JP4315447B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  In this specification, a pachislot machine is described as an example of one of the gaming machines, so that explanation is given using a medal as a gaming medium. However, the gaming medium includes other media such as a pachinko ball. In addition, “inserting a medal (game medium)” includes betting a credited medal with a bet button or the like in addition to actually inserting a medal into a medal slot. In addition, the lottery to determine one of the winners and multiple types of winners will be the winner's winner lottery, the symbols that make up the winner will be placed on the winning active line, and the winner's lottery will be held in the state prior to this winning. The state in which the winning combination is drawn by means of an internal winning.

  A slot machine installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor is called a pachislot machine, and given a certain value to medals, the medals earned by playing the game can be exchanged for various prizes. For this reason, one of the objectives of the player is to acquire a large number of medals, and it is common to select a table that is easy to obtain the right to shift to the bonus game mode and play a game. The bonus game mode includes, for example, a big bonus (hereinafter referred to as BB) mode. The BB mode is shifted to the RB mode in which a large number of medals can be acquired multiple times. In addition, before shifting to the RB mode, the mode is shifted to the RB introduction mode in which the winning probability of the small role is higher than that in the normal mode. When a winning combination (for example, replay) predetermined in the RB introduction mode wins, the RB mode is entered. By repeating these RB mode and RB introduction mode, a large number of medals can be obtained in the BB mode.

  In the slot machine as described above, when the stop button is pressed, for example, a predetermined number of symbols (so-called pull-in range) consecutive from the symbols positioned on the winning line are determined by lottery. It is determined whether or not the winning symbol constituting the combination is included. When the winning symbol is included, the time until the reel stops is delayed, and the winning symbol is stopped on the winning line. As a result, even a player who cannot operate the stop button when the winning symbol is positioned on the winning effective line can win the winning combination, and the game can be performed fairly.

  Recently, it is called “replay removal” in which the stop button is pressed at a timing when the replay is not won when the replay is won in the above-mentioned RB introduction mode using the characteristics of the reel stop control in the slot machine. This strategy is widely known among players. Replay removal is performed, for example, by pressing a stop button when a replay symbol constituting the replay is located outside the pull-in range to prevent replay winning. If the replay removal is successful, the number of games can be increased in the RB introduction mode, so that more medals can be obtained compared to the case where the BB mode is ended by leaving many games that are not executed in the RB introduction mode. Can be acquired.

  However, in the above-mentioned slot machine, if the winning symbol is out of the drawing range, pressing the stop button makes it impossible to win the winning combination. However, the range of the drawing range depends on the type of the slot machine and the winning combination. Depending on the range of the pull-in range, it may be difficult for low-skilled beginners to win the winning role. It was a factor that caused unfairness in the game, and one of the reasons why the interest of beginners in slot machines was reduced.

  In addition, in the slot machine described above, if the stop button is pressed once, the result of the game is determined, so if the small role symbol is located outside the pull-in range, the stop button is pressed or the replay is removed. If the stop button is pressed when the replay symbol is within the pull-in range when the player performs the wrong timing when the stop button is pressed, the player loses the number of medals. To make it happen, the player was forced to feel tense each time he pressed the stop button. This contributes to fatigue when the game is played for a long time, which increases the number of players who finish the game in a short time, which may reduce the operating rate of the slot machine. . Furthermore, since some skilled persons can detect whether or not the symbol to be stopped is located within the pull-in range at the moment when the stop button is pressed, disappointment when the timing when the stop button is pressed is wrong. It was bigger than a beginner who couldn't detect it instantly, and this contributed to the tension of the skilled person.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a gaming machine that can alleviate a sense of tension when stopping a symbol that has been fluctuated, and can reduce a profit gap caused by a player's skill. An object is to provide a program and a recording medium.

In order to achieve the above object, a slot machine of the present invention according to claim 1 includes a reel having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer periphery, and a stop button for stopping the rotating reel. A game is played in a special mode having a higher payout rate than the normal mode, and the special mode is composed of a first game mode and a second game mode in which different privileges are granted, and the first game. The game ends when a predetermined number of games are played in the mode or when a predetermined number of times the game is shifted to the second game mode, and when a predetermined transition pattern is stopped on the winning active line during the game in the first game mode A transition from one game mode to the second game mode is made, and the transition symbol is included in a predetermined number of symbols consecutive from the symbols on the winning line during rotation of the reel. In the slot machine symbols other than the symbol to shift and pressing the stop button at a specific timing There are stops on the winning effective lines on a plurality of times of operations possible pseudo stopped before the pressing of the stop button in the rotation of the reel and operating means, when the pseudo-stop operation means in a rotary prior pressing of the stop button of the reel is operated, or the timing of the pseudo stop operation means has been operated was identical timing as the specific timing not and the pseudo stop determination means for determining, each time the pseudo the determination in the stop decision means is made, the determination result storing means for storing the result of the determination, the determination result storing means of the determination results stored in the , said stop button when the result of said timing pseudo stop operation means is operated and the particular timing coincides What but when it is pressed, said regardless of the timing of the stop button is pressed, the symbols other than the transition symbol is provided a stop control means for stopping the reels to stop the winning effective line on It is.

