JP2023119126A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To increase the performance effect of a performance using characters.SOLUTION: A game machine includes display means. The display means is capable of displaying a decorative word display. The decorative word display includes a predetermined display object displayed in a character area that is an area in the shape of characters constituting words.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16

Description

The present invention relates to amusement machines typified by reel game machines (slot machines) and pinball game machines (pachinko machines).

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are game machines that display information about games in characters (for example, Patent Literature 1).

JP 2021-49146 A

There is room for improvement in enhancing the effects of the character-based effects of the gaming table disclosed in Patent Document 1.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of improving the performance effect of a performance using characters.

In order to solve the above problems, the amusement machine of the present invention includes:
A game machine comprising display means,
The display means is capable of displaying ornamental phrase display,
The ornamental phrase display is a display of a predetermined display object in a character area, which is an area in the form of characters that make up the phrase.
It is characterized by

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game machine capable of improving the performance effect of a performance using characters.

1 is an external perspective view of a slot machine 100 viewed from the front side (player side). FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a winning line. It is a circuit block diagram of a control part. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an arrangement of symbols applied to each reel in a planar development; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the contents of a push order bell; 2 is a transition diagram of game states of the slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a flow of main processing of a main controller; 7 is a flow chart showing the flow of main control unit timer interrupt processing; (a) is a flowchart of the main processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-controller 400, (b) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt processing of the first sub-controller 400, and (c) is 4 is a flow chart of timer interrupt processing of the first sub-controller 400. FIG. (a) is a flowchart of the main processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-controller 500, (b) is a flowchart of the command reception interrupt processing of the second sub-controller 500, and (c) is 10 is a flowchart of timer interrupt processing of the second sub-controller 500, and (d) is a flowchart of image control processing of the second sub-controller 500. FIG. It is a figure which shows the various tables used by CZ. It is a figure which shows the example of a flow until it acquires a point during CZ. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a flow up to being overlaid in a specialized zone; FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a modification when freezing is executed in the flow shown in FIG. 13; FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a modification in which the number of additions is notified from during execution of freezing to after the third stop operation in the flow shown in FIG. 14 ; (a1) and (a2) are diagrams showing an example of the decorative phrase display used for the additional notification effect, and (b1) and (b2) show an example of the additional notification effect using the decorative phrase display shown in (a1). It is a diagram. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of ornamental phrase display; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of decorative phrase display when using animation with a character for the basic display object BL; It is a figure which shows an example of the decorative phrase display by which a character is displayed three-dimensionally. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a basic display object BL; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a basic display object BL; FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a decorative phrase display DC using the basic display object BL of FIGS. 20 and 21; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example about a decorative phrase display and its structure. It is a figure which shows an example of the lighting mode of an LED lamp.

A slot machine according to an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the slot machine of the present embodiment described below, a predetermined number of game media are inserted, and a plurality of reels each having a plurality of types of symbols are started to rotate when a predetermined rotation start instruction operation is received. At the same time, based on the reception of the rotation start instruction operation, the propriety of internal winning of a plurality of types of combinations is determined by lottery, and each of the plurality of reels receives a predetermined rotation stop instruction operation to individually rotate. If the condition determined by the winning combination based on the result of the lottery and the symbol combination when the plurality of reels are stopped meets the predetermined payout condition, the game medium is paid out and the game ends, and if not, the game medium is paid out. This is a game machine that advances a series of games that end without paying out game media.

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

The slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to an example of the game table of the present invention, and includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 attached to the front side of the main body 101 and capable of being opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Prepare. Three reels (a left reel 110, a middle reel 111, and a right reel 112) each having a plurality of patterns arranged on its outer peripheral surface are housed in the center of the main body 101 (not shown), and rotate inside the slot machine 100. configured to allow These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving device such as a stepping motor.

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

A backlight (not shown) for illuminating each pattern displayed on the display window 113 is arranged on the rear surface of each of the reels 110 to 112 . The backlight is desirably shielded for each pattern so that the individual patterns can be illuminated evenly. An optical sensor (not shown) consisting of a light projecting portion and a light receiving portion is provided near each of the reels 110 to 112 inside the slot machine 100. A light-shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes through the space between them. Based on the detection result of the optical sensor, the positions of the symbols on the reels in the rotation direction are determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the desired symbols are displayed on the winning line.

The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp that indicates a valid winning line. The winning line is a line on which it is determined whether or not a combination of symbols corresponding to a winning combination has been displayed. Only one line, the middle winning line L1, is provided. FIG. 2 shows this winning line L1. A valid winning line (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “valid line”) is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as game media. The slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 requires three medals, and when the number of inserted medals is less than three, none of the winning lines are activated. validate. When the winning line becomes valid, the game can be started by operating the start lever 135 . Note that the number of winning lines is not limited to one line. For example, in addition to the middle winning line L1, a right-down winning line composed of left reel upper symbols, middle reel middle symbols, and right reel lower symbols, or composed of left reel lower symbols, middle reel middle symbols, and right reel upper symbols. A total of 3 lines of the rising right pay lines may be set as valid pay lines, or the number of pay lines corresponding to the number of bets may be set as valid pay lines.

The notification lamp 123 is, for example, a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination has been internally won in an internal lottery, which will be described later, or that the player is in a specific gaming state. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying that the player can insert game medals. The replay lamp 122 informs the player that the current game can be replayed (no need to insert medals) when the player wins a replay role that is one of the winning roles in the previous game. It's a lamp to let you know. The reel panel lamp 128 is a lamp for effect.

The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) electronically stored in the slot machine 100 . In this embodiment, one card is inserted each time the bet button 130 is pressed, two cards are inserted when the bet button 131 is pressed, and three cards are inserted when the bet button 132 is pressed. ing. The bet button 132 is hereinafter also referred to as a MAX bet button. The game medal insertion lamp 129 turns on the number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a specified number of medals are inserted, the game starts to indicate that the game start operation is possible. Lamp 121 lights up.

The medal insertion slot 141 is an insertion slot for the player to insert medals when starting a game. That is, medals can be inserted electronically using the bet buttons 130 to 132, or actual medals can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 141, and "insertion" includes both. be.

The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 . The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various internal information numerically. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination. In the following description, it may be expressed as “given to the player” in the same sense as “payout to the player”. In this embodiment, the accumulated number display 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127 are composed of 7-segment (SEG) displays.

A start lever 135 is a lever-type switch for starting rotation of the reels 110 to 112 . That is, when a desired number of medals is inserted into the medal slot 141 or the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated to operate the start lever 135, the reels 110 to 112 start rotating. An operation on the start lever 135 is called a game start operation.

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

The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove medals when the inserted medals are jammed. The settlement button 134 is a button for settlement of the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the medals placed on the bet, and ejecting the medals from the medal payout port 155 . The door key hole 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted.

Below the stop button unit 136, a title panel 162 is provided for displaying the model name and attaching various certificate stamps. A medal payout port 155 and a medal tray 161 are provided below the title panel 162 .

The sound hole 145 is a hole for outputting the sound of the speaker 277 (see FIG. 3) provided below inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right portions of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for enlivening the game. A production device 160 is arranged above the front door 102. Above the production device 160, the sound of a speaker 272 (see FIG. 3) provided inside the slot machine 100 is output to the outside. A sound hole 143 is provided for this purpose. This production device 160 includes a shutter (shielding device) 163 consisting of two right and left shutters 163a and 163b that can be opened and closed in the horizontal direction, and a production image display device 157 (liquid crystal display device) disposed behind the shutter 163. When the right shutter 163a and the left shutter 163b open horizontally in front of the effect image display device 157, the display screen of the effect image display device 157 is displayed in front of the slot machine 100 (player side, front side). ). It should be noted that any display device other than the liquid crystal display device may be used as long as it is capable of displaying various effect images and various game information. , a reel (drum), or a display device comprising a projector and a screen. Also, the display screen has a rectangular shape, and the entirety of the screen is configured to be visible to the player. Although the display screen is rectangular in this embodiment, it may be square. In addition, a decoration (not shown) may be provided on the periphery of the display screen so that a part of the periphery of the display screen is hidden by the decoration, so that the display screen looks oddly shaped. Although the display screen is a flat surface in this embodiment, it may be a curved surface. The effect image display device 157 corresponds to an example of display means and notification means.

<Circuit Configuration of Control Unit>
Next, the circuit configuration of the control section of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This figure shows a circuit block diagram of the control unit.

The control units of the slot machine 100 can be broadly divided into a main control unit 300 that controls the progress of a game, and a command signal (hereinafter simply referred to as “command”) transmitted by the main control unit 300. and a second sub-controller 500 that controls various devices based on commands sent from the first sub-controller 400 . Here, regarding the main control unit 300, if the data volume becomes large, it becomes difficult to confirm the program, and there is a problem of security deterioration such as becoming a hotbed for unauthorized modification. and the data capacity of the RAM 308 is limited. It should be noted that the main control unit 300 corresponds to an example of a role lottery means and a privilege granting means.

