JP2019181046A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To suppress a decrease in a player's willingness to play a game by repeating a carry-over game state in a game machine that includes a bonus combination advantageous to a player and a bonus combination disadvantageous to the player, cause a game value to decrease in the carry-over game state in which the disadvantageous bonus combination is carried over, and reduces a shift opportunity to a game state as compared with another game state.SOLUTION: In a non-carry-over game state in which a bonus combination is not carried over, control is performed to a notification control permission state in which operation mode notification processing for reporting an operation mode of a stop switch permitting winning of a disadvantageous combination to a player is executed, and a notification control prohibition state in which the operation mode notification processing is not executed. By such a configuration, in a non-carry-over game state of a notification control permission state, a shift to a carry-over game state of the disadvantageous bonus combination can be avoided, thus suppressing a decrease in a player's desire to play a game.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 17

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that repeatedly executes a game in which a symbol is stopped by an operation of a stop switch after the symbol is variably displayed in response to an operation of a start switch.

  In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, the game value is used to display the symbols in a variable manner when the start switch is operated, and then the game is repeatedly executed by stopping the symbols by operating the stop switch. Here, in such a gaming machine, a plurality of types of roles defined by the stop display mode of the symbol are provided, and when a symbol is displayed in the stop display mode related to the role, it becomes a winning of the role, Processing according to the combination is executed. Generally, a combination is roughly divided into a small combination in which a gaming value is paid out, a re-playing combination that allows the next game to be executed free of charge, and a bonus combination. Each winning combination cannot be won unless winning in the winning lottery executed when the start switch is operated. That is, for a combination that is not won in the combination lottery, the stop display mode of the symbol related to the combination is controlled not to be displayed regardless of the operation mode (operation timing or operation sequence) of the stop switch.

  When a bonus combination is won in the role lottery and the bonus combination is won, a bonus state is started in which the small role winning probability in the role lottery lottery is higher than usual. Generally, the winning status of a small role ends in the game regardless of whether the winning or not winning of the role is won, but the winning status of the bonus role is not changed after the next game without winning the bonus role in the game. Carried over. In many cases, the bonus state continues until a predetermined number of gaming values are paid out.

  Here, in a non-carry-over gaming state (normal game state) in which no bonus combination is carried over, it is possible to win an advantageous bonus combination (BB combination) advantageous to the player and an unfavorable bonus combination (CB combination) disadvantageous to the player. There is known a gaming machine in which the carryover gaming state that has carried over the winning state of the disadvantage bonus combination is set to the normal gaming state (for example, Patent Document 1). Specifically, in such a gaming machine, in the carry-over gaming state of the disadvantageous bonus role, the payout rate is set to less than 100%, and it is difficult to win the disadvantageous bonus role that carried over the winning state, so that Configure so that it is difficult to get out of it. According to such a configuration, a game property is achieved in which winning a disadvantageous bonus combination leaves the carryover gaming state of the disadvantageous bonus combination and aims to win the advantageous bonus combination in the non-carryover gaming state.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-201

  In the configuration of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, even if the disadvantageous bonus combination is won and the carryover gaming state of the disadvantageous bonus combination is removed, both the advantageous bonus combination and the disadvantageous bonus combination can be won in the non-carryover gaming state. There are cases where the disadvantaged bonus combination is won earlier than the advantageous bonus combination and the game is again carried over into the carryover state of the disadvantageous bonus combination. In such a case, the player's disappointment becomes so great that the player is expected to win the advantageous bonus combination in the non-carry-over gaming state, and often loses the willingness to play at that time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the present situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having the above-described configuration, in which the player's willingness to play is hardly reduced.

  The present invention is provided with a symbol display capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols, and after the symbols on the symbol display are variably displayed with an operation of a start switch as an opportunity, the symbols display with the operation of a stop switch as an opportunity In a gaming machine that executes a game that performs a process according to the stop display mode of the symbol, the game state control means for controlling the game state, and the symbol stop display mode of the symbol display A combination lottery means for executing a combination lottery to determine whether or not a plurality of types of combinations have been won; and a control for stopping and displaying a symbol in accordance with the combination selected in the combination lottery and the operation of the stop switch A control means, a winning determination means for determining that a winning combination is displayed when the symbol display related to the winning combination is displayed on the symbol display, and the stop switch. Notification process execution means for executing an operation mode notification process for notifying a player of an operation mode, a notification control prohibition state that does not allow execution of control related to the operation mode notification process, and execution of control related to the operation mode notification process are allowed The notification control permission state is controlled, and when a predetermined notification control permission condition is satisfied in the notification control prohibition state, the notification control permission state is shifted to, and in the notification control permission state, at least a predetermined control A notification enabling / disabling control means for shifting to the notification control prohibition state when the upper limit condition is satisfied, wherein the winning combination is a small combination that pays out a gaming value to the player by winning, and a game by winning A first bonus combination that will shift to a first bonus game state in which an increase in utility value is expected, and a game as much as the first bonus game state by winning a prize A second bonus combination that will shift to a second bonus gaming state where an increase in value cannot be expected, and the gaming state control means includes at least the first bonus gaming state, the second bonus gaming state, The non-carry-over gaming state in which the winning state of the first bonus combination and the winning state of the second bonus combination are not carried over and the first bonus combination and the second bonus combination can be won in the combination lottery, and the combination lottery In the game where the second bonus combination is won and the second bonus combination is not won, the winning state of the second bonus combination is carried over, and the first bonus combination cannot be won. The game state is controllable to the second carryover gaming state to be performed, the second carryover gaming state is a gaming state in which a decrease in gaming value is expected, and other than the non-carryover gaming state In the gaming state in which the chance to transition to the gaming state is reduced, the notification availability control means can be controlled to at least the notification control prohibited state and the notification control permission state in the non-carry-over gaming state, and the notification processing execution means In the non-carry-over gaming state in which the notification control is permitted, the player is notified of the operation mode of the stop switch that can win the second bonus combination in the game in which the second bonus combination is won in the combination lottery. The operation mode notification process is performed, and when the predetermined upper limit condition is satisfied in the notification control permission state and the non-carry-over gaming state, the notification control prohibited state is set. A gaming machine configured to shift to the non-carry-over gaming state

In such a configuration, the second carryover gaming state is a disadvantageous gaming state compared to the non-carryover gaming state, but even if the second bonus combination is won while staying in the non-carryover gaming state, the notification control permission state is maintained. If there is, the player is notified of the operation mode of the stop switch that can win the second bonus combination, and if the player operates the stop switch in the notified mode, the player falls to the second carryover gaming state (transition) ) Can be avoided. Thus, in the present invention, compared to the conventional configuration, it is difficult for the player to fall from the non-carry-over gaming state to the second carrying-over gaming state, so that the player is less motivated by the fall to the second carrying-over gaming state. Can be suppressed.
Further, in the present invention, it is possible to prevent an excessive number of balls in the notification control permission state by terminating the notification control permission state when the upper limit condition is satisfied. Here, even when the notification control permission state ends due to the end of the upper limit condition, in the non-carry-over gaming state, the game that can be won for the advantageous first bonus combination continues, and the player loses the willingness to play. There is also an advantage that the game can be continued in anticipation of winning the first bonus combination.

  In the present invention, when the notification control permission condition is satisfied in the second carryover gaming state in the notification control prohibited state, the second control device is configured to shift to the second carryover gaming state in the notification control permission state. When the second bonus combination is won in the second carryover gaming state in the notification control permission state, the second bonus gaming state in the notification control permission state is entered and remains in the notification control permission state. A configuration is proposed in which it is possible to shift to the non-carry-over gaming state after the end of the second bonus gaming state.

  In such a configuration, even if it is not possible to get out of the second carryover gaming state for a long period of time, if it is in the notification control allowable state, it falls into the second carryover gaming state when it is removed from the second carryover gaming state. Since an advantageous non-carry-over gaming state that is difficult to perform is expected, there is an advantage that it is difficult for the player to lose his willingness to play.

  Further, in the above configuration, the notification processing execution means can win the second bonus combination in a game that can win the second bonus combination in the second carryover gaming state in the notification control permitted state. A configuration is proposed in which the operation mode notification process for notifying the player of the operation mode of the stop switch is performed.

  In such a configuration, in the second carryover gaming state, since the notification control prohibited state is changed to the notification control allowed state, it becomes easy to escape from the second carryover gaming state. I can stimulate.

  Further, in the above configuration, in the non-carry-over gaming state in which the notification control is permitted, if the second bonus combination is not won in the game winning the second bonus combination in the combination lottery, the notification is performed. A configuration for shifting to the second carryover gaming state in the control-permitted state is proposed.

  As described above, in the non-carry-over gaming state in which the notification control is allowed according to the present invention, when the second bonus combination is won, the player is notified of the operation mode of the stop switch that can win the second bonus combination. For this reason, if the stop switch is correctly operated, the fall (transition) to the second carryover gaming state can be avoided, but if the operation is mistaken and falls to the second carryover gaming state, You will be discouraged. However, even in such a case, as described above, if the transition is made to the second carry-over gaming state in which the notification control is permitted, the non-carry-over in the notification control allowing state that is relatively advantageous when the second carry-over gaming state is released. Since the gaming state is expected, the player can be encouraged to continue the game.

  In the present invention, when the second bonus combination is won in the non-carry-over gaming state in the notification control permission state, the notification control permission state remains unchanged in the notification control permission state. A configuration is proposed in which a transition can be made to a two-bonus gaming state, and after the second bonus gaming state in the notification-control-permitted state is completed, the state can be shifted to the non-carry-over gaming state while keeping the notification-control permitted state. .

  In such a configuration, in the non-carry-over gaming state in the notification control permitted state, the fall (transition) to the second carry-over gaming state can be repeatedly avoided. Can further stimulate the player's willingness to play.

  In the present invention, when the first bonus combination is won in the non-carry-over gaming state in the notification control permission state, the notification control permission state remains in the notification control permission state. A configuration is proposed in which a transition to the one bonus gaming state is possible and the transition to the non-carry-over gaming state is possible in the notification control permission state after the first bonus gaming state in the notification control permission state is completed. .

  In such a configuration, in the notification control allowable state, an entertaining game in which the game value is increased by repeating the first bonus game state while avoiding the fall to the second carryover game state by the operation mode notification process. Sex is realized.

  Further, in the present invention, the notification permission / inhibition control means is a permissible state continuation right granting unit that grants one or more permissible state continuation rights to a player when a predetermined permissible state continuation right granting condition is satisfied. And a permission state continuation right subtraction means for subtracting 1 from the permitted state continuation right of the player in response to the winning of the first bonus combination in the notification control permission state, wherein at least the permission state continuation right is 1 During the period as described above, a configuration is proposed in which the notification control permission state is controlled unless the predetermined upper limit condition is satisfied.

  In such a configuration, unless the upper limit condition is satisfied, the player avoids falling to the second carryover gaming state in the notification control permission state, and the number of right to continue the first bonus gaming state in the permission state continuation state. Therefore, it is possible to provide a clear game between the notification control prohibited state and the notification control permission state. Further, the player's profit in the notification control permission state can be appropriately controlled by the number of permission state continuation rights.

In the present invention, a configuration is proposed in which the predetermined upper limit condition is that at least one of the following conditions (1) and (2) is satisfied during the notification control permission state: .
(1) The number of games in the notification control permission state reaches the specified number of games.
(2) There is a cumulative difference that is the cumulative difference based on the number of game values paid out and the number of game values used as bets, and the cumulative difference is the smallest in the notification control permission state. The value of the cumulative difference from the base point satisfies the specified quantity.

  If the upper limit condition is set as described above, it is possible to appropriately suppress the appearance of excessive balls during the notification control permission state.