In order to achieve the above object, a slot machine according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises a reel having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on an outer periphery, and a stop button for stopping the rotating reel. When the stop button is pressed at a specific timing when a special symbol is included in a predetermined number of symbols consecutive from the symbol on the winning effective line during rotation, the special symbol stops on the winning effective line, and a predetermined number of medals In the payout slot machine , a pseudo stop operation means capable of performing a plurality of operations before the stop button is pressed during rotation of the reel, and the pseudo stop operation means before the stop button is pressed during rotation of the reel. If there engineered, whether the timing of the pseudo stop operation means has been operated it was identical timing as the specific timing And the pseudo stop determining means constant, each time the said pseudo the determination in the stop decision means is made, the determination result storing means for storing the result of the determination, the determination result storing means of the determination results stored in the said When the stop button is pressed when the timing at which the pseudo stop operating means is operated matches the specific timing , the bonus symbol is displayed in the winning pattern regardless of the timing at which the stop button is pressed. Stop control means for stopping the reel so as to stop on the effective line is provided.

  The program to be used includes a stop operation means for stopping a plurality of types of symbols that are fluctuating, a pseudo stop operation means that can be operated a plurality of times before the operation of the stop operation means while the symbols are changing, and the pseudo The pseudo stop determination means for determining whether or not the timing at which the stop operation means is operated coincides with a specific timing at which a player is given a gaming privilege, and the timing is determined by the pseudo stop determination means. When the stop operation means is operated after it is determined that it coincides with the timing, the stop is made to stop the symbol so that the privilege is given regardless of the timing when the stop operation means is operated. This is for causing a computer of the gaming machine to function as a control means.

  In addition, the recording medium to be used is a stop operation means for stopping a plurality of kinds of symbols that are fluctuating, a pseudo stop operation means that can be operated a plurality of times before the operation of the stop operation means during a change in symbols, The timing at which the pseudo stop operating means is operated coincides with a specific timing at which a game privilege is given to a player, and the timing is determined by the pseudo stop judging means. When the stop operation means is operated after it is determined that the specific timing is met, the symbol is stopped so that the privilege is given regardless of the timing when the stop operation means is operated. The computer-readable recording medium stores a program for causing the computer of the gaming machine to function as stop control means.

  According to the present invention, when the stop operation means is operated after it is determined that the timing at which the pseudo stop operation means is operated by the pseudo stop determination means coincides with the specific timing at the time of operation of the stop operation means. Since the symbol is stopped so that the player is given a gaming privilege regardless of the timing at which the stop operation means is operated, the game result must be confirmed before the changed symbol is stopped. In addition, since the pseudo stop operation means can be operated a plurality of times, it is possible to ease the tension when stopping the changed symbols and reduce the profit gap caused by the skill of the player. it can.

  The first game mode in which the upper limit of the number of games that can be played is set, and the transition from the first game mode is triggered by the fact that the transition symbols of a plurality of types of symbols are stopped on the winning line. The second operation mode different from the first game mode is set for the type of privilege given to the player, and the stop operation means is operated when the specific timing set in advance is positioned on the winning line. If the pseudo stop operating means is operated when a specific symbol is positioned on the winning line in the game in the first game mode, the stop control means is at the timing when the stop operating means is operated. Regardless, since the symbol is stopped so that the symbol does not stop on the winning active line, it is possible to increase the number of times the game is played in the first game mode, and to obtain a privilege. It is possible to favor the player.

  In addition, when the pseudo stop operating means is operated when there is a privilege symbol among a predetermined number of predetermined symbols consecutive from the symbols positioned on the winning line, the stop control means is operated by the stop operating means. Regardless of the timing, the bonus symbol is stopped on the winning active line, so that it is possible to prevent the loss of the bonus when the bonus symbol cannot be placed on the winning active line. Can be anything.

