JP2022043383A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine which can execute appropriate processing without an occurrence of malfunction in various situations.SOLUTION: In a situation in which bet processing can be executed when a MAX bet switch is operated, if a power interruption occurs and a power activation is carried out while the MAX bet switch is operated, the bet processing is not carried out after the power activation. A MAX bet lamp for a notification that an operation of the MAX bet switch is effective is lighted on.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Regarding gaming machines.

In the spinning-type gaming machine (slot machine), one game is started when the game start instruction device (start lever) is operated after inserting a predetermined number of game medals, and a plurality of symbols are arranged on the outer circumference. As a result of rotating the rotating cylinders (reel) in multiple rows and stopping the rotating cylinders by making full use of the rotating cylinder stop device (stop button) for stopping the rotating operation, a predetermined symbol is displayed on the effective line. When a combination of (for example, a winning combination such as "777") is lined up, a special gaming state in which the player is in a higher profit state than in the normal gaming state (a gaming state in which the lottery probability of a small winning combination is higher than in the normal game state). ) Is generally the type that shifts to. Here, in the rotating cylinder type gaming machine, when an image or the like for directing to enhance the interest of the game is displayed on a display such as a liquid crystal display in a form synchronized with the rotation operation and the stop operation of the reel. When operating the reel stop device, etc., it is configured to predict and enjoy the result of the game while comparing the design displayed on the reel with the image for production displayed on the display. There are many things that are done.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-181620 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-215803 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-171710 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-263138

It is desired to provide a highly entertaining gaming machine.

It is equipped with a predetermined bet switch and a predetermined lamp, and bet processing can be executed when the predetermined bet switch is pressed in a predetermined situation, and the predetermined lamp can be lit in the predetermined situation. , When the power is turned off in a predetermined situation and the power is turned on while the predetermined bet switch is pressed, the predetermined lamp is lit but the bet processing is not executed. Machine.

According to the gaming machine according to this aspect, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having a high degree of interest.

It is a figure which shows the outside perspective of the housing of the slot machine PS1. It is a figure which shows the back surface of the front panel PS2. It is a figure which shows the inner surface of a cabinet PS3. It is a figure which shows the functional block. It is a flowchart which shows the program start processing. It is a flowchart which shows the power-off process. It is a flowchart which shows interrupt processing. It is a flowchart which shows the power-off recovery process. It is a flowchart which shows the game progress main. It is a flowchart which shows the setting change process. It is a flowchart which shows the advantageous section clear counter management processing. This is an example of a push button effect. This is an example of the display mode of the liquid crystal display when the push button effect is executed.

<Explanation of terms>
"Medal (number of medals)", "game medium (number of game media)", and "game value" are synonymous. "Bet", "BET", and "input" relating to a game medium are synonymous, and all are acts of betting a game medium. When expressing a hexadecimal numerical value, it is described as "0xOO" or "OOh", and when there is no particular description before and after the number, it is represented by a decimal number. The "reel" may be referred to as a "reel", both of which have the same meaning. The "storage means" may be referred to as "RWM", "RAM", or "storage area", all of which have the same meaning. The "grant" used in "granting a game medium" or "giving a score" may be referred to as "payout", and both have the same meaning. The "setting / reset switch" may be referred to as a "setting change switch" or a "reset switch" for each function, but in both cases, the same switch is indicated. The "setting change switch" and the "reset switch" may be provided as different switches.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the present embodiment) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Explanation of slot machine PS1>
The components of the slot machine PS1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

The slot machine PS1 is roughly divided into front panel PS2 side and cabinet PS3 side, respectively, and necessary parts and boards are attached. Each side surface side of the front panel PS2 and the cabinet PS3 of the slot machine PS1 is joined by a hinge device and a locking device, and a lock key is inserted into the locking device provided on the front panel PS2 and rotated in a specific direction. The locking device side can be opened. That is, the front panel PS2 functions as a door with respect to the cabinet PS3.

<Front panel PS2>
The front panel PS2 (also referred to as a front door PS2, a front door PS2, or a front door PS2) is composed of a plate member with a design, and a display window 4, an operation instruction lamp 24, and a bet are on the front side (player side). A number display lamp 25, a credit number display 26, a winning number display 27, an operation panel 11, a lower panel 5, an upper or both side effect lamp, etc. are provided, and a medal selector 34 (hereinafter, simply referred to as "selector") is provided on the back side. (Sometimes referred to as), display device 32, sub-control board 1000, various boards, etc., setting display LED (hereinafter referred to as setting value display LED, setting display, setting value display, setting display device, setting value display device) There is) is provided.

<Display window 4>
The display window 4 is an area provided on the front panel PS2, and the design drawn on the reel can be visually recognized with the front panel PS2 closed. The design printed on the outer peripheral surface of each reel tape fixed to each reel rim portion of the left reel 8a, the middle reel 8b, and the right reel 8c is configured to be visible from the front side (player side) through the display window 4. Has been done. When the reel is stopped, three consecutive symbols out of 21 symbols (20 or 16 may be freely designed according to the specifications) are visible. That is, from the display window 4, 3 [designs] x 3 [reels] = a total of 9 symbols can be visually recognized. Here, of the stop positions where the left reel 8a, the middle reel 8b, and the right reel 8c each stop the three symbols, the uppermost stop position is the upper stage, the center stop position is the middle stage, and the lowermost stop position is the lower stage. And.

<Valid line>
The effective line is a symbol combination line that is the target of the winning determination process (described later) when the left reel 8a, the middle reel 8b, and the right reel 8c are stopped. The effective line in the present embodiment is visible from the display window 4, and is composed of a symbol combination line (middle stage horizontal line) passing through the middle stage of each reel. When it is determined by the winning determination process that the symbol combination stopped on the valid line corresponds to any of the winning combinations, the processing according to the stopped symbol combination is performed. As an example, when it is determined that the symbol combination corresponding to a small winning combination such as a bell has stopped, a game medal (hereinafter, may be referred to as a medal, a game medium, or a game value) payout process or a credit addition process is performed. When it is executed and it is determined that the symbol combination corresponding to the replay has stopped, the automatic betting process is executed.

Depending on the slot machine PS1, 5 effective lines may be set: upper horizontal line, middle horizontal line, lower horizontal line, upward right line, and downward right line, or a substantially chevron shape (left reel 8a lower, middle reel 8b) that is not straight. Includes upper, right reel 8c lower), substantially valley type (left reel 8a upper, middle reel 8b lower, right reel 8c upper), approximately L-shaped (left reel 8a upper, middle reel 8b lower, right reel 8c lower) 6 lines or more can be set, the effective line can be set to change depending on the number of bets, and it can be freely designed according to the specifications of the slot machine PS1. Further, a straight line other than the valid line may be referred to as an invalid line.

<Operation instruction lamp 24>
The operation instruction lamp 24 is provided around the display window 4, and the stop switch 13 (described later) is operated by the player when the left reel 8a, the middle reel 8b, and the right reel 8c are rotating. It indicates the order. That is, when the left operation instruction lamp 24a is lit (the middle operation instruction lamp 24b and the right operation instruction lamp 24c are off), it indicates that the left stop switch 13a should be operated, and the middle operation instruction lamp 24b is lit. (The left operation instruction lamp 24a and the right operation instruction lamp 24c are turned off) indicates that the middle stop switch 13b should be operated, and the right operation instruction lamp 24c is lit (the left operation instruction lamp 24a and the middle operation instruction lamp 24a). When 24b is turned off), it indicates that the right stop switch 13c should be operated.

<Bet number indicator lamp 25>
The bet number display lamp 25 (multiply number display lamp 25, stake number display lamp 25, bet number display lamp 25, bet number display lamp 25) is provided on the operation panel 11, and the number of bets operated by the player can be displayed. It has a function to display. Further, it is composed of a 1-bet lamp 25a (not shown), a 2-bet lamp 25b (not shown), and a 3-bet lamp 25c (not shown). The 1-bet lamp 25a lights up when one medal is bet, the 1-bet lamp 25a and the 2-bet lamp 25b light up when a total of 2 medals are bet, and the 1-bet lamp 25a lights up when a total of 3 medals are bet. And the 2-bet lamp 25b and the 3-bet lamp 25c are turned on. Further, although not shown, after the symbol combination related to the replay is displayed, when the automatic bet processing is executed, the bet number display lamp 25 corresponding to the number of bets used in the game in which the replay is won is turned on. At the same time, the replay lamp is turned on. The lighting timing of the bet number display lamp 25 and the lighting timing of the replay lamp may be simultaneous, or one of them may be configured to light first.

<Credit number display 26>
The credit number display 26 is provided on the operation panel 11, and is composed of 7 segments and dot points (DP). The segment display 26a (not shown), 7 which mainly displays the upper digit of the credit number. It is composed of a segment and a dot point (DP). It is mainly composed of a segment display 26b (not shown) that displays the lower digit of the number of credits. The number of credits means the number of medals credited (electrically stored) in the slot machine PS1, and can store up to 50 medals. In addition, when a normal game cannot proceed, such as when an error is detected, the error may be displayed.

<Acquired number display 27>
The acquired number display 27 is provided on the operation panel 11, and is composed of 7 segments and dot points (DP), and is mainly a segment display 27a (not shown) that displays the upper digit of the acquired number. It is composed of a segment display 27b (not shown) that mainly displays the lower digits of the number of acquired sheets, which is composed of 7 segments and dot points (DP). The number of acquired medals means the number of medals paid out to the player (including storage in the credit number display 26) according to the result of the game in the slot machine PS1. In addition, when a normal game cannot proceed, such as when an error is detected, the error may be displayed.

The credit number display 26 and the acquired number display 27 display each information by the segment display 26a, 26b, 27a, 27b, and depending on whether the DP is lit or not, what is the information related to the number of credits and the information related to the number of acquired sheets? It is also possible to display different information. For example, information indicating that the user is staying in an advantageous section (described later) or information indicating that a predetermined external signal is being output can be notified by turning on the DP of any of the segment indicators. Can be mentioned. Further, it may have a performance of performing push order notification by using the display unit of the upper digit and the display unit of the lower digit of the acquired number display device 27. When the push order is notified using the acquired number display 27, the acquired number display 27 may be referred to as an instruction monitor.

<Operation panel 11>
The operation panel 11 is provided at a substantially central portion of the front panel PS2. The operation panel 11 is provided in a stepped shape between a substantially horizontal horizontal portion and a vertical portion extending substantially vertically downward from the tip portion of the horizontal portion, and the vertical portion is provided with a start switch 12 and a stop switch 13, which will be described later. In the horizontal part, there is a medal slot 17, which will be described later, a plurality of bet switches (MAX bet switch 18, 1 bet switch 19), a sub switch 20, a sub cross key switch 21, an eject switch 22, a settlement switch, and an effect. A switch is provided.

<Start switch 12>
The start switch (also referred to as a start lever) 12 is provided on the vertical portion of the operation panel 11. It consists of a lever-shaped operation unit, and the start switch sensor is turned on when not in operation, and the start switch sensor is turned off during operation, so that it is determined that the start switch has been operated. The operation of the start switch 12 becomes effective when the number of bets reaches a predetermined number, and when the operation of the start switch 12 is received, the start switch 12 executes an internal lottery process, a process related to an instruction function, a reel rotation process, and the like. Further, in the present embodiment, since the input signal is low-active, the start switch input signal is turned off when the start switch sensor is turned on during non-operation, and the start switch sensor is turned from ON to OFF during operation. If it becomes, the start switch input signal is configured to be ON. Not limited to this, the start switch input signal may be configured to be ON when the start switch sensor is ON.

Hereinafter, when the term "start switch is ON" or "start switch is operated" is simply referred to, it means that the start switch sensor has changed from ON to OFF, and the start switch input signal has changed from OFF to ON. Indicates that it has become.

<Stop switch 13>
The stop switch 13 is provided on the operation panel 11. In the case of the present embodiment, the left reel 8a corresponds to the left stop switch 13a, the middle reel 8b corresponds to the middle stop switch 13b, and the right reel 8c corresponds to the right stop switch 13c. Further, when the stop switch 13 can be operated, it is suggested that the stop switch 13 is effective by changing the color of the lamp provided in the main body of the stop switch 13 or the lamp around the lamp. For example, when the stop switch 13 can be operated, it lights up in blue, and when it cannot be operated, it lights up in red. Further, for example, the stop switch 13 may be turned on when the operation is possible and turned off when the stop switch 13 cannot be operated.

<Medal slot 17>
The medal slot 17 is provided on the operation panel 11. It has an opening for inserting medals into the medal insertion slot, and restricts the insertion of medals larger than the standard size. Although a plurality of types of medal insertion slots 17 are manufactured according to the standard sizes of a plurality of types of medals, the mounting standards for the various medal slot 17s can be commonly mounted on the operation panel 11. Are the same.

Regarding the input of the game medium, the game medium is not limited to the above-mentioned medal, and for example, the game ball (so-called parrot) used in the pachinko game machine, or the game medium information stored in an electric storage medium such as a magnetic card or a flash memory. Is input to the game machine, and the number of bets may be set or added at the time of winning based on the input game medium information.

<Bet switch (MAX bet switch 18, 1 bet switch 19)>
The bet switch is provided on the operation panel 11. When the bet switch is operated when there is a stored medal in the credit, the bet process is executed and the set process of the number of bets equivalent to the act of inserting the medal into the medal insertion slot 17 is performed. However, even if the bet switch is operated when the medals are not stored in the credit, the bet processing becomes invalid (the operation of the bet switch is not accepted). Further, the MAX bet switch 18 is composed of a pressing unit operated by the player, a detecting unit for detecting the operation of the pressing unit, and a light emitting unit (also referred to as a MAX bet lamp) for illuminating the pressing unit, and is composed of one bet. The switch 19 includes a pressing unit operated by the player and a detecting unit that detects the operation of the pressing unit (the 1-bet switch 19 does not have a light emitting unit).

The MAX bet lamp notifies the player that the bet process can be executed when the MAX bet switch is operated, and as a notification mode, the MAX bet lamp is turned on in a predetermined color or the MAX bet lamp is specified. It blinks in a cycle, and various modes are conceivable. On the contrary, when the bet processing cannot be executed even if the MAX bet switch is operated, the MAX bet lamp may be turned on in a specific color or the MAX bet lamp may not be turned on.

Further, a MAX bet switch 18 capable of betting the maximum number of cards (3 cards in the present embodiment) set for each slot machine PS1 and a 1-bet switch 19 capable of betting one card are provided. When the operation of the bet switch 18 is accepted, the MAX bet process is executed, and when the operation of the 1-bet switch 19 is accepted, the 1-bet process is executed. The MAX bet process can be executed when the sum of the number of credits and the number of bets currently bet is 3 or more and the number of bets currently bet is less than 3, and the MAX bet process is the number of credits. And the situation where the sum of the number of bets currently bet is less than 3 (in other words, the situation where the number of bets is less than 3 even if the MAX bet switch 18 is operated), and the situation where 3 bets have already been made are executed. It is not possible. The 1-bet process can be executed when the number of credits is 1 or more and the number of bets currently bet is less than 3, and cannot be executed when the number of bets has already been 3 bets.

Further, the 1-bet switch 19 executes 1-bet processing each time it is operated, and when the 1-bet switch 19 is operated for 3 times from the situation where no bet is made, 3 bets are made and the operation for 3 times of the 1-bet switch 19 is performed. This corresponds to one operation of the MAX bet switch 18.

Further, although the embodiment in which the 1-bet switch 19 is invalid in the situation where 3 bets are made has been described, when the 1-bet switch 19 is operated once in the situation where 3 bets are made, the 1-bet switch 19 becomes a 1-bet state and becomes a credit. It may be configured to return two cards.

Further, although the embodiment in which the MAX bet process executed by operating the MAX bet switch 18 is not executed in the situation where the number of bets is less than 3, a process of betting the maximum number that can be bet at present is also conceivable. In other words, if the MAX bet switch 18 is operated in a situation where no bet is made and the number of credits is 2, a process of betting 2 can be considered.

The maximum number of bets that can be bet may be configured to differ depending on the gaming state, and the maximum number of bets that can be bet is 3 during non-bonus and the maximum number of bets that can be bet is 2 during bonus. May be good.

<Sub switch 20>
The sub switch 20 is provided on the operation panel 11, and has a pressing portion composed of a translucent member for directly operating the player, and a detecting portion for detecting that the pressing portion has been operated. It is composed of a sub-switch lamp for illuminating the pressed portion of the sub-switch. The sub switch 20 is a switch for displaying a menu screen mainly on the display device 32 described later. Further, as an input means managed by the sub control board 1000, in addition to the sub switch 20, the sub cross key switch 21 (up switch, down switch, left switch, right switch) and the effect switch (instructed during the game) are operated. A switch) is provided. Further, the sub switch 20 can also function as an opportunity to activate an interlocking system with a mobile terminal (hereinafter, also referred to as a mobile interlocking system) described later. Although the sub switch 20 is divided into the menu display function and the effect switch for operation during the game, it may be a common switch.

On the menu screen, combination items, reel arrangement items, volume adjustment items, light amount adjustment items, and mobile interlocking system related items are displayed, and items can be operated by operating the upper switch or lower switch of the sub-cross key switch 21. The selected cursor is controlled to move up and down. Further, when the sub switch 20 is operated while the cursor is on any of the items, the details of the item are displayed. For example, if the sub switch 20 is operated when the cursor is on the volume adjustment item, the volume adjustment screen is displayed, and the volume can be adjusted with the left switch or the right switch of the sub cross key switch 21. There is.

Further, the menu screen can be displayed by operating the sub switch 20 in a situation where no bet has been placed after the game is completed. At this time, the effect state is either normal effect, continuous effect, AT effect, or demo screen (a screen that is displayed 60 seconds after the end of the game and displays the manufacturer name and effect introduction as a moving image). Even in the situation, the menu screen is displayed by operating the sub switch 20. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the menu screen may not be displayed even if the sub switch 20 is operated during continuous production or AT production.

<Production switch>
The effect switch is provided on the operation panel 11, and has a pressing portion composed of a translucent member for directly operating the player, and a detecting portion for detecting that the pressing portion has been operated. It is composed of an effect switch lamp for illuminating the pressed portion of the effect switch. When the effect switch is operated while the operation of the effect switch is valid, the effect based on the operation is executed. For example, when a continuous effect is being executed on the liquid crystal display, it means that a "success" display (hereinafter, may be referred to as a success effect), which means that a privilege is given in the final game of the continuous effect, or that the privilege is not given. When displaying either the "failure" display (hereinafter, may be referred to as a failure effect), it is conceivable that the effect switch is operated to display "success" or "failure".

Further, in a situation where the operation of the effect switch is effective, the effect switch lamp is turned on, so that the player can be notified that the effect switch operation is effective. As a lighting mode of the effect switch, it is conceivable that the lighting is not turned on when the operation of the effect switch is invalid, and the lighting mode is turned on when the operation of the effect switch is valid. In addition to the lighting mode in which the operation of the effect switch is effective, a lighting mode in which lighting and extinguishing are repeated at regular intervals may be used.

Further, in a situation where the operation of the effect switch is effective, the liquid crystal display is displayed to imitate the effect switch to notify that the operation of the effect switch is effective. When the liquid crystal display imitates the effect switch, the display is based on the command received from the main control means 100. For example, it is conceivable that a display imitating an effect switch is performed based on the start switch reception command, or a display imitating an effect switch is performed based on a full-turn body stop command.

<Settlement switch>
The checkout switch is provided on the operation panel 11. By being operated after the game is completed, a process (payment process) of paying out the number of bet game media and the number of game media stored in the credit to the player is executed. note that. In the present embodiment, when the settlement switch is operated in a situation where the bet is bet and the game medium is stored in the credit, the bet game medium is first paid out and then continuously stored in the credit. The game medium is configured to be paid out, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the process of paying out the game medium stored in the credit may be executed only when the number of bet game media is 0. That is, when the settlement switch is operated in the bet situation, only the bet game medium is paid out, and then when the settlement switch is operated again, the game medium stored in the credit is paid out. You may.