It is a perspective view of the slot machine 1 of an Example. 2 is a perspective view showing an outline of the slot machine 1 with a front door 3 opened. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the slot machine 1. FIG. It is a graph which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of reel 9a-9c. 4 is a flowchart showing the contents of main control processing executed by main control means 20. It is a chart showing a list of bonus combinations. It is a chart which shows the list of general roles. It is a chart showing a list of role groups. FIG. 9 is a chart showing a list of role groups continuing from FIG. 8. It is a chart which shows the lottery probability of the role lottery for every game state. It is a graph which shows the stop control aspect of the reels 9a-9c for every gaming state. It is a state transition diagram which shows the transition aspect of a game state. It is a chart which shows the calculation method of the payout rate of a normal game state. It is a state transition diagram which shows the transition aspect of the game state which concerns on BB game state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the execution aspect of the operation aspect alerting | reporting process in a normal game state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the execution aspect of the operation aspect alerting | reporting process in CB carryover game state. It is a state transition diagram showing a game flow. It is a chart which shows the lottery probability of (a) transfer lottery, (b) setting game number determination lottery, and (c) stock grant lottery in the information control prohibition state. It is a chart which shows the lottery probability of (a) extra game number determination lottery and (b) grant stock number determination lottery in CB carryover game state (advantageous section). It is a chart which shows the lottery probability of stock grant lottery in (a) normal game state (advantageous section) and (b) stock grant lottery in BB game state (advantageous section).

An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described according to the following examples.
In the following embodiment, the symbol display device according to the present invention corresponds to three reels 9a to 9c. The gaming value according to the present invention corresponds to a medal. Further, the non-carry-over gaming state according to the present invention corresponds to a normal gaming state. Further, the first bonus combination according to the present invention corresponds to a big bonus combination (BB combination), and the first bonus gaming state corresponds to a BB gaming state. The second bonus combination corresponds to a challenge bonus combination (CB combination), the second bonus combination corresponds to a CB gaming state, and the second carryover gaming state corresponds to a CB carryover gaming state. Moreover, the notification control permission state according to the present invention corresponds to an advantageous section, and the notification control prohibited state according to the present invention corresponds to a normal section. Further, the notification control permission condition according to the present invention corresponds to winning of the transition lottery. Further, the permissible state continuation right according to the present invention corresponds to stock, and the permissible state continuation right granting condition corresponds to the stock granting condition.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 2 of the slot machine 1 is opened forward and is covered by the front door 3 from the front. A rectangular viewing window 4 is provided at the center of the front door 3 so that the three reels 9 a to 9 c disposed inside the housing 2 can be viewed. And on the front side of the front door 3, below the visual recognition window 4, operation switches such as bet switches 5a and 5b, start switch 6, stop switches 7a to 7c and checkout switch 8 used for game operation, and an effect switch are used. An effect button unit 13 is provided. Further, an image display 10 for displaying an effect image is disposed above the viewing window 4. The image display 10 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, and is fitted into the upper part of the front door 3. A plurality of effect lamps 12 are disposed on the front side of the front door 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the front door 3, an image control means 22 that controls the image display 10 is disposed on the back side of the image display 10. Further, a speaker 11, a medal selector 16, and the like are disposed on the back side of the front door 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the casing 2 is installed above the reels 9a to 9c in a state in which the main control means 20 and the sub control means 21 are housed in the case, and the reels 9a to 9c A power supply box 18 and a hopper unit 19 are disposed below.

  Next, a control circuit for controlling the operation of the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The main control means 20 is constituted by a substrate on which a CPU, RAM, ROM and the like are arranged. The main control means 20 mainly executes control related to the progress of the game, and a game state and a notification control state described later are controlled by the main control means 20. The ROM of the main control means 20 stores fixed data such as programs relating to game control and effect control. Connected to the input port of the main control means 20 are a power box 18, a closing sensor 24, bet switches 5 a and 5 b, a start switch 6, stop switches 7 a to 7 c, a settlement switch 8, and a setting change switch 25. Further, the reels 9 a to 9 c, the hopper unit 19, the external terminal plate 26, and the sub control means 21 are connected to the output port of the main control means 20.

  The power supply box 18 is for supplying power to each device of the slot machine 1 and includes a power switch 28 for switching the power ON / OFF and a setting key switch 29 used for setting an effective setting value. ing.

  The insertion sensor 24 detects a medal (game value) inserted into the slot machine 1. The insertion sensor 24 is arranged in a medal passage in the medal selector 16 provided on the back side of the front door 3, detects one medal passing through the medal passage one by one, and outputs a insertion signal every time a medal is detected. .

  The bet switches 5a and 5b are for setting credited medals as the number of bets. As the bet switches 5a and 5b, a single bet switch 5a and a max bet switch 5b are provided. The single bet switch 5a sets the credited medals one by one as the bet number. The maximum bet switch 5b sets the maximum bet number per game.

  The three reels 9a to 9c have a cylindrical shape, and as shown in FIG. 4, "R7 (red 7)" "G7 (green 7)" "BR (BAR)" "C1 ( Chip A), C2 (Chip B), BE (Bell), RP (Replay), MD (Blank), T1 (Tomato A), T2 (Tomato B) 20 are arranged. Each reel 9a to 9c is provided with a stepping motor 30. By rotating by each stepping motor 30, the symbols on the outer peripheral surface are variably displayed on the viewing window 4 and stopped at an arbitrary angle by the stepping motor 30. Thus, the design of the outer peripheral surface can be selectively stopped and displayed on the viewing window 4. Here, the visual recognition window 4 is configured to have a size capable of displaying the symbols of the reels 9a to 9c in three upper and lower stages, and a portion where the lower symbols of the reels 9a to 9c are displayed is set as an effective line. . As will be described later, when the reels 9a to 9c are stopped, it is determined whether or not various combinations have been won according to a combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the active line. That is, in this embodiment, the three reels 9a to 9c constitute the symbol display device according to the present invention, and the combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed on the effective line corresponds to the symbol stop display mode according to the present invention. To do.

  The start switch 6 is used for an operation for starting the rotation of the reels 9a to 9c. In this embodiment, a lever-type switch is used. By tilting the lever, the three reels 9a to 9c start to rotate, and the symbols of the reels 9a to 9c are variably displayed on the viewing window 4.

  The stop switches 7a to 7c are used for an operation for stopping the rotation of the reels 9a to 9c. A total of three stop switches 7a to 7c are individually associated with the three reels 9a to 9c. Specifically, when the left left stop switch 7a is pressed, the left left reel 9a stops, and when the center middle stop switch 7b is pressed, the center middle reel 9b stops, and the right stop switch 7c on the right is turned off. When the pressing operation is performed, the right reel 9c on the right side is configured to stop. That is, the three reels 9a to 9c are stopped one by one in accordance with the operation sequence of the stop switches 7a to 7c, and all the reels 9a to 9c are stopped when all the stop switches 7a to 7c are pressed. The combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the active line.

  The settlement switch 8 is for returning medals that have been credited and medals that have been set for betting but have not yet been used in the game.

  The setting change switch 25 is for setting an effective setting value together with the setting key switch 29 of the power supply box 18, and is provided on the back side of the front door 3.

  The setting values will be described in detail. The slot machine 1 of this embodiment is provided with setting values for defining game settings. This set value is provided in six stages “1” to “6” according to the player's degree of advantage, and any one set value can be set as an effective set value. And normally, it is comprised so that a game may be performed based on the game setting which an effective setting value prescribes | regulates.

  The hopper unit 19 is for paying out medals, and includes a tank for storing medals and a delivery mechanism for sending out the medals in the tank toward the payout opening. The sending mechanism includes a motor 31 serving as a drive source and a payout sensor 32 for detecting a sent medal.

  The external terminal board 26 externally outputs game information (injection / payout information, game history information, error information, etc.), and information such as a jackpot history of the slot machine 1 can be browsed by the game hall equipment.

  The sub-control means 21 is composed of a board on which a CPU, RAM, ROM, and the like are arranged, and mainly executes effect control. The ROM of the sub-control means 21 stores fixed data relating to a wide variety of effect patterns. The main control means 20 and the effect button unit 13 are connected to the input port of the sub-control means 21. A signal including information relating to the progress of the game is input in one direction from the main control means 20 to the sub control means 21, and the sub control means 21 is based on a control signal (command) transmitted from the main control means 20. It is configured to execute various control processes. Specifically, the sub-control unit 21 selects an effect pattern based on a command from the main control unit 20 and transmits the command to the effect lamp 12 and the speaker 11 in order to execute the selected effect pattern. Further, a command is transmitted to the image control means 22 in order to display a required image on the image display 10. Further, as will be described later, when the various bonus combinations are won in the lottery drawing, the sub-control means 21 causes the speaker 11 to output a sound indicating the type of the winning bonus combination and indicates the type of the selected bonus combination. The effect lamp 12 is turned on in an aspect, and further, a command is output to the image control means 22, and before the stop switches 7 a to 7 c are operated, an image for notifying the winning of the bonus combination is displayed on the image display 10. Display. Further, in the advantageous section described later, the sub control means 21 is a game that can win the CB role, and operation mode notification images 34a to 34e that notify the operation mode that can be won to the CB role (see FIGS. 15 and 16). Is transmitted to the image control means 22 in order to display the image on the image display 10.

  The image control unit 22 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and performs display control of the image display device 10. A large amount of data for generating an effect image to be displayed on the image display 10 is stored in the ROM of the image control means 22. When the image control means 22 receives the command from the sub-control means 21, the CPU performs arithmetic processing, writes the effect image data in the RAM and outputs it to the image display 10, and the effect pattern selected by the sub-control means 21. A street effect image is displayed on the display screen of the image display 10. Further, when receiving a command for informing the bonus combination from the sub-control unit 21, the image control unit 22 displays a notification image indicating the type of the winning bonus combination on the display screen of the image display 10. When the image control unit 22 receives a predetermined command from the sub-control unit 21, the operation mode notification images 34a to 34e (FIG. 15, FIG. 16) is displayed on the image display 10. In other words, in this embodiment, the operation mode notifying unit according to the present invention includes the sub control unit 21, the image control unit 22, and the image display 10.

  In such a slot machine 1, after the reels 9a to 9c are rotated to display the symbols in a variable manner, the reels 9a to 9c are stopped and the symbols are stopped and displayed on the active line. Specifically, one game consists of (1) setting the number of bets necessary to start the game, (2) start switch operation, (3) reel rotation, (4) stop switch operation, (5) reel stop, (6) A winning process based on the combination of symbols stopped on the active line is performed in the order.