<Main control part>
First, the main controller 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. This basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, control program data, lottery data used in internal lottery for winning combinations, and reel patterns. A ROM 306 storing arrays, stop positions, etc., a RAM 308 for temporarily storing data, an I/O 310 for controlling input/output of various devices, and a counter timer 312 for measuring time, number of times, etc. and a WDT (watchdog timer) 314 are mounted. Note that other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and RAM 308, and this also applies to the first sub-controller 400 and the second sub-controller 500, which will be described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal having a predetermined cycle output from the crystal oscillator 315b as a system clock. Furthermore, when the power is turned on, the CPU 304 transmits data for frequency division stored in a predetermined area of the ROM 306 to the counter timer 312, and the counter timer 312 calculates an interrupt time based on the received data for frequency division. It determines and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 304 for each interrupt time. The CPU 304 uses this interrupt request as a trigger to monitor each sensor and transmit drive pulses. For example, when the clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 315b is set to 8 MHz, the frequency division value of the counter timer 312 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 306 is set to 47, the interrupt reference time is 256×47÷8 MHz. = 1.504 ms.

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

In addition, the main control unit 300 has a sensor circuit 320, and the CPU 304 detects various sensors 318 (bet button 130 sensor, bet button 131 sensor, bet button 132 sensor, medal insertion slot 141) at each interrupt time. Medal reception sensor for medals, start lever 135 sensor, left stop button 137 sensor, middle stop button 138 sensor, right stop button 139 sensor, checkout button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor for medals paid out from medal payout device 180, left reel 110 , the optical sensor of the middle reel 111, the optical sensor of the right reel 112, etc.).

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

Two medal reception sensors are installed in the internal passage of the medal insertion slot 141, and detect the presence or absence of passage of medals. Two start lever 135 sensors are installed inside the start lever 135 and detect the start operation by the player. The left stop button 137 sensor, the middle stop button 138 sensor, and the right stop button 139 sensor are installed on the corresponding stop buttons 137 to 139, respectively, and detect the player's operation of the stop buttons.

The bet button 130 sensor, the bet button 131 sensor, and the bet button 132 sensor are installed on the corresponding bet buttons 130 to 132, respectively, and the medals electronically stored in the RAM 308 are used as the medals to be inserted into the game. Detects the submit operation when submitting. The settlement button 134 sensor is provided on the settlement button 134 . When the payout button 134 is pressed once, the electronically accumulated medals are paid out (the value stored in the RAM 308 is cleared and the same number of medals are discharged). The medal payout sensor is a sensor for detecting medals paid out by the medal payout device 180 . Each sensor described above may be a non-contact type sensor or a contact type sensor.

The optical sensor of the left reel 110, the optical sensor of the middle reel 111, and the optical sensor of the right reel 112 are installed at predetermined positions on the mounts of the respective reels 110 to 112, and the light shield provided on the reel frame. It becomes L level every time a piece passes. Rotational position information indicating how much the reel rotates from the reference position from when it once goes to L level until it goes to L level again is calculated based on the value obtained by counting the clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 315b. be done. When the CPU 304 detects the L level signal, the CPU 304 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero. This rotational position information is stored in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 .

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

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

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

The main control section 300 also has an output interface for transmitting commands to the first sub-control section 400 and enables communication with the first sub-control section 400 . Information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub-control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 is configured to be able to transmit signals such as commands to the first sub-control unit 400. However, the first sub-controller 400 is configured so that signals such as commands cannot be transmitted to the main controller 300 .

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

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

A sound source IC 418 is provided in the first sub-control unit 400, and speakers 272 and 277 are provided in the sound source IC 418 via an output interface. The sound source IC 418 controls sound output from the amplifier and speakers 272 and 277 according to commands from the CPU 404 . An S-ROM (sound ROM) storing sound data is connected to the sound source IC 418 , and the sound data obtained from this ROM is amplified by an amplifier and output from the speakers 272 and 277 .

A drive circuit 422 is provided in the first sub-control unit 400, and various lamps 420 (upper lamp, lower lamp, side lamp 144, title panel lamp, bet button lamp, reel backlight, etc.) are connected.

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

A sensor circuit 426 is provided in the first sub control unit 400, and a shutter sensor 428 is connected to the sensor circuit 426 via an input interface. The CPU 404 monitors the state of the shutter sensor 428 every interrupt time.

The CPU 404 also transmits and receives signals to and from the second sub-controller 500 via the output interface. The second sub-control section 500 performs various controls of the effect device 160 including display control of the effect image display device 157 . The second sub-control unit 500 includes, for example, a control unit that controls the display of the effect image display device 157, a control unit that controls various drive devices for effects (for example, a control unit that controls the motor drive of the shutter 163). ) may be configured with a plurality of control units.

The second sub-controller 500 includes a basic circuit 502 that receives control commands transmitted by the first sub-controller 400 via an input interface and controls the entire second sub-controller 500 based on the control commands. This basic circuit 502 includes a CPU 504, a RAM 508 for temporarily storing data, an I/O 510 for controlling input/output of various devices, and a counter timer for measuring time, number of times, etc. 512 and are installed. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 operates by inputting a clock signal having a predetermined cycle output from the crystal oscillator 514 as a system clock. The ROM 506 stores control programs and data for controlling the entire second sub-control section 500, data for image display, and the like.

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

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

<Pattern arrangement>
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the pattern arrangement applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 will be described. In addition, this figure is a plan view showing the arrangement of symbols provided on each reel (the left reel 110, the middle reel 111, and the right reel 112).

On each of the reels 110 to 112, a predetermined number of symbols (20 frames numbered 1 to 20 in this embodiment) of a plurality of types (eight types in this embodiment) shown on the right side of the figure are arranged. Numbers 1 to 20 shown at the left end of the figure indicate the arrangement positions of symbols on the respective reels 110 to 112 . For example, in this embodiment, the frame numbered 1 on the left reel 110 has a "bell pattern", the frame numbered 2 on the middle reel 111 has a "replay pattern", and the frame numbered 3 on the right reel 112 has a "seven 1 Designs” are arranged respectively.

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

<Internally elected roles and winning roles>
In the slot machine 100, upon receiving a game start operation (operation of the start lever 135), an internal winning combination is selected by lottery, and a winning combination is determined based on the result of the lottery. A pushing order bell, which is an example of an internal winning combination of the slot machine 100, will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the contents of the pushing order bell.

The push-order bells (push-order bells_LCR to RCL) overlap with the middle tier bell and are internally won. If it is the correct operation order corresponding to each, the middle bell pattern combination is stopped, and if it is not the correct operation order, either one of the 1-card hands or the losing pattern combination is stopped (payout of 1 or 0 (Fig. "Spill" in 5)). If you win the middle bell by internally winning the push order bell _LCR and the pushing order bell _LRC, 6 coins will be paid out, and if you win the middle bell by internally winning the other bells in the push order, 13 coins will be paid out. will be paid out.

Further, in the present embodiment, the internal winning probabilities of the internal winning combination of the pressing order of the bell are uniform, but the internal winning probabilities may be biased. In addition, if the push order bell_LCR and the push order bell_LRC are internally won and the middle bell is won, 6 coins will be paid out, and if the push order bell other than the push order bell is internally won and the middle bell is won, 13 coins will be paid out. Although it is assumed that the bells are paid out, if the middle bell wins, the number may be uniformly set to 13. In this case, the internal winning probability may be biased. The winning probability may be lowered and the internal lottery probability of other pressing order bells may be raised. Also, considering the configuration of the pushing order bell in this embodiment, there is a possibility that more payouts can be obtained if the left first stop is not performed. In order to suppress such a stop operation, for example, a case may be provided in which some kind of penalty (for example, a lottery for transition to CZ or AT is not performed) is imposed when the left first stop is not performed.

<Types of game state>
Next, the types of game states of the slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 and changes in the game states will be described. FIG. 6 is a transition diagram of game states of the slot machine 100 shown in FIG.

In the slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 6, as game states, normal A, CZ, AT normal, pullback chance, pre-ending, ending, special zone (including preparation state) can be switched. It is configured. In the following explanation, these states are roughly divided into two types: normal state (normal A, CZ) and AT state (AT normal, withdrawal chance, pre-ending, ending, special zone (including preparation state)). Sometimes. Each game state will be described below. The transition conditions between each game state are not limited to the described conditions, but various conditions (e.g., the number of games played, a predetermined number of payouts, winning a transition lottery, winning a specific internal winning combination, Winning a winning combination, stop display of a specific symbol combination) can be adopted.

Normal A is a game state that is set in the first game after the setting is changed or after the RAM is cleared, and is mainly stayed. From this normal A, if the CZ lottery is won, it shifts to CZ. Also, by winning the AT direct hit lottery, it shifts to AT normal.

In CZ, points may be earned in games. Then, whether or not to shift to normal AT is determined based on the points acquired until the end of CZ (for example, until 10 games are played). In addition, when it does not shift to AT normal, it shifts to normal A.