<Lower panel 5>
The lower panel 5 is provided below the front panel PS2. Two transparent resins are combined to form a design sheet sandwiched between the combined resins, and the design sheet is printed to represent the characteristics of each slot machine PS1.

<Medal payment exit 45>
The medal payout outlet 45 is provided below the lower panel 5. This is an exit for discharging medals paid out from the hopper 44 (also referred to as a hopper), which will be described later, to the outside (dish 28) of the slot machine PS1. It also serves as a return port for discharging medals excluded from the medal selector 34, which will be described later, to the outside of the slot machine PS1.

<Sink 28>
The saucer 28 is provided below the lower panel 5. It has a substantially concave structure so that medals released from the medal payout outlet 45 can be received and stored, and is provided so as to project toward the player so that the stored medals can be confirmed by the player.

Further, as another function, the saucer 28 accommodates a cigarette ashtray 29 and a resin sheet to which a partnership license sticker, a patent certificate stamp sticker, and a model sticker are attached, and has a seal housing having an opening to be displayed on the player side. A unit 30 is also provided.

<Speaker S>
The speaker S is provided at the upper part and the lower part of the front panel PS2. It is connected to the sub control board 1000 by a harness (not shown), and the speaker S outputs an error sound or a warning sound informing that an error has occurred, in addition to a sound effect according to the effect.

<Display device 32>
The display device 32 is provided above the front panel PS2. It is a device capable of displaying an image, and various devices such as a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, and a projector can be used. In addition to various production images that are electrically connected to the sub-control board 1000, a game instruction image that indicates the push order and push position of the stop switch 13 during the game (push order navigation image if only the push order is displayed). (Also called push order image, operation order image, operation order image), when displaying only the push position, the push navigation image (also called push order image, operation position image), or push order and push position is displayed. In some cases, it may be referred to as an operation mode navigation image (also referred to as an operation mode image) as a superordinate concept of the push order and the push position), an error image when an error occurs, and the like are displayed. Further, depending on the model, there is also a slot machine PS1 that does not have a display device 32.

<Other production devices such as dot displays and movable accessories>
Other effect devices such as a dot display and a movable accessory are provided at arbitrary positions on the front panel PS2 such as the periphery of the display window 4 and the upper and lower panel portions. Other effect devices are electrically connected to the sub control board 1000, and in addition to various effect images and effect operations, game instruction images, operations, and errors that indicate the push order and push position of the stop switch 13 during the game are generated. Display and operate the error image of the time. Other production devices are arbitrarily installed according to the model of the slot machine PS1. Further, various devices such as a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, and a projector can be used as other effect devices. In particular, in a gaming machine provided with a liquid crystal display as an auxiliary effect device, the display device 32 may be referred to as a main display device, and the liquid crystal display as another effect device may be referred to as a sub display device. In this case, the main display device has a larger display area than the sub display device.

<Medal Selector 34>
The medal selector 34 is located inside the gaming machine on the back side of the front panel PS2, and is provided in the flow passage below the medal insertion slot 17. The medal selector 34 has a medal counting function that counts the number of medals inserted by the player with a sensor provided on the flow passage, a medal exclusion function that guides the inserted nonstandard medals to the tray 28, and the front of the front panel PS2. With an eject function that eliminates medals stuck in the medal selector 34 by operating the eject switch provided in the above, and a blocking member (also called a blocker) that electrically drives medals inserted at times other than when the medals are received. It has a blocker function to remove it from the flow passage. Further, when the medal inserted at the time of receiving the medal is a regular medal, the medal selector 34 discharges the medal to the hopper 44 located downstream.

The various sensors in the medal selector are composed of a passage sensor, a throw-in sensor 1, a throw-in sensor 2, and a shoot sensor. The passage sensor is a sensor that first detects medals inserted from the medal insertion slot, and is provided to count the number of inserted medals and ejected medals. The throw-in sensor 1 and the throw-in sensor 2 are located downstream of the passage sensor and the blocker, and are used to determine the passing time of the medal passing through the throw-in sensor 1 and the throw-in sensor 2 to determine normal passage or abnormal passage. It is provided. The closing sensor 2 is located downstream of the closing sensor 1. The shoot sensor is located downstream of the insertion sensor 2 and is provided to count the number of insertion medals and ejection medals. Since the passage sensor and the chute sensor have overlapping functions, only one of them may be provided.

When the blocker in the medal selector is ON, the passage of the game medal is permitted, and when it is OFF, the passage of the game medal is not permitted. Allowing the passage of game medals means that the game medals inserted from the medal slot are guided to the hopper 44, and disallowing the passage of game medals means that the game medals inserted from the medal slot are hoppers. It is not guided by 44.

The components on the cabinet PS3 side in the slot machine PS1 will be described below.

<Cabinet PS3>
The cabinet PS3 is configured to have an opening on one side of a square box shape, and has a reel unit 6, a hopper 44, an auxiliary tank 46, a setting key switch 37, and a reset / setting switch 38 (hereinafter, simply "reset switch"). , Or may be referred to as a "setting switch"), a power supply device 39, a main control board 100, an external output terminal board 47, and the like are provided.

<Main control board 100>
The main control board 100 is housed in an internal space created when the main control board case main body and the main control board case cover are combined, and the main control board case main body and the main control board case cover cannot be easily opened and closed by caulking. It is designed to be (sealed). The main control board 100 is fixed to the main control board case bracket in the cabinet PS3.

<Reel unit 6>
The reel unit 6 is mainly composed of a reel frame, a left reel 8a, a middle reel 8b, and a right reel 8c. The reel unit 6 is attached to the reel base 7 inside the center of the cabinet PS3 and is fixed by a locking member (screw or rivet).

The reels (left reel 8a, middle reel 8b, right reel 8c) are a reel base, a reel tape on which a plurality of types of patterns are drawn attached to the outer periphery of the reel base, and stepping that is pivotally supported by the reel base. It consists of a motor, a reel unit that fixes a stepping motor, and a motor fixing base that is neglected. A different pattern arrangement is drawn on the reel tape for each reel.

When the start switch 12 is operated by the player, the reel is accelerated, and after reaching a constant speed (about 80 rotations / minute), the stepping motor is moved by one step for each interruption to maintain a constant speed rotation state. (Constant speed rotation), in response to the operation of the stop switch 13 by the player, the corresponding reel is stopped. The reel is moved at a constant speed to the stop position determined for each operation reception position, and the reel is moved to the stop position. After that, the brake is applied (a 4-phase excitation signal is output), the rotation of the reel is stopped, and the excitation output is terminated.

In addition, an index is provided on the spoke portion provided at the reel base of each reel, and the index sensor provided on the motor fixing base of each reel detects the index to refer to the rotation of each lap. The position of the symbol (also called the initial symbol) is determined. The number of steps of the stepping motor, which is the drive source of the reel in the present embodiment, is 336 steps, and the interrupt processing is performed once during constant speed rotation. Further, the rotation failure detection counter is incremented every two interrupt processes during constant speed rotation, and when the counter value of the rotation failure detection counter reaches 180, it is determined that the rotation is defective. In other words, if the reel does not rotate once even after executing the interrupt processing 360 times, it is determined that the rotation is defective. The rotation defect detection counter is set to 0 when the index is detected, so that if the constant speed rotation process is normal, the rotation defect detection counter becomes 0 before reaching 180.

In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the index is detected during the constant speed processing, and it is not determined whether or not the index is detected during the acceleration processing, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the constant speed processing is in progress. It may be determined whether or not the index is detected during the acceleration process. With such a configuration, it is possible to make it possible for the player to stop accepting the stop earlier.

In addition, a back lamp unit is provided on the motor fixing base of each reel, and it is lit to emphasize the symbol that stopped after the reel stopped, or to improve the visibility of the symbol while the reel is rotating. I'm letting you.

<Hopper 44>
The hopper 44 is mounted in engagement with a rail structure provided on the bottom plate of the cabinet PS3, and can be slid back and forth along the rail structure. The hopper 44 has a storage tank unit that receives and stores medals guided from the medal selector 34 to the inside of the game machine, and a hopper motor driving means that drives the hopper motor to rotate the turntable to receive and store medals one by one. It is composed of a medal alignment mechanism for aligning medals for ejection to 28, and a medal payout unit provided with a discharge mechanism for ejecting medals to a tray 28 through a medal payout outlet 45.

<Auxiliary tank 46>
The auxiliary tank 46 is configured to be able to store medals, and medals stored in excess of the allowable capacity of the storage tank portion of the hopper 44 pass through a downhill rail portion provided in the storage tank portion. Is stored in the auxiliary tank 46. The auxiliary tank 46 has a square box structure, and when installed in the cabinet PS3, the auxiliary tank has two full detection electrodes attached to the cabinet PS3 through a through hole provided on at least one side surface. It is provided so as to be exposed inside the 46, and when a certain amount or more of the medals inserted from the medal insertion slot are stored, the two full detection electrodes are energized via the medals, and the hopper 44 and the auxiliary tank 46 are full. Judge that. The number of full detection electrodes is not limited to two, and the number of full detection electrodes may be changed, such as by providing three. Further, the method of fullness detection is not limited to the method of using a fullness detection electrode, and a sensor provided at a predetermined position may be configured to enable fullness detection by detecting a medal.

<Setting key switch 37>
The setting key switch 37 is provided in a setting key switch unit provided inside the slot machine PS1 and having an opening / closing door on the front surface. After opening the front panel PS2, access is possible by opening the open / close door of the setting key switch unit. To turn on the setting key switch 37, insert the setting key and rotate it 90 degrees to the right. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on while medals can be accepted, the current set value can be confirmed, and when it is determined that the setting key switch 37 is on in the power off / return process (also referred to as power on process) when the power is turned on. Execute the setting change process (described later).

<Power supply device 39>
The power supply device 39 is provided on the lower left side of the front view of the cabinet PS3. The power supply device 39 has a square box structure, a power supply switch 40 is provided on the outside, and a power supply board for generating a voltage is provided inside. The power supply device 39 is individually connected to the rotating cylinder device board and the sub control board 1000 via a harness (not shown), and is further connected from the rotating cylinder device board to the main control board 100 via a harness to be main. Power is supplied to the control board 100.

When the power switch 40 is turned on, the power supply device 39 takes in electric power from the outside of the slot machine PS1 and then generates a predetermined voltage, which is predetermined for the main control board 100 and the sub control board 1000, respectively. It is configured to take in voltage, and when the power switch 40 is turned off, it is configured not to take in power from the outside of the slot machine PS1.

<External output terminal board 47>
The external output terminal board 47 is generally mounted inside the cabinet PS3 of the slot machine PS1 and converts the game result signal output from the main control board 100 into a predetermined format signal of the slot machine PS1. Send to the outside. The contents of the result of the game include the number of inputs, the number of payouts, the number of bonuses (the number of big bonuses, the number of regular bonuses), the door opening signal, and the like. Other conditions for transmitting signals to the outside are controlled by the main control board 100, such as when the AT state is reached, when a specific symbol combination is displayed, or when the value of the counter related to the game reaches a predetermined value. Can be set based on predetermined information.

<Function block diagram>
The functional block diagram of the slot machine PS1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

<Main control board 100>
The slot machine PS1 of the present embodiment has a sub-control board 1000 (sub-control means 1000) from a main control board 100 (also referred to as a main control means 100, a main control board 100, and a main control means 100) that controls a general game flow. , Sub-control board 1000, sub-control means 1000), door relay board (also called central display board), rotating body device board, reset / setting switch 38, setting key switch, etc. , Data communication is possible. However, the main control board 100 and the sub control board 1000 do not allow bidirectional communication, and data communication is possible by one-way communication from the main control board 100 to the sub control board 1000.

A main control chip is mounted on the main control board 100. In the main control chip, a main control CPU, a main control ROM, a main control RAM, and the like are capable of data communication with each other by a bus. By controlling the main control chip, data communication such as winning combination lottery (also referred to as internal lottery), reel drive control (also referred to as reel control), payout control, etc. is appropriately performed to various boards. Further, for the sub control board 1000, as a result of the internal lottery, it is also referred to as an operation procedure combination including both the selection combination (AT combination, AT target combination, push order combination, push order combination, push order role and push order combination). ), And when the main control means 100 side notifies the information (pushing order, operation timing) related to the display of the selection combination, the selection combination information (selection group information, selection) can also be notified on the sub control means side. By transmitting (information regarding the display of the combination), it is possible for the sub-control means side to also notify the information regarding the display of the selection combination. In addition, it may be referred to as a process related to (related to) the instruction function including all processes related to AT such as transition to AT, extension of the number of AT games, and push order notification. The push order combination is a condition device in which the symbol combination to be stopped and the game medal given to the player differ depending on the order of the reels to be stopped (push order), and the push order combination is an operation of the stop button. This is a conditional device in which the combination of symbols to be stopped and the game medal given to the player differ depending on the timing of accepting the reels.

The storage capacity of the main control ROM mounted on the main control board 100 is "16 KB or less", and the used area (also referred to as the first program area) of "7.5 KB or less" and the other outside the used area (also referred to as the first program area). It also has a second program area). Only the control area (also referred to as the first control area) of "4.5 KB or less" in which the program executed by the main control board 100 is stored and the information other than the program (for example, the internal lottery table information) are used in the used area. Has a data area (also referred to as a first data area) of "3.0 KB or less" to be stored or to be stored. The outside of the used area has a control area (also referred to as a second control area) and a data area (also referred to as a second data area) as in the used area. A program related to the progress of the game is stored in the used area, and a program related to fraud countermeasures and a program used for the gaming machine test are stored outside the used area.

The storage capacity of the main control RAM mounted on the main control board 100 is "1024B or less", and the used area (also referred to as the first working area) of "512B or less" and the other outside the used area (second). Also called a work area). The first work area is a rewritable storage area according to the progress of the game, and the second work area is a rewritable storage area when the program for fraud countermeasures and the game machine test is executed.

As the storage area of the main control RAM built in the main control chip, the on / off of the stop changeover switch, the storage area of the switch status flag indicating the on / off state of the automatic settlement switch, and the set 1 to 6 are set. A storage area for setting value information indicating any value of, a storage area for RT state information indicating which RT state is among a plurality of RT states, and a specific condition device indicating a winning state of a specific condition device such as a bonus. Storage area, other game information storage area where information necessary for advancing the game is stored, unused storage area, storage area of the stack area where data saved from the register is stored, There is a storage area for the temporary stack area that is set when the power is turned on.

The trigger for initializing the main control RAM is the setting change process by the setting change means, the power off / return process, and the start of each game. In each case, the storage area of the main control RAM to be initialized is initialized. The range is different.

If the power cannot be turned off or restored normally during the setting change process, or if it cannot be restored, data 0 is set (initialized) in the RAM area excluding the storage area of the switch status flag. That is, only the switch state flag inherits the state before the setting change, and for example, the RT state and the condition device flag are cleared and are not inherited.

In addition, either when the power is turned off and restored normally during the setting change process, or when it is not in the unrecoverable state, that is, when the setting change process is performed normally, the storage area of the switch status flag. , Data 0 is set in the RAM area excluding the storage area of the set value information, the storage area of the RT state information, and the storage area of the specific condition device. That is, the RT state, the set value data, and the condition device flag are inherited so that the game can be played with the set value after the setting change while maintaining the game state before the setting change. Since the set value data inherits the information before the setting change and a new setting value is set in the subsequent setting change process, it is used in the sub control board 1000 to determine whether the setting has been changed.

In addition, data is stored in the unused storage area of the RAM area at the start of each game during the power cutoff / recovery process and in the storage area of the stack area excluding the maximum used area at the time of power supply cutoff / recovery / RAM initialization during the power failure / recovery process. Set to 0.

<Sub control board 1000>
The sub-control board 1000 is equipped with a sub-control chip. On the sub-control chip, a sub-control CPU, a sub-control ROM, a sub-control RAM, and the like enable data communication with each other by a bus. The sub control board 1000 is capable of bidirectional communication with the effect control board, and transmits data specifying the effect to be output to the speaker S, the LED lamp, the sub switch 20, the effect switch, and the like. Information to the display device 32 transmits data to the image control board. Further, the sub control board 1000 is directly supplied with electric power from the power supply board.

<Rotating device board>
The reeling device board is a relay board that performs data communication between a reel motor, a reel sensor, a door switch, a payout sensor, an external output terminal board 47 (also referred to as an external centralized terminal board 47), and the main control board 100. .. The reel motor controls the drive of the reel. The reel sensor is a sensor for determining whether or not the reel is operating normally, and when a projecting piece (also referred to as an index) passes through the sensor, data is transmitted to the reeling device substrate. The door switch is a sensor that determines whether or not the front door PS2 has been opened. The payout sensor is a sensor that determines whether or not the medal is properly passed when it is paid out from the hopper 44. The external centralized terminal board is a relay board for transmitting data to a hall computer outside the gaming machine. Further, electric power is directly supplied to the rotating cylinder device board from the power supply board.

<Door relay board>
The door relay board has various sensor information (input sensor 1, input sensor 2, passage sensor, shoot sensor) in the selector, bet switch information, stop switch information, and settlement switch information as input information, and outputs information. There are blocker information, credit number information, bet number information, replay symbol combination display information, and payout number information. The door relay board includes a selector, a bet switch, a stop switch, a checkout switch, a credit number indicator 26, a payout number indicator, a replay lamp, a 1-bet lamp, a 2-bet lamp, a 3-bet lamp, a start lamp, and a medal-insertable lamp. It is electrically connected to the advantageous section ramp.

<Production control board>
The effect control board (also referred to as effect control means) includes a sub switch 20, a sub cross key switch 21, an effect switch, a movable accessory, a speaker S, a back lamp, an LED lamp provided on the front panel PS2, and a display device 32. It is electrically connected to the image control board that controls the display contents of.

The effect control means is configured to enable bidirectional communication with the sub control means 1000, and controls the output of the effect to the effect device based on the effect command received from the sub control means 1000.

The effect control means selects the effect content based on the lottery result of the winning combination by the internal lottery means. In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of effect contents are provided in advance, and the effect control means is produced by a lottery using software random numbers after a lottery of roles by the internal lottery means is performed at the start of a game or the like. Select the content.

In addition, a plurality of types of production contents are provided according to not only the result of the winning combination lottery but also the result of the freeze lottery and the game state (RT state, freeze state) and the like. Specifically, a plurality of types of production contents are provided for each of the bonus winning, the small winning combination winning, the replay winning, the non-winning, and the like.

As for the content of the production, at what timing (when the start switch 12 is operated, when each stop switch 13 is operated, etc.) and what kind of production is output (how to turn on the lamp, how to turn on the lamp, etc.) as the game progresses. It defines whether to blink or turn off, what kind of sound is output from the speaker S, what kind of image is displayed on the display device 32, and the like).

It is also possible to generate an effect output by the effect control means in response to an operation by the player. For example, the main is based on the operation signals of the start switch 12, the stop switch 13, the medal slot 17, the bet switch (MAX bet switch 18, 1 bet switch 19), the settlement switch, etc., in which the operation signal is input to the main control board 100. It is also conceivable to generate an effect by the effect control means of the sub control board 1000 based on the sub control command transmitted from the control board 100, and the sub switch 20 and the sub cross key in which the operation signal is input to the sub control board 1000. It is also conceivable to directly generate the effect from the sub control board 1000 according to the sub input switch operating means such as the switch 21 and the effect switch.

<Image control board>
The image control board (also referred to as an image control means) is provided with an image control ROM, a sound ROM, a cooling fan, and the like for specifically displaying the effect content on the display device 32.

<Power supply board>
The slot machine PS1 of the present embodiment supplies electric power from the power supply board to the rotating cylinder device board and the sub control board based on the operation of the power switch 40. The electric power supplied to the rotating cylinder device board supplies electric power to the main control board 100 and the door relay board. Then, the supplied electric power is supplied to each component and is electrically connected. The electric power supplied to the sub control board 1000 supplies electric power to the effect control board and then supplies electric power to the image control board. The supplied electric power is electrically connected by being supplied to each component.

The control of the main control board 100 that controls the game of the gaming machine will be described.

<Type of error>
Errors are roughly divided into recoverable errors and non-recoverable errors.