  FIG. 1 shows an appearance of the slot machine 10, and first, an outline of a game flow of the slot machine 10 will be described. In the slot machine 10 shown in FIG. 1, two types of game modes, that is, a normal mode and a BB mode are set. If the BB that gives the right to shift to the BB mode is won in the winning combination lottery in the normal mode and the BB is awarded, the mode is switched from the normal mode to the BB mode.

  The BB mode ends when the RB mode (second game mode) is shifted to three times or when the game in the RB introduction mode (first game mode) is performed 30 times (the maximum number of times that a game can be performed). Is done. In the BB mode, first, the RB introduction mode is entered. In the RB introduction mode, the winning probability of a small role with medal payout (privilege given to a player) is higher than in the normal mode, and whether or not to shift to the RB mode is determined by lottery. In the RB introduction mode, the winning combination lottery also serves as a lottery for determining whether or not to shift from the RB introduction mode to the RB mode. When the winning combination lottery is won for the replay and the replay is won, the RB mode is entered. . In the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, replay is substituted as a winning combination that triggers the transition to the RB mode, and the replay symbols constituting the replay correspond to the “transition symbols” in claim 2. The RB mode ends when a predetermined winning combination with payout of medals is won 8 times or 12 games are played. The predetermined winning combination and the small combination have different types of winning combinations, and since multiple types of small combinations are set, the RB mode and the RB introduction mode have different types of benefits given to the player. In other words. In the RB mode and the RB introduction mode, the winning probability of the winning combination is set so that the payout rate is higher than that in the normal mode.

  The slot machine 10 is provided with a housing 10 a including a storage box 11 and a front door 12. A display window 13 is provided on the front door 12, and a first reel 14 a, a second reel 14 b, and a third reel 14 c are rotatably incorporated in the back of the display window 13. As is well known, a plurality of types of symbols are arranged at regular intervals on the outer periphery of the first to third reels 14a to 14c, and three symbols per reel can be observed through the display window 13 when the reels are stopped. become. As a result, a total of five straight winning effect lines 15 in which the symbols of each reel are combined one by one and three in the horizontal direction are set.

  Prior to the start of the game, when one medal is inserted from the medal slot 16, one middle winning effective line is activated. When two are inserted, the upper and lower winning effective lines are added to the middle winning effective line. With the addition of 3 horizontal and 3 added lines, 5 winning effective lines are added by adding 2 diagonal winning effective lines. Further, it is possible to credit (store) up to 50 medals, and the number of credited medals is displayed on the credit number display unit 17.

  When the start lever 18 is pressed, the first to third reels 14a to 14c start to rotate all at once, and the symbols are changed. Thereafter, the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated. When the stop buttons (stop operation means) 19a to 19c are pressed, the corresponding first to third reels 14a to 14c are individually stopped. If the stop buttons 19a to 19c are not pressed within 40 seconds after the first to third reels 14a to 14c start to rotate, the first to third reels 14a to 14c automatically stop (hereinafter referred to as "restart"). Referred to as “automatic stop”).

  A pseudo stop button (pseudo stop operation means) 20 is provided on the side of the stop buttons 19a to 19c. The pseudo stop button 20 can be operated a plurality of times before the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed while the symbols are changing, that is, the first to third reels 14a to 14c are rotating. When the first to third reels 14a to 14c are automatically stopped, the operation of the pseudo stop button 20 is invalidated.

  In this embodiment, an example in which the pseudo stop button 20 is used when performing so-called “replay removal” in which the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed so that the replay is not won in the RB introduction mode will be described. When removing the replay, first, the stop buttons 19a and 19b are pressed to stop the second and third reels 14a and 14b. As a result, two replay symbols are arranged on the winning winning line 15. Then, when a predetermined specific symbol (hereinafter referred to as “replay removal symbol”) that is the target of replay removal arranged on the first reel 14a is positioned on the winning line 15 where the replay symbols are arranged. When the stop button 19a is pressed, the replay removal is successful.

  The pseudo stop button 20 can be arbitrarily operated when the replay is removed by operating an operation mode selection button 21 described later. When the pseudo stop button 20 is pressed when the replay removal symbol of the first reel 14a is positioned on the winning pay line 15, the stop buttons 19a to 19c are then pressed when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed. Regardless of the timing of pressing, stop control of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is performed so that the replay does not win.

  The operation panel above the stop buttons 19a to 19c is provided with various operation buttons such as a 1-bet button, a MAX bet button, and a payout button that are operated when a game is performed with the medals being credited. Since the functions of these operation buttons are well known, the details thereof are omitted.

