JP2020116374A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow a player to play a game by paying attention to another performance in a special state except advantageous display even if advantageous display is performed in the special state when the special state permitting execution is provided from the time when a predetermined advantage amount is reached to the time when an upper-limit condition is reached.SOLUTION: An advantageous section permitting advantageous display is completed when a completion condition is satisfied or when a predetermined upper-limit condition is reached without satisfaction of a completion condition, a special state executable from the time when a predetermined advantage amount is reached without completion of an advantageous section to the time when an upper-limit condition is reached is provided as an advantageous section permitting advantageous display, and informing means can display first display following suggestion of a degree of expectation toward a predetermined event and second display having a low degree of expectation toward a predetermined event as advantageous display during execution of another performance state permitting advantageous display other than a special state, but displays second display without displaying first display during execution of a special state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

In Patent Document 1, it is possible to suppress a player's gambling property by providing an upper limit for playing in an advantageous section in which an advantageous display, which is display of stop operation information of a stop switch advantageous for a player, can be performed. It is disclosed. Further, in Patent Document 1, when the advantageous section is continued for a certain period of time, an ending effect that continues to the upper limit of the advantageous section for the purpose of blessing is performed, and the player is immersed in the pleasure of continuing the advantageous section for a certain period of time. It is disclosed to let.

JP, 2017-113397, A

Here, in the gaming machine that performs the ending effect as in Patent Document 1, in the display mode of the ending effect, sufficient measures have not been taken against the player paying attention to the ending effect and playing the game.

Therefore, in the present invention, when a special state that can be executed between the time when the predetermined advantageous amount is reached and the time when the upper limit condition is reached is provided as the advantageous section, the advantageous display is performed in the special state. Also, the object is to allow the player to play the game while paying attention to other effects in the special state other than the advantageous display.

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, the present invention is provided with the following composition.
The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a plurality of rotating reels capable of displaying a plurality of symbols in a variable manner, a start switch for starting a variable display of the symbols of the plurality of rotating reels by a player's operation, and the plurality of rotating reels. A plurality of stop switches provided corresponding to each of the reels and for individually stopping the variable display of the symbols of the plurality of rotating reels by the player's operation after starting the variable display of the symbols of the plurality of rotating reels. And a display unit for displaying various kinds of information, and a notifying unit for displaying the various kinds of information on the display unit, and a display of stop operation information of the stop switch, which is advantageous for a player. The non-advantageous section in which the advantageous display is not performed and the advantageous section in which the advantageous display is possible are provided, and the advantageous section is set in advance when the end condition is satisfied or when the end condition is not satisfied in advance. Ends when the predetermined upper limit condition is reached, and as the advantageous section capable of displaying the advantage, from when the predetermined advantageous amount is reached without ending the advantageous section until the upper limit condition is reached. A special state that can be executed is provided between them, and in the special state, as the display indicating that the special state is being executed, the background effect of the moving image having a storyline dedicated to the special state is displayed by the notification means. Displayed in the section, the notification means, while performing the other effect state other than the special state of the advantageous section that is capable of the advantageous display, as the advantageous display, with the suggestion of the degree of expectation for a predetermined event One display and a second display having a lower degree of expectation for the predetermined event than the first display can be displayed on the display unit, but the first display is displayed on the display unit during execution of the special state. The second display is displayed on the display unit without being displayed.

In this configuration, as an advantageous section in which an advantageous display, which is the display of the stop operation information of the stop switch, which is advantageous to the player, can be performed, the upper limit condition is met from the time when the predetermined advantageous amount is reached without ending the advantageous section. There is a special state that can be executed before it is reached.

Further, the display unit can display, as an advantageous display, a first display accompanied by suggestion of the degree of expectation for a predetermined event and a second display having a lower degree of expectation for the predetermined event than the first display.
Then, the notification means can display either the first display or the second display on the display unit during execution of the other effect state in which an advantageous display other than the special state is possible, but the execution of the special state In the middle, the second display is displayed on the display unit without displaying the first display on the display unit.

That is, in this configuration, the first display is not displayed on the display unit during the execution of the special state, and the second display having a lower expectation for a predetermined event than the first display is fixedly displayed on the display unit. The advantageous display during execution of the state becomes familiar to the player. Thus, with this configuration, it is possible to prevent the player from staring at the advantageous display and being unable to concentrate on other effects in the special state.

Therefore, according to this configuration, when a special state that can be executed from when the predetermined advantageous amount is reached to when the upper limit condition is reached is provided as the advantageous section, the advantageous display is performed in the special state. Also, the player can play the game by paying attention to other effects in the special state other than the advantageous display.

Further, as a specific example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, the notification means further shares the second display during execution of the special state and the second display during execution of the other effect state. It is characterized in that it is displayed on the display unit in the above mode.

That is, in this configuration, since the display mode of the second display displayed on the display unit is the same, for example, even if the production state is changed from another production state to the special state, the second display is displayed to the player. There is no sense of discomfort in the display mode of. Further, in this configuration, since the display mode of the second display displayed on the display unit is the same, the second display is different from the case where the second display is different between the special state and the other effect state. It is possible to reduce the data capacity for storing the.
Further, as a specific example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, the informing means further displays the second display dedicated to the special state on the display unit during execution of the special state. .. By performing the second display dedicated to the special state, it can be expected that the player's attention to the special state is increased.

Further, as a specific example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, further, the display section during execution of the special state can display at least the second display and a display indicating that the special state is being executed. The notification means causes the second display to be displayed on the display unit so that the display areas of the second display and the display indicating that the special state is being executed do not overlap each other. Is characterized by.

In this configuration, the second display is displayed on the display unit so that the display areas of the second display and the display indicating that the special state is being executed do not overlap with each other, thereby indicating that the special state is being executed. It is possible to prevent the player from overlooking the display. Therefore, according to this configuration, compared to the case where the display areas of the second display and the display indicating that the special state is being executed overlap, the visibility of the player during the execution of the special state is increased and The interest can be improved.

It is a schematic front view of the gaming machine in the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (A) for demonstrating the arrangement|sequence of the symbol in this Embodiment, and explanatory drawing (B) for demonstrating an effective line. It is a block diagram showing input, control, and output of the gaming machine in the present embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram for demonstrating the detail of the main control means of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram for demonstrating the detail of the sub-control means of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram for demonstrating the detail of the counting means of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the bonus transfer combination in this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the replay combination in this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the small winning combination in this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the winning combination group which concerns on the bonus transfer combination in this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the winning combination group which concerns on the replay combination and the small combination in this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the game state in this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the production state in this Embodiment. It is a flow chart for explaining the flow of the game in the present embodiment. It is an example of the first notification effect displayed on the display unit. It is a display example of a plurality of types of advantageous display. It is a display example of the first notification effect during execution of the ending state. It is an example of the second notification effect displayed on the display unit. It is a display example of multiple types of expectation display. It is a display example of the second notification effect during execution of the ending state.

(First embodiment)
(Game machine 10)
In this specification, in each description, if the definition about the direction is not shown, the game machine 10 is in front of the player as viewed from the game player facing the game machine 10. The direction toward the side is the “front” direction, and the opposite direction is the “rear” direction. Similarly, the left and right directions such as "left" and "right" and the up and down directions such as "up" and "down" are the left and right directions or the up and down directions when viewed from the player. means. Similarly, also in the description of each member, when the definition about the direction is not shown, it means the direction viewed from the player when each member is fixed at a predetermined position of the gaming machine 10.
A slot machine as the gaming machine 10 according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Housing 12, front door 14)
As shown in FIG. 1, a slot machine as a gaming machine 10 according to the first embodiment has a box-shaped casing 12 having a front opening that opens forward, and a front opening of the casing 12. And a front door 14 that covers the open and close freely.

(Rotating reel 62)
An upper panel 20 made of thin resin is provided on the upper portion of the front door 14. At the approximate center of the upper panel 20, three symbols 61 on the circumference of the rotating reels 62 (the left rotating reel 64 on the left side when viewed from the front, the middle rotating reel 66 on the center, and the right rotating reel 68 on the right side) are provided. A visible pattern display window portion 16 is formed. The symbol display window portion 16 is formed so that when the rotation of all the three rotating reels 62 is stopped, a total of nine symbols 61 arranged in three columns and three rows are shown to the player. .. The symbol display window portion 16 is provided on the front side of the rotary reel 62, and when the rotation of the rotary reel 62 is stopped, the plurality of symbols 61 that are stopped on an effective line 86 described later are visually recognized. Is. The rotating reel 62 is capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols 61 via the symbol display window section 16.

(Reel unit 60)
In the rearward direction (backward direction) of the symbol display window portion 16, three reel driving motors 65, a total of three rotating reels 62 rotated by the respective reel driving motors 65, and the reel driving motors. A reel unit 60 having a unit holder (not shown) for holding the rotary reel 62 and 65 is arranged. Further, the reel unit 60 is provided with a reel position sensor 63 for detecting that the rotational position of the rotary reel 62 is a reference position (reference position). The reel drive motor 65 is driven based on a drive signal for driving the reel drive motor 65 output from the main control means 200.

(Credit display 87, payout number display 88)
Below the symbol display window portion 16, a credit indicator 87 for displaying the number of accumulated credit medals (hereinafter, referred to as “credit medal number”) and a left side of the credit indicator 87, the gaming machine 10 A payout number display 88 for displaying the total number of medals paid out from is provided. These indicators are composed of, for example, two 7-segment LEDs, and each 7-segment LED has a numerical part consisting of seven segments for displaying a one-digit number and a dot for displaying one dot. And a section. With such a configuration, the credit display 87 can display a two-digit number corresponding to the number of credit medals, and the payout number display 88 can display a two-digit number corresponding to the payout number. Has become.

Here, the gaming machine 10 according to the first embodiment can store up to 50 medals inserted into a medal insertion slot 38, which will be described later, as credit medals internally (a credit function is electronically stored as electronic data. It has a function of storing and managing). The maximum number of credit medals that can be stored, 50, is defined as the "maximum number of credit medals."

(Section notification lamp 90)
Between the credit indicator 87 and the payout amount indicator 88 of the front door 14, a section notification lamp 90 is provided to notify that the current state is the “advantageous section” by a light emitting mode.
Here, the “advantageous section” is a section in which it is possible to shift from a non-advantageous section, which is an indication of the pressing order of the stop switch 50 that is advantageous to the player and in which an advantageous indication is not performed, and an advantageous indication is possible.

The section notification lamp 90 is, during the advantageous section, after the transition to the advantageous section, exceeds a predetermined payout rate, and at any timing until the advantage display is displayed, by the main control means 200 described later. It is lit. When the section notification lamp 90 is turned on by the main control means 200 during the advantageous section, the section notification lamp 90 is always turned on during the advantageous section. The section notification lamp 90 is turned off by the main control means 200 when the "advantageous section" is changed to the "non-advantageous section".
In the first embodiment, the section notification lamp 90 is turned on by the main control means 200 based on the transition to the ART state described later during the advantageous section.

Here, it is not limited to the fact that the current state is the “advantageous section” is notified only by the section notification lamp 90 by a light emitting mode, and for example, a specific 7 segment that constitutes the credit indicator 87 or the payout amount indicator 88. Both the dot portion of the LED and the section notification lamp 90 may be used to notify that the current state is the "advantageous section" by the light emission mode.
Further, without providing the section notification lamp 90, for example, by using the dot portion of the specific 7-segment LED that constitutes the credit indicator 87 or the payout amount indicator 88, it is possible to confirm that the current state is the “advantageous section”. You may notify by a light emission mode.