<Recoverable error>
The recoverable error is an error indicating an error related to the selector (medal retention error, medal backflow error, medal passing time error), an error related to the hopper 44 (hopper error, hopper empty error), a door opening error, a harness disconnection error, or the like. If the reset switch operation is accepted after removing the causes of various recoverable errors, the game can be returned to the game without turning on the power again. During the recoverable error, information on the error occurring in the display device 32, the payout number display, and various lamps is displayed in order to notify the player of what error has occurred.

When a returnable error is detected during the game, the progress of the game may be stopped at the time of detection, or the progress of the game may be stopped after the game in which the returnable error is detected is completed. By stopping the progress of the game during the returnable error, it is possible to suppress damage to the game hall manager even if a returnable error occurs due to fraud. As a condition for recovering from the recoverable error state, it may be configured to recover automatically by removing the cause of the error, and an error that can be recovered without turning on the power again is called a recoverable error. ing.

<Unrecoverable error>
In the slot machine PS1 of the present embodiment, when an unrecoverable error occurs, the interruption is prohibited, the progress of the game is restricted by clearing the output of the output port, and the credit number display 26 displays according to the type of error. Notifies that it is in an unrecoverable state.

If a recoverable error is set, the resettable error is canceled when the reset switch (not shown) is accepted, but once the resettable error is set, the reset switch operation is accepted or the reset switch is accepted. The unrecoverable error is not cleared just by turning the power on again. In this case, the unrecoverable error is cleared by performing the setting change process. When the power is turned on again at the time of an unrecoverable error, it is controlled not to execute the subsequent game processing by repeatedly executing the unrecoverable error display after executing a part of the power off / recovering process.

As the non-recoverable error, if the number of bets is other than the specified number at the time of winning combination lottery, if the value is not within the normal range in the set value error check, it is determined that the power-off process is not performed normally at the time of power-off recovery. In this case, when it is determined that the random number is abnormal such as the frequency abnormality of the crystal oscillator is shown, the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination on the effective line may be stopped in the winning determination process.

Further, if a return impossible error occurs, the progress of the game is stopped regardless of whether the game is in progress or waiting for the game (from the end of the game to the start of the next game).

<Game method, game flow>
In order to play a game on the slot machine PS1, it is specified in advance that medals are first inserted from the medal insertion slot 17 or the medals stored in advance are bet (MAX bet switch 18, 1 bet switch 19). Set the number of medals bet (also called the specified number). In this embodiment, three sheets are set as a specified number. By setting the number of medals bet, the valid line is effectively set and the game is possible.

If medals are inserted from a new medal slot when the number of medals bet is set to the upper limit, the number of game medals stored in the credit will increase. The maximum number of credits that can be stored is 50. If a medal that exceeds the upper limit of the number of bets (3) and the upper limit of the stored amount (50) is inserted from the medal slot (54th), the blocker of the medal selector is turned off (the medal is inserted into the game machine). It is designed to be returned to the saucer. That is, when the number of bets is the upper limit and the number of credits to be stored is the upper limit, the blocker is turned off (the passage to the hopper 44 in the selector is not formed).

The situation in which the number of bets is added when the medals are inserted is when the number of bets is less than 3 (less than the maximum number of bets in the gaming state when the medals are inserted). In addition, the situation in which the credits can be stored when the medals are inserted is that the number of bets is 3 (the maximum number of bets in the game state when the medals are inserted) and the credits are less than 50 (in the credits). (Less than the maximum number that can be stored). That is, when the sum of the number of bets and the number of stored credits is less than 53, the medal is inserted inside the gaming machine when the medal is inserted from the medal slot. In addition, as a condition for the medal to enter the inside of the gaming machine when the medal is inserted, it may be mentioned that the game is waiting (the period from the end of the game to the start of the next game). For example, the symbol combination related to the replay is displayed, and the medal insertion requirement is satisfied even during the game waiting after the automatic bet processing is executed. In this case, since three cards are bet by automatic betting, if the number of accumulated credits is less than 50, the medal insertion requirement is satisfied.

Next, when the operation of the start switch 12 is received, the internal lottery process is executed, the result of the internal lottery process (also referred to as the winning combination lottery result, the condition device number) is determined, and then the minimum game time (weight time (period)). Or 4.1 seconds timer) is determined, and if the weight time has elapsed, the rotation of each reel is started, and if the weight time has not elapsed, the weight time elapses. Wait until each reel does not rotate.

Next, when the operation (stop operation) of any of the stop switches 13 (left stop switch 13a, middle stop switch 13b, right stop switch 13c) is accepted, the winning combination lottery result and the timing at which the stop operation is accepted are received. The reel corresponding to the stopped switch 13 operated by the operation is stopped. When all reels are stopped (also referred to as all stops), it is determined whether or not each stop symbol determined at the time of receiving the stop of each reel is not abnormal, and if it is not abnormal, which symbol combination is the stopped symbol combination. Search and pay out medals (including addition to credits), set replay (automatic bet processing), set bonus status, end bonus status, set RT status, etc. according to the symbol combination corresponding to the search result. Processing such as the end of the RT state is performed, and one game ends.

<Freeze processing>
As the freeze process (also referred to as freeze effect) that delays the progress of the game by suspending it for a predetermined period, for example, the acceptance of the game medium, which is a function related to the progress of the game, and the number of bets on the pre-credited game medium are used. It is possible to suspend the functions related to the acceptance of the operation of the bet switch for determining, the acceptance of the operation of the start switch 12 for starting the game, or the acceptance of the stop operation of the reel. The freeze process (freeze effect) is a process controlled by the main control board 100.

As the freeze effect, all the functions related to the progress of the game described above may be paused, or only some functions may be paused.

As a mode for suspending the progress of the game, a control process based on the player's operation (a process of forming a passage in which the medal is guided to the hopper 44 by blocker control, a process of setting the number of bets based on the operation of the bet switch, and a process of setting the number of bets based on the operation of the bet switch). Reel rotation processing or internal lottery processing based on the operation of the start switch 12, reel stop processing based on the operation of the stop switch 13) may not be performed.

If an input signal based on the player's operation is emitted during the period in which the progress of the game is suspended due to the freeze effect, the control process based on the input signal is not performed, the input signal is not accepted, or the input signal is input. By performing processing such as delaying the transmission until a predetermined period elapses, the game end timing in one game is delayed as compared with the case where the freeze effect is not performed.

Regarding the freeze effect performed based on the operation of the start switch 12, when the start switch 12 is operated, the reel is not rotated for a predetermined period and the reel is rotated after the predetermined period elapses, or the start switch 12 is operated. When the internal lottery and reel are not rotated for a predetermined period when is operated, and the internal lottery and reel are rotated after a predetermined period has elapsed, or when the start switch 12 is operated, the internal lottery is performed for a predetermined period. However, when the reel is rotated after a predetermined period has elapsed without rotating the reel, or when the start switch 12 is operated and the internal lottery is performed, a predetermined period is set and the reel is rotated or stopped during the predetermined period. This is a case where the start switch 12 is operated to perform internal drawing and the reel is rotated, and then a predetermined period is set and the stop reception of the stop switch 13 is invalidated for the predetermined period.

Regarding the freeze effect performed based on the operation of the stop switch 13, as a result of the freeze effect performed based on the acceptance of the operation of the stop switch 13 and the operation of the stop switch 13, a specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the reel. In the freeze effect performed based on the freeze effect, the control process of the freeze effect is different.

As a control process for freeze effect performed based on the acceptance of the operation of the stop switch 13, for example, when the left stop switch 13a is operated and freezes while all reels are rotating, the left reel corresponding to the left stop switch 13a is stopped. Later, the stop reception of the middle stop switch 13b and the right stop switch 13c may be invalidated. As a result, the player cannot stop the rotating middle reel and the right reel for a predetermined period, but in order to enable the stop reception of the middle stop switch 13b and the right stop switch 13c after the predetermined period has elapsed. It is possible to delay the timing until the end of the game in one game.

As a result of accepting the operation of the stop switch 13, the operation of the stop switch 13 other than the stop switch 13 that is stopped last is accepted as the control process of the freeze effect performed based on the fact that the specific symbol is stopped and displayed on the reel. When a specific symbol is displayed as a stop on each reel, the stop reception of the stop switch 13 that is stopped last is invalidated, or the operation of the stop switch 13 that is stopped last is accepted. Based on the fact that a specific symbol is stopped and displayed on each reel, the bet number setting process based on the operation of the bet switch that starts the next game, the input detection process of the game medium by the passage sensor, or the replay is effective. It is possible not to perform control processing based on automatic betting processing that is performed when the machine stops on the line.

During a predetermined period during which the freeze effect is performed, the game progress control based on the player's operation is temporarily suspended, but the game machine operation that is not related to the progress of the game can be executed. For example, even if the stop control process based on the operation of the stop switch 13 is not performed, the rotation mode of the reel may be arbitrarily set such as to rotate in the normal rotation mode, to rotate at a lower speed than usual, or to rotate at a higher speed than usual. can do.

As the rotation mode of the reels in a predetermined period, the reels are rotated in the direction opposite to the normal rotation (so-called reverse rotation), the reels are rotated by a predetermined number of symbols to stop a specific symbol combination, and a predetermined of a plurality of reels. The reels may be stopped and the other reels may be rotated, the rotation speed of the reels may be changed, or the operation of the reels may be changed due to the operation of the player.

The predetermined period for performing the freeze effect can be changed according to predetermined conditions. Here, the predetermined conditions are signal detection based on the operation acceptance status of various switches by the player (operation status of start switch 12, bet switch, stop switch 13, settlement switch, etc.), and lottery result by freeze lottery. Can be mentioned. Further, the change includes shortening or lengthening a predetermined period for performing a freeze effect in which the progress of the game is temporarily stopped, or switching the rotation mode of the reel.

As a control process for shortening the suspension period, forcible termination of the suspension period or rewriting to a period shorter than the suspension period can be mentioned. Then, as a control process for lengthening the suspension period, adding another period after the suspension period or rewriting the suspension period to a longer period can be mentioned. Further, the pause period based on the freeze effect does not have to be set for an upper limit time, and may be continued until a certain result is obtained based on the result of operation acceptance.

The pause period for performing the freeze effect may be set after the wait period has elapsed, or may be set including the wait period. When the weight period is included, the weight period and the freeze effect period are compared. If the freeze effect ends during the weight period, the freeze effect is executed during the weight period, and the freeze effect ends during the weight period. If not, the freeze effect period may be set after the wait period, or the remaining weight period may be restarted after the freeze effect ends. Further, if there is only a freeze effect period longer than the weight period in advance, the process of comparing the weight period and the freeze effect period is omitted, and the freeze effect is started after the operation of the start switch 12 (after the internal lottery process). It is also possible to do.

As a freeze effect, it is also possible to perform a freeze effect (also referred to as a pseudo game) during the acceleration process as if a normal game is in progress. In the pseudo game, the start switch 12 is operated, the pseudo game period is set during the acceleration process of the reel after the internal lottery is performed, and during the pseudo game period, the reel rotation control is performed like a normal game (pseudo game). Reel rotation control is performed based on the operation of the start switch based on the start of the game), and reel stop control is performed based on the operation of the stop switch 13. Further, the reel may be rotated again by operating the start switch 12 during the simulated game period. However, the internal lottery process based on the operation of the start switch 12 and the winning determination process or the payout control process based on the operation of the stop switch 13 are not performed.

Further, in the simulated game, when the reel is stopped due to the operation of the stop switch 13, or when the reel is automatically stopped as a reel effect, the stopped reel is swung up and down (so-called swing fluctuation). Thereby, when the player operates the stop switch 13, it is possible to determine whether the game is a normal game or a pseudo game.

<Combination of symbols that does not require technical intervention>
A symbol combination that does not require technical intervention is a symbol combination that can always stop and display the winning combination symbol combination on the effective line regardless of when the stop switch 13 is operated while the reel is rotating. Means. For example, when bell symbols are arranged at intervals of 3 symbols on all reels, bell-bell-bell always stops (pull-in rate is 100%), so it can be said that this is a symbol combination that does not require technical intervention. Hereinafter, a winning combination having a pull-in rate of 100% may be referred to as PB = 1, and a winning combination having a pull-in rate of 100% for all reels may be referred to as a PB = 1 combination.

On the contrary, PB ≠ 1 means that the symbol combination of the winning combination does not stop depending on the stop timing of the stop switch 13 when the reel is rotating. For example, if there is a place in the pull-in range where there is no symbol related to the winning combination (five symbols are separated, etc.), PB ≠ 1, and the winning combination may be referred to as PB ≠ 1 combination.

<Small role priority control, bonus priority control>
The small winning combination priority control is to pull in the small winning combination when both the small winning combination and the bonus are drawn in when the small winning combination and the bonus are won in duplicate, or when the small winning combination in the bonus is won. ..

The bonus priority control is to draw in the symbol related to the bonus when both the symbol related to the small winning combination and the symbol related to the bonus can be drawn in when the small winning combination and the bonus are won in duplicate, or when the small winning combination in the bonus is won.

Also, since replays have the highest priority and cannot be missed, when the replay and small role, or the replay and bonus condition device flags are turned on at the same time, the symbol related to the replay is always drawn in.

<Normal section>
The normal section is a section in which processing related to the instruction function cannot be performed. When the push order combination is won in the normal section, a process of transmitting information (effect group number) masking which push order is won to the sub control means 1000 is executed. In addition, when the push order combination is won in the normal section, the notification of the push order (both the correct answer push order and the incorrect answer push order) is not displayed on the instruction monitor. As a result, in the normal section, even if the push order combination is won in both the main control means 100 and the sub control means 1000, the push order is not notified. Therefore, even if the push order combination is won in the normal section, the answer is always correct or incorrect. I don't know.

<Advantageous section>
The advantageous section is a section in which processing related to the instruction function can be executed, and an advantageous section is provided in order to suppress excessive medal acquisition by AT. If you win the advantageous section transition lottery that is executed in the normal section, you can shift to the advantageous section. In the advantageous section, a lottery to shift to AT can be performed, but in order to suppress the excessive medal acquisition mentioned above, the advantageous section is designed to end based on certain conditions and shift to the normal section. ing.
In particular,
1) When 1500 games have been consumed from the next game that has moved to one advantageous section 2) When more than 2400 medals have been won from the next game that has moved to one advantageous section 3) When any conditions are met Can be mentioned. As a result, it is possible to suppress excessive medal acquisition. The arbitrary condition of 3) includes, for example, when one AT ends, when a specific symbol combination is displayed, and the like.

<Advantageous section ramp>
An advantageous section ramp is provided as information indicating that the user is staying in the advantageous section on the main side. As a result, when the player confirms whether or not he / she is staying in the advantageous section, he / she can easily determine whether or not the advantageous section lamp is lit. Specifically, when the DP of the credit number display 26 is lit, it indicates that the person is staying in the advantageous section, and when the DP of the credit number display 26 is not lit, the person is not staying in the advantageous section. It is shown that. The lighting timing of the advantageous section lamp is as follows: after all reels are stopped, after the bet switch operation is accepted, when the first medal inserted by maintenance is detected, when the second medal inserted by maintenance is detected, and when the second medal inserted by maintenance is detected, 3 This may be the case when the first medal is detected, after the start switch is accepted, or after the winning combination is won by an internal lottery. In addition, as a condition to be sure to turn on, if you are staying in an advantageous section, and you are notified of the operation procedure information of the alternative role, and the ball output rate (maximum ball output rate) of the notified game exceeds 1. If it increases).

In addition, it is configured to turn on the advantageous section lamp even when the RT transition push order to RT with a high replay probability is notified even though the ball output rate does not exceed 1 because the push order small combination is not installed in the specifications. ing. This is to teach the player that the state is advantageous to the player with the advantageous section ramp, and the purpose is to prevent the player from suffering damage due to not knowing the specifications of the gaming machine.

If the condition for always turning on the advantageous section lamp as described above is not satisfied, the timing for turning on the advantageous section lamp after newly shifting to the advantageous section may be arbitrary.

If the advantageous section lamp is turned on once, it will continue to be lit until the advantageous section ends, and before the start switch operation of the next game after the advantageous section ends is accepted (after all reels are stopped). After accepting the bet switch operation, the advantageous section lamp is not lit when the first medal inserted by maintenance is detected, the second medal inserted by maintenance is detected, or the third medal inserted by maintenance is detected). To.

With this configuration, the player may have an advantageous section even if the advantageous section lamp is not lit, and the player has the expectation that the processing related to the instruction function will be executed even if the advantageous section lamp is not lit. Can be given to. As a result, in the past, if it was a normal section, it was a game that only waited for the transition to an advantageous section, but if it is the gaming machine of this embodiment, it is possible that an AT transition lottery or the like is performed even in the normal section. Because of its nature, it is possible to maintain the motivation of the game.

Further, when the advantageous section flag is 1, it is not always the advantageous section. This is a normal section (advantageous section flag is 0), and in a game in which the advantageous section flag is 1 by winning the advantageous section transition lottery, the advantageous section flag is 1, but before the transition to the advantageous section. This is because the game state is a normal section. When executing the process for transmitting the advantageous section or the normal section as a test signal, if the advantageous section flag is referred to, the signal of the advantageous section will be sent even though it is the normal section. Will send a different signal.

In order to prevent this situation, when transmitting the advantageous section or the normal section as a test signal, the value of the advantageous section clear counter is referred to. When the value of the advantageous section clear counter is 0, a process for outputting a test signal indicating that it is a normal section is executed, and the value of the advantageous section clear counter is not 0 (the value of the advantageous section clear counter is 1 to 1500). ), The process for outputting the test signal indicating that it is an advantageous section is executed. With this configuration, as the process for outputting the test signal, the state can be accurately specified only by determining whether or not the value of the advantageous section clear counter is 0, so that the pressure on the program capacity is eliminated. Moreover, the program execution speed can be improved. As described above, even when the advantageous section is terminated under an arbitrary end condition, 1 is entered in the value of the advantageous section clear counter. Therefore, in the process for outputting the test signal, the advantageous section is also terminated in the game in which the advantageous section ends. Can be output accurately.
<AT>
AT is an abbreviation for assist time, also referred to as a notification period, and is a period for facilitating a player's winning of a winning combination by a combination lottery (hereinafter referred to as notification). Generally, the means for notifying during AT include the operation timing of the stop switch, the operation order of the stop switch, the operation timing and the operation order, and are also referred to as an operation procedure or an operation mode.

<Grouping of alternatives>
The main control means 100 transmits an effect group number indicating that the selected combination has been won to the sub control means 1000 when the selected combination is won during non-AT, and the effect group number and operation procedure information when the selected combination is won during AT. Is transmitted to the sub-control means 1000. In other words, since the operation procedure information is not transmitted to the sub control means 1000 during non-AT, the sub control means 1000 cannot notify the operation procedure. As a result, on the sub-control means 1000 side, it is unclear which operation procedure can be used to display the symbol combination advantageous to the player during non-AT, and the symbol combination advantageous to the player is displayed during AT. Since the operation procedure information that can be performed is transmitted, the operation procedure can be notified by the liquid crystal display device or the operation instruction lamp on the sub control means 1000 side. As a result, the player can easily recognize the operation procedure, and can prevent the operation procedure information from being illegally acquired during non-AT.

<Processing related to the instruction function>
The processing related to the instruction function is not only the AT transition lottery, the AT addition lottery, the update of the AT end condition (addition / subtraction of the number of AT games, the addition / subtraction of the number of AT execution notifications), but also the management of the AT state. It is a concept that includes processing related to. The process related to this instruction function can be executed with a predetermined number of bets for each game state, and when a plurality of bets are set as a specified number in a certain game state, only one bet number is used. It is configured to perform processing. For example, if two bets and three bets are possible in the inside of the bonus, the process related to the instruction function can be executed only in the game with three bets, and the process related to the instruction function is possible in the game with two bets. Is infeasible. That is, in the game with two bets, the AT lottery is not carried out even if the winning combination of the AT lottery is won, or the number of AT games is not updated according to the progress of the game. In addition, if the SB or CB that ends in one game is exclusively for a two-card bet game, and the game after the SB or CB ends is a two-card bet or a three-card bet, the replay is won by the SB or CB. If the number of sheets automatically bet is two, the process related to the instruction function cannot be executed in the game after the end of SB or CB (the process related to the instruction function can be executed with three bets). ) Therefore, the number of bets to be automatically inserted when the replay is won in SB or CB is set to 3. By doing so, the process related to the instruction function can be executed even in the game after the replay is won in SB or CB, so that the game that is disadvantageous to the player can be eliminated. As described above, the processing related to the advantageous section is configured to be executed regardless of the number of bets.

