JP2019187614A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine suppressing loss feeling felt by a player as possible, and preventing reduction of a working efficiency of the game machine.SOLUTION: A game machine is configured so that, in an advantageous period in which upper limit is regulated, by winning in AT lottery, a state is controlled to an AT in which a correct answer procedure of a pressing order bell can be reported to a player. In a specific situation (disadvantageous degree is equal to or greater than a specific degree) in which, games are consumed by 805 times since a state is controlled to the advantageous period, a reporting ratio for reporting the correct answer procedure in the AT is determined in an advantageous mode (distribution ratio) relative to a non-specific situation in which, the games are not consumed by 805 times (disadvantageous degree is less than the specific degree).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that includes a display unit that variably displays a plurality of types of symbols and a stop operation unit that stops variable display, and that can grant a privilege according to a display result when variable display is stopped.

  As an example of a gaming machine, multiple reels with multiple types of symbols arranged are provided, and the start switch is operated with the number of bets set using medals etc., and the lottery is started and the rotation of the reels is started. Based on the result of the lottery and the operation mode of the stop switch (push order, operation timing, etc.), the rotation of the reels is stopped, and medals are selected according to the combination of symbols on the winning line when all reels stop. There are slot machines that can grant benefits including payouts and the like. Further, as a state advantageous to the player, a bonus or RT (Replay Time) for improving a winning probability of a predetermined combination (for example, a small combination or replay) and a result of a combination lottery result in winning a plurality of combinations. There is also a slot machine provided with an AT (Assist Time) for notifying operation information that is advantageous to a player for winning a winning combination with a larger privilege.

  As such a gaming machine, for example, when the scheduled end time at which the advantageous state such as AT ends is calculated and the scheduled end time is later than the closing time of the game hall, the net increase in the advantageous state is increased. In addition, there is one that performs advantageous control for executing a navigation effect with high probability (see, for example, FIG. 83 of Patent Document 1).

JP 2014-108218 A

  However, the advantageous control in the conventional gaming machine is performed in a limited time zone such as just before the closing of the game hall based on the current time. For this reason, for example, when the control is performed by the AT just before the upper limit reaching the upper limit of the advantageous section that can be controlled by the AT, the navigation effect is executed in the same manner as when the control is performed by the AT when it is not just the upper limit. . As a result, when the AT is controlled just before the upper limit, the acquired AT game cannot be fully digested and the game ends and the player feels lost. In addition, there is a risk of reducing the operating rate of the gaming machine just before the upper limit.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent a decrease in the operating rate of the gaming machine without causing the player to feel as much as possible.

  A gaming machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a display unit that variably displays a plurality of types of symbols and a stop operation unit that stops variable display, and can give a privilege according to a display result when the variable display stops. In an amusement machine, it is possible to perform an advantageous period control by establishing a lottery means for performing a role lottery for determining which of a plurality of roles has been won, and a predetermined start condition. Advantageous state control for controlling the advantageous operation mode advantageous for the player corresponding to the result of the winning lottery during the advantageous period by the period control means and a predetermined advantageous condition being satisfied, so that an advantageous state can be notified. And when the termination condition is satisfied during the advantageous period, the advantageous period is terminated, and when the advantageous state is controlled during the advantageous period, A termination control unit that terminates the advantageous state when the termination condition is satisfied, and an advantage setting unit that sets an advantage relating to the notification of the advantageous operation mode in the advantageous state. Including a condition that is satisfied when an upper limit period elapses after being controlled in the possible period, and the advantage setting means is a specific situation in which a specific period less than the upper limit period has elapsed since being controlled in the advantageous period Is set to the advantage in the advantageous state in a manner that is more advantageous to the player than in a non-specific situation in which the specific period has not elapsed since the control was made during the advantageous period.

  According to this configuration, the specific situation in which the specific period has elapsed since being controlled in the advantageous period is more advantageous than the non-specific situation in which the specific period has not elapsed since being controlled in the advantageous period. In this manner, the advantage in the advantageous state is set. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the operating rate of the gaming machine from being lowered in an advantageous state in a specific situation without causing the player to feel as much as possible.

  In a gaming machine comprising a display means for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols and a stop operation means for stopping the variable display, wherein a privilege can be given according to a display result when the variable display is stopped. The winning lottery means for performing the winning lottery to determine whether or not the winning combination is selected, the advantageous period control means for controlling the advantageous period when the predetermined start condition is satisfied, and the predetermined advantageous condition By being established, during the advantageous period, advantageous state control means for controlling the advantageous operation mode advantageous to the player corresponding to the result of the winning lottery to an advantageous state capable of informing, and finished during the advantageous period When the condition is satisfied, the advantageous period is ended, and when the advantageous state is controlled during the advantageous period, the end condition is satisfied and the end condition is satisfied. A termination control means for terminating the profit state; and an advantage setting means for setting an advantage regarding notification of the advantageous operation mode in the advantageous state, and the termination condition is an upper limit after being controlled during the advantageous period Including a condition that is satisfied when a period elapses, and the advantage setting means is configured to perform the disadvantage when the disadvantage to the player due to the game after being controlled during the advantageous period is a specific situation that exceeds a specific degree. The advantage in the advantageous state is set in a manner that is more advantageous to the player than when the degree is a non-specific situation less than the specific degree.

  According to this configuration, when the degree of disadvantage for the player after the game is controlled during the advantageous period is a specific situation that is greater than or equal to the specific degree, it is more advantageous than when the degree of disadvantage is a non-specific situation that is less than the specific degree. In this manner, the advantage in the advantageous state is set. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the operating rate of the gaming machine from being lowered in an advantageous state in a specific situation without causing the player to feel as much as possible.

  Preferably, the result that can be determined by the combination lottery includes a specific result associated with the advantageous operation mode, and the advantage in the advantageous state is when the result of the combination lottery becomes the specific result. This is the probability of notifying the advantageous operation mode corresponding to the specific result.

  According to this configuration, in a specific situation, the probability that an advantageous operation mode is notified when a specific result is obtained is set in an advantageous mode. For this reason, in the advantageous state in the specific situation, the probability that the advantageous operation mode is notified when the specific result is obtained can be increased, and the advantage for the player can be improved.

  Preferably, the advantage setting means sets an advantage in an advantageous state controlled by satisfying the advantageous condition, depending on whether or not the advantageous condition is satisfied when the specific condition is satisfied.

  According to this configuration, the advantage is set in a manner corresponding to the situation when the advantageous condition is satisfied. Therefore, it is possible to make the player pay attention to whether or not the current situation is a specific situation.

  Preferably, the advantageous condition includes a specific advantageous condition that is established when a predetermined period elapses after the advantageous period is controlled, and the advantageous state control means includes the advantageous condition including the specific advantageous condition. Regardless of the timing at which the control to the advantageous state is established, it is possible to control to the advantageous state with an upper limit from the time when the control is performed during the advantageous period until the upper limit period elapses.

  According to this configuration, when a predetermined period elapses after the control is made during the advantageous period, the player is controlled in the advantageous state, so that the player's advantage can be ensured uniformly. Regarding the advantageous state controlled by elapse of a predetermined period from the control in the advantageous period, the upper limit period is set after the control in the advantageous period regardless of the timing when the control to the advantageous state is started. The upper limit is until it elapses. For this reason, it can prevent that an advantageous period becomes long too much.

  Preferably, the advantage setting means sets the advantage in the advantageous state in a different manner depending on the game after the specific situation even in the specific situation.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the game after the specific situation is reached, and to improve the interest of the game.

  Preferably, it is provided with an adding means for adding a period during which the advantageous state can be controlled during the advantageous state, and the advantage setting means has an advantage in the advantageous state of the added amount controlled by being added by the adding means. Is set in a manner that is more advantageous for the player than in the non-specific situation in the specific situation.

  According to this configuration, the advantage in the added advantageous state is set in a manner that is more advantageous in the specific situation than in the non-specific situation. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the operating rate of the gaming machine from being lowered without causing the player to feel as much as possible in the advantageous state of the addition in the specific situation.

  Preferably, the advantageous state control means can be controlled to an advantageous state when the advantageous condition is satisfied again after ending the advantageous state during the advantageous period, and the advantage setting means can be advantageous. Even in the second and subsequent advantageous states during the period, the degree of advantage in the advantageous state is set according to whether or not the situation after being controlled during the advantageous period is the specific situation.

  According to this configuration, even in the second and subsequent advantageous states during the advantageous period, the degree of advantage in the advantageous state depends on whether or not the situation after being controlled in the advantageous period is a specific situation. Is set. Therefore, even in the second and subsequent advantageous states during the advantageous period, it is possible to prevent the operating rate of the gaming machine from decreasing without causing the player to feel as much as possible.

  Preferably, the advantageous state control means can be controlled to an advantageous state when the advantageous condition is satisfied again after ending the advantageous state during the advantageous period, and the advantage setting means can be advantageous. The advantage in the advantageous state for the second and subsequent times during the period is set according to the situation after the advantageous period has been controlled and the gaming history of the advantageous state that has already been controlled during the advantageous period.

  According to this configuration, the advantages in the advantageous state for the second and subsequent times during the advantageous period are the situation after being controlled during the advantageous period and the gaming history of the advantageous state that has already been controlled during the advantageous period. Set accordingly. For this reason, not only the situation after being controlled during the advantageous period, but also the game history in the advantageous state that has already been controlled, the player can be noted and the interest of the game can be improved.

It is a front view of a slot machine. It is a perspective view of the state where the front door of the slot machine is opened. It is a development view of a reel. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of a slot machine. It is a figure for demonstrating game control processing. It is a figure for demonstrating a combination name, a symbol combination, etc. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating a winning combination group, a combination, etc. It is a figure for demonstrating each transition of a gaming state and an advantageous period. It is a flowchart for demonstrating AT related processing. (A) is a figure for demonstrating an AT transfer lottery table, (b) is a figure for demonstrating an addition lottery table. (A) is a figure for demonstrating an AT winning advantage lottery table, (b) is a figure for demonstrating an addition winning advantage lottery table.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As a specific example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, a slot machine capable of executing a game using a medal as a game medium will be described. However, the gaming machine is not limited to such a slot machine, and is not a gaming machine that can execute a game using a gaming ball as a gaming medium or a gaming medium (value of a tangible object such as a medal). It may be another gaming machine such as a gaming machine capable of playing a game using the score (value of an intangible object such as information recorded by an electromagnetic method).

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The overall configuration of the slot machine will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot machine. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front door of the slot machine is opened.

  The slot machine 1 is composed of a member including a box-shaped housing 3 having an opening on the front surface and a front door 5 attached to one side of the housing 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. The front surface of the housing 3 is closed by closing the front door 5 with respect to the housing 3. The front door 5 can be locked / released with respect to the housing 3 by a door key managed by an administrator of the game hall. Whether the front door 5 is closed with respect to the housing 3 is detected by the door sensor 20.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a display window 7 is provided in the central portion of the front door 5. From the display window 7, reels 11L, 11M, and 11R (hereinafter collectively referred to as reels 11L to 11R) on which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged can be visually recognized. When the reels 11L to 11R are rotated, the display window 7 can visually recognize a state in which symbols arranged on the reels 11L to 11R are variably displayed. Thus, the variable display part 13 which variably displays a plurality of symbols is formed by the display window 7 and the reels 11L to 11R.

  The variable display unit 13 includes a plurality of variable display columns 10. Specifically, the variable display section 13 includes a left variable display row 10L composed of a portion corresponding to the front of the reel 11L and the reel 11L in the display window 7, and a portion corresponding to the front of the reel 11M in the display window 7. And a reel 11M, a middle variable display row 10M, and a right variable display row 10R comprising a portion of the display window 7 corresponding to the front of the reel 11R and the reel 11R. In the state where the reels 11L to 11R are stopped, the left variable display column 10L, the middle variable display column 10M, and the right variable display column 10R can stop and display symbols on the upper, middle, and lower stages, respectively. For this reason, nine symbols can be visually recognized from the display window 7.

  In the present embodiment, a line constituted by the middle stage of the left variable display row 10L, the middle stage of the middle variable display row 10M, and the middle stage of the right variable display row 10R is set as the winning line that is the target for determining the winning combination. A winning line NL is shown in the display window 7 of FIG.

  A liquid crystal display 27 is provided above the display window 7 of the front door 5. The liquid crystal display 27 executes an effect by displaying a predetermined image as the game (game) progresses. In addition, an explanation panel 29 on which a predetermined combination of symbols, the number of payouts, etc. is printed is provided above the liquid crystal display 27 of the front door 5. Lamp portions 33L, 33M, and 33R are provided. The lamp units 33L, 33M, and 33R include light sources such as LEDs, and perform effects by emitting light according to the progress of the game.

  On the left side of the display window 7 of the front door 5, a credit display 45, a payout display 46, a notification display 60, and an advantageous period notification lamp 80 are arranged. The credit indicator 45 displays a credit that is the number of medals stored (stored) in the slot machine 1 among medals owned by the player. The upper limit number of credits is set to 50.

  The payout display 46 is a display that is used for displaying various information such as error information and setting suggestion information as well as displaying the number of medals (game media) to be paid out when a winning combination of a combination occurs. The setting suggestion information is information that makes it possible to specify at least one of the setting values 1 to 6 and that indicates the set setting value. The notification display 60 is a display for notifying predetermined information for specifying an operation mode (for example, operation timing, pressing order, etc., hereinafter also referred to as an advantageous operation mode) advantageous for the player, a result of a role lottery, etc. It is a vessel. The advantageous period notification lamp 80 is a display for notifying that an advantageous period in which an AT game that can notify the advantageous operation mode is acceptable (hereinafter referred to as an advantageous period).

  Each of the credit display 45, the payout display 46, and the notification display 60 is configured by, for example, a 7-segment LED, and notifies information according to the lighting state of each segment. Further, the advantageous period notification lamp 80 is constituted by, for example, an LED, and is turned on during the advantageous period and is turned off during a normal period that is not the advantageous period.

  Various operation units are provided below the display window 7 of the front door 5. As operation units, a bet switch 15, a maximum bet switch 17, a production operation unit 81, a start switch 19, a checkout switch 23, stop switches 21L, 21M, and 21R (hereinafter also collectively referred to as stop switches 21L to 21R), and A medal slot 25 is provided.

