JP2021145834A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine having characteristics in performances.SOLUTION: A game machine has: game state control means for executing control for shifting to a certain state in association with derivation of a first lottery result, in association with a fact that, a count value and a specific value become the same value, or the count value exceeds the specific value. The count value may be a value in a first range, and may be a value in a second range different from the first range, the specific value is a value which is determined from the second range at a high probability relative to a probability at which the value is determined from the first range. The game machine further has: performance means which can execute a prescribed performance in a second mode when the count value is in the second range, and can execute the prescribed performance in a second mode when the count value is in the second range. The performance means may execute the prescribed performance in the second mode, in association with a result of update means, even when the count value is in the first range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 36

Description

The present invention relates to a game table represented by a ball game machine (pachinko machine) and a rotating body game machine (slot machine).

Conventionally, some game consoles shift to a state advantageous to the player based on the internal winning combination, or perform various effects (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-176415

There is room for improvement in the production of the game console in order to improve the interest of the game.

An object of the present invention is to provide a game table having a characteristic of directing.

In order to solve the above problems, the game console of the present invention
Internal lottery means to derive the result of internal lottery,
An update method that can update the count value,
A specific value determination means for determining a specific value, and
A game state control means that can execute control to shift to a certain state that is advantageous to the player,
A production means that can perform a predetermined production,
It is a game table equipped with
The internal lottery means is a means capable of deriving the first lottery result as a result of the internal lottery.
The game state control means is a means that may start control to shift to the certain state in connection with the derivation of the first lottery result.
The game state control means shifts to the certain state in relation to the fact that the count value and the specific value become the same value or the count value exceeds the specific value. It is a means of executing control,
The count value may be in the first range or in a second range different from the first range.
The specific value is a value having a higher probability of being determined from the second range than the first range.
The predetermined effect is an effect according to the count value.
The effect means is a means capable of executing the predetermined effect according to the first aspect when the count value is in the first range.
The effect means is a means capable of executing the predetermined effect according to the second aspect when the count value is in the second range.
The effect means is a means that may execute the predetermined effect according to the second aspect in relation to the result of the update means even when the count value is in the first range. ,
It is characterized by that.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game table having a feature in the production.

It is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 seen from the front side (player side). It is a figure which shows an example of a winning line. It is a front view which shows the slot machine 100 in the state which the front door is opened. It is a circuit block diagram of a control part. It is a figure which shows the arrangement of the symbols applied to each reel developed in a plane. It is a figure which shows the type of the winning combination (including the operating combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the payout of each winning combination. It is a figure which shows the type of the winning combination (including the operating combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the payout of each winning combination. It is a figure which shows the type and name of an internal winning combination. It is a figure which shows the type and name of an internal winning combination. It is a transition diagram of the game state of the slot machine 100. It is a figure which shows the lottery table of the internal winning combination in the case of a set value 1. It is a figure which shows the lottery table of the internal winning combination in the case of a set value 6. It is a figure which shows the total of the lottery probability of the re-game combination for each RT. Main control unit It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main processing. It is a flowchart of the game start state processing (step S109) in FIG. (A) is a diagram showing a lottery table of a mode, and (b) and (c) are diagrams showing a lottery table of a ceiling pt. FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the game start state B related process (step S1021) in FIG. It is a flowchart of the normal middle start processing (step S1109) in FIG. (A) is a diagram showing a lottery table of a direct hit lottery, (b) is a diagram showing a lottery table of a pt lottery based on an internally won condition device, and (c) is a diagram showing a lottery table of a pt lottery based on a winning history. (D) is a diagram showing a lottery table of a pt double mode lottery. It is a flowchart of the game state update process (step S121) in FIG. (A) is a flowchart of the state B update process (step S1A13) in FIG. 20, (b) is a flowchart of the AR update process (step S1B07) in (a), and (c) is (a). ) Is a flowchart of the normal middle update process (step S1B09). (A) is a flowchart of the state B end determination process (step S1B11) in FIG. 21 (a), and (b) is a flowchart of the MY counter update process (step S1C01) in (a). It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the timer interrupt process of a main control part. (A) is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400, (b) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400, and (c) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400. It is the flowchart of the timer interrupt processing of the 1st sub-control unit 400, and (d) is the flowchart of the command processing (step S307) in (a). (A) is a flowchart of the internal winning command processing (step S343) when the internal winning command is received in FIG. 24 (d), and FIG. 24 (b) is the flowchart of the game state update command when the internal winning command is received in FIG. 24 (d). It is a flowchart of the game state update command processing (step S343) of the case. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the effect setting process (step S3009) for each state in FIG. 25 (a). FIG. 26 is a flowchart of the normal middle effect setting process A (step S3109) in FIG. 26. FIG. 25 is a flowchart of the normal middle effect setting process B (step S3A07) in FIG. 25. (A) and (b) are diagrams showing an example of a zone pattern, and (c) is a diagram showing an example of a false precursor start pt set based on the zone. It is a flowchart of the precursor effect preparation process (step S3B21) in FIG. 28. It is a flowchart of the notification mode switching reservation process (step S3B23) in FIG. 28. (A) is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500, (b) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500, and (c) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500. It is the flowchart of the timer interrupt processing of the 2nd sub-control unit 500, and (d) is the flowchart of the image control processing of the 2nd sub-control unit 500. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation with the increase of the cumulative acquisition pt. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation with the increase of the cumulative acquisition pt. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation with the increase of the cumulative acquisition pt. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation with the increase of the cumulative acquisition pt. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation with the increase of the cumulative acquisition pt. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation with the increase of the cumulative acquisition pt. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation with the increase of cumulative acquisition pt, and the modification example. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation with the increase of cumulative acquisition pt, and the modification example.

Hereinafter, the slot machine according to the embodiment of the game console of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The slot machine of the present embodiment described below starts rotation when a predetermined number of game media are loaded and a plurality of reels each having a plurality of types of symbols receive a predetermined rotation start instruction operation. At the same time, based on the acceptance of the rotation start instruction operation, the winning or not of the internal winning of a plurality of types of winning combinations is determined by lottery, and each of the plurality of reels receives a predetermined rotation stop instruction operation to individually rotate the reels. If the conditions determined by the winning combination based on the result of the lottery and the combination of symbols when the plurality of reels are stopped match the predetermined payout conditions, the game medium is paid out and the game ends, and if they do not match, the game medium is paid out. It is a game table that advances a series of games that end without paying out the game medium.

First, the basic configuration of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as viewed from the front side (player side). FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a winning line.

The slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to an example of the game console of the present invention, and includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front side of the main body 101 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Be prepared. Inside the center of the main body 101 (not shown), three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) in which multiple types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface are stored and rotate inside the slot machine 100. It is configured so that it can be done. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving device such as a stepping motor.

In the present embodiment, each symbol is printed on a strip-shaped member in an appropriate number at equal intervals, and the strip-shaped member is attached to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame member to form each reel 110 to 112. When viewed from the player, approximately three symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are displayed in the vertical direction from the display window 113, so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. More specifically with reference to FIG. 2, the symbol displayed on the upper stage (position 1 shown in the figure) of the left reel 110 is displayed on the upper stage symbol of the left reel and the middle stage (position 4 shown in the figure) of the left reel 110. The symbol to be displayed is displayed on the left reel middle stage symbol, the symbol displayed on the lower stage of the left reel 110 (position 7 shown in the figure) is displayed on the left reel lower stage symbol, and the symbol displayed on the upper stage of the middle reel 111 (position 2 shown in the figure). The symbol is the upper symbol of the middle reel, the symbol displayed in the middle of the left reel 111 (position 5 shown in the figure) is the middle symbol of the middle reel, and the symbol displayed in the lower row of the middle reel 111 (position 8 shown in the figure). The symbol displayed on the lower part of the middle reel and the upper part of the right reel 112 (position 3 shown in the figure) is the upper part of the right reel, and the symbol displayed on the middle part of the right reel 112 (position 6 shown in the figure) is the right reel. The symbols displayed in the middle symbol and the lower symbol of the right reel 112 (position 9 shown in the figure) are called the lower symbol of the right reel, respectively, and each symbol of each reel 110 to 112 is connected to each reel 110 to 112 through the display window 113. Three in each vertical direction, a total of nine are displayed. Then, by rotating each reel 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player changes. That is, each reel 110 to 112 functions as a display device that variably displays a combination of a plurality of types of symbols. As such a display device, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can be adopted in addition to the reel. Further, in the present embodiment, three reels are provided inside the center of the slot machine 100, but the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

On the back surface of each of the reels 110 to 112, a backlight (not shown) for illuminating each symbol displayed on the display window 113 is arranged. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be evenly illuminated. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112, and the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of this optical sensor are provided. A light-shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the spaces. The position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined based on the detection result of the optical sensor, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

The winning line indicator lamp 120 is a lamp indicating a valid winning line. The winning line is a line for determining whether or not a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 is displayed. In this embodiment, the left reel middle symbol and the middle reel middle are determined. A middle-stage winning line L1 composed of a symbol and a right-reel middle-stage symbol is provided. FIG. 2 shows the winning line L1. The valid winning line (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as "valid line") is predetermined by the number of medals bet as a game medium. The slot machine 100 of the present embodiment requires three medals, and when the number of inserted medals is less than this number, no winning line is valid, and when the number of inserted medals is bet by this number. The winning line L1 becomes valid. When the winning line is activated, the start lever 135 can be operated to start the game. The number of winning lines is not limited to one line. For example, in addition to the middle winning line L1, it is composed of a right-down winning line composed of a left reel upper symbol, a middle reel middle symbol, and a right reel lower symbol, a left reel lower symbol, a middle reel middle symbol, and a right reel upper symbol. A total of three winning lines that rise to the right may be set as valid winning lines, or a number of winning lines corresponding to the number of bets may be set as valid winning lines.

For example, the notification lamp 123 internally wins a specific winning combination (specifically, BB1, BB2, RB) in the internal lottery described later, or is in the RB state or BB state described later. It is a lamp that informs people. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying the player that the game medal can be inserted. When the re-game lamp 122 wins a re-game combination (details will be described later), which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game, the re-game can be replayed (no medal is required). It is a lamp that informs the player. The reel panel lamp 128 is a lamp for directing.

The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (called credits) electronically stored in the slot machine 100. In the present embodiment, one sheet is inserted each time the bet button 130 is pressed, two sheets are inserted when the bet button 131 is pressed, and three sheets are inserted when the bet button 132 is pressed. ing. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. The game medal insertion lamp 129 lights a number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a specified number of medals are inserted, the game starts to notify that the game can be started. The lamp 121 lights up. The bet buttons 130 to 132 correspond to an example of the operating means of the present invention.

The medal insertion slot 141 is an insertion slot for the player to insert medals at the start of the game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by pressing the bet buttons 130 to 132, or the actual medal can be inserted (inserted operation) from the medal insertion slot 141, and the insertion means that both are included. be.

The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100. The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during a bonus game) numerically. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning some winning combination. In the following, it may be expressed that it is given to the player in the same meaning as being paid out to the player. The stored number display 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127 are 7-segment (SEG) displays.

The start lever 135 is a lever-type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when a desired number of medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 141 or the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated to operate the start lever 135, the reels 110 to 112 start rotating. The operation on the start lever 135 is called the game start operation. The start lever 135 corresponds to an example of the operating means of the present invention.

The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139 composed of a left stop button 137, a middle stop button 138, and a right stop button 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started to rotate by operating the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. More specifically, the left reel 110 can be stopped by operating the left stop button 137, the middle reel 111 can be stopped by operating the middle stop button 138, and the right stop button 139 can be stopped. The right reel 112 can be stopped by operating it. Hereinafter, the operation for the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. Further, the reels that are stopped in response to these stop operations are referred to as a first stop reel, a second stop reel, and a third stop reel in this order. Further, the order in which the stop buttons 137 to 139 are stopped in order to stop all the rotating reels 110 to 112 is referred to as an operation order or a pressing order. Further, the operation order in which the first stop operation is the stop operation of the left reel 110 is called "forward push operation order" or simply "forward push", and the stop operation in which the first stop operation is the stop operation of the right reel 112 is "forward push operation order". It is called "reverse push operation sequence" or simply "reverse push". A light emitting body may be provided inside each of the stop buttons 137 to 139, and when the stop buttons 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitting body can be turned on to notify the player. The stop buttons 137 to 139 correspond to an example of the operating means of the present invention.

The medal return button 133 is a button for removing medals by pressing the button when the inserted medals are jammed. The settlement button 134 is a button for settlement of medals and bet medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and ejecting them from the medal payout outlet 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole for inserting a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100.

At the bottom of the stop button unit 136, a title panel 162 for displaying the model name and attaching various certificate stamps is provided. At the bottom of the title panel 162, a medal payout outlet 155 and a medal tray 161 are provided.

The sound hole 145 is a hole for outputting the sound of the speaker 277 provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right parts of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for enlivening the game. An effect device 160 is arranged on the upper part of the front door 102, and a sound hole 143 for outputting the sound of the speaker 272 to the outside is provided on the upper part of the effect device 160. The effect device 160 includes a shutter (shielding device) 163 composed of two right shutters 163a and a left shutter 163b that can be opened and closed in the horizontal direction, and an effect image display device 157 (liquid crystal) arranged behind the shutter 163. A display device) is provided, and when the right shutter 163a and the left shutter 163b are opened horizontally in front of the effect image display device 157, the display screen of the effect image display device 157 is displayed on the front side of the slot machine 100 (player side, front side). ) Has a structure that appears. It should be noted that the display device may not be a liquid crystal display device but may be a display device capable of displaying various production images and various game information. For example, a multi-segment display (7-segment display), a dot matrix display, an organic EL display, and a plasma display. , A reel (drum), or a display device including a projector and a screen. In addition, the display screen has a square shape, and the entire display screen is visible to the player. In the case of the present embodiment, the display screen is rectangular, but it may be square. Further, an ornament (not shown) may be provided on the peripheral edge of the display screen so that the display screen looks irregular as a result of a part of the peripheral edge of the display screen being hidden by the ornament. In the case of this embodiment, the display screen is a flat surface, but may have a curved surface. The effect image display device 157 corresponds to an example of the effect means of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with the front door open. The housing 101 is a box body that is surrounded by a top plate 261, a left side plate 260, a right side plate 260, a bottom plate 264, and a back plate 242, and opens to the front. Inside the housing 101, a main control board storage case 210 that houses the main control board is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the ventilation port 249 provided on the upper part of the back plate 242, and the main control board storage case 210 is arranged inside. A reel unit 700 having three reels 110 to 112 is arranged below the reel unit 700. A sub-control board storage case 220 containing a sub-control board is disposed on the side of the main control board storage case 210 and the reel unit 700, that is, on the side plate 260 on the left side when facing the main control board storage case 210. Further, an external centralized terminal plate 248, which is connected to the main control board and outputs information of the slot machine 100 to an external device, is attached to the side plate 260 on the right side.

A medal payout device 180 (a device for paying out medals accumulated in the bucket) is arranged on the bottom plate 264, and a power supply having a power supply board is provided above the medal payout device 180, that is, below the reel unit 700. The device 252 is arranged, and the power switch 244 is arranged on the front surface of the power supply device 252. The power supply device 252 converts the AC power supply supplied from the outside to the slot machine 100 into direct current, converts it into a predetermined voltage, and supplies it to each control unit such as the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400, and each device. Further, a power storage circuit (for example, a capacitor) for supplying power to a predetermined component (for example, RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the power supply from the outside is cut off is provided. There is.

A medal auxiliary storage 240 is arranged on the right side of the medal payout device 180, and an overflow terminal is arranged behind the medal auxiliary storage 240 (not shown). The power supply device 252 is provided with a power cord connection portion for connecting the power cord 265, and the power cord 265 connected to the power cord 265 extends to the outside through a power cord hole 262 provided in the back plate 242 of the housing 101. ing.

The front door 102 is hinged to the left side plate 260 of the housing 101 via a hinge device 276, and the effect device 160 and the effect control board for controlling the effect device 160 are placed on the upper part of the design display window 113. (Not shown) and an upper speaker 272 are provided. At the lower part of the symbol display window 113, a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, a passage 266 through which medals pass when the medal selector 170 drops an illegal medal or the like onto the medal tray 161 are provided. There is. Further, a bass speaker 277 is provided at a position corresponding to the sound hole 145.

Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The figure shows a circuit block diagram of the control unit.

The control unit of the slot machine 100 is roughly divided into a main control unit 300 that controls the progress of the game and a main effect according to a command signal (hereinafter, simply referred to as "command") transmitted by the main control unit 300. It is composed of a first sub-control unit 400 that controls the above, and a second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on commands transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400. Here, with respect to the main control unit 300, if the data capacity becomes large, it becomes difficult to confirm the program, and there is a problem of security deterioration such as becoming a hotbed for unauthorized modification. Therefore, the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300 And the data capacity of the RAM 308 is limited. The main control unit 300 corresponds to an example of the updating means, the specific value determining means, the game state controlling means, the internal lottery means, and the precursor start value determining means of the present invention, and the first sub control unit 400 corresponds to the present invention. It corresponds to an example of a means for determining the number of precursor games and a means for determining a precursor start value.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300, and the basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, control program data, lottery data used at the time of an internal lottery of a winning combination, and a reel symbol. A ROM 306 that stores an array, stop position, etc., a RAM 308 that temporarily stores data, an I / O 310 that controls input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 312 that measures time, number of times, etc. And, WDT (watchdog timer) 314 is installed. Other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this point is the same for the first sub-control unit 400 and the second sub-control unit 500, which will be described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal having a predetermined period output by the crystal oscillator 315b as a system clock. Further, when the power is turned on, the CPU 304 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 306 to the counter timer 312, and the counter timer 312 sets the interrupt time based on the received frequency dividing data. It is determined and an interrupt request is transmitted to the CPU 304 for each interrupt time. The CPU 304 monitors each sensor and transmits a drive pulse in response to this interrupt request. For example, when the clock signal output by the crystal oscillator 315b is set to 8 MHz, the frequency division value of the counter timer 312 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 306 is set to 47, the interrupt reference time is 256 × 47/8 MHz. = 1.504 ms.

The main control unit 300 has a random number generation circuit 316 used as a hardware random number counter that fluctuates a numerical value in the range of 0 to 65535 based on a clock signal input from the crystal oscillator 315a, and a start signal when the power is turned on. A start signal output circuit 338 that outputs (reset signal) is provided, and the CPU 304 starts game control when a start signal is input from the start signal output circuit 338 (main processing of the main control unit described later). Start).