<Instruction monitor>
During AT, when the information regarding the operation procedure of the push order combination is notified, the operation procedure information may be notified by using the acquired number display. Specifically, in the case of push order combination A (correct answer in left middle right), "1" is displayed on the instruction monitor, and in the case of push order combination B (correct answer in left and right middle), "2" is displayed on the instruction monitor. In the case of push order C (middle left and right correct answer), "3" is displayed on the instruction monitor, and in the case of push order D (middle right left correct answer), "4" is displayed on the instruction monitor, and push order E (right and left). In the case of (middle correct answer), "5" is displayed on the instruction monitor, and in the case of push order F (right, middle, left correct answer), "6" is displayed on the instruction monitor.

With such a configuration, the player can know the order of pressing the correct answer by checking the instruction monitor. Further, since the instruction monitor is controlled by the main control board, even if the sub control board is tampered with, the pressing order can be accurately notified.

When the instruction monitor is also used as the acquired number display, the above-mentioned numbers (1 to 6) may be displayed in the lower digit and "=" may be displayed as the identifier in the upper digit. In this case, since it is possible to determine whether the acquired number display is displaying the acquired number or the pressing order by the identifier, it is possible to prevent the player's recognition from being hindered.

Further, when the instruction monitor is configured as a dedicated display, a 3-digit 7-segment display may be used. The reason for making it 3 digits is that it corresponds to the number of reels. Then, in the case of push order A (correct answer in left middle right), "123" is displayed on the instruction monitor, and in the case of push order B (correct answer in left and right middle), "132" is displayed on the instruction monitor, and the push order combination is displayed. In the case of C (correct answer in the middle left and right), "213" is displayed on the instruction monitor, and in the case of push order D (correct answer in the middle right and left), "312" is displayed in the instruction monitor, and the push order role E (correct answer in the middle right and left). In the case of, "231" is displayed on the instruction monitor, and in the case of the push order combination F (right middle left correct answer), "321" is displayed on the instruction monitor. With such a configuration, it becomes easy to intuitively grasp the pressing order of the instruction monitor, and the player can easily grasp the correspondence relationship between the pressing order and the display of the instruction monitor.

The timing for displaying the push order on the instruction monitor is one of the advantageous sections from the time when the push order combination is won by the internal lottery executed based on the operation of the start switch until the stop switch becomes operable. It is preferable to set the timing to. With such a configuration, since the player can notify the pressing order before operating the stop switch, it is possible to prevent the player from performing the stop operation in the incorrect pressing order.

<Status display monitor (role ratio monitor)>
The role ratio monitor is the cumulative advantageous section ratio or the cumulative designated bonus ratio (selectable according to the specifications of the gaming machine), the continuous bonus ratio between the latest 6000 games, and the bonus between the latest 6000 games. It is a display device that switches and displays the ratio, cumulative continuous bonus ratio, cumulative bonus ratio, cumulative bonus status ratio, etc. every 4800 ms, and is a 4-digit display device by using 4 7-segment LEDs (with DP). It is possible to display the number of. Of the four-digit numbers displayed by the four 7-segment LEDs, the upper two digits are referred to as the identification segment, and the lower two digits are referred to as the ratio segment.

The "feature" in the bonus ratio refers to the first-class special bonus (so-called RB), the second-class special bonus (so-called CB), and the ordinary bonus (so-called SB), and the "feature ratio". "" Is a ratio calculated by payout during operation of the accessory ÷ total payout x 100. It should be noted that the payout in the operation of the type 1 special bonus continuous actuating device (so-called BB) and the type 2 special bonus continuous actuating device (so-called MB) is also included in the "payout during the bonus operation", but in the BB. Payouts in general games and general games in MB are not included in "payout while the character is operating".

The "continuous bonus" in the continuous bonus ratio refers to the first-class special bonus (so-called RB), and the "continuous bonus ratio" is the payout / total payout during the operation of the first-class special bonus. It is a ratio calculated by × 100. It should be noted that the payout in the operation of the first-class special bonus continuous operation device (so-called BB) is also included in the "payout during the bonus operation", but the payout in the general game during the BB is the "payout during the bonus operation". Not included in.

The "instruction-included accessory ratio" in the instruction-included accessory ratio includes the payout in the game (so-called AT) in which the instruction function is activated in the above-mentioned "accessory", and the "instruction-included accessory ratio" is , (Payout while the instruction function is operating, or payout while the accessory is operating) ÷ Total payout × 100 is the ratio calculated. Here, (payout while the instruction function is operating or payout while the accessory is operating) does not mean the payout of the game in which the instruction function is operating and the accessory is activated, but the payout of the game in which the instruction function is activated. It refers to the sum of the number and the payout of the game in which the character is activated. If the game in which the instruction function is activated is a game in which the accessory is activated, the number of payouts for the game is not the sum of the two payouts, but the payout number (payout or combination during the instruction function is activated). It will be paid out while the object is in operation). If the player makes a mistake in the operation mode of the stop switch in the game in which the AT is activated, the maximum payout may not be obtained, but in this case, it is calculated based on the actual payout.

Of the information displayed on the role ratio monitor, the information displayed on the identification segment is the cumulative advantageous section ratio, the cumulative indicated bonus ratio, the continuous bonus ratio between the latest 6000 games, and the bonus between the latest 6000 games. Information for identifying which ratio of the ratio, the cumulative continuous bonus ratio, the cumulative bonus ratio, and the cumulative bonus status ratio is displayed, and is "7U." And "7P. , "6Y.", "7Y.", "6A.", "7A.", "5H.". For example, if "7U." Is displayed on the identification seg, it means that it is a cumulative advantageous section ratio, and if "6Y." Is displayed on the identification seg, it means that the latest 6000 games are continuous. It shows that it is a character ratio.

Of the information displayed on the role ratio monitor, the information displayed on the ratio segment is information for visually recognizing the calculation results of various ratios, and is displayed as a two-digit number using two 7-segment LEDs. For example, when the calculation result is 70, "70" is displayed in the ratio segment. Of the calculated results, the numbers after the decimal point are rounded down and displayed. If the calculation result is 100, it is displayed as "99". If the cumulative number of games is less than 400, the ratio segment is displayed as "00".

When the cumulative number of games is less than the standard number of games, the identification seg displays the identification seg in a blinking mode. The number of standard games is determined according to various ratios, 175,000 games in the case of the cumulative advantageous section ratio, 175,000 games in the case of the cumulative instruction-included accessory ratio, and the latest 6000 games. In the case of the continuous character ratio of, there are 6,000 games, in the case of the character ratio between the latest 6000 games, there are 6,000 games, and in the case of the cumulative continuous character ratio, there are 17,500 games. In the case of the cumulative bonus ratio, there are 17,500 games, and in the case of the cumulative bonus status ratio, there are 175,000 games.

When the displayed value is equal to or higher than the threshold value, the ratio seg displays the ratio seg in a blinking mode. The threshold is determined according to various ratios, 70 for the cumulative advantageous section ratio, 70 for the cumulative indicated bonus ratio, and 70 for the latest 6000 games continuous bonus ratio. It is 60, 70 in the case of the latest 6000 game-to-game bonus ratio, 60 in the cumulative continuous bonus ratio, 70 in the cumulative bonus ratio, and the cumulative bonus, etc. In the case of the state ratio, it is 50. If the cumulative number of games is less than 400 and the calculation result is equal to or greater than the threshold value, but "00" is displayed in the ratio segment, the ratio segment is displayed in the lighting mode.

In order to confirm whether the role ratio monitor can operate normally, a test pattern is displayed on the identification segment and the ratio segment for 4800 ms after the power is turned on and the interrupt processing is started. As a test pattern, all segments (including DP) of the four 7-segment LEDs constituting the combination monitor are displayed in a blinking mode. For example, "8.8.8.8." May be displayed in a blinking mode. In addition to the case where the test pattern is displayed at the timing after the power is turned on, the test pattern may be displayed at any of the timings of setting change, setting confirmation, and RWM abnormality error.

When the cumulative number of games in the identification seg is less than the standard number of games, when the displayed value in the ratio seg is equal to or greater than the threshold value, and when the test pattern is displayed in the identification seg and the ratio seg, the segment is displayed in blinking mode. However, specifically, the blinking mode is displayed by switching between lighting and extinguishing every 300 ms, such as lighting 300 ms → extinguishing 300 ms → lighting 300 ms → extinguishing 300 ms → .... In addition, when the various ratio information is switched, it starts from lighting, so that the display period of the various ratio information does not become longer or shorter at the timing of lighting and blinking.

As described above, the cumulative advantageous section ratio or the cumulative indicated bonus ratio, the continuous bonus ratio between the latest 6000 games, the bonus ratio between the latest 6000 games, and the cumulative continuous displayed on the role ratio monitor. The bonus ratio, the cumulative bonus ratio, and the cumulative bonus status ratio are configured to switch the display content every 4800 ms, but this 4800 ms is set to a multiple of 600 ms, which is one set of lighting and blinking. Therefore, it is possible to configure the LED of any of the 7-segment LEDs to be always lit even when the display is performed in a blinking mode at the switching timing of various ratios displayed on the role ratio monitor. It becomes.

With this configuration, even at the timing when various ratio information is switched, it starts from lighting, so that it is possible to continuously display the display without a sense of discomfort due to the fact that the blinking cycle does not shift.

Further, since the display period of the test pattern after the power is turned on is also set to 4800 ms, the 7-segment LED is turned off when the test pattern is displayed for 4800 ms, and the cumulative advantageous section ratio or the cumulative instruction is given in the next interrupt processing. It is possible to display information on the inclusion ratio from lighting.

Subsequently, a control method regarding the blinking display in the role ratio monitor will be described.

It has a storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for managing the time for switching between lighting and extinguishing in order to blink the display mode of the role ratio monitor. The storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for managing the time for switching between lighting and extinguishing is a 2-byte storage area, and a process of adding 1 to each interrupt process is executed. The storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for managing the time for switching between lighting and extinguishing is initialized when the power is turned on (0 is stored), and then a value of 0 to 299 is circulated each time the interrupt process is executed. In other words, the next value after 299 is 0.

Example 1) If the update process is performed when the storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for managing the time for switching between lighting and extinguishing is "0", the storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for managing the time for switching between lighting and extinguishing is ". 1 ”. At this time, the carry flag = 1 (as a result of calculating "0-299", a carry flag = 1 because a carry occurs).

Example 2) If the update process is performed when the storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for managing the time for switching between lighting and extinguishing is "298", the storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for managing the time for switching between lighting and extinguishing is ". 299 ". At this time, the carry flag = 1 (as a result of calculating "298-299", a carry flag = 1 because a carry occurs).

Example 3) If the update process is performed when the storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for managing the time for switching between lighting and extinguishing is "299", the storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for managing the time for switching between lighting and extinguishing is ". It becomes "0". At this time, the carry flag = 0 (as a result of calculating "299-299", the carry flag = 0 because the carry flag does not occur).

As described above, when the storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for managing the time for switching on / off is any value from 0 to 298, the carry flag = 1 and the time for switching on / off is set. When the storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for management is 299, the carry flag = 0. In other words, the carry flag = 0 every 300 ms.

When the carry flag = 0, the blinking switching flag (_FL_CHG_FLS) is updated. The blinking switching flag (_FL_CHG_FLS) is initialized when the power is turned on (0 is stored), and when 0 is stored in the blinking switching flag (_FL_CHG_FLS), the role ratio monitor is turned on and the blinking switching flag (_FL_CHG_FLS) is turned on. When 1 is stored in (_FL_CHG_FLS), the combination ratio monitor is turned off. In other words, since the carry flag = 0 every 300 ms, by repeatedly storing 0 and 1 in the blinking switching flag (_FL_CHG_FLS) every 300 ms, the display mode of the role ratio monitor is turned on and off every 300 ms. Can be repeatedly displayed (blinking display).

When displaying the display of the role ratio monitor in a blinking mode, if the cumulative number of games in the identification seg is less than the standard number of games, if the display value is greater than or equal to the threshold in the ratio seg, the test pattern is displayed in the identification seg and the ratio seg. Since it is any of the cases of display, in cases other than these cases, it is displayed in the lighting mode without referring to the blinking switching flag (_FL_CHG_FLS). However, since the storage area (_TM_CHG_FLS) for managing the time for switching between lighting and extinguishing is updated for each interrupt process regardless of whether or not the blinking switching flag (_FL_CHG_FLS) is referred to, the blinking switching flag (_FL_CHG_FLS) Is also updated from time to time, and even when the blinking switching flag (_FL_CHG_FLS) is switched from the non-referenced state to the referenced state, the timing of lighting and extinguishing and the switching timing of various ratio displays can be displayed without deviation. It will be possible.

<Program start processing flow>
The program start process executed by the main control board 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the power is turned on, the main control board 100 makes initial settings related to the operation of the gaming machine. Specifically, the interrupt mode is set, the function of the main CPU is set, and the RAM check process for creating the power cutoff / recovery data is performed. The RAM check process determines whether or not the checksums of all the RAMs are normal, and if the conditions are satisfied, it is determined that the power-off / recovery data is normal, and if the conditions are not satisfied, the power-off / recovery data is determined to be abnormal.

Next, the states of the setting key switch signal and the door open detection switch signal are checked, and it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 37 and the door open detection switch are on.

When the setting key switch 37 and the door open detection switch are on, the setting changeable flag indicating the transition to the setting change mode is set to on. Next, it is determined whether or not the power supply cutoff / recovery data is normal or recoverable. If the power-off / recovery data is normal or recoverable, it is determined whether the setting changeable flag, which indicates whether the setting can be changed, is on. If the setting changeable flag is on, the process proceeds to the setting change process shown in FIG. Also, if the power-off / recovery data is abnormal or cannot be restored, the setting change process is performed in the same manner. Then, after the setting change process, the process proceeds to the game progress main of FIG.

When the setting key switch 37 and the door open detection switch are not on, or when the setting changeable flag is off, it is determined whether or not the power cutoff / recovery data created by the RAM check process is normal. If the power-off / recovery data is abnormal, an error notification is sent and the process shifts to the non-recoverable error processing that stops the progress of the game of the slot machine PS1. On the other hand, if the power-off / recovery data is normal, the process proceeds to the power-off / recovery process of FIG. Then, after the power supply cutoff / recovery process, the process proceeds to the game progress main of FIG. It should be noted that after the power off / return process, the process is not always executed from the beginning of the game progress main because it is restarted from the state before the power outage occurred.

In the non-recoverable error processing, interrupts are prohibited and the output of the output port (output of sub-control command, output of excitation signal to stepping motor, etc.) is cleared. Then, the error display (notification) is repeated on the acquired number display 27.

<Power cutoff process>
The power supply cutoff process executed by the main control board 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the present embodiment, when the power switch 40 is turned off or an event such as a power failure occurs in which the power supply is cut off (also referred to as the occurrence of a power cutoff), the operating voltage for operating the slot machine PS1 drops, and the voltage drops. When the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, the voltage monitoring circuit detects the power failure and generates a power failure detection signal, and the power failure detection signal is input to the input port of the main control chip. Then, in the determination process of determining whether or not the power failure detection signal of the interrupt process is input, the power failure process is executed when it is determined that the power failure detection signal is input. When determining whether or not the power supply cutoff detection signal is input in the interrupt process, it may be determined by one interrupt process or by a plurality of interrupt processes of two or more times. In other words, when determining whether or not the power is turned off by multiple interrupt processes, it is determined that the power off detection signal is not input the second time even if it is determined that the power off detection signal is input the first time. If so, the power cutoff process is not executed. This is to prevent the power supply cutoff process from being executed when noise or a momentary interruption (a state in which the voltage falls below the threshold value for a moment but immediately exceeds the threshold value) occurs.

In the power off processing, the output port is cleared, the occurrence of interrupts that are executed periodically is prohibited, and the interrupt prohibition / permission state when the power is turned off is saved. Next, save the used register and save the stack pointer. When saved, the power cutoff processing flag indicating that the power cutoff processing has been performed is saved on, and the checksum data of all RAM areas is calculated and saved. Then, writing to the RAM is prohibited, and a reset wait is made. It should be noted that the address range of the stack pointer to be saved, the presence / absence of the power-off processing completed flag, and whether or not the checksum of all RAM areas is normal are determined at the time of power-off / recovery processing.

<Interrupt processing>
The interrupt processing executed by the main control board 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In this embodiment, interrupt processing is configured to occur periodically every 2.235 ms (milliseconds).

When interrupt processing is started, the necessary data stored in the register is compared, and when a power-off detection signal is received, power-off processing is executed to read the input port that determines the input of various sensors and operation switches. Then, various timers (timer for freeze period measurement, timer for weight period measurement, etc.) are measured, and as reel drive control, each reel is accelerating, rotating at a constant speed, starting deceleration, decelerating, or stopping. Controls and updates the drive state according to the drive state of. Next, data to be output for each output port (excitation signal to the stepping motor, drive signal of the hopper 44, etc.) is created and output, and port output processing is performed to check whether various abnormalities have occurred. Examples of various abnormalities include whether or not the current set value is a normal value, and whether or not the operation pattern of the input / payout sensor is normal. Next, an external signal is output that sets (controls on / off) a bonus signal to be output to an external system such as a hall computer, an external signal such as an ART signal and a security signal, a medal insertion signal, and a medal payout signal (S304).

Next, in the control command transmission process, if there is a set sub-control command, the sub-control command is output to the sub-control board 1000 to control the lighting of various LEDs, and the sub-control such as the stop switch operation sound and medal insertion sound is performed. The interrupt processing is terminated by outputting the broadcast data to be transmitted to the board, outputting the signal related to the performance test, restoring the register, and storing the interrupt enable flag on.

The types of sub-control commands include a start command when the start switch is operated, a winning information command indicating the result of internal lottery, a spinning reel rotation start command when reel acceleration starts, and a rotating reel. It has various commands such as a left reel stop command, a middle reel stop command, a right reel stop command, and a full reel stop command when each stop switch for stopping is operated.

<Power off / recovery process>
The power supply cutoff / recovery process executed by the main control board 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the present embodiment, when the power is turned on by turning on the power switch 40, the main control board 100 executes a power-off / recovery process for returning various data to the state before the power-off.

In the power-off recovery process, the stack pointer is restored and the output data related to the sub-control command transmitted to the sub-control board 1000 is restored. After that, it is determined whether or not the set value data is within the normal range. As a result of the judgment, if it is abnormal (outside the specified range), it shifts to the unrecoverable error processing. On the other hand, if it is normal (within the specified range), the unused RAM area is initialized, an interrupt that is executed periodically is activated, and the input port is read. After that, the power cutoff processing flag is cleared, the used register is restored, the interrupt disabled / permitted state is restored when the power is turned off, and the power cutoff / returning process is completed. When the power off / return process is completed, the state before the power off occurs is restored, and if it does not return (when the setting is changed), the control process of the game progress main is performed from the beginning.

In the present embodiment, the interrupt is activated at a predetermined timing in the power-off / recovery process, but the interrupt may be activated after the power-off / recovery process of the program start process.

<Explanation of the main game progress>
The control process of the game progress main executed by the main control board 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The main control board 100 refers to the value of the freeze effect number saved before the previous game, and if the saved freeze effect number corresponds to the number to execute the freeze effect, the freeze effect is executed and saved. If the freeze effect number does not correspond to the number on which the freeze effect should be executed, the process proceeds to the next process without executing the freeze effect. When the freeze effect is not executed, the freeze effect number may be configured not to be saved. In that case, it is determined whether or not the freeze effect number is saved, and if it is not saved, the process proceeds to the next process. It may be configured.