(Operation unit 30)
A lower panel 22 is provided below the front door 14. The front door 14 is provided with an operating portion 30 which is located on the lower panel 22 and projects toward the front of the front door 14. The operation unit 30 includes a medal insertion slot 38, a settlement switch 36, a stop switch 50, a start switch 40, a bet switch 32, and a production button switch 42.

(Medal slot 38)
On the right side of the operation unit 30, a medal insertion slot 38 for inserting a medal as a game value into the game machine 10 is provided.

(Medal selector 17)
On the back side of the front door 14 and in the vicinity of the medal insertion slot 38, it is selected whether the medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 38 are genuine or not, and only the regular medals are guided to the hopper unit 24. A medal selector 17 is provided. The medal selector 17 is provided with an insertion sensor 92 for detecting the medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 38 one by one.

A medal passage (not shown) is provided on the back side of the front door 14, and medals rejected as non-genuine medals by the medal selector 17 and medals paid out from the hopper unit 24 pass through this medal passage. Then, it is paid out from the medal payout exit 28.

(Payment switch 36)
Below the medal insertion slot 38, a settlement switch 36 for paying out all the medals credited by the credit function is provided.

(Stop switch 50)
At the center of the operation unit 30, three stop switches 50 corresponding to each of the three rotary reels 62 are provided in order to stop the rotation of the corresponding rotary reels 62 by an operation. The stop switch 50 includes a left stop switch L for stopping the left rotation reel 64, a middle stop switch C for stopping the middle rotation reel 66, and a right stop switch R for stopping the right rotation reel 68. have. That is, these stop switches 50 are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of rotating reels 62, and after the start of the variable display of the symbols 61 of the plurality of rotating reels 62, the change of the symbols 61 of the rotating reel 62 by the operation of the player. This is for individually stopping the display.

(Start switch 40)
On the left side of the stop switch 50, there is provided a start switch 40 for starting the rotation of the rotary reel 62 on condition that a medal is inserted or a bet switch 32 described later is operated. That is, the start switch 40 is for starting the variable display of the symbols 61 on the rotating reel 62 by the operation of the player.

(Bet switch 32)
Above the start switch 40, as a bet switch 32, a maximum bet that reduces the number of medals that can be inserted from the number of credited medals to the maximum number of inserted medals (specifically, 3) and substitutes 3 medals. There are provided a switch 34 and a single bet switch 35 for subtracting one medal from the credited medal to replace one medal insertion.

(Direction button switch 42)
On the right side of the max bet switch 34, an effect button switch 42 that can be operated by the player in a predetermined effect is provided.
Further, on the back side of the front door 14, a door opening/closing switch 19, a setting change switch 46, a setting display 89 and the like are arranged (see FIG. 3).

(Switch 19 for opening and closing the door)
The door opening/closing switch 19 is for detecting whether or not the front door 14 is closed. The door opening/closing switch 19 is turned on by pressing the back surface of the front door 14 and the front surface of the door opening/closing switch 19 when the front door 14 is closed, and as the front door 14 opens, When the rear surface of the front door 14 is separated from the front surface of the door opening/closing switch 19 and the pressure is released, the front door 14 is turned off.

(Setting change switch 46)
The setting change switch 46 is for changing the setting together with the setting key switch 45 of the power supply unit 43 described later.

(Setting display 89)
The setting display 89 is, for example, a 7-segment small LED, and displays a set value provided in a plurality of stages. The setting value of the gaming machine 10 is displayed on the setting display 89, but the display is canceled after a certain time has passed since the setting so that it cannot be visually recognized from the outside.

Further, inside the casing 12 corresponding to the lower part of the front door 14, a hopper unit 24 capable of storing medals and paying out medals, and an operation for turning the power on or off are provided. It has a possible power switch 44 and is arranged with a power supply unit 43 for supplying power to each component (see FIG. 3).

(Hopper unit 24)
The hopper unit 24 is provided at the exit of the hopper unit 24 and the hopper motor 95 for paying out medals toward the medal payout opening 28 by its drive, and detects the medals paid out at the medal payout opening 28 one by one. It is provided near the payout sensor 94 and an auxiliary tank for storing medals overflowing from the medal tank of the hopper unit 24, detects that the medals in the auxiliary tank are full, and sends a signal to the main control means 200. And an overflow sensor 96 for outputting

(Power supply unit 43)
The power supply unit 43 is provided with a power switch 44 that can be operated to turn on or cut off the power, and a setting key switch 45 for setting change processing.

(Medal payout exit 28 etc.)
A medal payout opening 28 through which medals are paid out from the hopper unit 24 in a predetermined case is formed in the lower portion of the front door 14. Below the medal payout opening 28, in order to store the medals paid out from the medal payout opening 28, a dish-shaped medal tray 26 that opens upward is formed. If the number of credited medals is less than the maximum credit medal number of 50, the acquired medals are not paid out from the medal payout opening 28 and added to the number of credit medals until the number of medals reaches 50.

(Explanation of game flow)
The gaming machine 10 according to the first embodiment enables a game to be started by inserting a predetermined number of medals by operating the max bet switch 34, the single bet switch 35, or the like, or by inserting medals. Then, by depressing the start switch 40, the rotation of the rotary reel 62 is started and the game is started, and at least one of the plurality of winning combinations is won or lost. Then, the gaming machine 10 stops the rotation of the rotary reel 62 so as to match the result of the winning lottery, based on the operation timing of the stop switch 50 corresponding to each rotating reel 62 and the result of the winning lottery. The gaming machine 10 is a combination of the symbols 61 at the time of stop, a predetermined effective line where the combination of the symbols 61 forming the winning combination is a predetermined value (a predetermined combination when the combination of the symbols 61 of a predetermined combination is aligned on the line). Is a line to which medals are awarded as a payout, and is hereinafter referred to as an effective line 86.) When stopped on a line, a player wins a prize and pays out a predetermined number of medals. (See FIG. 2B). This completes one game.

(Directing device 70)
The front door 14 is provided with an effect device 70 for informing the player of various information such as winning of a lottery by sound, light, video or the like. The rendering device 70 includes a speaker 72, a rendering lamp 78, a display section 84, and a back lamp 67.

(Speaker 72)
The speaker 72 includes an upper speaker 74 arranged on the left and right of the upper part of the front door 14 and a lower speaker 76 arranged on the left and right of the lower part of the front door 14.

(Lamp 78 for performance)
The effect lamp 78 includes an upper lamp 80 arranged on the upper part of the front door 14 and lower lamps 82 arranged on the left and right of the lower part of the front door 14.

(Display 84)
The display unit 84 is a liquid crystal display device for displaying various information on its screen.

(Back lamp 67)
The back lamp 67 is provided on the reel unit 60, and is for illuminating the symbol 61 on the rotary reel 62.

(Pattern 61)
As shown in FIG. 2(A), on the surface of the left rotation reel 64, the middle rotation reel 66, and the right rotation reel 68, a red 7 symbol (R7), a blue 7 symbol (B7), a white 7 symbol (W7), BAR design (BAR), Replay design (RP), Bell 1 design (BE1), Bell 2 design (BE2), Watermelon 1 design (WM1), Watermelon 2 design (WM2), Cherry pattern (CH) A pattern 61 is formed.
Then, a predetermined combination of these symbols 61 is provided corresponding to a plurality of types of winning combinations.

These patterns 61 are formed by sticking a tape on which each pattern is printed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating reel 62. The symbol number (frame number) of the symbol 61 in FIG. 2A is not a physical number attached to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating reel 62, but a virtual number, and each symbol 61 is stopped. It is for designating a specific symbol 61 in a program for controlling.

(Control device 100)
As shown in FIG. 3, a control device 100 for controlling the overall operation of the gaming machine 10 is formed inside the gaming machine 10. The control device 100 receives main control means 200 for advancing a game to control the game and information (command) from the main control means 200 to control an effect according to the progress of the game, and mainly the game. It is provided with a sub-control means 500 for performing an effect of informing the player of information regarding the content.

Here, among the operating states of the slot machine based on the control of the main control means 200, "normal state", "RT state", "inside bonus state" and "bonus state" are collectively referred to as a gaming state, The “non-advantageous section normal state”, “advantageous section normal state”, “CZ state”, “ART preparing state”, “ART state”, and “ending state”, which will be described later, are collectively referred to as a production state.

The main control unit 200 and the sub control unit 500 are connected by one-way communication from the main control unit 200 to the sub control unit 500 in order to prevent an unauthorized operation on the main control unit 200. There is no reverse communication from the control means 500 to the main control means 200 (ie no bidirectional communication). The main control means 200 inputs the medal selector 17, the start switch 40, the bet switch 32, the stop switch 50, the setting change switch 46, the settlement switch 36, the door opening/closing switch 19, the power supply unit 43, the reel unit 60 and the hopper unit 24. The credit indicator 87, the payout number indicator 88, the reel unit 60, the hopper unit 24, the setting indicator 89 and the section notification lamp 90 are operated. The sub control means 500 inputs signals from the main control means 200 and the effect button switch 42, and controls the operation of the effect device 70 such as the effect lamp 78. To the sub-control unit 500, parts such as a rendering lamp 78 as a rendering device 70, a speaker 72, a display section 84, and a back lamp 67 are connected.

Although not particularly shown, the main board having the main control means 200 and the sub board having the sub control means 500 are housed inside dedicated board cases. Specifically, the main controller 200 is housed inside the main board case, and the sub controller 500 is housed inside the sub board case. The main board case is fixed to the upper part on the inner side of the housing 12, and the sub board case is fixed to the left side of the front surface of the inside of the housing 12.

The main control means 200 and the sub control means 500 are constituted by a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I/O port (not shown). The CPU has an interrupt function such as a timer interrupt, and executes a program stored in the ROM to perform various processes. The ROM stores a program executed by the CPU and fixed data such as various tables, and the RAM stores a temporary storage area when the CPU executes the program, for example, a memory for storing the state of the gaming machine 10. It is used as an area and a storage area for storing the lottery result of the role lottery.

(External centralized terminal board 18)
Further, an external concentrated terminal plate 18 is provided on the right side of the front of the inside of the housing 12.
The external centralized terminal board 18 outputs game data to the outside of the gaming machine 10, and is a connection terminal (connector) wired to the main control means 200 and a connection terminal (connector) wired to an external device (not shown). ) Is provided on the terminal board. Although not shown, the external centralized terminal board 18 is connected to a game island facility (for example, a data display) or a hall computer.

(Main control means 200)
As shown in FIG. 4, the main control means 200 is a combination lottery means 210, a reel control means 220, a stop symbol determination means 230, a payout awarding means 240, a game state control means 250, an effect state control means 260, a transition lottery means 270. , Counting means 280 and game history monitoring means 290. Details of each means will be described later.

With the above configuration, the main control means 200 performs the lottery of the winning combination, controls the rotation and stop of the rotating reel 62, determines the stop symbol 61 when the rotating reels 62 are all stopped, and advances the game. It will function as a means.
The main control means 200 is for controlling a game and for advancing the game. The game in the first embodiment will be described below.

When the specified number of bets (three or two) is set, one active line 86 (see FIG. 2B) is set. In the gaming machine 10 according to the first embodiment, 3 or 2 is set as the prescribed bet amount. As a method for setting the bet number, there are a method for inserting a medal from the medal insertion slot 38 and a method for operating the bet switch 32 to set a credit medal as the bet number. Then, if the start switch 40 is operated on condition that the prescribed bet number (3 or 2) is set, the bet number is fixed, and the hand lottery means 210 wins one of the plurality of hands. A lottery (role lottery) is performed to determine whether or not it is lost. In addition, almost simultaneously with the role lottery, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (4.1 seconds in the first embodiment) has elapsed from the start of rotation of the rotary reel 62 in the previous game, and the predetermined time is determined. After a lapse of time, the rotation of all three rotating reels 62 starts.