FIG. 5 shows the control contents of the CPU of the main control means 20 and the control contents of the main control process constituting the game contents. Details of steps S1 to S10 executed in the main control process are as follows.
S1: After the previous game is completed or the power is turned on, the state of the RAM and ROM is checked. If there is no abnormality, the betting number setting operation is validated. Then, it is detected whether or not the number of bets necessary for one game is set by inserting medals or by operating the bet switches 5a and 5b, and waits until the necessary number of bets is set. If the setting of the required bet number is detected, the start switch 6 is activated. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a game of three bets that normally requires the insertion of three medals per game is performed, and in the challenge bonus game state described later, two medals per game are played. A two-wager game that requires insertion is performed.
S2: Wait until the start switch 6 is operated.
S3: When the start switch 6 is operated, the reels 9a to 9c start to rotate. In addition, the lottery is executed in response to the operation of the start switch 6. In the combination lottery, a lottery value is extracted from the random number generator, and it is determined whether or not various types of combinations are won based on the extracted lottery value. Then, the result of the winning lottery is stored in the RAM, and a command for notifying the winning lottery result is transmitted to the sub-control means 21. That is, the role lottery means according to the present invention is mainly realized by the processing of step S3. In step S3, lottery such as transfer lottery, setting game number determination lottery, stock grant lottery, etc., which will be described later, is executed according to the result of the role lottery, and those lottery results are stored in the RAM.
S4: Wait until the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated.
S5: When the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated, a rotation angle for stopping the corresponding reels 9a to 9c is determined, and the corresponding reels 9a to 9c are stopped at the rotation angle, so that the reels are placed on the effective line. The symbols 9a to 9c are stopped and displayed.
S6: Steps S4 and S5 are repeated until the rotation of all the reels 9a to 9c is stopped. That is, the symbol control means according to the present invention is mainly realized by the processing of steps S4 to S6.
S7: It is determined whether or not the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the active line matches the combination of symbols corresponding to the combination. If it matches the symbol combination related to any combination, it is determined that the combination is won. Then, a command for notifying the determination result is transmitted to the sub-control means 21. That is, the winning determination means according to the present invention is mainly realized by the process of step S7.
S8: Processing related to the payout of medals is performed according to the determination result of the winning determination processing. Specifically, when it is determined that a small combination described later has been won, the payout number corresponding to the winning small combination is added to the credit, and when the credit exceeds a predetermined number (50), Pay out the excess medals. Further, when it is determined that a re-game player to be described later has been won, the next game can be executed without inserting medals.
S9: The gaming state is shifted according to the result of the winning determination process or the like. For example, when a bonus combination is won, a bonus game state to be described later is entered. Further, when the bonus combination is won in the game won for the bonus combination, the game is shifted to the carryover gaming state described later. Further, if the bonus game state end condition is satisfied, the bonus game state is ended. That is, the gaming state control means according to the present invention is mainly realized by the processing of step S9.
S10: Control related to switching of the notification control state to be described later is performed. That is, the notification availability control unit according to the present invention is mainly realized by the processing in step S10. Details of the notification control state change processing S10 will be described later.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of types of roles defined by combinations of symbols of the three reels 9a to 9c stopped on the effective line are set. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, 74 types of combinations are set, and these are roughly divided into 45 types of general combinations and 29 types of bonus combinations. Further, the general combination is further classified into 44 types of small combinations and one type of replay combination. A small combination is a combination in which the number of medals of a payout assigned to each combination at the time of winning a prize is paid out to the player, and is classified into a 13-piece combination, a 3-piece combination, and a single-piece combination according to the number of payouts. In the two-sheet betting game described later, the payout number of all small roles is two. Further, the re-playing role is a role that enables the next game to be executed without inserting medals at the time of winning a prize. In addition, the portion described as “any” in the symbol combination indicates that any symbol is allowed.

  The bonus combination is a combination that shifts to a bonus gaming state in which a winning combination of a small combination is increased in a combination lottery when winning a prize. The bonus combination is classified into three types: a big bonus combination (hereinafter abbreviated as BB), a challenge bonus combination (hereinafter abbreviated as CB), and a regular bonus combination (hereinafter abbreviated as RB). Depending on the type of bonus combination to be won, it is configured to shift to a different bonus game state.

  As described above, in each game, a role lottery is executed in response to the operation of the start switch 6, and it is determined whether or not each winning combination has been won. Here, in the role lottery, the winning combination is not determined for each role, and as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a plurality of role groups in which one or more roles are grouped are set, and based on the extracted lottery values. The winning of any one role group or the defeat of all the role groups is determined. Here, when the winning combination group includes a plurality of combinations, all the combinations included in the combination group will be simultaneously selected. In addition, when all the winning groups are lost, all types of winning combinations are lost, that is, lost. For example, the role group “BE_01” in FIG. 8 includes 17 types of small roles of BEA1, ATA1 to ATA6, and ATB1 to 10. If the winning group “BE — 01” is won in the winning lottery, all 17 types of small roles included in the winning group are won. In the present embodiment, a combination group including both a general combination and a bonus combination and a combination group including both a replay combination and a small combination are not set. In addition, the three types of bonus combinations of the BB combination, the CB combination, and the RB combination are set not to win two or more types of bonus combinations at the same time, but to win alone. In this embodiment, the winning state of the general role disappears in the game regardless of whether or not the game is won, but as a general rule, the winning state of the bonus role is until the bonus role is won. Carried over after the next game.

  The role lottery will be described in detail. In the role lottery, lottery values in the range of 0 to 65535 are extracted regardless of the gaming state. The 65536 lottery values are assigned to any of the winning groups or loses, and the winning winning group or the lost is determined depending on which of the extracted lottery values is assigned. FIG. 10 is a chart showing the lottery probability of the role lottery at the valid setting value “1”. In addition, the numerical value which shows the lottery probability in FIG. 10 has shown the number which allocated 65536 lottery values with respect to each role group (or losing), and the value which divided the numerical value in FIG. This is the actual lottery probability. Note that the lottery probability of the combination lottery varies somewhat depending on the effective setting value, but is within a range that does not affect the operational effects of the present invention, so the lottery probability at other effective setting values is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the lottery probability of the combination lottery is defined for each gaming state and is different depending on the gaming state. Note that the normal gaming state (normal) in FIG. 10 is a gaming state at the time of factory shipment that is neither a bonus gaming state nor a carryover gaming state. The lottery probability will be described taking the role lottery in the normal game state as an example. As shown in FIG. 10, in the normal game state, a lottery value “9000” is assigned to the role group (RP_01) related to the re-game player. ing. For this reason, in the combination lottery in the normal gaming state, a re-game combination is won with a probability of about 14% (9000/65536). In the normal gaming state, lottery values are assigned to the role group (BB_01, 02) related to the BB role and the role group (CB_01, 02) related to the CB role, but the role group (RB_01, 02) is not assigned a lottery value. For this reason, in the role lottery in the normal gaming state, the BB role and the CB role are won at the lottery probabilities assigned to each, but the RB role is not won.

  As described above, in each game, when the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated, the rotation of the reels 9a to 9c corresponding to the stop switches 7a to 7c is stopped, and the symbols are stopped and displayed on the active line. Is done. In the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c, the symbols to be stopped and displayed on the active line are controlled by stopping the reels 9a to 9c at a rotation angle corresponding to the winning combination and the operation of the stop switches 7a to 7c. To do.

  Specifically, the slot machine 1 stops the reels 9a to 9c corresponding to the stop switches 7a to 7c within a stop delay period of 190 ms from the operation of the stop switches 7a to 7c. Since the slot machine 1 can slide 0 to 4 frames on the active line within the stop delay period, in the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c, the slot machine 1 is effective from the time when the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated. By determining how many frames the symbol is slid with respect to the line, the symbol to be stopped and displayed on the active line is controlled. In other words, the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c is performed by selectively stopping and displaying symbols within the 0 to 4 frame slip range at the time of operation of the stop switches 7a to 7c. Symbols outside the 0-4 frame slip range at the time of operation of -7c cannot be stopped and displayed on the active line.

  The stop control of the reels 9a to 9c will be described in detail. First, the slot machine 1 controls symbols to be stopped and displayed on the active line so as not to win a winning combination not won in the winning lottery. For this reason, the winning combination will never be awarded to the winning combination.

  Further, the slot machine 1 controls the symbols to be stopped and displayed on the active line so that the winning combination in the winning lottery is awarded as much as possible. Here, in the combination lottery, as described above, a plurality of combinations may be won simultaneously. Further, when the winning state of the bonus combination is carried over, the carried over bonus combination is in a state of being won at the same time as the general combination won in the combination lottery after the next game. As described above, when a plurality of winning combinations are simultaneously won, the slot machine 1 validates the symbol combination related to the winning winning combination with one or more winning winning combinations as winning winning combinations. Stop control of the reels 9a to 9c is performed so that stop display is given priority on the line.

  For example, in the state where the bonus combination and the general combination are simultaneously won, the slot machine 1 controls the reels 9a to 9c so that the general combination is given priority over the bonus combination with the general combination being a winning combination. . Further, in a state where a plurality of types of small combinations are simultaneously won, the slot machine 1 selects any one of the 13-piece combination, the 3-piece combination, and the single-piece combination according to the winning state of the combination. In addition, one single combination is classified into one single combination A to F, and when one single combination becomes a winning combination, one of these single combinations A to F is generally set as a winning combination.

  The winning winning combination is roughly divided into a timing unquestioned combination and a timing combination. Specifically, in FIGS. 8 and 9, a role marked with “*” is a timing unrecognized role, and the other is a timing role. The timing unquestioned role is composed of a combination of symbols that can stop and display the required symbols on the active line within the stop delay period at any timing. When the winning priority role is the timing unquestioned role, the stop switch 7a to 7 Regardless of the operation timing of 7c, the player always wins the unquestioned timing. The timing combination is configured as a combination of symbols that can stop and display the required symbols on the active line within the stop delay period only within a certain range of timing. When the winning combination is the timing combination, the stop switch 7a to Depending on the operation timing of 7c, the timing combination may not be won and may be missed. If a winning combination can be won when the timing combination is missed, the other combination may be won by stop control of the reels 9a to 9c. In addition, if any winning combination cannot be won when the timing combination is missed, the combination of symbols of any combination is not stopped on the active line by the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c. It becomes.

  FIG. 11 shows a priority order in the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c according to the gaming state and the result lottery result. The normal gaming state will be described as an example. First, in the normal gaming state, if the winning lottery result is lost, all the winning combinations are not won. Stop control of the reels 9a to 9c is performed so as not to win. On the other hand, when the winning combination group (RP_01) related to the replaying combination is won, the slot machine 1 causes the reels 9a to 9c to stop the symbol combination related to the replaying combination (RPC1) on the active line. Perform stop control. Since the re-gamer (RPC1) is a timing-unrelated role, when a re-game player is elected, the re-game player is always won.

  In addition, when winning the role group of BE_01 in the role lottery, 13 winning combinations (BEA1) and 1 winning combination (1 winning combination A, C) will be won simultaneously (see FIG. 8). In the state, the single winning combination A becomes the winning priority combination. The single combination A is a timing combination. If the operation timing of the third stop switches 7a to 7c is inappropriate, the single combination A will be missed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the symbols of the middle reel 9b and the right reel 9c constituting each symbol combination are different for the one-piece combination A, the one-piece combination C, and the thirteen-piece combination (for example, The symbol of the middle reel 9b is composed of T1 or T2 in the single-sheet combination A, but is composed of any one of MD, R7, G7, BR, and C2 in the single-sheet combination C, and in the 13-sheet combination (BEA1). (It is composed of RP.) When two symbol combinations of one-piece combination A are stopped and displayed on the active line, the combination of symbols of one-piece combination C and thirteen-piece combination cannot be stopped and displayed. For this reason, when one winning combination A is missed by operating the third stop switches 7a to 7c at the time of winning the winning group of BE_01, no winning is achieved by the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c.

  In addition, when winning the winning group BE_02 in the winning lottery, 13 winning combinations (BEA1) and 1 winning combination (1 winning combination A, C, D) will be won simultaneously (see FIG. 8). In the gaming state, the 13-piece combination (BEA1) is the winning combination. Since the 13-piece combination (BEA1) is an unquestioned timing combination, in this case, the 13-piece combination is always won regardless of the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c.