Next, when a game medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 17, the number of bets or the number of credits is updated (game medal insertion process). Next, it is determined whether or not the number of bets that enable the game to be bet has been bet, and if it is determined that the bet has been made, it is determined whether or not the start switch 12 has been operated, and it is determined that the bet has not been made. In that case, wait for the insertion of the game medal, or if it is stored in the credit, the operation reception of the bet switch (in the case where it is stored in the credit). If the number of bets that enable the game is bet and the start switch 12 is operated (it is determined that the start switch signal is on), the internal lottery process is performed and the start switch 12 is not operated (the start switch 12 is not operated). If the start switch signal is not determined to be on), wait for the start switch 12 to accept the operation.

In the internal lottery process, a predetermined arithmetic process is executed using the random number value for the internal lottery obtained by generating the random number for the internal lottery, and the winning combination (conditional device number) is determined. After the winning combination is decided, the stop control table corresponding to the stop timing of each stop switch is created in advance, and the stop control is executed even if the stop switch operation is accepted immediately after the stop switch operation acceptance after the reel rotation is permitted. Be prepared to be possible.

The types of winning combinations provided in the slot machine PS1 are roughly classified into bonuses, small roles, and replays.

The bonus means a character that operates when it is predetermined. Generally, it operates when the symbol combination of "7, 7, 7" or "7, 7, bar" is stopped and displayed on the effective line of the display window 4. Depending on the operation of the bonus-related bonus, the number of symbol combinations related to winning for each specified number may change, or the conditional device operation probability for the symbol combination related to winning for each specified number may change. Bonuses are divided into RB, BB, CB, MB and SB.

RB is an abbreviation for regular bonus and is also called a first-class special character. RB is generally set on the condition that 8 small wins or 12 game results are obtained, and during RB, the winning probability of small wins is set higher than the normal role lottery table. The winning combination is drawn using the lottery table.

BB is an abbreviation for big bonus, and is also called a continuous operation device related to a first-class special accessory. In BB, payout of more than 285 game medals related to small winning combination is set as an end condition, and during BB, the winning probability of small winning combination (described later) is set higher than that of the normal winning combination lottery table. The role lottery is performed using. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a BB middle-ranking lottery table during BB. For example, a table in which the RB middle-ranking lottery table described later is continuously operated until the BB end condition is satisfied may be referred to as a BB middle-ranking lottery table.

CB is an abbreviation for Challenge Bonus, and is also called a Type 2 Special Character. The CB can be set to a state in which at least all the small winning combinations have been won regardless of the result of the winning combination lottery. Further, during CB, stop control different from normal stop control is performed with respect to a predetermined reel. For example, it is conceivable to control the left reel 8a so as to stop within 190 milliseconds to 75 milliseconds.

As described above, the CB may be configured such that at least all the small winning combinations are in a winning state, so that the symbol combination that can be displayed according to the operation procedure cannot be displayed (also referred to as missing). For example, during CB, by controlling the left reel 8a to stop within 190 ms to 75 ms, if it stops within 190 ms, a specific symbol is placed on the effective line at any operation timing. Although it could be displayed, if it stops within 75 milliseconds, it may be possible to have a case where a specific symbol cannot be displayed at a specific operation timing.

MB is an abbreviation for middle bonus, and is also referred to as a continuous operation device related to a type 2 special accessory. The MB is set as a termination condition of paying out more than 153 medals related to the small winning combination, winning the RB, or winning the SB described later.

SB is an abbreviation for single bonus and is also called an ordinary character. The end condition is set in SB that the result of one game can be obtained. During the SB, the winning combination lottery is performed using the SB middle winning combination lottery table in which the winning probability of the small winning combination is set high as well as the normal winning combination lottery table.

The BB in the present embodiment is supposed to perform the winning combination lottery using the BB middle winning combination lottery table, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the winning probability of the normal winning combination lottery table and the small winning combination is set to the same probability during the BB. At the same time, the game may be performed using the BB general winning combination lottery table in which the winning probability of the RB is increased and the RB middle winning combination lottery table in which the winning probability of the small winning combination is set higher than that of the normal winning combination lottery table. Even in this case, the BB still sets the payout of more than 285 medals related to the small winning combination as the end condition. In addition, those that control the control of these bonuses are collectively called special game control means.

The small winning combination is a role in which the symbol combination based on the winning small winning combination is stopped and displayed on the valid line, and when the winning judgment process (described later) determines that the prize is won, the medal is paid out based on the stopped and displayed symbol combination. be.

In the replay (also called the replay role), the symbol combination based on the winning replay is stopped and displayed on the valid line, and when it is judged as a prize by the prize judgment process, the replay (automatically without inserting a new medal). It is a role of granting a game) that enables the next game to be played by betting. Since the replay will not be missed in the winning game, the next game in which the replay is won will always be the replay.

In the lottery result of the role lottery, if any of the bonus, the small role, and the replay role is not won, it will be lost and the prize processing described later will not be performed. If there is a loss, the symbol combination that does not play any role is stopped and displayed on the effective line.

Of the roles that are drawn by the combination lottery, if the symbol combination is not stopped and displayed on the valid line in the winning game for BB, RB, and MB, the winning flag may be carried over to the next game or later. Can be done (special role carry-over means). While the winning flag is being carried over, the winning combination lottery may be performed using the winning combination lottery table before the winning flag is carried over, or the carry-over middle-ranking role lottery table (also referred to as an internal middle-ranking internal lottery table or an internal middle-ranking lottery table) according to the winning flag. ) May be used to draw a winning combination. If the symbol combination based on the winning BB, RB, or MB is stopped and displayed on the valid line when using the carry-over middle role lottery table, it is judged that the transition condition of the combination lottery table is satisfied, and the carry-over middle role The lottery table shifts to the winning combination lottery table corresponding to the winning flag.

In the winning combination lottery table, the winning probabilities for a plurality of types of winning combinations are determined, and a plurality of types of winning combination lottery tables are provided according to the gaming state. For example, a BB middle-ranking lottery table used during BB, an MB middle-ranking lottery table used during MB, and the like are applicable.

In the combination lottery table, a single winning combination in which one type of symbol combination can be stopped and displayed on the valid line, or a duplicate winning combination in which multiple symbol combinations can be stopped and displayed on one or multiple valid lines are drawn in the combination lottery. Set according to the result.

For a plurality of symbol combinations set as duplicate winning combinations, all symbol combinations may be set so that one winning combination can be stopped and displayed according to the operation mode, or some symbol combinations cannot be stopped and displayed. May be set to. Among the duplicate winning combinations, the combination corresponding to some of the symbols that cannot be stopped and displayed may be referred to as a control combination.

As the role of the control role, even if the same symbol combination can be stopped and displayed on the valid line as a result of multiple winning combinations, the stop display is performed according to the type of the control role set as the duplicate winning combination. It plays a role of being able to control the effective lines to be different.

The winning flag control means turns on the flag corresponding to the winning combination when any combination is won in the lottery result of the combination lottery. Then, all the stop switches 13 are operated by the player, and when the winning process related to the winning combination is completed, the flag corresponding to the winning combination is turned off.

Further, regarding the above-mentioned BB, RB, and MB, the flag is turned on in the winning game, but the symbol combination of the winning BB, RB, or MB when all the stop switches 13 are operated is an effective line. If the stop display is not displayed above, carry over with the flag turned on after the next game, set the carry-over middle role lottery table described above, and the winning BB, RB, or MB symbol combination is stopped and displayed and won. By completing the winning process related to the winning combination, the flag corresponding to BB, RB, or MB is turned off.

Further, the RT combination lottery table is provided in the combination lottery table. RT is an abbreviation for replay time, which is a gaming state in which the winning probability of replay in the combination lottery is different from that of the normal combination lottery table.

As a specific example of using RT, the lost area of the normal role lottery table may be replaced with a replay to increase the winning probability of the replay, or the replay area of the normal role lottery table may be replaced with a lost area to replay. You may try to reduce the winning probability of.
Further, although the normal combination lottery table and the replay area are the same, the type of replay to be won may be different within the replay area.
The slot machine PS1 is provided with a plurality of RT combination lottery tables, each of which is configured to shift to another RT state when a predetermined transition condition is satisfied.

The transition conditions of the RT combination lottery table can be as follows. Transition condition 1 is when a specific symbol combination (symbol combination related to bonus, RT transition symbol combination) is stopped and displayed, transition condition 2 is when the bonus is won, and transition condition 3 is BB, RB, among the bonuses. Or, when the MB ends, the transition condition 4 is when a specific symbol combination (RT transition symbol combination) is stopped and displayed, and then the specified number of games are exhausted, and the transition condition 5 is BB, RB, or. This is when the specified number of games have been played since the end of MB. The transition conditions of these RT combination lottery tables can be appropriately set according to the playability.

The number of places is the number of winnings of each lottery result defined in the internal lottery table by the internal lottery means, and the winning probability is obtained by dividing each number of places by 65536. In addition, the total number of each position is 65536. For example, the winning probability of the lottery result of the number 4 is 1/16384.

In addition, the number of replays can be changed when any of the above-mentioned transition conditions 1 to 5 of the RT combination lottery table is satisfied. For example, the replay probability of RT1 is 1 / 7.3, and when shifting from RT1 to RT2, the replay probability of RT2 may be changed to 1 / 1.5. As a result, the decrease in medals can be suppressed by shifting to a state where the replay probability is high, and the playability can be given a hobby.

Next, it is checked whether the minimum game time (corresponding to 4.1 seconds) set in the previous game has elapsed. When it is determined that the minimum game time has elapsed (when it is determined that the value of the minimum game time timer is 0), the minimum game time is newly set and it is not determined that the minimum game time has elapsed (when it is determined that the minimum game time has not elapsed). If it is not determined that the value of the minimum game time timer is 0), it is checked whether or not the minimum game time has elapsed after decrementing the value of the minimum game time timer. This minimum game time check process is executed until it is determined that the minimum game time has elapsed, and other processes are executed as the game progress main process between the process of determining the minimum game time and the process of newly setting the minimum game time. It is configured not to. As a result, since the minimum game time is not extended by other processing, the player's game time can be quickly enabled. That is, it is possible to prevent the game from being delayed without making the player wait.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other processes may be executed as the game progress main process between the process of determining the minimum game time and the process of newly setting the minimum game time. Other processes in this case may be a process of clearing the RWM address, a process of storing other data in the RWM, or another instruction having a short processing time. Since these processes have extremely short processing times, the user cannot experience the extension of the minimum game time. After the minimum game time is newly set, the reel rotation start preparation process is executed.

In the reel rotation start preparation process, the data related to the spinning stop saved in the previous game is initialized, the stop table used in this game is set, the output of the rotation start of all reels is requested, and the reel rotation start is started. Set the indicated sub-control command (reel rotation start command).

The stop table is provided corresponding to the symbol control number determined by the result of the winning combination lottery by the internal lottery means, and the stop position of the reel corresponding to the operation timing of the stop switch 13 is predetermined.

After the reel rotation start preparation process is completed, the process related to the freeze effect (for example, the reel effect before the reel rotation) is executed. In the freeze effect, the reel is moved a little or the reel is rotated in the reverse direction, which is mainly performed to suggest the expectation of the winning combination.

When the freeze effect is not executed, or after the freeze effect is executed and the execution of the freeze effect is completed, the process of rotating the reel (also referred to as reel rotation process, reel rotation start process, or rotation cylinder rotation start process) is performed. Execute. There are four states of rotation of the reel: acceleration state, constant speed rotation state, stop preparation state, and stop state, and when the reel is rotated, the acceleration state is set. In the accelerated state, the processing of gradually rotating the stepping motor by interrupt processing is executed.

The acceleration process executed in the accelerated state is a process executed from the state where the rotation of the reel is stopped until the constant speed rotation process is performed. In the constant speed rotation process, the stepping motor is moved by one step for each interrupt process, but if the constant speed rotation process is suddenly executed while the reel is stopped, there is a high possibility that the torque will be insufficient and the step will be out of step. Become. Therefore, acceleration processing is required to gradually rotate the reel. In the acceleration processing in the present embodiment, the stepping motor is first moved by one step after 50 interruption processing, then the stepping motor is moved by one step after 30 interruption processing, and then stepping after 10 interruption processing. The motor is moved by one step, then the stepping motor is moved by one step after five interrupt processes, then the stepping motor is moved by one step after two interrupt processes, and then the stepping motor is moved after one interrupt process. Move one step. After that, it is connected to a constant speed rotation process in which the stepping motor is moved by one step for each interrupt process.

When the constant speed rotation process is being executed, the value of the rotation failure detection counter described above is incremented for each interrupt process to detect the rotation failure. Since the initial value of the rotation failure detection counter is set to 0, it is incremented for each interrupt process. However, when the initial value of the rotation failure detection counter is 180, the value of the rotation failure detection counter is decremented for each interrupt process. , It may be determined that the rotation defect is detected at the timing when it becomes 0.

Also, in the constant speed rotation state, the stop reception of the stop switch is permitted, and the operation of the stop switch is waited for. When the stop acceptance of the stop switch is permitted, the lamp of the stop switch is lit in blue to notify the player that the stop switch is effective (when the stop acceptance of the stop switch is not permitted, it is lit in red). Regarding the lighting control of the stop switch lamp, the processing of the main control means 100 or the processing of the sub control means 1000 may be used. Further, as the lighting control of the lamp of the stop switch, when the push order navigation is executed, the lamp of the stop switch may be blinked so that the player can easily recognize the stop switch to be stopped. ..

Further, a command indicating that the reel has started to rotate is transmitted to the sub control means 1000, and when the sub control means 1000 receives the command, a reel rotation time measurement timer for measuring the rotation time of the reel is set to count. Start. Then, when the value of the reel rotation time measurement timer reaches a predetermined value (time equivalent to 3 minutes), "Please stop the reel" (reel stop warning image) is displayed on the liquid crystal, and the player is notified of the reel. Prompt rotation. The reel rotation time measurement timer is initialized when the stop switch is operated (when the operation of the stop switch is accepted), and if there is a reel that is still rotating, the counting is executed again. In this way, the reel rotation time measurement timer is continuously updated until all reels are stopped.

If the reel stop warning image is displayed at the same time as the push order navigation, it is displayed in front of the push order navigation, so that the display area of the reel stop warning image and the push order navigation overlaps. However, the visibility of the reel stop warning image is guaranteed, and the player can be clearly urged to operate the stop switch. Also, at this time, the push order navigation becomes difficult to see and there is a risk that it will not be possible to know which reel to stop. Therefore, the reel stop warning image is erased (or the reel is stopped) by operating the sub switch or the effect switch. The warning image may be made smaller or moved so that the push order navigation can be recognized.

After enabling the stop switch operation acceptance in the game progress main process, the determination process of the stop switch operation acceptance (reel stop acceptance check process) is repeated until the stop switch is operated. When it is determined that any of the stop switches has been operated, the reel stop control (also referred to as slip control) corresponding to the operated stop switch is executed. The reel corresponding to the stopped switch operated at this time shifts from the constant speed rotation state to the stop preparation state. In the stop preparation state, the reel is rotated to the target stop position while maintaining the constant speed rotation. Then, when the target stop position is reached, the state shifts to the stop state, all four-phase excitation is turned on, and the brake is applied. The slip control is performed within 190 milliseconds from the operation of the stop switch 13. In the present embodiment, when the operation of the stop switch 13 is accepted, it is possible to pull in up to four symbols.

Here, the target stop position is determined by whether or not the currently passing symbol number and the symbol number saved as the stop position match, and if it is determined that they match, the target stop position is determined. Turn on all 4-phase excitation as the position. Further, the symbol number currently passing is the initial symbol when the initial symbol number is set at the moment when the above-mentioned index sensor detects the index (at the rising edge of the index signal) and is moved by one symbol by interrupt processing from there. Judgment is made by setting the symbol number next to the number.

After executing the reel stop acceptance check process, it is checked whether all reels are stopped. If all reels are stopped, the winning judgment process is executed and then the winning process is executed. If all reels are not stopped, the stop switch stop operation waiting process corresponding to the rotating reel is executed. .. Then, after all the reels are stopped, the display contents of the status display monitor are updated, and the process shifts to the advantageous section clear counter management process. Then, a game end check process for updating the RT state and the like is performed, and a series of flow of the game progress main is ended. The soft random number may be updated during the period from the start of reel rotation to the reception of the stop operation.

The winning determination process is a process of determining whether or not the symbol combination constituting the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the valid line. In order to determine whether or not the stop symbol determined when the stop switch operation is accepted is abnormal, the determination is not made based on the symbol combination actually stopped on the valid line. After it is determined by the winning judgment process that the symbol combination constituting the winning combination is stopped and displayed, the winning processing is performed, and it is not determined by the winning determination processing that the symbol combination constituting the winning combination is stopped on the valid line. If so, the processing based on the loss is performed.

The winning process is a process of giving a privilege to a player based on a combination of symbols stopped on a valid line. The winning process when the symbol combination based on the small winning combination is stopped is the process of paying out medals based on the stopped symbol combination and the process of shifting the game state based on the stopped symbol combination, and the symbol combination based on the replay. The winning process when the game is stopped is to give the right to replay or to shift the game state based on the stopped symbol combination, and as the winning process when the bonus-based symbol combination is stopped. Is a process of shifting the gaming state based on the stopped symbol combination. In the case of loss, the winning process will not be performed.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the result of the winning determination process is lost, the winning process based on the loss may be performed and the player may not be given a privilege as a result of the winning process. Further, as a winning process based on the loss, the gaming state may be changed according to the operation mode when the loss occurs. For example, when all the stop switches 13 are operated according to a predetermined operation order when a loss occurs, the game state in which the freeze winning probability is different may be entered. Further, even in the case of an apparent loss due to a small role being missed, it is possible to perform a winning process such as controlling the transition of the gaming state such as the transition of the RT state without paying out. Furthermore, as a winning process based on a bonus, it may be added to give the right to pay out medals or replay based on the symbol combination that has been stopped and displayed.

The process of shifting the game state is to set the winning combination lottery table according to the game state to be transferred, to set the reel control according to the game state to be transferred, and to set the freeze winning probability according to the game state to be transferred. To do, or a combination of these.

When the winning symbol combination is determined, the winning symbol combination information (stopped roll information) that is stopped and displayed on the valid line and the winning combination lottery result information are transmitted to the sub control board 1000. On the other hand, when the sub-control board 1000 receives these information, it can output the winning symbol combination information and the effect according to the winning combination lottery result information by using the display device 32, the lamp, or the speaker S.

In the winning judgment process, winning is judged on all valid lines, and as a result of the judgment, when a plurality of symbol combinations based on duplicate winning combinations are stopped and displayed on a plurality of valid lines, the stopped and displayed multiple symbol combinations are displayed. Winning process is performed for each.

For example, when a small winning combination set as 2 payouts and a small win set as 10 payouts are stopped and displayed on a plurality of valid lines, the small winning combination set as 2 is set as the winning process. The number of payouts based on the above and the number of payouts based on the set small winning combination of 10 are added up to pay out 12 pieces.

Then, an upper limit is set for the number of payouts at one time, and when the symbol combination based on a plurality of small winning combinations is stopped and displayed on the effective line and the upper limit of the number of payouts is exceeded, the upper limit is paid out. ..

For example, when the upper limit of the number of payouts is set to 15 and the small winning combination set to 12 as the number of payouts and the small winning combination set to 10 as the number of payouts are stopped and displayed on a plurality of valid lines. As a winning process, when the total value of the small winning combination set to 12 and the small winning combination set to 10 exceeds the upper limit, 15 cards, which is the upper limit, are paid out.

In this embodiment, medals are set to be paid out only to small wins, but medals for the number of bets may be paid out as a winning process based on replay, or set in advance as a winning process based on a bonus. You may pay out the number of medals you have.