  In addition to the various buttons described above, an operation mode selection button 21 is provided on the operation panel. In the slot machine 10, a normal operation mode in which the operation of only the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated and a pseudo operation mode in which the operation of the pseudo stop button 20 is validated in addition to the stop buttons 19a to 19c are set. Yes. Each time the operation mode selection button 21 is pressed, the normal operation mode and the pseudo operation mode are alternately switched.

  A liquid crystal panel 22 is provided in front of the front door 12 and above the display window 13. Each time the operation mode selection button 21 is pressed, the liquid crystal panel 22 displays which of the normal operation mode and the pseudo operation mode has been switched, and the timing at which the pseudo stop button 20 is pressed is displayed in the replay. It is displayed whether or not it coincides with the timing of successful removal (specific timing). Further, the liquid crystal panel 22 reports the type of winning combination won in the winning combination lottery.

  A medal tray 23 is provided at the lower part of the front door 12, and a payout medal is paid out from the payout slot 24 when a winning combination accompanied by paying out medals is won in the game.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the operation of the slot machine 10 is basically controlled by a control unit 30 including a CPU 30 a and a memory 31. In addition to the CPU 30a and the memory 31, the control unit 30 is provided with an electronic lottery unit 39 and a winning combination determining unit 40 which will be described later. Further, the CPU 30 a includes a pseudo stop determination unit (pseudo stop determination means) 41.

  The medal sensor 32 detects an appropriate medal inserted from the medal slot 16, and inputs a medal detection signal to the CPU 30a. The CPU 30a counts the number of inserted 1 to 3 medals based on the detection signal from the medal sensor 32, and determines the number to activate the winning effective line 15.

  The start signal sensor 33 detects that the start lever 18 has been pressed. When pressing of the start lever 18 is detected, a game start signal is input from the start signal sensor 33 to the CPU 30a. The CPU 30a rotates the first to third reels 14a to 14c in response to the game start signal, and starts game processing according to the program stored in the ROM area of the memory 31.

  The CPU 30a and the reel drive controller 34 constitute stop control means. The drive and stop control of each reel is performed by the CPU 30a and the reel drive controller 34. Each reel is attached to a drive shaft of an individual stepping motor 35a-35c, and each reel is controlled by controlling the driving of each stepping motor 35a-35c. The RAM area of the memory 31 is used for temporary storage or rewriting of flags and data used for each game.

  The stepping motors 35a to 35c rotate at a rotation angle corresponding to the number of drive pulses supplied from the CPU 30a. Therefore, the rotation angle of the first to third reels 14a to 14c can be controlled by controlling the number of drive pulses supplied from the CPU 30a, and the stop position of the reel is determined by stopping the supply of the drive pulses. Can do. Each reel is integrally formed with reflection signal portions 36a to 36c at its reference position, and the photosensors 37a to 37c photoelectrically detect the passage of each reflection signal portion for each rotation. Detection signals from the photosensors 37a to 37c are input to the CPU 30a as a reset signal indicating the reference position of the reel.

  The CPU 30a is provided with a pulse counter that counts the number of drive pulses supplied to each of the stepping motors 35a to 35c. When a reset signal is input from the photosensors 37a to 37c, the CPU 30a clears the count value of the corresponding pulse counter. Therefore, the number of drive pulses corresponding to the rotation angle within one rotation of each reel is stored in each pulse counter while being sequentially updated.

  In the ROM area of the memory 31, there is a symbol table in which the number of drive pulses corresponding to the rotation angle from the reference position of each reel and the symbol code representing each symbol arranged on the reel at a constant pitch are associated. Stored. The CPU 30a identifies, for example, which symbol has moved on the middle winning winning line by monitoring the count value of the pulse counter for each reel while referring to this symbol table, and to what extent If the reel is rotated, it can be predicted whether the target symbol will move on the winning line.

  The stop button sensors 38a to 38c input a stop signal to the CPU 30a when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed. The CPU 30a activates the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c when the rotation of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is started and the rotation speed of the first to third reels 14a to 14c reaches a steady speed. When the stop button 19a to 19c is pressed and a stop signal is input, the CPU 30a and the reel drive controller 34 start stop control of the first to third reels 14a to 14c corresponding to the stop buttons 19a to 19c. Further, the CPU 30a includes a timer, and starts the rotation at the same time as the rotation of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is started. If the stop buttons 19a to 19c are not operated until 40 seconds have passed after the rotation of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is started, the first to third reels 14a to 14c are moved. Stop automatically.