Further, the main control unit 300 includes a sensor circuit 320, and the CPU 304 is inserted from various sensors 318 (bet button 130 sensor, bet button 131 sensor, bet button 132 sensor, medal insertion slot 141) for each interruption time. Medal medal reception sensor, start lever 135 sensor, left stop button 137 sensor, middle stop button 138 sensor, right stop button 139 sensor, settlement button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor for medal payout from medal payout device 180, left reel 110 The state of the optical sensor, the optical sensor of the middle reel 111, the optical sensor of the right reel 112, etc.) is monitored.

When the sensor circuit 320 detects the H level of the start lever sensor, a signal indicating this detection is output to the random number generation circuit 316. The random number generation circuit 316 that received this signal latches the value at that timing and stores it in a register that stores the random number value used for the lottery.

Two medal reception sensors are installed in the internal passage of the medal insertion slot 141, and detect whether or not the medal has passed. Two start lever 135 sensors are installed inside the start lever 135 to detect a start operation by the player. The left stop button 137 sensor, the middle stop button 138 sensor, and the right stop button 139 sensor are installed on the corresponding stop buttons 137 to 139, respectively, and detect the operation of the stop button by the player.

The bet button 130 sensor, the bet button 131 sensor, and the bet button 132 sensor are installed in each of the corresponding bet buttons 130 to 132, and the medals electronically stored in the RAM 308 are used as medals to be inserted into the game. Detects the loading operation when loading. The checkout button 134 sensor is provided on the checkout button 134. When the checkout button 134 is pressed once, the electronically stored medals are settled. The medal payout sensor is a sensor for detecting medals to be paid out by the medal payout device 180. The above sensors may be non-contact type sensors or contact type sensors.

The optical sensor of the left reel 110, the optical sensor of the middle reel 111, and the optical sensor of the right reel 112 are installed at predetermined positions on the mounting bases of the reels 110 to 112, and are provided on the reel frame to block light. Every time a piece passes, it becomes L level. The rotation position information indicating how much the reel is rotating from the reference position from once reaching the L level to the next L level is calculated based on the value obtained by counting the clock signal output by the crystal oscillator 315b. Will be done. When the CPU 304 detects the L level signal, it determines that the reel has rotated once, and resets the rotation position information of the reel to zero. This rotation position information is stored in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300.

The main control unit 300 is provided in the drive circuit 322 for driving the stepping motor provided in the reel devices 110 to 112, the drive circuit 324 for driving the solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 for selecting the inserted medals, and the medal payout device 180. The drive circuit 326 that drives the motor, various lamps 336 (winning line display lamp 120, notification lamp 123, game medal insertion possible lamp 124, re-game lamp 122, game medal insertion lamp 129 are game start lamp 121, storage number display. A drive circuit 328 for driving the device 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127) is provided.

Further, an information output circuit 334 is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 is slotted in an information input circuit 652 provided in an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via the information output circuit 334. The game information of the machine 100 (for example, information indicating the state of the game) is output.

Further, the main control unit 300 includes a voltage monitoring circuit 330 that monitors the voltage value of the power supply supplied from the power supply management unit (not shown) to the main control unit 300, and the voltage monitoring circuit 330 is the voltage of the power supply. When the value is less than a predetermined value (9v in this embodiment), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has dropped is output to the basic circuit 302.

Further, the main control unit 300 includes an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub control unit 400, and enables communication with the first sub control unit 400. Information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 is unidirectional communication, and the main control unit 300 is configured to be able to transmit a signal such as a command to the first sub control unit 400. However, the first sub-control unit 400 is configured so that a signal such as a command cannot be transmitted to the main control unit 300.

<Sub-control unit>
Next, the first sub-control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The first sub-control unit 400 receives the control command transmitted by the main control unit 300 via the input interface. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 based on this control command, and the basic circuit 402 temporarily stores data with the CPU 404. RAM 408, I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and counter timer 412 for measuring time, number of times, and the like are mounted. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output by the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The ROM 406 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire first sub-control unit 400, a lighting pattern of the backlight, data for controlling various indicators, and the like.

The CPU 404 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 406 to the counter timer 412 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 412 determines the interrupt time based on the received data for dividing the frequency, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 for each interrupt time. The CPU 404 controls each IC and each circuit based on the timing of this interrupt request.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sound source IC 418, and the sound source IC 418 is provided with speakers 272 and 277 via an output interface. The sound source IC 418 controls the sound output from the amplifier and the speakers 272 and 277 in response to a command from the CPU 404. An S-ROM (sound ROM) in which audio data is stored is connected to the sound source IC 418, and the audio data acquired from this ROM is amplified by an amplifier and output from the speakers 272 and 277. These speakers 272 and 277 correspond to an example of the directing means of the present invention.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 422, and various lamps 420 (upper lamp, lower lamp, side lamp 144, title panel lamp, bet button lamp, etc.) are provided in the drive circuit 422 via an input / output interface. Reel backlight, etc.) is connected. The various lamps 420 correspond to an example of the directing means of the present invention.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 424 for driving the motor of the shutter 163, and the drive circuit 424 is provided with the shutter 163 via an output interface. The drive circuit 424 outputs a drive signal to a stepping motor (not shown) provided on the shutter 163 in response to a command from the CPU 404.

Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sensor circuit 426, and the shutter sensor 428 is connected to the sensor circuit 426 via an input interface. The CPU 404 monitors the state of the shutter sensor 428 for each interrupt time.

Further, the CPU 404 transmits / receives a signal to the second sub-control unit 500 via the output interface. The second sub-control unit 500 performs various controls of the effect device 160 including the display control of the effect image display device 157. The second sub-control unit 500 is, for example, a control unit that controls the display of the effect image display device 157 and a control unit that controls various effect drive devices (for example, a control unit that controls the motor drive of the shutter 163). ), Etc., and may be configured by a plurality of control units.

The second sub-control unit 500 includes a basic circuit 502 that receives a control command transmitted by the first sub-control unit 400 via an input interface and controls the entire second sub-control unit 500 based on the control command. The basic circuit 502 includes a CPU 504, a RAM 508 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 510 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer for measuring time, number of times, and the like. It is equipped with 512 and. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output by the crystal oscillator 514 as a system clock. The ROM 506 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire second sub-control unit 500, data for displaying an image, and the like.

The CPU 504 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 506 to the counter timer 512 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 512 determines the interrupt time based on the received data for dividing the frequency, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 for each interrupt time. The CPU 504 controls each IC and each circuit based on the timing of this interrupt request.

Further, the second sub-control unit 500 is provided with a VDP 516 (video display processor), and the ROM 506 and the VRAM 518 are connected to the VDP 516 via a bus. The VDP 516 reads out the image data or the like stored in the ROM 506 based on the signal from the CPU 504, generates a display image using the work area of the VRAM 518, and displays the image on the effect image display device 157.

<Design arrangement>
Next, the symbol arrangement applied to each of the above-mentioned reels 110 to 112 will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that the figure is a diagram showing an arrangement of symbols applied to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) in a planar development.

On each reel 110 to 112, a predetermined number of frames (21 frames of numbers 0 to 20 in this embodiment) of a plurality of types (8 types in this embodiment) of symbols shown on the right side of the figure are arranged. Further, the numbers 0 to 20 shown at the left end of the figure are numbers indicating the arrangement positions of the symbols on the reels 110 to 112. For example, in the present embodiment, the frame number 19 on the left reel 110 has a "watermelon symbol", the frame number 20 on the middle reel 111 has a "bell symbol", and the frame number 18 on the right reel 112 has a "seven 1". "Designs" are arranged respectively.

In order to improve the enjoyment of the game, the slot machine 100 in the present embodiment stops the corresponding reels 110 to 112 within the maximum pull-in range (less than 5 frames in the present embodiment) from the position where the stop operation is performed. It is configured.

<Types of winning roles>
Next, the types of winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing the types of winning combinations (including operating combinations), the combination of symbols corresponding to each winning combination, and the payout of each winning combination.

The winning combination of the slot machine 100 includes a special combination 1 to 3, a replay combination 1 to 11, and a small combination 1 to 23. The types of winning combinations are not limited to these combinations, and can be arbitrarily adopted.

Among the winning combinations in the present embodiment, the special winning combinations 1 to 3 are roles that shift to a state in which a predetermined profit is given to the player (BB operating state and RB operating state described later, see the remarks column in FIG. 6). be. In addition, the re-games 1 to 11 are roles that enable re-game without inserting a new medal. These special roles 1 to 3 and replay games 1 to 11 may be referred to as "acting roles". In addition, the "winning" in the present embodiment includes the case where the symbol combination of the operating combination without the distribution of medals (without the payout of medals) is displayed on the effective line. For example, the special combination 1 to 1 3. Winning of replaying roles 1 to 11 is included. The special roles 1 to 3 are special roles that are carried over to the next game if they are not determined to be a prize, and other roles are not carried over to the next game if they are not determined to be a prize. It is a role.

The special roles 1 and 2 are a combination (operating combination) that shifts to the BB operating state (RT6) by winning a prize. However, no medals will be paid out for winning the role itself. The corresponding symbol combinations are "Seven 1-Seven 1-Seven 1" for the special role 1 and "Seven 2-Seven 2-Seven 2" for the special role 2. In the following description, the special role 1 may be referred to as "BB1", the special role 2 may be referred to as "BB2", and the special role 1 and the special role 2 may be collectively referred to as "BB".

The special combination 3 is a combination (operating combination) that shifts to the RB operating state (RT4) by winning a prize. However, no medals will be paid out for winning the role itself. The corresponding symbol combination is "Seven 1-Seven 1-BAR". In the following description, the special role 3 may be referred to as "RB".

When the special winning combinations 1 to 3 are internally won, the internal winning flag corresponding to the special winning combination is set to on (stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300). When the flag corresponding to the special roles 1 and 2 is set to ON, the main control unit 300 shifts the game state to the BB internal hit state (RT5), and the flag corresponding to RB is set to ON. If so, the main control unit 300 shifts the game state to the RB internal hit state (RT3). These flags are kept on until the corresponding operating combination is won, and it becomes easy to win these operating combinations in the next and subsequent games. Specifically, even if those roles are not won in the games in which the special roles 1 to 3 are internally won, the state will be the same as the state in which the special roles 1 to 3 are internally won in the next and subsequent games, and the corresponding symbol combinations will be obtained. It will be easy to win a prize. The BB internal hit state and the RB internal hit state will be described later.

In addition, when the special roles 1 to 3 are internally elected in duplicate with other replay or small roles, or when the other roles are internally elected in the internal winning state, the other roles are configured. The reel stop control is executed so that the symbols are aligned preferentially.

The main control unit 300 shifts the game state to the BB operating state (RT6) based on the display of the symbol combinations corresponding to the special combinations 1 and 2. Furthermore, in this BB operating state, the number of payouts exceeds a predetermined number (300 when the special role 1 is won, 200 when the special role 2 is won, see the remarks column in FIG. 6). Then, the state of the game is shifted to RT (RT7) after the bonus. The RT after the bonus will be described later.

The main control unit 300 shifts the game state to the RB operating state (RT4) based on the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the special combination 3. Further, in this RB operating state, when a predetermined number (for example, 105) is paid out, the state of the game is shifted to RT (RT7) after the bonus.

The re-gaming roles 1 to 11 are winning roles (acting roles) that allow the game to be played without inserting medals (game media) in the next game by winning a prize, and the medals are not paid out. As for the corresponding symbol combinations, the replay role 1 is "replay-replay-replay", the replay role 2 is "bell-replay-bell", and the replay role 3 is "replay-replay-cherry". The replay role 4 is "Replay-Replay-Seven 1", the replay role 5 is "Replay-Replay-Seven 2", and the replay role 6 is "Replay-Replay-Bell". Replay 7 is "Replay-Replay-Watermelon", Replay 8 is "Bell-Replay-Seven 1", Replay 9 is "Bell-Replay-Seven 2", and Replay 10 is "Bell-Replay-Cherry", and the replay role 11 is "Replay-Bell-Bell". Of the above replays, replays 1 and 2 are "normal replays", replays 3 to 5 are "promotional replays", replays 6 are "fall replays 1", and replays 7 are "fall replays 1". "Fall replay 2", replay 8-10 may be referred to as "fall replay 3", replay 11 may be referred to as "chance replay", and replay 6-10 may be collectively referred to as "fall replay". .. Further, when the re-game combination 3 to 5 is won, the state shifts to the re-game high probability state (RT2) described later, and when the re-game combination 6 to 10 is won, the state shifts to the normal state (RT0) described later.

The re-gaming combinations 1 to 11 may be any combination in which the player can play the next game without inserting medals. Therefore, for example, when a prize is won in the replay, the number of medals inserted may be automatically inserted in the next game (the number of medals inserted is reset in the memory number storage area for the number of medals inserted, which will be described later), or the game in which the replay is won. The medals inserted in the above may be carried over to the next game and used as they are.

Small wins 1 to 23 are prize-winning combinations in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning a prize. Corresponding symbol combinations are: small role 1 is "BAR-replay-replay", small role 2 is "BAR-replay-seven 1", and small role 3 is "BAR-replay-seven 2". Small role 4 is "BAR-replay-cherry", small role 5 is "BAR-cherry-BAR", small role 6 is "BAR-cherry-watermelon", and small role 7 is "BAR-replay". -Bell ", small role 8 is" cherry-cherry-cherry ", small role 9 is" cherry-cherry-watermelon ", small role 10 is" cherry-watermelon-bell ", and small role 11 is "Bell-Watermelon-Cherry", small role 12 is "Replay-Watermelon-Seven 1", small role 13 is "Replay-Watermelon-Seven 2", and small role 14 is "Replay-BAR". -Seven 1 ", the small role 15 is" Replay-BAR-Seven 2 ", the small role 16 is" Blank 1-BAR-Seven 1 ", and the small role 17 is" Blank 1-BAR-Seven 2 ". The small role 18 is "Blank 1-Watermelon-Seven 1", the small role 19 is "Blank 1-Watermelon-Seven 2", and the small role 20 is "Blank 1-Seven 1-Cherry". Yes, the small role 21 is "Blank 1-Seven 2-Cherry", the small role 22 is "Blank 1-BAR-Cherry", and the small role 23 is "Bell-Bell-Bell". The corresponding payout number is as shown in FIG.

Of the above small roles, small roles 1 are "weak cherries", small roles 2 to 4 are "strong cherries", small roles 5 to 7 are "confirmed cherries", and small roles 8 to 10 are "middle cherries". The small winning combination 11 may be referred to as a "watermelon", the small winning combination 12 to 22 may be referred to as a "single piece combination", and the small winning combination 23 may be referred to as a "bell". Further, when the small winning combination 12 to 22 is won, the state shifts to the preparation state (RT1) described later. The small winning combination 23 is a winning combination regardless of the operating conditions (operation timing, operation order) when the internal winning is won.

<Types of internal winners>
Next, the types of internal winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. 8 and 9 are diagrams showing the types and names of the internal winning combinations.

8 and 9 show 34 types of internal winning combinations (condition device numbers 1 to 34) in which the combinations described in FIGS. 6 and 7 are combined. The winning combination in the game is one of the roles corresponding to this internal winning combination. These internal winning combinations are determined by a lottery at the start operation of the game.

Conditional device numbers 1 to 16 are all internal winning combinations including special combinations. Of these, the conditional device numbers 1, 8 and 13 are internal winning combinations in which the special combination is independently elected and does not overlap with other combinations. When these roles are internally won, it is possible to win the corresponding special role (shift to RB operating state (RT4) or BB operating state (RT6)), but if no prize is won, the RB internal winning state (RT3) or shift to the BB internal hit state (RT5). In this case, as long as the other roles are not internally won in the next and subsequent games, the special roles 1 to 3 can be won.

On the other hand, the condition device numbers 2 to 7, 9 to 12, 14 to 16 are internal winning combinations in which a special combination and another combination are internally elected. In the present embodiment, the small winning combination and the replaying combination are configured to stop in preference to the special winning combination. For this reason, in a game in which a special role and another role are internally won, there is a possibility that the other role will win a prize (in the case of a replay role, a prize will always be won), but the special role will not be won. In addition, unless the next game shifts to the RB internal winning state (RT3) or the BB internal winning state (RT5) and the next and subsequent games are internally won by another role, it will be possible to win a special role. ..

In addition, in the RB internal winning state (RT3) or the BB internal winning state (RT5), if the internal winning combination is decided, either of the internally winning combination will be stopped with priority, so it will be a special combination. Do not win. If the internal winning combination here includes a special combination (conditional device numbers 1 to 16), no new flag is set for the special combination, and the special combination is treated as being substantially out of order. Internally elected winning combinations (condition device numbers 2-7, 9-12, 14-16) whose special role overlaps with other roles will be treated as being internally elected to other roles other than the special role. It is possible to stop the role of. For example, when the condition device number 3 is internally won, the condition device number 26 is treated as an internal winner. In addition, if there is no internal winning combination (in the case of a loss), or if the condition device numbers 1, 8 and 13 are internally won, the special combination symbol can be stopped.

Conditional device numbers 17 to 25 are internal winning combinations composed of replaying combinations. Of these, when the condition device numbers 19 to 24 are internally elected, the RT described later may be changed. First, the condition device numbers 19 to 21 are defined with operating conditions (here, push order, hereinafter, correct push order) for winning a promotion replay (replay combination 3 to 5). If the stop operation when the condition device numbers 19 to 21 are internally won matches the pressing order of each correct answer, the promotion replay (replay combination 3 to 5) is won and the state shifts to the replay high probability state (RT2). do. On the other hand, if the stop operation does not match the pressing order of the correct answer, the player wins the normal replay (replay combination 1 or replay combination 2), but the RT does not shift. Next, the condition device numbers 22 to 24 are defined with operating conditions (here, push order, hereinafter, correct push order) for avoiding winning of the fall replay (replaying combination 6 to 10). If the stop operation in the case of internal winning of the condition device numbers 22 to 24 matches the pressing order of each correct answer, the normal replay (replay combination 1 or replay combination 2) is won and the RT does not shift. On the other hand, if the stop operation does not match the pressing order of the correct answer, the player wins a fall replay (replaying combination 6 to 10) and shifts to the normal state (RT0). In the following description, the condition device numbers 19 to 24 may be collectively referred to as push order replay.