After the rotation of the rotating reel 62 is started, a predetermined sensor is detected to detect that the rotating position of the rotating reel 62 is the reference position by executing a process of accelerating the rotating reel 62 in the first embodiment. Is established, the stop switch 50 can be operated (stop operation possible state).

After that, when one of the three stop switches 50 is operated, the rotation of the rotary reel 62 corresponding to the stop switch 50 is stopped. Then, when the operation of all the three stop switches 50 is completed, the rotation of all the three rotary reels 62 is stopped.

At this time, when a combination of predetermined symbols 61 is completed on the activated line 86, a process corresponding to the combination of the symbols 61 is performed. The gaming machine 10 according to the first embodiment is formed so that a medal as a payout is awarded to the player when a combination of predetermined symbols 61 is completed on the activated line 86. For example, when a combination of the symbols 61 corresponding to a small winning combination (a winning combination involving payout of medals) is aligned on the activated line 86, the number of medals corresponding to the small winning combination is given to the player.

In addition, when a combination of symbols 61 corresponding to a re-play combination (a combination that enables the next game to be started without using a player-owned medal, a so-called replay combination) is arranged on the activated line 86, the medal is paid out. Although not available, the number of bets can be automatically set and the game can be played in the next game without using a medal owned by the player.

(Role lottery means 210)
The role lottery means 210 executes a role lottery for determining a winning combination. In other words, the winning combination lottery means 210 is for carrying out a winning combination lottery, which is either winning (one or more) of a plurality of winning combinations or lost, in response to the operation of the start switch 40. The role lottery means 210 has a role lottery table for determining whether or not a winning combination has been won, as main classifications for a normal state (RT0 and RT1), an RT state (RT2 and RT3), and an internal bonus state ( RT4) and bonus states (BB and RB) are provided in plural, and are stored in the ROM of the main control means 200. The role lottery means 210 compares predetermined lottery data with random numbers extracted from random numbers generated by a predetermined random number generating means (random number generating circuit) having a loop counter that repeatedly counts an integer value in a predetermined range. Then, it is determined whether or not it is won.

The winning probability used for the role lottery of the role lottery means 210 is changeable by the manager of the game hall within a preprogrammed range by a role lottery table (not shown). Specifically, by operating the setting change switch 46 inside the housing 12 for changing the setting value of a plurality of steps which is a value for defining the winning probability, one of the setting values of a plurality of steps is set. One particular setpoint is selected. Then, the part lottery means 210 carries out a part lottery with a predetermined lottery probability for each selected set value.

Further, the set values in the first embodiment are set in 6 steps from the set values “1” to “6”. Note that the setting value is not limited to the six setting values "1" to "6" as long as the setting value has a plurality of steps. For example, the setting value is "1/3/6", "2/4/6" or "1.6". Good.
In the first embodiment, as the winning combination drawn by the winning combination drawing means 210, as shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 9, roughly classified, a small winning combination, a replay winning combination, and a bonus transition winning combination (role accompanied by a transition of the gaming state). Is provided.

(Reel control means 220)
The reel control means 220 is for stopping the rotation of each rotating reel 62. The reel control means 220 stops the rotation of each rotating reel 62 based on the winning combination lottery result of the winning combination lottery means 210 and the rotation position of the corresponding rotating reel 62 when each stop switch 50 is operated. It should be noted that the reel control means 220 may make a condition for stopping whether or not the pressing order of the stop switches 50 meets a predetermined condition, if necessary.

(Stop symbol determination means 230)
The stop symbol determination means 230 is for storing combinations of symbols 61 on the activated line 86 when all the spinning reels 62 are stopped and for determining a winning or the like.

(Payout awarding means 240)
The payout awarding means 240 is for awarding a predetermined payout such as a medal payout, based on the determination result of the stopped symbol determination means 230. As a result of the determination by the stop symbol determination means 230, the payout awarding means 240 pays out medals as a dividend when it is determined that a small winning combination has been won. Note that the payout awarding means 240 is not limited to paying out medals based on only the determination result of the stop symbol determining means 230, and may pay out medals by referring to other conditions. For example, the payout awarding means 240 may pay out medals by referring to the game state when the stop symbol determining means 230 makes a determination. In this case, even if the determination results of the stop symbol determining means 230 are the same at different occasions, the payout of medals while staying in the normal state and the RT state and the payout of medals while staying in the bonus state are performed. Can be different.

(Game state control means 250)
The game state control means 250 controls the game state.
Specifically, the game state control means 250 has, as shown in FIG. 4, a normal state control means 251, an RT state control means 252, a bonus inside state control means 253, and a bonus state control means 254.

(Normal state control means 251)
The normal state control means 251 controls the "normal state". Here, the "normal state" is other than the "RT state" (replay time state) by the RT state control unit 252, the bonus internal state by the bonus internal medium state control unit 253, or the bonus state by the bonus state control unit 254. It means a state and includes “RT0” and “RT1”.

(RT state control means 252)
The RT state control means 252 controls the “RT state”. Here, the “RT state” includes “RT2” and “RT3”.

Further, "RT" is an abbreviation for "replay time", and when the "RT state" is entered, an RT game in which the lottery probability of winning the replay combination, that is, the replay probability becomes high in principle, is started.

(Bonus internal state control means 253)
The internal bonus state control means 253 controls the internal bonus state. Here, “RT4” is included in the “inside bonus state”.

The “inside bonus state” is a state in which a bonus transition combination relating to a transition to the bonus state is won in the combination lottery by the combination lottery means 210, and a state in which the bonus transition combination is won is maintained. That is, the “inside bonus state” is a state in which the bonus transfer combination is won in the combination lottery and the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination cannot be stopped and displayed on the activated line 86. Then, in the bonus internal state, the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transition combination is stopped and displayed on the activated line 86 (the transition to the bonus state).

(Bonus state control means 254)
The bonus state control means 254 controls the “bonus state”. Here, the “bonus state” includes “BB1 to BB4 as a big bonus” and “RB1 as a regular bonus”.

Here, in the “BB (big bonus)” according to the first embodiment, the bonus transition combination (the first bonus combination or the second bonus combination) of “there is a setting difference” with different winning probabilities depending on the setting value is won. And, "BB1 or BB2" which is transferred by stopping and displaying the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination on the activated line 86, and the winning probability which is common to all the setting values that does not differ depending on the setting value. "BB3 or BB4" to be transferred by winning the bonus transfer combination of "none" (third bonus combination or fourth bonus combination) and stopping and displaying the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination on the activated line 86 is there.

In addition, “RB1” according to the first embodiment wins the fifth bonus combination of “no setting difference” and stops and displays the symbol 61 corresponding to the fifth bonus transition combination on the activated line 86. It is a transition.

"BB1 to BB4" are transferred by stopping and displaying the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination on the activated line 86 in the "bonus inside state". Further, "BB1 to BB4" are transferred in the "normal state" and the "RT state" by winning the bonus transfer combination and stopping and displaying the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination on the activated line 86. The regular bonus (RB) is continuously activated for "BB1 to BB4", and the BB1 and BB2 ends with the payout of more than 200 medals and the BB3 and BB4 with more than 100 medals.

The "RB1" is transferred by stopping and displaying the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination on the activated line 86 in the "bonus inside state". Further, “RB1” is transferred in the “normal state” and the “RT state” by winning the bonus transfer combination and stopping and displaying the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination on the activated line 86. Then, "RB1" is finished by winning a specified number of times (for example, 5 times) or exhausting the specified number of times (for example, 15 games).

(Production state control means 260)
The effect state control means 260 is for controlling the effect state.
Specifically, the effect state control means 260 has a normal state control means 261, a CZ state control means 262, an AT state control means 263 and an ending state control means 264, as shown in FIG.

(Normal state control means 261)
The normal state control unit 261 controls the "non-advantageous section normal state" (non-AT game) belonging to the non-advantageous section and the "advantageous section normal state" belonging to the advantageous section.
Here, the "non-advantageous section" is a section in which the advantageous display is not performed as described above, that is, an AT game which will be described later is not permitted. Further, "non-AT game" means a non-operating state of "AT game".

(CZ state control means 262)
The CZ state control means 262 controls the "CZ (chance zone) state" belonging to the advantageous zone.

(AT state control means 263)
The AT state control means 263 controls the "ART preparing state" and the "ART state" (AT game) belonging to the advantageous section.

Here, "AT" in the AT game is an abbreviation for "assist time", and when the "AT game" is started, an advantageous display corresponding to the winning small winning combination is displayed, and stopped according to the displayed advantageous display. By operating the switch 50, it is possible to stop and display the combination of the symbols 61 of the winning small winning combinations. Therefore, a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the established small winning combination are paid out. Further, when the "AT game" is started, by operating the stop switch 50 according to the displayed advantageous display, it is possible to avoid the falling display of the falling hand spilling pattern corresponding to the winning falling hand, and to prevent the falling hand. It is possible to avoid the falling of the gaming state when the incorrect pushing order is used as the condition for shifting (falling) the gaming state.

Further, when the "AT game" is started, an advantageous display corresponding to the winning replay combination is displayed, and by operating the stop switch 50 according to the displayed advantageous display, the combination of the symbols 61 of the winning replay combination is displayed. It can be stopped and displayed. Therefore, the replay is started corresponding to the established replay combination.

At this time, while the "AT game" is being executed, if the "RT state" controlled by the RT state control means 252 is entered, the "ART state" is set. In the "ART state", "RT game" and "AT game" of "AT game" are performed.

(Ending state control means 264)
The ending state control means 264 controls the "ending state" as a special state belonging to the advantageous section.

(Transition lottery means 270)
The transition lottery means 270 is for performing a lottery to determine whether to shift to each state. This transition lottery means 270 selects an advantageous zone in the non-advantageous zone, specifically, an advantageous zone transition lottery of whether or not to shift from the non-advantageous zone normal state to the advantageous zone normal state, and from the advantageous zone normal state to the CZ state. A CZ transition lottery for determining whether or not to make a transition and an AT lottery for determining whether or not to transition to the ART state in the CZ state, specifically, the ART in-preparation state are performed. The lottery performed by the transition lottery means 270 is not limited to the one described above.

The advantageous section transition lottery performed by the transition lottery unit 270 is performed based on the winning combination of the role lottery performed by the role lottery unit 210. In the first embodiment, the advantageous section transition lottery is performed based on the winning of the advantageous section transition combination relating to the transition to the advantageous section in the role lottery performed by the combination lottery means 210.
The CZ transition lottery performed by the transition lottery means 270 is performed based on the winning of the CZ transition hand associated with the transition to the CZ state in the role lottery performed by the hand lottery means 210. The CZ transition lottery may be performed in each game in the advantageous section normal state.

The AT lottery performed by the transition lottery means 270 is performed based on the winning combination of the role lottery performed by the hand lottery means 210. In the first embodiment, the AT lottery is performed based on the winning of the ART transition winning combination relating to the transition to the ART state in the winning combination lottery performed by the winning combination lottery means 210.

(Counting means 280)
The counting means 280 stores the number of games and counts the number of games. As shown in FIG. 6, the counting means 280 serves as a counter for counting the number of games, and an advantageous section elapsed game number counter 281 for counting the advantageous section elapsed game number indicating the elapsed game number of the advantageous section, and CZ. At least a CZ game number counter 282 for counting the number of CZ games, which is the number of games in the state, and an ART game number counter 283 for counting the number of ART games, which is the number of the ART state game are provided.