  The outer peripheral surfaces of the first to third reels 14a to 14c are partitioned into a plurality of frames for each predetermined range, and one symbol is assigned to each frame. The ROM area of the memory 31 stores a plurality of types of stop tables that are referred to by the CPU 30a when stop control of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is performed. In the stop table, when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed, the symbol code of the symbols positioned on the winning pay line 15 and the number of frames required for the first to third reels 14a to 14c to stop at this time are displayed. It is associated. For this reason, when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed, the type of symbols to be stopped on the winning winning line 15 is determined. The stop table stops the first to third reels 14a to 14c according to the type of winning combination, the order in which the first to third reels 14a to 14c are stopped, and the type of symbols stopped on the winning winning line 15. A plurality of types are provided so that the number of frames required until the time is different.

  The stop control of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is performed within a range of 0 to 4 frames for 5 symbols (hereinafter referred to as “retraction range”). For example, when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed, the winning combination lottery is selected from a maximum of 4 symbols (predetermined number set in advance) from the symbols positioned on the winning pay line 15. When the winning symbol constituting the winning combination is included, the number of frames in the stop table is set so that the winning symbol stops on the winning winning line 15. In this way, the stop control for stopping the symbol located within the drawing range on the winning winning line 15 is referred to as drawing control.

  When the replay is removed, when the stop button 19a is pressed when the replay removal symbol of the first reel 14a is positioned on the winning pay line 15, a stop table is selected in which the replay symbol is outside the pull-in range ( Hereinafter, this is referred to as “kicking control”). As a result, the replay symbol does not stop on the winning winning line 15 and the replay cannot be won.

  The stop control of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is not limited to a method using a stop table, but, for example, according to a symbol code of a symbol positioned on the winning winning line 15 when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed. The priority order of the symbols to be stopped may be determined, and the symbol having the highest priority order within the pull-in range may be stopped on the winning prize effective line 15, for example. In order to perform stop control that enables replay removal by a method of determining the priority order, for example, the state in which the second and third reels 14b and 14c are stopped and two replay symbols are arranged on a specific winning effective line 15 When the stop button 19a is pressed when a preset replay removal symbol is located on the winning effective line 15, the priority of the replay symbol is made lower than other symbols, and the replay symbol becomes a winning effective line. 15 should not be drawn on. Further, in the present embodiment, a symbol that is set so that kick control is performed in advance when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed when positioned on the winning pay line is referred to as a “specific symbol”. The interval between the symbols may be an interval of 5 symbols or more, and in this case, a symbol having an interval of 4 symbols or more from the upstream replay symbol in the direction in which the symbol fluctuates may be set as the “specific symbol”. In this case, if the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed when a specific symbol is positioned on the winning winning line 15, the replay symbol is out of the drawing range, and the replay cannot be won.

  When a game start signal is input from the start signal sensor 33, the CPU 30a operates the electronic lottery unit 39. The electronic lottery unit 39 includes a random number generator and a random number sampling circuit, and draws one random value every time a game is started. The random value selected by lottery is input to the winning combination determining unit 40.

  The winning combination determination unit 40 includes a winning combination lottery table used in the normal mode. In the winning combination lottery table, a plurality of random value groups are set in which all random number values generated by the random number generator are grouped for each predetermined numerical range. Each of the random value groups is assigned with three types of winning combinations and loses: BB, small combination, and replay.

  In the winning combination determination unit 40, the random value sampled by the random value sampling circuit is compared with the winning combination lottery table, and it is determined which random number value group the compared random value belongs to. As a result, one of the three types of winning combination or loss is determined.

  Note that a small combination is not limited to one type, and multiple types may be set. In this case, a plurality of random value groups to which a small combination is assigned are provided, and a small combination is assigned to each random value group for each type. That's fine. In addition to the winning combination lottery table for the normal mode, the winning combination determination unit 40 includes a winning combination used in a game in which the BB has won an internal prize, a game in the RB mode, a game in the RB introduction mode, and the like. A lottery table is provided. In each winning combination lottery table, the type of winning combination assigned and the winning probability are different. The winning probability can be set by changing the size of the numerical value range of the random value group assigned to the winning combination lottery table.