<Advantageous section clear counter management process>
Among the processes executed by the game progress main according to the present embodiment, the advantageous section clear counter management process relating to the management of the advantageous section will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the value of the current advantageous section clear counter is subtracted by 1, and it is determined whether or not the value of the advantageous section clear counter before the subtraction is 0. When it is determined that the value of the advantageous section clear counter before subtraction is 0, it is next determined whether or not the advantageous section flag is 1. The advantageous section flag corresponds to the gaming state, and when the advantageous section flag is 1, it is an advantageous section, and when the advantageous section flag is 0, it is a normal section. When it is determined that the advantageous section flag is 1, it indicates that it has been decided to shift from the game to the advantageous section this time, so 1500 is stored in the advantageous section clear counter. The 1500 stored in the advantageous section clear counter corresponds to the maximum number of games in which the advantageous section can be executed, and when the advantageous section is executed at the maximum of 1500 games, the normal section is set from the next game. This is to prevent immersiveness, and suppresses the situation where the number of medals keeps increasing all day long, so that the gambling spirit is not significantly agitated.

The timing for setting the advantageous section flag to 1 is executed by the advantageous section transition lottery process between the time when the start switch is received and the time when the reel rotation starts. In the advantageous section transition lottery process, it is a process that passes when the condition device number to be the target of the lottery is selected. If so, the advantageous section flag is set to 0 (normal section). In the present embodiment, the advantageous section transition lottery is a process executed only in the normal section. It is also conceivable to execute the advantageous section transition lottery during the advantageous section. In this case, if the advantageous section transition lottery is won, the advantageous section flag is set to 1, but if the advantageous section transition lottery is not won, the current flag is maintained (1 if the advantageous section flag is 1, advantageous). If the interval flag is 0, it is maintained at 0). When updating the advantageous section flag from 1 to 0, it is updated by the parameter initialization process when shifting from the advantageous section to the normal section.

When it is determined that the value of the advantageous section clear counter before subtraction is 0 and the advantageous section flag is not 1, the advantageous section clear counter management process is terminated because the normal section is in progress.

When it is determined that the value of the advantageous section clear counter before subtraction is not 0, it is determined whether or not the value of the advantageous section clear counter is 0 after subtraction. When it is determined that the value of the advantageous section clear counter after subtraction is not 0, it is during the advantageous section (other than the final game), so IN (bet on the game) from the number of OUT (payout of the game) to the MY counter. The difference in the number of sheets is added to the MY counter. If the value of the MY counter after addition becomes a negative value, the initial value (0) is saved. Here, the MY counter counts the increased value starting from the state where the number of medals is the most reduced in the advantageous section, and is always 0 while the number of medals is decreasing during the advantageous section. (For example, when the MY counter value is 0 and the game is played with a bet of 3 cards and a loss occurs, the counter value becomes -3, but when the counter value becomes a negative value, the counter value becomes -3. Correct to 0). Also, even if a small win happens to win and the MY counter becomes 10 (10 small wins), the value of the MY counter becomes 0 if there is a continuous gap between 5 games (3 cards are inserted per game). There is. Then, when the value of the MY counter exceeds 2400 (it does not end when it is exactly 2400), the process of ending the advantageous section is executed even if the advantageous section clear counter is not 0.

When the value of the MY counter exceeds 2400, all the parameters affecting the performance related to the instruction function are updated to 0. The parameters that affect the performance related to the instruction function include the number of AT games and the gaming state related to AT. Then, by updating the advantageous section flag to 0, the process shifts to a normal section that is not an advantageous section, and this process ends. When the value of the MY counter is 2400 or less, this process ends while maintaining the advantageous section. In the present embodiment, when the replay is won during the advantageous section, the MY counter update process is not executed, but the determination process of whether or not the MY counter exceeds 2400 passes. In the case of replay, the same number as the number of input sheets is automatically bet, so OUT-IN is always 0. However, since the value of the MY counter may be updated at a timing different from the original processing due to noise or fraudulent activity, it is determined whether or not the upper limit value of the MY counter has been reached even during replay.

Further, the end opportunity of the advantageous section can be ended at any timing for each gaming machine other than the progress of 1500 games or exceeding MY2400. For example, it corresponds to the case where the end lottery when the predetermined combination is won is won, or the case where an arbitrary number of games (less than 1500 games) is executed. In this way, when the advantageous section is terminated at an arbitrary end trigger, the value of the advantageous section clear counter is set to 1 before the advantageous section clear counter management process is executed (preferably, the process related to AT executed after all reels are stopped). By setting, when the advantageous section clear counter management process is executed, the value before the subtraction of the advantageous section clear counter becomes 1 and the value after the subtraction of the advantageous section clear counter becomes 0. Can be terminated. That is, by setting the value of the advantageous section clear counter to 1 and then subtracting the counter value by 1, the value of the advantageous section clear counter becomes 0 and the advantageous section can be terminated. As a result, when an arbitrary end condition is achieved, processing can be performed in the same module without using another advantageous section end module.

Further, the advantageous section clear counter subtraction process in the advantageous section clear counter management process is configured to be executed in any number of bets (when a plurality of specified numbers are set as game machines) and in any game state. There is.

<Setting change processing>
The setting change process executed by the main control board 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the setting change mode is activated, it is determined whether the current setting value is within the normal range, if it is within the normal range, the current setting value is acquired, and if it is outside the normal range, it is set as the setting value. Save "1" and get the set value "1".

After acquiring the set value, the set value display data is saved. After saving the set value display data, lighting control is performed by referring to the set value display data every 5 interrupts by the dynamic lighting control which is an interrupt process.

After that, it is determined whether or not the start switch 12 is turned from off to on. When it is determined that the start switch 12 is not turned on from off, it is determined whether or not the setting switch is turned on from off.

Here, when it is determined that the setting switch is not turned on from off, it is determined whether or not the start switch 12 is turned from off to on again, and when it is determined that the setting switch is turned from off to on, it is determined. It is determined whether or not the set value is equal to or greater than the maximum set value (setting 6).

If the set value is not greater than or equal to the maximum value, the process of incrementing to the current set value is performed, and if the set value is greater than or equal to the maximum value, the initial value (0) is saved in the current set value and further incremented. conduct. After incrementing the set value, the updated set value is displayed, and the process returns to the process of determining whether or not the start switch 12 is turned from off to on.

After that, when the start switch sensor is detected and it is determined that the start switch 12 is turned from off to on, the setting value is confirmed, and the setting key switch is waited until it is determined that the setting key switch is turned from on to off. When it is determined that the switch is turned from on to off, the determined setting value is saved in the main control RAM, the setting display LED is turned off, and the blocker provided in the medal selector 34 is turned on (because the medal flows down to the hopper 44). The setting change mode is terminated by forming a passage of.

Here, the setting change mode is a means for determining any of the setting values 1 to 6 (setting values 1 to 6 on the display). After determining any of the set values, the internal lottery table (also referred to as the winning combination lottery table) corresponding to the determined set value is continuously set until the set value is changed by the setting changing means next time. It should be noted that a winning combination lottery table is provided in which the determination probability (winning probability of the winning combination) of the lottery result by the internal lottery differs for each set value.

As the setting changing means, when the power of the slot machine PS1 is not turned on, the setting key used for changing the setting is rotated by the administrator of the game hall, and the setting key is held at the rotation position where the setting key switch signal is turned on. When the power of the slot machine PS1 is turned on in this state, the setting key switch signal is turned on when the power of the slot machine PS1 is turned on. In the present embodiment, turning on the setting key switch signal means turning on (turning off → on) at the rising edge, and if the setting key is turned on before the power is cut off, after the power is turned on, the setting key is turned on. Since the rising on is not detected, it is configured not to shift to the setting change mode, but even if the setting key switch signal is turned on at the level and turned on before the power is cut off. If the setting key is on when the power is turned on again, the mode may be changed to the setting change mode.

When it is determined that the setting key switch signal is on, the door open signal is on, and the setting changeable flag is on, the setting change means can change the setting value of the slot machine PS1. Activate the mode.

The setting changeable flag switches on and off according to the game status. For example, it is conceivable that the setting changeable flag is turned off during the period from the operation of the start switch 12 to the end of the game, and the setting changeable flag is turned on during the other period. However, not limited to this aspect, the setting changeable flag may be turned off only when a specific bonus game is started or inside a specific bonus, or by not providing the setting changeable flag. It may be configured so that the setting can be changed in any state.

When the setting change mode is activated, the blocker provided in the medal selector 34 is turned off so that the game cannot be started by inserting medals. There are 6 levels of setting value data that can be changed in the setting change mode: "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", and "6". Set up a high winning combination lottery table.

After activating the setting change mode, the setting display LED provided on the back of the front panel PS2 is turned on to notify that the setting change mode is set. Then, the set value display data for displaying the set set value data is set and arranged on the credit number display 26 arranged on the front surface of the front panel PS2 of the slot machine PS1 and on the back surface of the front panel PS2 of the slot machine PS1. The setting display LED (not shown) is turned on to display the set value. When the setting value data is "1", the setting value display displays "1", when the setting value data is "2", the setting value display displays "2", and the setting value data is "3". The setting value display in the case displays "3", the setting value display when the setting value data is "4" displays "4", and the setting value display when the setting value data is "5" is "5". Is displayed, and when the set value data is "6", "6" is displayed for the set value display.

When the set value data stored in the set value data storage area is stored in 6 stages of "0" to "5", the set value display is "1" when the set value data is "0". When the setting value data is "1", "2" is displayed for the setting value display, "3" is displayed for the setting value display when the setting value data is "2", and "3" is displayed for the setting value data. The setting value display in the case of "3" displays "4", the setting value display when the setting value data is "4" displays "5", and the setting value display when the setting value data is "5". Displays "6".

After activating the setting change mode, it continues to determine whether or not the sensor signal of the start switch 12 is on, and when it is determined that the start switch 12 is operated and the sensor signal of the start switch 12 is turned on, it is determined. The set value is determined and the current set value is displayed on the setting display LED. In other words, when it is determined that the sensor signal of the start switch 12 is turned on during the setting change mode, the set value is not changed even if the setting switch is operated.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the setting switch signal is turned on while the sensor signal of the start switch 12 is not determined to be on, the setting switch rise data is cleared and the current setting value is the maximum setting value. It is determined whether or not it is (set value data "6") or more, and when it is determined that the current set value is equal to or more than the maximum set value (set value data "6"), the set value data is cleared (set). The value data is set to "1"), and when it is determined that the current set value is less than the maximum set value (set values "1" to "5"), the value is incremented to the current set value. As the processing of the setting change mode when the setting value data is set to 6 stages from 0 to 5, it is determined whether or not the current setting value is equal to or more than the maximum setting value (setting value data "5"). When it is determined that the current set value is equal to or greater than the maximum set value (set value data "5"), the set value data is cleared (the set value data is set to "0") and the current set value is set to the maximum. When it is determined that the value is less than the value (set value "0" to "4"), the value may be incremented to the current set value.

In addition, as a setting value display mode of the setting display LED when it is determined that the sensor signal of the start switch 12 is on after the setting change mode is activated, the setting display LED is set to indicate that the setting value cannot be changed. The setting value is displayed in a mode different from the setting value display mode when the setting can be changed, such as displaying "0" or displaying "_X" ("X" is the setting value after confirmation) on the setting display LED. It may be displayed.

<Control corresponding to power failure while pressing various switches according to this embodiment>
The front panel PS2 is in the closed state, after the game is over, 3 bets have not been made (including the situation where automatic bets have not been made), and the number of credits that can be 3 bets or more is stored (including the situation). For example, the MAX bet switch 18 is operated (pressed) under a situation (hereinafter, referred to as a MAX bet possible state) in a situation where the number of credits in a non-bet situation is 3 or more, or the number of credits in a 1-bet situation is 2 or more). ), The MAX bet process is executed to store 3 as the number of bets, and the 1-bet lamp, 2-bet lamp, and 3-bet lamp are lit (before the MAX bet switch 18 is pressed, the 1-bet lamp, The 2-bet lamp and 3-bet lamp are off).

The MAX bet available state includes a situation in which a bet is not bet, a situation in which a bet is made, a situation in which a bet is made, and a situation in which a bet is made. The lamp is newly lit in the MAX bet possible state where no bet is made, and in the MAX bet possible state where one bet is made, the one bet lamp is already lit. In the MAX bet possible state where the 2-bet lamp and the 3-bet lamp are lit, the 3-bet lamp is newly lit when the 1-bet lamp and the 2-bet lamp are already lit. It has become.

Further, in the MAX bet enable state, the MAX bet lamp is lit to notify the player that the operation of the MAX bet switch 18 is effective. Then, when the MAX bet switch 18 is pressed while the MAX bet lamp is lit in the MAX bet enable state (when the sensor for detecting the MAX bet switch 18 is turned from OFF to ON), the MAX bet lamp is turned off. In other words, the MAX bet lamp is still pressed even when the MAX bet switch 18 is being pressed (the state in which the MAX bet switch 18 is pressed and not released, and the sensor of the MAX bet switch 18 is maintained ON). Turns off.

Further, in a situation where the MAX bet is possible, the power is cut off and the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the gaming machine cannot operate, the MAX bet switch 18 is pressed and the power is turned on while the MAX bet switch 18 is pressed. If this is done (when the power off / return process is executed), the MAX bet lamp is lit and the MAX bet process is not executed. Further, since the MAX bet switch 18 is being pressed, the MAX bet process by newly pressing the MAX bet switch 18 cannot be performed.

As a result, even if there is a situation in which the MAX bet switch 18 is unintentionally operated when the power is turned on after a power failure occurs (such as when a hand is placed on the MAX bet switch 18), the bet is placed. It is possible to prevent this from happening, and even in such a case, it is possible to accurately notify that the operation of the MAX bet switch 18 is effective by the lighting mode of the MAX bet lamp. Therefore, the player who recognizes that the operation of the MAX bet switch 18 is effective once releases the pressed MAX bet switch 18 (after the sensor of the MAX bet switch 18 is turned from ON to OFF). By pressing the MAX bet switch 18 again (when the sensor of the MAX bet switch 18 is turned from OFF to ON), the MAX bet can be placed (MAX bet processing is performed).

Further, for example, when a problem occurs in the return spring or the sensor of the MAX bet switch 18 before and after the power is turned off and the pressed state of the MAX bet switch 18 cannot be resolved, the MAX bet lamp is turned on to turn on the MAX. Even if the bet processing cannot be performed, it is possible to notify the administrator that it is not a malfunction of the software.

Further, in a situation where the MAX bet is possible, the power is cut off and the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the gaming machine cannot operate, the MAX bet switch 18 is pressed and the power is turned on while the MAX bet switch 18 is pressed. If this is done (when the power off / return process is executed), the MAX bet lamp is lit and the MAX bet process is not executed, but the 1-bet switch 19 is newly operated (pressed). The 1-bet process can be executed (by turning the sensor that detects the 1-bet switch 19 from OFF to ON).

As a result, for example, even if there is a situation in which the MAX bet switch 18 is unintentionally operated when the power is turned on after a power failure occurs (such as a situation in which a hand is placed on the MAX bet switch 18), the MAX bet lamp is used. It is possible to notify that the bet processing is possible and to suggest that the 1-bet switch 19 can be operated depending on the lighting mode of. Further, even in such a case, since the operation of the 1-bet switch 19 is effective, the game can be advanced.

Further, in a situation where the MAX bet is possible, the power is cut off, the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the gaming machine cannot operate, the MAX bet switch 18 is pressed, and the power is turned on while the MAX bet switch 18 is pressed. If this is done (when the power supply cutoff / recovery process is executed), the MAX bet process may be executed. In this case, the MAX bet lamp may be on or off after the power is turned on. If the MAX bet lamp is lit after the power is turned on, it suggests that the 1-bet switch 19 can be operated, and when the 1-bet switch 19 is operated, the 3-bet state is changed to the 1-bet state, and the credit is given. The difference "2" is returned (when the number of credits is 50 in the 3-bet state, the difference cannot be returned to the credits, so even if the 1-bet switch 19 is operated, the 1-bet state is not returned and 3 The MAX bet lamp does not turn on (turns off) after the power is turned on to maintain the bet state. When the MAX bet lamp is turned off after the power is turned on, it is possible to indicate that the MAX bet process has been executed. In addition, regardless of whether the MAX bet lamp is on or off after the power is turned on, a 3-bet sound (3 bet sounds) is output when the power is turned on to notify that the MAX bet process has been executed. It becomes possible to do.

Subsequently, when the 1-bet switch 19 is operated (pressed) in the MAX bet-enabled state (the situation where no bet is made), 1 is stored as the number of bets and the 1-bet lamp lights up. Further, since the operation of the MAX bet switch 18 is still valid, the MAX bet lamp is also lit.

Further, in the situation where the MAX bet is possible (the situation where the bet is not made), the power supply is cut off and the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the gaming machine cannot operate, the 1-bet switch 19 is pressed and the 1-bet switch 19 is pressed. When the power is turned on while the button is pressed (when the power cutoff / recovery process is executed while the sensor of the 1-bet switch 19 is kept ON), the MAX bet lamp lights up and the 1-bet process is performed. It is not executed. Further, since the 1-bet switch 19 is being pressed, the 1-bet process by newly pressing the 1-bet switch 19 cannot be performed.

As a result, even if there is a situation in which the 1-bet switch 19 is unintentionally operated when the power is turned on after a power failure occurs (such as when a hand is placed on the 1-bet switch 19), the bet is placed. It is possible to prevent this from happening, and even in such a case, it is possible to notify that the bet processing is possible depending on the lighting mode of the MAX bet lamp and to suggest that the 1-bet switch 19 can be operated. ing. Therefore, the player who recognizes that the operation of the MAX bet switch 18 and the 1-bet switch 19 is effective once releases the pressed 1-bet switch 19 (the sensor of the 1-bet switch 18 is turned from ON to OFF). (After that), press the 1-bet switch 19 again, or do not release the pressed 1-bet switch 19 (the state where the sensor of the 1-bet switch 18 is kept ON), and the MAX bet switch 18 By pressing (the sensor of the MAX bet switch 18 is turned from OFF to ON), 1 bet processing or MAX bet processing can be performed.

Further, in the situation where the MAX bet is possible (the situation where the bet is not made), the power supply is cut off and the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the gaming machine cannot operate, the 1-bet switch 19 is pressed and the 1-bet switch 19 is pressed. When the power is turned on while the button is pressed (when the power cutoff / recovery process is executed), the MAX bet lamp lights up and the 1-bet process is not executed, but the MAX bet switch 18 is newly set. MAX bet processing can be executed by being operated (pressed).

As a result, for example, even if there is a situation in which the 1-bet switch 19 is unintentionally operated when the power is turned on after a power failure occurs (such as when a hand is placed on the 1-bet switch 19), the MAX bet lamp is used. It is possible to notify that the bet processing is possible and to suggest that the MAX bet switch 18 can be operated depending on the lighting mode of. Further, even in such a case, since the operation of the MAX bet switch 18 is effective, the game can be advanced.

Further, in a situation where the power is cut off and the operating voltage falls below the threshold value and the gaming machine cannot operate in the MAX bet enabled state, the 1-bet switch 19 is pressed and the power is turned on while the 1-bet switch 19 is pressed. If this is done (when the power supply cutoff / recovery process is executed), the 1-bet process may be executed. In this case, the MAX bet lamp is lit after the power is turned on, suggesting that the MAX bet switch 18 can be operated, and when the MAX bet switch 18 is operated, the state changes from the 1-bet state to the 3-bet state. Further, by outputting a 1-bet sound when the power is turned on, it is possible to notify that the 1-bet process has been executed.

The front panel PS2 is closed, after the game is over, no bet has been made (re-game is not working), and the normal effect is being displayed (effect state other than continuous effect or AT effect) or demo. Under the situation where the screen is being displayed (hereinafter referred to as the menu screen displayable state), when the sub switch 20 is operated (pressed) (when the sensor for detecting the sub switch 20 is turned from OFF to ON), the menu screen display processing is performed. Is executed, and the menu screen is displayed on the display device 32.

Further, in a situation where the menu screen can be displayed, the power is cut off, the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the gaming machine cannot operate, the sub switch 20 is pressed, and the power is turned on while the sub switch 20 is pressed. If this is the case (when the power cutoff / recovery process is executed while the sensor of the sub switch 20 is kept ON), the sub switch lamp is lit and the menu screen is not displayed.