Based on the shift from the non-advantageous section to the advantageous section, the counting means 280 is a value (1500) corresponding to "1500 games" which is the upper limit number of games that can be played in one advantageous section as an upper limit condition described later. Is set in the advantageous section elapsed game number counter 281. Then, the counting means 280 subtracts “1” from the value of the advantageous period elapsed game number counter 281 every time one game is played in the advantageous period.

The counting means 280 sets the value (20) corresponding to the CZ game number (20 games) in the CZ game number counter 282 based on the shift to the CZ state. Then, the counting means 280 subtracts "1" from the value of the CZ game number counter 282 every time one game is played in the CZ state.

The counting means 280 sets the value (50) corresponding to the ART game number (50 games) in the ART game number counter 283 based on the shift to the ART state. Then, the counting means 280 subtracts "1" from the value of the ART game number counter 283 every time one game is played in the ART state. In addition, the counting means 280 adds a value (30) corresponding to the number of additional games (eg, 30 games) to the ART game number counter 283 when the number of additional games for the number of ART games is acquired in the ART state. ..

The counting means 280 initializes the value of each counter before setting the initial value corresponding to each counter.

(Game history monitoring means 290)
The game history monitoring means 290 monitors at least the game history such as the number of paid-out medals and the payout rate.
In the first embodiment, the game history monitoring means 290 monitors the “maximum number of balls owned by the player in each advantageous section” (so-called MY), and confirms that the maximum number of owned balls has reached a predetermined number. It is detecting. Specifically, the game history monitoring means 290 indicates that the maximum number of balls owned by the player in each advantageous section has reached “2000” (so-called MY2000), and the maximum number of balls held is “2400” ( It is detected that the so-called MY2400 sheets) have been reached.

In the first embodiment, when it is detected by the game history monitoring means 290 that the maximum number of balls owned by the player in each advantageous section has reached “2000”, the ending state control means 264 sets the ending state. Is started.
Further, in the first embodiment, when the game history monitoring means 290 detects that the maximum number of balls the player has in each advantageous section has reached “2400”, the effect state control means 260 The advantageous section is ended.

(Sub-control means 500)
The sub-control means 500 has a notification means 510, as shown in FIG. Details of the notification means 510 will be described later.
With the above-mentioned configuration, the sub control means 500 receives a signal from the main control means 200 and performs an effect along with the progress of the game.

Specifically, the sub-control unit 500 outputs data that regulates turning on and off of the LED to an LED drive circuit (not shown) for driving the effect lamp 78, and outputs a sound from the speaker 72. Video data that outputs data defining an audio to be output to an audio output circuit (not shown) for outputting, or output to a liquid crystal control board (not shown) for driving the display unit 84 Or output data that specifies

(Notification means 510)
The notification means 510 is for notifying the player of various information using the effect device 70, specifically, the effect.

This informing means 510 is an effect according to the winning combination based on the result of the role lottery, an effect according to each gaming state of the normal state, the RT state, the bonus internal state or the bonus state, the advantageous section normal state, the CZ state. , The state of ART preparation, the state of the ART state or the ending state, etc. are notified to the player. A plurality of these effects are respectively provided, and the notification means 510 uses the effect device 70 to perform a predetermined effect selected by lottery and a predetermined effect corresponding to the signal (command) from the main control means 200. Inform the person.

In addition, the notification means 510 executes a notification effect that causes the display unit 84 to display predetermined information in the effect according to each of the above-mentioned game states and the effect according to each of the above-mentioned effect states. This notification effect is informing means 510 when an advantageous display target combination to be described later, which is an object of the advantageous display in the winning combination lottery, is won, or when a specific winning combination to be described later is won in the winning combination lottery, in an effect state in which the advantageous display is possible. Executed by. Details of the notification effect will be described later.

(Types of roles, etc.)
Next, the types of winning combinations will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 11.
First, as shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 9, the combination of the winning combination and the symbol 61 will be described.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, as the bonus transfer combination, the first bonus combination of the combination of the symbols 61 of “R7 R7 R7” in the order of the left rotation reel 64, the middle rotation reel 66, and the right rotation reel 68 (hereinafter the same). , A second bonus combination of the combination of symbols 61 of "B7 B7 B7", a third bonus combination of the combination of symbols 61 of "R7 R7 B7", a fourth bonus combination of the combination of symbols 61 of "B7 B7 R7", and A fifth bonus combination of symbols 61 of "BAR BAR BAR" is provided.

Here, in the bonus transfer combination according to the first embodiment, the winning probability is different depending on the set value, and the “first bonus combination” and the “second bonus combination” of “there is a setting difference” in which the winning probability is different depending on the setting value. There is a "third bonus combination", a "fourth bonus combination", and a "fifth bonus combination" of "no setting difference", which are common winning probabilities for all setting values.

As shown in FIG. 8, as a replay combination, for example, a normal replay A combination of symbols 61 of "BE1 or BE2 RP R7, W7 or CH" and a combination of symbols 61 of "BE2 RP BE1 or BE2" The normal replay B role and the like are provided.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, as a small winning bell, a bell A winning combination of the symbols 61 of "BE1 or BE2 BE1 or BE2 BE1 or BE2", "R7, B7, BAR, RP or WM1 BE1 or BE2. Bell B combination of the combination of symbols 61 of "RP", Bell C combination of the combination of symbols 61 of "WM2 BE1 or BE2 B7, WM1, WM2 or CH" is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, as a watermelon role of a small role, as a watermelon A role of a combination of symbols 61 of "WM1 or WM2 WM1 or WM2 WM1 or WM2", a symbol 61 of "RP or BE2 WM1 or WM2 BE1" A combination watermelon B combination is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, as a cherry role of a small role, a cherry A role of a combination of symbols 61 of “BAR R7, B7, BAR, WM1 or WM2 RP”, “CH RP BE1, BE2, WM1 or CH”. The combination of the pattern 61 of Cherry B, the combination of the pattern 61 of "CH R7 or WM2 RP", the combination of the Cherry C, the combination of the combination of "CH R7, B7, BAR or CH WM1 or CH" of the cherry D is 61. It is provided.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, as a chance role of a small role, a chance A role of a combination of symbols 61 of "BE1 or BE2 BE1 or BE2 RP", ... A combination of symbols 61 of "BE1 or BE2 R7 RP" Opportunity P role is provided.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, as one small role, a combination of symbols 61 of "R7 or BAR RP BE1 or BE2" is a combination of symbols 61 of "BE2 R7 RP". No. 1 G role is provided.

Further, the combination of the types of winning combinations drawn by the winning combination lottery means 210 and the symbols 61 is not limited to those shown in FIGS. 7 to 9.

Next, the winning combination group will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.
The winning group is not limited to those shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.
10 and 11 show a plurality of predetermined winning combination groups, and each winning combination group is composed of one winning combination or a combination of a plurality of winning combinations. Then, in the first embodiment, the winning combination lottery means 210 determines whether or not any winning combination group wins the winning combination lottery.

Therefore, when the winning combination group is composed of a plurality of winning combinations, it means that a plurality of winning combinations of the winning combination group are simultaneously elected (winning in duplicate). In addition, as a result of the role lottery, so-called “miss” indicates a case where no winning group has won.

Also, as shown in FIG. 11, each winning combination group has a set press order of the stop switch 50, and the winning combination is set differently depending on the press order of the stop switch 50. There is.

As shown in FIG. 10, “RBB1”, “RBB2”, “RBB3”, “RBB4”, and “RB1” are provided in the winning combination group including the bonus transfer combination.

As shown in FIG. 11, the winning combination groups including the replay combination include “RP1”, “RT2RP1”, “RT2RP2”, “RT2RP3”, “RT2RP4”, “RT2RP5”, “RT2RP6”, “RT2RP7”, “RT2RP8”, “RT2RP9”, “RT3RP1”, “RT3RP2”, “RT3RP3”, “RT3RP4”, “RT3RP5” and “RT3RP6” are provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the winning combination groups including the bell combination include “BE1”, “BE2”, “LBE1”, “LBE2”, “CBE1”, “CBE2”, “RBE1” and “RBE2”. Is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, “WM1” and “WM2” are provided in the winning combination group including the watermelon combination.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, “CH1” and “CH2” are provided in the winning combination group including the cherry combination.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, “CZ1” and “CZ2” are provided in the winning combination group including the chance combination.

Here, among the small winning combinations shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, an AT winning combination as a changing winning combination in which the degree of advantage for the player changes depending on the pressing order of the stop switch 50, and a specific winning combination different from the AT winning combination (so-called). There is at least a rare role. Since the winning combination of the AT winning combination is different depending on the pushing order, the advantage for the player, that is, the payout number of medals is changed. The AT role is a bell role corresponding to the winning group “LBE1”, “LBE2”, “CBE1”, “CBE2”, “RBE1” and “RBE2” shown in FIG. 11, and the specific role is shown in FIG. A watermelon role corresponding to the winning group “WM2” and a cherry role corresponding to the winning groups “CH1” and “CH2” shown in FIG. The specific combination is provided with a case where the specific combination is independently won and a case where the specific combination is won at the same time as the bonus transition combination (duplicate winning).

(Explanation of the game state using FIG. 12)
Next, a game state will be described with reference to FIG.
The game state is managed by the main control means 200, and is roughly classified into a normal state, an RT state, a bonus internal state, and a bonus state, as shown in FIG. The winning probability for the replay combination in each gaming state is set to 1/7.3 in the normal state RT0 (initial state), and to 1/7.3 in the normal state RT1 as RT0. It is set.

Further, in RT2 and RT3 in the RT state and in RT4 in the bonus internal state, the probability of winning the replay combination is set higher than that in RT0 and RT1 in the normal state. In RT4, the winning probability for the replay combination is set to be lower than RT2 or RT3 but higher than RT0 and RT1. Of course, the winning probability of the replay combination of RT4 may be set equal to RT0 and RT1, or may be set equal to RT2 or RT3 or higher than RT2 or RT3.

The normal state is controlled by the normal state control means 251 and has RT0 and RT1.

The transition from "RT0" to "RT1" occurs when the falling symbol spilling symbol as the RT1 specific symbol is stopped and displayed. Here, the "falling hand spilling pattern" means, for example, when CBE1 or CBE2 as a winning group is won (see FIG. 11) and an incorrect push order (the stop switch 50 is operated by the first stop on the left) It is the symbol 61 which is stopped and displayed. At "RT0", the advantageous display is not displayed, and the player operates the stop switch 50 in the left first stop. Thereby, in RT0, when CBE1 or CBE2 as a winning group is won and the stop switch 50 is operated by the left first stop by the player, the RT1 specific symbol is stopped and displayed, and the process shifts to “RT1”. ..

The "RT state" is controlled by the RT state control unit 252, and there are "RT2" and "RT3" having a higher probability of winning the replay combination than the "normal state".

From the normal state to the RT state, specifically, from “RT1” to “RT2”, the winning groups RT2RP1 to RT2RP4 are won (see FIG. 11), and the stop switch 50 is stopped in the order of pressing the correct answers. In the case, the RT2 re-playing symbol as the RT2 transition symbol is stopped and displayed, and the process shifts to "RT2".

Also, in RT2, if the winning group is won from RT2RP5 to RT2RP9 (see FIG. 11) and the stop switch 50 is operated in a pushing order other than the correct pushing order, the RT1 re-design as the RT1 transition symbol The game symbol is stopped and displayed, and the process shifts to "RT1". Furthermore, in RT2, when the falling spilling symbol as the RT1 specific symbol is stopped and displayed, the process shifts to “RT1”.

From “RT2” to “RT3”, the winning groups RT3RP1 to RT3RP3 are elected (see FIG. 11), and when the stop switch 50 is stopped in the correct pressing order, the RT3 transition symbol is RT3. The re-game pattern is stopped and displayed, and the process moves to "RT3".