When the operation mode selection button 21 is pressed, the CPU 30a operates the pseudo stop determination unit 41 in response to this. The pseudo stop determination unit 41 determines whether or not the timing when the pseudo stop button 20 is pressed coincides with the timing when the replay removal is successful, that is, when the replay removal symbol is positioned on the winning line 15 It is determined whether or not the button 20 has been pressed. An operation signal for the pseudo stop button 20 is input to the pseudo stop determination unit 41. The pseudo stop determination unit 41 identifies the type of symbol positioned on the winning winning line 15 based on the rotational position of the first reel 14a when the stop button 19a is pressed at the timing when the pseudo stop button 20 is pressed. . Thereby, it is determined whether or not the pseudo stop button 20 is pressed when the replay removal symbol is positioned on the winning winning line 15. When the determination by the pseudo stop determination unit 41 is performed, the CPU 30a reads the graphic data from the memory (determination result storage means) 31, displays the determination result from the liquid crystal panel 22, and displays the determination result in the RAM area of the memory 31. Write. The determination result written in the memory 31 is rewritten when the pseudo stop button 20 is operated again and the determination is made by the pseudo stop determination unit 41.

  The hopper device 42 pays out a prescribed number of payout medals to the medal tray 23 according to the type of winning combination, or adds the prescribed number to the credit counter. The payout table in which the number of payout medals is determined for each type of winning combination is stored in the ROM area of the memory 31, and the CPU 30a reads this to drive the hopper device 42.

  Next, the operation of the slot machine configured as described above will be described. In the slot machine 10, a game in the normal mode is first performed. When 1-3 medals are inserted prior to the start of the game, the number of inserted medals is counted by the CPU 30a. When the start lever 18 is operated, a game start signal is input from the start signal sensor 33 to the CPU 30a, and rotation of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is started.

  The winning combination lottery is performed by the electronic lottery unit 39 and the winning combination determination unit 40 simultaneously with the operation of the start lever 18. When the winning combination lottery is completed, the lottery result is displayed from the liquid crystal panel, and the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated. The CPU 30a and the reel drive controller 34 monitor the timing when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed while referring to the count value of the pulse counter provided for each reel so that the winning symbol can be easily stopped on the winning winning line 15. Stop control of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is performed. If BB is won in the winning combination lottery and BB is won, the mode shifts from the normal mode to the BB mode. In the BB mode, a game in the RB introduction mode is first executed. In the RB introduction mode, a game is played with 1 to 3 medal bets. When replay is won in the RB introduction mode and this is won, the RB introduction mode is switched to the RB mode. The BB mode is ended when the game in the RB introduction mode is performed 30 times or when the game is shifted to the RB mode three times.

  Here, the flow of the game when winning the replay in the RB introduction mode and removing the replay using the pseudo stop button 20 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  When winning the replay in the winning combination lottery, it is displayed from the liquid crystal panel 22 that the replay is won. When the start lever 18 is pressed, the first to third reels 14a to 14c start to rotate. The CPU 30a operates a timer when starting rotation of the first to third reels 14a to 14c. Thereby, the time when the 1st-3rd reels 14a-14c rotated is measured. When the time for which the first to third reels 14a to 14c rotate has elapsed for 40 seconds, the CPU 30a and the reel drive controller 34 automatically stop the first to third reels 14a to 14c.

  If the player presses the operation mode selection button 21 before 40 seconds have passed since the rotation of the first to third reels 14a to 14c, the normal operation mode is shifted to the pseudo stop operation mode. Thereby, in addition to the stop buttons 19a-19c, operation of the pseudo stop button 20 is validated. Then, while observing the rotating first reel 14a, the player presses the pseudo stop button 20 aiming at the timing at which the replay removal symbol of the first reel 14a is positioned on the winning winning line 15.

When the pseudo stop button 20 is pressed, the CPU 30a operates the pseudo stop determination unit 41. The pseudo stop determination unit 41 determines whether or not the timing at which the pseudo stop button 20 is pressed is the same timing as the timing at which the replay removal symbol of the first reel 14a is positioned on the winning pay line 15 .

  When the determination is completed, the CPU 30 a operates the liquid crystal panel 22 to notify the determination result, and at the same time, writes the determination result in the RAM area of the memory 31. The CPU 30a not only notifies “match” or “mismatch” by the liquid crystal panel 22, but also the pseudo stop button 20 at any timing from the timing when the replay removal is successful, such as “one frame early” or “one frame late”. Informs whether or not is pressed. Thereby, the player can perform the practice of timing when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed, and can be used as a reference when timing is pressed when the pseudo stop button 20 is pressed again. . After pressing the pseudo stop button 20, the player selects whether to press the stop buttons 19a to 19c or press the pseudo stop button 20 again.

  The player presses the pseudo stop button 20 again, for example, when the two timings do not match as a result of the determination. In this case, when the determination is made again by the pseudo stop determination unit 41, the determination result written in the memory 31 is rewritten.