  The bet switch 15 is a switch that detects an operation for setting a bet amount for one medal using credits. The maximum bet switch 17 is a switch for detecting an operation for setting a bet number of medals for the maximum bet number using credits. The maximum bet number is the maximum number of bets that can be set for one game (hereinafter also referred to as one game). The maximum number of bets that can be set is set to “3” regardless of the gaming state, but is not limited to this, for example, “3” except for “in bonus state”, “2” in “bonus state” "May be set.

  The effect operation unit 81 is a switch that detects an operation related to the effect. For operations related to production, operations for executing / developing production, operations for selecting production modes and characters, etc., and administrator menu for displaying player menu status and setting history etc. for displaying game history etc. This includes operations for shifting to a state.

  The start switch 19 is a switch that detects an operation for rotating each of the reels 11L to 11R to start variable display of symbols. The settlement switch 23 is a switch for detecting an operation for paying out medals corresponding to the number of credits or a set number of bets. The stop switches 21L to 21R are switches for detecting an operation for stopping rotation of the corresponding reel among the reels 11L to 11R to stop variable display of symbols. The medal slot 25 is an opening for a player to insert a medal.

  A lower panel 35 on which characters and the like are printed is provided below various operation units on the front door 5. Lower lamp portions 37L and 37R are provided on the left and right sides of the lower panel 35, respectively. The lower lamp portions 37L and 37R include light sources such as LEDs, for example, and perform effects by emitting light according to the progress of the game.

  Also, below the lower panel 35, a medal payout opening 39 for paying out medals in response to the occurrence of a winning combination, and a medal receiver 41 for receiving medals paid out from the medal payout opening 39 are provided. Speakers 31L and 31R are provided on the left and right sides of the medal payout opening 39 for performing effects by outputting sound effects and sounds according to the progress of the game.

  Next, the internal configuration of the housing 3 of the slot machine 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, a reel unit 9 for receiving the reels 11 </ b> L to 11 </ b> R side by side is provided at the center in the housing 3 of the slot machine 1. The reel unit 9 is fixed to the rear wall in the housing 3. The reel unit 9 includes reel motors 14L, 14M, and 14R (see FIG. 4; hereinafter also referred to as reel motors 14L to 14R) and position sensors 55L, 55M, and 55R (see FIG. 4; hereinafter, both position sensors 55L to 55R). Say).

  Each of the reel motors 14L to 14R is fixed side by side with respect to the frame of the reel unit 9, and a corresponding reel among the reels 11L to 11R is fixed to a rotation shaft thereof. Accordingly, the reel motors 14L to 14R are driven and controlled to rotate and stop. The reel motors 14L to 14R are constituted by, for example, stepping motors.

  The position sensors 55L to 55R are sensors for detecting that the protrusions provided on the reels 11L to 11R have passed a predetermined position as the reel rotates. The position sensors 55L to 55R are configured by, for example, photo interrupters. When the position sensors 55L to 55R detect the protrusions of the corresponding reels, the symbol at the predetermined position of the reel (for example, the symbol of symbol number 19 in FIG. 3) is positioned in the middle stage of the display window 7. It is configured.

  Above the reel unit 9, the main control board 63 and the sub control board 73 are installed in a state of being housed in the board case. If a fraud is made to a control board or the like stored in the board case, in order to make it possible to easily identify the trace, for example, some members must be destroyed or the board cannot be contacted. It has a structure. The main control board 63 and the sub control board 73 are electrically connected by signal lines that connect the boards.

  A hopper unit 43 is provided below the reel unit 9. The hopper unit 43 includes a hopper container 42, a full sensor 58 (see FIG. 4), a hopper motor 57 (see FIG. 4), and a payout sensor 54 (see FIG. 4).

  The hopper container 42 is a container for storing medals received from the medal slot 25. The full tank sensor 58 is a sensor that is provided at a predetermined position of the hopper container 42 and detects that the medal stored in the hopper container 42 has reached a predetermined amount and is in a full state.

  The hopper motor 57 is a motor that is driven when a predetermined payout condition is satisfied, and is driven to discharge a predetermined number of medals stored in the hopper container 42. The hopper motor 57 is constituted by, for example, a DC motor (Direct Current Motor). The payout sensor 54 is a sensor that detects medals discharged from the hopper container 42 by the hopper motor 57 one by one. The medals detected by the payout sensor 54 are paid out from the medal payout opening 39 via a medal chute 47 provided below the back side of the front door 5.

  On the left side of the hopper unit 43, a power supply unit 49 for supplying power to various devices included in the slot machine 1 is disposed. The power supply unit 49 is provided with a power switch 50, a reset switch 52, and a change process start switch 56.

  The power switch 50 is a switch for switching presence / absence of power supply to the slot machine 1. The reset switch 52 is a switch for detecting a setting value switching operation during a setting change process in which the setting value can be changed. The reset switch 52 is also used as a switch for canceling an error when an error occurs. The change process start switch 56 includes a key cylinder for setting change processing, and is a switch that detects an operation for shifting to setting change processing. The switches provided inside the housing 3 including the change processing start switch 56 are switches that can be operated when the front door 5 is opened. For this reason, basically, only the administrator of the game hall can operate.

  The set value is a value for specifying the degree of advantage for the player. Specifically, the set value is a value for specifying a winning probability of winning a winning combination predetermined in the winning lottery. In the winning lottery, the winning probabilities can be made different by using the winning probabilities corresponding to the set values that have been set. In other words, when the set values are different, the winning probabilities of winning in the winning lottery may be different even for the same winning combination. As a result, according to the set value, the number of medals to be paid out while the game is executed a predetermined number of times differs, and as a result, the payout rate can be made different. For this reason, it can be said that the set value is a value for specifying the degree of advantage for the player and a value for specifying the payout rate. As the set value, for example, 1 to 6 (in this embodiment, four levels of set values 1, 2, 5, and 6) having different winning probabilities are provided, and the set value 1 is the lowest payout rate. The set value 6 is the highest payout rate. Note that the set values may be provided in six stages of 1 to 6. The setting value can be changed by switching to the setting change process by turning on the power with the change process start switch 56 turned ON by the setting change key managed by the game hall administrator.

  The set value can be sequentially switched by operating the reset switch 52 during the setting changing process (for example, 5 → 6 → 1 → 2 → 5...). During the setting change process, the set value is displayed on the payout display 46. In the setting change process, after the operation to the start switch 19 is detected, the change process start switch 56 is turned OFF to store the set value displayed at that time. Thereby, the change of the set value is completed, and in the subsequent games, a role lottery or the like described later is performed based on the stored set value. When the setting change process is performed, the RAM 65 of the slot machine 1 is initialized.

  On the back side of the front door 5, a medal selector 48 is disposed at a position corresponding to the back side of the medal slot 25. The medal selector 48 physically selects whether or not the medal inserted into the medal slot 25 is genuine, and the regular medal is placed on the first flow path 40 side for storing in the hopper container 42. On the other hand, the non-regular medal is guided to the second flow path 44 side to be discharged to the outside.

  The medal selector 48 includes a switching solenoid 51 (see FIG. 4) and a throwing sensor 53 (see FIG. 4). The switching solenoid 51 is a solenoid for forcibly switching a medal inserted according to a game situation (for example, when the reel is rotating and when the credit upper limit is reached) to the second flow path 44 side. The insertion sensor 53 is a sensor that detects medals guided to the first flow path 40 side one by one from medals inserted through the medal insertion slot 25. The medals detected by the insertion sensor 53 are stored in the hopper container 42 when the front door 5 is closed. On the other hand, the medal guided to the second flow path 44 side is discharged from the medal payout opening 39 through the medal chute 47.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the structure of the symbol arrangement of each of the reels 11L to 11R will be described. On the reels 11L to 11R, a plurality of types of symbols are arranged in a predetermined order as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, for convenience of explanation, a plurality of types of symbols are indicated by character strings such as “R7”, “B7”, “BAR”, “WM”, “BE”, “RP”, “CH”, and “BR”. Patterns corresponding to these character strings are arranged. For example, a red “7” pattern as “R7”, a blue “7” pattern as “B7”, a “BAR” pattern as “BAR”, a “watermelon” pattern as “WM”, and a “BE” A pattern of “bell”, a pattern of “replay” as “RP”, a pattern of “cherry” as “CH”, and a pattern of “star” as “BR” are arranged. The plural kinds of symbols are not limited to the symbols as long as they can be distinguished from other symbols, and may be any pattern, symbol, numeral, or the like. Note that one symbol may be composed of a plurality of types of symbols having similar appearances. For example, “BR” may include “BR1” to “BR3” that are configured by patterns having similar appearances.

  In FIG. 3, symbol numbers 0 to 19 are shown at the left end in correspondence with symbol arrangement regions in which symbols are arranged on the reels 11L to 11R. The symbol numbers 0 to 19 are numbers for specifying which symbol arrangement region the symbol is in each of the reels 11L to 11R of the present embodiment.

  In the case of this embodiment, for example, a reel tape on which symbols of symbol numbers 0 to 19 are printed is attached to the peripheral surfaces of the reels 11L to 11R. Therefore, when the reels 11L to 11R are rotated, a plurality of symbols are variably displayed in the display window 7 in a predetermined order such as symbol numbers ... 19 → 18 → 17 →… 2 → 1 → 0 → 19 → 18. Can be made.

  In the slot machine 1 having the above-described configuration, first, a prescribed number (in the present embodiment, “3” or “3”) required for starting one game when the medal insertion into the medal insertion slot 25 or the bet switch 15 is operated. 2)), the number of medals for the number of bets is set, and the rotation can be started. When the start switch 19 is operated, the reels 11L to 11R are rotated to variably display the symbols. To start.

  After one game is started, the rotation of the corresponding reel is stopped by operating the stop switches 21L to 21R while the reel is rotating, and one game is ended by stopping the rotation of all the reels 11L to 11R. To do. The slot machine 1 newly gives a predetermined privilege to the player in accordance with the symbol combination (display result) when rotation of all the reels 11L to 11R is stopped. As the predetermined privilege, for example, transition of the gaming state, automatic setting of the number of bets for the next game without newly using medals, etc., a predetermined number of medals paid out (or credit addition), etc. However, it is not limited to these.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the slot machine 1 is provided with a main control board 63, a sub control board 73, a power supply unit 49, an external output board 90, and the like.

  The main control board 63 is a board on which a main CPU 61 that controls the progress of the game is mounted. The sub-control board 73 is a board on which a sub-CPU 71 that controls effects according to the progress of the game is mounted. The power supply unit 49 generates power for driving various electrical components mounted in the slot machine 1 using power supplied from the outside. The external output board 90 is a board for outputting a signal according to the progress of the game to the outside of the slot machine 1 (for example, a hall computer, a data display for each unit, etc.).

  The main CPU 61 includes a ROM 67 that stores a game control program for controlling the progress of the game, and a RAM 65 that temporarily stores data related to the game, and is realized by executing the game control program stored in the ROM 67. And various functions realized by controlling the hardware.

  The main CPU 61 has an interrupt function such as a timer interrupt, executes a game control program stored in the ROM 67, and receives a switch (operation means) or a sensor (detection means) connected to the main control board 63. Processing related to the progress of the game is performed based on the signal. Further, the main CPU 61 determines whether or not an error has occurred in the slot machine 1. The errors include, for example, a selector error detected for a predetermined time or more by the input sensor 53, a full error in which the hopper container 42 is detected to be full by the full sensor 58, and the hopper motor 57 being driven. However, it includes a medal expired error that has not been detected by the payout sensor 54 for a predetermined time or more.

  The switches and sensors connected to the main control board 63 include a closing sensor 53, a bet switch 15, a maximum bet switch 17, a start switch 19, a door sensor 20, stop switches 21L to 21R, and a checkout switch 23 shown in FIG. , A reset switch 52, a change processing start switch 56, position sensors 55L to 55R, a payout sensor 54, a full sensor 58, and the like.

  Further, the main CPU 61 performs processing related to the progress of the game, and drives and controls devices connected to the main control board 63. The devices connected to the main control board 63 include a switching solenoid 51, a credit display 45, a payout display 46, a notification display 60, an advantageous period notification lamp 80, and reel motors 14L to 14R shown in FIG. , A hopper motor 57, and various LEDs. Further, the main control board 63 is mounted with a display unit composed of 7 segment LEDs. The main control board 63 is equipped with a display for displaying an advantageous period stay ratio during an advantageous period with respect to the entire game period, and a bonus ratio of a payout number with respect to a total payout number. . The advantageous period stay ratio and the accessory ratio are not limited to those displayed on the display mounted on the main control board 63, but are displayed on a separately provided display (for example, the payout display 46). You may do. In this case, for example, when the reset switch 52 is operated, the main CPU 61 may display the advantageous period stay ratio and the accessory ratio on a display provided separately from the main control board 63.

  The main control board 63 transmits various commands to the sub control board 73 as the game progresses. The sub control board 73 controls effects based on commands from the main control board 63. On the other hand, a command cannot be sent from the sub control board 73 to the main control board 63. The command is transmitted from the main control board 63 to the sub control board 73 only in one direction.

  The sub CPU 71 mounted on the sub control board 73 includes a ROM 77 for storing an effect control program for controlling the effect, and a RAM 75 for temporarily storing data related to the effect, and the effect control stored in the ROM 77. It has various functions realized by executing a program and various functions realized by controlling hardware.

  The sub CPU 71 has an interrupt function such as a timer interrupt, executes an effect control program stored in the ROM 77 based on a command from the main control board 63, and determines the effect contents according to the progress of the game. Etc., and based on the result, the devices connected to the sub-control board 73 are driven and controlled. The devices connected to the sub-control board 73 include the speakers 31L and 31R, the liquid crystal display 27, various lamps / LEDs, and an effect operation unit 81 shown in FIG. The liquid crystal display 27 includes a display control unit that executes display processing for displaying an image in the display area. The display control unit executes display processing based on a display control command from the sub control board 73 and displays a predetermined image in the display area of the liquid crystal display 27. The display control unit can also send a command to the sub-control board 73 according to the display content. The sub-control board 73 transmits a command corresponding to the speakers 31L, 31R and various lamps / LEDs based on a command from the display control unit, thereby producing an effect by sound or light corresponding to an image displayed in the display area. Is executed.

