small role has been generated and count as medals given to the player.

In this embodiment, when the main control unit 41 updates the net increase number counter in the AT state management process, the main control unit 41 reads a net increase number value specified based on the net increase number counter into a predetermined register, and then performs the game. Specify the number of medals to be paid out based on the winning flag, add the number of medals to the net increase number in the specified register, and subtract the number of medals used to set the bet from the net increase value after the addition In this configuration, the main controller 41 updates the net increase counter based on the net increase value obtained in this way. By adding the net increase obtained by subtracting the number of medals used to set the number of bets in the game to the net increase counter, the net increase Counter may be updated to configure.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines the net increase number specified based on the net increase number counter when determining whether or not the net increase number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number in the AT state management process. After reading the numerical value into a predetermined register, the payout number value of medals to be paid out is specified based on the winning flag of the game, the payout number is added to the net increase value of the predetermined register, and the bet is calculated from the net increase value after the addition. A configuration in which a net increase number value in the game is calculated in a predetermined register by subtracting the number of medals used for setting the number, and it is determined whether or not the net increase number value in the predetermined register exceeds a prescribed number However, the main control unit 41 calculates the net increase number of the game based on the medal payout number value and the number of medals used for setting the bet number in the game. After adding the calculated net increase number to the net increase number counter and updating the net increase number counter, it is determined whether or not the net increase number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number based on the value of the net increase number counter. A configuration for determining may be used.

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 If the value is below 0, the value below 0 is not counted and 0
However, the main control unit 41 may be configured to count values that are less than 0, that is, a configuration that counts the net increase in gaming value in the minus range. 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 as 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 In 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 normal section is set. Since there is no need to determine the end condition of the advantageous section based on the net increase of medals starting from the time other than the transition to the advantageous section, the end condition of the advantageous section is determined based on the value of the net increase counter. It is possible to simplify the control determines the.

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, as a uniformly set opportunity after the start of the advantageous section, suggests that the advantageous section notification LED 12a has shifted to the AT state after the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, and the navigation notification When the operation mode for increasing the medal is notified, the configuration may be such that when the net increase in medals up to the present exceeds the specified number, the advantageous section is ended and the normal section is shifted to. According to this, 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 advantageous section is notified. There is no need 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 the medal is notified by the navigation notification while the ED 12a indicates that the transition to the advantageous section has been made. 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 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. In addition, when it is suggested by the advantageous section notification LED 12a that the state has shifted to the AT state, when the net increase in medals up to now exceeds the prescribed number, the advantageous section is terminated and the normal section is shifted to. Well, 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 Regardless of whether or not an operation mode for increasing medals is notified by navigation notification, the advantageous section notification LED 12a indicates that the advantageous section is based on a net increase in medals starting from a point other than when it is suggested that the transition to the advantageous section is suggested. Since it is not necessary to determine the end condition, 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 performs the navigation notification for notifying the operation mode advantageous for the advantageous person when the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery during the advantageous section.
AT that includes a state and a precursor state in which navigation notification is not performed even if the winning role in the internal lottery is won
In the AT state management process, when updating the net increase number counter, regardless of whether or not the control state related to AT is the AT state,
The configuration is such that when a winning accompanied by the payout of medals occurs, 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 is counted. When the counter is updated, if the control state related to the AT is a control state other than the AT state in the advantageous section, the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery, and the stop switch 8L is operated in an advantageous manner for the player. , 8C, 8R are operated to increase the number of medals, the increment is added to the net increase number counter, and the navigation target role is won in the internal lottery, and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in an advantageous manner for the player. When the medals do not increase without being operated, the net increase counter is not added, and the AT control state is in the AT state in the advantageous zone. When the winning combination is won in the internal lottery, the operation mode is advantageous for the player regardless of whether or not the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated and the medals are increased in the operation mode advantageous for the player. Stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R
The configuration may be such that the increment of medals when the is operated is added to the net increase counter, and the net increase of medals in the advantageous section is counted. According to this configuration, the operation mode advantageous to the player in the advantageous section In the sign state where no notification is given, if the number of medals actually increases even if the winning role in the internal lottery is won, it is added to the net increase counter, and if the medal cannot be increased, the net increase Regardless of whether or not the number of medals has actually increased when the navigation target combination is won in the internal lottery in the AT state in which the operation mode advantageous to the player is notified in the advantageous section without being added to the counter If the player can increase the number of medals, a net increase number counter is added regardless of whether or not the number of medals has actually increased. If the player cannot reliably increase the medal by adding the unter, the net increase counter is added only when the medal actually increases. This can prevent the player from being disadvantaged.