Conditional device numbers 26 to 34 are internal winning combinations composed of small combinations. Of these, the condition device numbers 29 to 31 each have an operating condition (here, the push order, hereinafter the correct push order) for winning the bell (small winning combination 23). In the following description, the condition device numbers 29 to 31 may be collectively referred to as a push order bell. In the case where these condition device numbers 29 to 31 are internally won, if the stop operation matches the pressing order of each correct answer, the bell (small winning combination 23) is won. On the other hand, if the stop operation does not match the pressing order of the correct answer, the one-card winning combination (small winning combination 12 to 22) other than the bell (small winning combination 23) is preferentially stopped, and the preparation state (RT1) is further entered. Transition. In the above configuration, if the stop operation does not match the correct push order, it may be out of order, but if the stop operation does not match the correct push order, for example, the above-mentioned one-card winning combination always wins. It may be configured to always win a prize in some role. Further, in the present embodiment, when the condition device numbers 29 to 31 are internally won and the bell (small winning combination 23) is not won (hereinafter, bell spilled eyes, here, one piece combination (small winning combination 12 to 22)). The transition to the ready state (RT1) is triggered by the fact that the answer is out of order. It may be.

<Type of game status (RT)>
Next, the types of game states of the slot machine 100 and their transitions will be described. FIG. 10 is a transition diagram of the game state of the slot machine 100.

The slot machine 100 has a total of eight types having different advantages: a normal state, a ready state, a high probability state of replay, an RB internal hit state, an RB operating state, a BB internal winning state, a BB operating state, and a post-bonus RT. It is configured so that the states can be switched, and the advantage is changed by the transition of these states, and the interest of the game is improved. In the following description, this game state may be referred to as RT, and the above-mentioned normal state, preparation state, re-game high probability state, RB internal hit state, RB operating state, BB internal hit state, and BB operation The state and RT after bonus may be referred to as RT0, RT1, RT2, RT3, RT4, RT5, RT6, and RT7, respectively. Further, when switching between these RTs, the corresponding lottery table is changed (described later). The RT is controlled by the main control unit 300.

FIG. 10 shows each RT described above, and these transition conditions are described on the arrows. When the transition condition corresponding to each arrow is satisfied, RT transitions in the direction of the arrow. These transition conditions include, for example, winning a predetermined winning combination, internally winning a predetermined winning combination, stopping and displaying a specific symbol combination on a specific winning line, and digesting a specified number of games. , And a predetermined number of sheets may be paid out.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a lottery table for internal winning combinations when the set value is 1. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a lottery table for the internal winning combination in the case of the set value 6. Further, FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the total lottery probability of the replaying combination for each RT.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, an internal winning combination (for example, an internal winning combination) excluding the re-game combination is excluded, except when the game states are RT4 and RT6 (may be referred to as staying). In FIGS. 11 and 12, the lottery values for the condition device numbers 3, 12, 26, and 28) differ depending on the set values (1 to 6 can be set in this embodiment). Further, when the state of the game is RT4 and RT6, the lottery value of the internal winning combination becomes a common lottery value regardless of the set value. As for the re-game combination, as shown in FIG. 13, the total lottery value for each RT is different, but the difference in the lottery value depending on the set value is not provided.

In FIGS. 11 and 12, the condition device numbers of the internal winning combinations (conditional devices) are shown on the vertical axis, respectively, and the lottery values (the size of the range of the lottery data) corresponding to RT for these internal winning combinations are shown. It is shown on the horizontal axis.

In the RT described below, the internal winning probability of the winning combination is the numerical data corresponding to the range of the lottery data associated with each winning combination from the lottery data prepared in the ROM 306, and the random value acquired at the time of the internal lottery. It is obtained by dividing by the numerical data of the range (for example, 65536). For example, in the normal state (RT0), the lottery value of the common bell (small winning combination 23) of the condition device number 32 is 5000 in any of the settings 1 to 6, and the winning probability (RT0) of the common bell in the normal state is 5000/65536≈7.63%.

Regarding the above difference in internal winning probability, the higher the set value, the higher the advantage tends to be. More specifically, the payout rate of settings 1 to 3 (expected value of the number of medals paid out per game ÷ number of medals used per game x 100) is less than 100%, and settings 4 to 6 The payout rate is over 100%. That is, the settings 4 to 6 are advantageous setting values for the player.

The lottery data is divided into several numerical ranges in advance, and each numerical range is associated with each winning combination or loss. It is determined which combination the random number value obtained as a result of executing the internal lottery corresponds to the lottery data, and the internal lottery combination (internal winning combination) is determined. In addition, the staff of the game store can arbitrarily select and set any of the set values.

Hereinafter, each RT will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

<RT0 (normal state)>
Among RT0 to RT3, RT5, and RT7, RT0 has the lowest internal winning probability of the replaying combination and is the most disadvantageous RT for the player.

The winning combination in RT0 includes condition device numbers 1 to 17 and 25 to 32. If the winning combination is not won, the combination will be lost and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination will not be displayed. In addition, the fact that the symbol combination related to the winning is not stopped on the winning line may be referred to as "loss". In addition, the fact that the role was not won may be expressed as "winning the loss".

FIG. 10 shows that when a bell is spilled while RT0 is set, it shifts to RT1, when it wins RB, it shifts to RT4, and when it wins BB1 and BB2, it shifts to RT6. Further, it is shown that if the RB is not won in the internally won game, it shifts to RT3, and if the BB1 and BB2 are not won in the internally won game, it shifts to RT5.

<RT1 (prepared state)>
Among RT0 to RT3, RT5, and RT7, RT1 is the RT having the lowest probability of winning the replaying combination next to RT0.

The winning combinations in RT1 include condition device numbers 1 to 17, 19 to 21, and 25 to 32.

In FIG. 10, when RT1 is set, if a promotion replay (replaying combination 3 to 5) is won, it shifts to RT2, if it wins RB, it shifts to RT4, and if it wins BB1 and BB2, it shifts to RT6. Is shown. Further, it is shown that if the RB is not won in the internally won game, it shifts to RT3, and if the BB1 and BB2 are not won in the internally won game, it shifts to RT5.

<RT2 (replay high probability state)>
RT2 has a higher probability of winning a replay role than RT0 and RT1, and is an RT that is more advantageous than RT0 and RT1.

The winning combination in RT2 includes condition device numbers 1 to 18 and 22 to 32.

In FIG. 10, when the bell is spilled while RT2 is set, it shifts to RT1, when it wins the fall replay (replaying roles 6 to 10), it shifts to RT0, and when it wins RB, it shifts to RT4. It is shown that if you win BB1 and BB2, you will move to RT6. Further, it is shown that if the RB is not won in the internally won game, it shifts to RT3, and if the BB1 and BB2 are not won in the internally won game, it shifts to RT5.

<RT3 (in RB state)>
RT3 is a state in which the internal winning flag corresponding to RB is set to ON. This RT3 is more advantageous than RT0 because it is easier to shift to RT4 than RT0 and has a higher probability of winning a replay combination than RT0.

The winning combination in RT3 includes condition device numbers 17, 25 to 34. Actually, the condition device numbers 1 to 16 may also be selected, but since they are replaced with the condition device numbers corresponding to those excluding BB1, BB2, and RB, the condition device numbers 17 and 25 to 34 are replaced as a result. Will be selected. In FIGS. 11 and 12, the value of the lottery value in consideration of this is shown. If the winning combination is not internally won in RT3 (in the case of a loss), the player can display the symbol combination corresponding to the RB by performing a stop operation at a predetermined timing.

FIG. 10 shows that when the RB is won in RT3 (when the symbol combination corresponding to the RB is displayed), the transition to RT4 is performed.

<RT4 (RB operating state)>
RT4 is an advantageous RT in which the probability of internal winning of the common bell (small winning combination 23) is higher than that of other RTs other than RT6, and medals can be easily obtained.

Only the condition device number 32 is the winning combination in RT4. The common bell that is internally won by the condition device number 32 is a role that wins the bell regardless of the operation conditions (operation timing, operation order) when the internal winning is performed.

FIG. 10 shows that RT4 shifts to RT7 when the specified number (105 sheets, see the remarks column of FIG. 6) is paid out.

In the present embodiment, the RT4 ends when a predetermined number of payouts are executed, but for example, one that ends when a predetermined combination (for example, a single bonus) is won, or a predetermined number of times (for example, 8). It may be terminated when a prize is won (times) or when a predetermined number of games (for example, 6 times) are played.

<RT5 (in BB state)>
RT5 is a state in which the internal winning flag corresponding to either BB1 or BB2 is set to ON. This RT5 is more advantageous than RT0 because it is easier to shift to RT6 than RT0 and has a higher probability of winning a replay combination than RT0.

The winning combination in RT5 includes condition device numbers 17, 25 to 34. Actually, the condition device numbers 1 to 16 may also be selected, but since they are replaced with the condition device numbers corresponding to those excluding BB1, BB2, and RB, the condition device numbers 17 and 25 to 34 are replaced as a result. Will be selected. In FIGS. 11 and 12, the value of the lottery value in consideration of this is shown. If the winning combination is not internally won in RT5 (in the case of loss), the player performs a stop operation at a predetermined timing to correspond to BB1 or BB2 corresponding to the internal winning flag set to ON. The symbol combination can be displayed.

FIG. 10 shows that when either BB1 or BB2 is won in RT5 (when the symbol combination corresponding to either BB1 or BB2 is displayed), the transition to RT6 is performed.

<RT6 (BB operating state)>
RT6 is an advantageous RT in which the probability of internal winning of the common bell (small winning combination 23) is higher than that of other RTs other than RT4, and medals can be easily obtained. In addition, it is the most advantageous RT because it continues until more payouts are made than RT4.

Only the condition device number 32 is the winning combination in RT5. The common bell that is internally won by the condition device number 32 is a role that wins the bell regardless of the operation conditions (operation timing, operation order) when the internal winning is performed.

FIG. 10 shows that RT6 shifts to RT7 when a specified number of payouts is made. This specified number is 300 when winning BB1 and shifting to RT6, and 200 when winning BB2 and shifting to RT6.

In the present embodiment, the RT6 ends when a predetermined number of payouts are executed, but for example, one that ends when a predetermined combination (for example, a single bonus) is won, or a predetermined number of times (for example, 8). It may be terminated when a prize is won (times) or when a predetermined number of games (for example, 6 times) are played.

<RT7 (RT after bonus)>
RT7 has a higher probability of winning a replay role than RT0 and RT1, and is an RT that is more advantageous than RT0 and RT1.

The winning combination in RT7 includes condition device numbers 1 to 17 and 25 to 32.

In FIG. 10, when the bell is spilled while RT7 is set, it shifts to RT1, when 15 games are completed, it shifts to RT0, when it wins RB, it shifts to RT4, and when it wins BB1 and BB2, it shifts to RT4. It has been shown to move to RT6. Further, it is shown that if the RB is not won in the internally won game, it shifts to RT3, and if the BB1 and BB2 are not won in the internally won game, it shifts to RT5.

<State A and State B (including AR state)>
In the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, apart from the RT described above, the state of the game is managed separately in the state A and the state B. Of these, in state B, notification of the stop operation order for the internally won combination (hereinafter, may be referred to as operation navigation) may be executed, and in state A, this operation navigation is not displayed. In the present embodiment, the transition lottery to the state B (step S1003 in FIG. 15) is executed based on the internally won combination, and the state B is set based on the result.

When the state B is set, pt can be acquired according to the progress of the game (added to the cumulative acquired pt), and when the cumulative acquired pt is equal to or higher than the ceiling pt, the AR state described later can be started by lottery (Fig.). Step S1219 of 18. At this time, the promotion replay navigation is displayed in order to promote the transition to RT2 (step S1111 in FIG. 17, step S3007 in FIG. 25). Then, when RT shifts to RT2, the AR state is started (FIG. 21 (c)). The period of this AR is managed by the number of remaining AR games. Specifically, when the AR lottery is won, an initial value is set for the number of AR remaining games (step S1219 in FIG. 18), and the number of AR remaining games is subtracted by 1 as one game progresses (step S1107 in FIG. 17). ), The AR and the state B end when it reaches 0 (step S1C09 in FIG. 21 (b) and FIG. 22 (a)). In addition, the number of AR remaining games may be added by lottery (step S1107 in FIG. 17).

In the AR state, when the push order replay and the push order bell (condition device numbers 19 to 24, 29 to 31) are internally won, the operation navigation showing the correct push order corresponding to each is displayed (FIG. 17). Step S1111, step S3007 in FIG. 25). However, in RT0 or RT7, the operation navigation is not displayed even if the push order bell (condition device numbers 29 to 31) is internally won. Note that this operation navigation is not limited to the one indicating the pressing order, and may indicate the timing of the stop operation, for example, a display such as "Aim for ...!", And the pressing order and timing. It may indicate both of. In the following description, the operation navigation for the push order bell may be referred to as a bell navigation. In this way, since the operation navigation that is advantageous to the player is executed in the AR state, the player is in a more advantageous state than in the non-AR state.

The state B ends with the end of the AR state, but in the present embodiment, there are two cases where the state B ends in addition to this condition. The first is a case where the state B continues for a predetermined number of games (for example, 1500 games), and this is managed by using the number of games that can be continued in the state B. The second is the case where a predetermined net increase number (for example, 2400) of medals is obtained from the time when the net increase number is the lowest, and this is managed by using the MY counter. These conditions are provided to prevent the state B from inflaming gambling by continuing for a long time or gaining a lot of profits in a short period of time.

In the present embodiment, the state B flag is used to distinguish between the state A and the state B. If the state B flag is off, the state A is indicated, and if the state B flag is on, the state B is indicated.

<Outline of processing>
Hereinafter, the processing of the main control unit 300, the first sub control unit 400, and the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Main control unit main processing>
First, the main control unit main processing executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the main processing of the main control unit.

As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which the start signal is input reset-starts by reset interrupt and executes the main control unit main process shown in FIG. 14 according to the control program stored in the ROM 306 in advance.

When the power is turned on, first, various initial settings are performed in step S101. In this initial setting, the stack initial value is set in the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, the interrupt prohibition is set, the I / O 310 is initialized, the various variables stored in the RAM 308 are initialized, the operation is permitted to the WDT 314, and the initial setting is performed. Set the value, etc.

In step S103, it is checked whether or not a medal has been inserted (maintenance or operation of the bet buttons 130 to 132), and the winning line indicator lamp 120 is turned on according to the insertion of the medal. In addition, when a medal is inserted, preparations are made for transmission of an insertion command indicating this. If the replay is won in the previous game, the same number of medals as the number of medals inserted in the previous game are inserted, so that the player does not need to insert medals. In addition, it is checked whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated while the specified number of medals have been used, and if the start lever 135 is operated, the number of medals inserted and the valid winning line are determined, and the game is played. To start.

In step S105, the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 306 is read according to the current RT, and an internal lottery (role lottery) is performed using this and the random number value acquired from the random number value generation circuit 316 to perform an internal lottery. Determine the winning combination. As a result of the internal lottery, if any of the winning combinations (including the operating combination) is internally won, the winning combination flag is turned on.

In step S107, reel stop data corresponding to the stop operation is prepared based on the result of the internal lottery. This reel stop data is stored in the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300.

In step S109, the game start state processing is executed. Here, based on the result of the internal lottery, the process of setting the state B, adding the number of AR remaining games, and displaying the operation navigation is performed. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S111, the rotation of the reels 110 to 112 is started on condition that the game interval timer (subtracted by the timer update process described later) is 0, and the initial value is set in the game interval timer. Further, at the start of rotation of the reels 110 to 112, preparations are made for transmitting a reel rotation start command to the first sub-control unit 400. After that, when the reels 110 to 112 reach a predetermined rotation speed, the optical sensor provided on each reel is detected, and the symbol position of each reel is grasped, the stop operation for the stop buttons 137 to 139 is enabled. The game interval counter secures the minimum time required for one game (4.1 s in the present embodiment) and suppresses gambling.

In step S113, the reel stop control process is executed. In this process, when any of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is pressed after the stop operation is enabled, the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop buttons 137 to 139 are stopped. Specifically, each time the stop operation is performed, the stop table of the reel stop data is referred to, and the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the stop operation are stopped according to the number of drawn frames set in the stop table. Further, the reel stop data corresponding to the second stop operation is prepared for the first stop operation, and the reel stop data corresponding to the third stop operation is prepared for the second stop operation. In addition, preparations are made for transmitting the corresponding command (first to third pressing command) to the first sub-control unit 400 for each stop operation, and the corresponding command (first to third pressing command) is made every time the reels 110 to 112 are stopped. Preparations are made for transmitting the first to third stop commands) to the first sub-control unit 400. When all reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the process proceeds to step S115.

In step S115, the winning determination process is performed. Here, when a symbol combination corresponding to some winning combination is displayed on the activated winning line, it is determined that the winning combination has been won. For example, if "Bell-Bell-Bell" is aligned on the activated winning line, it is determined that the bell (small role 23) has been won. After determining the winning combination, preparations are made for transmitting the winning command to the first sub-control unit 400.

In step S117, if any winning combination with a payout has been won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is given (paid out), and the number of medals given is displayed using the payout number indicator 127.

In step S119, RT update processing is performed. In this process, RT is transitioned based on the conditions shown in the state transition diagram shown in FIG.

In step S121, the game state update process is performed. Here, based on the result of the game, the start preparation and end processing of the state B and the update of the status related to the state B are performed. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

This completes one game. After that, the game proceeds by returning to step S103 and repeating the above-described processing.

Next, with reference to FIG. 15, the details of the game start state processing (step S109) in the main control unit main processing of FIG. 14 will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the game start state processing (step S109) in FIG.

First, in step S1001 executed first, it is determined whether or not the state B flag is off. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1003, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1021.

In step S1003, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to shift to the state B based on the internally won combination.

In step S1005, it is determined whether or not the lottery in step S1003 has been won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1007, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1031.

In step S1007, the number of games that can be continued in state B is set. Here, the number of games that can be continued in the state B is a value that defines the number of games that can be continued in the state B, and is configured so that the state B is not maintained beyond this value. In the present embodiment, 1500 is set as this value, but it may be another constant, and it may be determined by lottery from a plurality of values without being limited to the constant.

In step S1009, the value of the MY counter is initialized, and the process proceeds to step S1011.