  The effect operation unit 81 includes a determination switch 81a for determination, a left selection switch 81b for selection, a right selection switch 81c, an upper selection switch 81d, and a lower selection switch 81e (these are collectively referred to as up / down / left / right switches). Is provided. The sub CPU 71 executes a promotion effect that prompts an operation to the decision switch 81a when executing or developing a predetermined effect, and executes or develops the predetermined effect by operating the decision switch 81a. To control. Further, the sub CPU 71 can select an effect mode that can be selected from a plurality of types of effect modes with different types of effects (characters and backgrounds) executed by the liquid crystal display 27 or the like (while an effect mode selection screen is being displayed). , One of the effect modes is selected by operating the up / down / left / right switch, and the effect mode selected by operating the decision switch 81a is set.

  Further, the sub CPU 71 shifts to the administrator menu state by operating the decision switch 81a when the change process start switch 56 is operated and shifts to the setting change process, and the administrator menu screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display. It is possible to display on the device 27. Further, the sub CPU 71 does not rotate any of the reels 11 </ b> L to 11 </ b> R, and urges an operation to a specific effect (for example, a continuous effect that is continuous over a plurality of games or a specific button) that occurs as the game progresses. When the decision button 81a is operated when a chance button effect or the like is not executed (hereinafter also referred to as a game standby), the player menu state is shifted to the player menu state, and the player menu screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 27. Enable display. The sub CPU 71 selects an item or target to be displayed by operating the up / down / left / right switch in the administrator menu state or the player menu state, and according to the item or target selected by operating the determination switch 81a. Execute the process. Note that the sub CPU 71 may shift to the player menu state by operating the determination switch 81a even when a specific effect is being executed. In this case, the sub CPU 71 draws an image of a specific effect on a specific layer, and a player menu screen in the player menu state in a layer having a higher priority than the specific layer by operating the decision switch 81a. By drawing this image, the player menu screen may be displayed with priority. Note that while the player menu screen is displayed, a specific effect in a specific layer may be continuously executed, or a specific effect in a specific layer may be temporarily ended.

  Further, when a specific effect is continuously executed in a specific layer while the player menu screen is displayed, and when the effect is a continuous effect without a chance button effect that prompts an operation to a specific button, While the player menu screen can be displayed by operating the determination switch 81a, the player menu screen is displayed even if the determination switch 81a is operated when the effect is a chance button effect that prompts an operation to a specific button. You may make it not. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the chance button effect from being unintentionally developed to the next stage by the operation of the decision switch 81a while the player menu screen is displayed. In addition, the switch for displaying the player menu screen and the switch for developing the chance button effect may be the same switch or may be physically different switches. Even if the switch for displaying the player menu screen is different from the switch for developing the chance button effect, the switch for developing the chance button effect is displayed while the player menu screen is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the production from being developed unintentionally.

<Game control processing>
The main CPU 61 performs a game control process for controlling the progress of the game based on the game control program stored in the ROM 67. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of the game control process.

(Betting number setting process)
In the bet amount setting process of S100, the bet number is determined according to the detection signal from the insertion sensor 53, the operation signal from the bet switch 15 or the maximum bet switch 17, the re-game flag set at the time of winning the re-gamer, and the like. Processing for setting is performed. When the set number of bets has reached the specified number, a state in which rotation can be started (validation) in which an operation to the start switch 19 is received effectively is set.

  In the betting number setting process, a driving signal for driving the hopper motor 57 is output based on an operation signal from the settlement switch 23, and a number of medals corresponding to the credit amount or the set betting number are paid out. A checkout process is performed. The betting number setting process ends when an operation signal is received from the start switch 19 in a state where rotation can be started, and the process proceeds to the internal lottery process of S200. In the bet number setting process, when an operation signal from the start switch 19 is received and the process proceeds to the internal lottery process, a bet command that can specify the set bet number (the number of medals) is output. As a result, the number of medals set for one game can be specified on the sub-control board 73 side.

(Internal lottery process)
In the internal lottery process of S200, a random number value for role lottery is extracted from a random number circuit that updates a random number value within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535), and is determined in advance based on the extracted value (hereinafter referred to as an extracted value). In addition, a lottery for lottery of whether or not to win any one of a plurality of types of winning combinations is performed. With reference to FIG. 6, the types and names of the roles set in the slot machine 1 will be described.

  As types of combinations, a bonus combination, a replay combination, and a small combination are provided. The bonus combination is a transition combination accompanied by a transition to a bonus state where the winning probability of the small combination is high. The re-game combination (hereinafter also referred to as replay) is a combination that sets the above-mentioned re-play flag when winning. In the betting number setting process, when the re-game flag is set, the medals (or credits) owned by the player are not newly used, and the specified number of games (current game) to be started next (from now) is set. This is the role of automatically setting the corresponding bet number as the bet number of the next game. A small combination is a combination that involves paying out a predetermined number of medals (or adding credits).

  As bonus combinations, combination names “RBB1” and “RBB2” (hereinafter collectively referred to as bonus combinations or “RBB”) are provided. In the symbol combinations of “RBB1” and “RBB2”, combinations of “BR” as the left symbol and “R7” or “B7” as the middle symbol and the right symbol are determined. When winning either “RBB1” or “RBB2”, the bonus state is controlled. The bonus state ends when the number of medals paid out exceeds the number of medals corresponding to the winning bonus combination (the number described in the remarks column in FIG. 6).

  As re-playing roles, role names “RP1” and “RP2” are provided. For each of the symbol combinations of these re-game players, a symbol combination shown in the symbol combination column corresponding to the re-game player in FIG. 6 is defined. “RP1” has a combination of “RP” symbols. “RP1” is awarded when the combination of the “RP” symbols stops on the winning line NL. For this reason, “RP1” is also called middle replay.

  In addition, “RP2” defines a combination of “BE-WM-RP”. “WM” is arranged on one of “BE” (excluding “BE” of symbol number 7) of the reel 11L. Further, “WM” is arranged immediately below “RP” of the reel 11R. For this reason, when the combination of “RP2” stops on the winning line NL, the “WM” symbol stops on the lower right line (reel 11L: upper stage, reel 11M: middle stage, reel 11R: lower stage). For this reason, “RP2” is also called watermelon play. “RP2” is a role that becomes an AT lottery opportunity described later.

  As the small roles, role names “BEL1” to “BEL6”, “PZ1” to “PZ139” are provided. When any symbol combination of “BEL1” to “BEL6” stops on the winning line NL, two medals are paid out in a game where the number of bets is “2” and the number of bets is “3”. In the game, 15 medals are paid out. For this reason, “BEL1” to “BEL6” are also called 15 bells. On the other hand, when any symbol combination of “PZ1” to “PZ139” stops on the pay line NL, one medal is paid out regardless of the number of bets. For this reason, “PZ1” to “PZ139” are also referred to as a single piece combination.

  When the symbol combination “BEL1” of the 15 bells stops on the winning line NL, the “BE” symbol stops on the lower right line. For this reason, “BEL1” is also referred to as 15-bell A or right-down bell.

  When the symbol combination “BEL2” of the 15 bells stops on the winning line NL, the “BE” symbol stops on the upper line (reel 11L: upper stage, reel 11M: upper stage, reel 11R: upper stage). For this reason, “BEL2” is also referred to as 15 bell B or upper bell.

  When the symbol combination “BEL3” of the 15 bells stops on the winning line NL, the “BE” symbol stops on the middle line (reel 11L: middle, reel 11M: middle, reel 11R: middle). For this reason, “BEL3” is also called 15 bell C or middle bell.

  When the symbol combination “BEL4” of the 15 bells stops on the winning line NL, the “BE” symbol stops on the right-up line (reel 11L: lower, reel 11M: middle, reel 11R: upper). For this reason, “BEL14” is also referred to as a 15-bell D or a right-up bell.

  When the symbol combination “BEL5” of the 15 bells stops on the winning line NL, the “BE” symbol stops on the lower line (reel 11L: lower, reel 11M: lower, reel 11R: lower). For this reason, “BEL5” is also referred to as 15-bell E or lower bell.

  When the symbol combination “BEL6” of the 15 bells stops on the winning line NL, the “BE” symbol stops on the Oyama line (reel 11L: lower, reel 11M: middle, reel 11R: lower). For this reason, “BEL6” is also referred to as 15 bell F or Oyama bell.

  “PZ1” to “PZ139” are each composed of symbols described in the symbol combination column of FIG. Note that “/” in the symbol combination column of FIG. 6 means “or”. For example, the symbol combination “PZ1” is defined as “RP-R7-WM”, the symbol combination “PZ2” is defined as “RP-B7-WM”, and the symbol combination “PZ3” is “RP-R7-WM”. -BAR-WM ", and the symbol combination of" PZ4 "is defined as" RP-BR-WM ". The symbol combination of “PZ9” is defined as “R7-BE-CH”, the symbol combination of “PZ10” is defined as “B7-BE-CH”, and the symbol combination of “PZ11” is defined as “BAR”. -BE-CH ", and the symbol combination of" PZ12 "is defined as" BR-BE-CH ". That is, symbols separated by “/” in the symbol combination field of FIG. 6 are arranged in the order of the roles listed in the role name column.

  “BEL1” to “BEL6” are also winning combinations when the pressing order is correct. On the other hand, “PZ1” to “PZ139” are also roles that can be awarded according to the operation timing of the stop switches 21L to 21R when the pressing order is incorrect (failed).

  In the internal lottery process, a role lottery is performed for each of a plurality of types of winning combination groups including predetermined roles among the combinations shown in FIG. With reference to FIG. 7, a winning combination group and a combination of roles in the present embodiment will be described.

  As the winning combination group including the bonus combination, “bonus 1” and “bonus 2” are provided. “Bonus 1” and “Bonus 2” are winning combination groups each consisting of only one bonus combination.

  As the winning combination group of re-game players, “common replay” and “watermelon play” are provided. “Common replay” is a winning combination group composed of “RP1”. “Watermelon play” is a winning group consisting of “RP2”.

  The winning group of small roles includes “weak cherry”, “strong cherry”, “chance eye 1”, “chance eye 2”, “push order bell A1” to “push order bell A6”, “push order bell B1” To “push order bell B6”, “ALL1”, and “ALL2”. Each of “weak cherry”, “strong cherry”, “chance eye 1”, and “chance eye 2” has a predetermined small part (one piece part) as shown in the part composition column of FIG. If the winning combination group is configured to include any winning combination, the winning combination will be won for all the one-piece combinations constituting the winning combination group. “Weak Cherry”, “Strong Cherry”, “Chance Eye 1”, and “Chance Eye 2” are the winning group defined in the AT lottery opportunity.

  “Push order bell A1” to “push order bell A6” and “push order bell B1” to “push order bell B6” are respectively 15 predetermined bells as shown in the role configuration column of FIG. A winning combination group configured to include one winning combination. If any winning combination is won, all 15 bells and one winning combination constituting the winning combination group will be won. The “push order bell A1” to “push order bell A6” and “push order bell B1” to “push order bell B6” are also collectively referred to as “push order bell”. “ALL1” is a winning combination group composed of all small combinations. “ALL2” is a winning combination group composed of small combinations excluding 15 bells among small combinations.

  Among these plural types of winning combination groups, the winning combination group that is the target of the lottery is determined for each of the plurality of types of gaming states and for each set number of bets. The determination value related to the winning probability in the winning lottery is determined according to the winning winning group, the gaming state being controlled, and the set value that has been set.

  The gaming state that can be controlled in the slot machine 1 includes “RT0”, “RBB1” winning “RT1”, “RBB2” winning “RT2”, “RBB1” winning “bonus state” 1 ”,“ Bonus State 2 ”associated with“ RBB2 ”winning, and the like are provided.

  Of the winning combination group including the bonus combination, “Bonus 1” is a target of lottery in a game in which “3” is set as the number of bets during RT0. The determination value for winning “bonus 1” is set to “8000” when the setting value is 1, for example. The update range of the random number is 0 to 65535. Therefore, the winning probability of “Bonus 1” is 8000/65536.

  In addition, “Bonus 2” is a target of lottery in a game in which “2” is set as the bet amount during RT0. The determination value for winning “bonus 2” is set to “11000” when the set value is 1, for example. Therefore, the winning probability of “Bonus 2” is 11000/65536.

  The determination value of the winning combination group including the bonus combination is determined to be different depending on the set value, and the determination value is determined so that the winning probability increases as the set value increases. For example, the determination value of “Bonus 1” when the setting value is 6 is set to “8100”, and the determination value of “Bonus 2” is set to “11100”. Note that the determination value of the winning combination group including the bonus combination may be set to the same value so as to win with a uniform probability regardless of the set value.

  Next, the “common replay” in the winning combination group including the re-playing combination is a subject of combination drawing in any of RT0 to RT2. Further, “8100” is set as the determination value of “common replay” in the game in which “3” is set as the bet number. On the other hand, the “common replay” determination value in a game in which “2” is set as the bet number is determined as “8100” during RT0, “7100” during RT1, and “19536” during RT2. ing.

  “Watermelon play” is an object of lottery in RT0 to RT2 in which “3” is set as the number of bets, and “900” is determined as a determination value. For this reason, the probability of winning the “common replay” or “watermelon play” in RT0 to RT2 in which “3” is set as the bet number is about 1 / 7.28 (= 9000/65536).

  Among the winning group including small roles, “weak cherry” “strong cherry” “chance eye 1” “chance eye 2” “push order bell A1” to “push order bell A6” “push order bell B1” to “push order” “Bell B6” is a target lottery target in RT0 to RT2 in which “3” is set as the bet number, and the value shown in the judgment value column when three cards are inserted in FIG. 7 is determined as the judgment value. The “chance 2” in the winning combination group including the small role is also subject to the role lottery in RT0 to RT2 in which “2” is set as the bet number, and the judgment value column at the time of two-sheet insertion in FIG. Are determined as determination values.

  Among these, the probability of winning one of “push order bell A1” to “push order bell A6” and “push order bell B1” to “push order bell B6” is 2720/65536, and “push order bell A1” ”To“ push order bell A6 ”and“ push order bell B1 ”to“ push order bell B6 ”. The “push order bell A1” to “push order bell A6” and “push order bell B1” to “push order bell B6” are approximately ½ (==) in RT0 to RT2 in which “3” is set as the bet number. 32640/65536) with a high probability of winning. The determination value for the push order bell is determined so as to differ depending on the set value, and the determination value is determined so that the winning probability increases as the set value increases. Note that the determination value for the push order bell may be set to the same value so as to win with a uniform probability regardless of the set value.

  “ALL1” and “ALL2” of the winning combination groups including the small role are subject to the role lottery in RT0 to RT2 in the bonus state and “2” is set as the bet number. Values shown in each of the value column and the determination value column when two sheets are inserted are determined as determination values.