  Similarly to BE_01 and 02, when a winning group of BE_03 to 13 is won, 13 winning combinations and 1 winning combination will be won simultaneously. In the normal gaming state, either a 13-piece winning combination or a single-winning winning combination becomes the winning priority combination depending on the winning combination group. Specifically, if BE_05 is won, the 13-piece combination will be the winning combination and the 13-piece combination will be won. On the other hand, when other winning groups (BE_03, 04, 06-13) are won, one winning combination becomes the winning priority combination. Here, at the time of winning the combination of BE_03, 04, 06-12, one of the single combination A and one single combination B is won, and the winning combination is the winning combination. Since both the one-piece combination A and the one-piece combination B are timing combinations, in such a case, depending on the operation timing of the stop switches 7a to 7c, the one-piece combination is missed and no winning is made. On the other hand, at the time of winning combination of BE_13, both the one-piece combination A and the one-piece combination B are won, and both of the one-piece combinations become the winning combination. In such a case, a single winning combination is won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 7a to 7c.

  In addition, when winning a combination of AT_01 to 04 in the combination lottery, a plurality of single combinations including a single combination D will be won (see FIG. 9). In the normal gaming state, in such a case, the one-piece combination D, which is an unrelated timing, becomes the winning combination, and the single-piece combination related to the single combination D is won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 7a to 7c. . In this embodiment, when winning AT_01-04, the single-player combination D is given a winning combination in the normal gaming state or the like. However, except for the BB carryover gaming state and the RB carryover gaming state described later, Instead of D, another winning combination (one winning combination A or one winning combination B) that is won simultaneously with the single winning combination D may be used as the winning priority winning combination.

  Further, when winning the SP_01 to 03 role group in the role lottery, two of the three one-piece roles included in the one-piece role E will be won simultaneously (see FIG. 9). The combination of the two one-piece combinations is a timing combination, and when the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated in an arbitrary operation mode, the one-piece combination E is missed at a rate of approximately 1/3.

  If the winning group CH_01 is won, three winning combinations and one winning combination (one winning combination F) will be won simultaneously (see FIG. 9). In the normal game state, in such a case, the three-piece combination that is the timing combination is set as the winning priority combination. The three-piece combination is a combination of symbols that causes a spillover at a rate of 1/2. If the three-piece combination is missed, the winning combination of the one-piece combination (one-piece combination F) is always made by stop control of the reels 9a to 9c .

  In addition, in the case of lottery in the normal game state, when the winning group (BB_01, 02) related to the BB winning is won, the winning BB winning becomes the winning priority winning. However, since the BB combination to be won in the combination lottery is a timing combination, depending on the operation timing of the stop switches 7a to 7c, the BB combination is missed and no winning is made. In addition, when winning the winning group (BB_01, 02) related to the BB role, the winning of the BB role is notified by the image display 10, the speaker 11, and the effect lamp 12 before the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated. Is done. For this reason, in a game won for the BB combination, the player can win the BB combination by operating the stop switches 7a to 7c at an appropriate timing by a so-called pushing operation. As described above, even if the player misses the BB combination, the winning state of the BB combination does not disappear and is carried over after the next game.

  In addition, in the case of a combination lottery in the normal game state, when winning the role group (CB_01, 02) related to the CB role, if the winning of CB_01, CBB10 to 12 will be the winning winning role, and if the winning of CB_02, CBB16 ~ 18 becomes the winning priority role. CBB 10-12 and CBB 16-18 are timing combinations, and when the CB combination (CB_01, 02) is elected, when the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated in an arbitrary operation mode, the ratio of CB is approximately ½. The winning combination of the CB role is carried over by becoming a non-winner at a rate of 1/2. As will be described later, in a game in which the CB combination (CB_01, 02) is won in the normal gaming state, an operation mode notification process for notifying the player of the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c that can win the CB combination is executed. May be. When such an operation mode notification process is executed, the player can intentionally avoid the CB role being missed by the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c, and can win the CB role.

The gaming state of the slot machine 1 will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 12, in addition to the above-described normal gaming state, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment wins the CB role in the normal gaming state and transitions by winning and in the normal gaming state. The BB gaming state which shifts by winning the BB combination and winning a prize is provided. In addition, the slot machine 1 has a CB carryover game state that shifts when the winning CB combination is missed in the normal gaming state, and a BB carryover gaming state that shifts when the winning BB role is missed in the normal gaming state. It has.

  As described above, the normal gaming state is not a bonus gaming state, and is a gaming state that does not correspond to a carryover gaming state in which a bonus combination win is carried over. As shown in FIG. 10, the two types of bonus combination, CB combination and BB combination, can be won only in the combination lottery in the normal gaming state. As shown in FIG. 11, in the lottery in the normal gaming state, even if the winning group of the one and 13 winning combinations is won at the same time, the single winning combination becomes a winning priority frequently, so the normal gaming state The payout rate is less than 100% (about 34%). In addition, the payout rate in each game state is the expected value of the number of medals to be paid when a player who is familiar with the game contents operates to maximize the number of payouts (payout number) in each game state. The percentage divided by the number of medals used as the number of bets during the gaming state.

Specifically, the payout rate in each gaming state can be calculated based on the stop control mode of the reels 9a to 9c and the lottery probability of the role lottery. Hereinafter, a method for calculating the payout rate in the normal gaming state will be described as an example.
First, in the normal gaming state, the reels 9a to 9c are controlled to stop in a manner corresponding to the winning group won in the winning lottery. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 13, when the player operates the stop switches 7a to 7c so as to maximize the payout number, the winning combination is won at a certain frequency according to the winning group. In addition, the winning winning combination will be missed, and the average number of payouts in each winning group will be constant. For example, when the winning group of RP_01 is won, 100% is won to the winning winning combination (replaying winning combination) by the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c. Since the re-playing role is equivalent to paying out 3 medals necessary for starting the next game, the average payout number when winning the role group of RP_01 is 3. Further, when the winning group BE_01 is elected, the player wins the winning priority role (single winning role A) at a frequency of 50%, and loses the winning priority role at a frequency of 50% and becomes non-winning. For this reason, the average number of payouts when winning the winning group is 0.5 (the number of payouts when winning a single combination A × 0.5 + the number of payouts when not winning × 0.5). In this way, in the normal gaming state, the average payout number at the time of winning each role group can be calculated based on the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c. In each game, each role group is won with a certain lottery probability. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, if the average number of payouts at the time of winning each winning group and the winning probability of the winning group are summed for all the winning groups, normal games The expected value of the number of payouts per game in the state can be calculated. Then, if the expected value of the number of payouts is divided by the number of medals inserted per game in the normal game state (3), the payout rate in the normal game state (about 34%) can be calculated. Note that the game play rate in the normal game state is a value calculated from the lottery probability of the role lottery in the case of the effective setting value “1”. In this embodiment, the game play rate in each game state is set to the effective setting. The fluctuation range according to the value is small, and the payout rate in each gaming state does not vary between 100% or more and less than 100% depending on the effective setting value. For this reason, in this specification, with respect to the game play rate in each game state, the approximate play rate is expressed as “about xx%”, so that the change in the game play rate in each game state in accordance with the effective setting value. Ignore and explain. In addition, although the explanation of the calculation process is omitted, the game play rate in each gaming state described later is calculated in the same manner as the above calculation method for the game play rate in the normal game state.

  The CB gaming state is a bonus gaming state that is shifted by winning a CB role. When the CB role is won in the normal gaming state and the game is won, or in the CB carryover gaming state, the CB role is carried over. Starts when winning a prize. In game states other than the CB game state, the number of bets per game is 3 medals (3 bets), whereas in the CB game state, the bet number per game is exceptionally 2 medals ( 2 bets). As shown in FIG. 7, in the game with two bets, the payout of all small roles is two. In the CB gaming state, all types of small roles are simultaneously won with a probability of 100% in the role lottery. For this reason, in the CB gaming state, regardless of the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c, a small role is always won in each game and two medals are paid out. In the CB gaming state, the stop control of the middle reel 9b is exceptionally uncontrolled. That is, when the middle stop switch 7b is operated while the middle reel 9b is rotating, the slot machine 1 stops the middle reel 9b on the spot without sliding any symbols.

  The CB gaming state ends when the cumulative payout number of medals reaches 3 or more, and shifts to the normal gaming state. As described above, in the CB gaming state, since two medals are always paid out in each game, the CB gaming state always ends in two games. Therefore, the CB gaming state ends with a total of four medals being paid out using a total of four medals as the number of bets in two games. In other words, the CB gaming state is a gaming state in which the payout rate is always 100% regardless of the effective setting value, and no increase in medals can be expected. Thus, since the CB gaming state according to the present embodiment ends in a short period of two games and shifts to the normal gaming state, when the CB role is won in the normal gaming state, the CB role is won in the game. If the CB gaming state is entered, the normal gaming state can be restored in a short period of time.

  The CB carryover gaming state is a gaming state in which the CB role is won in the normal game state lottery, but the CB role is not won in the game and the CB role winning state is carried over and the game is executed. In the CB carryover game state, since the BB role is not won in the role lottery (see FIG. 11), when the normal game state shifts to the CB carryover game state, the CB role that has carried the winning state wins and shifts to the CB game state. Until then, the CB carryover gaming state will continue. Here, in the game where the CB role is won in the normal gaming state, the CB role is won with a probability of approximately 1/2, whereas when the CB carryover gaming state is entered, the winning state of the CB role is carried over. However, the probability of winning a CB role is drastically reduced to less than 1% per game. This is due to the winning lottery probability and the reel 9a-9c stop control in the CB carryover gaming state.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, in the CB carryover game state, the lottery values of the role lottery are not assigned to the loser and the bonus role, and the general lottery is always won in the role lottery. In other words, in the CB carryover game state, the game is always performed in a state where the general combination and the CB combination are won simultaneously. As described above, when the general combination and the bonus combination are simultaneously selected, the general combination becomes the winning combination in the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c. Therefore, in the CB carryover gaming state, it is difficult to win the CB combination that is not the winning combination. It becomes.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, in the CB carryover game state, it is possible to win the CB role only in the game winning the SP_01, SP_02, SP_03 role group in the role lottery. Regardless of the operation mode of 7a to 7c, the CB combination cannot be won. Although the probability of winning one of SP_01 to 03 in the CB carryover gaming state varies depending on the valid setting value, in all cases, it is less than 1%, so there is little chance of winning the CB combination. In addition, in the CB carryover game state, even if the SP_01 to 03 role group is won, the CB role cannot be won unless the single role E included in these role groups is missed in the game. Specifically, in the game, when the left stop switch 7a is operated at an arbitrary timing, a single combination (one combination E) is missed at a rate of about 1/3. Then, when one winning combination is missed, the stop control of the left reel 9a is performed so that the winning combination CB (CBB 1 to 9 or CBB 13 to 15) wins, and the winning combination CB is won. As will be described later, in the CB carryover gaming state, when one of SP_01 to 03 is won, an operating mode for notifying the player of the operating mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c that can win the CB role. The notification process may be executed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the CB role is missed in the normal game state and the CB carryover game state is shifted to, it becomes difficult to win the CB role that has won the winning state, compared with the normal game state. As a result, the opportunity to transition to other gaming states is greatly reduced. For this reason, when transitioning from the normal gaming state to the CB carryover gaming state, it takes a large number of games to return to the normal gaming state via the CB gaming state. In this embodiment, the payout rate in the CB carryover gaming state is set to be less than 100% (about 45%), so that an increase in medals cannot be expected unless exiting from the CB carryover gaming state. As described above, the CB carryover gaming state according to the present embodiment is a state in which there are few opportunities to shift to other gaming states and an increase in medals cannot be expected, and most of the games of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment are The CB carryover gaming state is configured to be performed.