In step S1011, the number of laps is set to 1, and the process proceeds to step S1013. In this embodiment, after the state B is set, the AR lottery is executed when the cumulative total of acquired pt (cumulative acquired pt) reaches the ceiling pt, and the AR lottery is executed from this pt acquisition to the AR lottery. A series of periods is expressed in units called laps. For example, when the number of laps is 1, it represents the period until the first AR lottery ends, and when the number of laps is 2, the second AR lottery ends after the first AR lottery ends. Represents the period up to.

In step S1013, the mode is set with reference to the table of FIG. 16A. FIG. 16A shows a numerical range of modes assigned to the set value. In this embodiment, three types of modes, mode A, mode B, and mode C, are provided. For example, when the set value is 6, the probability that mode A is selected is 50% (128/256), and the probability that mode B and mode C are selected is 25% (64/256), respectively. .. The higher the setting, the higher the transition rate to the more advantageous mode (mode C is the most advantageous and mode A is the most disadvantageous) is set. In addition to this configuration, the lottery probability of the mode may be different for each number of laps, for example, the mode shifts to a more advantageous mode according to the number of laps. In addition, the mode that is most likely to be set may be different for each set value and the number of laps.

In step S1015, the value of the ceiling pt is set. In the present embodiment, when the cumulative total of pt acquired in one lap (cumulative acquisition pt) reaches the ceiling pt, the AR lottery is executed (one lap ends). The ceiling pt adopts a configuration that is set for each lap. In setting the value of the ceiling pt, first the range of the ceiling pt is narrowed down by referring to the table of FIG. 16 (b), and then the range of the ceiling pt is narrowed down by referring to the table of FIG. 16 (c) from this range. Is further narrowed down, and the value of the ceiling pt is determined from within that range.

For example, when mode A is set, the ceiling pt is selected from the range 1-99, 200-299, 400-499, 600-699, and the probabilities are 1/256, 95/256, 32, respectively. / 256, 128/256. Further, for example, when mode B is set, the ceiling pt is selected from the range of 1 to 99, 100 to 199, 300 to 399, 500 to 599, and the probabilities are 4/256, 92/256, and so on. 97/256, 63/256.

When the selected range is 1 to 99, any range from 1 to 32, 33 to 65, and 66 to 99 is further selected from this range, and the probabilities are equal. When the selected range is other than 1 to 99 (mode A and mode B only), the last two digits in this range are 0 to 32, 33 to 65, and 66 to 99, respectively. One is selected with reference to the table of FIG. 16 (c). In the table of FIG. 16C, the range 0 to 32 is selected with a high probability (252/256) as compared with other ranges.

As described above, the range of the ceiling pt is narrowed down, and the value of the ceiling pt is determined by lottery from this range. The lottery probabilities at this time may be equal within the numerical range, or may be biased so that a specific range or a specific value within the numerical range is easily (or difficult to be selected).

In step S1017, this precursor start pt is set. This precursor start pt is a pt for starting the precursor effect before reaching the ceiling pt, and a value 24 to 32 pt less than the value of the ceiling pt is determined by lottery.

In step S1021, the game start state B-related processing is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1031. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1031, preparations are made for transmitting the internal winning command to the first sub-control unit 400, and the game start state processing is terminated. In this internal winning command, information on the condition device number, the state B, the bonus, and AR of the internally won combination (for example, the state B flag, the AR preparation flag, the AR flag, the number of AR remaining games, and the number of additional AR remaining games) , Cumulative acquisition pt, acquisition pt, main sign start pt, ceiling pt, mode type, presence / absence of pt double mode), presence / absence of instruction information and its contents, and the like.

Next, with reference to FIG. 17, the details of the game start state B related process (step S1021) in the game start state process of FIG. 15 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the game start state B related process (step S1021) in FIG.

First, in step S1101 executed first, it is determined whether or not the state of the game is a bonus state (RT is RT4 or RT6). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1103, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1105.

In step S1103, the process when the game starts in the bonus state (start process during bonus) is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1111.

In step S1105, it is determined whether or not the game state is an AR state (AR flag is on). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1107, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1109.

In step S1107, the process when the game starts in the AR state (start process during AR) is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1111. In this process, the process of subtracting or adding the number of AR remaining games may be executed.

In step S1109, a process (normal middle start process) when the game starts in a state other than the bonus state and the AR state is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1111. Details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S1111, the instruction information setting process is executed, and the game start state B related process is terminated. In this instruction information setting process, processing related to operation navigation settings (instruction information setting) is executed. In this process, when the AR preparation flag is on and the promotion replay (conditional device numbers 19 to 21) is internally won, the push order of the correct answer for the promotion replay (promotion replay navigation) is set in the instruction information. Is included.

Next, with reference to FIG. 18, the details of the normal middle start process (step S1109) in the game start state B related process of FIG. 17 will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the normal middle start process (step S1109) in FIG.

First, in the first step S1201, a direct hit lottery is executed. In this direct hit lottery, the table shown in FIG. 19A is used, and when the condition device number 25 is internally won, the probability of winning is 32/256. This lottery is not limited to the case where the condition device number 25 is internally won, and the lottery may be executed with the internal winning of other roles such as the condition device numbers 26 to 28 as an opportunity. , The re-game combination may be internally won a predetermined number of times (for example, three times) in succession, or may be executed based on the internal winning history or winning history of other roles. If this lottery is won, the current cumulative acquired pt value is rewritten to the ceiling pt value. In addition, the ceiling pt may be rewritten to the current cumulative acquisition pt. Further, the configuration is not limited to the configuration of the present embodiment, and for example, the AR preparation flag may be set to on (determined to shift to the AR state) when the lottery is won.

In step S1211, it is determined whether or not the value of the cumulative acquisition pt is equal to or higher than the ceiling pt. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1213, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1241.

In step S1213, the value of the cumulatively acquired pt is updated to a value obtained by subtracting the value of the ceiling pt, and the process proceeds to step S1215.

In step S1215, a lottery for whether or not to set AR (AR lottery) is executed. For example, if mode A is set, there is a 20% chance of winning the AR lottery, and if mode B is set, there is a 30% chance of winning the AR lottery, and mode C is set. If so, there is a 40% chance of winning the AR lottery. Regarding the determination of whether or not to set AR, for example, in setting 1, if the number of laps is 10, the AR lottery is surely won, and in setting 6, the number of laps is 11 and the AR lottery is surely won. The AR may be reliably won in a specific number of laps for each setting, or may be configured so that the winning probability differs in the AR lottery depending on other set values. The timing of the AR lottery of the present embodiment is not limited to, for example, the AR lottery is executed before the ceiling pt is set, and the result of the AR lottery has already been determined when the ceiling pt is set. It may be configured.

In step S1217, it is determined whether or not the AR lottery in step S1215 has been won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1219, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1221.

In step S1219, the initial value (for example, 50) is set for the number of remaining AR games, the AR preparation flag is set to on, and the process proceeds to step S1241.

In step S1221, 1 is added to the number of laps, and the process proceeds to step S1223.

In step S1223, one of mode A, mode B, and mode C is set with reference to the table of FIG. 16A in the same manner as in step S1013 of FIG. 15, and the process proceeds to step S1225.

In step S1225, the value of the ceiling pt is newly set with reference to the table of FIGS. 16 (b) and 16 (c) in the same manner as in step S1015 of FIG. 15, and the process proceeds to step S1227.

In step S1227, the precursor start pt is set in the same manner as in step S1017 of FIG. 15, and the process proceeds to step S1241.

In step S1241, it is determined whether or not the AR preparation flag is set to ON. If this condition is satisfied, the normal start process is terminated, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1243.

In step S1243, the pt lottery and the pt double mode lottery are executed. There are two types of pt lottery, a lottery based on the condition device that was internally won and a lottery based on the winning history of the last three games, and these values are added up.

In the pt lottery based on the internally won condition device, the table of FIG. 19B is used. For example, when the condition device number 25 is internally elected, the probability of 16/256 is 5 pt, the probability of 48/256 is 10 pt, the probability of 128/256 is 20 pt, and the probability of 60/256 is 30 pt, 2 /. You will get 100pt with a probability of 256 and 200pt with a probability of 2/256. If a conditional device other than the conditional device numbers 25 to 28 is internally elected, 1 pt is acquired with a probability of 256/256.

The table of FIG. 19C is used in the pt lottery based on the winning history of the last three games. In the lottery here, the replay roles 1 to 10 are divided into three groups, "blue", the small role 23 is "yellow", and the replay roles 11 and the small roles 1 to 11 are "purple". When the winning history is composed of the roles of these groups, the pt lottery is executed. For example, if the winning history of the last three times is 2 times for the role belonging to the "blue" group and 1 time for the role belonging to the "yellow" group, there is a probability of 5pt, 2 with a probability of 254/256. / 256 chance to get 10pt. In addition, when pt is acquired by the lottery here, the production corresponding to this is executed.

The conditions and probabilities for the pt lottery described above and their values are examples, and any value can be adopted. For example, without performing a pt lottery for each game as in the present embodiment, 5 pt is acquired for each game in a certain numerical range (for example, 100 to 150 pt), and 3 pt is acquired in another range (for example, 250 to 300 pt). It may be configured to do so.

Further, in the pt double mode lottery, the internal winning condition device and the table of FIG. 19D are used. For example, when the condition device number 25 is internally won, 10 games of pt double mode are given with a probability of 16/256, 20 games of pt double mode are given with a probability of 8/256, and 8/256. There is a probability that 30 games will be granted in the pt double mode, and there is a probability of 224/256 that the pt double mode will not be won. Note that these probabilities and values are examples, and arbitrary values can be adopted. This lottery is not limited to the case where the condition device numbers 25 to 28 are internally won, and the lottery may be executed with the internal winning of another combination as a trigger, or the replay combination may be performed a predetermined number of times (for example,). (3 times) It may be configured to be executed based on the fact that the internal winning is consecutive and the winning history.

In this embodiment, the pt double mode is determined based on the conditional device, but for example, the lottery table may be different depending on the value and range of the cumulatively acquired pt. Further, a table to be used according to the cumulative acquisition pt, the number of games elapsed in the state B (for example, 100 games have passed since the transition to the state B), and the number of games since the end of the bonus (for example, within 50 games from the end of the bonus) is used. The configuration may be such that it is easy to determine or one of the tables is easily selected (or difficult to be selected).

In step S1245, it is determined whether or not the pt double mode is set. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1247, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1251.

In step S1247, the pt acquired in step S1243 is doubled, and the process proceeds to step S1249.

In step S1249, the termination process of the pt double mode is executed. Here, the number of games in the pt double mode given in step S1243 is subtracted one by one, and when it reaches 0, the pt double mode is canceled.

In step S1251, the pt acquired in step S1243 (pt doubled when step S1247 is executed) is added (updated) to the cumulative acquired pt, and the normal start process is terminated.

Next, with reference to FIG. 20, the details of the game state update process (step S121) in the main process of the main control unit of FIG. 14 will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the game state update process (step S121) in FIG.

First, in step S1A01, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the bonus is being activated (RT4 or RT6) when the start lever 135 is operated. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1A07, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1A03.

In step S1A03, it is determined whether or not the bonus is being activated (RT4 or RT6). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1A05, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1A11.

In step S1A05, various processes at the time of bonus operation are executed, and the process proceeds to step S1A11.

In step S1A07, it is determined whether or not the bonus is operating (RT4 or RT6). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1A11, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1A09.

In step S1A09, various processes at the end of the bonus are executed, and the process proceeds to step S1A11.

In step S1A11, it is determined whether or not the state B flag is on. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1A13, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1A15.

In step S1A13, the state B update process is executed. Details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG. 21 (a).

In step S1A15, it is determined whether or not the number of games that can be continued in the state B is greater than 0. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1A17, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1A21.

In step S1A17, the state B flag is set to on, and the process proceeds to step S1A21.

In step S1A21, the instruction information is cleared, and the process proceeds to step S1A23.

In step S1A23, preparation for transmission of the game state update command is performed. This command includes information about RT, state B, bonus, and information about AR (eg, AR preparation flag, AR flag, and the number of AR remaining games).

Next, the details of the state B update process (step S1A13) in the game state update process of FIG. 20 will be described with reference to FIG. 21 (a). FIG. 20 is a flowchart of the state B update process (step S1A13) in FIG.

First, in step S1B01 executed first, it is determined whether or not the state of the game is a bonus state (RT is RT4 or RT6). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1B03, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1B05.

In step S1B03, the process when the game ends in the bonus state (update process during bonus) is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1B11.

In step S1B05, it is determined whether or not the game state is the AR state (AR flag is on). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1B07, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1B09.

In step S1B07, the process when the game ends in the AR state (update process during AR) is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1B11. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG. 21 (b).

In step S1B09, a process (normal update process) when the game ends in a state other than the bonus state and the AR state is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1B11. Details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG. 21 (c).

In step S1B11, the state B end determination process is executed, and the state B update process is terminated. This state B end determination process will be described later with reference to FIG. 22 (a).

Next, the details of the update process during AR (step S1B07) in the state B update process of FIG. 21 (a) will be described with reference to FIG. 21 (b). The figure is a flowchart of the update process during AR (step S1B07) in FIG. 21 (a).

First, in step S1B21 executed first, it is determined whether or not the value of the number of AR remaining games is greater than 0. If this condition is satisfied, the update process during AR is terminated, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1B23.

In step S1B23, the game state is set to normal (AR flag is off), and the process proceeds to step S1B25.

In step S1B25, the state B end flag is set to on, and the update process during AR is ended.

Next, the details of the normal intermediate update process (step S1B09) in the state B update process of FIG. 21 (a) will be described with reference to FIG. 21 (c). FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the normal middle update process (step S1B09) in FIG. 21 (a).

First, in step S1B31, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the AR preparation flag is set to ON. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1B33, and if not, the normal update process is terminated.

In step S1B33, it is determined whether or not the transition from RT1 to RT2 has occurred. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1B35, and if not, the normal update process is terminated.

In step S1B35, the game state is set to the AR state (AR flag is on), and the process proceeds to step S1B37.

In step S1B37, the AR preparation flag is set to off, and the update process during AR is terminated.

Next, the details of the state B end determination process (step S1B11) in the state B update process of FIG. 21 (a) will be described with reference to FIG. 22 (a). FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the state B end determination process (step S1B11) in FIG. 21 (a).

First, in the first step S1C01, the MY counter update process is executed, and the process proceeds to step S1C03. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG. 22 (b).

In step S1C03, it is determined whether or not the number of games that can be continued in the state B is greater than 0. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1C05, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1C09.

In step S1C05, it is determined whether or not the state B end flag is on. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1C09, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1C07.

In step S1C07, the number of games that can be continued in the state B is subtracted by 1, and the state B end determination process is terminated.

In step S1C09, the flags and variables related to state B are initialized. By this process, the transition from the state B to the state A is performed. In this process, the state B flag, the AR preparation flag, the AR flag, and the state B end flag are each set to off. In addition, the number of games that can be continued in state B, the number of laps, the number of games remaining in AR, the value of the MY counter, the cumulative acquisition pt, the ceiling pt, and the start pt of this precursor are initialized to 0, respectively.

Next, the details of the MY counter update process (step S1C01) in the state B end determination process of FIG. 22 (a) will be described with reference to FIG. 22 (b). FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the MY counter update process (step S1C01) in FIG. 22 (a).

First, in step S1C11, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the immediately preceding winning combination is a replaying combination. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1C21. If not, the process proceeds to step S1C13.

In step S1C13, the number of payouts in the immediately preceding game is added from the value of the MY counter and updated as the value of the MY counter. Then, the process proceeds to step S1C15.

In step S1C15, the value obtained by subtracting the number of medals inserted in the immediately preceding game from the value of the MY counter is updated as the value of the MY counter. Then, the process proceeds to step S1C17.

In step S1C17, it is determined whether or not the value of the MY counter is negative. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S1C19, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1C21.

In step S1C19, the value of the MY counter is set to 0, and the process proceeds to step S1C21.

In step S1C21, it is determined whether or not the value of the MY counter is greater than 2400. If this condition is satisfied, the MY counter update process is terminated, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1C23.

In step S1C23, the value of the number of games that can be continued in state B is set to 0, and the MY counter update process is terminated.

<Main control unit 300 timer interrupt processing>
Next, the main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. 23. The figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the timer interrupt process of the main control unit.

The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in the present embodiment), and the main control unit timer interrupt is triggered by this timer interrupt signal. The process is started at a predetermined cycle.

In step S201, the timer interrupt start process is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving the value of each register of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed.

In step S203, the WDT314 is periodically (this) so that the count value of the WDT314 does not exceed the initial setting value (32.8 ms in the present embodiment) and the WDT interrupt does not occur (so as not to detect an abnormality in the process). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once every about 2 ms, which is the cycle of interrupting the main control unit timer.

In step S205, the input port state update process is performed. In this input port state update process, the detection signals of the sensor circuits 320 of the various sensors 318 are input via the input port of the I / O 310 to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signals, and the RAM 308 is partitioned for each of the various sensors 318. It is stored in the provided signal state storage area. The state of the optical sensor is confirmed by this process.

In step S207, various game processes are executed, and processes according to the interrupt status are executed.

In step S209, the timer update process is performed. For example, a process of updating various timers in each time unit, such as subtracting a game interval timer, is executed.

In step S211 the command setting transmission process is performed, and various commands prepared for transmission in the main process of the main control unit 300, the timer interrupt process, and the like are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. The output schedule information to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits in the present embodiment, and the bits 15 are strobe information (when it is on, it indicates that data is set) and bits 11. ~ 14 are command types (in this embodiment, a basic command, a bet command, a start lever reception command, an internal winning command, a reel rotation start command accompanying the start of rotation of reels 110 to 112, and acceptance of operations of stop buttons 137 to 139. 1st to 3rd press commands associated with, 1st to 3rd stop commands associated with stopping reels 110 to 112, winning commands, payout number commands and payout completion commands associated with medal payout processing, game status update command), bit 0 10 to 10 are composed of command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type).

In the first sub-control unit 400, the command type included in the received output schedule information enables the determination of the effect control according to the change in the game control in the main control unit 300, and is included in the output schedule information. It becomes possible to determine the effect control content based on the information of the command data.

In step S213, the external signal setting process is performed. In this external signal setting process, the game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to the information input circuit 652, which is separate from the slot machine 100, via the information output circuit 334.

In step S215, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, first, in step S205, the signal states of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area are read out, and the presence or absence of errors related to medal insertion abnormality, medal payout abnormality, etc. is monitored, and if an error is detected, the error is detected. (Not shown) Error processing is executed. Further, the medal selector 170 (medal blocker in which the solenoid provided in the medal selector 170 operates), various lamps 336, and various 7-segment (SEG) displays are set according to the current gaming state.