  For example, when “3” is set as the number of bets in the bonus state 1, the determination value of “ALL1” is “2720” defined for each of “push order bell A1” to “push order bell A6”, “ It is determined to be “5700” obtained by adding “260” as + α to the total value of “2720” determined for each of “push order bell B1” to “push order bell B6”. Therefore, “ALL1” is won with a higher probability than each of “push order bell A1” to “push order bell A6” and “push order bell B1” to “push order bell B6”. In addition, the probability of winning “BEL1” included in each of “push order bell A1” and “push order bell B1” is higher in the bonus state than in the case of RT0 to RT2. In addition, the probability of winning each of “BEL2” to “BEL6” included in each of the other “push order bell A2” to “push order bell A6”, “push order bell B2” to “push order bell B6” is RT0 It is higher when in the bonus state than when it is RT2.

  In addition, the determination value of “ALL2” when “3” is set as the number of bets in bonus state 1 is set to “31000”. Therefore, in the bonus state, either “ALL1” or “ALL2” is won with high probability. For this reason, it can be said that the “bonus state” is an advantageous state in terms of the small role winning probability as compared with RT0 to RT2 when “3” is set as the bet amount.

  The determination values “ALL1” and “ALL2” when “2” is set as the number of bets are determined to be extremely high. In particular, when “2” is set as the number of bets in RT2, “common replay”, “chance 2”, “ALL1”, and “ALL2” are always won, and there is no loss.

  In the internal lottery process, the extracted value extracted from the random number circuit is read out from the determination value of the winning combination group (determination value according to the set setting value) subject to the combination lottery in the current gaming state and the set number of bets A determination process is performed to determine whether or not a value subtracted from the value (extracted value is updated to a value after subtraction) is smaller than a predetermined value (for example, 0). (When 0 or more) The cycle of performing the determination process for the next winning combination group is repeated.

  When it is determined in the determination process for any winning combination group that the value is smaller than the predetermined value, it is determined that the winning combination group has been won, and the winning flag of the combination included in the winning combination group is determined. Is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 65, and the lottery drawing is ended. For this reason, the probability of winning the winning combination group is “decision value of winning combination group / 65536”. It can be said that the winning combination group has a high winning probability because the larger the determination value read in the winning lottery, the smaller the predetermined value. On the other hand, when the determination process is performed for all winning combination groups that are subject to the lottery, but it is determined that the value is not smaller than the predetermined value, it is determined that no winning group is selected. It is determined that

  The internal lottery process terminates the role lottery when it is determined that one of the winning group is won, or when it is determined that the winning group has not won any of the winning group. , The process proceeds to the advantageous period related processing of S300.

  In the internal lottery process, a process for outputting a winning type command that can specify the type of the winning combination group won in the winning lottery to the sub-control board 73 is performed. For example, when one of the push order bells is won, a win type command that can specify that the push order bell is won is output. Thereby, on the sub-control board 73 side, it is possible to execute an effect according to the type of the winning combination group.

(Advantageous period related processing)
In the advantageous period related processing in S300, processing related to the advantageous period is performed. In the present embodiment, in the normal period, it is possible to control the advantageous period when a predetermined advantageous period transition condition is satisfied. The advantageous period includes an advantageous general, a chance zone (hereinafter referred to as CZ), and an assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT). The general advantage is a period in which the CZ transfer lottery for determining whether to shift to CZ can be executed. CZ is a period during which an AT shift lottery for determining whether or not to shift to an AT capable of executing an AT game can be executed. In addition, in the general advantage, the AT transition lottery may be executed in addition to the CZ transition lottery. In this case, for example, the probability of winning in the AT transition lottery is in the CZ rather than the advantageous general lottery. It may be determined to be higher.

  Advantageous general and CZ in the advantageous period are periods in which the payout rate during the period does not exceed 1 (for example, also referred to as a non-playing period during the advantageous period), whereas AT is used for AT games. As a result, it can be said that it is a period in which the payout rate during AT exceeds 1 (for example, it is also called a payout period during the advantageous period). In the advantageous period, it is first advantageously controlled in general. Further, during the general advantage, it is possible to control to CZ by winning in the CZ transition lottery performed when a predetermined CZ transition lottery condition is satisfied. Further, during CZ, it is possible to control the AT by winning in the AT transition lottery performed when a predetermined AT transition lottery condition is satisfied. Therefore, it can be said that the advantageous period is a period that can be controlled by the AT. Further, it can be said that the AT in the advantageous period is an advantageous state advantageous to the player.

  The predetermined advantageous period transition condition is a condition established based on the result of the winning lottery in the internal lottery process. For example, “3” is set as the bet number in RT2 controlled by the “bonus 2” winning. In the game, the conditions established by winning one of the winning combination groups shown in FIG. 7 are included. In addition, for each of the predetermined CZ transition lottery condition and the predetermined AT transition lottery condition, in the game in which “3” is set as the bet number in RT2, for example, a condition that is established by winning “Suikari Play” This includes a condition established by winning the “weak cherry”, a condition established by winning the “strong cherry”, a condition established by winning the “chance eye 1”, and a condition established by winning the “chance eye 2”. Further, the predetermined CZ transition lottery condition and the predetermined AT transition lottery condition are established when the number of games that have been digested after being controlled during the advantageous period reaches a predetermined number of times (for example, 1207) when not in AT. Conditions (hereinafter also referred to as conditions for reaching the ceiling). The CZ transition lottery condition and the AT transition lottery condition may be exactly the same condition, may be completely different conditions, and may include common conditions.

  The condition for ending the advantageous period includes a condition that is satisfied when the advantageous period counter = 1500 indicating that the upper limit (for example, 1500) of the advantageous period is reached, as will be described later. The conditions for ending the advantageous period are not limited to those exemplified in the present embodiment as long as the conditions established by the advantageous period counter = 1500 are satisfied. For example, the remaining AT game number counter = 0. It may be a condition that can be satisfied by another specific event, such as a condition that is satisfied by.

  In the advantageous period related process, whether or not the predetermined CZ transition lottery condition, the predetermined AT transition lottery condition, and the condition for ending the advantageous period can be satisfied during the advantageous period (for example, winning the winning combination group). When the situation is such that it can be established, an effect is given that states that the condition may be established. For example, the main CPU 61 drives and controls the payout display 46, the notification display 60, and the like in a manner in which all segments are blinked.

  Further, in the advantageous period related processing, the main CPU 61 can be established when the predetermined CZ transition lottery condition, the predetermined AT transition lottery condition, and the condition for ending the advantageous period can be satisfied during the advantageous period. A condition-related command capable of specifying a certain condition is output to the sub-control board 73. Accordingly, for example, the liquid crystal display 27 can notify the possibility that the predetermined CZ transition lottery condition, the predetermined AT transition lottery condition, and the condition for ending the advantageous period are satisfied.

  Further, in the advantageous period related process, it is possible to execute a notification process for notifying the advantageous operation mode by the notification display 60 according to the result of the winning lottery during the AT in the advantageous period. For example, when “Push Order Bell A1” is selected in the winning combination group, the reel 11L is first stopped to win “BEL1” as will be described later, and then the reel 11M is stopped. Of the seven segments constituting the notification display 60, the segment at the position corresponding to the capital letter “LC” of the alphabet (L is one of the upper and lower two lower sides of the left side, and C is the upper and lower two of the left side and the upper and lower sides respectively. The display 60 for notification is driven and controlled in such a manner that the light is turned on. Further, in the advantageous period related processing, an advantageous operation mode command capable of specifying the advantageous operation mode is output. Thereby, the effect for notifying the advantageous operation mode can be executed on the liquid crystal display 27 etc. also on the sub-control board 73 side. When the advantageous period related process ends, the process proceeds to the reel control process of S400.

  In the advantageous period related processing in the present embodiment, the advantageous operation mode notification and the advantageous operation mode command output are executed according to the notification rate set as the probability of notifying the advantageous operation mode as described later. That is, in the advantageous period-related processing, when the winning situation that is the target for notifying the advantageous operation mode during AT is set, whether or not to notify the advantageous operation mode corresponding to the winning situation is set as a notification rate. The process of notifying the advantageous operation mode and the process of outputting the advantageous operation mode command are performed when it is determined to be notified. Thereby, according to the alerting | reporting rate set, the advantageous degree for the player in AT can be varied.

(Reel control processing)
In the reel control process of S400, the reel motors 14L to 14R are driven and controlled, and the reels 11L to 11R are rotated and stopped. In the reel control process, it is determined whether the wait time has elapsed. The wait time is set to 4.1 seconds, for example, and measurement is started after the rotation of each of the reels 11L to 11R is started in the reel control process of the previous game.

  In the reel control process, when it is determined that the wait time has elapsed, a reel rotation process for starting the rotation of the reels 11L to 11R is performed. Thereby, it is possible to delay the timing of starting the rotation of the reels 11L to 11R in the current game until at least 4.1 seconds have elapsed since the rotation of each of the reels 11L to 11R was started in the previous game. In the reel rotation process, when the reels 11L to 11R start to rotate, a reel rotation start command is output.

  In the reel control process, after the reels 11L to 11R start to rotate and reach a constant speed (for example, after the excitation patterns of the reel motors 14L to 14R become an excitation pattern with a constant speed), the reels 11L to 11R Each reference position is detected by each of the position sensors 55L to 55R, so that a stop operation is possible, and a state where the operation to the stop switches 21L to 21R is effectively received (validation) is entered.

  Further, in the reel control process, when the stop switch is operated in a state where the stop operation is possible, for example, the reels are arranged within a predetermined retractable range from a symbol positioned on the reel winning line NL corresponding to the stop switch. A reel stop process for drawing any of the symbols on the winning line NL and stopping the reel is performed. The drawable range is the range up to 4 symbols ahead, and when the stop switch is operated, the symbols arranged from the symbols on the winning line NL to the 4 symbols ahead can be stopped on the winning line NL. Become.

  If you have won any of the roles in the draw, you can draw the symbols on the winning line when the symbols that make up the winning combination can be drawn on the winning line within the drawable range. Stop. On the other hand, if no winning combination is won, the winning symbol combination that does not win any winning combination is drawn on the winning line and stopped. For this reason, when an operation to the stop switch is performed, if the symbol constituting the winning combination can be drawn on the winning line NL within the drawable range, the symbol is drawn on the winning line NL. While it can be stopped, the symbol combination of the winning combination is not stopped on the winning line NL.

  In addition, as described above, in the present embodiment, “If any part is won in the part lottery, the symbols constituting the part that is won can be drawn on the winning line within the drawable range. " Here, since the lottery is performed for each “winning role group”, the “winning role” corresponds in detail to any one of the winning “winning role group”. It will be a thing.

  In the reel stop process, symbols within the drawable range can be stopped on the winning line NL, but symbols outside the drawable range cannot be stopped on the payline NL. For this reason, in the symbol arrangement of the reels 11L to 11R, if there is a place where the symbols constituting the role do not exist within the retractable range, even if the winning timing is selected in the winning lottery, the winning line is not met. There is a case where a symbol constituting the combination cannot be drawn on the NL and the combination is missed (non-winning).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the symbols constituting the “bonus combination” have a portion that does not exist within the retractable range in the symbol arrangement of the reels. For example, only one symbol (“BR” as the left symbol, “R7” as the middle symbol, “B7” as the right symbol) constituting “RBB1” is arranged on the reels 11L to 11R. Also, the symbols constituting “RBB2” also have portions that are not within the retractable range in each reel. For this reason, the “bonus combination” may not be able to be drawn into the winning line depending on the operation timing of the stop switches 21L to 21R, and may be missed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, when one of the “bonus combination” is won, reel control is performed to draw the selected bonus combination within the drawable range, but no combination is won. Occurs.

  “RBB1” is won only in games in which “3” is set as the number of bets in RT0. In addition, “RBB2” is won only in a game in which “2” is set as the number of bets in RT0. On the other hand, when “RBB1” or “RBB2” is won, it is possible to control so as to be able to win regardless of whether the bet number is “2” or “3”. If “RBB1” and “RBB2” cannot be won in the winning game, a process of carrying over the winning flag of the bonus combination is performed until the bonus combination is won under the control of RT1 or RT2. As for “RBB2” in the present embodiment, if the winning game does not win, the winning flag will be carried over, but it will not win regardless of whether the number of bets is “2” or “3”. To be controlled.

  Next, symbols constituting “RP1” which is a common replay among “re-game players” are arranged so as to exist within a retractable range in each reel. As a result, when the common replay is won, “RP1” can always be won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 21L to 21R.

  As with “RP1”, symbols constituting “RP2” which is a watermelon play among “re-game players” are also arranged so as to be within a retractable range in each reel. As a result, when winning a watermelon play, it is always possible to win “RP2” regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 21L to 21R.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, each symbol combination of the symbols constituting the “weak cherry” among the small symbols includes a symbol in which a portion that does not exist within the retractable range exists in the symbol arrangement of the reel. For example, only one left symbol “B7” constituting “PZ129” is arranged on the reel 11L. Regarding the left symbols constituting “PZ130”, “PZ136”, and “PZ137”, only one is arranged on the reel 11L. For this reason, even if the “weak cherry” is won, if the operation timing does not match, any combination included in the “weak cherry” cannot be drawn on the winning line NL and the corresponding combination is missed. (Non-winning) occurs.

  In addition, the symbol combinations of the symbols constituting the “strong cherry”, “chance eye 1”, and “chance eye 2” can be drawn in the symbol arrangement of the reels in the same manner as the symbol combinations of the characters constituting the “weak cherry”. Including symbols that do not exist within. For this reason, even if each of “strong cherry”, “chance eye 1” and “chance eye 2” is won, if the operation timing does not match, the winning combination won on the winning line NL can be drawn onto the winning line NL. If you miss the winning combination (no prize).

  Next, the reel stop process (reel control) when one of the push order bells in the small combination is won will be described. When one of the push order bells is won, the target to be preferentially drawn on the pay line NL is determined to be different depending on the types of the first and second stopped reels. The first stop means that the reels are stopped first when all the reels 11L to 11R are rotating. The first stopped reel is also referred to as a first stop reel. The second stop means stopping when one reel is stopped by the first stop and the remaining two reels are rotating, and the third stop is when the remaining one reel is rotating. Sometimes it is stopped. The operations on the stop switch for the first stop, the second stop, and the third stop are also referred to as a first stop operation, a second stop operation, and a third stop operation.