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 medals in the advantageous section.
In the advantageous section, the predetermined operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R for increasing medals does not change regardless of which control state the AT-related control state is in. In the case of a small role, regardless of whether or not the number of medals increased by operating in the predetermined operation mode, the increment of medals when operated in the predetermined operation mode is added to the net increase counter, and the advantageous section In this configuration, regardless of whether or not the number of medals has actually increased, the player can increase the number of medals in the advantageous zone. By adding the net increase number counter, it is possible to prevent the advantageous section 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. Is the configuration in which the advantageous section is terminated when
In the T state management process, first, it is determined whether or not the advantageous section game number specified based on the advantageous section game number counter has reached the upper limit game number, and it is determined that the advantageous section game number has reached the upper limit game number. In such a case, the advantageous section data initialization process is performed without determining whether or not the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number, and the advantageous section is terminated. When it is established that the number of advantageous zone games reaches the upper limit number of games, it is not necessary to determine whether or not the net increase number in the advantageous zone exceeds the prescribed number. It is possible to simplify the control relating to the determination as to whether or not the value is exceeded.

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. Is the configuration in which the advantageous section is terminated when
In the T state management process, first, it is determined whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games. 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, so the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games. When the advantageous section is ended, it is determined whether or not the net increase in the advantageous section more complicated than the control related to the determination of whether or not the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games exceeds the specified number. Control can be omitted.

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. If the net increase in the section does not exceed the prescribed number, it may be configured to determine whether the number of advantageous section games has reached the upper limit number of games. According to this configuration, the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games. 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 control is performed, the control relating to the determination of the event with low frequency 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. Since it is a configuration to be initialized, the number of games in the advantageous section reaches the upper limit number of games in the advantageous section and the net increase in the advantageous section This is common when either the number of games in the advantageous section reaches the upper limit number of games or the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the prescribed number is established. Since the data is initialized,
It is possible to prevent a difference in advantage between the case where both of these conditions are satisfied and the case where only one of the conditions is satisfied.

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. Since the advantageous section is terminated when at least one of the conditions is satisfied, the advantageous section ends when the number of advantageous section games reaches the upper limit number of games, so that the advantageous section continues for a long period of time. Even if the advantageous section does not continue for a long time, if the medal increases rapidly in the advantageous section, the advantageous section ends when the net increase in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number, It is possible to prevent the advantage in the advantageous section from increasing excessively.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment sets the control state data (lighting) in the output buffer of the advantageous section notification LED 12a when the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied in the payout control process.
After waiting for the interrupt once, by controlling to display the navigation display of the navigation notification on the game auxiliary display 12 in the instruction setting process, after the advantageous section notification LED 12a is turned on, the game assistance It is the structure which starts the navigation alerting | reporting with the display 12, and advantageous area alerting | reporting LED12
In a game in which it is suggested that a transition to an advantageous section is indicated by a, when the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that increase medals is notified by navigation notification, the stop switch 8L that increases medals by navigation notification, Since it is suggested that the advantageous section notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous section at a timing before the timing at which the operation mode of 8C and 8R is notified, it is suggested that the advantageous section notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous section. Stop switches 8L, 8C for increasing medals by navigation notification
When the operation mode of 8R is notified, the advantageous section notification LED 12a before the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R for increasing medals by the navigation notification is notified.
Therefore, it is possible to recognize the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R for increasing medals in the game after recognizing the transition to the advantageous zone.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 indicates that the advantageous section notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous section at a timing before the timing at which the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R for increasing medals through navigation notification is notified. Although it is a suggested structure, in a game where the advantageous section notification start condition is satisfied, the advantageous section notification LED 12a is at the same timing as the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that increase medals by navigation notification. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which it is indicated that the lighting has started and the shift to the advantageous section is suggested. According to this configuration, in the game in which the advantageous section notification LED 12a indicates that the shift to the advantageous section is suggested, the medal is increased by the navigation notification. When the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R to be notified is notified, Stop switch 8L to increase the medal by the bi-notification
, 8C, 8R advantageous section notification LED at the same timing as the operation mode notification
Since it is suggested by 12a that it shifted to an advantageous section, it can be made to recognize simultaneously that it changed to the advantageous section and the operation mode of stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R which increases a medal.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 indicates that the advantageous section notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous section at a timing before the timing at which the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R for increasing medals through navigation notification is notified. Although it is a suggested structure, in the game in which it is suggested that the advantageous section notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous section, when the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R for increasing medals is notified by the navigation notification,
After the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R for increasing medals is notified by the navigation, it may be configured to start the lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a and to indicate that it has shifted to the advantageous section. In the game in which it is suggested that the advantageous section notification LED 12a has shifted to the advantageous section, when the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R for increasing the medal is notified by the navigation notification, the medal is increased by the navigation notification. Advantageous section notification LED1 after the operation mode of stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R to be notified is notified
2a suggests that the vehicle has moved to the advantageous zone, so after notifying the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R that increase the medals, focus on the timing at which it is suggested that the vehicle has moved to the advantageous zone Can be made.