In step S217, it is monitored whether or not the low voltage signal is on. Then, when the low voltage signal is received (when the power interruption is detected), the process proceeds to step S221, and when the low voltage signal is not received (when the power interruption is not detected), the process proceeds to step S219. move on.

In step S219, the timer interrupt end process is performed. In this timer interrupt end processing, processing such as setting the value of each register temporarily saved in step S201 to each original register is performed. After that, the process returns to the main processing of the main control unit shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in step S221, information (return data) that needs to be saved, such as specific variables and stack pointers for returning to the state at the time of power failure at the time of power recovery, is saved in a predetermined area of the RAM 308, and the used area of the RAM 308 is saved. The checksum value for a predetermined area including at least is derived and stored in the RAM 308, and the power supply flag indicating that the power failure processing has been performed is set to ON.

<Processing of the first sub-control unit 400>
Next, the process of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. 24. Note that FIG. 24A is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400. FIG. 24B is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400. FIG. 24C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400.

First, in step S301, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, the initialization process is first executed in step S301. In this initialization process, the initial setting of the input / output port, the initialization process of the storage area in the RAM 408, and the like are performed. In this process, the RAM 408 is provided with an area for storing the internal winning information, which is information representing the result of the internal winning, and an area for storing the RT update information, which is the information representing the gaming state, respectively.

In step S303, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S305.

In step S305, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

In step S307, command processing, which is processing corresponding to each command received from the main control unit 300, is executed. The details of this command processing will be described later with reference to FIG. 24 (d).

In step S309, the effect control process is performed. Here, the production is prepared according to the production reservation information in the production reservation area provided in the RAM 408. This preparation includes, for example, performing processing such as reading the effect data from the ROM 406, and performing the effect data update process when the effect data needs to be updated.

In step S311, sound control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if there is an instruction to the sound source IC 418 in the effect data read in step S309, this instruction is output to the sound source IC 418.

In step S313, the lamp control process is performed based on the process result of step S309. For example, if there is an instruction to the various lamps 420 in the effect data read in step S309, this instruction is output to the drive circuit 422.

In step S315, the shutter control process is performed based on the process result of step S309. For example, if there is a shutter control command in the effect data read in step S309, the shutter control corresponding to this command is performed.

In step S317, information output processing is performed in which a control command is set to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if there is a control command to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 in the effect data read in step S309, the setting to output this control command is made, and the process returns to step S303.

Next, the command reception interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. 24 (b). This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first sub-control unit 400 detects a strobe signal output by the main control unit 300. In step S321 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output by the main control unit 300 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM 408.

Next, the first sub-control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. 24 (c). The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in this embodiment), and the timer interrupt process is predetermined with this timer interrupt as an opportunity. Execute in the cycle of.

In step S331, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408 described in step S303 in the first sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 24A, and the data is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S303, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

In step S333, device data is transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 set in step S315, and the effect random number value is updated.

Next, with reference to FIG. 24 (d), the details of the command process (step S307) in the first sub-control unit main process of FIG. 24 (a) will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the command process (step S307) in FIG. 24 (a).

First, in step S341, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not there is an unprocessed command. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S343, and if not, this command processing ends.

In step S343, command processing, which is processing corresponding to each command received from the main control unit 300, is executed. Of these processes, the process when the internal winning command is received will be described later with reference to FIG. 25 (a). Further, the process when the game state update command is received will be described later with reference to FIG. 25 (b).

Next, with reference to FIG. 25 (a), the details of the internal winning command processing (step S343) when the internal winning command is received in the command processing of FIG. 24 (d) will be described. FIG. 25A is a flowchart of the internal winning command processing (step S343) when the internal winning command is received in FIG. 24D.

First, in step S3001 to be executed first, the condition device number of the internally won combination is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S3003.

In step S3003, the information regarding the state B is acquired from the information included in the internal winning command, and the process proceeds to step S3005. In the present embodiment, the management information of the bell navigation system and the information related to the acquisition of AR are treated as the information related to the state B, but it is not necessary to handle the information related to the state B, and the information may be acquired as needed. .. Further, the information to be acquired may include information on the difference number in AR (net increase number, acquired number-used number) and MY counter information.

In step S3005, the presence or absence of instruction information is determined from the information included in the internal winning command. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3007, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3009.

In step S3007, the effect data for executing the operation navigation is set based on the condition device number and the instruction information.

In step S3009, a process for setting an effect according to the state of the game (effect setting process for each state) is executed, and the process proceeds to step S3011. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S3011, in addition to the process described above, the process at the time of receiving the internal winning command is executed, and this process ends.

Next, with reference to FIG. 25 (b), the details of the game state update command process (step S343) when the game state update command is received in the command process of FIG. 24 (d) will be described. FIG. 25 (b) is a flowchart of the game state update command process (step S343) when the game state update command is received in FIG. 24 (d).

First, in step S3A01, which is executed first, information on RT and state B is acquired from the information included in the game state update command, and the process proceeds to step S3A03.

In step S3A03, the information acquired in step S3A01 is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the AR state starts from the next game (AR flag is on). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3A05, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3A07.

In step S3A05, the corresponding effect data and its execution timing are set so that the effect corresponding to the AR state is started at the timing of the start operation of the next game.

In step S3A07, it is determined whether or not the game state of the next game is normal (neither the AR state nor the bonus state) by referring to the information acquired in step S3A01. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3A09, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3A11.

In step S3A09, the normal middle effect setting process B is executed, and the process proceeds to step S3A11. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG. 28.

In step S3A11, in addition to the process described above, a process at the time of receiving the game state update command (including, for example, a process of setting a bonus state effect and a default effect) is executed, and the game state update command process is completed. do.

Next, with reference to FIG. 26, the details of the effect setting process (step S3009) for each state in the internal winning command process of FIG. 25 (a) will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the effect setting process (step S3009) for each state in FIG. 25 (a).

First, in step S3101, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the state of the game is a bonus state (RT is RT4 or RT6). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3103, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3105.

In step S3103, a process of appropriately setting the effect in the bonus state (effect setting process during bonus) is executed, and the effect setting process for each state is completed.

In step S3105, it is determined whether or not the game state is an AR state (AR flag is on). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3107, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3109.

In step S3107, a process of appropriately setting an effect (for example, an effect related to subtraction or addition of the number of remaining AR games) is executed in the AR state (effect setting process during AR), and the effect setting process for each state is completed.

In step S3109, a process of appropriately setting the effect in a state other than the bonus state and the AR state (normal medium effect setting process A) is executed, and the effect setting process for each state is completed. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG. 27.

Next, with reference to FIG. 27, the details of the normal intermediate effect setting process A (step S3109) in the effect setting process for each state of FIG. 26 will be described. FIG. 26 is a flowchart of the normal middle effect setting process A (step S3109) in FIG. 26.

First, in step S3201 executed first, it is determined whether or not the state B flag is on. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3203, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3215.

In step S3203, the acquired pt is set (reserved) so as to be displayed at the timing of the third stop operation, and the process proceeds to step S3205.

In step S3205, it is determined whether or not the precursor flag is set to ON. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3207, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3215.

In step S3207, it is determined whether or not the value of the number of precursory remaining games is greater than 0. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3209, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3213.

In step S3209, the value of the number of precursory remaining games is subtracted by 1, and the process proceeds to step S3211.

In step S3211, the precursor effect is set, and the process proceeds to step S3215.

In step S3213, the precursor flag is set to off, and the process proceeds to step S3215.

In step S3215, processing related to other effects (for example, effect processing when the state B flag is off, effect processing when the cumulative acquisition pt reaches the ceiling pt, effect processing when the AR preparation flag is on, winning history). The effect processing when the pt lottery based on the above is executed) is executed, and the normal intermediate effect setting process A is terminated.

Next, with reference to FIG. 28, the details of the normal middle effect setting process B (step S3A07) in the game state update command process of FIG. 25 will be described. FIG. 25 is a flowchart of the normal middle effect setting process B (step S3A07) in FIG. 25.

First, in step S3B01, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the state B flag is on. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3B03, and if not, the normal intermediate effect setting process B is terminated.

In step S3B03, it is determined whether or not the value of the number of laps has been updated. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3B05, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3B21.

In step S3B05, the precursor flag is set to off, the value of the number of precursor remaining games is set to 0, and the process proceeds to step S3B07.

In step S3B07, the zone is set with reference to the table of FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b). Here, the zone is a range provided for executing the effect in the second notification mode among the ranges that the cumulative acquisition pt can take. In the present embodiment, the range in which the ceiling pt can be derived is determined according to the mode (for example, FIG. 16B), but this zone is provided according to the range in which the ceiling pt can be derived.

For example, when mode A is selected, the ceiling pt is derived from the range 1-99, 200-299, 400-499, 600-699 (FIG. 16B). On the other hand, when the mode A is selected, the zone is set according to any one of the patterns PA1, PA2, and PA3 (FIG. 29 (a)). The lottery probabilities of each pattern are equal, but there may be a bias.

For example, when the pattern PA1 is selected, the ranges of 1-32, 100 to 132, 200 to 232, 400 to 432, and 600 to 632 are set as zones, respectively. Of these zones, except for the zones corresponding to the range of 100 to 132, the ceiling pt is provided within the range in which the ceiling pt can be derived when the mode A is selected. With this configuration, when the effect in the second notification mode is executed, the expectation for reaching the ceiling pt can be increased.

If the zone is provided only in the range where the ceiling pt can be derived, the type of mode may be easily grasped, and the set value may be easily guessed, which may reduce the interest of the game. There is. In the present embodiment, the zone may be set in a range other than the range in which the ceiling pt can be derived (the portion shown by the hatching in FIG. 29 (a)), and the expectation can be increased. There is.

Further, in the present embodiment, in mode A or mode B, the ratio of deriving the ceiling pt from the range in which the last two digits are in the first half is high (FIG. 16 (c)), but for example, the last two digits are in the second half. Since the ceiling pt may be derived from the range in the above, the zone should include the entire range in which the ceiling pt can be derived, such as including these ranges in the zone. May be good. In addition, in the case where the entire range in which the ceiling pt can be derived is not included in the zone as in the present embodiment, the precursor effect when reaching the ceiling pt outside the zone (due to the arrival of the precursor start pt) It may be possible to more reliably grasp that the ceiling pt is reached.

Further, for example, if the zones are shared halfway in different modes, it is possible to make it difficult to grasp the type of mode. For example, in the pattern P-B2, the range of 100 to 132 is intentionally out of the zone even though the ceiling pt can be derived, but this is a configuration in which the zone is shared halfway with the pattern P-A2. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to grasp the type of mode. Furthermore, it may be possible to raise expectations because the type of mode cannot be grasped.

In step S3B09, a false precursor start pt is set for the zone set in step S3B07. However, in mode C, the false precursor start pt is not set. When the cumulative acquisition pt reaches the false precursor start pt, an effect similar to the precursor effect when reaching the ceiling pt (the effect executed when the present precursor start pt is reached) is started. FIG. 29 (c) shows an example of a zone set according to the pattern PA1 and a false precursor start pt in this case. As shown in these examples, in the present embodiment, the false precursor start pt is not set in all the set zones (the portion shown by the hatching in FIG. 29 (c)). For example, in PA1-1, it is shown that the false precursor start pt is not set for the zone corresponding to the range of 400 to 432, and in PA1-2, 1-32, 100 to It is shown that the false precursor start pt is not set for the zone corresponding to the range of 132. The false precursor start pt is not limited to the configuration that is set corresponding to the inside of the zone, and the false precursor start pt may be set outside the zone.

In step S3B11, it is determined whether or not the value of the number of laps is 1. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3B13, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3B21.

In step S3B13, the execution of the effect in the first notification mode is reserved at the timing of the next bet operation, and the process proceeds to step S3B21.

In step S3B21, the precursor effect preparatory process is executed, and the process proceeds to step S3B23. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S3B23, the notification mode switching reservation process is executed, and the process proceeds to step S3B25. The details of this process will be described later with reference to FIG. 31.

In step S3B25, the value of the cumulative acquired pt before the update by the acquired pt is added in increments of a predetermined number (for example, 1) until it becomes the same value as the current cumulative acquired pt, and this value is sequentially displayed (hereinafter, Addition effect) is set. When this addition effect is completed, the value of the current cumulative acquisition pt will be displayed. If this process is executed again before the addition effect executed in the previous game is completed, the value finally displayed is set to the current cumulative acquisition pt while continuing this addition effect. Update (additional production update).

Next, with reference to FIG. 30, the details of the precursor effect preparation process (step S3B21) in the normal medium effect setting process B of FIG. 28 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the precursor effect preparatory process (step S3B21) in FIG. 28.

First, in step S3C01, which is executed first, the precursor start pt (this precursor start pt, false precursor start pt) is reached by updating the cumulative acquisition pt from the information of the cumulative acquisition pt and the acquisition pt (cumulative acquisition pt and precursor). It is determined whether or not the values of the start pt are equal, or the cumulative acquisition pt exceeds the value of the precursor start pt). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3C05, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3C03.

In step S3C03, it is determined whether or not the condition equipment number 25 (chance eye) is internally won. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3C05, and if not, the precursor effect preparation process ends.

In step S3C05, the precursor flag is set to on, and when the cumulative acquisition pt has reached the main precursor start pt, the value of the number of precursor remaining games is set to 32 (precursor effect until the cumulative acquisition pt reaches the ceiling pt). Is set to (value for continuing), and if not, the value of the number of remaining precursor games is set by lottery from the range of 10 to 16, and the precursor effect preparation process is completed. The setting of the number of residual games is not limited to this configuration, and a fixed value may be set.

Next, with reference to FIG. 31, the details of the notification mode switching reservation process (step S3B23) in the normal medium effect setting process B of FIG. 28 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the notification mode switching reservation process (step S3B23) in FIG. 28.

First, in step S3D01, which is executed first, it is determined whether or not the effect in the first notification mode is executed. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3D03, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3D21. The production in the first notification mode will be described later.

In step S3D03, it is determined whether or not the value of the cumulative acquisition pt is within the zone. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3D11, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3D05.

In step S3D05, it is determined whether or not the cumulative acquisition pt exceeds the zone (the zone is included in the range between the cumulative acquisition pt before and after the update). If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3D07, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3D13.

In step S3D07, it is determined whether or not the precursor flag is on. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3D11, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3D09.

In step S3D09, the value of the number of switching extension games is set to 5, and the process proceeds to step S3D11. In addition, the number of switching extension games is for exceptionally executing the production in the second notification mode when the cumulative acquisition pt is not in the zone (the range in which the production in the first notification mode is executed). It is a counter, and details will be described later.

In step S3D11, regarding the switching from the first notification mode to the second notification mode, execution is reserved at the timing of the next bet operation, and the notification mode switching reservation process is terminated.

In step S3D13, in order to maintain the effect in the first notification mode, the execution of the effect in the first notification mode is reserved at the timing of the next bet operation, and the notification mode switching reservation process is terminated. If a configuration is adopted in which the effect once set is continued until the effect is switched, the processing here may not be executed.

In step S3D21, it is determined whether or not the value of the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3D23, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3D31.

In step S3D23, it is determined whether or not the precursor flag is on. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3D31, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3D25.

In step S3D25, it is determined whether or not the value of the number of switching extension games is larger than 0. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3D29, and if not, the process proceeds to step S3D27.

In step S3D27, regarding the switching from the second notification mode to the first notification mode, execution is reserved at the timing of the next bet operation, and the notification mode switching reservation process is terminated.

In step S3D29, the value of the number of switching extension games is subtracted by 1, and the process proceeds to step S3D31.

In step S3D31, in order to maintain the effect in the second notification mode, the execution of the effect in the second notification mode is reserved at the timing of the next bet operation, and the notification mode switching reservation process is terminated. If a configuration is adopted in which the effect once set is continued until the effect is switched, the processing here may not be executed.

<Processing of the second sub-control unit 500>
Next, the process of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 32. Note that FIG. 32A is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 32B is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 32 (c) is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500. FIG. 32 (d) is a flowchart of the image control process of the second sub-control unit 500.

First, in step S401 of FIG. 32 (a), various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, the initialization process is first executed in step S401. In this initialization process, the input / output port initial setting, the initialization process of the storage area in the RAM 508, and the like are performed.

In step S403, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S405.

In step S405, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

In step S407, command processing is performed. In the command processing, the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500 determines whether or not a command has been received from the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400.

In step S409, the effect control process is performed. Specifically, when there is a new command in step S407, the process corresponding to this command is performed. For example, a process of reading the effect data for controlling the image of the background image from the ROM 506 is executed. In addition, processing such as reading out the production data from ROM 506 other than this is included, and when the production data needs to be updated, the production data is updated.

In step S411, image control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S409. For example, if there is an image control command in the effect data read out in step S409, the image control corresponding to this command is performed. For example, image control regarding a display image (notification image, background image) is executed. This image control process will be described later with reference to FIG. 32 (d). When this image control process is completed, the process returns to step S403.

Next, the command reception interrupt process of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 32 (b). This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the second sub-control unit 500 detects a strobe signal output by the first sub-control unit 400. In step S415 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output by the first sub-control unit 400 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM 508.

Next, the second sub-control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 32 (c). The second sub-control unit 500 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in this embodiment), and the timer interrupt process is predetermined with this timer interrupt as an opportunity. Execute in the cycle of.

In step S417, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 508 described in step S403 in the second sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 32A, and the data is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S403, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

In step S419, the effect random value value update process and the like are performed.

Next, the image control process of step S411 in the main process of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 32 (d). The figure is a diagram showing a flowchart showing the flow of image control processing.

In step S421, an image data transfer instruction is given. Here, the CPU 504 first swaps the designation of the display area A of the VRAM 518 and the drawing area of the display area B. As a result, the one-frame image stored in the display area not designated as the drawing area is displayed on the effect image display device 157. Next, the CPU 504 sets the ROM coordinates (transfer source address of the ROM 506), VRAM coordinates (transfer destination address of the VRAM 518), and the like in the attribute register of the VDP 516 based on the position information table, and then the image from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 518. Set the command to instruct the start of data transfer. The VDP 516 transfers the image data from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 518 based on the instruction set in the attribute register. After that, the VDP 516 outputs a transfer end interrupt signal to the CPU 504.