  For example, when the “push order bell A1” is won, as shown in the remarks column of FIG. 7, after the left first stop (the left reel 11L is the first stop), the middle second stop (the middle When the reel 11M is stopped for the second time, it is determined that “BEL1”, which is 15 bells, is drawn on the winning line NL in preference to other winning combinations. The symbols constituting “BEL1” are arranged so as to exist within the retractable range in each reel. For this reason, when the “push order bell A1” is won and the first stop on the left and then the second stop on the middle, the player always wins “BEL1” regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 21L to 21R. Thus, the reel control is performed. Note that “L”, “M”, and “R” in the remarks column of FIG. 7 correspond to the left reel 11L, the middle reel 11M, and the right reel 11R, respectively, and “L”, “M”, and “R” in the remarks column of FIG. The reel to be stopped first and the reel to be stopped second are shown in the order of description of “R”.

  On the other hand, when the “push order bell A1” is won, the middle or right first stop (the middle or right reel 11M or 11R is first stopped) or the first left stop after the first left stop In such a case, it is determined that one winning combination such as “PZ1”, which is simultaneously won over 15 bells, is drawn on the winning line NL. As shown in FIG. 3, a single combination such as “PZ1” is configured to be a combination of combinations in which there is a portion that is not arranged within the retractable range from the symbol arrangement of the reels 11L to 11R. . For this reason, depending on the operation timing of the stop switch, it is not possible to draw the symbols constituting one winning combination to the winning line at the same time, and even if “Push Order Bell A1” is won, any winning combination is won. There are cases where it cannot be made.

  In addition, even when “push order bell B1” is selected, when the second stop is made after the first stop on the left, the 15 bells must be drawn on the winning line NL in preference to the other roles. The bell can be won, but when it stops in any other push order, the single winning combination is preferentially drawn over the winning line NL over the 15 bell and the winning combination is 1 Since the combination is such that there are places where the winning combination is not arranged within the retractable range from the symbol arrangement of the reels 11L to 11R, depending on the operation timing of the stop switch, there is a case where no winning combination can be won.

  Similarly, even when “push order bell A2” to “push order bell A6”, “push order bell B2” to “push order bell B6” are selected, stop in the push order described in the corresponding remarks column in FIG. In this case, the 15 bells are drawn on the winning line NL in preference to the other roles, so that the 15 bells can always be won. On the other hand, when stopping in the pressing order other than the pressing order described in the corresponding remarks column in FIG. 7, the single winning combination is preferentially drawn over the 15 bells, and the simultaneous winning is performed. Since there is a place where there is a place where the single winning combination is not arranged within the retractable range from the symbol arrangement of the reels 11L to 11R, depending on the operation timing of the stop switch, it may not be possible to win any winning combination. Arise.

  The pushing order for winning 15 bells when one of the pushing order bells is won is also called a correct answer procedure. When one of the push order bells is won during the AT described above, information that can specify the correct procedure is notified as an advantageous operation mode.

  As described above, in the reel stop process, when a plurality of types of winning combinations are won, the types of winning combinations (results of winning lottery), the operation timing of the stop switches 21L to 21R, and the pressing order (operation mode) are selected. Accordingly, an object to be preferentially drawn on the winning line NL is determined in advance.

  Next, a reel stop process (reel control) when “ALL1” or “ALL2” that can be won in the bonus state is won will be described. When “ALL1” is selected, reel control is performed so that a prize of 15 bells “BEL1” to “BEL6” is always won regardless of the operation mode of the stop switches 21L to 21R. In addition, when “ALL2” is won, reel control is performed so that a winning combination is always made regardless of the operation mode of the stop switches 21L to 21R.

  In addition, in the reel stop process when a re-playing role or small role is won in a state where the winning of a bonus role is carried over (RT1 or RT2), the re-playing role or small role is drawn with priority over the bonus role. It is stipulated in. In addition, in the game in RT2 in which “2” is set as the bet number, the re-game role or small role is always selected from the total of the re-game role or small role determination value in the determination value column of FIG. A re-game role or a small role has priority over the winning RBB 2 and is drawn into the winning line NL. In addition, “RBB2” can be won only in a game in which “2” is set as the number of bets. For this reason, during RT2, the winning “RBB2” is not won and the game state other than “RT2” is not controlled unless the reset switch 52 is operated or the setting change process is executed.

  In the reel stop process, every time one of the reels 11L to 11R stops, a reel stop command capable of specifying the stopped reel and the stop position (for example, the symbol number of the symbol stopped in the middle stage) is issued. Output. Thereby, the sub-control board 73 can specify the stopped reel and the stop position, and can execute the corresponding effect. When all of the reels 11L to 11R are stopped, the process proceeds to the exit determination process of S500.

(Outgoing judgment process)
In the outcome determination process of S500, a process corresponding to the symbol combination is executed based on the symbol combination on the winning line NL. For example, when a small combination wins, a payout process for paying out a medal described in the payout column of FIG. 6 or adding a credit is executed. In the payout process, a payout command that can specify the number of medals given to the player by paying out medals or adding credits is output. Thereby, it is possible to specify the number of medals given to the player as a result of one game even on the sub-control board 73 side. Also, when the re-game player wins, a process for setting a re-game flag is executed. In the outcome determination process, a game result command capable of specifying the symbol combination on the winning line NL, the presence / absence of winning, the type of winning combination, etc. is output. Thereby, on the sub-control board 73 side, it is possible to execute an effect according to the symbol combination on the winning line NL. Further, in the outcome determination process, the advantageous period stay ratio and the accessory ratio are updated and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 65 in accordance with the game result. When the outcome determination process ends, the process proceeds to a game state setting process of S600.

(Game state setting process)
In the game state setting process of S600, a game state flag that can specify the next and subsequent game states is set based on a lottery drawing or a game result. The game state flag is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 65. The main CPU 61 identifies the currently controlled gaming state based on the gaming state flag. FIG. 8A shows the transition of the gaming state.

  The game state setting process is a game state flag that can identify “RT1” corresponding to “RBB1” when the winning bonus combination is not won in the game that has won “RBB1” that is a bonus combination in “RT0”. And control to “RT1”. Similarly, when a winning combination is not won in a game won for “RBB2,” a game state flag that can identify “RT2” corresponding to “RBB2” is set and controlled to “RT2.” In the game state setting process, when a winning bonus combination is won, a game state flag capable of specifying the “bonus state” is set and controlled to the “bonus state”. The game state setting process counts the number of payouts in the “bonus state”, sets a game state flag that can identify “RT0” when the number of payouts exceeds a predetermined number corresponding to the type of bonus state. Control to RT0 ". Further, the slot machine 1 sets a gaming state flag that can specify “RT0” when initialized by a setting change or the like. When the gaming state setting process ends, the process proceeds to an advantageous period setting process of S700.

  At RT0, as shown in FIG. 7, bonus 1 or bonus 2 is won with a relatively high probability. When the bonus 1 is won and the game is controlled to RT1, the result of the winning lottery is lost and the RBB 1 is won and the bonus status 1 is controlled. However, even if the bonus state 1 is controlled, the bonus state 1 is ended with the payout exceeding 25 sheets, and the control is again controlled to RT0. Also, even if the bonus 2 is won and the RBB 2 is won in the game and the bonus state 2 is controlled, the bonus state 2 is ended with the payout exceeding three and the game is controlled to RT0 again. Further, when the bonus 2 is won and the RBB 2 is not won in the game, the game state does not substantially shift until the reset or the setting is changed. For this reason, most of the games are played at RT2. Further, in a state other than the bonus state including RT2, as shown in FIG. Furthermore, when the “push order bell” is won when the AT is controlled during the advantageous period, 15 bells are awarded when it is determined that the correct answer procedure is to be notified according to the set notification rate. An advantageous operation mode for this is notified by the notification display 60 and the liquid crystal display 27. This ensures that 15 bells can be won as long as the stop operation is not mistaken. As a result, the rate at which 15 medals are paid out increases.

(Advantageous period setting process)
In the advantageous period setting process of S700, the advantageous period is controlled based on the establishment of the advantageous period transition condition in the normal period. In the advantageous period, an advantageous general flag is set and advantageous general control is performed as shown in FIG. In the general advantage, CZ is controlled by winning CZ. By not winning the AT during CZ, the general control is again advantageous. On the other hand, the AT is controlled by winning the AT in the CZ. By controlling the number of AT games during AT and ending AT, control is again made to CZ. Even when it is controlled to CZ again, it is controlled to AT again by winning the AT again. When the number of games consumed after reaching the advantageous period reaches the upper limit, it is controlled in the normal period regardless of the controlled state (for example, whether in AT or CZ) To do. In the advantageous period, the CZ game number counter for specifying the number of games that can be controlled in the CZ of the advantageous period based on the result of the lottery or the game, etc., and the AT in the advantageous period can be controlled. A remaining AT game number counter for specifying the number of games and an advantageous period counter for specifying the number of games executed after the advantageous period is started are set. The CZ game number counter, the remaining AT game number counter, and the advantageous period counter are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 65.

  Based on the advantageous period counter, the main CPU 61 determines whether the current period is the advantageous period or the normal period, sets the advantageous general flag when the advantageous period is advantageous, and sets the advantageous general flag when it is CZ. Is set, and the AT flag is set when AT is in progress. As a result, it is specified during the advantageous period whether the advantageous period is in general, the CZ period, or the AT period. Hereinafter, setting and transition of the advantageous period will be described with reference to FIG. The sub-control board 73 performs an effect based on a state command for specifying a controlled state or period as will be described later. For example, the liquid crystal display 27 or the like may display a background image corresponding to the controlled state or period. Specifically, in the advantageous period of the normal period and the advantageous period, a background image reminiscent of daytime is displayed. On the other hand, in CZ, a background image for executing a predetermined battle effect or the like is displayed. In the AT, a background image (image reminiscent of night) corresponding to the AT is displayed. In this way, the controlled state or period may be specified from the content of the effect.

  In the advantageous period setting process in the normal period, when a predetermined advantageous period transition condition is satisfied in the current game, an advantageous general flag is set to control the advantageous period (advantageous general among advantageous periods). As a result, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), an advantageous general control from the normal period to the advantageous period is performed.

  In the advantageous period setting process after the advantageous period is controlled, every time one game is executed, the value of the advantageous period counter is incremented by one. The larger the value of the advantageous period counter, the shorter the period until the upper limit of the advantageous period, and the shorter the period during which the AT can be controlled within the advantageous period. For this reason, it can be said that the advantageous period counter is a counter for specifying the degree of disadvantage for the player in accordance with the elapsed period that has been controlled since the advantageous period or the number of games played. Generally, if the value of the advantage period counter is small, the game has not been digested so much, so the elapsed period is short or the disadvantage is low.If the value of the advantage period counter is large, the game is digested a considerable number of times. Therefore, it can be said that the elapsed period is long or the degree of disadvantage is high. The elapsed period includes a period controlled by the AT and a period controlled by the bonus state. In this embodiment, the advantageous period counter is incremented by 1 for each game, and the end of the advantageous period is determined by whether or not the count value has reached a predetermined value (the upper limit value 1500 of the advantageous period). Although an example of performing will be described, the end of the advantageous period is determined by setting a predetermined value (upper limit value 1500 of the advantageous period) in the advantageous period counter at the beginning of the advantageous period and subtracting the value of the advantageous period counter for each game. Then, it may be performed depending on whether or not 0 is reached.

  Moreover, in the advantageous period setting process in the advantageous general, it is determined whether or not the CZ transition lottery condition is satisfied in the current game. When a predetermined CZ transition lottery condition is established in this game, a CZ transition lottery is executed to determine whether or not to control to CZ and the number of games that can be controlled to CZ (that is, the advantage of CZ).

  The CZ transition lottery is performed with reference to a predetermined CZ transition lottery table stored in the ROM 67. The CZ transition lottery table is determined so that the CZ transition lottery is performed according to a ratio according to the established CZ transition lottery condition. In the CZ transition lottery, when the number of games that have been digested after being controlled during the advantageous period reaches a predetermined number of times (for example, 1207) and the ceiling arrival time condition is satisfied, it is determined that the control is always performed to CZ. When the ceiling arrival condition is satisfied, the control is always performed to CZ, and after the CZ is digested a predetermined number of games, the control is always controlled to AT as described later. Further, when the CZ transition lottery condition is established according to the result of the role lottery, the probability of determining to control to CZ is the highest when “strong cherry” is won (for example, 70%). “At the time of winning”, “Chance 2” is won, “Watermelon Play” is won, and “Weak Cherry” is won at the lowest (for example, 20%). On the other hand, the CZ that is determined to be controlled when the ceiling arrival condition is satisfied continues until it is controlled by the AT or the condition for ending the advantageous period is satisfied. Further, when the ceiling arrival condition is satisfied, the control is always controlled to AT after being controlled to CZ, but may be controlled to AT without being controlled to CZ.

  In addition, when it is determined to control to CZ according to the result of the role lottery, as the number of games that can be controlled to the CZ, for example, “strong cherry” is won most (for example, an average of 40 games), followed by It is determined that “Chance Eye 1” is won, “Chance Eye 2” is won, “Watermelon Play” is won, and “Weak Cherry” is won most (for example, 15 games on average). As a result, depending on which CZ transition lottery condition is satisfied, it is possible to change the control to CZ (advantageous period) and the expectation for the control period.

  When the decision to control to CZ is made, in the advantageous period setting process, the number of games determined by the CZ transition lottery is set in the CZ game number counter and the CZ flag is set. The advantageous general flag is reset. Thereby, as shown in FIG.8 (b), it controls to CZ of an advantageous period.

  The CZ transfer lottery is performed by a batch lottery method. For example, for the determination value for winning “strong cherry”, the determination value is determined so as to have the winning probability as described above, and the CZ transition lottery is performed depending on to which the extracted value belongs. Although the CZ transfer lottery is performed at the end of one game, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be performed in a lump in the role lottery in the internal lottery process. The CZ transfer lottery is not limited to the collective lottery method as long as it is performed according to the result of the role lottery. For example, when winning “strong cherry” in the role lottery, a random number for the CZ transfer lottery is separately added. It may be extracted and a CZ transition lottery is performed using the random number.