  The BB gaming state is a bonus gaming state that shifts by winning a BB role. When the BB role is won in the normal gaming state and the game is won, or in the BB carryover gaming state, the BB role is won. It starts when you do. In the BB gaming state, winning / winning of the RB role is possible. When winning the RB role, a bonus game (RB gaming state) corresponding to the RB role is started in the BB gaming state.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the BB gaming state includes an RB gaming state that shifts by winning the RB role, a BB general gaming state that does not carry over the winning state of the RB role and can win the RB role in the role lottery, It consists of three states of RB carryover gaming state that has carried the winning state of the combination. As will be described later, in the BB general gaming state and the RB gaming state, the payout rate is less than 100%, and in the RB carryover gaming state, the payout rate is 100% or more, but the payout rate in the RB carryover gaming state is a game. Therefore, the BB gaming state is a gaming state in which the payout rate exceeds 100% as a whole (about 250%) and an increase in medals is expected.

  The BB general gaming state is an initial state of the BB gaming state, and is controlled to the BB general gaming state at the start of the BB gaming state. As shown in FIG. 10, in the role lottery in the BB general gaming state, the lottery value is assigned to the role group (RB — 01, 02) including the RB role, and the RB role can be won with a probability of about 1/3. Further, the lottery probability of the small role is the same as that in the normal game state, and the re-game player and the lost game are not assigned lottery values and cannot be won. Thereby, the payout rate in the BB general gaming state is suppressed to less than 100% (about 17%).

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the winning group (RB_01, 02) related to the RB winning combination is won in the BB general gaming state, the winning RB winning combination becomes the winning winning combination. Since the RB combination which becomes the winning priority combination is a timing combination, depending on the operation timing of the stop switches 7a to 7c, the RB combination is missed and no winning is made. In addition, when the winning group related to the RB winning is won, the winning of the RB winning is notified by the image display 10, the speaker 11, and the effect lamp 12 before the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated. As described above, in the present embodiment, the RB carryover gaming state is more advantageous than the RB gaming state, so in the game won for the RB role, the player can stop by the so-called pushing operation. By selecting the operation timing of the switches 7a to 7c, an operation for avoiding winning of the RB combination is performed. As shown in FIG. 6, in the symbol combinations of all the RB roles, the symbol of the left reel 9a is “T2 (tomato B)”, and as shown in FIG. ) ”Has only one frame on the left reel 9a, so if the player operates the left stop switch 7a at a timing at which“ T2 (tomato B) ”cannot be stopped and displayed on the active line, Even in the winning state, symbol combinations other than the symbol combination of the RB combination can be stopped and displayed on the active line to avoid winning the RB combination.

  The RB gaming state is a bonus gaming state that is shifted by winning the RB role. When the RB role is won in the BB general gaming state and the game is won, or the RB role is carried over in the RB carryover gaming state. Starts when winning. Here, as shown in FIG. 10, in the lottery drawing in the RB gaming state, lottery values are assigned to two role groups (AL_1, AL_2) and losers. AL_1 is a combination group including all 13 combinations and 3 combinations, and stop control of the reels 9a to 9c is performed so that any 13 combinations can be won without being missed. AL_2 is a combination group including all the single combinations, and the reels 9a to 9c are controlled to stop so that any one combination can be won without being missed. Note that AL_1 is not limited to a 13-piece combination and a 3-piece combination, and may be a combination group including all small combinations including one combination.

  In the RB gaming state, lottery values are assigned to the two role groups so that the winning probability of each small role is higher than that in the normal gaming state. The payout rate in the RB gaming state is higher than that in the normal gaming state, but is suppressed to less than 100% (about 50%). The RB gaming state ends when 12 games are consumed or when a general combination is won eight times, and the BB gaming state returns to the BB general gaming state.

  The RB carryover gaming state is a gaming state in which the RB role is won in the game lottery in the BB general gaming state, but the RB role is not won in the game, and the RB role winning state is carried over and executed. As shown in FIG. 10, in the RB carryover gaming state, the winning probability of the winning combination of the re-gamer is higher than that of the BB general gaming state, but the winning probability of the small role is the same as that of the BB general gaming state. . In the RB gaming state, the winning state of the RB role (whether or not the winning is carried over) is different from the BB general gaming state. The stop control mode of the reels 9a to 9c is changed so that the frequency of the game is higher than that in the BB general gaming state, thereby significantly improving the payout rate as compared with the BB general gaming state. Realize a very advantageous condition of the payout rate.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, in the BB general game state and the RB carryover game state, when 13 types of role groups (BE_01 to 13) are won in the role lottery, the 13 role and the 1 role are obtained. Win simultaneously. The probability of winning the 13 types of role groups is the same in the BB general gaming state and the RB carryover gaming state. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, when 11 types of role groups (BE_01, 03, 04, 06 to 13) are selected, in the BB general gaming state, one (1) The winning combination is A or a single combination B). In this way, when a single winning combination is set as a winning priority winning combination, a single winning combination is won or non-winning depending on the operation timing of the stop switches 7a to 7c, and the 13 winning combination is set regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 7a to 7c. Will not win. On the other hand, when the same 11 types of role groups (BE_01, 03, 04, 06 to 13) are won, in the RB carryover gaming state, 13 winning combinations are set as winning priority roles. In this way, when the 13-piece combination is set as a winning combination, the 13-piece combination is always won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 7a to 7c, and the single-piece combination is not won. In the remaining two types of combination groups (BE_02, BE_05), the 13-piece combination is a winning combination in any game state.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the winning probability of the winning group that is simultaneously won for the 13 winning combination and the 1 winning combination is the same in the BB general gaming state and the RB carryover gaming state. When winning (BE_01, 03, 04, 06-13), the BB general gaming state has a single winning combination, whereas the RB carryover gaming state has a 13 winning combination, The frequency of winning 13 winning combinations in the RB carryover gaming state is increased, and the payout rate in the RB carryover gaming state is greatly improved compared to the BB general gaming state. Specifically, by the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c, in the RB carryover gaming state, the probability of winning a 13-card combination is 30 times or more compared to the BB general gaming state. For this reason, the payout rate in the BB general gaming state is less than 100% (about 17%), whereas the payout rate in the RB carryover gaming state is 100% or more (about 300%).

  In the RB carryover gaming state, it is difficult to win the RB combination as compared to a game in which the RB combination is won in the BB general gaming state. Specifically, in the RB carryover gaming state, the lottery values of the role lottery are not assigned to the loser and the bonus role, and in the role lottery, the general role is always won. That is, in the RB carryover gaming state, the game is played in a state where the general combination and the RB combination are won simultaneously. As described above, in the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c, in order to prioritize the winning of the re-playing role or small role over the bonus role, in the RB carryover gaming state, regardless of the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c. The symbol combination related to the RB combination can hardly be stopped and displayed on the effective line.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the RB carryover gaming state, if the winning group SP_01-03 is won and one winning combination (one playing E) included in the winning group is missed, the reels 9a to 9 The RB combination may be won by the stop control of 9c. However, as described above, if the player operates the stop switch 7a corresponding to the left reel 9a at a timing at which “T2 (tomato B)” cannot be stopped on the active line, the player is in the winning state of the RB role. However, it is possible to reliably avoid winning the RB role. That is, in the RB carryover gaming state, regardless of the result of the role lottery, if the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated at an appropriate timing, the player can reliably avoid winning the RB role and It becomes possible to avoid the transition to the disadvantageous RB gaming state.

  In this way, in the BB gaming state, the RB combination is won in the BB general gaming state, but the RB gaming state that shifts by winning the RB combination is a gaming state in which the play rate is unfavorable. The RB carryover gaming state in which a role is missed and shifted is a gaming state in which the payout rate is advantageous. Therefore, in the BB gaming state, the player operates the stop switches 7a to 7c so as to miss the RB combination in the BB general gaming state, and aims to shift to the RB carryover gaming state. Further, even in the RB carryover game state, the game is played so as not to win the RB combination that has carried over the winning state.

  The BB gaming state is configured to end when the number of paid-out medals in the BB gaming state reaches a specified number, and shift to the normal gaming state. The prescribed number is set to 345 in the BB gaming state triggered by the first type BB combination winning, and 165 in the BB gaming state triggered by the second type BB winning combination. In addition, the three states established during the BB gaming state (the BB general gaming state, the RB gaming state, and the RB carryover gaming state) end with the end of the BB gaming state. When the RB carryover gaming state ends with the end of the BB gaming state, the winning state of the carrying over RB combination disappears at the end of the RB carryover gaming state.

  The BB carryover gaming state is a gaming state in which the BB role is won in the game lottery in the normal gaming state, but the BB role is not won in the game, and the game is executed by carrying over the winning state of the BB role. As shown in FIG. 10, the lottery probability of the winning combination lottery in the BB carryover gaming state is the same as that in the normal gaming state except that the lottery value of the bonus combination is distributed to the loser. In the BB carryover gaming state, in the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c, it is easy to win a BB combination that has won the winning state by increasing the frequency with which a specific small combination (single combination C) is a winning combination.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, in the BB carryover gaming state, when the winning group of BE_01, 04, 09-12, AT_01-04 is won in the winning lottery, the timings included in the winning group are not limited. The winning combination is the timing combination (one-sheet combination C) included in the combination, not the combination (13-sheet combination or one-sheet combination D). Since this one-piece combination C is a timing combination, the symbols that do not constitute the symbol combination related to the one-piece combination C can be stopped and displayed on the active line according to the operation timing of the stop switches 7a to 7c. Here, a single combination constituting a single combination C includes a plurality of combinations of symbols in which a combination of symbols of the BB combination and two symbols are common and one symbol is different. For example, for the BB combination of the symbol combination “R7-R7-R7”, the single combination C includes small combinations “R7-R7-MD” and “R7-MD-R7”. For this reason, in the BB carryover gaming state, when the single winning combination C is a winning combination, the first and second stop switches 7a to 7c are stopped and displayed in common with the single winning combination C and the BB winning combination. If it is operated at a possible timing, the two symbols are stopped and displayed on the active line by the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c giving priority to the winning of the single winning combination C, and the BB can be lost without missing the single winning combination C. Two of the symbol combinations related to the combination can be stopped and displayed on the active line.

  Here, the two symbols common to the one-piece combination C and the BB combination are not included in the combination of symbols other than the one-piece combination C and the BB combination (such as the 13-piece combination and the one-piece combination D). As described above, when two symbols common to the single combination C and the BB combination are stopped and displayed on the active line by operating the first and second stop switches 7a to 7c, at that time, the single combination C It is impossible to win a prize for roles other than BB and BB. For this reason, if the player operates the last stop switch 7a to 7c at a timing at which one piece combination C is missed and the BB combination can be won, the control of the reels 9a to 9c is controlled by the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c. The third symbol constituting the combination is stopped and displayed on the active line, and the BB combination is won.

  As described above, in the BB carryover game state, when the winning group (BE_01, 04, 09-12, AT_01-04) having the single winning combination C as the winning winning combination is won, the symbols of the single winning combination C and the BB winning combination are selected. Operate the first and second stop switches 7a to 7c at the timing when two symbols common to the combination can be stopped and displayed on the active line, and further, the last stop switch 7a to 7c cannot be awarded to the single piece C And by operating at the timing which can win the BB combination, it is possible to win the BB combination. According to such a configuration, in the BB carryover gaming state, the occurrence frequency of games that can win the BB role increases. It becomes possible to shift to the BB gaming state. In addition, by the stop control of the reels 9a to 9c, the payout rate in the BB carryover game state is improved as compared with the normal game state, but the playout rate in the BB carryover game state is suppressed to less than 100% (about 70%). .

  Thus, in this embodiment, even if the CB role is won in the normal gaming state and the CB gaming state is entered, the medal cannot be increased. In the normal gaming state, the BB role is won and the BB gaming state is entered. The medal can be increased by shifting. That is, in this embodiment, a game is realized in which the BB combination is won and the medal is increased in the BB gaming state. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the CB carryover gaming state is unfavorable compared to the normal gaming state in which the BB role cannot be won, the chance to shift to another gaming state is low, and an increase in medals cannot be expected. It is in a state. For this reason, in this embodiment, the game nature is achieved in which the CB carryover gaming state is removed and the BB role is won in the normal gaming state.