  If the two timings coincide with each other as a result of the determination, the player presses the stop buttons 19a to 19c. In this case, when the stop button 19a is first pressed after first pressing the stop buttons 19b and 19c, the CPU 30a and the reel drive controller 34 stop the first reel 14a so as to perform kicking control of the replay symbol. This succeeds in replay removal.

  In this way, the pseudo stop button 20 can be used to depress the stop buttons 19a to 19c a plurality of times, so that it is possible to relieve the tension that is imposed when replay removal is performed. Also, replay removal is repeated for players who are not good at operating the stop buttons 19a to 19c while observing the rotating first to third reels 14a to 14c, such as beginners with low skill. As a result, it is possible to prevent a difference in the number of medals obtained between skilled workers having high skills. Therefore, it becomes possible to reduce the discouragement when the replay removal fails, and it is possible to practice the pressing of the stop buttons 19a to 19c at an appropriate timing in an actual game. In addition, since the progress of the game can be delayed by pressing the pseudo stop button 20, it is possible to prevent the player from making an excessive investment, thereby preventing the player's gambling.

  Even when only the stop buttons 19a to 19c are pressed without pressing the pseudo stop button 20, the replay removal symbol of the first reel 14a can be stopped on the winning line 15 where two replay symbols are arranged. Replay can be removed. In addition, when the first to third reels 14a to 14c are automatically stopped, when the lottery performed separately is won, stop control of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is performed so that replay is removed. .

Note that the pseudo stop button 20 may be used at a different opportunity from when performing replay removal. For example, a small role symbol is arranged so that the interval between each other is 5 or more (the interval between each small role symbol is outside the pull-in range). The symbols are arranged so that the interval between the symbols is within 4 symbols (the interval between the symbols is within the pull-in range). As a result, when any of the first to third reels 14 a to 14 c stops , either the small role symbol or the substitute symbol stops on the winning winning line 15. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when a small role is won and one of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is pressed, and the small role symbol cannot be stopped on the winning winning line 15 (so-called small role In the meantime, the CPU 30a shifts from the normal operation mode to the pseudo stop operation mode. In this state, the pseudo stop button 20 is pressed while observing the remaining reels that are rotating. The pseudo stop determination unit 41 determines whether or not the pseudo stop button 20 has been pressed at the timing when the small role symbol is positioned on the winning winning line 15. As a result of the determination, the pressed pseudo stop button 20 at a timing small win symbols you located on winning enable line 15, the remainder of the stop button is pressed when located outside pull more small win symbol In this case, the CPU 30a performs stop control using a stop table that stops the substitute symbol on the winning winning line 15 when the remaining reels are stopped. If the pseudo stop button 20 is not pressed at the timing when the small role symbol is positioned on the winning effect line 15 , the CPU 30a displays only the small role symbol when the remaining reels are stopped. The stop control is performed using a stop table that can be stopped above and that does not stop the substitute symbol on the winning effective line 15.

  In this example, it is possible to prevent the small role from being missed in advance, and it is possible to reduce the player's feeling of loss with respect to the loss of medals caused by missing the small role. In addition, when a small part is missed, the mode automatically shifts to the pseudo stop operation mode. For example, a player such as a beginner with a low skill level, the stop button 19a to the stop button 19a ~ You can practice pressing 19c. In addition, although the practice is possible even when the winning combination lottery is lost, in this case, even if the timing of pressing the stop buttons 19a to 19c is appropriate, the small role cannot be won. It becomes difficult for a person to judge whether or not the timing is appropriate. For this reason, the use of the pseudo stop button 20 is more effective in practicing the timing for pressing the stop buttons 19a to 19c. Furthermore, since the game result is not determined just by pressing the stop buttons 19a to 19c once, it is possible to practice a plurality of times before the first to third reels 14a to 14c automatically stop. For this reason, a player's sense of achievement when winning a small role can be enhanced.

  FIG. 5 shows an example in which a recording medium (CD, flexible disk, IC memory, MO, etc.) 60 is installed in the slot machine 10, and the recording medium 60 has means as shown in the flowchart of FIG. A program to be realized by the computer 61 including the CPU 30a and the memory 31 is stored. For example, when the means shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 or FIG. 4 is stored in the recording medium 60, stop operation means for stopping a plurality of types of symbols that are fluctuating, and operation of the stop operation means while the symbols are changing It is determined whether or not the pseudo stop operation means that can be operated a plurality of times in advance and the timing at which the pseudo stop operation means is operated coincide with a specific timing at which a game privilege is given to the player. When the stop operation unit is operated after the pseudo stop determination unit and the pseudo stop determination unit determine that the timing matches the specific timing, the timing at which the stop operation unit is operated Regardless, a program for causing the computer 61 to function as stop control means for stopping the symbol so that the privilege is given is recorded in the recording medium 60. That. Then, the recording medium 60 is loaded into the reading device 62 and the program is installed in the slot machine 10.