In normal AT, when the press order bell is internally won, the correct operation order is announced. By following this notification, it becomes easier for the player to win the middle bell, and the player can obtain more profit. This AT is normally a net increase number management type AT, and continues until a specified net increase number is acquired in the set, and when an addition occurs, the net increase number that can be acquired is added. Then, when the total number of net additions of medals in this AT normal exceeds a specified value (for example, 300), it shifts to a withdrawal chance. In addition, when the lottery for shifting to the special zone is won in AT normal, the player shifts to the special zone. Furthermore, the pre-ending is started in a state in which it is expected that the number of staying games and the number of payouts, which will be described later, will reach upper limits (limiters) respectively.

In the pull-back chance, when the push-order bell is internally won, the correct operation order is notified. However, the frequency with which this notification is made when internally winning the pressing order bell is set lower than AT normal, and even if internally winning the pressing order bell, the correct operation order may not be reported. Also, if a specific pattern combination (for example, a pattern combination in which Seven 1 patterns are aligned on the middle line) stops until the pullback chance ends (for example, until 30 games are played), the AT normal is resumed. If it does not shift to AT normal, it shifts to normal A.

In the specialized zone (including the ready state), the correct operation order is notified when the push order bell is internally won in the same way as the AT normal. In addition, in the specialized zone (except for the ready state), a prescribed value of the total net increase in the normal AT after the end of the specialized zone is added. For example, when "123" indicating the operation order of "left, center, right" is displayed, this 123 is added to the prescribed value of the total net increase. That is, a configuration is adopted in which the number for notifying the correct operation sequence is used for addition of the prescribed value. The specialized zone is provided with a preparation state for five games, and by providing this preparation state, the player can be mentally prepared and have a higher sense of anticipation. When the special zone end condition (for example, 10 games are played) is established, the AT normal mode is entered, and the AT normal mode is started using the added specified value.

In the slot machine 100, a non-advantageous section and an advantageous section are set separately from each game state described above. After the setting is changed or after the RAM is cleared, it is a non-advantageous section, and if any internal winning combination is won, it shifts to an advantageous section. In the advantageous section, an upper limit (limiter) is set for each of the number of staying games and the number of payouts so that the gambling nature does not become too high, and when this limit is reached, it is configured to return to the non-advantageous section. ing. AT Normally, when the number of staying games or the number of payouts approaches this limiter, it is configured to shift to pre-ending and then to ending. The ending ends when the number of staying games or the number of payouts reaches the limiter, and shifts to normal A.

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

<Main control unit main processing>
First, main control unit main processing executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that this figure is a flow chart showing the flow of the main processing of the main controller.

As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with the activation signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs the activation signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 that has received this activation signal is reset-started by the reset interrupt and executes the main control section main processing shown in FIG.

When the power is turned on, first, in step S101, initial setting processing of the main control unit is performed. In this main control unit initial setting process, the stack initial value is set to the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, interrupt inhibition is set, the I/O 310 is initialized, various variables stored in the RAM 308 are initialized, and the WDT 314 is initialized. Allow operation and set initial values.

In step S103, a game start process is executed. In this process, it is checked whether or not medals have been inserted (maintenance or operation of the bet buttons 130 to 132), and if medals have been inserted, preparations are made to send an insert command indicating this. If the player wins the replay in the previous game, the same number of medals as the medals inserted in the previous game are inserted, so the player does not need to insert medals. In addition, it is checked whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated while the specified number (three) of medals has been used. Confirm and start playing.

In step S105, the internal lottery table of the internal winning combination stored in the ROM 306 is read according to the current lottery state, and the internal lottery (lottery of the combination) is performed using this table and the random number obtained from the random number generating circuit 316. , processes for determining internal winning combinations, lotteries (various lottery processes) related to game state transitions, etc. are executed.

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

In step S109, the rotation of the reels 110 to 112 is started under the condition that the game interval timer (subtracted by the timer updating process described later) is 0, and the initial value is set to the game interval timer. Also, when the reels 110 to 112 start rotating, preparations are made to transmit a reel rotation start command to the first sub-controller 400 . After that, when the reels 110-112 reach a predetermined rotational speed, the optical sensors provided on each reel are detected, and the symbol position of each reel is grasped, the stop operation to the stop buttons 137-139 is enabled. The game interval counter secures the minimum time required for one game (4.1 seconds in this embodiment) to suppress gambling.

In step S111, a reel stop control process is executed. In this process, when one of the stop buttons 137-139 is pressed after the stop operation is validated, the reels 110-112 corresponding to the pressed stop button 137-139 are stopped. Specifically, every time a stop operation is performed, the stop table of the reel stop data is referred to, and the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the stop operation are stopped according to the number of pull-in frames set in the stop table. Further, reel stop data corresponding to the second stop operation is prepared for the first stop operation, and reel stop data corresponding to the third stop operation is prepared for the second stop operation. For each stop operation, preparations are made to send the corresponding command (first to third press commands) to the first sub-control unit 400, and each time the reels 110 to 112 stop, the corresponding command (first 1st to 3rd stop commands) to the first sub-controller 400. When all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the process proceeds to step S113.

In step S113, a winning determination process is performed. Here, when a symbol combination corresponding to some winning combination is displayed on the activated winning line, it is determined that the winning combination has been won. After determining the winning combination, preparations are made to transmit the winning command to the first sub-control unit 400 .

In step S 115 , if a winning combination with a payout is won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is given (paid out), and the given number is displayed using the payout number display 127 .

In step S117, state update processing is executed. Specifically, processing such as game state transition is executed.

One game is completed by the above. Thereafter, the game progresses by returning to step S103 and repeating the above-described processing.

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

The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (about once every 2 ms in this embodiment). Processing is started at a predetermined cycle.

In step S201, timer interrupt start processing is performed. In this timer interrupt start processing, processing such as temporarily saving the values of each register of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed.

In step S203, the WDT 314 is periodically turned on so that the count value of the WDT 314 does not exceed the initial set value (32.8 ms in this embodiment) and a WDT interrupt does not occur (so that an abnormality in processing is not detected). In the embodiment, a restart is performed once every 2 ms, which is the cycle of the main controller timer interrupt.

In step S205, input port state update processing is performed. In this input port state update processing, the detection signals of the sensor circuits 320 of the various sensors 318 are input via the input port of the I/O 310 to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signals. It is stored in the provided signal state storage area. Note that the state of the optical sensor is confirmed in this process.

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

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

In step S<b>211 , command setting transmission processing is performed, and various commands that have been prepared for transmission in main processing, timer interrupt processing, etc. of the main control section 300 are transmitted to the first sub-control section 400 . The output schedule information to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 includes strobe information (if it is ON, it indicates that data is set), command type (in this embodiment, basic command, input command, start lever Receipt command, internal winning command, effect command accompanying effect lottery processing, reel rotation start command accompanying start of rotation of reels 110 to 112, first to third press commands accompanying acceptance of operation of stop buttons 137 to 139, reel 110 to 112 stop command, winning command, payout number command and payout end command accompanying medal payout process, status update command, acquisition point command, setting change command, power recovery command), command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type).

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

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

In step S215, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, first, in step S205, the signal states of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area are read out, and the presence or absence of an error related to medal insertion abnormality, medal payout abnormality, etc. is monitored. (Not shown) Execute error processing. Further, the medal selector 170 (a medal blocker operated by a solenoid provided in the medal selector 170), various lamps 339, and various 7-segment (SEG) indicators are set according to the current game state.

In step S217, it is monitored whether the low voltage signal is on. If a low voltage signal is received (power cutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step S221, and if a low voltage signal is not received (power cutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step S219. move on.

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

On the other hand, in step S221, information that needs to be saved, such as specific variables and stack pointers for returning to the state at the time of power failure when power is restored, is saved in a predetermined area of RAM 308. A checksum value for the area is derived and stored in the RAM 308, and a power supply flag indicating that power-off processing has been performed is set to ON.

<Processing of first sub-controller 400>
Next, the processing of the first sub-controller 400 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 9A is a flowchart of the main processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-controller 400. FIG. FIG. 9B is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the first sub-controller 400. FIG. FIG. 9(c) is a flowchart of the timer interrupt processing of the first sub-controller 400. FIG.

First, in step S301, various initial settings are performed. This initialization is performed when the power is turned on. In this processing, initial setting of input/output ports, initialization processing of storage areas in the RAM 408, and the like are performed. In this process, the RAM 408 is provided with an area for storing internal winning information, which is information representing the result of internal winning, and an area for storing information representing the game state.

In step S303, it is determined whether the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable reaches 10. When the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S305.

In step S305, 0 is substituted for the timer variable.

In step S307, command processing, which is processing corresponding to each command received from the main control unit 300, is executed.