  In the present embodiment, in the game won for the CB role, the operation mode notification process for notifying the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c that can win the CB role before the operation of the stop switch 7a to 7c is performed. May be executed. As described above, the winning combination for the CB combination is a game won for the CB combination in the combination lottery in the normal game state and a game won for any of SP_01 to 03 in the combination lottery in the CB carryover gaming state. .

  As described above, in a game in which the CB role is won in the normal game state, if the winning role group is CB_01, some CB roles (CBB10-12) will be the winning priority role, and the winning role group may be CB_02. For example, a CB combination (CBB16 to 18) of another symbol combination becomes a winning combination. For this reason, in the normal game state, if CB_01 is won, the operation mode notification process notifies the operation modes of the stop switches 7a-7c that can win CBBs 10-12, and if CB_02 is won, the operation mode notification process. In CBB16-18, the operation mode of the stop switches 7a-7c that can win a prize is notified.

  FIG. 15 shows the flow of the operation mode notification process executed when the CB combination (CB_01) is won in the normal gaming state. Specifically, after winning the CB role (CB_01) in the role lottery, as shown in FIG. 15A, after an effect (freeze effect) for temporarily stopping the three spinning reels 9a to 9c is executed. Then, an operation mode notification image 34a for notifying one of the left reel 9a and the right reel 9c to stop is displayed on the image display 10. Of the left reel 9a and the right reel 9c, the one to be stopped first stops the symbol related to the CB combination (CBB10 to 12) on the active line (lower line) regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 7a and 7c. Is displayed. When the player stops one of the left reel 9a and the right reel 9c, the other reels 9a and 9c should be stopped and displayed on the active line as shown in FIGS. 15 (b) and 15 (c). Operation mode notification images 34b and 34c for notifying the symbol are displayed on the image display 10. Here, when the player operates the stop switches 7a and 7c at the timing when the notified symbol is within the range of 0 to 4 frames from the effective line, it is shown in FIGS. 15 (d) and 15 (e). As shown, the symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line by the stop control of the reels 9 a and 9 c, and the character “success!” Is displayed on the image display 10. The remaining middle reel 9b is arranged so that the symbol (RP) relating to the CB role (CBB10 to 12) can be stopped and displayed on the active line regardless of the operation timing of the middle stop switch 7b. If the middle stop switch 7b is operated at an arbitrary timing, as shown in FIGS. 15 (f) and 15 (g), the CB combination can be won. When the stop switches 7a to 7c cannot be operated in the operation mode notified by the operation mode notification images 34a to 34c, the characters “failure!” Are displayed on the image display 10 and the CB role is missed. (Not shown).

  On the other hand, in the game won in any of the SP_01 to 03 role groups in the CB carryover gaming state, as described above, when one winning combination E (SPA1 to 3), which is a winning prize winning combination, is missed, the CB combination (CBB1) ~ 9, 13-15). For this reason, when the operation mode notification process is executed in such a game, the player is notified of the operation modes of the stop switches 7a to 7c that can miss the single-piece combination E.

  FIG. 16 shows the flow of the operation mode notification process executed when winning SP_02 in the CB carryover gaming state (CB_01 winning state). Specifically, when SP_02 is won in the role lottery, as shown in FIG. 16A, an operation mode notification for notifying the image display 10 to stop the right reel 9c before operating the stop switches 7a to 7c is performed. An image 34d is displayed. When the player operates the right stop switch 7c to stop the right reel 9c, as shown in FIG. 16B, the RP symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line (lower line) regardless of the operation timing. . Such an RP symbol is a common symbol for a single winning combination E (SPA 2, 3), which is a winning combination, and a CB combination (CBB 1-9, 13-15). The image display device 10 displays an operation mode notification image 34e for notifying the symbol (R7) to be stopped on the effective line for the left reel 9a. Here, when the stop switch 7a is operated at a timing when the notified symbol is within a range of 0 to 4 frames from the effective line, the single winning combination E (SPA2, 3) which is the winning winning combination is displayed. Such a symbol (G7, MD) cannot be stopped and displayed on the active line, and the single-player combination E is missed. For this reason, when the player operates at such timing, as shown in FIG. 16C, the symbol (T1) related to the CB combination is stopped and displayed on the active line by the stop control of the left reel 9a. At the same time, the characters “Success!” Are displayed on the image display 10. The remaining middle reel 9b is arranged so that the symbol related to the CB can be stopped and displayed on the active line regardless of the operation timing of the middle stop switch 7b. Is operated at an arbitrary timing, the CB combination can be won as shown in FIG. When the left stop switch 7a is not operated at the timing notified by the operation mode notification image 34e in FIG. 16B, the characters “failure!” Are displayed on the image display 10 and the winning combination is selected. One winning combination E will be won (not shown).

  As described above, in a game in which the operation mode notification process is executed, the player can win the CB combination by operating the stop switches 7a to 7c in the notified operation mode. In a game in which a CB role is won by a role lottery in the normal game state, if the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated in an arbitrary operation mode, the CB role is lost at a rate of about ½, resulting in an unfavorable CB carryover game state. Although it falls, if the operation mode notification process is executed in such a game, the fall to the CB carryover gaming state can be almost certainly avoided. Further, in the game where one of SP_01 to 03 is won in the CB carryover gaming state, if the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated in any operation mode, only about 1/3 of the CB combination is won, and about 2 The disadvantageous CB carryover gaming state will continue at a rate of / 3, but if the operation mode notification process is executed in such a game, the CB role will be almost surely won and the CB carryover gaming state will be terminated. Is possible.

  As described above, the operation mode notification process can bring about a favorable result for the player. However, the operation mode notification process is not always executed in a game that can win a CB role. Specifically, in this embodiment, two types of notification control states, a normal section and an advantageous section, are provided. The normal section is a state in which control regarding the operation mode notification process is not permitted. In the normal section, the operation mode notification process is not executed even for a game that can win a CB combination. The advantageous section is a state in which control related to the operation mode notification process is permitted. In the advantageous section, the player can be notified of the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c that can win the CB role in a game that can win the CB role. The operation mode notification process is always executed. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, the game content rich in interest is realized by combining five types of game states and two types of notification control states. Details will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 17, in this embodiment, the normal section and the advantageous section are selectively controlled in the normal gaming state, the CB gaming state, the CB carryover gaming state, the BB gaming state, and the BB carryover gaming state. Is done. That is, each gaming state is divided into a normal section and an advantageous section. In the following, in order to distinguish between a normal section and an advantageous section in each gaming state, the xx gaming state in the normal section is referred to as xx gaming state (normal section), and the xx gaming state in the advantageous section is referred to as xx gaming state (advantageous). (Section) will be described. In the advantageous section, the operation mode notification process makes it possible to win by performing a stop operation in accordance with the operation mode notified in the game that can be awarded to the CB role. It becomes easy to get out of the CB carryover gaming state. For this reason, in the normal section, while staying in the CB carryover gaming state for a long time, in the notification control permission state, the staying period in the CB carryover gaming state is shortened, and the BB role is won in the normal gaming state. , The opportunity to increase medals in the BB gaming state will increase.

  Here, when a transition is made from the normal section to the advantageous section, a dot portion of a payout indicator (not shown) for displaying the number of payouts arranged on the front surface of the front door 3 is turned on. It is notified that it became an advantageous section. The notification of the advantageous section is started at least until the operation mode notification process is executed and the payout rate exceeds 100%. And it continues until the said advantageous area is complete | finished. In addition, the notification of the advantageous section may be made by lighting the dot portion of another 7-segment display instead of lighting the dot of the payout display, or a dedicated lamp for informing the advantageous section is provided. May be. Further, the notification start timing of the advantageous section may be when the start switch 6 is operated, immediately before the next game input operation (after the final stop operation or after the payout process), or the like. Further, it is desirable that the advantageous section notification end timing is immediately before the next game input operation (after the final stop operation or after the payout process). This is because if the notification ends when the start switch 6 is operated, the player is distrusted.

  The transition condition from the normal section to the advantageous section is to win the transition lottery in the normal section. The transition lottery is executed when the winning group is listed in FIG. 18A in the winning lottery in the normal gaming state or the CB carryover gaming state. As shown in FIG. 18 (a), the transfer lottery is performed with a winning probability corresponding to the role group that is the lottery opportunity. When winning the transition lottery, the advantageous section starts from the next game while maintaining the gaming state in principle. In other words, if a normal game state (ordinary section) is selected at the transition lottery win, the game shifts to a normal game state (advantage section). If a CB carryover game state (normal section) is selected at the transition lottery win, the CB carryover game state (advantage section) is reached. Migrate to However, in the normal gaming state (normal section), when the transition lottery triggered by the winning of the BB role (RB_01, RB_02) is won, the transition condition to the advantageous section and the transition condition of the gaming state are satisfied simultaneously. Therefore, the normal gaming state (normal section) is shifted to the BB gaming state (favorable section) or the BB carryover gaming state (advantageous section).

  During the advantageous section, as described below, the period of the advantageous section is managed by the set number of games or the number of stocks. Here, in the CB carryover gaming state, the period management based on the number of set games and the period management based on the stock number are selectively performed, and in the gaming states other than the CB carryover gaming state, only the period management based on the stock number is performed.

  In the period management of the advantageous section based on the number of set games, the continuation of the advantageous section is allowed until all the set games are used up. The number of set games is set when the transition lottery is won in the CB carryover gaming state (normal section). The set number of games is added when a predetermined combination group is won in the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section). Then, in the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section), when the set number of games is consumed one by one and all the set games are consumed, the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section) ends, and the CB It is configured to shift to the carryover gaming state (normal section).

  In the period management of the advantageous section by the number of stocks, if the stock is not held at the end of the BB gaming state, the advantageous section ends at that time, and if the stock is held, it is advantageous until the end of the next BB gaming state Continuation of the section is allowed. That is, the stock according to the present embodiment is a right that allows the continuation of the advantageous section until the next BB gaming state. The stock is given to the player when a predetermined stock granting condition is satisfied. There may be a case where a plurality of stocks are given at one time, and the given stock is cumulatively added to the number of stocks already held. The number of stocks held is decremented by 1 every time the BB combination is won in the advantageous section. When the number of stocks is 0 at the end of the BB gaming state, the advantageous section ends at that point, and the next game shifts to the normal gaming state (normal section).

The stock provision condition is that any of the following (1) to (4) is satisfied.
(1) Win the stock grant lottery.
The stock grant lottery is executed at the following timing.
-When winning the transition lottery-When winning the BB role in the normal gaming state (favorable section)-When winning a specific role in the BB gaming state (advantageous section) (2) In the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section) Win SP_01-03.
(3) The stock number is 0 at the start of the normal gaming state (advantageous section).
(4) In an advantageous section, 100 games are consumed after the BB gaming state is finished and before winning the BB role again.

Also, in this embodiment, in order to prevent excessive play in the advantageous section, when a predetermined upper limit condition is satisfied in the advantageous section, regardless of the number of set games and the number of stocks, In the game, the advantageous section is ended and shifted to the normal section. Specifically, the upper limit condition is that at least one of the following conditions 1 and 2 is satisfied in the advantageous section.
Condition 1: The number of games in the advantageous section reaches 1500 games.
Condition 2: MY in the advantageous section is 2400 or more.