In step S423, it is determined whether or not the transfer end interrupt signal from the VDP 516 has been input. If the transfer end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S425. If not, the transfer end interrupt signal is input. Wait for it.

In step S425, parameters are set based on the effect scenario configuration table, attribute data, and the like. Here, in order to form a display image in the display area A or B of the VRAM 518 based on the image data transferred to the VRAM 518 in step S421, the CPU 504 information on the image data constituting the display image (coordinate axis of the VRAM 518, image size). , VRAM coordinates (arrangement coordinates), image superimposition and transparency, etc.) are instructed to VDP516. The VDP 516 sets parameters according to the attributes based on the instructions stored in the attribute registers.

In step S427, a drawing instruction is given. In this drawing instruction, the CPU 504 instructs the VDP 516 to start drawing an image. The VDP 516 starts drawing an image in the frame buffer according to the instruction of the CPU 504.

In step S429, it is determined whether or not the generation end interrupt signal from the VDP 516 is input based on the end of drawing the image. If the generation end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S431. If not, the generation end interrupt signal is generated. Wait for to be entered.

In step S431, the scene display counter that is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508 and counts how many scenes of images are generated is incremented (+1) to end the process.

≪Operation explanation≫
Hereinafter, the features of the slot machine 100 described above will be described with reference to an operation example.

[From the initial state to the setting of state B]
Hereinafter, the flow from the initial state of the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment to the start of AR will be described. Here, the state of RT0 and the state A is set as the initial state.

In the state A, the transition lottery to the state B is executed at the start of each game (step S1003 in FIG. 15). If this lottery is won, various settings such as the number of games that can be continued in state B, the MY counter, the number of laps, the mode, the ceiling pt, and the start pt of this sign are executed (Yes route in step S1005 in FIG. 15). Further, at the end of the game in which these settings are made, the state B flag is set to on, and the state B is set from the next game (step S1A17 in FIG. 20).

[Until AR starts in state B]
In the state B, pt may be acquired in each game (step S1243 in FIG. 18, 19 (b) (c)), and the pt acquired here is added to the cumulative acquired pt (step in FIG. 18). S1251). At this time, when the pt double mode is set by lottery, the acquired pt is doubled and added to the cumulative acquired pt (step S1247 of FIG. 18, FIG. 19 (d)).

When the value of the cumulative acquisition pt becomes the same as or larger than the ceiling pt due to the update, the AR lottery is executed (step 1215 in FIG. 18). If the AR lottery is not won, 1 is added to the number of laps, the mode, ceiling pt, and main sign start pt are newly set (No route in step S1217 in FIG. 18), and the flow described above is followed. Repeated. On the other hand, if the above AR lottery is won, the initial value of the number of remaining AR games is set, and the AR preparation flag is set to ON (Yes route in step S1217 of FIG. 18). When the game state shifts from RT1 to RT2 after the AR preparation flag is set to ON, the game state is set to the AR state (AR flag is ON) and the AR state starts (step S1B35 in FIG. 21C). When the AR preparation flag is on, the notification of the operating condition is executed so as to shift from RT1 to RT2 (step S1111 in FIG. 17 and step S3007 in FIG. 25). In addition, the configuration is not limited to the configuration of the present embodiment, and the AR state may be started without the transition of RT when the AR lottery is won. Further, if the AR lottery is won, the AR state may be started after passing through a precursor state such as a so-called chance zone.

[Until the AR state ends]
In this embodiment, the period of the AR state is managed by the number of AR remaining games (step S1107 in FIG. 17, FIG. 21 (b)). The number of AR remaining games may be added by lottery (step S1107 in FIG. 17). If there is an addition, the addition effect is executed (step S3107 in FIG. 26).

When the number of AR remaining games becomes 0, the game state is set to normal (AR flag is off) and the AR state ends (step S1B23 in FIG. 21B). Further, the parameters of the state B are initialized and the state A is set (step S1B25 in FIG. 21B, step S1C09 in FIG. 22A). In addition, unlike the present embodiment, when the number of remaining AR games becomes 0, the AR state is terminated, and a new ceiling pt and this precursor start pt are set to continue the state B (new). The lap is started) may be adopted.

By adding the number of AR remaining games, the number of games played after the state B is set will increase. However, the number of games that can be continued is provided in the state B (step S1007 in FIG. 15), and when the number of games played after the state B is set reaches this number of games that can be continued, the state A is set. It is configured (No route in step S1C03 of FIG. 22A). At this time, all the values related to the AR state are also initialized (the AR state ends), so the AR state ends even if the number of remaining AR games is not 0.

In addition, an upper limit (for example, 2400) is set for the net increase in the number of medals in the state B in order to prevent the cumulative number of net increases obtained by subtracting the number of inserts from the number of payouts from increasing too much in a short period of time to increase gambling. Has been done. Specifically, a variable (MY counter, initial value 0) for storing the net increase in medals is provided, the net increase for each game is calculated from the difference between the number of medals used and the number of medals paid out, and the number is added to the MY counter (MY counter). 22 (b), step S1C13, step S1C15). Here, when the net increase number is negative, the value of the MY counter decreases, but when the value of the MY counter turns negative at this time, the value of the MY counter is set to 0 (initialization) (FIG. 22 (Fig. 22). b) Step S1C19). Then, when the value of the MY counter reaches the upper limit (for example, 2400), the state B ends and the state A is set (step S1C23 in FIG. 22B). At this time as well, as in the case where the number of games that can be continued in state B becomes 0, all the values related to the AR state are initialized (the AR state ends), so even if the number of remaining AR games is not 0, the AR state Is finished.

[Operation example (1) due to increase in cumulative acquisition pt]
Hereinafter, an example of the operation in the state B will be described with reference to FIGS. 33 and 34. These figures are diagrams showing an example of the operation accompanying the increase in the cumulative acquisition pt. In this example, it is assumed that the state B has already been set. Further, it is assumed that the mode A (FIG. 16 (a)) is set in this lap, and 618 is set as the present precursor start pt (FIGS. 16 (b) and (c)). Further, it is assumed that the zone is set according to the pattern PA1 shown in FIG. 29 (a) and the false precursor start pt shown in PA1-2 of FIG. 29 (c) is set.

FIG. 33 (A1) shows the screen of the effect image display device 157 when the value of the cumulative acquisition pt is 1. At this time, the cumulative acquisition pt is within the zone (within the range of 1 to 32 in the pattern PA1 of FIG. 29 (a)), and by being within the zone, the effect in the second notification mode is executed. It is in a state. The display shown by cross-hatching at the lower left of the screen is an example of the effect in the second notification mode, and the effect in the second notification mode is an effect that raises the expectation for reaching the ceiling pt. Further, the numbers in the lower left area of the screen are displays used for the addition effect (step S3B25 in FIG. 28), and at this timing, the same value (1) as the cumulative acquisition pt is displayed. In addition, the characters of "normal mode" shown in the upper left of the screen are indications indicating that the state is B, which is neither the AR state nor the bonus state. The main character is displayed on the right side of the screen. This area is an area for displaying an image according to the situation, and the state in which the main character is displayed is the default.

It is assumed that the game is newly started from the state shown in FIG. 33 (A1), 1 is derived as the acquired pt, and the cumulative acquired pt is 2. This acquired pt is displayed at the timing of the third stop operation (FIG. 33 (A2), display of +1 above the cross-hatched area at the lower left of the screen, step S3203 in FIG. 27). Then, following the display of the acquired pt, the addition effect is executed, and the numbers in the area at the lower left of the screen are added up to the current cumulative acquired pt value (here, 2) (FIG. 33 (A3), FIG. 28). Step S3B25). In addition, although the character "is it a chance?" Is shown in the screen in FIGS. 33 (A2) and 33 (A3), this display is an example of an effect that makes it expected that a precursory effect will occur.

It is assumed that the game is newly started from the state shown in FIG. 33 (A3), the condition device numbers 25 to 28 are internally won, 10 is derived as the acquired pt, and the cumulative acquired pt is 12. This acquired pt is displayed at the timing of the third stop operation (FIG. 33 (A4), display of +10 above the cross-hatched area at the lower left of the screen, step S3203 in FIG. 27). Then, following the display of the acquired pt, the addition effect is executed, and the numbers in the area at the lower left of the screen are added up to the current cumulative acquired pt value (12 in this case) (FIGS. 33 (A5) to (A7)). , Step S3B25 in FIG. 28). Since the execution time of the addition effect here becomes longer in proportion to the update amount, the execution time is longer than, for example, the addition effect in FIGS. 33 (A2) to 33 (A3). In addition, in FIGS. 33 (A4) to 33 (A7), the characters "hot?" And "chance?" Are shown on the screen, and this display is an example of an effect that is expected to cause a precursory effect. .. Further, in FIGS. 33 (A4) to 33 (A7), the hero character riding a motorcycle is displayed in the area on the right side of the screen, and this display is an example of an image selected according to the internally elected conditional device. .. Further, in FIGS. 33 (A4) to 33 (A7), a star mark is displayed on the upper right of the screen, and this mark is an example showing the suitability of the conditions of the pt lottery based on the winning history of the last three games. In addition, this star mark is an example which shows that the role belonging to the group of "purple" was won in the table of FIG. 19C.

It is assumed that the game is newly started from the state shown in FIG. 33 (A7), 1 is derived as the acquired pt, and the cumulative acquired pt is 13 (FIG. 33 (A8)). This acquired pt is displayed at the timing of the third stop operation (FIG. 33 (A9), display of +1 above the cross-hatched area at the lower left of the screen, step S3203 in FIG. 27). Then, following the display of the acquired pt, the addition effect is executed, and the numbers in the lower left area of the screen are added up to the current cumulative acquired pt value (13 in this case) (FIG. 33 (A10), FIG. 28). Step S3B25). In addition, in FIGS. 33 (A8) to 33 (A10), the characters "Zawazawa" are shown on the screen, and this display is an example of an effect that makes it expected that a precursory effect will occur. Further, in FIGS. 33 (A9) and 33 (A10), a black circle is added to the right of the star mark on the upper right of the screen, and this mark indicates the conformity of the pt lottery conditions based on the winning history of the last three games. This is an example shown. In addition, this black circle is an example which shows that the role belonging to the group of "yellow" was won in the table of FIG. 19C.

After the state shown in FIG. 33 (A10), it is assumed that the game is newly started and the condition device numbers 25 to 28 are internally elected, 10 is derived as the acquired pt, and the cumulative acquired pt is 23. This acquired pt is displayed at the timing of the third stop operation (FIG. 33 (A11), display of +10 above the cross-hatched area at the lower left of the screen, step S3203 in FIG. 27). Then, following the display of the acquired pt, the addition effect is executed, and the numbers in the lower left area of the screen are added up to the current cumulative acquired pt value (23 in this case) (FIG. 33 (A12), FIG. 28). Step S3B25). Further, in FIGS. 33 (A11) and 33 (A12), a star mark is added on the upper right side of the screen and a star mark is displayed on the right side following the black circle. This is an example showing the degree of conformity of. At this point, the conditions of "yellow, purple, purple" shown in the table of FIG. 19C are satisfied.

As a result of starting a new game from the state shown in FIG. 33 (A12) and deriving 1 as the acquired pt, and further deriving 30 as the acquired pt by the pt lottery based on the winning history, the cumulative acquired pt Is 54. In this case, first, as an effect indicating that there is a pt lottery based on the winning history at the start of the game, the characters "treasure box chance" and the design of the treasure box are displayed (FIG. 34 (A13), step S3215 of FIG. 27). Subsequently, each acquired pt is displayed at the timing of the third stop operation (FIG. 34 (A14), +1 display above the cross-hatched area at the lower left of the screen, +10 display on the right side of the treasure box, FIG. 27. Step S3203). Then, following the display of the acquired pt, the addition effect is executed, and the numbers in the area at the lower left of the screen are added up to the current cumulative acquired pt value (54 in this case) (FIGS. 34 (A15) (A16), Step S3B25 in FIG. 28).

When the cumulative acquisition pt reaches 54, it is out of the zone (in FIG. 29 (c), the start of the next zone is 100 pt). At this point, since the precursor flag is off and the number of switching extension games is 0, the effect according to the first notification mode is executed at the timing of the next betting operation (step S3D27 in FIG. 31). FIG. 34 (A17) shows a screen when a betting operation for starting the next game is performed from the state shown in FIG. 34 (A16). In this screen, the display indicated by the hatching at the lower left of the screen is an example of the effect in the first notification mode.

In the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the notification mode is switched at the timing of the bet operation, but the switching timing is not limited to the timing of the bet operation, and may be another operation timing. It may be switched over time.

Although the present embodiment adopts a configuration in which the cumulative acquisition pt is added, a configuration in which a value for a certain target value is subtracted may be adopted. Further, the above notification mode is an example, and may be, for example, the presence or absence of an effect, as long as each notification mode can be distinguished.

[Operation example (2) due to increase in cumulative acquisition pt]
In the present embodiment, the effect in the first notification mode and the effect in the second notification mode are switched according to the change in the cumulative acquisition pt in the state B, but this switching is set for each lap. The zone is referred to (step S3B07 in FIG. 28, FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b)). Hereinafter, an example of the switching timing of these effects will be described with reference to FIG. 35. The figure is a diagram showing an operation example when switching from the effect in the first notification mode to the effect in the second notification mode. In this example, it is assumed that the zone is set according to the pattern PA1 shown in FIG. 29 (a). Further, in this example, the display indicating the conformity of the pt lottery conditions based on the winning history of the immediately preceding three games is omitted. In addition, the description may be omitted for the effects already explained in the operation example described above.

FIG. 35 (B1) shows the screen of the effect image display device 157 when the value of the cumulative acquisition pt is 74. At this time, the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone (in the pattern PA1 of FIG. 29 (a), 33 to 99 are out of the zone), and by being out of the zone, the effect in the first notification mode is executed. It is in a state. The display shown by the hatching at the lower left of the screen is an example of the effect in the first notification mode, and the effect in the first notification mode is the ceiling pt rather than the effect in the second notification mode. It is a production with low expectations for arrival. Further, the numbers in the lower left area of the screen are displays used for the addition effect (step S3B25 in FIG. 28), and at this timing, the same value (74) as the cumulative acquisition pt is displayed.

It is assumed that the game is newly started from the state shown in FIG. 35 (B1), 30 is derived as the acquired pt, and the cumulative acquired pt is 104. This acquired pt is displayed at the timing of the third stop operation (FIG. 35 (B2), display of +30 above the hatched area at the lower left of the screen, step S3203 in FIG. 27). Then, following the display of the acquired pt, the addition effect is executed, and the numbers in the area at the lower left of the screen are added up to the current cumulative acquired pt value (104 in this case) (FIGS. 35 (B3) to (B6)). , Step S3B25 in FIG. 28).

When the cumulative acquisition pt reaches 104, it is within the zone (within the range of 100 to 132 pt in the example of FIG. 29 (c)). In this case, the effect according to the second notification mode is executed at the timing of the next betting operation (step S3D11 in FIG. 31). FIG. 35 (B7) shows a screen when a betting operation for starting the next game is performed from the state shown in FIG. 35 (B6). In this screen, the display shown by cross-hatching at the lower left of the screen is an example of the effect in the second notification mode.

In the operations of FIGS. 35 (B1) to (B7) described above, the case where the bet operation for starting the next game is performed after the addition effect is completed has been described, but for the start of the next game during the execution of the addition effect. The operation when the betting operation is performed will be described with reference to FIGS. 35 (C1) to (C6). Since the operations up to FIGS. 35 (C1) and 35 (C2) are the same as those in FIGS. 35 (B1) and 35 (B2), the description thereof will be omitted.

When the addition effect is executed following the state in which the acquired pt is displayed in FIG. 35 (C2), the numbers in the area at the lower left of the screen are added up to the current cumulative acquired pt value (104 in this case) (FIG. 35). (C3) to (C6)). If a betting operation is performed during the execution of the addition effect, the effect according to the second notification mode is executed according to the already reserved effect information while the addition effect is being executed (step S3D11 in FIG. 31). FIG. 35 (C4) shows a screen when the effect is switched to the effect in the second notification mode because the bet operation for starting the next game is performed in the middle of the addition effect (when the display value is 88). Has been done. After that, when the start lever 135 is further operated during the addition effect, another effect reserved along with the effect in the second notification mode is executed while the addition effect is being executed. In FIG. 35 (C5), since the start lever 135 was operated in the middle of the addition effect (when the display value is 100), the characters "Is it a chance?" An example is shown. FIG. 35 (C6) shows a screen when the addition effect is completed after FIG. 35 (C5).

[Operation example (3) due to increase in cumulative acquisition pt]
In the present embodiment, when the cumulative acquisition pt is outside the zone, the effect in the first notification mode is executed, and when the cumulative acquisition pt is inside the zone, the effect in the second notification mode is executed. There are exceptions. Hereinafter, one of them will be described with reference to FIG. 36. The figure is a diagram showing an operation example when switching from the effect in the second notification mode to the effect in the first notification mode. In this example, it is assumed that the zone is set according to the pattern PA1 shown in FIG. 29 (a) and the false precursor start pt shown in PA1-1 of FIG. 29 (c) is set. .. Further, in this example, the display indicating the conformity of the pt lottery conditions based on the winning history of the immediately preceding three games is omitted. In addition, the description may be omitted for the effects already explained in the operation example described above.

FIG. 36 (D1) shows the screen of the effect image display device 157 when the value of the cumulative acquisition pt is 105. At this time, the cumulative acquisition pt is in the zone (100 to 132 in the pattern PA1 in FIG. 29 (a) is in the zone), and by being in the zone, the effect in the second notification mode (lower left of the screen). Cross-hatching) has been executed. Further, in the area at the lower left of this screen, the same value (105) as the cumulative acquisition pt is displayed.

It is assumed that the game is newly started from the state shown in FIG. 36 (D1), 1 is derived as the acquired pt, and the cumulative acquired pt is 106. This acquired pt is displayed at the timing of the third stop operation (FIG. 36 (D2), display of +1 above the cross-hatched area at the lower left of the screen, step S3203 in FIG. 27). Then, following the display of the acquired pt, the addition effect is executed, and the numbers in the lower left area of the screen are added up to the current cumulative acquired pt value (106 in this case) (step S3B25 in FIG. 28). Since the cumulative acquisition pt has reached 106 (PA1-1 in FIG. 29 (c)), which is one of the false precursor start pt, the precursor flag is set to on and the number of games remaining in the precursor is increased. Values are set (step S3B21 in FIG. 28, step S3C05 in FIG. 30). In FIG. 36 (D2), the characters "next pato game" are shown on the screen, and this display is an example of an effect indicating that a precursor effect occurs.