In step S309, effect control processing is performed. Here, the effect data is expanded, the processing of setting the device data in the effect execution area provided in the RAM 408, the process of setting the effect data in the effect reservation area provided in the RAM 408, and the received command And based on the information contained in the command, it performs processing such as setting effect data and executing control processing. Note that the effect data set in the effect reservation area and the device data set in the effect execution area may be updated (overwritten) with different data. In this case, the effect contents are changed based on the overwritten data.

In step S311, sound control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, by acquiring control data from the device data set in the effect execution areas corresponding to the speakers 272 and 277 and outputting the acquired control data to the sound source IC 418, sound effects are executed.

In step S313, lamp control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, by acquiring control data from device data set in the effect execution area corresponding to various lamps 420 and outputting the acquired control data to the driving circuit 422, the effect by the lamp is executed.

In step S315, shutter control processing is performed based on the processing result of step S309. For example, the control data is acquired from the device data set in the effect execution area corresponding to the shutter 163, and the acquired control data is output to the driving circuit 424, thereby executing the effect by the shutter 163.

In step S317, information output processing is performed to set transmission of the control command to the second sub-controller 500 based on the processing result of step S309. For example, if there is device data set in the effect execution area corresponding to the effect image display device 157, preparations are made to transmit this device data to the second sub-controller 500, and the process returns to step S303.

Next, the command reception interrupt processing of the first sub-controller 400 will be described with reference to FIG. 9(b). This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first sub-controller 400 detects a strobe signal output by the main controller 300 . In step S321 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output by the main control unit 300 is stored in the command storage area provided in the RAM 408 as an unprocessed command.

Next, the first sub-controller timer interrupt processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-controller 400 will be described with reference to FIG. 9(c). The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined period (once every 2 ms in this embodiment). period.

In step S331, 1 is added to the value in the timer variable storage area of RAM 408 described in step S303 in the first sub-controller main process shown in FIG. 9A, and the result is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S303, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms×10).

In step S333, transmission of the device data to the second sub-control section 500 set in step S315, update processing of the random number value for effect, and the like are performed.

<Processing of second sub-controller 500>
Next, the processing of the second sub-controller 500 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 10A is a flowchart of the main processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-controller 500. FIG. FIG. 10(b) is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the second sub-controller 500. FIG. FIG. 10(c) is a flowchart of the timer interrupt processing of the second sub-controller 500. FIG. FIG. 10(d) is a flowchart of the image control processing of the second sub-controller 500. FIG.

First, in step S401 of FIG. 10A, various initial settings are performed. When power is turned on, initialization processing is first executed in step S401. In this initialization processing, input/output port initialization processing, initialization processing of storage areas in the RAM 508, and the like are performed.

In step S403, it is determined whether the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable reaches 10. When the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S405.

In step S405, 0 is substituted for the timer variable.

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

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

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

Next, the command reception interrupt processing of the second sub-controller 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 10(b). This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the second sub-controller 500 detects the strobe signal output by the first sub-controller 400 . In step S415 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output by the first sub-controller 400 is stored in the command storage area provided in the RAM 508 as an unprocessed command.

Next, the second sub-controller timer interrupt processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-controller 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 10(c). The second sub-control unit 500 has a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in this embodiment). period.

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

In step S419, processing for updating the random number value for effect, etc. is performed.

Next, the image control processing of step S411 in the main processing of the second sub-controller 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 10(d). This figure is a diagram showing a flowchart showing the flow of image control processing.

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

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

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

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

In step S429, it is determined whether or not a generation end interrupt signal has been input from the VDP 516 based on the end of image rendering. If a generation end interrupt signal has been input, the process proceeds to step S431. wait for is entered.

In step S431, a scene display counter, which is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508 and counts how many scenes of images have been generated, is incremented (+1), and the process ends.

≪Explanation of operation example≫
The features of the above-described slot machine 100 will be described below using an operation example.

[Example of operation in CZ]
In this embodiment, if the push order bell is internally won in the CZ, the points of the character corresponding to the first stop operation can be obtained, and the points obtained until the CZ end condition (for example, 10 games completed) is satisfied. A transition to AT normal is determined based on. Hereinafter, the flow until this point is acquired will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing various tables used in CZ, and FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the flow until points are earned during CZ.

In CZ, when the number of bets is maximized by operating the bet buttons 130 to 132, one character arrangement of patterns 1 to 8 shown in FIG. 11(a) is selected. These patterns associate characters with respective reels. The probability of each pattern being selected is 15% for patterns 1 to 6, and 5% for patterns 7 and 8. FIG. For example, FIG. 12(a1) shows a state in which pattern 1 is selected by operating the MAX bet button 132 and the corresponding character is displayed.

Subsequently, it is assumed that a game start operation (operation of the start lever 135) is performed and an internal winning is made at the pressing order bell. At this time, numbers indicating the operation order of the stop buttons 137 to 139 (hereinafter referred to as operation navigation) are displayed. FIG. 12(a2) shows a state in which the push order Bell_LCR is internally won and operation navigation is added to the state of FIG. 12(a1).

Furthermore, in this game, it is assumed that a stop operation is performed according to the operation navigation. In this case, at the timing when the first stop operation is performed, the character corresponding to the reel on which the first stop operation has been performed is displayed with the line "Acquire points", and the other characters are erased. FIG. 12(a3) shows a state in which the phrase "acquire points" is displayed on the princess character corresponding to the left reel 110 on which the first stop operation has been performed.

After that, when all stop operations are performed, the table shown in FIG. 11(b) is referred to, and points corresponding to the character corresponding to the reel on which the first stop operation was performed are added. FIG. 12(a4) shows a state in which 50 points corresponding to the princess character have been obtained.

FIGS. 12(b1) to 12(b4) show an operation example when pattern 1 is selected by operating the MAX bet button 132 and an internal win is made in the pressing order Bell_CLR. It is assumed that the timing of each scene is the same as in FIGS. 12(a1) to (a4). In this example, a character corresponding to pattern 1 is first displayed (FIG. 12(b1)), followed by operation navigation (FIG. 12(b2)), corresponding to the middle reel 111 on which the first stop operation has been performed. After the phrase "point acquisition" is displayed on the character of Tono (Fig. 12(b3)), the state in which 30 points corresponding to the character of Tono have been obtained (Fig. 12(b4)) is shown.

12(c1) to (c4) show an operation example when pattern 8 is selected by manipulating the MAX bet button 132 and internal winning is made in the pressing order bell_LCR. It is assumed that the timing of each scene is the same as in FIGS. 12(a1) to (a4). In this example, the character corresponding to pattern 8 is first displayed (FIG. 12(c1)), followed by operation navigation (FIG. 12(c2)) corresponding to the left reel 110 on which the first stop operation has been performed. After the words "get points" are displayed on the character of the old woman (FIG. 12(c3)), the state in which 60 points corresponding to the character of the old woman have been acquired (FIG. 12(c4)) is shown.

As described above, in the present embodiment, if the push order bell is internally won on the CZ, points for the character corresponding to the first stop operation can be obtained. In addition, when the push order bell is not internally won, points corresponding to the character cannot be obtained, and the character is hidden after the third stop operation. Also, even if the player wins internally by pressing the bell, the points corresponding to the character cannot be obtained if the operation navigation is not followed.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, all the patterns shown in FIG. 11(a) include a princess or an old lady character with a large corresponding point. With this configuration, it is possible to increase the expectation of earning points and improve the interest of the game.

In this embodiment, the transition to normal AT is determined based on the acquired points. It may be possible to make it easier to win the lottery for shifting to normal AT as the number of points increases, and this determination is not particularly limited.

Note that the internal winning combination for which the operation navigation is displayed is not limited to the pressing order bell, and may be an internal winning combination that does not have a payout, such as a pressing order replay. Further, in the above example, points are not obtained when operation navigation is not followed, but it may be configured such that points can be obtained even when operation navigation is not followed.

In addition, if a rare role is internally elected during CZ, the period of CZ is extended, or the game and the next game can be played without consuming the number of games of CZ. Benefits may be obtained, such as increased opportunities or increased points earned.

It should be noted that, for example, a character with which the player can obtain a more advantageous privilege, such as a character with a large corresponding point, may be displayed corresponding to a specific reel (for example, the left reel 110). With this configuration, the degree of attention to a specific reel increases, and it is possible to easily recognize that a more advantageous privilege has been obtained.

[Example of operation in specialized zone (excluding ready state)]
In the special zone, when the push order bell is internally won, the correct operation order is announced, and furthermore, the upper limit of the total net increase in AT normal after the end of the special zone can be increased (added). The flow until this addition is performed will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the flow up to the addition into the specialized zone.

In the specialized zone, when a game start operation (operation of the start lever 135) is performed and an internal win is made to the push order bell, numbers indicating the operation order of the stop buttons 137 to 139 (hereinafter referred to as operation navigation) are displayed. In FIG. 13, when the pressing order bell_RCL is internally won by the game start operation, the number "321" corresponding to the operation order of "right center left" is displayed on the effect image display device 157 at the timing A1 of this start operation. shown to be displayed.