  Here, “MY” is a value of the cumulative difference from the base point when the cumulative difference is the smallest when the cumulative difference is 0 in the advantageous section. The “cumulative difference” is the cumulative difference based on the number of medals paid out and the number of medals used as bets. The “cumulative difference from the base point” This is a numerical value obtained by subtracting the cumulative number of medals used as a bet from the cumulative number of medals paid out in the meantime. That is, the condition 2 is satisfied when the “current value−minimum value” of the number of medals of the player in the advantageous section becomes 2400 or more while the number of medals of the player in the advantageous section increases or decreases.

  Here, when the advantageous section ends due to the satisfaction of the upper limit condition, as shown in FIG. 17, in principle, the normal section is shifted to while maintaining the gaming state at the end. That is, when the upper limit condition is satisfied in the normal gaming state (advantageous section), the state shifts to the normal gaming state (normal section), and when the upper limit condition is satisfied in the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section), the CB carryover gaming state (normally) (Section).

  Below, with reference to FIG. 17, the game content in each state which combined the game state and the alerting | reporting control state is demonstrated.

  The CB carryover gaming state (normal section) is the most disadvantageous state consisting of a combination of the CB carryover gaming state and the normal section. In other words, in the CB carryover gaming state (normal section), the winning opportunity of the CB role that has carried over the winning state is less than 1%, and the operation mode notification process is not executed even if the winning opportunity of the CB role comes. Often miss the opportunity to win. In the CB carryover game state (normal section), as described above, the transition lottery is executed when a predetermined combination group is won by the combination lottery. And if it wins a transfer lottery, it will transfer to CB carryover game state (advantageous section).

  When the transition lottery is won in the CB carryover game state (normal section), the set game number determination lottery is executed, and the set game number is determined from among 10 games, 20 games, 50 games, and 100 games. As shown in FIG. 18 (b), the set game number determination lottery is performed with a lottery probability corresponding to the role group that is the lottery trigger of the transfer lottery. Further, when the transfer lottery is won in the CB carryover game state (normal section), the stock grant lottery is executed, and the number of stocks to be granted is determined to be “0”, “1”, or “10”. As shown in FIG. 18C, the stock grant lottery is performed with the lottery probability corresponding to the role group that has become the lottery opportunity of the transfer lottery. Note that “0” is a lottery result to which no stock is given. Here, when the result of the stock grant lottery is “0”, the period management based on the number of set games is performed in the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section) of the transfer destination. When the result of the stock grant lottery is “1” or “10”, the set game number determined in the set game number determination lottery is discarded, and the period management based on the stock number in the CB carryover game state (advantageous zone) of the transfer destination Is done.

  Although the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section) is an unfavorable CB carryover gaming state, the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section) is more advantageous than the CB carryover gaming state (normal section). Specifically, in the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section), the player is notified of the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c that can win the CB role in a game that can win the CB role (when SP_01-03 is selected). An operation mode notification process is performed. For this reason, in a game that can win the CB combination, the player can operate the stop switches 7a to 7c in the notified operation mode to win the CB combination and escape from the CB carryover gaming state. . Thus, in the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section), it becomes easier to exit the CB carryover gaming state than in the CB carryover gaming state (normal section), and the staying period in the CB carryover gaming state is shortened. In addition, when a CB combination is won in the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section), the game moves to the CB gaming state (advantageous section), and when the CB gaming state (advantageous section) is consumed, the normal gaming state (advantageous section) (See FIG. 17). In this way, in the CB carryover game state (advantageous section), the stay period in the CB carryover game state can be shortened compared to the CB carryover game state (normal section). It is possible to shift to a normal gaming state that is more advantageous than in the gaming state (normal section). For this reason, in such a CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section), it is possible to stimulate the player's gaming motivation and continue the game.

  In the CB carryover game state (advantageous section), period management is performed based on the set number of games or the number of stocks. When period management is performed based on the set number of games, when the winning group listed in FIG. 19A is won in the winning lottery, the additional game number determining lottery is executed and determined in the lottery. The number of played games is added to the set number of games. In the additional game number determination lottery, as shown in FIG. 19A, the number of games to be added is determined as one game, 10 games, or 20 games with a probability corresponding to the role group that triggered the increase. The When the number of set games is digested one game at a time in the CB carryover game state (advantageous section) and all the set games are consumed, the CB carryover game state (advantageous section) ends, and the CB Transition to the carryover game state (normal section). That is, when the period management is performed by the number of set games, before winning all the set games, winning SP_01 to 03 that can win the CB role is based on the operation mode notification process. Opportunity to get out of the CB carryover gaming state.

  In the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section), when the period management is performed based on the number of stocks, the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section) is continued until the CB combination is won unless the upper limit condition is satisfied. This is because, in the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section), the BB combination is not won and the number of stocks does not decrease. Further, in the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section), stock is awarded when SP_01 to 03 are won in the role lottery. The number of stocks to be awarded is determined from among “1”, “2”, “3”, and “5” by a lottery for determining the number of granted stocks. The lottery probability of the granted stock number determination lottery is as shown in FIG.

  In the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section), the period management based on the number of stocks is executed in preference to the period management based on the set number of games. Specifically, as described above, when stock is given at the start of the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section), the set number of games is discarded, and the number of stocks in the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section) Period management by is executed. In addition, when the period management based on the number of set games is performed, even when stock is given, the number of set games is discarded and the period management based on the number of stocks is started.

  In the normal gaming state (normal section), it is possible to win the BB combination and shift to the BB gaming state. However, since the CB combination can be won in the normal game state (normal section) and the operation mode notification process is not executed when the CB combination is won, there is a possibility that the CB combination may be missed and fall into the CB carryover game state. Specifically, in the normal game state (normal section), in the role lottery, the CB role is won with a probability of about 1/2 of the BB role, and when the CB role is won, the CB role is lost at a rate of about 1/2. Will be. Further, in the normal game state (normal section), as described above, the transition lottery is executed when a predetermined combination group is won by the combination lottery. Here, when the winning lottery is triggered by the BB winning combination, the game shifts from the next game to the normal gaming state (advantageous section). However, when the winning lottery is triggered by the winning BB winning combination, To BB gaming state (advantageous section) or BB carryover gaming state (advantageous section). As shown in FIG. 18 (a), for the role group (RB_01, RB_02) related to the BB role, the winning probability of the transition lottery is set to 100%, so the BB role in the normal gaming state (normal section). When winning is won, it will be sure to shift to the BB gaming state (advantageous section) or the BB carryover gaming state (advantageous section).

  When the transition lottery is won in the normal game state (normal section), the same stock grant lottery (see FIG. 18C) as in the CB carryover game state (normal section) is executed, and the number of stocks to be awarded is “0”. , “1”, or “10”. And the period management by the number of stocks is performed in the advantageous section of the transfer destination. Even when no stock is given in the grant stock lottery, one stock is given when shifting to the normal gaming state (advantageous section).

  In this way, in the normal gaming state (normal section), it is possible to win the BB combination, and when winning the BB combination, the transition to the advantageous section is allowed with the transition to the BB gaming state, and further, with a probability of 50% Stock is granted. Therefore, the normal game state (normal section) is a state that is significantly advantageous to the player as compared to the CB carryover game state (normal section).

  The normal game state (advantageous section) is a state advantageous to a player that is a combination of the normal game state and the advantageous section. If the BB role is won in such a normal gaming state (advantageous section), the BB role is won in the normal gaming state (advantageous section) or the BB carryover gaming state (advantageous section) while maintaining the advantageous section, and the BB It is possible to shift to a gaming state (advantageous section). Further, in the normal game state (advantageous section), in the game won for the CB role, the player can reliably avoid falling to the CB carryover game state by winning the CB role based on the operation mode notification process. It becomes possible. If the CB role is won in the normal gaming state (advantageous section), the CB gaming state (advantageous area) is changed to 2 games while the advantageous area is maintained and the CB gaming state (advantageous area) is transferred. After digestion, it is possible to return to the normal gaming state (advantageous section) while maintaining the advantageous section. Therefore, if a CB combination is won in the normal gaming state (advantageous section), it will return to the normal gaming state (advantageous section) in an extremely short period of time compared to the case where the CB combination is dropped and falls into the CB carryover gaming state. it can.

  In the normal gaming state (advantageous section), if the stop switches 7a to 7c are operated in the operation mode notified in the operation mode notification process, falling to the CB carryover gaming state can be avoided, but the player makes an incorrect operation. The CB combination may be missed and fall into the CB carryover gaming state. In the present embodiment, when the CB combination is missed in the normal game state (advantageous section) as described above, the CB carryover game state (advantageous section) is shifted to. Here, as described above, the CB carryover gaming state (advantageous section) is easier to win the CB combination than the CB carryover gaming state (normal section), and the normal gaming state ( Continuation of the game by stimulating the player's willingness to play the game even if the player mistakenly operates the stop switches 7a to 7c and falls into the CB carryover gaming state. Can be encouraged.

  In the normal gaming state (advantageous section), period management is performed based on the number of stocks. Specifically, in the normal gaming state (advantageous section), when the BB combination (RB_01, RB_02) is won, the number of stocks held is subtracted by one. In the normal game state (advantageous section), a stock grant lottery is also executed when the BB combination is won. In such a stock grant lottery, one stock is awarded with a winning probability of 50% as shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, unless the upper limit condition is satisfied, the BB gaming state (advantageous section) is controlled when winning the BB combination. The BB gaming state (advantageous section) continues until the payout number of medals reaches the specified number unless the upper limit condition is satisfied, and the player increases the medals in the BB gaming state (advantageous section). Is possible. The game content in the BB game state is as described above. When the number of stocks held is 1 or more at the end of the BB gaming state (advantageous section), the continuation of the advantageous section is permitted and the normal gaming state (advantageous section) is entered. On the other hand, if the number of stocks held is zero at the end of the BB gaming state (advantageous section), the advantageous section ends at that time and the normal gaming state (normal period) is entered.

  In the BB gaming state (advantageous section), when a stock grant lottery is won, one stock is granted. The stock grant lottery is executed when a winning group is listed in FIG. 20B in the winning lottery. Therefore, even if the number of stocks is 0 at the start of the BB gaming state (advantageous section), if the stock grant lottery is won by the end of the BB gaming state (advantageous section), the BB gaming state (advantageous section) At the end, the advantageous section can be continued.

  In this way, in the normal gaming state (advantageous section), it is possible to return to the normal gaming state (advantageous section) in two games if the CB role is missed based on the operation mode notification process. In the advantageous section), it is possible to continue to avoid CB missing. Also, if winning the BB role in the normal gaming state (advantageous section), it is possible to shift to the BB gaming state (advantageous section) without changing the advantageous section, and remain at the advantageous section at the end of the BB gaming state (advantageous section). , Transition to the normal gaming state (advantageous section). For this reason, in the advantageous section, an entertaining game characteristic different from the normal section in which the medal is increased by repeating the BB gaming state while avoiding the fall to the CB carryover gaming state by the operation mode notification process is realized.

  In particular, in this embodiment, as long as the upper limit condition is not satisfied, the BB gaming state can be repeated as many times as the number of stocks granted while avoiding falling to the CB carryover gaming state in the advantageous zone. And a regular game can be provided with a regular section. Further, in the period management based on the number of stocks, the period of the advantageous section is defined by the number of executions of the BB gaming state, so that there is an advantage that the profit of the player in the advantageous section can be appropriately controlled by the number of stocks.

Below, the control process which concerns on switching of an alerting | reporting control state is demonstrated.
The control process related to the switching of the notification control state is executed in the main control process (see FIG. 5) of the main control means 20. Specifically, in the normal section, the transfer lottery is executed in accordance with the winning lottery result in the winning lottery process S3. Then, when the transfer lottery is won, the set game number determination lottery and the stock grant lottery are executed, and the notification control state is shifted to the advantageous section in the notification control state change process S10. In the normal section, the sub-control unit 21 does not execute the control process related to the operation mode notification process, and the main control unit 20 does not execute the set game number or stock number count process related to the advantageous section.