  The program can be distributed to the slot machine 10 using the Internet instead of being installed via the recording medium 60. It is also possible to install the distributed program of the present invention or the program of the present invention read from the recording medium 60 in a personal computer and play a slot machine game on a monitor.

  In each of the embodiments described above, every time the determination by the pseudo determination unit 41 is performed, the result is notified by the liquid crystal panel 22. However, the notification by the liquid crystal panel 22 may be arbitrarily selected by the player. In this case, for example, if a failure to remove the replay or missing a small role occurs despite the notification by the liquid crystal panel 22, when the next small role is won, for example, once A penalty may be given to the player, such as reducing the number of medals earned by the player by one failure or reducing the number of medals earned by the player by two failures.

  In each of the embodiments described above, the case where the pseudo stop button 20 is pressed when the replay is removed and the small part is missed has been explained. However, for example, when the symbol that is changing is stopped, such as during the internal winning of BB, the player The present invention may be applied to an appropriate opportunity as long as it is an opportunity for a gaming privilege to be granted.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to a reel drive type slot machine, and can be equally applied to other gaming machines such as a slot machine using a liquid crystal panel. Further, as in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to a gaming machine having a total of five winning active lines, that is, three horizontal lines and two diagonal lines. is there.

It is an external view of the slot machine using the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical schematic configuration of the slot machine shown in FIG. 1. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game when operating a pseudo | simulation stop button and performing a replay removal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game in the case of operating a pseudo | simulation stop button when missing of a small part occurs. FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram when a recording medium storing a program is installed in a slot machine.

Explanation of symbols

10 slot machine 20 pseudo stop button (pseudo stop operation means)
21 Operation Mode Selection Button 22 Liquid Crystal Panel 30 Control Unit 30a CPU
31 Memory 34 Reel Drive Controller 41 Pseudo Stop Determination Unit (Pseudo Stop Determination Unit)
60 Recording medium 61 Computer 62 Reading device

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A reel having a plurality of kinds of symbols arranged on the outer periphery and a stop button for stopping the rotating reel, a game is performed in a normal mode and a special mode having a higher payout rate than the normal mode, The special mode is composed of a first game mode and a second game mode in which different privileges are granted, and a predetermined number of games are performed in the first game mode or a predetermined number of times is entered into the second game mode. Then, the game ends, and when a predetermined transition pattern during the game in the first game mode stops on the winning effective line, the game shifts from the first game mode to the second game mode and wins during the rotation of the reel. When a stop button is pressed at a specific timing when the transition symbol is not included in a predetermined number of symbols consecutive from the symbol on the active line, a diagram other than the transition symbol In There slot machine stops the winning effective line on,
Pseudo stop operation means capable of performing a plurality of operations before the stop button is pressed during rotation of the reel ;
When the pseudo stop operation means in a rotary prior pressing of the stop button of the reel is operated, the timing of the pseudo stop operation means has been operated is determined whether the same timing as the specific timing Pseudo stop determination means;
Each time the said determined pseudo stop determining means is performed, a determination result storing means for storing the result of said determination,
When the stop button is pressed when the result of the determination stored in the determination result storage means is a result in which the timing at which the pseudo-stop operation means is operated matches the specific timing , the stop button A slot machine comprising stop control means for stopping the reel so that symbols other than the transition symbol stop on the winning effective line regardless of the timing when the is pressed . A reel having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer periphery and a stop button for stopping the rotating reel, and a special number of symbols consecutive from the symbols on the winning line during the rotation of the reel. In a slot machine where when the stop button is pressed at a specific timing including a symbol, the bonus symbol stops on the winning line, and a predetermined number of medals are paid out .
Pseudo stop operation means capable of performing a plurality of operations before the stop button is pressed during rotation of the reel ;
When the pseudo stop operation means in a rotary prior pressing of the stop button of the reel is operated, the timing of the pseudo stop operation means has been operated is determined whether the same timing as the specific timing Pseudo stop determination means;
Each time the said determined pseudo stop determining means is performed, a determination result storing means for storing the result of said determination,
When the stop button is pressed when the result of the determination stored in the determination result storage means is a result in which the timing at which the pseudo-stop operation means is operated matches the specific timing , the stop button A slot machine comprising stop control means for stopping the reel so that the bonus symbol stops on the winning effective line regardless of the timing of pressing .

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