Furthermore, in this game, it is assumed that a stop operation is performed according to the operation navigation. In this case, the additional number is displayed when the third stop operation is performed. FIG. 13 shows that the additional number “321” is displayed on the effect image display device 157 at the timing A4 of the third stop operation.

In this embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the added number is a value that can be displayed using the numbers of the operation navigation system. Specifically, if the number used for operation navigation is "123", the added number is "123", and if the number used for operation navigation is "231", the added number is "231". By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to grasp the number of additions by the operation navigation, and to improve the interest of the game by displaying the operation navigation. Note that this operation navigation may include effects other than numbers.

In the above example, it is configured not to be added when the operation navigation is not followed, but it may be configured to be added even when the operation navigation is not followed. In addition, if a weak rare role is internally won in the special zone, the special zone is extended by one game, and if a strong rare role is internally won, the special zone is extended by two games. Depending on the winning combination, the period of the specialized zone may be extended.

In FIG. 13, an example in which the reels start rotating immediately after the game start operation is performed and the operation navigation is displayed has been described. Operation navigation may be displayed as soon as rotation is started. FIG. 14 shows a modified example when freezing is executed in the flow shown in FIG. 13 (“Wait generation” at timings B1 and B2 in FIG. 14 is the freezing execution period). With this configuration, it is possible to increase the sense of anticipation until the operation navigation is displayed.

Furthermore, in the examples of FIGS. 13 and 14, the configuration in which the additional number is displayed after the operation navigation is displayed has been described, but the additional number may be displayed before the operation navigation is displayed. . FIG. 15 shows a modified example in which the number of additions is notified from the execution of freezing to after the third stop operation in the flow shown in FIG. . With this configuration, it is possible to grasp the order of operations by notifying the number of additions, and it is possible to improve the amusement of the game by displaying the number of additions. In the example of FIG. 15, the number of additions is notified during execution of freezing, but the number of additions may be notified at the end of freezing, or the number of additions may be notified at the start of the game without executing freezing. The notification may be made before the stop operation is performed. In this case, operation navigation may be started at the same time as notification of the additional number, or operation navigation may be started slightly later than notification of the additional number. For example, operation navigation may be started at the timing when the rotation speed of the reel reaches a constant speed and the stop operation becomes possible, and notification of the number of additions may be started before the start timing of this operation navigation. .

In this way, in the specialized zone, the numbers indicating the operation order of the stop buttons 137 to 139 notified when the game start operation (operation of the start lever 135) is performed and the push order bell is internally won are displayed as they are at AT. It is a state that becomes a normal extra number. Note that the types of added numbers correspond to the types of operation order (types of push order bells). The number to be added is "123" when internally winning the push order bell_LCR, and since the push order bell and the additional number correspond one-to-one, such a specialized zone can be realized.

In addition, since the lottery probability of the pressing order bell in this case is uniformly "1/10", it is possible to receive a uniform additional lottery. On the other hand, even if the lottery probabilities of the pushing order bells are not uniform but biased, for example, the lottery probabilities of pushing order bell_LCR and pushing order bell_LRC are each set to "1/10", and other pushing order bells are drawn. By setting the probability to "1/5", it is possible to suppress the frequency of "123" and "132", which are small as additional numbers, and to easily provide large additional numbers.

Also, in the above-mentioned specialized zone, since the pressing order bell and the number of additions correspond, it was an example in which the number (navigation) notified as the operation order was notified and given as the number of additions as it is, Not limited to this, for example, the operation navigation of the pressing order is "---- 1" indicating only the first stop operation, or the operation navigation of the pressing order is the first stop operation navigation and the pressing order guessing navigation. In this case, the push order navigation and the benefits are in a one-to-many relationship so that 1, 11, 111, 991, etc. are included as the additional numbers to be given. may include

[Regarding decorative display of phrases (decorative phrase display)]
Embellished phrases (hereinafter referred to as embellished phrase display) may be used to notify information about a game. The configuration of such decorative phrase display will be described below with reference to the drawings. 16(a1) and (a2) are diagrams showing an example of decorative phrase display used for the additional notification effect, and FIGS. 16(b1) and (b2) are diagrams showing an additional notification effect using the decorative phrase display shown in (a1). It is a figure which shows an example.

In the ornamental phrase display DC shown in FIG. 16(a1), a rainbow-colored gradation animation is displayed in a character area that is a character-shaped area indicating "superposition +312". This ornamental phrase display DC sets an area to be displayed (display area) and an area not to be displayed (non-display area) for a basic display object (equivalent to a specific display object) that displays a rainbow gradation animation. It is a display configured by In addition, the basic display object that displays the rainbow gradation animation has, as an example, colors distributed in the order of color changes from red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple (and vice versa). From the state, by periodically changing the color of each pixel in the order of this color change, a rainbow color change is caused periodically along this line. It should be noted that in the following diagrams, periodic color changes from red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple are represented by shading. FIG. 16(a2) is a schematic diagram three-dimensionally showing the configuration of this ornamental phrase display DC. In the following description, such a model diagram may be used to facilitate understanding.

As shown in FIG. 16(a2), the decorative phrase display DC is composed of a basic display layer BL (a rainbow gradation animation in this example) and a mask layer FL superimposed on this basic display layer BL. be. This mask layer FL has a display permission area that permits display with respect to other layers (overlaid basic display layer BL in FIG. 16(a2)) and a display restriction area that limits (hides) display. is provided. In this example, a display-allowed area in the form of characters indicating "Additional +312" provided on the mask layer FL is set as the display area of the basic display layer BL. In addition, a display-restricted area, which is an area excluding the shape of characters indicating "additional +312", is set as a non-display area of the basic display layer BL. With these configurations, the ornamental phrase display DC shown in FIG. 16(a1) is displayed. In this configuration, the basic display layer BL having a size larger than the vertical and horizontal sizes of the character area can be used, and the design burden can be reduced.

The display restriction area of the mask layer FL may be any area that prevents the other superimposed layers from being displayed. For example, another display object (for example, image, animation) may be set in this display restricted area and the display object may be displayed, or the display object may not be set (transmissive area or transparent state). You may do so. In the examples of FIGS. 16(a1) and 16(a2), in order to make the edge of the character displayed with the decorative phrase display DC clear, the display-permitted area in the form of a character indicating "superimposition +312" is included in the display-restricted area. Border colors are set for adjacent pixels. Pixels other than the edge of the character are set as a transparent region without setting a display object, and when superimposed on the background image BG as shown in FIG. The background image BG can be displayed in a portion other than the display DC and the edges of the characters. It should be noted that although a configuration without using a border (or a border) may be used, the presence of a border can make the character area stand out and make it easier to recognize.

In the above description, an example in which the portion of the basic display layer BL set as the display area is displayed as it is is described. It can be said that there is nothing in the display permission area (there is nothing in the display permission area), or it can be said that the display permission area of the mask layer FL is transparent. In any case, the display-permitted region of the mask layer FL is not limited in its configuration as long as it reflects the display of the superimposed layers. Further, for example, after the transmittance can be set in the display-permitted region of the mask layer FL, the display may be changed according to this transmittance.

In FIG. 16(a2), the case where the basic display layer BL and the mask layer FL have the same size has been described. For example, as shown in FIG. It may be smaller than the vertical and horizontal size of the BL. In this case, the ornamental phrase display DC in FIG. The burden in designing can be reduced.

In addition, in the example of FIG. 16, a configuration has been described in which the decorative phrase display DC configured by the basic display layer BL and the mask layer FL is superimposed on the background image BG. A configuration in which the background image BG is captured in the display restricted area of the layer FL may be used. In this case, the screen shown in FIG. 16(b1) can be displayed by the basic display layer BL and the mask layer FL. Alternatively, a certain portion of the background image BG may be cut out as a character-shaped display-allowed region or made transparent so as to be superimposed on the basic display layer BL. Furthermore, in this case, the size of the basic display layer BL may be matched to the size of the background image BG, or may be matched to the size of a certain portion (smaller than the background image BG).

When comparing the mask layers FL in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the size of the mask layer FL in FIG. Here, for example, in the case of adding an effect according to the degree of advantage to the characters displayed in the ornamental phrase display DC, if the mask layer FL is prepared according to the type of this effect, the data capacity will be compressed. become. For this reason, a layer (hereinafter referred to as an effect layer) in which an effect display object is set separately from the mask layer FL may be used without setting the effect display object on the mask layer FL. FIG. 17(c) shows an example in which an effect layer EL is separately provided in the configuration of FIG. 17(b). Similar to the mask layer FL, the effect layer EL has a display-allowed area and a display-restricted area. It differs from the mask layer FL in that the vertical and horizontal sizes are different, and that a display object for effect is set in the display restricted area. Depending on the type of effect, an effect layer EL may be used in which a part of the display-permitted area of the mask layer FL is set as a display-restricted area.