As a result, for example, even if there is a situation in which an unintended operation of the sub switch 20 is performed when the power is turned on after a power failure occurs (such as a situation in which a hand is placed on the sub switch 20), an unintended menu screen is displayed. It is possible to notify that the menu screen display processing is possible depending on the lighting mode of the sub switch lamp without displaying the display, and to suggest that the sub switch 20 can be operated. Therefore, the player who recognizes that the operation of the sub switch 20 is effective, once releases the pressed sub switch 20 (after the sensor of the sub switch 20 is turned from ON to OFF), and then again the sub switch. By pressing 20 (when the sensor of the sub switch 20 changes from OFF to ON), the display process of the menu screen can be performed.

Further, in a situation where the menu screen can be displayed, the power supply is cut off, the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the gaming machine cannot operate, the sub switch 20 is pressed, and the power is turned on while the sub switch 20 is pressed. If this is the case (when the power cutoff / recovery process is executed), the sub switch lamp may be turned on and the menu screen may be displayed. In this case, the menu screen can be displayed immediately after the power is turned on, reflecting the intention to press the sub switch 20, and by turning on the sub switch lamp, the determination operation of each item in the menu screen is effective. Can be suggested.

The front panel PS2 is closed, after the game is over, no bet has been made (replay is not working), and the number of credits is 1 or more (hereinafter referred to as the settlement possible state). Then, when the settlement switch is operated (pressed), the settlement process is executed and the medals stored in the credits are paid out to the saucer 28.

In addition, in a situation where the payment is possible, the power is cut off, the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the game machine cannot operate, the payment switch is pressed (the sensor that detects the payment switch changes from OFF to ON), and payment is performed. If the power is turned on while the switch is pressed (when the power off / off recovery process is executed while the sensor of the checkout switch is ON), the MAX bet lamp lights up and the checkout process is not executed. Further, while the settlement switch is pressed, the MAX bet process is not executed even if the MAX bet switch 18 is pressed.

As a result, for example, even if there is a situation where an unintended settlement switch is operated when the power is turned on after a power failure occurs (such as a situation where a hand is placed on the settlement switch), an unintended settlement process is executed. In addition, since it is possible to notify that a medal remains in the credit depending on the lighting mode of the MAX bet lamp, it is possible to prevent the player from leaving the seat with the credit left.

In addition, when the settlement switch is pressed and the power is turned on while the settlement switch is pressed (power supply) in a situation where the settlement is possible, the power is cut off, the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the game machine cannot operate. When the disconnection / return process is executed), the MAX bet lamp lights up and the settlement process is not executed. However, even if the MAX bet process is executed when the MAX bet switch 18 is pressed while the settlement switch is pressed. good.

As a result, for example, even if there is a situation where an unintended settlement switch is operated when the power is turned on after a power failure (such as a situation where a hand is placed on the settlement switch), an unintended settlement process is executed. In addition, since the operation of the MAX bet switch is effective, it is possible to prevent the progress of the game from being hindered as much as possible so as not to lower the interest of the game.

In addition, when the settlement switch is pressed and the power is turned on while the settlement switch is pressed (power supply) in a situation where the settlement is possible, the power is cut off, the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the gaming machine cannot operate. When the disconnection / resetting process is executed), the MAX bet lamp may be turned on and the settlement process may be executed.

As a result, for example, when the power is turned on before the opening of the amusement park, the power is turned on when the power is turned on while the checkout switch is being operated (such as when the hand is placed on the checkout switch). Since the settlement process can be executed immediately after the store opens, the power-on work before the store opens and the settlement work of the medals remaining in the credit can be simplified.

In addition, when the settlement switch is pressed and the power is turned on while the settlement switch is pressed (power supply) in a situation where the settlement is possible, the power is cut off, the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the gaming machine cannot operate. In the case where the disconnection / resetting process is executed), the lamp of the sub switch 20 is lit regardless of whether the settlement process is executed or the settlement process is not executed, and the operation of the sub switch 20 is valid. (The menu screen can be displayed by accepting the operation of the sub switch 20).

As a result, for example, even if an unintended settlement switch is operated when the power is turned on after a power failure, the menu screen can be displayed by operating 20 of the sub switch, and the game history can be confirmed and the volume can be displayed on the menu screen. You can browse and change information useful for games such as adjustments. Further, by enabling all the operations related to the progress of the game at this time, all the games other than the settlement can be executed. The settlement process is used only at the end of the game, and by adjusting the number of inserted medals without executing the settlement process, the player is not disadvantaged, so the progress of the game is hindered as much as possible. It is possible to execute it without any problems.

In a situation where the front panel PS2 is closed, after the game is over, and 3 bets are placed (including the case where the re-game is operating) (hereinafter referred to as the reel rotatable state), the start switch 12 is set. When operated (pressed), the reel rotation process is executed and each reel rotates. The reel rotation process is executed only after the minimum game time has elapsed.

Further, when the start switch 12 is pressed and the power is turned on while the start switch 12 is pressed in a situation where the power is cut off in the reel rotatable state and the operating voltage falls below the threshold value and the gaming machine cannot operate. (When the power supply cutoff / recovery process is executed), none of the reels rotate.

As a result, for example, even if there is a situation where the start switch 12 is operated unintentionally when the power is turned on after a power failure occurs (such as when a hand is placed on the start switch 12), the reel rotates unintentionally. Is not executed, and it is possible to prevent the player from unintentionally using the bet game medium.

Further, when the start switch 12 is pressed and the power is turned on while the start switch 12 is pressed in a situation where the power is cut off in the reel rotatable state and the operating voltage falls below the threshold value and the gaming machine cannot operate. (When the power supply cutoff / recovery process is executed) may be a mode in which all the reels rotate.

As a result, the start switch 12 is operated until the power is cut off in the reel rotatable state, the operating voltage momentarily falls below the threshold value, and then the operating voltage exceeds the threshold value and the power is automatically turned on. When the power is automatically turned on while the start switch 12 is being operated (when the power cutoff / recovery process is executed), all the reels rotate after the power is turned on, so how the player knows. Even if the start switch 12 is operated at any timing, the game can be advanced (all reels are rotated), and the time and effort of the player can be reduced and the game tempo can be improved.

When the front panel PS2 is closed, all reels are rotating, and the reception of the operation of the stop switch 13 is enabled (hereinafter referred to as the reel stoptable state), the stop switch 13 is operated. When (pressed) (when any of the sensors that detect the left stop switch 13a, the middle stop switch 13b, and the right stop switch 13c is turned from OFF to ON), the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch 13 is The stop control process is executed, and the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch 13 is stopped. The reel stoptable state is not limited to the situation where all the reels are rotating, and even if any one reel is rotating, it can be referred to as a reel stoptable state.

When the reel can be stopped, the lighting mode indicates that the LEDs constituting the stop switch 13 are valid. In the reel stop impossible state where the reel cannot be stopped even if the stop switch 13 is operated, the stop switch 13 is turned on. It is a lighting mode indicating that the constituent LEDs are invalid.

Here, the reel stop impossible state is a state in which the operation of the stop switch 13 is not accepted even though the reel is rotating (during rotation failure detection or another switch managed by the main control means 100 is operated. It may be in a state where the reels are not rotating (when all reels are stopped, when the left stop switch 13a is operated while the left reel is stopped, etc.).

Further, the lighting mode indicating that the LED constituting the stop switch 13 is effective is a mode in which the LED is lit in white or a color such as red, and the LED constituting the stop switch 13 is invalid. The lighting mode indicating is a mode in which the light is not lit (turned off) or a mode in which the light is lit in a lighting color (for example, blue or the like) different from the lighting color indicating that the light is effective.

Further, in a situation where the reel can be stopped, the power supply is cut off, the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the gaming machine cannot operate, the left stop switch 13a is pressed and the power is turned on while the left stop switch 13a is pressed. If this is done (when the power supply cutoff / recovery process is executed while the sensor of the left stop switch 13a is kept ON), the stop control process is not executed for the left reel. Further, when the power is turned on while the left stop switch 13a is pressed, the lighting mode indicates that the LEDs constituting the stop switch 13 are invalid.

As a result, for example, the left stop switch 13a is a stop switch corresponding to the final stop operation, and after a power failure occurs in the state where the left reel can be stopped, the left stop switch 13a is unintentionally operated when the power is turned on. Even so, since the rotation of the left reel is not stopped by operating the left stop switch 13a, it is possible to prevent the player from being disadvantaged, such as missing a small role that requires a push. Further, it is possible to prevent the stop switch 13 from accepting operations in a pressing order different from the correct pressing order when the internal lottery result (so-called pressing order combination) in which the symbol combination advantageous to the player is stopped depending on the pressing order is won. Is also possible.

Further, in a situation where the reel can be stopped, the power supply is cut off, the operating voltage falls below the threshold value, and the gaming machine cannot operate, the left stop switch 13a is pressed and the power is turned on while the left stop switch 13a is pressed. When this is done (when the power supply cutoff / recovery process is executed), the stop control process may be executed for the left reel. Even in this case, when the power is turned on while the left stop switch 13a is pressed, the lighting mode indicates that the LEDs constituting the stop switch 13 are invalid.

As a result, for example, the left stop switch 13a is pressed until the power is cut off during the game, the operating voltage momentarily falls below the threshold value, and then the operating voltage exceeds the threshold value and the power is automatically turned on. When the power is automatically turned on while the left stop switch 13a is pressed (when the power cutoff / recovery process is executed), the left reel stops after the power is turned on, so what happens to the player? Even if the stop switch 13 is pressed at any timing, the game can be advanced (the corresponding reel is stopped), the time and effort of the player can be reduced, and the game tempo can be improved. When stopping the reel corresponding to the stop switch 13 that is pressed after the power is turned on, the reel is configured to stop even while the reel is accelerating, so that the timing that the player originally wanted to stop can be approached. Is possible. However, if there are a plurality of stop switches 13 that are pressed after the power is turned on, none of the reels is configured to stop.

<Control corresponding to power failure during slip control according to this embodiment>
When the operation of the stop switch 13 is accepted while the start switch 12 is operated and the reel is rotating, the reel is rotated from the reception position of the stop switch 13 to the stop position (so-called slip control) and the reel is rotated to the stop position. The reel is supposed to stop. If the power cutoff process is executed during this slip control, the slip control cannot be executed and the reel cannot be stopped at the stop position.

Further, since the stop position is determined when the stop switch 13 is received and the winning determination process is executed based on the determined stop position, it is based on the stop position regardless of whether or not the reel is actually stopped. When it is determined that the small winning combination has been won, the medal is paid out based on the small winning combination.

Therefore, in the game in which the small winning combination is won by the internal lottery process, the power supply cutting process is executed during the slip control when the operation of the stop switch 13 is accepted at the timing when the symbol corresponding to the small winning combination can be stopped, and the power supply is turned off. Even if the symbol corresponding to the small winning combination is not stopped at the valid line after returning, the symbol combination corresponding to the small winning combination is determined to be stopped by the winning judgment process after all reels are stopped, and the symbol combination is stopped. The corresponding medals are paid out.

This is due to the following reasons. In other words, while it has the effect of preventing the player from being unable to receive the medal even though the player has stopped the operation at the timing when the medal is paid out, which symbol combination is used to pay out the medal. There was also the problem of not being able to recognize it. In order to solve this problem, in the game in which the small winning combination is won by the internal lottery process, the sliding control is being performed when the operation of the stop switch 13 is accepted at the timing when the symbol corresponding to the small winning combination can be stopped (sliding from the stop reception). (Until the control is completed), the power off processing is executed, and after the power is turned off, the reel is rotated to detect the index, and based on the detected index information, the reel is rotated to the stop position and then stopped at the stop position. Do it, then pay out the medals.

With this configuration, even if the power cutoff process is executed during slip control, the player can determine what symbol combination has been stopped by rotating it to the stop position where it was planned to stop again after the power was restored. Since it is possible to visually recognize the player, it is possible to improve the interest of the player.

In addition, even if the same symbol exists while moving to the planned stop position after the power cutoff process is executed during the slip control and the index is detected by the rerotation process after the power is restored, it is planned. Move to the stop position where it was. If you stop at the same symbol before the planned stop position, it may be a stop display of the stop prohibition system that does not stop during the game, so it is necessary to judge whether it is stop prohibition or not. , In order to reduce the processing load during the re-rotation process, it is moved to the planned position.

Further, the power cutoff process is executed during the slip control, and in the rerotation process after the power is restored, the acceleration process and the constant speed process are executed in the same manner as the normal rotation start process. Not limited to this, acceleration processing and constant speed processing different from normal may be executed. For example, the acceleration time may be short, the acceleration time may be long, the constant speed rotation speed may be slow, or the constant speed rotation speed may be high. By changing the acceleration mode or the constant speed mode from the normal mode in this way, the player can be made to recognize that the rotation is different from the normal mode.

In addition, if the vehicle rotates to the same position as the stop reception position during constant speed rotation during re-rotation, it will be slip-controlled as if the stop operation was accepted in the same way as normal rotation processing, and the planned stop position will be obtained. When it rotates to, a full-phase excitation signal is output to the stepping motor driving the reel (in the case of a 4-phase stepping motor, a 4-phase excitation signal is output), and the rerotating reel is stopped.

In addition, the power off processing is executed during the slip control, and during the re-rotation processing after the power is restored, "re-rotating" is displayed on the liquid crystal display in order to make the player recognize that the re-rotation is in progress. It is also possible to output "Rerotating" by voice, or to display an error on the error display. By this aspect, the player can be made to recognize that the rotation is different from the usual one.

Further, when the power cutoff process is executed during the slip control, a flag relating to the fact that the slip control is not completed is stored in a predetermined storage area, and the predetermined storage area is checked and the flag is set when the power is turned on. If so, execute the re-rotation process. The flag is initialized when the flag is stopped as a result of executing the rerotation process, so that the rerotation process is not executed when the power is turned on normally. The flag related to the fact that the slip control is not completed may be an error flag or a game state flag.

Further, when the power cutoff process is executed during the slip control, the rerotation process may be automatically executed after the power is restored, or the rerotation process may be performed after an error occurs after the power is restored and the reset switch is used to release the rerotation process. May be executed. Any aspect is applicable to the rerotation process of the subsequent embodiments.

Further, the power supply cutoff process may be executed during the slip control, and the rotation failure detection counter may be updated during acceleration, constant speed, or constant speed during the re-rotation process after the power is restored. Then, when the rotation defect detection counter reaches a predetermined value (for example, 180 described above), the acceleration process is executed again. Possible causes of poor rotation in this case include holding the reel by hand, step-out due to a malfunction of the motor, and aged deterioration of the members.

In this case, the rotation failure detection counter is initialized by the initialization process when the power is turned on, and the rotation failure detection counter is updated (counted) with the execution of the re-rotation process. Then, after the index is first detected after the power is turned on, the value of the rotation failure detection counter is updated to 0 and the rotation failure detection counter is started to be updated again, and the reel control means rotates the reel to the stop position and stops the reel. By clearing the rotation failure detection counter after first detecting the index in this way, the position of the reel stopped by the power cutoff process is the position immediately after passing the index, and the stop position is the position immediately before passing the index. Can also stop to the stop position without detecting rotation failure. In other words, it rotates for about two laps from the time the power is turned on until the reel stops, but it is not judged to be defective.

The timing for initializing the rotation failure detection counter is not limited to this when the power is turned on, but the mode for initializing the rotation failure detection counter when the stop switch 13 is received and the state of the reel are constant speed states. The mode may be such that the rotation failure detection counter is initialized when the rotation failure is detected.

In this way, the power cutoff process is executed during the slip control, and by detecting the rotation failure during the re-rotation process after the power is restored, it is possible to prevent the stop position from shifting due to step-out etc. even during the re-rotation. It is possible to stop at the stop position where it is. In addition, since rotation failure is not detected during normal slip control, reacceleration processing is not executed when step-out or the like occurs during normal slip control.

Subsequently, if a power cutoff process is executed during the slip control and an error (recoverable error) is detected during the rerotation process after the power is restored, an error notification is performed after the rerotation process is completed. The error detected at this time is any one of an error such as a medal retention error, a medal backflow error, a medal passing time error, a hopper error, a hopper empty error, a door opening error, and a harness disconnection error. Further, the error notification includes a mode of notifying by a liquid crystal display or a speaker in addition to the error code displayed by the acquired number display 27. If the power off processing is executed during the slip control and it is determined that an unrecoverable error occurs after the power is restored, the rerotation processing is not performed.

In this way, by performing the error notification after the re-rotation process is completed, it is possible to make it easier for the player or the person concerned with the game hall to recognize whether the notification is during the re-rotation or the error notification. If the re-rotation notification is performed during the re-rotation, the re-rotation notification is terminated after the re-rotation is completed, and the error notification is switched to. It should be noted that the error notification is not performed during the re-rotation, and the notification related to the re-rotation, which is not the error notification, is not executed.

The error mode during the rerotation process described above is not limited to this, and the error to be detected may be a part of the error (for example, the hopper error is detected but the medal retention error is not detected), and the error notification mode is as follows. After the error is detected, the error is notified by the acquired number display 27, and when the rerotation process is completed and the reel is stopped, the error is notified by the liquid crystal or the speaker, or after the error is detected, the acquired number display 27, the liquid crystal, Alternatively, the error may be notified by a speaker.

Subsequently, the power off processing is executed during the slip control, and the lighting mode of the lamp of the stop switch 13 is invalid during the rerotation processing after the power is restored, and even if the stop switch 13 is operated, it corresponds. The reel to do is not stopped.

As a situation in which the reel rotates when the power is turned on, there is a situation in which the power is restored after the power is turned off during normal reel rotation, in addition to the power return after the power is turned off during slip control. When the power is restored after the power is turned off during normal reel rotation, the reel can be stopped, and the lighting mode of the lamp of the stop switch 13 is an effective mode. Therefore, when the reel rotates when the power is turned on, it is possible to determine whether the reel is in the reel rotation process or the normal reel rotation by checking the lighting mode of the lamp of the stop switch 13.

Further, as a situation in which the reel rotates when the other power is turned on, it is conceivable that the power is restored after the power is turned off during the freeze when the reel rotates. Types of freezes in which the reel rotates include a pseudo game in which temporary stop control is performed by operating the stop switch 13, and a reel effect in which the rotation of the reel does not stop even if the operation of the stop switch 13 is accepted.

The lighting mode of the lamp of the stop switch 13 is an effective mode during the simulated game, and the lighting mode of the lamp of the stop switch 13 is an effective mode when the power is restored after the power is turned off during the simulated game. By checking the lighting mode of the lamp of the stop switch 13 when the reel rotates, it is possible to determine whether the reel is undergoing re-rotation processing or normal reel rotation.

The lighting mode of the lamp of the stop switch 13 is invalid during the reel effect, and the lighting mode of the lamp of the stop switch 13 is invalid when the power is restored after the power is turned off during the reel effect. When the reel rotates, it is not possible to determine whether the reel is being produced or the reel is being rerotated depending on how the lamp of the stop switch 13 is lit, but in this case, it can be determined by checking the display device such as the liquid crystal display or error display. It has become. Even if the lighting mode of the stop switch lamp is disabled during the reel production, when the operation of the other main system switch (switch managed by the main control means 100) is enabled, the other main system switch is used. Since the lighting mode of the lamp is an effective mode, it is possible to determine whether the reel effect is being produced or the rerotation process is being performed by checking the lighting mode of the lamps of the other main system switches.

Further, when the power is restored after the power is turned off during the simulated game or the reel effect, the reel may not be rotated. In this case, the reel does not rotate when the power is restored, so whether or not the reel is being rerotated. Can be easily identified by the rotation mode of the reel.

Subsequently, if the power cutoff process is executed during the slip control and the power cutoff process is executed again during the re-rotation process after the power is restored, the engine is rotated until the index is detected after the power is restored, and is scheduled again. Move to the stop position and stop. In addition, if the power cutoff process is executed immediately before the index is detected and the index is not detected during acceleration after the power is restored, the index cannot be detected and the index is rotated again until the index detection timing is detected. I can say.