In addition, in RT3, when the winning switch group is selected from RT3RP4 to RT3RP6 (see FIG. 11), and the stop switch 50 is stopped in a pressing order other than the correct pressing order, the RT1 transition symbol is changed to RT1 The game symbol is stopped and displayed, and the process shifts to "RT1". Furthermore, in RT3, when the falling spilling symbol as the RT1 specific symbol is stopped and displayed, the process shifts to "RT1".

“RT4” is controlled by the internal bonus state control means 253, and shifts when the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination is not successfully stopped and displayed on the activated line 86.

"RT4" wins any of RBB1 to RBB4 or RB1 as a winning combination group in the normal state or the RT state (see FIG. 10), and stops the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination on the activated line 86. Migrate if it cannot be displayed.

The “bonus state” is controlled by the bonus state control means 254, and includes “BB (big bonus)” and “RB (regular bonus)”.

The “BB (big bonus)” is transferred by stopping and displaying the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination on the activated line 86 in “RT4”. Also, "BB (Big Bonus)" is transferred in the "normal state" and the "RT state" by winning the bonus transfer combination and stopping and displaying the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination on the activated line 86. To do.

The "BB (Big Bonus)" is a regular bonus (RB) that operates continuously, and ends when more than 200 medals are paid out for BB1 and BB2 and more than 100 medals for BB3 and BB4.
Then, after the completion of “BB1 to BB4”, the state shifts to “normal state (RT0)”.

The “RB (regular bonus)” according to the first embodiment includes “RB1”. Here, "RB1" according to the first embodiment is to win the fifth bonus combination of "no setting difference" and stop and display the symbol 61 corresponding to the fifth bonus transfer combination on the activated line 86. Move with.

Specifically, "RB1" is shifted by stopping and displaying the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus shift combination on the activated line 86 in "RT4". Further, “RB1” is transferred in the “normal state” and the “RT state” by winning the bonus transfer combination and stopping and displaying the symbol 61 corresponding to the bonus transfer combination on the activated line 86.

The “RB1” ends when a predetermined number of times (for example, 5 times) is won or when a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times) of games is exhausted.
Then, after the end of “RB1”, the state shifts to “normal state (RT0)”.

(Explanation of production state using FIG. 13)
Next, the effect state will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 13, in the first embodiment, “non-advantageous section” and “advantageous section” are provided as the effect states.

(Non-advantageous section)
The non-advantageous section is a section excluding the advantageous section, that is, an advantageous display is not performed, that is, an AT game cannot be performed. Therefore, if the non-advantageous section is continued, as a result, the total number of medals owned by the player is reduced. The "non-advantageous section" includes a "non-advantageous section normal state".

(Non-advantageous section normal state)
"Non-advantageous section normal state" is a state excluding "advantageous section normal state", "CZ state", "ART preparing state", "ART state" and "ending state" belonging to "advantageous section", It is controlled by the normal state control means 261. In this non-advantageous zone normal state, if the player wins the advantageous zone transition lottery performed by the transition lottery means 270 based on winning the advantageous zone transition combination in the role lottery, it shifts to the "advantageous zone normal state" belonging to the advantageous zone. To do.

(Advantageous section)
The “advantageous section” is a section that can be shifted from the non-advantageous section and can be displayed advantageously. That is, the "advantageous section" is a section in which the AT game is allowed to be played.

Here, when the non-advantageous section is shifted to the advantageous section, that is, when the non-advantageous section normal state is shifted to the advantageous section normal state, by the counting means 280, the maximum number of games that can be played in one advantageous section is played. A value (1500) corresponding to a certain “1500 game” is set in the advantageous section elapsed game number counter 281. When the non-advantageous section normal state is shifted to the advantageous section normal state, the game history monitoring means 290 starts monitoring (counting) the maximum number of balls owned by the player in the advantageous section.

The advantageous section is set to end when the ending condition is satisfied or when the predetermined upper limit condition is reached without the ending condition being satisfied.
The “end condition” is a condition for ending an arbitrarily determined advantageous section. For example, the ending condition includes the case where the number of ART games is 0, that is, the case where the value of the ART game number counter 283 counted by the counting means 280 becomes “0”.

The "upper limit condition" means that the maximum number of games that can be played in one advantageous section has passed 1500 games, and the maximum number of balls the player has in one advantageous section has reached "2400". There are two types of cases. Then, when either of these two types of upper limits is satisfied, the advantageous section ends and the non-advantageous section is entered.

Specifically, when the value of the advantageous period elapsed game number counter 281 counted by the counting unit 280 becomes “0”, the effect state control unit 260 shifts from the advantageous period to the non- advantageous period. When the maximum number of balls owned by the player in one advantageous section monitored by the game history monitoring unit 290 reaches “2400”, the effect state control unit 260 shifts the advantageous section to the non-advantageous section. Will be migrated.

Here, the “advantageous section” includes “advantageous section normal state”, “CZ state”, “ART preparing state”, “ART state”, and “ending state”.

(Advantageous section normal state)
The advantageous section normal state is a state that belongs to the “advantageous section” and stays first when the “non-advantageous section” shifts to the “advantageous section”.
The advantageous section normal state is a state in which the non-advantageous section normal state in the non-advantageous section is continued. That is, the difference between the “non-advantageous section normal state” and the “advantageous section normal state” is the difference between the staying section and the “non-advantageous section” or the “advantageous section”.

Then, in the advantageous section normal state, the CZ transition lottery is performed by the transition lottery means 270 on the basis of winning the CZ transition hand in the role lottery, and when the CZ transition lottery is won, the state shifts to the CZ state. .. The transition condition from the "favorable section normal state" to the "CZ state" is not limited to winning the CZ transition lottery, and may be, for example, the transition to the CZ state based on the completion of a predetermined number of games. Good.

Here, when the maximum number of balls owned by the player in one advantageous section monitored by the game history monitoring means 290 reaches "2000" during the stay in the advantageous section normal state, the advantageous section normal state To the ending state.

(CZ state)
The CZ state belongs to the “advantageous zone”, and is a so-called chance zone of 20 games in which it is decided whether or not to shift to the ART state, specifically, the ART preparing state. Specifically, in the CZ state, an AT lottery is performed by the transition lottery means 270 based on the winning of the ART transition role in the role lottery, and if the AT lottery is won, the state shifts to the ART preparing state. To do.

Further, in the “CZ state”, if the AT lottery is not won within the upper limit number of games in the CZ state, the CZ state is shifted to the advantageous section normal state. The upper limit number of games in the CZ state is not limited to 20 games, and may be more or less than this, and the upper limit number of games in the CZ state is determined by performing a CZ game number lottery that determines the upper limit of the CZ state. You may.

Here, when the maximum number of balls possessed by the player in one advantageous section monitored by the game history monitoring means 290 reaches "2000" during the stay in the CZ state, the CZ state is changed to the ending state. Transition.

(ART preparing)
The ART preparing state belongs to the “advantageous section”, and is a state in which the transition to the ART state is confirmed, and is a state waiting for the gaming state to transition to “RT3”.
In the ART preparation state, the winning group is won from RT3RP1 to RT3RP3 (see FIG. 11), and when the stop switch 50 is stopped in the correct answer pushing order, the game state becomes “RT3” and the state shifts to the ART state. To do.

Here, when the maximum number of balls owned by the player in one advantageous section monitored by the game history monitoring means 290 reaches “2000” during the stay in the ART preparing state, the ART preparing state is set. To the ending state.

(ART state)
The ART state belongs to the “advantageous section” and is more advantageous to the player than the “non-advantageous section normal state”, the “advantageous section normal state”, the “CZ state”, the “art preparation state” and the ending state”. Is.
In the "ART state", since the AT game is played, by operating the stop switch 50 according to the displayed advantageous display, the combination of the symbols 61 of the winning AT combination can be stopped and displayed. Therefore, a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the established AT combination are paid out.

In the "ART state", the number of ART games (50 games) is set, and the value (50) corresponding to the number of ART games (50 games) is ART by the counting means 280 based on the transition to the ART state. It is set in the game number counter 283. In addition, while staying in the ART state, it is possible to acquire the number of games to be added to the number of ART games at a predetermined trigger, and when the number of games to be added is acquired, it corresponds to the number of games to be added (eg, 30 games). The value (30) to be added is added to the value of the ART game number counter 283 corresponding to the ART game number by the counting means 280. Then, when the number of ART games is 0, that is, when the value of the ART game number counter 283 corresponding to the number of ART games counted by the counting means 280 becomes “0”, the end condition is satisfied and the advantageous section is reached. Ends.

Specifically, when the value of the ART game number counter 283 corresponding to the number of ART games becomes “0”, the AT game during ART is ended. However, the game state in this case is staying in the RT state where the RT game is performed. Then, in this case, of the ART (AT+RT), since the AT game has ended, the display of the advantageous display ends. That is, with the end of the AT game, the advantageous display for avoiding the display of the falling role spilling symbol is not displayed, and as a result, the falling role spilling symbol is stopped and displayed in the RT state, and the game state returns to the "normal state". .. Then, with the transition of the gaming state to the "normal state", the advantageous section shifts to the non-advantageous section. That is, with the end of the AT game and the RT game during ART, the ART state shifts to the non-advantageous section normal state.

Here, the ART state includes a normal ART state and a special ART state. Hereinafter, when simply described as “ART state”, the concept of both the normal ART state and the special ART state is included.

(Normal ART status)
The normal ART state is a state in which the user stays first when the ART state is entered, that is, a state in which the ART preparing state is entered.
When shifting to the normal ART state, the counting means 280 sets the value (50) corresponding to the ART game number (50 games) in the ART game number counter 283.

If the special role related to the transition to the special ART state is won in the combination lottery in the normal ART state before the value of the ART game number counter 283 corresponding to the number of ART games becomes “0”, Transition from the ART state to the special ART state. On the other hand, when the value of the ART game number counter 283 corresponding to the ART game number becomes “0” during the stay in the normal ART state, the ending condition is satisfied as described above and the advantageous section ends.

(Special ART status)
The special ART state is a so-called pseudo bonus, and 30 games can be played as a pseudo bonus game. When this special ART state is entered, the value (30) corresponding to the pseudo bonus game number (30 games) is set in the ART game number counter 283 by the counting means 280 separately from the value corresponding to the ART game number. It The counting unit 280 stops counting the value of the ART game number counter 283 corresponding to the number of ART games during the stay in the special ART state.

In this special ART state, the notification unit 510 displays an effect different from that in the normal ART state on the display unit 84, and the performance of acquiring the number of additional games is higher than that in the normal ART state. The method of increasing the number of additional games to be acquired is not particularly limited, and the number of additional games that can be acquired at one time is set to be larger than that in the normal ART state, or the number of additional games to be acquired is set to be greater than that in the normal ART state. It is possible.

When the value of the ART game number counter 283 corresponding to the number of pseudo bonus games during the stay in the special ART state becomes “0”, the special ART state is shifted to the normal ART state.

During the stay in the special ART state, the counting of the value of the ART game number counter 283 corresponding to the number of ART games is not limited to the stop of the counting of the value of the ART game number counter 283 corresponding to the number of ART games. May be. When the value of the ART game number counter 283 corresponding to the ART game number is counted and the value of the ART game number counter 283 corresponding to the ART game number becomes “0” during the stay in the special ART state, The end condition is satisfied and the advantageous section ends.

During the stay in the ART state described above, when the maximum number of balls owned by the player in one advantageous section monitored by the game history monitoring means 290 reaches "2000", the state changes from the ART state to the ending state. Move to.