16 and 17, the configuration using the basic display object BL displaying the rainbow gradation animation has been described, but the colors used for this gradation are not limited to rainbow colors. Also, a basic display object BL that displays a gradation still image or a moving image other than gradation may be used. FIG. 18 shows an example of decorative phrase display when using animation with a character for the basic display object BL. Further, with respect to the basic display object BL, the frequency of use increases when the state becomes advantageous to the player, for example, a specific animation is used when the transition to an advantageous state is confirmed. You can set things. In addition, even when a privilege that is advantageous to the player is given, if a privilege with a high degree of advantage is given (for example, when 100 or more is given as an additional number, when AT or a bonus is given) , while making the basic display object BL a rainbow-colored gradation animation, if a privilege with a low degree of advantage is given (for example, if less than 100 is given as an additional number, CZ regarding the granting of AT and bonuses provided), the basic display object BL may be animated in a specific color (red or purple). Furthermore, animation does not have to be accompanied when the advantage is low.

Also, in FIGS. 16 and 17, the example in which the color for the edge (or edging) of characters is set to a part of the display-restricted area of the mask layer FL has been described. good too. FIG. 18 shows an example of ornamental phrase display in the case where the entire display restricted area (area other than the character area of "big win bonus") of the mask layer FL is set in color.

Also, in FIGS. 16 and 17, an example in which a border (or edging) is given to characters by setting a color to a part of the display restricted area of the mask layer FL has been described, but FIG. 19A shows an example. You may use the ornamental phrase display by which a character is displayed three-dimensionally. In FIG. 19A, the upper surface area of the three-dimensionally displayed character is the display permitted area (the area where the basic display layer BL is displayed), and the side wall area of the three-dimensionally displayed character. is a display restricted area (a portion where the color set in the mask layer FL is displayed). When the three-dimensional ornamental phrase display is used in this manner, the character area can be made conspicuous and the characters can be easily recognized. It should be noted that the animation set in the mask layer FL may be displayed in the area of the sidewall of the character, and this area is also permitted to be displayed in the same manner as the upper surface area of the character (or with a different transmittance). It may be used as a region (so that the basic display layer BL is displayed).

Also, in FIGS. 16 and 17, an example in which the ornamental phrase display DC is displayed on the upper left of the screen has been described, but the ornamental phrase display DC may be displayed on the entire screen as shown in FIG. , As shown in FIG. 19B, the decorative phrase display DC may be displayed on a part of the screen where other effects are being executed, and the display range and display position of the decorative phrase display are not limited. . Also, the decorative phrase display DC may use the same display with its size changed, in which case the data capacity can be reduced.

[Example of gradation of basic display object BL]
In the examples of FIGS. 16 and 17, the configuration using the basic display object BL that displays the animation of the rainbow gradation has been described, but this specific example will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21 are diagrams showing an example of the basic display object BL, respectively, and FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of the decorative phrase display DC using the basic display object BL of FIGS. 20 and 21. FIG.

20 and 21, after the color of each pixel changes from red (the lightest part in the drawings) to orange, yellow, green, and blue to purple (the lightest part in the drawings), , this color change is repeated in the same cycle until it returns from purple to red. Then, by performing a series of color changes in each pixel from the state in which the gradation of this color change (red→purple→red) is distributed in a predetermined direction, an animation is created in which the area of the same color moves in a predetermined direction. there is FIGS. 20(a) to 20(f) show how the basic display object BL adopts an animation in which the same-color area in the gradation moves horizontally (for example, from right to left). FIGS. 21A to 21F show how the basic display object BL adopts an animation in which the same-color area in the gradation moves vertically (for example, from bottom to top). Note that in the example of FIG. 21, the upper half area and the lower half area are displayed in the same manner.

FIGS. 22(a1) and (a2) show examples of decorative phrase display when the basic display object BL of FIG. 20 is used. These examples use the same basic display object BL, but have different display permission areas (character areas) of the respective mask layers FL. By using different mask layers FL in this way, the same basic display object BL can be used to display different decorative phrases.

In addition, in the examples of FIGS. 22(a1) and (a2), the color distribution from red to purple of the basic display object BL extends over a plurality of character regions constituting the decorative phrase display. is displayed only partially. As in this example, when the color distribution by gradation extends over the entire characters forming the decorative phrase display, the entire characters of the decorative phrase display can be displayed with a sense of unity.

If the display-allowed regions (character regions) of the mask layer FL are different as in the examples of FIGS. 22(a1) and (a2), the display region of the basic display object BL will be different. For example, in FIGS. 22(a1) and (a2), the display permission area differs depending on the difference between the characters "+312" and the characters "specialized", and the area where the basic display object BL is displayed differs due to this difference. there is For example, the character "+312" has a wider horizontal width than the character "specialized", and the color of the left and right edges of the basic display object BL is not displayed in the character "specialized".

FIGS. 22(b1) and (b2) show examples of decorative phrase display when the basic display object BL of FIG. 21 is used. These examples use the same basic display object BL, but have different display permission areas (character areas) of the respective mask layers FL. By using different mask layers FL in this way, the same basic display object BL can be used to display different decorative phrases.

In addition, in the examples of FIGS. 22(a1) and (a2), the color distribution from red to purple of the basic display object BL is displayed over the entire phrases "additional +312" and "additional specialization" to improve the overall appearance of the phrases. However, in the examples of FIGS. 22(b1) and 22(b2), the color distribution from red to purple of the basic display object BL is in a state of being displayed with each character constituting the decorative phrase display. In the case of such a configuration, it is possible to improve the appearance of each character, and to display decorative phrases with a sense of unity by sharing the color distribution of each character. For example, if the area is small compared to other characters, such as an area in the shape of a character representing "one" in Chinese characters, it may be difficult to recognize this depending on the direction of the color distribution. There may be adornments that include such characters.

If the display-permitted regions (character regions) of the mask layer FL are different as in the examples of FIGS. 22(b1) and (b2), the display region of the basic display object BL will be different. For example, in FIGS. 22(b1) and (b2), the display permitted area differs depending on the difference between the characters "+312" and the characters "specialized", and the area where the basic display object BL is displayed differs due to this difference. there is For example, the characters "+312" have a wider horizontal width than the characters "specialized", and the characters "specialized" are not displayed in the portions near the left and right ends of the basic display object BL.

Note that the ornamental phrase display and its configuration described in FIGS. 20 to 22 are not limited to the above configurations, and other configurations may be used. For example, the mask layer FL described with reference to FIG. (Fig. 23(b1)) are prepared using only the same can be displayed. Further, for example, the mask layer FL described with reference to FIG. 23(b2)) are prepared, respectively, and by combining ornamental phrase displays (FIGS. 23(d1) and 23(d2)) constructed using these, respectively, FIG. 22(b1) and You can have the same display.

When gradation is displayed in the character area of the ornamental phrase display, if the color distribution is one in which color changes due to this gradation are repeated, there is a risk that the player will find it difficult to see. Therefore, when gradation is used to display ornamental phrases, the color distribution may be such that the gradation color change is not repeated in each character area. Depending on the size of the words and the characters used, there may be cases where the gradation color change is repeated (when the color change makes a round and the same color change appears again), but in this case Also, there may be a timing when the color of one end of the decorative phrase display and the other end of the position facing from the one end become the same, such as "red → purple → red". This makes it possible to improve the overall appearance of the ornamental phrase display. In other words, in the decorative phrase display, the color distribution of "red → orange → yellow → green → blue → purple" may be a cycle that does not include the starting point (red in this example), and in the decorative phrase display "red → orange → yellow → The color distribution of green→blue→purple→red may be a cycle including the starting point (red in this example). On the other hand, when the number of colors expressed as gradation is small, one round of the color distribution becomes short.

[About the lighting mode of the LED lamp]
In the ornamental phrase display described with reference to FIG. 16 and the like, the configuration for displaying the gradation animation in the character area has been described. When such a gradation display is used, the lighting mode of the LED lamps on the gaming table may be gradated in accordance with the display of the decorative phrase. An example of the lighting mode of the LED lamp will be described below with reference to FIG.

In the example described below, five LED lamps, an upper lamp UP, an upper left lamp LU, an upper right lamp RU, a lower left lamp LB, and a lower right lamp RB, are provided on the front surface of the gaming table. FIG. 24(a) shows an example in which these lamps are extinguished in a normal state.

FIGS. 24(b) and 24(c) show how the effect image display device 157 displays decorative phrases. The ornamental phrase display here is an animation in which an area of the same gradation color within the character area moves, similar to the one described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 22(a1). At this time, by setting the lighting mode of the LED lamps of the game table to a gradation corresponding to the display of the decorative phrase, it is possible to entertain the performance when the display of the decorative phrase is displayed. In addition, it is possible to make a player who is unaware of the ornamental phrase display aware of it. FIGS. 24(b) and 24(c) show how each LED lamp is displayed in a gradation lighting mode in accordance with the display in the character area.