When a new game is started from the state shown in FIG. 36 (D2), the precursor flag is set to ON, so the precursor effect (here, 10 games) is executed (FIGS. 36 (D3) to (D7). )). In this example, the image of the patrol lamp displayed in the area where the main character on the right side of the screen was displayed and the characters "Let the lamp shine" are examples of the precursory effect. In addition, the characters "Challenge ..." at the upper right of the screen are an example indicating the execution period of the precursory effect (in this example, the number of elapsed games during the precursory effect). The precursory effect here is a precursory effect due to the arrival of the false precursor start pt, and the characters "sorry" and "next expectation" are displayed in the final game (FIGS. 36 (D6) (D7)). In the precursor effect by reaching the precursor start pt, the final determination effect of whether or not to shift to the AR state in the final game is executed.

In the examples of FIGS. 36 (D3) to (D7), 30 pt is acquired in the first game of the precursory effect, and the cumulative acquired pt is 136, which means that the player is out of the zone. As described with reference to FIG. 34, in the present embodiment, when the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone, the effect is switched to the effect according to the first notification mode at the timing of the bet operation for the next game. Until the precursor effect is completed, the effect is not switched to the effect according to the first notification mode, and the effect according to the second notification mode is continued (yes determination and step S3D27 are not executed in step S3D23 of FIG. 31). In FIGS. 36 (D5) to (D7), it is shown that the production by the second notification mode is continued because the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone but the precursory production is in progress. In this case, after the precursory effect is completed, the effect is switched to the effect according to the first notification mode at the timing of the bet operation for the next game (FIG. 36 (D8)).

If the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone after the end of the precursory effect, the effect is switched to the effect according to the first notification mode at the timing of the bet operation for the next game as usual. Although it is different from the present embodiment, if the precursor effect is performed when the cumulative acquisition pt is in the zone (the effect according to the second notification mode is being executed), the time when the precursor effect ends. Even if the cumulative acquisition pt is within the zone, it may be configured to switch to the production by the first notification mode at the timing of the betting operation for the next game. FIGS. 36 (E1) to 36 (E8) show an example of the operation when this configuration is adopted. In this operation, the increase in the cumulative acquired pt during the precursory effect is smaller than in FIGS. 36 (D1) to (D8), and the cumulative acquired pt remains in the zone at the end of the precursory effect, but after the precursory effect is completed ( It is shown that the production is switched to the production according to the first notification mode at the timing of the betting operation for the next game of FIG. 36 (E7) (FIG. 36 (E8)).

[Operation example (4) due to increase in cumulative acquisition pt]
In the present embodiment, when the cumulative acquisition pt is outside the zone, the effect in the first notification mode is executed, and when the cumulative acquisition pt is inside the zone, the effect in the second notification mode is executed. There are exceptions. Hereinafter, one of them will be described with reference to FIG. 37. The figure is a diagram showing an operation example when the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone and the range of the zone is exceeded by one update (both the cumulative acquisition pt before and after the update are out of the zone). In this example, it is assumed that the zone is set according to the pattern PA1 shown in FIG. 29 (a) and the false precursor start pt shown in PA1-1 of FIG. 29 (c) is set. .. Further, in this example, the display indicating the conformity of the pt lottery conditions based on the winning history of the immediately preceding three games is omitted. In addition, the description may be omitted for the effects already explained in the operation example described above.

In FIGS. 37 (F1) to 37 (F3), it is shown that the cumulative acquisition pt is 507 as a result of acquiring 1 pt from the state where the cumulative acquisition pt value is 306 and acquiring 200 pt by the pt lottery based on the winning history. Has been done. In this case, 306, which is the cumulative acquisition pt before the update, and 507, which is the cumulative acquisition pt after the update, are both out of the zone. The range of) is exceeded by one. When the zone is exceeded by the update, even if the cumulative acquisition pt is outside the zone, the effect by the second notification mode is executed (FIG. 37 (F4), Yes determination in step S3D05 of FIG. 31, step S3D11). .. Here, the explanation will be continued on the assumption that the precursor start pt has not been exceeded by the update (the precursor flag is off). In this case, 5 is set as the value of the number of switching extension games.

During the execution of the production by the second notification mode, even if the cumulative acquisition pt is outside the zone, if the value of the number of switching extension games is not 0, the production is not switched to the production by the first notification mode, and the second The effect of the notification mode is continued (yes determination in step S3D25 of FIG. 31, step S3D27 is not executed). The value of the number of switching extension games is subtracted by 1 for each game (step S3D29 in FIG. 31). In FIGS. 37 (F5) to 37 (F7), it is shown that although the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone, the production by the second notification mode continues until the value of the number of switching extension games becomes 0. ing. In this case, after the value of the number of switching extension games becomes 0, the production is switched to the production according to the first notification mode at the timing of the betting operation for the next game (FIG. 37 (F8)).

In the example of FIGS. 37 (F1) to 37 (F8), the case where the precursor start pt is not included in the range exceeded by the update (the range between the cumulative acquisition pt before and after the update) has been described. If there is a precursor start pt within the exceeded range, the precursor effect is further executed. FIGS. 37 (G1) to 37 (G8) show an example of the operation in this case. Hereinafter, a specific description will be given.

In FIGS. 37 (G1) to 37 (G3), it is shown that the cumulative acquisition pt is 145 as a result of acquiring 1 pt from the state where the cumulative acquisition pt value is 94 and acquiring 50 pt by the pt lottery based on the winning history. Has been done. Here, the precursor flag is set to on because the cumulative acquisition pt exceeds 106, which is one of the false precursor start pt (step S3C05 in FIG. 30). In this example, the characters "next pato game", which is one of the effects indicating that the precursory effect occurs, are shown.

In this case, 94, which is the cumulative acquisition pt before the update, and 145, which is the cumulative acquisition pt after the update, are both outside the zone. It exceeds the range of 132) by one. When the zone is exceeded due to the update, even if the cumulative acquisition pt is outside the zone, the effect according to the second notification mode is executed at the timing of the bet operation (FIG. 37 (G4), step S3D05 and step S3D07 in FIG. 31. Judgment of Yes, step S3D11). Further, when a new game is started, since the precursor flag is set to on, the precursor effect (here, 10 games) is executed (FIGS. 37 (G4) to (G7)).

During the execution of the production by the second notification mode, even if the cumulative acquisition pt is outside the zone, the production is not switched to the production by the first notification mode unless the precursor flag is off, and the production by the second notification mode is performed. (Yes determination in step S3D23 in FIG. 31, step S3D27 is not executed). In FIGS. 37 (G5) to 37 (G7), it is shown that the production by the second notification mode continues while the precursor flag is on although the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone. In this case, after the precursor flag is turned off (the precursor effect ends), the effect is switched to the effect according to the first notification mode at the timing of the bet operation for the next game (FIG. 37 (G8)).

In the present embodiment, the addition effect (step S3B25 in FIG. 28) for the acquired pt is executed, but this addition effect is an effect that is not canceled by the operation of the game progress. Further, the execution time of this effect becomes longer according to the acquired pt. Therefore, if the game is advanced when a large amount of pt is acquired, the addition effect based on the pt acquired in a certain game can be executed in the next game and the next game. Further, if there is an acquired pt in the next game, the addition effect continues including that amount, so that the end time of the addition effect once started may be later.

FIGS. 38 (H1) to 38 (H8) show an example in which the precursor start pt is within the range exceeded by the update. In this example, the point that the game is progressing during the addition effect is shown in FIG. 37. Different from the example. In this example, it is assumed that the zone is set according to the pattern PA1 shown in FIG. 29 (a) and the false precursor start pt shown in PA1-2 of FIG. 29 (c) is set. ..

First, in FIG. 38 (H1), it is shown that 200 pt is acquired from the state where the value of the cumulative acquired pt is 306. At this point, the cumulative acquisition pt is 506, which exceeds 416, which is one of the false precursor start pt, so the precursor flag is set to on (step S3C05 in FIG. 30). In this example, the characters "next pato game", which is one of the effects indicating that the precursory effect occurs, are shown.

In this case, 306, which is the cumulative acquisition pt before the update, and 506, which is the cumulative acquisition pt after the update, are both outside the zone. It exceeds the range of 432) by one. When the zone is exceeded due to the update, even if the cumulative acquisition pt is outside the zone, the effect according to the second notification mode is executed at the timing of the bet operation (FIG. 38 (H2), step S3D05 and step S3D07 in FIG. 31). Judgment of Yes, step S3D11). Further, when a new game is started, since the precursor flag is set to ON, the precursor effect (here, 10 games) is executed (FIGS. 38 (H2) to (H7)). In this example, following the betting operation (FIG. 38 (H2)), the start operation (FIG. 38 (H3)), and the third stop operation (FIG. 38 (H4)) after the addition effect is started, four more games are played. An example is shown in which the addition effect is executed over a plurality of games up to the latter (FIGS. 38 (H5) and (H6)). Then, after the precursor effect is completed (the precursor flag is off), the effect is switched to the effect according to the first notification mode at the timing of the bet operation for the next game (FIG. 38 (H8)).

If the cumulative acquisition pt is in the zone at the end of the precursory effect, the effect according to the second notification mode continues as it is (No determination in step S3D21 of FIG. 31, step S3D27 is not executed). In FIGS. 38 (I1) to (I3), the cumulative acquired pt is in the zone when the precursory effect is completed (FIG. 38 (I1)) (in the pattern PA1 in FIG. 29 (a), the zones are 200 to 232. (Inside), it is shown that the production by the second notification mode is continued even after that (FIGS. 38 (I2) and (I3)). In addition to this configuration, for example, as shown in FIGS. 38 (J1) to (J4), even if the cumulative acquisition pt is in the zone at the end of the precursory effect (FIG. 38 (J1)), the first The effect of one notification mode may be executed (FIG. 38 (J2) (J3)), and then the effect of the second notification mode may be executed (FIG. 38 (J4)). In this case, it may be possible to raise expectations.

[Operation example (5) due to increase in cumulative acquisition pt]
In the present embodiment, as described in the above example, even if the same precursor start pt is used, the precursor effect start pt apparently changes according to the change in the cumulative acquisition pt. For example, the examples of FIGS. 39 (K1) to (K3) and the examples of FIGS. 39 (L1) to (L3) are the operations when 100 to 132 are in the zone and the false precursor start pt is 106. be. In the examples of FIGS. 39 (K1) to 39 (K3), from the state in which the effect in the first notification mode is executed (FIG. 39 (K1)), the display value of the cumulative acquisition pt becomes 126, and the thirth. Along with switching to the production in the second notification mode, a notice of the start of the precursory effect is given (FIG. 39 (K2)), and the precursory effect is started from the next game (FIG. 39 (K3)). On the other hand, in the examples of FIGS. 39 (L1) to 39 (L3), the effect in the second notification mode is executed with the displayed value of the cumulative acquisition pt being 102 (FIG. 39 (L1)). , A notice of the start of the precursory effect is given in the next game (FIG. 39 (L2)), and the precursory effect is started in the next game (FIG. 39 (L3)). In these examples, the timing of switching to the effect in the second notification mode and the timing of the start of the precursor effect and the timing of the advance notice are different. As described above, in the present embodiment, many variations can be shown to the player.

[Other variants]
In addition, about the example described above, the supplementary description and the modification of the description will be described below. First, in the example described above, the precursor start pt is a false precursor start pt, and all the precursor effects by this are the ones in which the characters "next expectation" are displayed and end, but this is due to this precursor start pt. If it is, if the AR lottery is won after that, it is notified that the AR state has been confirmed. In FIGS. 39 (M1) and 39 (M2), following the same effect as the precursor effect (FIG. 39 (M1)) described so far, an effect (FIG. 39 (M2)) for notifying that the AR state has been determined is executed. An example is shown. Further, regarding the present precursor start pt, when this value is significantly updated by one update, the precursor effect may not be executed or the number of games of the precursor effect may be shortened. In FIGS. 39 (N1) to 39 (N4), when the present precursor start pt is 600 and the cumulative acquisition pt is 200 pt from the state of 599 and updated to 799 (FIGS. 39 (N1) (N2). )), After switching to the production in the second notification mode by the next betting operation (FIG. 39 (N3)), an example of notifying that the AR state is confirmed by the start operation is shown (FIG. 39 (FIG. 39)). N4)).

Also, in the above example, the value corresponding to the cumulative acquisition pt (value of the addition effect) is not displayed during the precursor effect (for example, only hatching is displayed), or the area surrounding this value is also hidden. You may do it. In FIGS. 40 (O1) to 40 (O4), an example is shown in which the value corresponding to the cumulative acquisition pt and the area surrounding the value are hidden from the time of the advance notice of the precursor effect to the end of the precursor effect. Has been done. Further, in the above example, the hatching area that descends to the left is shown as the effect in the first aspect, and the cross-hatching area is shown as the effect in the second aspect, but the color and pattern of such an area are limited. Instead, as shown in FIGS. 40 (P1) and 40 (P2), the wording may be used (the wording of "normal mode" corresponds to an example of the effect of the first mode, and the wording of "chance zone" is Corresponds to an example of production in the second aspect). That is, any effect can be adopted regardless of the effect mode as long as it can be recognized that the effect modes are different.

In the present embodiment, the precursor effect is executed even when the condition device number 25 (chance eye) is internally won (yes is determined in step S3C03 in FIG. 30), but in this case, whether or not it is in the zone. As shown in FIGS. 40 (Q1) to 40 (Q3), the precursor effect may be executed even in the state where the effect in the first notification mode is executed. In addition, it is not limited to the internal winning at the chance, and the precursory effect may be executed based on other conditions. In addition, there may be a case of switching to the second notification mode when executing the precursor effect.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the pt double mode is set, the acquired pt is doubled. FIG. 40 (R1) shows an example of the effect in this case, and it is shown that the acquired pt is doubled by having two characters of "+1" indicating the acquired pt, and "during a double chance". The character "" indicates that the pt double mode is set. The effect in this case is not limited to this example, and any effect can be adopted.

Further, in the example of FIG. 37, an operation example when one zone range is exceeded by one update has been described. However, for example, when the zone range is exceeded by two or more zones, a special effect is executed. You may do so. Further, even when two or more precursory start pt are exceeded, a special effect (for example, the precursory effect may be performed twice in succession) may be executed.

Further, in the present embodiment, when switching between the effect in the first notification mode and the effect in the second notification mode, the internal cumulative acquisition pt is used instead of the displayed value. The effect may be switched according to the value in the addition effect of the embodiment. Further, not limited to the value in this addition effect, when a value based on the cumulative acquisition pt of the present embodiment is displayed, the effect may be switched based on this value.

Further, in the present embodiment, as an effect based on the cumulative acquisition pt, the effect in the first notification mode or the second notification mode and the addition effect are executed by the effect image display device 157, which is the same effect means. However, these effects may be configured to be executed by another effect means.

In the above configuration, two types of effects are executed: an addition effect that updates the value according to the cumulative acquisition pt, and an effect within the frame at the lower left of the screen according to the cumulative acquisition pt. Then, if the betting operation is not performed in the addition effect, the addition effect can be ended as it is, and when the bet operation is performed in the addition effect, the in-frame effect is executed while the addition effect is continued. That is, even if the betting operation is performed during the addition effect, the information on the cumulative acquisition pt can be obtained by the in-frame effect, so that the player can be less likely to suffer a disadvantage. In the present embodiment, two types of effects are provided for the cumulative acquisition pt, but for example, two types of effects may be provided for information on the game such as the number of AT games and the number of medals acquired. Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the in-frame effect is executed at the timing of the bet operation, but the operation that triggers the execution of the effect is not limited to the bet operation, and the start operation, stop operation, and so on. Further, the operation may be performed on the operating means for directing. Further, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the effect is immediately executed at the time of operation, and the effect may be executed by the operation as an opportunity, such as the elapse of a certain time after the operation or the execution at the switching timing of the effect after the operation.

Further, regarding the in-frame production, in the present embodiment, the production by the first notification mode and the production by the second notification mode are used, but even if the configuration is such that the color changes according to the cumulative acquisition pt, for example. Often, any production may be used as long as some changes may occur depending on the cumulative acquisition pt. Further, the effect is not limited to the image, but may be an effect composed of sound or a lamp, or a combination thereof may be used. That is, the in-frame effect is an example of the effect according to the cumulative acquisition pt, and the mode thereof is not limited to the image and can be arbitrarily adopted. In addition, when the configuration is such that the second notification mode is easily executed when the cumulative acquisition pt is likely to reach the ceiling pt as in the present embodiment, the expectation can be increased by this effect. In some cases.

In the present embodiment, when a bet operation is performed during the addition effect, the in-frame effect is executed based on the updated value (internal cumulative acquired pt value) instead of the updated value in the addition effect. However, a configuration may be adopted in which the in-frame effect is executed based on the value being updated. When the configuration of the present embodiment is adopted, it is possible to deal with a player who wants to take a closer look at the addition effect and a player who wants to know the value of the cumulative acquisition pt as soon as possible.

In the present embodiment, if the bet operation is not performed during the addition effect, the in-frame effect is executed (updated) by the bet operation after the addition effect, but the in-frame effect is automatically executed after the addition effect. You may do it. When the configuration of the present embodiment is adopted, the in-frame effect is not executed until the operation is performed, so that it may be possible not to overlook this. In addition, the effect can be executed according to the progress of the game by the operation.

In the present embodiment, a zone is set for the cumulative acquisition pt (FIGS. 29 (a) and (b)), and basically, the in-frame effect by the first notification mode is executed outside the zone, and the third in the zone. The effect within the frame is executed according to the second notification mode. And exceptionally, when the cumulative acquisition pt jumps over the zone with one update from the state where the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone, even if the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone, the in-frame effect by the second notification mode is executed. (Fig. 37). By adopting this configuration, it may be possible to improve the sense of expectation.

In the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the acquired pt is displayed before the addition effect is executed (display of "+1" in FIG. 33 (A2)), but the acquired pt is displayed by the end of the addition effect. It may be a configuration, or a configuration that does not execute this display may be used. In addition, in the case of the configuration as in this embodiment, it is possible to make it easier to grasp the information for the cumulative acquisition pt.