(Ending state)
The ending state belongs to an advantageous section where advantageous display is possible, and from when the maximum number of balls “2000” as a predetermined advantageous amount is reached without ending the advantageous section until the upper limit condition is reached. It is ready for execution in the meantime.

In the ending state, since the AT game is played, by operating the stop switch 50 according to the displayed advantageous display, the combination of the symbols 61 of the winning AT combination can be stopped and displayed. Therefore, a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the established AT combination are paid out.

Further, in the ending state, a display indicating that the ending state is being executed (hereinafter referred to as “ending display”) is displayed on the display unit 84 by the notification unit 510. Specifically, in the ending state, the notification means 510 repeatedly displays the character “ending” on the display unit 84 (see FIGS. 17 and 20). In the ending state, as the ending display, a moving image (story), a still image, or the like that occurs only in the ending state is executed as a background effect together with the characters, and the background effect is displayed on the display unit 84 by the notification unit 510. Good. By configuring the ending state as described above, the player can feel more joy in the ending state by playing the game while paying attention to the background effect dedicated to the ending state.
When the upper limit condition is reached during the stay in the ending state, the ending state is shifted to the non-advantageous section normal state.

(Explanation of the basic flow of the game using FIG. 14)
Based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 14, general game control processing executed by the main control means 200 for each game will be described.
In step S10, the main control means 200 determines whether or not the start switch 40 has been operated. If it is determined that the start switch 40 has been operated, the bet number cannot be set. Then, it progresses to the following step S11. On the other hand, if it is determined that the start switch 40 has not been operated, the process returns to step S10.

As a premise of step S10, a bet amount setting process is performed. In this betting number setting process, it is determined whether or not a prescribed betting number (3 or 2) is set as the betting number. Specifically, the main control means 200 determines whether or not the number of medals set as the number of bets for the game has reached the prescribed number of bets (three or two).

In step S11, the combination lottery means 210 performs a combination lottery process. At this time, the result of the winning combination lottery is transmitted from the main control means 200 to the sub control means 500. When the role lottery process is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S12.

In step S12, rotation fluctuation processing of the rotary reel 62 in the reel unit 60 is performed. When the stop switch 50 corresponding to the rotating reel 62 is operated after the rotating reels 62 reach a predetermined rotation speed, the reel control means 220 stops the rotation of each rotating reel 62. The pressing order corresponding to the winning combination of the stop switch 50 (left stop switch L, middle stop switch C, right stop switch R) at this time is stored in a predetermined storage area formed in the main control means 200, and It is read in the subsequent processing.

After all the stop operations have been completed, the rotation stop information of the full-reel reel 62 is transmitted from the main control means 200 to the sub-control means 500. Then, when the rotation fluctuation processing of all the rotating reels 62 is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S13.

In step S13, the stop symbol determination means 230 performs a stop symbol determination process as to whether or not the combination of the symbols 61 on the activated line 86 has a predetermined combination of the symbols 61. Here, the data of the determination result of the determination process such as winning is transmitted from the main control means 200 to the sub control means 500. Then, when the determination process ends, the process proceeds to the next step S14.

In step S14, the payout granting means 240 performs a payout process or the like corresponding to the determination result of the stopped symbol determining means 230. As a result of the determination, if the payout is unnecessary, the payout process is not performed. Then, the process ends.

(Explanation of notification effect)
The notification effect by the notification means 510 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 15 to 20.
In the notification effect, in the effect state in which the advantageous display is possible, the first notification effect executed when the advantageous display target combination (change combination), which will be described later, which is the target of the advantageous display in the combination lottery is won, and the combination lottery. There is a second notification effect executed when a specific winning combination is won.

First, the first notification effect will be described. This first notification effect is executed by the notification means 510 when an advantageous display target combination (eg, AT combination, replay combination) that is an object of the advantageous display in the combination lottery is won in the effect state in which the advantageous display is possible. .. 15 shows an example of the first notification effect displayed on the display unit 84. In the example shown in FIG. 15, it is assumed that the push order bells CBE1 and CBE2 (see FIG. 11), which are advantageous to the player when the middle-rotation reel 66 is first stopped, are selected as the advantageous display target combination. ing.

In the advantageous display shown in FIG. 15, the advantageous display C is displayed on the extension line of the middle-rotating reel 66 (see FIG. 1) in the display area of the display unit 84, and the advantageous display L is centered around the advantageous display C. Is displayed slightly to the left of the advantageous display C, and the advantageous display R is designed to be displayed slightly to the right of the advantageous display C. Not limited to this, in the advantage display shown in FIG. 15, the advantage display C is displayed on the extension line of the middle rotation reel 66 (see FIG. 1) in the display area of the display unit 84, and the advantage display L is rotated left. It may be designed so that it is displayed on the extension line of the reel 64 (see FIG. 1), and the advantageous display R is displayed on the extension line of the clockwise rotation reel 68 (see FIG. 1). In this way, the corresponding advantageous display is displayed near each rotating reel 62, so that the player can easily understand the content of the advantageous display, and the visibility can be improved. The display area in the advantageous display section 84 shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, which is referred to in the following description, is the same as that shown in FIG.

The first notification effect is an effect for displaying the advantageous display in various modes. The advantageous display is provided with a first display accompanied by suggestion of the degree of expectation for a predetermined event and a second display having a lower degree of expectation for the predetermined event than the first display.

Here, the "predetermined event" is an event that is advantageous to the player when it occurs. In the first embodiment, the predetermined event is that "the transition to the bonus state has been confirmed (winning the bonus transition combination)".

The types of the above-mentioned events include a state that is advantageous to the player that occurs in the subsequent progress of the game, that the set value that has been set is more advantageous to the player, and the like.
When suggesting the degree of expectation for a predetermined event, as the degree of expectation notification, it may also be notified that the event has more advantageous contents (for example, if there are multiple bonus types, It also suggests that you have won an advantageous bonus type). In addition, when suggesting the degree of expectation for a predetermined event, as the degree of expectation notification, it may also be notified that the content is more advantageous by winning multiple events (for example, along with bonus winning , Suggesting that they are also elected as an addition to AT).

As shown in FIG. 16, five types of advantageous display in the first embodiment are provided. Of these, the one shown in FIG. 16A corresponds to the second display, and the one shown in FIGS. 16B to 16E corresponds to the first display.

At this time, the second display shown in FIG. 16A is an advantageous display without suggesting the degree of expectation for a predetermined event. Specifically, the second display informs the player of only the pressing order of the stop switch 50, and indicates the degree of expectation for "confirmation of the transition to the bonus state (winning the bonus transition combination)". This is an advantageous display that does not suggest anything. In addition, the second display can be rephrased as an advantageous display in which only the pressing order of the stop switch 50 is informed to the player and the bonus is not tilted.

On the other hand, the first display shown in FIGS. 16B to 16E is an advantageous display accompanied by suggestion of the degree of expectation for a predetermined event. Specifically, in addition to notifying the player of the pressing order of the stop switch 50, the first display is the expectation that "the transition to the bonus state has been confirmed (winning the bonus transition combination)". This is an advantageous display that indicates the degree. In addition, the first display can be rephrased as an advantageous display in which the player is informed of the order in which the stop switch 50 is pressed and a bonus is given.

The second display shown in FIG. 16(A) is a circle in which Arabic numerals (2, 1 and 3 from the left) are written. The first display shown in FIG. 16(B) is a circle in which the second display is shaded. In the first display shown in FIG. 16C, the character is arranged on the circle of the second display. The first display shown in FIG. 16(D) is a rectangle in which Arabic numerals (2, 1 and 3 from the left) are written. In the first display shown in FIG. 16(E), Chinese numerals (2, 1, 3, from left to right) are written in the circle of the second display. That is, the first display and the second display shown in FIG. 16 inform the player that the middle stop switch C, the left stop switch L, and the right stop switch R are operated in this order, as an example.

Here, the notification unit 510 can display one of the first display and the second display on the display unit 84 during execution of an effect state other than the ending state in which advantageous display is possible, for example, the ART state. It is said that.

For example, when the advantageous display target combination is won except during the internal winning of the bonus transfer combination (eg, before the bonus transfer combination is won) during the execution of the ART state, it is shown in FIGS. A selection lottery for selecting an advantage display to be displayed on the display unit 84 in the first notification effect from the advantage displays is performed by the AT state control means 263, and one selected in the selection lottery corresponds to the first notification effect. Determined as an advantageous display. That is, in the execution of the ART state, when the advantageous display target combination is won except during the internal winning of the bonus transition combination, the advantageous display displayed on the display unit 84 in the first notification effect is determined as the first display. In some cases, the second display is determined. However, it is possible that some types of the first display are not selected in the selection lottery except during the internal winning of the bonus transfer combination.

In addition, when the advantageous display target combination is won during the internal winning of the bonus transition combination during the execution of the ART state, the selection lottery is performed by the AT state control means 263 in the same manner as above, and the selection lottery is selected. The other one is determined as an advantageous display corresponding to the first notification effect. That is, when the advantageous display target combination is won during the internal winning of the bonus transition combination during the execution of the ART state, the advantageous display displayed on the display unit 84 in the first notification effect is determined to be the first display. The second display may be determined.

Here, in the first notification effect, from the appearance probabilities of the first display shown in FIGS. 16B to 16E other than during the internal winning of the bonus transition combination and the appearance probability of the bonus transition combination during the internal winning of the bonus transition combination. , The degree of expectation for a predetermined event differs depending on the type of the first display. However, the appearance probability in each state is designed so that the expectation for a predetermined event is improved in any kind of first display than in the second display shown in FIG.

Then, the notification unit 510 displays the advantageous display determined by the AT state control unit 263 on the display unit 84 as the first notification effect.

For example, when the advantageous display determined by the AT state control means 263 is the first display shown in FIG. 16(D), Arabic numerals (2, 1 and 3 from the left) are written in the square. The first display is displayed on the display unit 84.

On the other hand, when the advantageous display determined by the AT state control means 263 is the second display, the notification means 510, as shown in FIG. The second display in which 1) and 3) are written is displayed on the display unit 84.

Further, the notification unit 510 is supposed to display the second display on the display unit 84 without deciding to display the first display on the display unit 84 during execution of the ending state.

For example, during execution of the ending state, when the advantageous display target combination is won except during the internal winning of the bonus transition combination, the ending state control unit 264 displays the advantageous display displayed on the display unit 84 in the first notification effect. 2 display is decided. In addition, when the advantageous display target combination is won during the internal winning of the bonus transition combination while the ending state is being executed, the advantageous display displayed on the display unit 84 by the ending state control means 264 is the second notification effect. The display is decided.

That is, while the ending state is being executed, the ending state control means 264 determines the advantageous display to be displayed on the display unit 84 in the first notification effect as the second display regardless of whether or not the bonus transition combination is won.

Then, the notification unit 510 displays the second display determined by the ending state control unit 264 on the display unit 84 as the first notification effect.

At this time, the notifying unit 510 causes the display unit 84 to display the second display during execution of the ending state and the second display during execution of the ART state in a common manner. In other words, the notification means 510 displays the Arabic numeral (in order from the left in the circle shown in FIG. 16A as the second display during execution of the ending state, similarly to the above second display during execution of the ART state. The second display in which 2.1.3 is displayed is displayed on the display unit 84. Note that the second display is not limited to this, and a second display dedicated to the ending state may be separately provided. For example, the second display with the Arabic numeral may be the second display only for the ending state, and the second display with the Arabic numeral may not be displayed in a state other than the ending state.

Further, the display unit 84 during execution of the ending state is capable of displaying at least the second display and the ending display, as shown in FIG. At this time, the notification unit 510 causes the display section 84 to display the second display so that the display areas of the second display and the ending display in the display section 84 do not overlap. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, the notifying means 510 sets the ending display area to the upper side of the display section 84 and the second display area to the lower side of the display section 84, thereby The display areas of the 2 display and the ending display are different.