[Effect 5]
Among conventional gaming machines that are controlled to an advantageous state that is advantageous to the player, there is a configuration that includes an advantageous state lamp that is lit for the period of time controlled to the advantageous state. In the gaming machine having such a configuration, the termination condition of the advantageous state is not considered.

On the other hand, the slot machine 1 which is a gaming machine according to the present embodiment can control the game section, and the game section has an advantage that is more advantageous to the player than the normal section and the normal section. Advantageous section notification LED 12a indicating that it is controlled to the advantageous section
The number of games played in the advantageous section (the number of advantageous section games) and the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section can be counted as numerical information related to the game. The number of advantageous section games reaches a predetermined upper limit number of games (1500 games in the present embodiment), or the net number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds a prescribed number (2388 sheets in the present embodiment). The first termination condition established by
When at least one end condition among the second end conditions different from the end condition is satisfied, the advantageous section is terminated and shifted to the normal section. When the notification start condition is satisfied, lighting of the advantageous section notification LED 12a is started, suggesting that the advantageous section is controlled by lighting, and then the advantageous section notification LED 12a over the period until the advantageous section ends. Is continuously controlled to light up,
The second end condition of the advantageous section is that the lottery result of the internal lottery is a predetermined result, and the advantageous section ending combination (in this embodiment, the replaying player 1 ), And the lottery result of the internal lottery is a specific internal lottery subject other than the advantageous section ending role (in this embodiment, push order small role, specific small role 1, 2, replay) The composition does not include winning of the role 2).

According to this configuration, after the advantageous section notification LED 12a indicates that the advantageous section is controlled after the beginning of the advantageous section, it is controlled that the advantageous section is controlled over the period until the advantageous section ends. In addition to being suggested, the advantageous section is determined not only in the case where the first end condition is established when the number of advantageous section games or the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section satisfies the specific condition, but also the lottery result of the internal lottery The process is also ended when the second end condition that is satisfied according to the above is satisfied. The second ending condition can be established when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a predetermined result (winning of an advantageous section ending combination). Therefore, the lottery result of the internal lottery can be focused in the period in which it is suggested that the advantageous section is controlled to the advantageous section by the advantageous section notification LED 12a.

The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment can control the game section into a normal section and an advantageous section, and is configured to end the advantageous section when the second end condition is satisfied. The second end condition is The lottery result of the internal lottery is an advantageous section ending combination (in this example, the re-game combination 1
), And the lottery result of the internal lottery does not include winning as a specified result for a predetermined internal lottery role (in this embodiment, a push order small role) other than the advantageous section ending role When the regular section is controlled, the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes the winning section of the advantageous section transition lottery target (in this embodiment, the push order small role) as the specific result, thereby terminating the normal section. The specific result that is not included in the second end condition is a lottery result that triggers the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section.

According to this configuration, since the advantageous section does not end due to the lottery result that triggers the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section, it is possible to prevent the player from being confused.

The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment can control the game section into a normal section and an advantageous section, and is configured to end the advantageous section when the second end condition is satisfied. The second end condition is The lottery result of the internal lottery is an advantageous section ending combination (in this example, the re-game combination 1
), And the lottery result of the internal lottery does not include winning as a specified result for a predetermined internal lottery role (in this embodiment, a push order small role) other than the advantageous section ending role When the normal section is controlled, the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes the winning section of the advantageous section ending combination (in this embodiment, the replaying combination 1) as the predetermined result, so that the normal section is terminated and advantageous. The predetermined result included in the second end condition without shifting to the section is a lottery result that does not trigger the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section.

According to this configuration, the predetermined result can be recognized as a lottery result that is not advantageous to the player.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has stop switches 8L, 8C, 8 that can be operated by the player.
R and the lottery result of the internal lottery in the advantageous section is the role to be navigated (in this embodiment, the push order small role)
In this case, it is possible to perform navigation notification for notifying the operation mode of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R advantageous to the player in the case of winning, and control the game section to the normal section and the advantageous section. And the second end condition is satisfied so that the advantageous section is terminated. The second end condition is that the lottery result of the internal lottery is determined as a predetermined result and the advantageous section ending role (in this embodiment, Including the winning combination of the game combination 1), the lottery result of the internal lottery is a specified result of the navigation target combination (in this embodiment, the push order small combination) that is the target for the internal lottery other than the advantageous section ending combination. This is a configuration that does not include winning, and the predetermined result included in the second end condition is a configuration that is a lottery result that does not trigger the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section. The predetermined result included in the second end condition is a configuration that is a lottery result that is not a winning combination of the navigation target combination.