  Whether or not to control to CZ is notified by a result of a predetermined continuous production or the like. When it is not determined to control to CZ, CZ non-winning notification processing for performing CZ non-winning notification of CZ non-winning in the advantageous period setting process is performed. In the CZ non-winning notification process, for example, a process of driving and controlling the notification display 60 and the like so as to display “-” and a CZ non-winning command capable of specifying CZ non-winning are output to the sub-control board 73. In addition, a process for displaying a message such as “Sorry!” As a result of the continuous effect on the liquid crystal display 27 and a process for displaying a background image corresponding to the general advantage are included. Thereby, a player can be notified of CZ non-winning.

  On the other hand, when controlling to CZ, the CZ winning notification process for performing the CZ winning notification to the effect that the CZ is won in the advantageous period setting process is performed. The CZ winning notification process is, for example, a process of driving and controlling the notification display 60 and the like so as to display “77”, a CZ winning command capable of specifying CZ winning is output to the sub-control board 73, and the liquid crystal display 27 includes a process for displaying a message such as “CZ rush!” As a result of the continuous effect at 27, a process for switching to a background image corresponding to CZ, and a process for controlling to CZ. Thereby, it is possible to notify the player of CZ winning.

  In the advantageous period setting process during CZ, it is determined whether or not the AT transition lottery condition is satisfied in the current game. When it is determined that the AT transition lottery condition is satisfied, an AT transition lottery is performed to determine whether or not to control the AT according to the established AT transition lottery condition and the number of AT games that are controlled by the AT. Do. In addition, when it is determined in the AT shift lottery that the shift to the AT is determined, a notification rate for notifying the advantageous operation mode is set as the advantage in the AT. The AT shift lottery and the like will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the CZ game number counter is set to “0” and the determined number of games is exhausted without being determined to be controlled by AT by the AT shift lottery, the AT non-winning effect indicating that the AT is not winning in the advantageous period setting process An AT non-winning notification process for notification is performed. In the AT non-winning notification process, for example, a process for driving and controlling the notification display 60 and the like so as to display “-” and an AT non-winning command capable of specifying AT non-winning are output to the sub-control board 73. In addition, a process for executing a result notification effect of displaying a message such as “Sorry!” Together with an effect that the ally character is defeated as a result of the battle effect in the CZ on the liquid crystal display 27 is included. Thereby, it is possible to notify the player of AT non-winning. When the AT is not won, in the advantageous period setting process, the CZ flag is deleted, and an advantageous general operation is made as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the AT is controlled in the AT shift lottery during the CZ, an AT winning notification process for performing AT winning notification that the AT is controlled is performed, and a predetermined AT start timing (for example, next From the game start timing) to AT. The AT winning notification process is, for example, a process of driving and controlling the notification display 60 or the like so as to display “77” or an AT winning command capable of specifying AT winning is output to the sub-control board 73 to display the liquid crystal display. This includes processing for executing a result notification effect of displaying a message such as “AT winning” together with an effect that the teammate character wins as a result of the battle effect in CZ in the vessel 27. Thereby, it is possible to notify the player of AT winning. When the number of CZ games is set, the AT winning notification is performed when the number of games is exhausted. For this reason, it is possible to give a sense of expectation that an AT is won until the number of CZ games is exhausted.

  In the advantageous period setting process, when AT winning notification is performed, the number of AT games determined in the AT transition lottery is set in the AT game number counter and the AT flag is set to control the AT. Further, in the advantageous period setting process, after the AT winning notification is performed, the AT game number counter is decremented by 1 every time one game is executed after the control to the AT is started. Further, in the advantageous period setting process, a process for turning on the advantageous period notification lamp 80 is performed until a series of advantageous periods ends after being controlled by the AT.

  In the advantageous period setting process during the AT, when a predetermined extra lottery condition is satisfied, an extra lottery for adding the number of AT games is performed. The predetermined additional lottery conditions include, for example, a condition established by winning the “watermelon play”, a condition established by winning the “weak cherry”, a condition established by winning the “strong cherry”, a condition established by winning the “chance eye 1”, This includes the conditions established by winning chance 2 ”. In addition, when it is determined that an extra lot will be made in the extra lottery, a notification rate for notifying an advantageous operation mode is set as the advantage in the AT when the extra portion is digested. The extra lottery and the like will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the advantageous period setting process, in any state, when the condition for ending the advantageous period is satisfied, the advantageous period is ended and the normal period is controlled. The condition for ending the advantageous period is satisfied when, for example, the advantageous period counter = 1500 is reached and the upper limit value is reached as shown in FIG. When the advantageous period notification lamp 80 is lit, the light is extinguished when the condition for ending the advantageous period is satisfied and the normal period is reached.

  In the advantageous period setting process, as a result of the setting by the gaming state setting process and the advantageous period setting process, which gaming state is the next and subsequent games, the normal period, the advantageous general of the advantageous period, the advantageous period A status command that can specify whether it is CZ (including the value of the CZ game number counter) or AT (including the value of the AT game number counter) of the advantageous period is output. Thereby, on the sub-control board 73 side, it is possible to execute effects according to the state after the next time. When the advantageous period setting process ends, the process proceeds to the betting number setting process of S100 to prepare for the next game. The slot machine 1 repeatedly executes the processes of S100 to S700 for each game. Further, the main CPU 61 determines whether or not an error has occurred in the slot machine 1, and outputs an error command that can specify the type of error when it is determined that an error has occurred.

<AT-related processing>
As described above, in the advantageous period setting process, AT transition lottery is performed when the AT transition lottery condition is satisfied during CZ in the advantageous period, and the AT is controlled according to the result. Further, in the advantageous period setting process, an extra lottery is performed when an additional lottery condition is satisfied during the AT in the advantageous period, and the number of AT games is increased according to the result. Further, during AT, when a push order bell or the like is won, a correct procedure can be notified as an advantageous operation mode.

  In the present embodiment, an advantageous operation mode is notified when a push order bell or the like is won in a mode (distribution rate) according to the timing at which the AT transition lottery condition or the additional lottery condition is satisfied after being controlled during the advantageous period. By determining the notification rate to be performed, a process is performed for differentiating the advantage in the AT or the added AT according to the establishment of the condition. A specific example will be described below.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining AT related processing for executing processing related to AT in the advantageous period setting processing. In the AT related processing, first, in step S01, it is determined whether or not an AT shift lottery condition is satisfied. Whether or not the AT shift lottery condition is satisfied is determined during CZ and during the general advantage. When the CZ transition lottery condition is satisfied and the CZ is won, the AT transition lottery condition may be satisfied by the CZ transition lottery condition. For this reason, step S01 is executed not only during CZ but also during advantageous general. If it is determined in step S01 that the AT transition lottery condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S05. On the other hand, when it is determined that the AT shift lottery condition is satisfied, an AT shift lottery is performed in step S02.

  In the AT shift lottery, the AT shift lottery table shown in FIG. The AT transfer lottery table is stored in the ROM 67. In the AT transition lottery table, the allocation ratio for determining whether to control to the AT and the number of AT games that are controlled by the AT is determined according to the established AT transition lottery condition. .

  When the AT transition lottery condition is established by “weak cherry” winning, “AT non-winning” is determined at a rate of 90%, and it is determined to control to AT at a rate of 10%. When it is determined that the AT is controlled by winning the “weak cherry”, the number of AT games is 5%, 3%, 2% of the 10% winning AT, “50” “100” “150” It is determined either.

  Further, when the AT transition lottery condition is established by winning the “watermelon play”, it is determined to be “AT non-winning” at a rate of 80% and to control to the AT at a rate of 20%. When it is determined that the AT will be controlled by winning the “watermelon play”, the number of AT games is “50” “100” at a rate of 10%, 5%, 3%, 2% of the 20% of the AT winning. One of “150” and “200” is determined.

  Further, when the AT transition lottery condition is established by “chance eye 2” winning, “AT non-winning” is determined at a rate of 60%, and it is determined to control to AT at a rate of 40%. When it is determined that the AT will be controlled by “Chance 2”, the number of AT games is 15%, 10%, 10%, 5% of the 40% of the AT winning, and “50” “100” “150” or “200”.

  In addition, when the AT transition lottery condition is established by winning “strong cherry” or “chance 1”, it is determined that “AT is not selected” at a rate of 40%, and AT is controlled to be controlled at a rate of 60%. The When it is determined that the AT will be controlled by winning “Strong Cherry” or “Chance Eye 1”, the number of AT games will be 15%, 15%, 15%, 15% of the 60% winning AT. One of “50”, “100”, “150”, and “200” is determined.

  In addition, when the AT shift lottery condition is satisfied when the number of games digested after the advantageous period has reached a predetermined number of times (for example, 1207) (arrival on the ceiling), it is determined that the game is controlled to the AT. When the AT is controlled by reaching the ceiling, the number of AT games is determined as “50”, “100”, “150”, or “200” at a rate of 25%. For this reason, when it reaches the ceiling, it is always controlled by the AT.

  As described above, in the AT shift lottery, the sense of expectation for winning the AT can be varied according to the type of the AT shift lottery condition that is established. In addition, in the AT transition lottery, the sense of expectation for the number of AT games given when the AT is won can be varied according to the type of AT transition lottery conditions that have been established.

  Returning to FIG. 9, in step S <b> 03, it is determined whether or not the AT winning lottery is performed in the AT transition lottery. When it is determined that the AT is not won, the process proceeds to step S05. On the other hand, when it is determined that the AT is won, a process for setting an advantage in the AT period for digesting the number of AT games given in step S02 is performed in step S04.

  For the advantage in the AT period in which the number of AT games is consumed, refer to the AT winning advantage lottery table shown in FIG. The AT winning advantage lottery table is stored in the ROM 67. In the AT winning advantage lottery table, the notification rate for notifying the advantageous operation mode is determined according to the elapsed period (the number of digested games) from the time when the AT transition lottery condition is satisfied after the control during the advantageous period. The distribution rate for doing this is determined. The notification rate to be determined is, for example, the rate at which the correct answer procedure is notified when the push order bell is won, and “40%”, “70%”, and “100%” are defined. The elapsed period is specified based on the value of the advantageous period counter.

  When the elapsed period is “402 or less”, the notification rate is determined to be “40%” at a rate of 70%, the notification rate is determined to be “70%” at a rate of 20%, and the notification rate is set at a rate of 10%. As “100%”. When the elapsed period is “403 or more and 804 or less”, the notification rate is determined to be “40%” at a rate of 50%, the notification rate is determined to be “70%” at a rate of 30%, and 20% As a notification rate, “100%” is determined. When the elapsed period is “805 or more and 1206 or less”, the notification rate is determined to be “70%” at a rate of 30%, and the notification rate is determined to be “100%” at a rate of 70%. Further, when the elapsed period is “1207 or more”, the notification rate is always set to “100%”. The notification rate “100%” can be determined only for ATs controlled by reaching the ceiling, and “100%” is determined for ATs controlled by other AT transition lottery conditions and additional lottery conditions. It may not be done.

  Thus, the possibility that the notification rate is determined to be higher increases as the elapsed period from the controlled period is longer. In addition, the higher the notification rate, the higher the rate at which the correct procedure is notified at the time of pushing order bell winning, and it is possible to win 15 bells. As a result, the longer the elapsed period, the higher the advantage for the player can be controlled by the AT.

  Further, when the elapsed period is “1207 or more”, it is always determined to be “100%”. In addition, when the elapsed period is “1207” and the ceiling is reached, an AT win is always made. For this reason, the fun of the game can be improved by reaching the ceiling.

  Returning to FIG. 9, in step S <b> 05, it is determined whether or not an addition lottery condition is satisfied during the AT. When it is determined that the additional lottery condition is not satisfied, the AT related process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the extra lottery condition is satisfied, an extra lottery is performed in step S06.

  In the extra lottery, the extra lottery table shown in FIG. The extra lottery table is stored in the ROM 67. The extra lottery table defines whether to increase the number of AT games and a distribution rate for determining the number of AT games to be added according to the established extra lottery conditions.

  When the extra lottery condition is established by winning the “weak cherry”, it is determined as “non-winning extra” at a rate of 80%, and it is determined that the extra lottery is added at a rate of 20%. When it is determined that the “weak cherry” win will be added, the number of AT games to be added will be “50”, “100”, “150” at the rate of 10%, 5%, 5% of the 20% to be added up. Is determined.

  Further, when the extra lottery condition is established by winning the “strong cherry”, it is determined to be “not to win extra” at a rate of 70%, and it is determined to add at a rate of 30%. When it is determined that “strong cherry” will be added, the number of AT games to be added is “50” “100” at a rate of 10%, 10%, 5%, 5% of the 30% to be added. One of “150” and “200” is determined.

  Further, when the extra lottery condition is established by winning the “chance eye 2”, it is determined to be “non-winning extra” at a rate of 60% and to be added at a rate of 40%. When it is determined to be added by winning the “chance 2”, the number of AT games to be added is 10%, 10%, 10%, 10% of the 40% to be added, and “50” “100” “150” or “200”.

  Further, when the extra lottery condition is established by winning “strong cherry” or “chance eye 1”, it is determined as “non-winning extra” at a rate of 50%, and it is determined that the extra lottery is added at a rate of 50%. When it is determined that the “strong cherry” or “chance 1” win will be added, the number of AT games to be added will be 10%, 10%, 15%, 15% of the 50% that will be added. One of “50”, “100”, “150”, and “200” is determined.

  For this reason, in the extra lottery, the sense of expectation for the extra winning can be varied according to the type of the extra lottery conditions that have been established. Further, in the extra lottery, the sense of expectation with respect to the number of AT games given when the extra lottery is awarded according to the type of established extra lottery conditions can be varied.

  Returning to FIG. 9, in step S <b> 07, it is determined whether or not an extra lottery is made in the extra lottery. When it is determined that the winning combination is not won, the AT-related processing is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the winning combination is won, processing for setting an advantage in the AT period for digesting the number of AT games added in step S06 is performed in step S08.

  For the advantage in the AT period in which the number of added AT games is consumed, refer to the advantage winning lottery table shown in FIG. 11B. The advantage winning lottery table at the time of winning is stored in the ROM 67. The extra lottery table at the time of extra winning is displayed during the extra period (including the number of games to be consumed) after the control of the advantageous period until the start of AT for the number of AT games added. Accordingly, a distribution rate for determining the notification rate for notifying the advantageous operation mode is determined. The elapsed time at the start of the addition is specified based on, for example, a value obtained by adding the number of remaining AT games before the addition this time to the value of the advantageous period counter when the addition is won this time.