Next, the second notification effect will be described. FIG. 18 shows an example of the second notification effect displayed on the display unit 84.
The second notification effect is an effect that is executed when a specific winning combination is won in the winning combination lottery, and an expectation display that indicates an expectation for a predetermined event is displayed. This expectation level display is displayed by the notification means 510 in the display area for displaying the pressing order of the stop switch 50 corresponding to the AT combination on the display section 84, that is, in the display area of the advantageous display used in the first notification effect. It

Specifically, in the expectation display shown in FIG. 18, in the display area of the display unit 84, the expectation display C is displayed on an extension line of the middle rotation reel 66 (see FIG. 1), and the expectation display C is displayed. At the center, the expectation display L is displayed slightly to the left of the expectation display C, and the expectation display R is designed to be displayed slightly to the right of the expectation display C. Note that, not limited to this, in the expectation display shown in FIG. 18, the expectation display C is displayed on the extension line of the middle rotation reel 66 (see FIG. 1) in the display area of the display unit 84, and the expectation display L May be displayed on the extension line of the left rotation reel 64 (see FIG. 1), and the expectation level indicator R may be displayed on the extension line of the right rotation reel 68 (see FIG. 1). In this way, the corresponding degree of expectation display is displayed near each rotating reel 62, so that the player can easily understand the content of the degree of expectation display, and the visibility can be improved. The display area in the display unit 84 for displaying the degree of expectation shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, which is referred to in the following description, is the same as that shown in FIG.

There are a plurality of types of expectation display according to the degree of expectation for a predetermined event. In the first embodiment, there are four types shown in FIG.
The expectation display shown in FIG. 19(A) is an expectation display with the lowest expectation for a predetermined event. The expectation display shown in FIGS. 19B to 19D is an expectation display having a higher expectation for a predetermined event than the expectation display shown in FIG. 19A.

Thus, in addition to notifying the player of the winning of the specific winning combination, the expectation level display shown in FIGS. 19A to 19D indicates that “the transition to the bonus state has been confirmed (bonus shifting winning combination”). Is expected to be won). The expectation level display shown in FIGS. 19(A) to (D) can be rephrased as an expectation level display for informing the player of bonus winning together with the notification of the specific winning combination.

The expectation level display shown in FIG. 19(A) has one exclamation mark in a circle (from left to right! The expectation level display shown in FIG. 19(B) has three exclamation marks in a circle (!!!,!!!,!!! from left to right). The expectation display shown in FIG. 19(C) is the one in which the letters "heat" are written in a circle (heat from the left, heat, heat). The expectation display shown in FIG. 19(D) is a circle in which the characters "geki," "heat," or "da" are written (from the left, geki, fever, and d).

As described above, the second notification effect is executed by the notification means 510 when the specific combination is won in the combination lottery.
Here, during execution of an effect state other than the ending state, for example, the ART state, the notification unit 510 can display any of the expectation levels shown in FIGS. 19A to 19D on the display unit 84. It is said that.

For example, when the specific combination and the bonus transition combination are simultaneously won except during the internal winning of the bonus transition combination during the execution of the ART state, the expectation display shown in FIGS. 19(A) to (D) is displayed. A selection lottery for selecting the expected degree display to be displayed on the display section 84 in the second notification effect is performed by the AT state control means 263, and one selected in the selected lottery is displayed in the expectation degree display corresponding to the second notification effect. To decide. However, except during the internal winning of the bonus transfer combination, in the selection lottery, some types of the expectation level displays shown in FIGS. 19B to 19D may not be selected. As described above, the second notification effect may be executed when the winning of the specific winning combination and the establishment of the predetermined event that is the target of the expectation degree occur at the same time.

Further, when the specific combination is won during the internal winning of the bonus transfer combination during the execution of the ART state, the selection lottery is performed by the AT state control means 263 in the same manner as described above, and the selected one is selected. One is determined as an expectation display corresponding to the second notification effect.

Here, in the second notification effect, from the appearance probabilities other than the internal winning of the bonus transition winning combination and the appearance probabilities of the bonus transition winning combination in the internal winning of the bonus transition combination shown in (B) to (D) of FIG. , The degree of expectation for a predetermined event differs depending on the type of expectation display. However, the appearance probability in each state is designed so that the expectation for a predetermined event is improved in any kind of expectation display compared to the expectation display shown in FIG.

Then, the notification unit 510 displays the expectation display determined by the AT state control unit 263 on the display unit 84 as the second notification effect.
For example, when the expected degree display determined by the AT state control means 263 is the expected degree display shown in FIG. 19(A), the expected degree display having one exclamation mark in a circle is displayed on the display unit 84. To display. Further, when the expectation level display determined by the AT state control means 263 is the expectation level display shown in FIG. 19C, the notification means 510 indicates that the character "heat" is written in the circle. The degree display is displayed on the display unit 84.

Further, the notification means 510, in the case of winning the specific combination in the role lottery in the ending state and displaying the expectation display on the display unit 84, the expectation for the predetermined event is the lowest among the plurality of kinds of expectation display. It is supposed that the expectation display is displayed on the display unit 84.

For example, during execution of the ending state, when the specific combination is won except during the internal winning of the bonus transition combination, the ending state control means 264 causes the expected degree display displayed on the display unit 84 in the second notification effect to be a predetermined event. Those with the lowest expectation degree are specifically determined to have the expectation degree shown in FIG. 19(A). Further, in the ending state being executed, when the specific combination is won during the internal winning of the bonus transfer combination, the ending state control means 264 displays the expectation degree display on the display unit 84 in the second notification effect as shown in FIG. The expected degree display shown in A) is determined. That is, during execution of the ending state, regardless of whether or not the bonus transition combination is won, the expectation level displayed on the display unit 84 by the ending state control means 264 in the second notification effect is as shown in FIG. 19(A). The display is decided.

Then, the notification unit 510 displays the expectation level display determined by the ending state control unit 264 on the display unit 84 as the second notification effect. At this time, the notifying means 510 causes the display section 84 to display the expectation display during execution of the ending state and the expectation display with the lowest expectation for a predetermined event during execution of the ART state in a common manner. There is. In other words, the notification unit 510 displays, as the degree of expectation during the execution of the ending state, the degree of expectation with the lowest degree of expectation for the predetermined event during the execution of the ART state, that is, the degree of expectation display shown in FIG. Similarly to the above, an expectation level display with one exclamation mark in the circle is displayed on the display unit 84. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and an expectation level display dedicated to the ending state may be separately provided. For example, an expectation level display with an exclamation mark inside a circle is an expectation level display only for the ending state, and an expectation level with a single exclamation mark inside the circle in a state other than the ending state. The display may not be displayed.

Further, the display section 84 during execution of the ending state is capable of displaying at least an expectation level display and an ending display, as shown in FIG. At this time, the notification means 510 causes the display section 84 to display the expectation display so that the display areas of the display section 84 for the expectation display and the ending display do not overlap. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 20, the notification unit 510 sets the display area for ending display on the upper side of the display unit 84 and sets the display area for expectation display on the lower side of the display unit 84, whereby The display areas of the degree display and the ending display are different.

(Operation and effect of the first embodiment)
In the first embodiment, as an advantageous section for which advantageous display is possible, the upper limit condition is reached after the maximum advantageous ball number “2000” as a predetermined advantageous amount is reached without ending the advantageous section. There is a feasible ending state up to.

Further, the display unit 84 can display, as advantageous displays, a first display accompanied by suggestion of the degree of expectation for a predetermined event and a second display having a lower degree of expectation for the predetermined event than the first display.
Then, the notification unit 510 can display either the first display or the second display on the display unit 84 during execution of another effect state (eg, ART state) in which an advantageous display other than the ending state is possible. However, during execution of the ending state, the second display is displayed on the display unit 84 without deciding to display the first display on the display unit 84.

That is, in the first embodiment, the first display is not displayed on the display unit 84 while the ending state is being executed, and the second display having a lower degree of expectation for a predetermined event than the first display is fixedly displayed on the display unit 84. Therefore, the advantageous display during the execution of the ending state becomes familiar to the player. As a result, in the first embodiment, it is possible to prevent the player from staring at the advantageous display and being unable to concentrate on other effects in the ending state. Further, in the first embodiment, while the ending state is being executed, the second display that only informs the pressing order of the stop switch 50 is fixedly displayed on the display unit 84, so that the ending state is set by performing the bonus tilt. It is possible to suppress that the sense of accomplishment regarding the arrival is hindered.

Therefore, according to the first embodiment, when the ending state is provided as the advantageous section, even if the advantageous display is performed in the ending state, attention is paid to other effects in the ending state other than the advantageous display. The player can be allowed to play a game.

In the first embodiment, the display mode of the second display displayed on the display unit 84 is the same in the ending state and other effect states in which advantageous display other than the ending state is possible. Therefore, in the first embodiment, for example, even if the effect state is changed from another effect state to the ending state, the player does not feel uncomfortable about the display mode of the second display. Further, in the first embodiment, since the display mode of the second display displayed on the display unit 84 is the same, as compared with the case where the second display has a different display mode between the ending state and the other effect states. , The data capacity for storing the second display can be reduced.

In the first embodiment, the second display is displayed on the display unit 84 so that the display areas of the second display and the ending display do not overlap each other, so that the player can prevent the ending display from being overlooked. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, the visibility of the player during the execution of the ending state can be improved and the enjoyment of the game can be improved, as compared with the case where the display areas of the second display and the ending display overlap. it can.

In the winning combination lottery according to the first embodiment, as a small winning combination, an AT winning combination that changes the degree of advantage to the player depending on the pressing order of the stop switch 50, and a specific winning combination (so-called rare winning combination) different from the AT winning combination. And, it is possible to win at least.

Further, in the display area for displaying the pressing order of the stop switch 50 corresponding to the AT combination on the display unit 84, that is, the display area of the advantageous display, the degree of expectation for a predetermined event when the specific combination is won in the combination lottery. The suggested expectation display is displayed. A plurality of types of the expectation display are provided according to the expectation for a predetermined event.

Then, the notification means 510, in the case of winning the specific combination in the role lottery in the ending state to display the expectation display on the display unit 84, the expectation for the predetermined event is the lowest among the plurality of kinds of expectation display. The expectation display is displayed on the display unit 84.

That is, in the first embodiment, during execution of the ending state, the expectation display having the lowest expectation for a predetermined event among the plurality of kinds of expectation displays is fixedly displayed on the display unit 84, and thus the ending state is displayed. The display of the degree of expectation during execution of the game becomes familiar to the player. Thereby, in the first embodiment, it is possible to prevent the player from staring at the expectation level display and being unable to concentrate on other effects in the ending state.

Therefore, according to the first embodiment, when the ending state is provided as the advantageous section, even if a display indicating the degree of expectation for a predetermined event is displayed based on the winning of the specific combination in the ending state, the degree of expectation is It is possible to allow the player to play the game by paying attention to other effects in the ending state other than the display.

In the first embodiment, the display unit 84 has a common aspect in which the expectation level display during execution of the ending state and the expectation level display with the lowest expectation level for a predetermined event during execution of a rendering state other than the ending state are common. Displayed in. Therefore, in the first embodiment, for example, even if the effect state changes from another effect state to the ending state, the player does not feel uncomfortable about the display mode of the expectation display. Further, in the first embodiment, since the display mode of the expectation degree display displayed on the display unit 84 may be the same in the ending state and other effect states, the expectation degree display dedicated to the ending state is provided. Compared to the case, the data capacity for storing the expectation display can be reduced.