According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the advantageous section from ending even though the advantageous operation mode is notified by the navigation notification in the advantageous section.

The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment can control the game section into a normal section and an advantageous section, and is configured to end the advantageous section when the second end condition is satisfied. The second end condition is The lottery result of the internal lottery is an advantageous section ending combination (in this example, the re-game combination 1
), And the lottery result of the internal lottery is the winning result of the Navi target role (in this embodiment, push order small role) that is a predetermined internal lottery target role other than the advantageous section ending role. In addition, the AT control state can be controlled to a non-AT state and an AT state that is more advantageous to the player than the non-AT state. If the lottery result of the internal lottery is a specific result, an AT lottery target role that is a predetermined internal lottery target role other than the advantageous section ending role (in this embodiment, the specified small role 1, 2
), The AT lottery can be performed, and the AT lottery can be shifted to the AT state by winning the AT lottery, and the specific result not included in the second end condition of the advantageous section is related to the AT. This is a configuration that is a lottery result that triggers the transition of the control state from the non-AT state to the AT state. Further, in the slot machine 1, in the non-AT state in the advantageous section, after the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a predetermined result, the lottery result of the internal lottery does not become a specific result (the number of games in the end waiting period ( In the embodiment, the advantageous section is terminated when five games) have elapsed, while the non-AT state in the advantageous section is followed by a predetermined number of games (the number of games) in the end waiting period after the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a predetermined result. In the embodiment, the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a specific result before 5 games) elapses, and when the AT-related control state is shifted to the AT state by winning the AT lottery, the advantageous section is not terminated, After the lottery result of the internal lottery became a predetermined result in the non-AT state in the advantageous section, the lottery result of the internal lottery became a specific result before the predetermined number of games passed, but the AT lottery was not won And in, after becoming a said specified results if not migrated to the AT state, the specific game number of false aura period (in this example, 3 games) is configured to terminate advantageously interval when elapsed.

According to this configuration, even if a predetermined result is obtained in the advantageous section, the specific result is obtained before the predetermined number of games elapses, and the advantageous section continues and the predetermined number of games elapses when shifting to the AT state. Even if the specific result is obtained before the transition to the AT state, the advantageous section does not end until the specific number of games has passed after the specific result has been obtained, so that it can be expected to transition to the AT state during that time. .

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment can control the game section into a normal section and an advantageous section, and when controlled in the advantageous section, the number of games in the advantageous section is set to a predetermined upper limit number of games ( In this embodiment, the first end condition, which is established when the game reaches 1500 games) or the net increase in the number of medals in the advantageous section exceeds the specified number (2388 in this embodiment), Is configured to terminate the advantageous section and shift to the normal section when at least one of the different second termination conditions is satisfied, and to control the control state related to AT when controlled to the advantageous section. It is a configuration that can be controlled to a non-AT state and an AT state that is more advantageous to the player than the non-AT state. When the result is a predetermined result (in this embodiment, the winning of the advantageous section ending combination (re-playing combination 1)), the advantageous section is terminated when the second ending condition that can be satisfied is satisfied, In the AT state, the advantageous section is not terminated when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a predetermined result, and the advantageous section is terminated when the first termination condition that is satisfied based on the lottery result of the internal lottery is satisfied. It is a configuration.

According to this configuration, in the non-AT state in the advantageous section, the advantageous section is terminated when the lottery result of the internal lottery becomes a predetermined result, whereas in the AT state in the advantageous section, the lottery result of the internal lottery is not based. Since the advantageous section is ended when the ending condition that is satisfied is satisfied, it is possible to provide different gaming characteristics in the AT state and the non-AT state in the advantageous section.

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 has been shown. Thus, the present invention can also be applied to gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines that play games.

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)

In gaming machines that perform games,
Lottery means for lottery for each unit game;
Advantageous section control means capable of controlling the advantageous section more advantageous to the player than the normal section;
A numerical value updating means for updating a numerical value related to a game in an advantageous section;
The advantageous section is terminated when at least one of the first end condition and the second end condition different from the first end condition is satisfied when the numerical value updated by the numerical value updating means satisfies a specific condition. Advantageous section ending means for shifting to the normal section,
Advantageous section suggesting means for suggesting that it is controlled to an advantageous section;
With
The advantageous section suggesting means suggests that the advantageous section is controlled after the beginning of the advantageous section and then continuously suggests that the advantageous section is controlled over the period until the advantageous section ends. ,
The second ending condition is a gaming machine in which the lottery result of the lottery means includes a predetermined result and the lottery result of the lottery means does not include a specific result.

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