  When the elapsed time at the start of addition is “402 or less”, the notification rate is determined to be “40%” at a rate of 60%, the notification rate is determined to be “70%” at a rate of 25%, and 15% The notification rate is determined as “100%” as a percentage. In addition, when the elapsed time at the start of addition is “403 to 804”, the notification rate is determined to be “40%” at a rate of 40%, and the notification rate is determined to be “70%” at a rate of 35%. The notification rate is determined to be “100%” at a rate of 25%. In addition, when the elapsed time at the start of addition is “805 to 1206”, the notification rate is determined to be “70%” at a rate of 25%, and the notification rate is determined to be “100%” at a rate of 75%. The In addition, when the elapsed time at the start of addition is “1207 or more”, the notification rate is always determined to be “100%”.

  Thus, when the number of AT games is increased, the elapsed period at the start of the increase is prefetched, and the longer the elapsed period is, the higher the possibility of being determined as a high notification rate. For this reason, the longer the elapsed time at the start of addition, the higher the advantage for the player can be controlled by the AT. As a result, compared with the case where the notification rate is determined on the basis of the elapsed time when it is added, the notification at the AT is performed even though the elapsed time of the advantageous period is long and slightly approaches the upper limit of the advantageous period. The rate is low, and it is possible to prevent the player from feeling lost as much as possible.

<Production control processing>
The sub CPU 71 executes an effect control program stored in the ROM 77 on the basis of a command from the main control board 63, and performs an effect lottery that determines the presence / absence and type of the effect execution according to the progress of the game by a random number lottery. Based on the lottery result, an effect control process is performed to drive and control effect means such as the liquid crystal display 27, speakers 31L and 31R, and various lamps / LEDs connected to the sub-control board 73. Examples of effects executed by the effect control process will be described below.

(Directions related to the winning group)
In the effect control process, when a winning type command that can identify the type of the winning combination group won in the winning lottery is received, an effect according to the type of the winning combination group can be executed. In the effect control process, based on the receipt of the winning type command, for example, an image of a “yellow balloon” similar in color to the bell is displayed on the liquid crystal display 27 based on the winning type command that can specify “push order bell”. The effect to be displayed is executed. Thereby, the player can advance the game while guessing the winning combination group, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  Further, in the effect control process, when an advantageous operation mode command capable of specifying an advantageous operation mode is received during the AT, an effect of displaying on the liquid crystal display 27 an image capable of specifying the advantageous operation mode specified from the command is displayed. Execute. As described above, the advantageous operation mode command is transmitted from the main CPU 61 side according to the notification rate when the push order bell is won. As a result, when one of the push order bells is won during the AT, it is possible to perform a stop operation in the correct answer procedure and reliably win 15 bells. In addition, the image which can identify an advantageous operation mode is also called a navigation effect.

(Directions related to various conditions)
As described above, in the advantageous period related processing in S300, when the predetermined advantageous period transition condition, the predetermined CZ transition lottery condition, the predetermined AT transition lottery condition, and the condition for ending the advantageous period can be satisfied. The condition-related command is output to the sub-control board 73.

  In the effect control process, when a condition-related command that can specify that a predetermined advantageous period transition condition can be satisfied in a normal period is received, a message such as “It is a chance!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 27 at the start of one game. Is displayed.

  Further, in the effect control process, when the CZ transition lottery condition is established in an advantageous period in the advantageous period and the CZ is won, a continuous effect is executed as a predetermined effect on the liquid crystal display 27 or the like. Moreover, when it transfers to CZ after a continuous effect is performed, while displaying the background screen in CZ, a battle effect is performed as a specific effect following a continuous effect. The battle effect is an effect that is performed while the number of CZ games is consumed, for example. When the number of CZ games has been exhausted, after the battle effect is ended, a result notification effect indicating a result of whether or not to shift to the AT is executed according to the result of the AT lottery. In the effect control process, the background screen during AT is displayed during AT. On the background screen during AT, the number of remaining AT games and the number of net increase are displayed. Further, when the number of AT games is added during AT, the number of added games is notified.

(Continuous production and battle production)
Next, continuous effects and battle effects will be described. The continuous effect is an effect that can be executed when the CZ winning lottery condition is satisfied and the CZ is won in the advantageous period. The continuous effect exemplifies the effect of winning the CZ win by advancing a predetermined effect (such as an effect of content having a story) over a plurality of (for example, three) games. As for the continuous production, the content of the production executed in accordance with the progress of the game is determined in advance. The degree of progress of the game is, for example, how many games have been played since the start of continuous production, how many times the game bet switch was operated or inserted medals, how many times the game start switch or stop switch was operated, etc. Specified by.

  The continuous effect in the present embodiment is composed of a unit game effect in the first game, a unit game effect in the second game, and a unit game effect in the third game, which is the final game. A unit game effect in the game is started when an operation (also referred to as a lever operation) on 19 is performed. In FIG. 9, the horizontal axis indicates the progress of the unit game, and the vertical axis indicates the number of games. As the degree of progress of the unit game, a lever operation and a third stop operation are shown, and it is assumed that a first stop operation and a second stop operation are performed between them. In addition, it is assumed that an operation for setting the bet amount is performed between the third stop operation and the next lever operation.

<Example of effects produced by slot machine 1>
In the slot machine of the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8B, winning is performed by AT lottery during the advantageous period as the advantageous period, thereby controlling the AT to be able to notify the correct procedure as an advantageous state. In the AT, the correct answer procedure is notified based on the notification rate of the correct answer procedure set as the advantage. As the notification rate during the AT, as shown in FIG. 11A, for example, a specific situation in which a game is consumed 805 times as a specific period after being controlled to an advantageous period (a situation where the degree of disadvantage is a specific degree or more) ), A higher notification rate is determined in a more advantageous manner (distribution rate) than in a non-specific situation where the game has not been consumed 805 times (a situation where the degree of disadvantage is less than the specific degree). For this reason, a higher notification rate is determined in the AT in a specific situation. As a result, even if it is controlled by the AT in a specific situation, for example, the player is motivated to play the game even in a specific situation without losing a sense of loss as much as possible. Since it can be made, it can prevent that an operation rate falls. Also, the notification rate for the AT is determined at the time of AT winning or extra winning. For this reason, even if it is a case where it is controlled by AT for a long time or when it is repeatedly controlled by AT, the notification rate can be changed. As a result, it can be avoided as much as possible that the AT is controlled by the highly advantageous AT, and it is possible to prevent the euphoria from becoming too high.

  Also, the notification rate is the probability of notifying the correct answer procedure when, for example, a push order bell is won. For this reason, in the AT in a specific situation, it is possible to increase the probability that the correct answer procedure is notified at the time of pushing order bell winning, and to improve the advantage for the player.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11A, the notification rate at the AT is determined according to the elapsed period when the AT is won in the AT transition lottery. Therefore, it is possible to make the player pay attention to whether or not the current situation is a specific situation. In addition, for example, even after a specific situation where the game has been consumed 805 times as a specific period (a situation in which the degree of disadvantage is equal to or greater than a specific level) after being controlled to the advantageous period, the game is further played 402 times from there. When the game has been digested 1207 times or more after being digested and controlled to the advantageous period, the notification rate is determined in a more advantageous manner. For this reason, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the game after the specific situation is reached, and to improve the interest of the game.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10A, the AT transition lottery condition includes a ceiling arrival condition. For this reason, since it can be controlled by the AT when the ceiling arrival condition is satisfied, the player's advantage can be ensured uniformly. Moreover, even if the AT is controlled based on the establishment of the ceiling arrival condition, the upper limit is that the game is consumed 1500 times after being controlled during the advantageous period. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the AT from being controlled endlessly.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11B, the notification rate is determined in accordance with the elapsed time at the start of the addition of the added advantage in the AT. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the operating rate of the gaming machine from decreasing without causing the player to feel as much as possible in the extra AT when the situation is specific.

  Further, even when the control is again performed by the AT after the end of the AT in one advantageous period, the notification rate is determined according to the elapsed period from the control in the advantageous period. For this reason, even in the second and subsequent ATs during the advantageous period, it is possible to prevent the operating rate of the gaming machine from being lowered without causing the player to feel as much as possible.

<Modification>
The above embodiment should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims. Below, the change with respect to embodiment is illustrated.

  In the above-described embodiment, even when the AT is controlled again after the end of AT during one advantageous period, the notification rate according to the elapsed period since the control is performed as the advantageous period as the advantageous degree of the AT. The example in which is determined has been described. However, the AT's advantage that is controlled again after the end of the AT in one advantageous period is determined according to the game history of the AT before the previous time in addition to the elapsed period from the control during the advantageous period. There may be. The game history of the AT before the previous time is, for example, the number of times controlled by the AT in the one advantageous period (the number of ATs before the previous time), the period controlled by the AT in the one advantageous period (the number of AT games), etc. May be included. Specifically, the notification rate of the AT that is controlled again after the end of AT during one advantageous period may be determined to be higher as the number of times controlled by the AT during the one advantageous period increases. Good. Further, the notification rate of the AT that is controlled again after the end of AT during one advantageous period may be determined to be higher as the period controlled by the AT during the one advantageous period is longer. As a result, not only the elapsed time since the advantageous period in the AT is controlled during the advantageous period but also the advantageous history of the AT that has already been controlled can be noticed by the player, and the interest of the game can be improved. it can.

  In the said embodiment and modification, the example which determines whether it is a specific condition based on the elapsed period (digested game frequency) which passed since it was controlled by the advantageous period was demonstrated. However, whether or not it is a specific situation may be determined based on the remaining period until the upper limit of the advantageous period is reached, without being limited to the elapsed period that has passed since being controlled to the advantageous period. In this case, for example, the smaller the remaining period until reaching the upper limit of the advantageous period, the higher the possibility that the notification rate may be determined, for example, so as to be advantageous to the player.

  In the said embodiment and modification, the elapsed period (the number of game digested) which passed since it was controlled by the advantageous period was illustrated as a disadvantage degree for the player by the game after being controlled by the advantageous period. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the disadvantage to the player due to the game after being controlled during the advantageous period is the difference between the number of medals used for setting the number of bets and the number of medals paid out during the advantageous period, It may be the number of times controlled by the AT in the period. Specifically, for example, a higher notification rate is determined so that the smaller the difference from the controlled period of advantage (when it is −1000 than when it is −500), the more advantageous to the player. You may make it high possibility that it will be. In addition, the smaller the number of times that the AT has already been controlled in the advantageous period (when the AT is not already controlled than when the AT is already controlled once), the more advantageous to the player, For example, the possibility of determining a high notification rate may be increased. Note that the difference may be a so-called net increase, or the cumulative difference is calculated by accumulating the difference based on the number of bets on the game value and the number of payouts in the game. It may be the value of the cumulative difference at the present time in the advantageous period with the lowest value as the base point (zero). In addition, the degree of disadvantage to the player due to the game after being controlled during the advantageous period is the elapsed period that has passed since the advantageous period was controlled, the number of medals used for setting the bet amount during the advantageous period, and the medals paid out. It may include both the difference from the number of sheets. In this case, the advantage (notification rate) is determined by both the elapsed period that has passed since the advantageous period was controlled and the difference between the number of medals used for setting the number of bets and the number of medals paid out in the advantageous period. You may make it determine based on.

  Further, the example has been described in which the disadvantage degree and the elapsed period when setting the advantage are determined based on the number of games, etc., which are controlled by the advantage period and consumed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the degree of disadvantage and the elapsed time when setting the advantage are controlled by the AT, the number of times the control is controlled to the CZ after being controlled to the advantage period, the number of times the CZ transition lottery conditions are satisfied, and the AT. You may make it determine based on the frequency | count, the frequency | count that AT transfer lottery conditions were satisfied, etc.

  In the above-described embodiment and the modification, the example in which the AT can be controlled a plurality of times in one advantageous period has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in one advantageous period, the AT is controlled only once, and when the AT ends, the advantageous period may also be terminated and controlled in the normal period. As a result, the elapsed period (the number of games played) that has elapsed since being controlled to the advantageous period used when determining the notification rate is a period that is not controlled by the AT. For this reason, the possibility that the notification rate is determined to be higher, for example, can be increased so as to be more advantageous for the player as the period not controlled by the AT becomes longer.

  In addition, an example of controlling to AT when the ceiling arrival condition is satisfied has been described. However, the ceiling is not limited to this. Further, when the AT can be controlled a plurality of times in one advantageous period, the ceiling may not be provided, and when the AT can be controlled only once in one advantageous period, the ceiling may be provided.

  In the above-described embodiment and the modification, the example in which the advantage (notification rate) of the AT is determined every time the AT is controlled in the advantageous period has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the advantage of the AT that is controlled again after the end of the AT in one advantageous period applies the advantage determined when the AT is controlled for the first time in the one advantageous period. May be. Also, an example has been described in which the AT advantage (notification rate) is determined each time the number of AT games is increased during AT. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the advantage of the added AT in the series of ATs may be an advantage determined when controlled by the AT. The advantage determined at the time of the first addition may be applied. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the processing load for determining the advantage during the advantageous period or during the AT.

  In the embodiment and the modification described above, the example in which the AT advantage is determined according to the degree of disadvantage and the elapsed time at the timing of winning the AT has been described. However, when the AT is controlled by the AT when a predetermined period has elapsed since the winning of the AT, for example, depending on the degree of disadvantage and the elapsed period when starting control to the AT, for example, It may be determined, or it may be determined according to the degree of disadvantage or the elapsed time at a specific timing until the AT is controlled (for example, timing at which a specific role is won) Good. Thereby, the interest of a game can be improved.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment and the modification, the example in which the advantage of the added amount is determined according to the degree of disadvantage at the start of adding and the elapsed time has been described. However, the advantage of the added amount may be determined according to the degree of disadvantage at the time of winning the added amount and the elapsed period, and the specific timing until the AT for the added amount is started (for example, the specified amount) It may be determined in accordance with the degree of disadvantage or the elapsed time in the timing of winning the role. Thereby, the interest of a game can be improved.