In the first embodiment, the expectation display is displayed on the display unit 84 so that the display areas of the expectation display and the ending display do not overlap each other, so that the player can prevent the ending display from being overlooked. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, the visibility of the player during the execution of the ending state can be improved and the enjoyment of the game can be improved as compared with the case where the display areas of the expectation display and the ending display overlap each other. it can.

(Second embodiment)
The second embodiment will be described while omitting or simplifying the overlapping parts with the first embodiment.
The expectation level display according to the second embodiment is provided with a plurality of types according to the degree of expectation for a predetermined event, and the appearance probability according to each type is set. The appearance probability is the lottery probability for each expectation display in the selection lottery performed by the AT state control means 263.

When the notification means 510 according to the second embodiment wins a specific winning combination in the ending state and causes the display section 84 to display the expected degree display, the appearance probability among the plurality of types of expected degree displays is displayed. Is displayed on the display unit 84.

The expected degree display with the highest appearance probability may be one with a high expected degree or a low expected degree with respect to a predetermined event, but in the second embodiment, as an example, the expected degree display shown in FIG. The expectation level with the highest appearance probability is used. Note that the expectation display with the highest appearance probability is not limited to the expectation display shown in FIG. 19(A), but may be the expectation display shown in FIG. 19(B), for example.

When the specific combination is won during the execution of the ending state other than the internal winning of the bonus transition combination, the ending state control means 264 displays the expectation level display on the display unit 84 in the second notification effect with the highest appearance probability. The higher one, for example, the expectation display shown in FIG. Further, in the execution of the ending state, when the specific winning combination is won during the internal winning of the bonus transition combination, the ending state control means 264 displays the expectation level display on the display unit 84 in the second notification effect of the appearance probability. The highest one, for example, the expected degree display shown in FIG. 19A is determined.

Then, the notification unit 510 displays the expectation level display determined by the ending state control unit 264 on the display unit 84 as the second notification effect. At this time, the notification means 510 causes the display section 84 to display the expectation display during execution of the ending state and the expectation display with the highest appearance probability during execution of the ART state in a common manner. In other words, the notification unit 510 displays, as the degree of expectation display during execution of the ending state, the degree of expectation display with the highest appearance probability during execution of the ART state, for example, like the degree of expectation display shown in FIG. An expectation level display with one exclamation mark inside is displayed on the display unit 84. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and an expectation level display dedicated to the ending state may be separately provided. For example, an expectation level display with an exclamation mark inside a circle is an expectation level display only for the ending state, and an expectation level with a single exclamation mark inside the circle in a state other than the ending state. The display may not be displayed.

(Operation and effect of the second embodiment)
The expectation level display according to the second embodiment is provided with a plurality of types according to the degree of expectation for a predetermined event, and the appearance probability according to each type is set.
Then, the notification means 510, when winning a specific combination in the role lottery in the ending state and displaying the expectation degree display on the display unit 84, the expectation degree display having the highest appearance probability among the plurality of kinds of expectation degree displays. Is displayed on the display unit 84.

That is, in the second embodiment, while the ending state is being executed, the expectation display having the highest appearance probability among the plurality of types of expectation displays is fixedly displayed on the display unit 84, so that the ending state is being executed. The expectation level display at is familiar to the player. Accordingly, in the second embodiment, it is possible to prevent the player from staring at the expectation level display and being unable to concentrate on other effects in the ending state.

Therefore, according to the second embodiment, when the ending state is provided as the advantageous section, even if a display indicating the degree of expectation for a predetermined event is performed based on the winning of the specific combination in the ending state, the degree of expectation is It is possible to allow the player to play the game by paying attention to other effects in the ending state other than the display.

In the second embodiment, the display of the degree of expectation during the execution of the ending state and the display of the degree of expectation with the highest appearance probability during the execution of the other presentation states other than the ending state are displayed on the display unit 84 in a common manner. It Therefore, in the second embodiment, for example, even if the effect state changes from another effect state to the ending state, the player does not feel a sense of discomfort regarding the display mode of the expectation display. Further, in the second embodiment, since the display mode of the expectation degree display displayed on the display unit 84 may be the same in the ending state and other effect states, the expectation degree display dedicated to the ending state is provided. Compared with the case, the data capacity for storing the expectation display can be reduced.

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In the above-described embodiment, the predetermined event is "confirmation of the transition to the bonus state (winning the bonus transition combination)", but if the event is advantageous for the player when it occurs, the predetermined event May be another event.

For example, the predetermined event may be “AT right has been granted”. In this AT right, the number of additional games in AT games, the right to execute AT games (stock), the next set in which AT games can be continued, the state where acquisition performance of the number of additional games in AT games is high (eg, the above Transition to a special ART state, etc. are included.

Even when the predetermined event is “AT right is granted”, the second display is displayed on the display unit 84 in the first notification effect during execution of the ending state, as in the above embodiment, and the second display is performed. The expectation level display shown in FIG. 19(A) is displayed on the display unit 84 by the notification effect.

In the above embodiment, the advantageous amount is set to the “predetermined amount of maximum number of balls owned”, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the advantageous amount may be set to “the predetermined number of advantageous section elapsed games”. In other words, the ending condition for starting the game is not limited to reaching the maximum number of balls owned by a predetermined amount (eg, 2000 cards), but may be the number of advantageous section elapsed games of a predetermined amount (eg, 1000 games). Good.

In the above embodiment, when the upper limit condition is reached during the stay in the ending state, the ending state is changed to the non-advantageous section normal state. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the ending condition is satisfied before the upper limit condition is reached during the stay in the ending state, the ending state may be changed to the non-advantageous section normal state.

In this case, the ending condition may be, for example, that a predetermined number of games (eg, 100 games) have passed during the stay in the ending state, and a predetermined number of times (eg, 20 times) of advantageous display during the stay in the ending state. The information includes information displayed on the display unit 84, that a predetermined number (for example, 500) of medals were paid out during the stay in the ending state, and the like.

In the above-described embodiment, as the ending display, the character “ending” is displayed on the display unit 84, but if the display indicates to the player that the ending state is being executed, the display mode is particularly Not limited. For example, as the ending display, the characters “Congratulations” and the words “I did it” may be displayed on the display unit 84 without using the characters “Ending”.

In the above embodiment, the second display during the execution of the ending state and the second display during the execution of the ART state, the expectation display during the execution of the ending state, and the expectation degree for a predetermined event during the execution of the ART state are the most. Each of the low expectation display, the expectation display during the execution of the ending state and the expectation display with the highest appearance probability during the execution of the ART state is displayed on the display unit 84 in a common manner.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a second display or an expectation level display dedicated to the ending state may be provided. By thus displaying the ending state only, it can be expected that the player's attention to the ending state is increased. Further, even if the display dedicated to the ending state is provided, it is sufficient to store one type of data, so that it is possible to suppress an excessive increase in the data capacity for storing the advantageous display or the expectation display.

In the above-described embodiment, in the effect state in which the advantageous display is possible, when the advantageous display target combination (change combination) that is the target of the advantageous display in the combination lottery is won, the first notification effect is executed, and the combination is specified in the combination lottery. The example in which the second notification effect is executed when the winning combination is won has been described. However, the configuration is not limited to this, and only one of the first notification effect and the second notification effect may be executed. As described above, even when only one of the first notification effect and the second notification effect can be executed, the same operational effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained. That is, in order to achieve the action and effect of the above-described embodiment, it is sufficient if one of the first notification effect and the second notification effect can be executed.

10 Amusement machine 12 Case
14 Front door 16 Design window
17 Medal selector 18 External centralized terminal board
19 Door opening/closing switch 20 Upper panel
22 Lower panel 24 Hopper unit
26 medal tray 28 medal payout exit
30 Control unit 32 Bet switch
34 Max bet switch 35 Single bet switch
36 Settlement switch 38 Medal slot
40 Start switch 42 Button switch for performance
43 Power supply unit 44 Power switch
45 Setting key switch 46 Setting change switch
50 Stop switch L Left stop switch C Middle stop switch R Right stop switch
60 reel unit 61 pattern
62 Spinning reel 63 Reel position sensor
64 Left rotation reel 65 Reel drive motor
66 Middle rotation reel 67 Back lamp
68 Right rotation reel 70 Direction device
72 speakers 74 upper speaker
76 Lower speaker 78 Performance lamp
80 Upper lamp 82 Lower lamp
84 Display 86 Effective line
87 Credit indicator 88 Payout number indicator
89 Setting display 90 Section indicator lamp
92 Input sensor
94 Discharge sensor 95 Hopper motor
96 overflow sensor
100 controller
200 Main control means 210 Role lottery means
220 reel control means 230 stop symbol determination means
240 means for awarding payouts 250 means for controlling game state
251 Normal state control means 252 RT state control means
253 Internal bonus state control means 254 Bonus state control means
260 Production state control means 261 Normal state control means
262 CZ state control means 263 AT state control means
264 ending state control means
270 Transfer lottery means 280 Counting means
290 Game history monitoring means
500 Sub-control means 510 Notification means

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, the present invention is provided with the following composition.
The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a plurality of rotating reels capable of displaying a plurality of symbols in a variable manner, a start switch for starting a variable display of the symbols of the plurality of rotating reels by an operation of a player, and the plurality of rotating reels. A plurality of stop switches which are provided corresponding to the respective reels, and which individually stop the variable display of the symbols of the plurality of rotating reels by the player's operation after starting the variable display of the symbols of the plurality of rotating reels. And a display unit for displaying various kinds of information, and a notifying unit for displaying the various kinds of information on the display unit, and a display of stop operation information of the stop switch, which is advantageous for a player. The non-advantageous section in which the advantageous display is not performed and the advantageous section in which the advantageous display is possible are provided, and the advantageous section is set in advance when the end condition is satisfied or when the end condition is not satisfied in advance. Ends when the predetermined upper limit condition is reached, and as the advantageous section capable of displaying the advantage, from when the predetermined advantageous amount is reached without ending the advantageous section until the upper limit condition is reached. A special state that can be executed is provided between the notification means, and the notification means is an expectation for a predetermined event as the advantageous display during execution of other effect states in which the advantageous display other than the special state is possible in the advantageous section. It is possible to display on the display unit either one of a first display with a degree suggestion and a second display having a lower degree of expectation for the predetermined event than the first display, but during execution of the special state. the first display without displaying on the display unit, and displaying the second display on the display unit.

Claims (1)

With multiple rotating reels that can display multiple symbols in a variable manner,
A start switch for starting variable display of symbols on the plurality of rotating reels by a player's operation,
It is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of rotating reels, and after starting the variable display of the symbols of the plurality of rotating reels, for individually stopping the variable display of the symbols of the plurality of rotating reels by the operation of the player. Multiple stop switches,
A display unit that displays various information,
Informing means for displaying the various information on the display unit,
A gaming machine equipped with,
A non-advantageous section in which an advantageous display, which is the display of the stop operation information of the stop switch advantageous to the player, is not performed, and an advantageous section in which the advantageous display is possible are provided,
The advantageous section ends when the end condition is satisfied, or when the predetermined upper limit condition is reached without the end condition being satisfied,
As the advantageous section capable of displaying the advantage, a special state is provided that can be executed from when the predetermined advantageous amount is reached without ending the advantageous section until the upper limit condition is reached.
The notifying means, during execution of other effect states in which the advantageous display other than the special state is possible in the advantageous section, as the advantageous display, a first display accompanied by suggestion of degree of expectation for a predetermined event, and A second display having a lower degree of expectation for the predetermined event than the first display can be displayed on the display unit, but the first display is not displayed on the display unit during execution of the special state, and A gaming machine characterized by displaying a second display on the display unit.