In addition, it may be difficult to completely match the color of the decoration phrase display and the color of the LED lamp due to the difference in each device. good. Therefore, for example, the number of emitted colors of the LED lamp may be more than the number of colors in the character area of the ornamental phrase display, and conversely, it may be less. In this case, even if there is a color that is difficult to express in one of the ornamental phrase display and the LED lamp, the other can compensate for it, and the appearance can be improved. In this way, the gradation display in the ornamental phrase display and the gradation display in the LED lamp do not have to be completely the same. Alternatively, the lighting mode of the LED lamp may include the color mode in the character area of the ornamental phrase display (for example, when the character area is orange→...→blue, the LED lamp is red→orange→...→blue→ purple). Also, if the display of ornamental phrases is in a certain mode, the LED lamp may also be in a certain mode. In any case, it is sufficient that the LED lamp emits light in the mode displayed in the character area of the ornamental phrase display (the mode of coloration, the mode of change when changing with time, etc.).

Further, when displaying gradation with each LED lamp, the period of color change in each LED lamp may be the same. FIGS. 24(b) and 24(c) show an example of matching the gradation change periods of the LED lamp.

In FIG. 24(b), the lighting mode is set so that the gradation color distribution of each LED lamp seems to be continuous over a plurality of LED lamps. Specifically, during the gradation of each LED lamp, the upper end of the lower right lamp RB and the lower end of the upper right lamp RU, the upper end of the upper right lamp RU and the right end of the upper lamp UP, the left end of the upper lamp UP and the upper end of the upper left lamp LU , the lower end of the upper left lamp LU and the upper end of the lower left lamp LB are set to have the same color. This makes it possible to make it appear as if the colors change (color moves) continuously in the order (or reverse order) of the lower right lamp RB, the upper right lamp RU, the upper lamp UP, the upper left lamp LU, and the lower left lamp LB. FIG. 24B shows a gradation of red→purple→red→purple→red→purple in this order. As in the example of FIG. 24(b), when expressing a series of gradations across a plurality of LED lamps, the portion where the gradation is repeated (in FIG. 24(b), red→purple→red is repeated). may be configured so that there is In this configuration, all the colors of the gradation are always displayed by repeating the gradation, and the appearance can be improved. On the other hand, when expressing a series of gradations over a plurality of LED lamps, the gradation may not be repeated (the color distribution from red to purple may be completed in one cycle). Depending on the number of times the gradation is repeated and the size and arrangement of the LED lamps, the appearance of the gaming machine can be made more suitable. Also, depending on the number of repetitions of the gradation and the combination of the size and arrangement of the LED lamps, it may be possible to reduce the development burden. For example, if the gradation color distribution is to be contained within one cycle in a configuration that controls many light emitting points, the development burden may increase due to the need to increase the number of intermediate colors and widen the range of one color. However, in some cases, the development burden can be reduced by repeating the gradation color distribution multiple times without confining it within one cycle (for example, red → purple → red, and the second and subsequent rounds of the color distribution). be.

In FIG. 24(c), the lighting mode is set so that the gradation color distribution of each LED lamp is the same. Specifically, during the gradation of each LED lamp, from the top end to the bottom end of the bottom right lamp RB, from the top end to the bottom end of the top right lamp RU, from the right end to the left end of the top lamp UP, from the bottom end to the top end of the top left lamp LU, and from the bottom end to the top end of the top left lamp LB. The lighting mode is set so that the color moves in each direction from the lower end to the upper end of the . As a result, the lower right lamp RB, the upper right lamp RU, the upper lamp UP, the upper left lamp LU, and the lower left lamp LB can appear to be synchronized with each other. FIG. 24(c) shows a gradation from red to purple in all the LED lamps.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 24(b), a configuration in which gradation is repeated for one or more rounds over the entire LED lamp, or a configuration in which gradation is displayed in each of a plurality of LED lamps as shown in FIG. 24(c), Even if the color distribution displayed in the character area of the ornamental phrase display is small (for example, it is part of a round color change), the presentation of the ornamental phrase display can be enjoyed.

In addition, the period of color change of the pixels forming the gradation of the ornamental phrase display and the period of color change of the light source forming the gradation of the LED lamp may be matched, or may be different. also) good. When they are matched, a sense of unity can be created on the entire game machine. Also, if they do not match, the development burden can be reduced. Furthermore, when the periods of color change are matched, the distribution of displayed colors may be matched, or may not be matched (differentiated). If the displayed color distribution is also made to match, a sense of uniformity can be produced. Also, if they do not match, the development burden can be reduced.

Further, the direction in which the color area moves in the gradation of the ornamental phrase display (direction of color change) may be matched with the direction in which the color area moves in the gradation of the LED lamp (direction of color change). They do not have to match (or differ). When they are matched, a sense of unity can be created on the entire game machine. Also, if they do not match, the development burden can be reduced.

In the above description, the case where the basic display object BL used for display of decorative words is a gradation animation is explained, but the basic display object BL is not a gradation animation, but a still image in which gradation or some other color is distributed. In that case, the LED lamp may be lit in a lighting mode that matches the hue.

<<Correspondence between the configuration of the invention and the embodiment>>
Hereinafter, configurations of the invention based on the above embodiments will be described with reference to corresponding configurations.

In the above explanation (especially [example of operation in CZ] [example of operation in specialized zone (excluding ready state)]),
A plurality of reels (for example, reels 110 to 112) on which a plurality of types of symbols are applied and driven to rotate;
a plurality of stop buttons (for example, stop buttons 137 to 139) provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels for individually stopping the rotation of the reels;
A combination lottery means (for example, the main control unit 300) that determines an internal winning combination by lottery;
Notification means (for example, effect image display device 157);
Privilege granting means (for example, main control unit 300) capable of granting a privilege relating to an advantageous state;
A game machine comprising
The notification means may notify the operation order of the stop button according to the internal winning combination (for example, FIGS. 12 and 13),
The privilege is a privilege related to the operation order notified by the notification means (for example, in the example of FIG. 12, the point corresponding to the first stop operation is selected from the notified pushing order (FIG. 11), In the example of FIG. 13, the number of the notified push order corresponds to the additional number),
A game machine characterized by:

With this game machine, it is possible to grasp the privilege from the order of operation, or to grasp the order of operation from the privilege, so that the amusement of the game can be improved. The notified operation order may be the operation order for some of the plurality of stop buttons. Further, the correspondence between the notified operation order and the benefits may be in a one-to-one relationship or a one-to-many relationship. good. Also, the internal winning combination when the operation order is reported is not particularly limited.

In addition, the game machine described above,
The privilege relates to a game state (for example, AT state) in which an operation sequence that is advantageous to the player is notified by the notification means (for example, points for shifting to AT state in FIG. 12, points for shifting to AT state in FIG. In addition to the upper limit of the number of payouts in the AT state),
A game machine characterized by:

In this gaming machine, the enjoyment of the game can be enhanced by providing a privilege relating to an advantageous game state.

In addition, the game machine described above,
When the reporting means reports a first operation order (e.g. middle left and right) and when the reporting means reports a second operation order different from the first operation order (e.g. right middle left) , the degree of advantage of the given privilege may differ (for example, if the same pattern is selected in FIG. different sizes),
A game machine characterized by:

In this gaming machine, since the degree of advantage of the privilege differs depending on the order of operation, it is possible to improve the interest of the game by informing the operator of the order of operation in which the advantageous privilege is obtained.

In addition, the game machine described above,
The number of payouts obtained is the same when following the first operation order notified by the notification means and when following the second operation order notified by the notification means (for example, in FIG. 5 In the case of the middle left/right operation at the time of internal winning of push order bell_CLR, and in the case of right/center left operation at the time of internal winning of push order bell_RCL, the middle bell wins and 13 coins are paid out),
A game machine characterized by:

In this game machine, even if the number of payouts is the same, the advantage of the privilege differs depending on the operation order, so that the interest of the game can be improved by notifying the operation order in which the advantageous privilege can be obtained.

In addition, the game machine described above,
Freeze may be performed before notifying the operation order (see, for example, FIG. 14),
A game machine characterized by:

With this game machine, expectations can be improved in reporting the order of operations.

In addition, the game machine described above,
The notification means is means for notifying the operation order in a manner including numbers,
The privilege is a privilege that can be displayed with the number (see, for example, FIG. 13),
A game machine characterized by:

With this game machine, it becomes easy to grasp the content of the privilege from the notification of the order of operation, and the amusement of the game can be improved. Note that only numbers may be used to notify the operation order, or effects may be displayed together with the numbers.

In addition, the game machine described above,
The privilege granting means is a means capable of granting the privilege in a predetermined game state (for example, a specialized zone in FIG. 6),
The predetermined game state is a game state to be started after passing through the preparation state,
In the preparation state, benefits related to the operation order notified by the notification means are not given.
A game machine characterized by:

In this gaming machine, since a predetermined game state does not suddenly start, the player can be mentally prepared.