In this way, the re-rotation process can be executed even when the power is restored after the power is turned off during the re-rotation process, so even in an unstable situation where the power-off can occur multiple times, a stop symbol is given to the player. It becomes possible to display.

Here, the power cutoff process is executed during the slip control, and the power cutoff process is executed again during the rerotation process after the power is restored, before the index is detected during the rerotation process and during the rerotation process. After detecting the index, it is possible.

<Pattern 1>
If the power off processing is executed during slip control and the timing for executing the power off processing again during the rerotation processing after the power is restored is before the index is detected during the rerotation processing, after the power is restored. It is conceivable that the index is rotated until the index is detected in the second re-rotation process, and then the engine is rotated to the planned stop position to stop.

In this case, since the index is not detected in the first re-rotation process and the reference symbol position is not stored, it is determined that the reference symbol position is not stored in the second re-rotation process and again. A rotation is executed to detect the index, and it is possible to stop at the planned stop position.

<Pattern 2-1>
In addition, the power cutoff process is executed during the slip control, and the index is detected during the rerotation process as the timing when the power supply cutoff process is executed again during the rerotation process after the power is restored (the sensor detects the index). If it is the same as the timing at the moment when the sensor detects the index, the same applies hereafter), it will reach the planned stop position based on the reference symbol position by the index detected before the power is turned off after the power is restored. A mode of rotating and stopping is conceivable.

In this case, since the index is detected in the first re-rotation process, it is possible to stop at the planned stop position based on the stored reference symbol position, so that the game is played for the time until the index is detected. It is possible to shorten the time until resumption.

In pattern 2-1 described above, the power supply is applied between the time when the index during the first re-rotation process is detected and the time when the brake is applied by rotating to the planned stop position (until the 4-phase excitation is output). When the power cutoff process is executed, even if the timing when the power cutoff process is executed has not rotated to the stop reception position or has rotated to the stop reception position, after the power is restored. The re-rotation process or stop control is executed based on the stored reference symbol position without detecting the index again.

In this way, regardless of the stop reception position received immediately before the first power cutoff process, the same rerotation process or stop control can be executed after the second power return, so the process is not complicated and the program speed is high. Can be realized.

<Pattern 2-2>
In addition, if the power cutoff process is executed during the slip control and the index is detected during the rerotation process as the timing to execute the power supply cutoff process again during the rerotation process after the power is restored, the power supply is restored. It is conceivable that the index will be detected again later and then rotated to the planned stop position to stop.

In this case, considering the possibility that the reel has moved from the second power off to the power recovery, the reel is rerotated until the index is detected again, so it reaches the planned stop position more accurately. It becomes possible to rotate.

In pattern 2-2 described above, the power supply is applied between the time when the index during the first re-rotation process is detected and the time when the brake is applied by rotating to the planned stop position (until the 4-phase excitation is output). When the power cutoff process is executed, even if the timing when the power cutoff process is executed has not rotated to the stop reception position or has rotated to the stop reception position, after the power is restored. The rerotation process for detecting the index again is executed to move the symbol to the planned stop position and stop it.

In this way, regardless of the stop reception position received immediately before the first power cutoff process, the same rerotation process or stop control can be executed after the second power return, so the process is not complicated and the program speed is high. Can be realized.

<Pattern 2-3>
In addition, the power cutoff process is executed during the slip control, and the power cutoff process is executed again during the rerotation process after the power is restored. If not, the re-rotation process or stop control is executed based on the reference symbol position stored without detecting the index again after the power is restored, and the power cutoff process is executed during the slip control to power the power. If the index is detected during the re-rotation process and the index is rotated to the stop reception position as the timing when the power-off process is executed again during the re-rotation process after the power is restored, the index is detected again after the power is restored. It is conceivable to execute the re-rotation process for the purpose and move the symbol to the planned stop position to stop it.

In this way, since the stop reception position received immediately before the first power cutoff process can be finely controlled after the reference power supply is restored, it is possible to execute appropriate processing according to the situation in which the power supply cutoff process is executed.

<Control of the effect mode using the effect switch according to the present embodiment>
FIG. 12 will be described as an effect using the effect switch (sometimes referred to as a push button effect). In FIG. 12, the effect of operating the effect switch is performed from the operation of the start switch 12, the operation of the left stop switch 13a, the operation of the middle stop switch 13b, and the operation of the right stop switch 13c, and the effect switch is operated. It shows the process of performing the production. Further, the portion displayed as "PUSH" in FIG. 12 represents the effect switch (however, the "PUSH" display on the upper side of the lower figure in FIG. 12 is the display on the liquid crystal display).

In the upper left figure of FIG. 12, the start switch 12 for starting the game is operated (more specifically, the start switch reception command is received from the main control means 100, or the rotation cylinder rotation start command is received). The effect "Win the rock-paper-scissors !!", which was executed based on the above, is displayed on the LCD. At this time, the operation of the effect switch is still invalid, so the effect switch is turned off.

Subsequently, in the upper middle diagram of FIG. 12, based on the fact that the left stop switch 13a for stopping the left reel is operated (more specifically, the reception of the left stop switch reception command from the main control means 100). The executed "Ja-n!" Production is displayed on the LCD. At this time, the operation of the effect switch is still invalid, so the effect switch is turned off.

Subsequently, in the upper right figure of FIG. 12, the execution is performed based on the operation of the middle stop switch 13b for stopping the middle reel (more specifically, the reception of the middle stop switch reception command from the main control means 100). The effect of "Ken!" Is displayed on the LCD. At this time, the operation of the effect switch is still invalid, so the effect switch is turned off.

Subsequently, in the lower left figure of FIG. 12, the execution is performed based on the operation of the right stop switch 13c for stopping the right reel (more specifically, the reception of the right stop switch reception command from the main control means 100). The effect of "Pon!" Is displayed on the LCD. At this time, the operation of the effect switch is still invalid, so the effect switch is turned off.

Subsequently, in the lower middle figure of FIG. 12, the effect switch executed based on the fact that all the reels are stopped (more specifically, the reception of the all-turn cylinder stop command from the main control means 100) is simulated. The image of the switch (hereinafter, may be referred to as an effect switch image, an operation promotion image, or an operation promotion effect) is displayed on the liquid crystal display. In addition, the effect of "Pon!" Displayed when the right stop switch 13c, which is the third stop, is operated is displayed dimly (lowering the brightness). At this time, since the operation of the effect switch is effective, the effect switch is lit. When the image is displayed dimly, the brightness may be lowered in addition to the brightness, or the gray translucent display may be superimposed on the image. In any case, when the image is displayed dimly, it can be expressed that the visibility is lowered.

Subsequently, in the lower right figure of FIG. 12, the image of "win!" Executed based on the operation of the effect switch (more specifically, the input signal related to the effect switch is input to the input port). (Hereinafter, it may be referred to as an operation response image or an operation response effect) is displayed on the liquid crystal. At this time, since the operation of the effect switch is invalid, the effect switch is turned off.

As shown in the middle and lower figures of FIG. 12, when the effect switch image is displayed on the liquid crystal display as an effect that encourages the operation of the effect switch, the effect switch image is larger than the actual size of the effect switch. To do so. By displaying in this way, the effect switch can be effectively displayed on the liquid crystal display that the player gazes at, and the player can intuitively be prompted to operate the effect switch.

Further, in the effect switch image, an image representation showing the lighting mode of the effect switch (hereinafter, may be referred to as a lighting mode image) is also performed. When the effect switch is valid, the effect switch lamp is lit (does not blink), and the lighting mode image is represented by a blinking mode in which lighting and extinguishing are repeated at predetermined intervals. According to such a configuration, since the effect switch image is repeatedly brightened and darkened, it is possible to make the effect switch image stand out and to effectively promote the operation of the effect switch.

Further, when the effect switch is effective, the effect switch lamp is lit in a blinking mode in which the effect switch lamp is repeatedly turned on and off at a specific cycle, and the lighting mode image is expressed in a blinking mode in which the effect switch is repeatedly turned on and off at a predetermined cycle. It may be the aspect which has been done. In this case, it is possible to make the lighting mode image stand out by making the predetermined cycle of the lighting mode image shorter than the specific cycle of the effect switch lamp.

In addition, when displaying an image indicating that the light is off as a lighting mode image, the brightness of the effect switch image is lowered, but the expression is such that the light is slightly lit without lowering the brightness until it becomes black. do. On the other hand, when the effect switch lamp is off, it is not on. By making the expression of the lighting mode image different from that of the effect switch lamp in this way, it is possible to make the lighting mode image stand out. In addition, since the surroundings of the production switch image are brighter than the surroundings of the production switch, the difference in brightness from the surroundings can be reduced by not reducing the brightness of the lighting mode image of the production switch image until it becomes black. I'm making it smaller. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce fatigue during the game while making the effect switch image stand out.

Further, when the effect switch image is displayed before the immediately preceding image as shown in the middle and lower figures of FIG. 12, the brightness of the immediately preceding image is lowered, but the lighting mode image of the effect switch image is the lowest. The brightness of the immediately preceding image is lower than that of the brightness. With this configuration, even when the brightness of the effect switch image is the lowest, the brightness is higher than that of the surrounding image, so that the effect switch image can be conspicuous.

The lower middle figure of FIG. 12 will be further described with reference to FIG. The effect switch image changes with the passage of time until the effect switch is operated. As a change mode, an effect showing the advancement / retreat of the initial position and the pressed position of the effect switch is expressed by using the effect switch image.

The leftmost figure in FIG. 13 shows that the effect switch image is in the initial position, and the second figure from the left shows that the effect switch image is in the pressed position, and is the third from the left. Figure shows that the effect switch image is in the initial position, and the fourth figure from the left shows that the effect switch image is in the pressed position. In this way, by configuring the effect switch image to repeatedly show the state in which it is in the initial position and the state in which it is in the pressed position, it is possible to effectively encourage the player to press the effect switch. ..

The initial position and pressing position of the effect switch image change at regular intervals, and the period indicating the initial position and pressing position of the effect switch image is longer than the predetermined period indicating whether the lighting mode image is on or off. It is configured as follows. With such a configuration, it is possible to make the effect switch image stand out, and it is possible not to remind the person to repeatedly hit the effect switch. Many of the gaming machines currently on the market change the effect continuously by repeatedly hitting the effect switch, and if the change mode of the effect switch image is changed too quickly, it may be mistaken for the effect switch. , There is a possibility that the interest of the game will be reduced. For this reason, by making the cycle of changing between the initial position and the pressing position longer than the cycle of the lighting mode, it is possible to intuitively express that it is not a continuous hit while being aware of pressing the production switch. Will be.

In addition, in the situation where the effect of repeatedly hitting the effect switch is displayed, the player is made to repeatedly press the effect switch by shortening the cycle of changing between the initial position and the pressed position rather than the cycle of the lighting mode. It is possible to express things intuitively. Not limited to this, the position of the effect switch image does not change, but the switching cycle of the lighting mode image is shorter than the cycle when the effect switch is operated once, which means repeated hits. It may be an embodiment.

Further, the effect switch image may not be changed between the initial position and the pressed position at regular intervals. In this case, since the display area of the liquid crystal display can be made smaller, it is possible to display a character to the effect that the effect switch such as "press the PUSH button" is pressed instead.

If the effect switch is operated while the effect switch image for operating the effect switch is displayed on the liquid crystal display, the effect switch image is erased without any effect. In other words, if the effect switch is operated while the effect switch image is displayed, the effect switch image is immediately erased and the effect based on the pressing of the effect switch is immediately executed. .. In this case, the drawing process may be configured to erase the effect switch image immediately after the operation of the effect switch is accepted, or the drawing process executed immediately after the operation of the effect switch is accepted and after a predetermined period of time. The effect switch image may be configured to be erased.

With this configuration, it is possible to make the player interested in what kind of result the effect switch was pressed, and the information on whether or not the effect switch was pressed was conspicuous. It will be possible to eliminate it.

In addition, when performing an effect (successful effect) that means giving a privilege to the player when the effect switch is operated, the effect switch image is erased without the effect, but the effect switch. When performing an effect (failure effect) that means that the player is not given a privilege when is operated, the effect switch image may be erased with the effect. It should be noted that the effect in the case of a failure effect may be a mode in which the effect switch image explodes or a mode in which the brightness of the effect switch image is maintained in the darkest state (a mode in which the brightness does not change with a cycle).

With this configuration, it is possible to suggest to the player that the failure effect was displayed as a result of operating the effect switch, fostering a sense of conviction for the player, and reducing the interest of the next game and thereafter. It is possible to prevent it from happening.

Further, when the effect switch image is displayed when the full rotation cylinder (all reels) is stopped, the start switch 12 is not displayed when the effect switch is operated when the start switch 12 of the next game is operated. Display an image based on the operation of. Further, when displaying an image based on the operation of the start switch 12, the effect switch image is erased. At this time, the effect switch image is erased without any effect.

With such a configuration, it is possible to execute an appropriate effect for the player's operation without interfering with the effect executed based on the operation of the start switch 12. The player who skips the effect switch image by operating the start switch 12 is likely to know the state with low expectations in advance or is not interested in the effect itself using the effect switch, accompanied by the effect. It is possible to prevent the interest of the game from being lowered by erasing it without deleting it.

In addition, the time from the acceptance of the operation of the effect switch to the deletion of the effect switch image when the effect switch is operated and the success effect is displayed while the effect switch image is displayed, and the pressing order. The time from the acceptance of the operation of the stop switch 13 when the stop switch 13 corresponding to the correct answer in the push order is operated and the success effect is displayed in the situation where the navigation image is displayed until the push order navigation image is deleted, and When comparing, the time until the effect switch image is erased is longer.

With this configuration, it is possible to change the time until the reaction effect is executed when various switches are operated, and it is possible to give different fun by the time difference between the various switches and the reaction effect execution. Will be. For example, if the push order fails, the profit will be lost directly. The push order navigation image can enhance the player's interest by displaying the following information immediately, and the production switch gives a short time from operation to production. By doing so, it is possible to expect whether the success effect or the failure effect is displayed.

When the effect switch also serves as a switch for displaying the menu screen, the effect switch lamp is configured to light up after a certain period (for example, T1) has elapsed after all rotations have stopped. The lighting mode of the effect switch lamp at this time is different from the lighting mode of the effect switch lamp when the effect is executed by operating the effect switch after all rotations are stopped.

With this configuration, it is possible to suggest whether the menu screen is displayed or the success or failure effect is displayed when the effect switch is operated depending on the lighting mode of the effect switch lamp. ..

Further, when the effect switch image is displayed as shown in the middle and lower figures of FIG. 12 after the full rotation is stopped, the effect switch lamp is displayed even after T1 that the menu screen can be displayed after the full rotation is stopped. The lighting mode is not the lighting mode when the menu screen is displayed, but the lighting mode corresponding to the effect switch image. Then, when the operation of the effect switch is received after the lapse of T1 from the stop of all rotations, the effect switch image is erased, the success or failure effect is executed, and the effect switch lamp is kept off. Then, even when T1 elapses after receiving the operation of the effect switch, the effect switch lamp remains off, and the menu screen is not displayed even if the effect switch is operated. Further, even when T2 for displaying the demo screen has elapsed after the whole rotation is stopped, the demo screen is not displayed, the volume is lowered, and the effect switch lamp is kept off. In this case, depending on whether the settlement process is executed by accepting the operation of the settlement switch or the game is executed until after the end of the next game (after the end of the game in which the effect switch image is not displayed), after the whole torso is stopped. The menu screen can be displayed after T1 has passed, and the demo screen will be displayed after T2 has passed since the body was stopped all times.

With this configuration, the player is worried about whether the menu screen is displayed or the success or failure effect is displayed by operating the effect switch in the game in which the effect switch image is displayed. It is no longer necessary and it is possible to prevent a decline in the interest in the game. In addition, it may be configured so that the menu screen cannot be displayed even if the settlement process is executed. In this case, the failure effect is displayed in the game, but the success effect is displayed in the next game, so-called revival effect. It is possible to maintain a sense of expectation until whether or not is executed.

Further, when the effect switch lamp is lit in a lighting mode capable of displaying the menu screen, the effect switch image is not displayed on the liquid crystal display. In other words, whether or not the menu screen is displayed can be confirmed only by the lighting mode of the effect switch lamp.

With this configuration, the notification of the menu screen displayable state, which is not directly related to the progress of the game, can be executed only by the lighting mode of the effect switch lamp. Therefore, if the effect switch image is displayed on the liquid crystal display. Compared to this, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the operation of the production switch will give a feeling of expectation, and the menu screen will be displayed even though the player operates the production switch with a feeling of expectation. By storing it, it is possible to prevent the game from being less enjoyable.

In addition, on the demo screen where the player can easily recognize that the game is not progressing, the effect switch image is displayed at a position different from the effect switch image displayed by the push button effect, and in a small size. May be good. In this case, it is unlikely that the player will be confused with the push button effect, and the display of the menu screen can be effectively displayed to the player. This means that the most time to display the menu screen is when the game is started, and at that timing, the demo screen is likely to be displayed because the game is not being played. It is based on.

The timing at which the push button effect is executed is after the body is stopped all times, but it may be after the start switch 12 is accepted. If the effect switch image is displayed after the start switch 12 is accepted, the effect switch image may be erased by the first stop operation (operation of any of the stop switches 13), or even after the entire cylinder is stopped. The display of the effect switch image may be maintained. When the display of the effect switch image is maintained after the whole rotation is stopped, the valid period of the operation of the effect switch is also maintained, and when the effect switch is operated, the success or failure effect is executed. In addition, the production switch has not been operated due to any of the fact that the time to move to the demo screen has elapsed, the settlement process is executed, the bet process is executed, or the next game is started. However, the effect switch image is erased.

Further, whether or not the operation response effect is executed by operating the effect switch is determined by setting a predetermined timer value in the counter based on the reception of a predetermined command from the main control means 100, interrupt processing, etc. The value of the counter is decremented at predetermined intervals, and when the value of the counter becomes 0, the operation of the effect switch is enabled (the operation response effect is executed by the operation of the effect switch). ). At this time, the drawing process is also executed after the period corresponding to the predetermined timer value has elapsed from the reception of the predetermined command for the effect switch image, but the image control board that executes the drawing process and the effect control Due to a delay in communication with the board, the effect switch may become effective before the effect switch image is displayed. In this way, even if the effect switch is operated before the effect switch image is displayed, the response effect can be executed.

In the present embodiment, the configuration of a slot machine (rotary body type gaming machine) is illustrated as a gaming machine, but it can be applied to various gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines, parrots, and casino machines.

As described above, the technical contents of the present embodiment described for explaining the present invention can be appropriately combined.

PS1: Slot machine PS2: Front panel PS3: Cabinet S: Speaker 100: Main control board 1000: Sub control board 4: Display window 5: Lower panel 6: Reel unit 7: Reel base 8a: Left reel 8b: Middle reel 8c: Right reel 11: Operation panel 12: Start switch 13: Stop switch 13a: Left stop switch 13b: Middle stop switch 13c: Right stop switch 17: Medal slot 18: MAX bet switch 19: 1 bet switch 20: Sub switch 21: Sub-cross key switch 22: Eject switch 24: Operation instruction lamp 24a: Left operation instruction lamp 24b: Middle operation instruction lamp 24c: Right operation instruction lamp 25: Bet number display lamp 25a: 1 bet lamp 25b: 2 bet lamp 25c: 3 Bet lamp 26: Credit number indicator 26a: Segment indicator 26b: Segment indicator 27: Obtained number indicator 27a: Segment indicator 27b: Segment indicator 28: Recipient 29: Tobacco ashes tray 30: Seal storage 32: Display Device 34: Medal selector 37: Setting key switch 38: Setting switch 39: Power supply device 40: Power switch 44: Hopper 45: Medal payout outlet 46: Auxiliary tank 47: External output terminal board

Claims (1)

It is equipped with a predetermined bet switch and a predetermined lamp, and bet processing can be executed when the predetermined bet switch is pressed in a predetermined situation, and the predetermined lamp can be lit in the predetermined situation. , When the power is turned off in a predetermined situation and the power is turned on while the predetermined bet switch is pressed, the predetermined lamp is lit but the bet processing is not executed. Machine.

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