In the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the cumulative acquisition pt in one game is updated at one time. For example, when there are multiple pt acquisitions in one game, the update is performed a plurality of times. You may. Further, when the acquired pt during one game is a relatively large value, the acquired pt may be divided and acquired, and in this case as well, the update may be performed a plurality of times. In this case, the effect in the first notification mode and the effect in the second notification mode may be switched according to this update.

In the present embodiment, the execution time of the addition effect is lengthened according to the acquired pt, but the upper limit of the execution time may be set or the execution time may be constant. When the configuration of the present embodiment is adopted, the expectation can be further increased when the acquired pt is large.

In this embodiment, the AR lottery is executed when the cumulative acquisition pt reaches the ceiling pt. This ceiling pt is selected from the range corresponding to the mode (FIG. 16 (b)). In the following, the range from which the ceiling pt is derived will be referred to as a derivation range, and the other ranges will be referred to as a non-derivation range. On the other hand, for the effect, the zone corresponding to the mode is selected (the range indicated by the circle in FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b)), but this zone is generally set within the above-mentioned derivation range (FIG. 29 (a)). ) Excluding the zone indicated by hatching). Then, when the cumulative acquisition pt is outside the zone, the effect in the first notification mode is executed, and when the cumulative acquisition pt is inside the zone, the effect in the second notification mode is executed (FIGS. 33 and 34). That is, when the cumulative acquisition pt is in the non-derivative range, the effect in the first notification mode is executed, and when the cumulative acquisition pt is in the derivation range, the effect in the second notification mode is executed. In some cases.

However, even if the cumulative acquisition pt is in the non-deriving range, the effect in the second notification mode may be executed depending on the update result of the cumulative acquisition pt. For example, if the precursor effect is executed during the execution of the effect in the second notification mode, the effect in the second notification mode is executed until the precursor effect is completed even if the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone. (FIGS. 36 (D1) to (D8)). In addition, even when the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone and the zone is exceeded by one update (both before and after the update are out of the zone), the effect in the second notification mode is executed (FIG. 37). .. In the above example, when the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone, the cumulative acquisition pt may be in the non-derivable range. Therefore, even if the cumulative acquisition pt is in the non-deriving range, the effect in the second notification mode may be executed. In this configuration, the player may be expected even if the cumulative acquisition pt falls within the non-deriving range. Note that the configuration in which the effect in the second notification mode is executed even if the cumulative acquisition pt is in the non-derivative range is not limited to the above example, and the above operation is performed depending on the update result of the cumulative acquisition pt. Any configuration may be used.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the cumulative acquisition pt is out of the zone and the zone is exceeded by one update (both before and after the update are out of the zone), there is a precursor start pt in the exceeded zone. (Fig. 37 (G1) to (G8)). In this configuration, it may be possible to make the player expect when the cumulative acquisition pt is significantly updated. Further, the execution period of the precursor effect at this time is longer than the execution period of the effect in the second notification mode when there is no precursor start pt in the exceeded zone (FIGS. 37 (H1) to (H8)). It is configured. With this configuration, it may be possible to increase the sense of expectation when performing a precursory effect.

Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the cumulative acquisition pt is updated by 1 or more in one game. In this configuration, since the cumulative acquisition pt is updated in each game, it is possible to make it difficult for the motivation to play to decline.

In the present embodiment, the production by the first notification mode and the production by the second notification mode are used, but the configuration may be such that the color changes according to the cumulative acquisition pt, for example, the cumulative acquisition pt. Any production may be used as long as some changes may occur depending on the situation. Further, the effect is not limited to the image, but may be an effect composed of sound or a lamp, or a combination thereof may be used. That is, the in-frame effect is an example of the effect according to the cumulative acquisition pt, and the mode thereof is not limited to the image and can be arbitrarily adopted. Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration in which an opportunity for granting a privilege is obtained by addition is adopted as in the cumulative acquisition pt, but a configuration in which an opportunity for granting a privilege can be obtained by subtraction may be adopted.

In the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the derivation range and the non-derivation range are separated, but a configuration in which the derivation possibility is high and the derivation range is low may be adopted. Further, the method of differentiating the derivation probabilities is not limited to the two types of high and low, and may be divided into three or more types.

Further, in the present embodiment, when switching between the effect in the first notification mode and the effect in the second notification mode, the internal cumulative acquisition pt is used instead of the displayed value. The effect may be switched according to the value in the addition effect of the embodiment. Further, not limited to the value in this addition effect, when a value based on the cumulative acquisition pt of the present embodiment is displayed, the effect may be switched based on this value.

In this embodiment, a pt double mode is provided in which the acquired pt per game is doubled. The mode is not limited to the acquired pt per game, and a state in which the acquired pt is large and a state in which the acquired pt is small may be provided. Although it is not necessary to use such a mode, it is possible to improve the interest of the game by adopting a configuration in which the size of the acquired pt (the update amount of the cumulative acquired pt or the expected value) fluctuates.

In this embodiment, the AR lottery is executed not only when the cumulative acquisition pt reaches the ceiling pt but also when the condition device number 25 (chance eye) is internally won (FIG. 18). Step S1201). By adopting a configuration in which benefits can be given according to the result of such an internal lottery, it is possible to improve the interest of the game. The processing when the lottery is won is not particularly limited, but the cumulative acquisition pt is updated according to the ceiling pt as in the present embodiment (or the ceiling pt is updated according to the cumulative acquisition pt). By doing so, it may be possible to standardize the subsequent processing.

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In the present embodiment, a slot machine 100 using a medal (coin) as a game medium is shown as an example of a game table, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a game ball (for example, a pachinko ball) is used for playing a game. It can be applied to slot machines, pachinko machines, arrange ball game machines, rock game machines, smart balls, etc. as media.

The slot machine is a slot machine that operates on mobile terminals (smartphones, game machines) and personal computers by a program that simulates the operation based on the above configuration, and only exchanges electronic data without using medals. In this case, the game medium includes electronic data corresponding to a medal, and the game medium is input from a predetermined external device (electronic storage device). The payout of the game medium includes outputting the digitized data to a predetermined external device (electronic storage device).

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made to the embodiment of the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention. , Such modifications and alterations are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the present invention merely list the most preferable actions and effects arising from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what has been done.

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Hereinafter, the configurations of the invention described in the above description will be described with reference to the corresponding configurations.

In the above explanation,
A plurality of operating means that can be operated by the player (for example, bet buttons 130 to 132, start lever 135, stop buttons 137 to 139), and
Execute the first effect (for example, addition effect) and the second effect (for example, the effect in the lower left area of the screen shown in FIG. 33, the effect in the first notification mode, or the effect in the second notification mode). Possible production means (for example, production image display device 157) and
It is a game table equipped with
The plurality of operating means are means including a first operating means (for example, bet buttons 130 to 132).
The production means
In the first effect, there is a case where the first information about the game (for example, the cumulative acquisition pt) is updated (for example, the cumulative acquisition pt is reflected by the addition effect).
In one of a plurality of aspects associated with the first information, the second effect can be executed (for example, the first notification mode and the second notification mode are shown in FIG. It is selected from the tables of 29 (a) and (b) and corresponds to the cumulative acquisition pt),
One of the plurality of aspects is the first aspect (for example, the cross-hatched area of FIG. 33 (A1)).
One of the plurality of aspects is the second aspect (for example, the hatching area downward to the left in FIG. 33 (A17)).
When the first operating means is not operated during the update of the first information in the first effect (hereinafter, referred to as "first case"), the effect means is said to be the first. It is a means that can switch the mode of the second effect after the update of the information of (B1) to (B7) is completed (see, for example, Examples of FIGS. 35 (B1) to (B7)).
When the first operating means is operated during the update of the first information in the first effect (hereinafter, referred to as "second case"), the effect means is described in the first case. It is a means capable of switching the mode of the second effect in relation to the operation of the operating means (see, for example, Examples of FIGS. 35 (C1) to (C7)).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The time for which the first information is updated differs depending on the amount of update of the first information (for example, the execution time of the addition effect increases according to the acquired pt).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The second effect according to the second aspect is an effect that is more likely to be executed when there is a high possibility that the situation is advantageous to the player than the second effect according to the first aspect (for example,. The effect in the second notification mode is easier to reach the ceiling pt than when the effect in the first notification mode is executed),
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
In the second case, the second effect means is based on the first information after the update, regardless of the first information being updated at the timing when the first operation means is operated. (For example, FIGS. 35 (C1) to (C6)).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
In the first case, the effect means is based on the updated first information in relation to the operation of the first operating means after the update of the first information is completed. The second aspect of the effect can be switched (for example, FIGS. 35 (B1) to (B7)).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The first information may belong to either the first range or the second range following the first range.
The first range is a range associated with the first aspect (for example, a range outside the zone (range other than a circle) in FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b)).
The second range is a range associated with the second aspect (for example, within the zone (circle range) in FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b)).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The first information may belong to a third range following the second range.
The third range is a range associated with the first aspect (for example, a range outside the zone (range other than a circle) in FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b)).
There is a case where the first information in the first range is updated to the third range (hereinafter, referred to as "third case").
The effect means is a means capable of executing the second effect according to the second aspect in the third case (for example, FIGS. 37 (F1) to (F8), FIGS. 37 (G1) to (G1) to ( G8), FIGS. 38 (H1) to (H8)),
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The first effect is an update amount notification regarding the update amount of the first information (for example, display of the acquired pt displayed immediately before the addition effect (at the time of the third stop), “+1” in FIG. 33 (A2). Is a production that may include (display)
The effect means is a means for starting the update amount notification before the update of the first information is completed in the first effect (for example, the update amount notification starts at the third stop, and the addition effect is performed. Before start and completion),
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The update amount notification collectively notifies the update amount for the update of the first information immediately after (for example, the display of the acquired pt displayed immediately before the addition effect (at the time of the third stop) is the addition effect. Same as the amount of updates),
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The production means
In the first production, the first information may be updated multiple times.
It is a means that can switch the mode of the second effect each time the first information is updated (see, for example, a modified example described in [Operation example (5) accompanying an increase in cumulative acquired pt]).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The first operating means is a loading operating means (for example, a betting operation) related to loading a game medium.
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

Also, in the above description,
An update means (for example, A: main control unit 300, B: first sub-control unit 400) capable of updating the count value (for example, A: cumulative acquisition pt, B: display value of addition effect),
Specific value determining means (for example, main control unit 300) for determining a specific value (for example, ceiling pt),
A game state control means (for example, a main control unit 300) capable of executing control to shift to a certain state (for example, an AR state) that is advantageous to the player, and
An effect means (for example, an effect image display device 157) capable of performing a predetermined effect (for example, an effect in the lower left area of the screen shown in FIG. 33, an effect in the first notification mode, or an effect in the second notification mode). )When,
It is a game table equipped with
The game state control means shifts to the certain state in relation to the fact that the count value and the specific value become the same value or the count value exceeds the specific value. It is a means for executing control (for example, determination of Yes in step S1211 in FIG. 18, step S1215).
The count value is in the first range (for example, A: a range not selected using FIG. 16 (b), B: a range not selected as a zone using FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b)). A second range different from the first range (for example, A: a range selected using FIGS. 16 (b), B: a range selected as a zone using FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b)). May be in
The specific value is a value having a higher probability of being determined from the second range than the first range (for example, A: ceiling pt is selected from the range selected using FIG. 16B). B: Ceiling pt is likely to be selected from the range selected as the zone using FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b)),
The predetermined effect is an effect according to the count value (for example, an effect in the lower left area of the screen shown in FIG. 33, an effect in the first notification mode, or an effect in the second notification mode).
When the count value is in the first range, the effect means according to the first aspect (for example, the first notification aspect indicated by hatching in the lower left area of the screen of the operation example). It is a means by which the effect can be executed (for example, A: a range not selected using FIG. 16 (b) and a range not selected as a zone using FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b) (in the first notification mode). There is an overlapping range in the range corresponding to the effect), B: The effect in the first notification mode is executed in the range not selected as the zone using FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b)),
When the count value is in the second range, the effect means performs the predetermined effect according to the second mode (for example, the second notification mode indicated by cross-hatching in the lower left region of the screen of the operation example). A viable means (eg, A: a range selected using FIGS. 16 (b) and a range selected as a zone using FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b) (in the second notification mode). There is an overlapping range in the range corresponding to the effect), B: In the range selected as the zone using FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b), the effect in the second notification mode is executed),
The effect means is a means that may execute the predetermined effect according to the second aspect in relation to the result of the update means even when the count value is in the first range. (For example, FIGS. 36 (D1) to (D8), FIG. 37),
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
Regarding the update amount of the count value, a first state (for example, other than the pt double mode) and a second state (for example, the pt double mode) in which the update amount of the count value tends to be larger than that of the first state. There is
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
An internal lottery means (for example, main control unit 300) for deriving the result of the internal lottery is provided.
The internal lottery means is a means capable of deriving the first lottery result (for example, condition device number 25 (chance eye)) as a result of the internal lottery.
The game state control means is a means that may start control to shift to the certain state in connection with the derivation of the first lottery result (for example, step S1201 in FIG. 18).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
When the first lottery result is derived, either the count value and the specific value are the same value, or the count value exceeds the specific value. At least one of the specific value and the count value is updated so as to be (for example, step S1201 in FIG. 18).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The effect means a precursor effect (eg, for example) suggesting that when the count value is in the second range (hereinafter, referred to as “first case”), there is a possibility of shifting to the certain state. It is a means that may execute the precursor effect after the “next pato game” of FIG. 36 (for example, the false precursor effect start pt is set from the range set in the zone in FIGS. 29 (a) and 29 (b)). NS),
A means for determining the number of precursor games (for example, first sub-control unit 400, step S3C05 in FIG. 30) for determining the number of games related to the precursor effect (hereinafter, referred to as “precursor game number”) is provided.
In the first case, if the count value falls within the first range during the execution of a game corresponding to the precursor game number determined by the precursor game number determining means, the effect means is said to be said. It is a means for continuing the predetermined effect according to the second aspect until the game corresponding to the number of precursor games is completed (for example, FIGS. 36 (D1) to (D8)).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The first range and the second range are arranged alternately.
The effect means, from a state in which the count value is in the first range and the predetermined effect according to the first aspect is executed by the effect means, the count value is updated once. When the state is in the first range next to the second range (hereinafter referred to as "second case"), the means for executing the predetermined effect according to the second aspect. (For example, FIG. 37),
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
A precursor start value determining means capable of determining a precursor start value (for example, a main control unit 300 and a first sub-control unit 400, step S1017 in FIG. 15, step S1227 in FIG. 18, and step S3B09 in FIG. 28) is provided.
In the first case, the effect means is related to the fact that the count value and the precursor start value are the same value, or that the count value exceeds the precursor start value. It is a means to execute the precursory effect,
In the second case, when the precursor start value is included in the second range in which the count value is exceeded (hereinafter, referred to as "third case"). It is a means for executing the precursor effect over the games of the precursor game number determined by the precursor game number determining means (for example, FIGS. 37 (G1) to (G8)).
In the second case, when the precursor start value is not included in the second range in which the count value is exceeded (hereinafter, referred to as "fourth case"). It is a means for executing the predetermined effect according to the second aspect over a predetermined number of games without executing the precursor effect (for example, FIGS. 37 (F1) to (F8)).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The number of precursory games in the third case is larger than the predetermined number of games in the fourth case (for example, 10 to 16 for the former and 5 for the latter).
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

In addition, it is the game table described above.
The update amount of the count value in one game is 1 or more.
A game table, which is characterized in that, is described.

100 Slot machine 110-112 Reel 113 Display window 130-132 Bet button 135 Start lever 137-139 Stop button 157 Directional image display device 272,277 Speaker 420 Various lamps 300 Main control unit 400 1st sub-control unit 500 2nd sub-control Department

Claims (7)

Internal lottery means to derive the result of internal lottery,
An update method that can update the count value,
A specific value determination means for determining a specific value, and
A game state control means that can execute control to shift to a certain state that is advantageous to the player,
A production means that can perform a predetermined production,
It is a game table equipped with
The internal lottery means is a means capable of deriving the first lottery result as a result of the internal lottery.
The game state control means is a means that may start control to shift to the certain state in connection with the derivation of the first lottery result.
The game state control means shifts to the certain state in relation to the fact that the count value and the specific value become the same value or the count value exceeds the specific value. It is a means of executing control,
The count value may be in the first range or in a second range different from the first range.
The specific value is a value having a higher probability of being determined from the second range than the first range.
The predetermined effect is an effect according to the count value.
The effect means is a means capable of executing the predetermined effect according to the first aspect when the count value is in the first range.
The effect means is a means capable of executing the predetermined effect according to the second aspect when the count value is in the second range.
The effect means is a means that may execute the predetermined effect according to the second aspect in relation to the result of the update means even when the count value is in the first range. ,
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to claim 1.
The effect means executes a precursor effect that suggests that the count value may shift to the certain state when the count value is in the second range (hereinafter, referred to as “first case”). It is a means that may be
A means for determining the number of precursor games for determining the number of games related to the precursor effect (hereinafter referred to as "the number of precursor games") is provided.
In the first case, if the count value falls within the first range during the execution of a game corresponding to the precursor game number determined by the precursor game number determining means, the effect means is said to be said. It is a means for continuing the predetermined effect according to the second aspect until the game corresponding to the number of precursor games is completed.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to claim 1 or 2.
The first range and the second range are arranged alternately.
The effect means, from a state in which the count value is in the first range and the predetermined effect according to the first aspect is executed by the effect means, the count value is updated once. When the state is in the first range next to the second range (hereinafter referred to as "second case"), the means for executing the predetermined effect according to the second aspect. Is,
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to claim 3, which includes claim 2.
Equipped with a precursor start value determination means that can determine the precursor start value
In the first case, the effect means is related to the fact that the count value and the precursor start value are the same value, or that the count value exceeds the precursor start value. It is a means to execute the precursory effect,
In the second case, when the precursor start value is included in the second range in which the count value is exceeded (hereinafter, referred to as "third case"). , Is a means for executing the precursor effect over the games of the precursor game number determined by the precursor game number determining means.
In the second case, when the precursor start value is not included in the second range in which the count value is exceeded (hereinafter, referred to as "fourth case"). It is a means for executing the predetermined effect according to the second aspect over a predetermined number of games without executing the precursor effect.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to claim 4.
The number of precursory games in the third case is larger than the predetermined number of games in the fourth case.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
The update amount of the count value in one game is 1 or more.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
When the first lottery result is derived, either the count value and the specific value are the same value, or the count value exceeds the specific value. At least one of the specific value and the count value is updated so as to be.
A game table characterized by that.

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