In addition, in the above description (especially [decorative display of words (decorative word display)] [example of gradation of basic display object BL]),
A gaming machine equipped with display means (for example, effect image display device 157),
The display means can display decorative phrase display (for example, decorative phrase display DC in FIG. 16(a1)),
The decorative phrase display is a display in which a predetermined display object (for example, gradation in FIG. 16(a1)) is displayed in a character area that is an area in the shape of characters that make up the phrase.
A game machine characterized by:

In this game machine, a variety of character expressions can be realized by displaying a predetermined display object in the characters, and the appearance can be improved as compared with the case where the display object is not displayed, and the performance effect can be improved.

In addition, the game machine described above,
The decorative phrase display is performed by displaying a region corresponding to the character region in a specific display object (for example, basic display object BL) as the predetermined display object, and displaying a region not corresponding to the character region in the specific display object. a display that is configured as non-display (see, for example, FIG. 16(a2)),
A game machine characterized by:

In this gaming machine, the same form of decorative words can be displayed by simply changing the character area, and the amount of data can be suppressed to reduce the burden of development. For example, there is no need to prepare animations for the types of ornamental phrase display. In addition, by changing the number and shape of characters, a region of a specific display object that cannot be visually recognized in one character region can be visually recognized in the other character region, thereby diversifying the presentation effect.

In addition, the game machine described above,
As the ornamental phrase display, there is a first ornamental phrase indication (for example, FIG. 22(a1)) and a second ornamental phrase indication (for example, FIG. 22(a2)) different from the first ornamental phrase indication. can be,
The first decorative phrase display and the second decorative phrase display are displays in which the specific display object is common (for example, both FIGS. 22(a1) and (a2) are based on the basic display object BL are using),
A game machine characterized by:

In this gaming machine, the same form of decorative words can be displayed by simply changing the character area, and the amount of data can be suppressed to reduce the burden of development. For example, there is no need to prepare animations for the types of ornamental phrase display. In addition, by changing the number and shape of characters, a region of a specific display object that cannot be visually recognized in one character region can be visually recognized in the other character region, thereby diversifying the presentation effect.

In addition, the game machine described above,
The predetermined display object displays a gradation,
A game machine characterized by:

In this gaming machine, by displaying the decorative phrase image using gradation, it is possible to improve the appearance while facilitating the recognition of the characters.

In addition, the game machine described above,
the predetermined display object is an animation;
A game machine characterized by:

In this gaming machine, by combining animation with decorative phrase images, the amusement of the game can be improved. Note that the type of animation is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment.

In addition, the game machine described above,
The decorative phrase display is a display in which a predetermined animation is likely to be displayed as the predetermined display object when a privilege advantageous to the player is given.
A game machine characterized by:

To improve interest in a game by heightening expectation when the decorative phrase display is displayed, since the decorative phrase image combined with a predetermined animation is easily displayed on the game machine in a state advantageous to the player. can be done. Note that the type of animation is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment.

In addition, in the above description (especially [decorative display of words (decorative word display)] [example of gradation of basic display object BL] [lighting mode of LED lamp]),
display means (for example, effect image display device 157);
A game machine comprising a light emitting means (e.g., an LED lamp, FIG. 24),
The display means can display decorative phrase display (for example, decorative phrase display DC in FIG. 16(a1)),
The decorative phrase display is a display in which a predetermined display object (for example, gradation in FIG. 16(a1)) is displayed in a character region that is a region in the shape of characters that make up the phrase,
The light emitting means is means for emitting light in the form of the predetermined display object when the decorative phrase display is displayed (for example, FIGS. 24(b) and (c)),
A game machine characterized by:

In this game machine, a variety of character expressions can be realized by displaying a predetermined display object in the characters of the ornamental phrase display, and the appearance is improved compared to the case where the display object is not displayed, and the performance effect is improved. can be done. Furthermore, the light emitting means emits light in the form of a predetermined display object, so that the game machine as a whole can perform an effect with a sense of unity.

In addition, the game machine described above,
The decorative phrase display is performed by displaying a region corresponding to the character region in a specific display object (for example, basic display object BL) as the predetermined display object, and displaying a region not corresponding to the character region in the specific display object. a display that is configured as non-display (see, for example, FIG. 16(a2)),
A game machine characterized by:

In this gaming machine, the same form of decorative words can be displayed by simply changing the character area, and the amount of data can be suppressed to reduce the burden of development. For example, there is no need to prepare animations for the types of ornamental phrase display. In addition, by changing the number and shape of characters, a region of a specific display object that cannot be visually recognized in one character region can be visually recognized in the other character region, thereby diversifying the presentation effect.

In addition, the game machine described above,
As the ornamental phrase display, there is a first ornamental phrase indication (for example, FIG. 22(a1)) and a second ornamental phrase indication (for example, FIG. 22(a2)) different from the first ornamental phrase indication. can be,
The first decorative phrase display and the second decorative phrase display are displays in which the specific display object is common (for example, both FIGS. 22(a1) and (a2) are based on the basic display object BL are using),
A game machine characterized by:

In this gaming machine, the same form of decorative words can be displayed by simply changing the character area, and the amount of data can be suppressed to reduce the burden of development. For example, there is no need to prepare animations for the types of ornamental phrase display. In addition, by changing the number and shape of characters, a region of a specific display object that cannot be visually recognized in one character region can be visually recognized in the other character region, thereby diversifying the presentation effect.

In addition, the game machine described above,
The predetermined display object displays a gradation,
A game machine characterized by:

In this gaming machine, by displaying the decorative phrase image using gradation, it is possible to improve the appearance while facilitating the recognition of the characters.

In addition, the game machine described above,
The light-emitting means is a means for emitting light in a number of colors different from the number of colors displayed by the predetermined display object when emitting light in the form of the predetermined display object (for example, [Lighting Mode of LED Lamp] , "The number of colors emitted by the LED lamp may be more than the number of colors in the character area of the decorative phrase display, and conversely, it may be less."
A game machine characterized by:

With this game machine, even if there is a color that is difficult to express in one of the decorative phrase display and the light emitting means, the other can compensate for it, and the appearance can be improved.

In addition, the game machine described above,
the predetermined display object is an animation;
A game machine characterized by:

In this gaming machine, by combining animation with decorative phrase images, the amusement of the game can be improved. Note that the type of animation is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment.

In addition, the game machine described above,
The decorative phrase display is a display in which a predetermined animation is likely to be displayed as the predetermined display object when a privilege advantageous to the player is given.
A game machine characterized by:

To improve interest in a game by heightening expectation when the decorative phrase display is displayed, since the decorative phrase image combined with a predetermined animation is easily displayed on the game machine in a state advantageous to the player. can be done. Note that the type of animation is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment.

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In the present embodiment, the slot machine 100 using medals (coins) as a game medium is shown as an example of a game table, but the present invention is not limited to this, and game balls (for example, pachinko balls) are used as games. It can be applied to slot machines, pachinko machines, arranged ball game machines, rock-paper game machines, smart balls, etc., which are used as media.

In addition, the slot machine is a slot machine that only exchanges electronic data without using medals, such as running on mobile terminals (smartphones, game machines) and personal computers by a program that simulates the operation based on the above configuration. In this case, the game medium contains digitized data corresponding to medals, and the game medium is inserted by inputting the digitized data from a predetermined external device (electronic storage device). Payout of game media includes outputting digitized data to a predetermined external device (electronic storage device).

Although the present embodiment has been described above, it is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made to the embodiment of the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention. , those involving such modifications and changes are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the invention are merely enumerations of the most suitable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects of the present invention are described in the embodiments of the invention. are not limited to those listed.

100 slot machine 110-112 reel 113 display window 130-132 bet button 135 start lever 137-139 stop button 157 effect image display device 272, 277 speaker 420 various lamps 300 main control unit 400 first sub-control unit 500 second sub-control Department

In order to solve the above problems, the amusement machine of the present invention includes:
A game machine comprising display means,
The display means is capable of displaying ornamental phrase display,
The decorative phrase display is a display constructed by superimposing a second display object having a character region that is a character-shaped region on a first display object with a first decoration. Yes ,
The decorative phrase display is a display in which a region corresponding to the character region in the first decoration can be visually recognized.
It is characterized by

Claims (6)

A game machine comprising display means,
The display means is capable of displaying ornamental phrase display,
The ornamental phrase display is a display of a predetermined display object in a character area, which is an area in the form of characters that make up the phrase.
A playground characterized by: The game machine according to claim 1,
The decorative phrase display is configured such that an area corresponding to the character area in a specific display object is displayed as the predetermined display object, and an area not corresponding to the character area in the specific display object is not displayed. is
A playground characterized by: The game machine according to claim 2,
The decorative phrase display includes a first decorative phrase display and a second decorative phrase display that is different from the first decorative phrase display,
The first ornamental phrase display and the second ornamental phrase display are indications in which the specific display object is common,
A playground characterized by: The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The predetermined display object displays a gradation,
A playground characterized by: The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
the predetermined display object is an animation;
A playground characterized by: The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The decorative phrase display is a display in which a predetermined animation is likely to be displayed as the predetermined display object when a privilege advantageous to the player is given.
A playground characterized by:

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