  In the advantageous section, the sub-control unit 21 executes a control process related to the operation mode notification process every time the game becomes a CB winning game in the CB carryover game state and the normal game state. That is, a command for displaying on the image display 10 the operation mode notification images 34a to 34e that notify the operation mode that can be won to the CB combination is output to the image control means 22. On the other hand, the main control means 20 executes a process of increasing or decreasing the value of the set game number or the stock number in the notification control state change process S10. That is, during the period management by the number of set games, 1 is subtracted from the set game number counter for each game, and the number of games is added to the set game number counter as necessary. During period management based on the number of stocks, each time the stock granting conditions are satisfied, the number of granted stocks is added to the stock number counter, and every time a BB role is won, the stock number counter is incremented by one. Is subtracted. Then, the main control means 20 checks the value of the set game number and the stock number in the notification control state change process S10, and when the set game number becomes 0 game or when the BB game state ends, the stock number is 0. If it is, the notification control state is shifted to the normal section.

  In the advantageous section, the main control means 20 counts the number of digested games and MY in the advantageous section in the notification control change process S10, and when the number of digested games reaches 1500 games, or MY is 2400 or more. If it becomes, the notification control state is shifted to the normal section. The main control unit 20 resets all parameters related to the advantageous section such as the number of set games and the number of stocks when the notification control state is shifted to the normal section.

  Moreover, the main control means 20 is provided with the advantageous area alerting | reporting means for alert | reporting an advantageous area to a player. Specifically, in the notification control change process S10, the main control means 20 turns on the dot portion of the payout display if it is an advantageous section, and turns off the dot portion if it is a normal section. Then, the player is notified so that the advantageous section can be found.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the CB carryover gaming state is a disadvantageous gaming state compared to the normal gaming state. However, even if the CB role is won during the normal gaming state, the CB role Since the player is notified of the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c that can be won, if the player operates the stop switches 7a to 7c in the notified mode, the fall to the CB carryover gaming state can be avoided. Thus, in this embodiment, if it is an advantageous section, it is possible to avoid falling to the CB carryover gaming state, so that the player is less motivated by falling to the CB carryover gaming state compared to the conventional configuration. There is an advantage that can be suppressed.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, even if the advantageous section ends due to the satisfaction of the upper limit condition, the game that can be won in the BB combination will continue in the normal gaming state (normal section). If it is won, not only will it be possible to shift to the BB gaming state, but it will also be possible to return to the advantageous section. In addition, when winning the BB role, stock is also given with a probability of 50%. For this reason, in this embodiment, even if the advantageous section ends due to the satisfaction of the upper limit condition and falls into the normal gaming state (normal section), there is a high probability that the state will shift to the BB gaming state or the advantageous section. There is an advantage that the player can continue the game in anticipation of the transition to the BB gaming state or the advantageous section without losing the game motivation.

  Note that the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the second bonus game state (CB game state) according to the present invention is a game state with a 100% payout rate in which medals do not increase or decrease, but the second bonus game state according to the present invention. The state may be a gaming state in which an increase in medals cannot be expected as much as the first bonus gaming state (BB gaming state).

  In addition, the upper limit condition according to the present invention is not limited to the condition of the above embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, the upper limit condition according to the present invention may be only one of the conditions 1 and 2 in the above embodiment. The condition 1 in the above embodiment may be that the number of games in the advantageous section exceeds 1500 games, and the condition 2 may be that MY in the advantageous section exceeds 2400.

  Moreover, in the said Example, only one effective line is provided in the visual recognition window 4, and when the reels 9a-9c are stopped, it is comprised so that one set of symbol combinations may be stopped and displayed, In addition, there is also a configuration in which a plurality of effective lines are provided in the viewing window 4 and a plurality of symbol combinations are stopped and displayed on the effective lines when the reels 9a to 9c are stopped.

  In the operation mode notification process according to the above embodiment, the operation modes of the stop switches 7a to 7c are reported by displaying the operation mode notification images 34a to 34e on the image display 10, but according to the present invention. The operation mode notification process may notify the operation mode by a combination of an image and sound, or may notify only by sound. Further, the operation mode notified in the operation mode notification process according to the present invention may be only the operation order of the stop switches 7a to 7c, or only the operation timing. In addition, the operation mode notification process according to the above-described embodiment notifies the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c that can be awarded to the CB combination, but the operation mode that notifies the operation mode that can be won to other combinations. The notification process may be executed in another game.

  In the above embodiment, the stock is subtracted at the time of winning the BB role in the notification control permissible state (advantageous section). However, when the winning of the BB role is triggered when the BB role is won instead of when the BB role is won. Alternatively, the stock number may be subtracted during execution of the BB gaming state. Further, in the above embodiment, in the notification control permission state (advantageous section), when the stock is 0 at the end of the BB gaming state, the notification control permission state is configured to be terminated. When the stock is 0, or when the stock is 0 at the time of winning the BB combination, the notification control permission state may be terminated.

  In the normal gaming state according to the above embodiment, when the CB combination (CB_01, 02) is selected, the player is notified of the selection of the CB combination via the image display 10 or the like before operating the stop switches 7a to 7c. You may comprise. Even if the CB winning combination is notified, the player cannot know the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c for winning the CB winning combination without notifying which of CB_01 and CB_02 has been won. Therefore, there is no problem even if the winning of the CB combination is notified in the normal gaming state (normal section).

  In the above embodiment, the operation mode notification unit according to the present invention is realized by the sub-control unit 21, the image control unit 22, and the image display 10. However, the operation mode notification unit according to the present invention is the main mode notification unit. It is also possible to configure the control means 20 and a display controlled by the main control means 20. Specifically, a configuration is proposed in which the main control means 20 notifies the operation mode of the stop switches 7a to 7c via the payout display. In such a configuration, for example, when the operation mode to be notified is “left → middle → right”, “1” is displayed on the payout display, and when the operation mode is “left → right → middle”, “2” is displayed. When the operation mode is “middle → left → right”, “3” is displayed. When the operation mode is “middle → right → left”, “4” is displayed, and the operation mode is “right → left → If “middle”, “5” is displayed, and if the operation mode is “right → middle → left”, “6” may be displayed. Moreover, you may provide the display for exclusive use which alert | reports an operation mode by the main control means 20, without using together with another display like a payout display.

1 slot machine (game machine)
6 Start switch 7a-7c Stop switch 9a-9c Reel (design indicator)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Image display device 20 Main control means 21 Sub control means 22 Image control means 34a-34e Operation mode alert image

Claims (8)

Equipped with a symbol display that can variably display multiple types of symbols. After the start switch operation, the symbol display symbol is displayed in a variable manner, and then the stop switch operation is triggered to stop the symbol display symbol design. In a gaming machine that executes a game that displays and performs processing according to the stop display mode of the symbol,
Gaming state control means for controlling the gaming state;
A role lottery means for executing a role lottery to determine whether or not a plurality of types of roles defined by the symbol stop display mode of the symbol display device are won;
A symbol control means for performing control to stop and display a symbol in accordance with the winning combination in the role lottery and the operation of the stop switch;
In the symbol display, when a stop display mode of the symbol related to the winning combination is displayed, winning determination means for determining that the winning combination is won,
Notification process execution means for executing an operation mode notification process for notifying a player of the operation mode of the stop switch;
Control is performed in a notification control prohibited state that does not allow execution of control related to the operation mode notification process, and a notification control permission state that allows execution of control related to the operation mode notification process. When the notification control permission condition is satisfied, transition to the notification control permission state, and when at least a predetermined upper limit condition is satisfied in the notification control permission state, notification permission / inhibition control means to shift to the notification control prohibited state; With
The combination includes a small combination that pays out a gaming value to a player by winning, a first bonus combination that is shifted to a first bonus gaming state in which an increase in gaming value is expected by winning, A second bonus combination that will shift to a second bonus gaming state where an increase in gaming value as the first bonus gaming state cannot be expected by winning a prize,
The gaming state control means is at least
The first bonus gaming state;
The second bonus gaming state;
A non-carry-over gaming state in which the winning state of the first bonus combination and the winning state of the second bonus combination are not carried over and the first bonus combination and the second bonus combination can be selected in the combination lottery;
In the state where the second bonus combination is not won in the game won in the combination lottery, the winning state of the second bonus combination is carried over, and the first bonus combination cannot be won The gaming state can be controlled to the second carryover gaming state where the game is played in
The second carryover gaming state is a gaming state in which a decrease in gaming value is expected, and a gaming state in which there are fewer opportunities to transition to another gaming state than the non-carrying gaming state,
The notification availability control means is controllable to at least the notification control prohibited state and the notification control permission state in the non-carry-over gaming state,
In the non-carry-over gaming state in which the notification control is permitted, the notification processing execution means is an operation mode of the stop switch that can win the second bonus combination in a game in which the second bonus combination is won in the combination lottery. Is configured to execute the operation mode notification process to notify the player of
Furthermore, when the predetermined upper limit condition is satisfied in the notification control permission state, the state is configured to shift to the non-carry-over gaming state in the notification control prohibited state when the non-carry-over gaming state. A featured gaming machine. When the notification control permission condition is satisfied in the second carryover gaming state in the notification control prohibited state, the second control device is configured to shift to the second carryover gaming state in the notification control permission state,
When the second bonus combination is won in the second carryover gaming state in the notification control permission state, the second bonus gaming state in the notification control permission state is shifted to and remains in the notification control permission state. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine can be shifted to the non-carry-over gaming state after the second bonus gaming state ends.   In the second carryover gaming state in which the notification control is permitted, the notification processing execution means is a game that can win the second bonus combination, and the operation mode of the stop switch that can win the second bonus combination is a game The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the operation mode notifying process for notifying a user is executed.   If the second bonus combination is not won in the game in which the second bonus combination is won in the combination lottery in the non-carryover gaming state in the notification control permitted state, the second carryover in the notification control permitted state is performed. The gaming machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the gaming machine shifts to a gaming state. When the second bonus combination is won in the non-carry-over gaming state in the notification control permission state, it is possible to shift to the second bonus gaming state in the notification control permission state while maintaining the notification control permission state. ,
5. The system according to claim 1, wherein after the second bonus gaming state in the notification control permission state is completed, the state can be shifted to the non-carry-over gaming state while the notification control permission state is maintained. The gaming machine according to item 1. When the first bonus combination is won in the non-carry-over gaming state in the notification control permission state, it is possible to shift to the first bonus gaming state in the notification control permission state while maintaining the notification control permission state. ,
6. The system according to claim 1, wherein after the first bonus gaming state in the notification control permission state is completed, the state can be shifted to the non-carry-over gaming state in the notification control permission state. The gaming machine according to item 1. The notification availability control means includes:
When a predetermined permission state continuation right granting condition is satisfied, a permission state continuation right granting unit that grants one or more permission state continuation rights to the player;
A permission state continuation right subtraction means for subtracting one of the player's permission state continuation right in response to the winning of the first bonus combination in the notification control permission state;
At least during the period in which the permission state continuation right is 1 or more, the notification control permission state is controlled unless the predetermined upper limit condition is satisfied. The gaming machine according to the item. The predetermined upper limit condition is that at least one of the following conditions (1) and (2) is satisfied during the notification control allowable state: The gaming machine according to any one of the above.
(1) The number of games in the notification control permission state reaches the specified number of games.
(2) There is a cumulative difference that is the cumulative difference based on the number of game values paid out and the number of game values used as bets, and the cumulative difference is the smallest in the notification control permission state. The value of the cumulative difference from the base point satisfies the specified quantity.

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