  In the above embodiment and the modification, the example in which the AT lottery and the number of AT games are determined with reference to the AT transition lottery table shown in FIG. However, there are multiple types of AT transition lottery tables that differ in the probability of winning an AT in the AT lottery and the average number of AT games that can be determined as the number of AT games. You may make it determine AT lottery and the number of AT games with reference to the table according to the disadvantage degree at the time of AT transfer lottery conditions establishment, and elapsed time among the tables for transfer lottery. In this case, for example, a table in which the AT winning probability and the average number of AT games that can be determined are determined in an advantageous manner for the player as the degree of disadvantage is large (or the elapsed period is long) is referred to. It may be.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment and modification, an example has been described in which when the extra lottery condition is satisfied, the extra lottery table and the number of AT games to be added are determined with reference to the extra lottery table shown in FIG. However, there are multiple types of extra lottery tables that differ in the probability of winning in the extra lottery and the average number of AT games that can be determined as the number of AT games to be added, and when the extra lottery conditions are satisfied, Of the extra lottery tables, the extra lottery and the number of extra AT games may be determined with reference to a table corresponding to the degree of disadvantage when the extra lottery conditions are established and the elapsed period. In this case, for example, as the degree of disadvantage is larger (or the elapsed period is longer), an additional winning probability and an average number of AT games that can be determined are referred to in a table that is determined in an advantageous manner for the player. It may be.

  In the embodiment and the modification, the example in which the advantageous operation mode command is output when the advantageous degree (notification rate) is determined on the main CPU 61 side and the navigation effect is executed according to the determined advantageous degree has been described. However, the process for determining the advantage is not limited to the process executed on the main CPU 61 side, and may be executed on the sub CPU 71 side. Specifically, a table similar to the table shown in FIG. 11 is stored in the ROM 77, and when the sub CPU 71 specifies AT winning based on the command from the main CPU 61, the advantage corresponding to step S04 in FIG. When the setting is made and the winning combination is specified, the advantage setting corresponding to step S08 in FIG. 9 may be set. In this case, the main CPU 61 transmits an advantageous operation mode command when the push order bell is won during AT, and the sub CPU 71 sets an advantageous level as to whether or not to execute a navigation effect when the advantageous operation mode command is received. The navigation effect may be executed when it is determined that the navigation effect is to be executed. Thereby, the processing load can be shared between the main CPU 61 and the sub CPU 71.

  In the embodiment and the modification, the push order bell is exemplified as the winning combination group to be the target of the navigation effect. However, the target of the navigation effect is not limited to this, for example, a winning group including an advantageous re-gamer that can be controlled to an advantageous RT with a high replay win probability, and an operation for winning an advantageous re-game player A plurality of types of winning combination groups (so-called push order replays) having different modes (push order) may be targeted. The target of the navigation effect is, for example, a winning group including a disadvantaged re-gamer that can be controlled to a disadvantaged RT with a low replay winning probability, and an operation mode (push A plurality of winning combination groups (so-called push order replays) having different (order) may be targeted.

  In the said embodiment and modification, the example which performs a navigation effect using the advantage (notification rate) determined when carrying out AT control or addition was demonstrated. However, the advantage (notification rate) determined at the time of AT control or addition may be varied depending on the result of the winning lottery during the AT. For example, the advantage (notification rate) determined at the time of AT control or addition is determined whether or not the advantage is improved by winning the chance item 2 during the AT, and according to the determination result It may be improved. Thereby, the interest of the game in AT can be improved.

  In the said embodiment and modification, the alerting | reporting rate was illustrated as an advantage regarding alerting | reporting of an advantageous operation mode. However, the advantage related to the notification of the advantageous operation mode is not limited to this, and may be the upper limit number of times that the navigation effect can be executed at the time of winning the push order bell in a predetermined period (such as while the game is consumed 100 times). In this case, in a predetermined period, the navigation effect may be executed when the push-bell is won until the number of executions of the navigation effect reaches the upper limit number. Further, the advantage related to the notification of the advantageous operation mode may be the upper limit number of the net increase in the number of medals in a predetermined period (for example, while the game is consumed 100 times). In this case, when the net increase in the predetermined period is less than the upper limit number, the navigation effect may be executed when the pushing order bell is won.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment and modification, the example which determines the advantage regarding alerting | reporting of an advantageous operation mode by lottery according to the elapsed period passed after being controlled by the advantageous period, and the distribution rate according to the disadvantage degree is demonstrated. did. However, the advantage related to the notification of the advantageous operation mode is not limited to that determined by lottery, but is determined in advance according to the elapsed period and the degree of disadvantage that have passed since the advantageous period was controlled (uniquely determined). May be used). Thereby, the processing burden for setting the advantage can be reduced.

  In the above embodiment and the modified example, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, after the AT winning lottery ratio in the AT transition lottery and the extra winning percentage in the extra lottery are controlled in the advantageous period An example has been described that is constant regardless of the elapsed period and degree of disadvantage. However, the AT winning percentage in the AT transition lottery and the extra winning percentage in the extra lottery may differ according to the elapsed period and the disadvantage degree that have passed since the advantageous period was controlled. For example, the AT winning percentage in the AT transition lottery and the extra winning percentage in the extra lottery may be increased as the elapsed period that has passed since being controlled to the advantageous period is longer (as the degree of disadvantage is higher). . In addition, the ratio for determining the number of AT games or the number of additional games may be different according to the elapsed period and the degree of disadvantage that have passed since the advantageous period was controlled. For example, the ratio of determining the number of AT games or the number of games to be added is likely to be determined as a larger number of games as the elapsed period that has passed since the advantageous period was controlled is longer (the degree of disadvantage is higher). It may be.

  The advantageous period transition condition in the embodiment and the modification has been described as an example that is established by winning one of the winning combination groups shown in FIG. However, similar to the CZ transfer lottery, etc., the advantageous period transfer condition is established according to the lottery result by performing the advantageous period shift lottery to determine whether or not to shift to the advantageous period according to the result of the role lottery. There may be. In addition, the example of being able to control until the upper limit of the advantageous period is reached has been described as being advantageous, but not limited to this, even if the number of games determined by lottery or the like is exhausted Good. In this case, if the CZ is not won before the number of games determined during the advantageous general period is exhausted, the advantageous period may be ended and the normal period may be controlled.

(Other)
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the advantageous period notification lamp 80 is turned on when the advantageous period is shifted to AT (a section where the so-called payout rate is 1 or more) has been described. However, the lighting start of the advantageous period notification lamp 80 is not limited to this as long as it is a predetermined timing during the advantageous period, for example, the timing at which the first navigation effect is executed under the control of the AT, the advantageous period Of these, the timing at which the navigation effect is executed under the control of the AT and more medals than the number of bets is given may be used. In addition, when the lighting start of the advantageous period notification lamp 80 is set at a predetermined timing during the advantageous period as described above, the advantageous period notification lamp 80 is not lit only by shifting to the advantageous period, and therefore, for example, the AT is not controlled. Even if it ends, the advantageous period may be ended without executing the navigation effect.

  The advantageous period in the above embodiment has been described with respect to an example in which the number of game executions is forcibly terminated when the upper limit (for example, 1500) is reached. However, the condition for forcibly ending the advantageous period is not limited to this. For example, the net increase from the state where the difference between the number of bets and the number of medals awarded in the advantageous period is the minimum (the lowest value) is a predetermined number. (For example, 2400) is exceeded (that is, when the value based on the number of bets and medals awarded in the advantageous period is the smallest, the base point is set to 0, and the difference from the base point exceeds the predetermined number). It may be a condition to do.

  In the above embodiment, the display unit mounted on the main control board 63 or the display unit provided separately (for example, the payout display unit 46, etc.) stays in an advantageous period with respect to the entire game period. An example has been described in which the ratio of staying during the advantageous period and the ratio of the number of payouts with bonuses to the total number of payouts are displayed. However, in the display device mounted on the control board 63 or a separately provided display device, the total number of medals paid out (total number of grants) instead of or in addition to the advantageous period stay ratio and the accessory ratio On the other hand, even if the ratio of the total number of payouts between the number of payouts by the navigation effect (instruction) during the advantageous period and the number of payouts in the bonus state (for example, also referred to as an instructed accessory ratio) is displayed. Good. The main CPU 61 calculates a command-in-charge combination ratio based on the controlled state, the number of awarded medals, and the like, and executes a process for displaying on the display. Further, the main CPU 61 may display the instructed accessory ratio on the display when the reset switch 52 is operated, for example.

  In the above embodiment, as a predetermined advantageous period transition condition that is a condition for transitioning to an advantageous period, a winning combination that does not have a setting difference in winning probability or a winning combination that has a setting difference in winning probability is won. An example that is established by the above has been described. However, the conditions for shifting to the advantageous period are not limited to this. For example, the condition for shifting to the advantageous period may be established by winning a specific winning combination group that is uniformly determined regardless of the type of state in which the winning probability in the winning lottery is controlled. . For example, in the example of FIG. 8, “the winning probability in the role lottery is uniformly determined regardless of the type of state being controlled” means that the winning probability in the role lottery is in any of RT0 to RT2 and the bonus state. Means something that is uniformly defined. The conditions for shifting to the advantageous period are to win a specific winning group out of multiple types of winning groups, which is “regularly determined regardless of the type of state in which the winning probability in the role lottery is controlled” As long as it is established by the above, a specific winning combination group may be provided with a setting difference in the winning probability.

  In the said embodiment, AT was illustrated as an advantageous state and the advantageous period was illustrated as a period which can be controlled to an advantageous state. However, the advantageous state and the period during which the advantageous state can be controlled are not limited thereto. For example, the advantageous state may be an additional specialization period in which the probability that the number of AT games will be added is improved, and the bonus state or RT in which the winning probability of the re-gamer is improved as compared with the normal state (see above implementation) During the period that can be controlled to the advantageous state, a winning combination (for example, a role such as promotion replay) that triggers the control of the RT is a target of internal lottery. (For example, a period in which control can be performed in a normal RT state in which promotion replay can be won).

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the variable display unit 13 includes three left variable display columns 10L to right variable display column 10R will be described. A gaming machine including four or more variable display rows may be used. Moreover, although the variable display part 13 showed the example comprised by the reels 11L-11R, it is not restricted to this, You may comprise by display apparatuses, such as a liquid crystal display and 7 segment LED. Moreover, although the example in which only one winning line is set for the variable display unit 13 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of winning lines may be set.

  1 slot machine, 11L, 11M, 11R reel, 14L, 14M, 14R reel motor, 21L, 21M, 21R stop switch, 27 liquid crystal display, 63 main control board, 73 sub control board.

Claims (9)

In a gaming machine comprising a display means for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols and a stop operation means for stopping variable display, and a privilege can be given according to the display result when variable display is stopped,
A role lottery means for performing a role lottery to determine whether or not one of a plurality of roles has been won;
An advantageous period control means for controlling the advantageous period when a predetermined start condition is satisfied;
Advantageous state control means for controlling an advantageous operation mode advantageous to the player corresponding to the result of the combination lottery to an advantageous state capable of notifying during the advantageous period, when a predetermined advantageous condition is satisfied;
When the termination condition is satisfied during the advantageous period, the advantageous period is terminated, and when the advantageous state is controlled during the advantageous period, the advantageous condition is also terminated when the termination condition is satisfied. Termination control means for causing
An advantage setting means for setting an advantage relating to notification of the advantageous operation mode in the advantageous state;
The termination condition includes a condition that is satisfied when an upper limit period elapses after being controlled in the advantageous period,
In a specific situation in which a specific period less than the upper limit period has elapsed since being controlled during the advantageous period, the advantage setting means has passed the specific period since being controlled during the advantageous period. A gaming machine that sets the advantage in the advantageous state in a manner that is more advantageous to the player than when there is no unspecified situation. In a gaming machine comprising a display means for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols and a stop operation means for stopping variable display, and a privilege can be given according to the display result when variable display is stopped,
A role lottery means for performing a role lottery to determine whether or not one of a plurality of roles has been won;
An advantageous period control means for controlling the advantageous period when a predetermined start condition is satisfied;
Advantageous state control means for controlling an advantageous operation mode advantageous to the player corresponding to the result of the combination lottery to an advantageous state capable of notifying during the advantageous period, when a predetermined advantageous condition is satisfied;
When the termination condition is satisfied during the advantageous period, the advantageous period is terminated, and when the advantageous state is controlled during the advantageous period, the advantageous condition is also terminated when the termination condition is satisfied. Termination control means for causing
An advantage setting means for setting an advantage relating to notification of the advantageous operation mode in the advantageous state;
The termination condition includes a condition that is satisfied when an upper limit period elapses after being controlled in the advantageous period,
The advantage setting means is a non-specific situation in which the disadvantage degree is less than the specific degree when the disadvantage degree for the player after being controlled during the advantageous period is a specific situation that is greater than or equal to the specific degree. A gaming machine that sets an advantage in the advantageous state in a manner that is more advantageous to the player than when. The result that can be determined by the role lottery includes a specific result associated with the advantageous operation mode,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the advantage in the advantageous state is a probability of notifying an advantageous operation mode corresponding to the specific result when the result of the combination lottery becomes the specific result. .   The advantage setting means sets an advantage in an advantageous state controlled by satisfying the advantageous condition depending on whether or not the advantageous condition is satisfied in the specific situation. A gaming machine according to claim 3. The advantageous condition includes a specific advantageous condition that is established when a predetermined period elapses after the advantageous period is controlled,
The advantageous state control means determines whether the upper limit period elapses after the advantageous period is controlled regardless of the timing when the advantageous condition including the specific advantageous condition is satisfied and the control to the advantageous state is started. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gaming machine can be controlled to the advantageous state as an upper limit.   The said advantage setting means sets the advantage in the said advantageous state in a different aspect according to the game after becoming the said specific situation, even if it is the said specific situation. The gaming machine described in 1. An adding means for adding a period during which control is possible in the advantageous state during the advantageous state;
In the aspect in which the advantage setting means is more advantageous to the player than the non-specific situation in the specific situation, the advantage in the advantageous state of the added amount controlled by the addition means is also greater than that in the non-specific situation. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is set. The advantageous state control means can control to the advantageous state when the advantageous condition is satisfied again after the advantageous state is ended during the advantageous period.
Even in the second and subsequent advantageous states during the advantageous period, the advantageous degree setting means determines the advantage depending on whether or not the situation after being controlled in the advantageous period is the specific situation. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein an advantage in the state is set. The advantageous state control means can control to the advantageous state when the advantageous condition is satisfied again after the advantageous state is ended during the advantageous period.
The advantage setting means, for the advantage in the second and subsequent advantageous states during the advantageous period, the situation after being controlled in the advantageous period and the advantageous state already controlled during the advantageous period. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is set according to a gaming history.

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