JP4671289B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that performs a plurality of types of continuous effects, and has a function of switching to another continuous effect during execution of a predetermined continuous effect.

In recent years, gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines have been used in games (games) to produce a variety of effects that appeal to the visual and auditory sense of the player (output of music and sound effects, lighting of lamps, etc.) In general, display of a still image / moving image accompanied with the image is performed. Such effects include an effect that is completed while a variable display means (such as a reel) for variably displaying a plurality of symbols is displayed once variably (hereinafter referred to as a single effect), or a variable display means that is changed multiple times. There is an effect (hereinafter referred to as a continuous effect) that is continuously performed during display. In particular, the continuous production plays an important role in the game as a production that enhances the player's interest rather than the single production, and at present, gaming machines that perform multiple types of continuous production during the game are widely used. Yes. An example of a slot machine is disclosed in Patent Document 1 as a prior art example of a gaming machine in which such continuous effects are performed.
JP 2001-218892 A

  In conventional gaming machines such as the above-mentioned patent documents, the length at which the production is executed, the content of the production, etc. are determined in advance for each of a plurality of types of continuous productions. Is generally performed independently.

  However, in the conventional execution method of continuous effects, each continuous effect is executed in a predetermined manner. In other words, it can be regarded as a “single effect with a long execution time”. There was a limit in aiming.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a gaming machine that performs a plurality of types of continuous effects, it is possible to give diversity to continuous effects more than before, and to further enhance the interest of the game. An object is to provide a game machine that can be used.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of kinds of symbols, a role lottery means for lottery of a role, and a role lottery by the role lottery means And a stop control means for performing stop control of the fluctuation display by the fluctuation display means, and a predetermined number of game media are paid out according to a combination of symbols of the fluctuation display means stopped by the stop control means, or a game A storage device for storing a plurality of continuous effect data for executing a continuous effect, which is an effect that continues over a plurality of variable displays by the variable display means. And the effect execution lottery means for performing the effect execution lottery for determining whether or not to execute the predetermined continuous effect and the effect execution lottery by the effect execution lottery means are stored in the storage means. Based on the predetermined continuous effect data among the plurality of continuous effect data, the effect control means for executing the predetermined continuous effect, and the lottery means for lottery during the execution of the predetermined continuous effect by the effect control means In accordance with the combination, there is further provided effect switching lottery means for performing effect switching lottery for determining whether or not to perform effect switching for switching the continuous effect being executed to another continuous effect, and the storage means A lottery table in which the winning probability of the effect switching lottery is determined according to the presence or absence of the internal winning of the special role transferred to the special game is stored for each of the plurality of continuous effect data. The effect switching lottery is performed based on the table, and the effect control means executes the effect switching when the effect switching lottery by the effect switching lottery means is won.

  The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, the effect switching lottery means performs the effect switching lottery for each variable display by the variable display means.

In the invention described in claim 3, in the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the lottery table also determines the winning probability of the effect switching lottery at the time of winning the small role for each of the plurality of continuous effect data. It is characterized by.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the continuous effect is an effect composed of a plurality of effects performed by one variable display by the variable display means. The effect control means is characterized in that, when effect switching is executed, a predetermined effect constituting another continuous effect is started after a predetermined effect constituting the continuous effect being executed.

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, the storage means connects the continuous effect being executed and another continuous effect at the time of effect switching. The effect control means executes a predetermined connected effect based on the connection effect data stored in the storage means when the effect switching is executed. To do.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the effect control means terminates the continuous effect after the effect switching and displays the background image. When transitioning to the normal performance state where the normal performance is performed, a background image related to the content of the continuous performance after switching is displayed in the normal performance state.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the plurality of continuous effect data stored in the storage means are stopped by the lottery of the role lottery means. Special consecutive to perform special continuous production with high probability of being executed by the production control means when winning a special role that is transferred to special games by combination of, compared to the case where the special role is not won Production data is included.

  In gaming machines that perform multiple types of continuous effects, by switching from a continuous effect that is being executed to another continuous effect based on the result of the role lottery, the continuous effect can be more diverse than before. Can be further enhanced.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out a slot machine which is a gaming machine of the present invention will be described. In the description, the drawings submitted at the same time as this specification are appropriately referred to. First, an outline of the configuration of the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the external structure of the slot machine 100. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the internal structure of the slot machine 100. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system provided in the slot machine 100.

  First, the external structure of the slot machine 100 will be outlined with reference to FIG. The slot machine 100 includes a front door 101 and a casing 102 described later. The front door 101 is disposed so as to face the player. A front door 101 is attached to the housing 102 so that it can be opened and closed.

  The front door 101 includes an upper panel portion 103, a middle panel portion 104, and a lower panel portion 105 that are formed of mechanically strong hard plastic.

  The upper panel unit 103 is provided with a lamp 103a called an upper lamp, sound emitting units 103b and 103c to which speakers are attached, and a rectangular liquid crystal screen 103d positioned between the sound emitting units 103b and 103c.

  The lamp 103a is turned on when a specific condition is satisfied during the game, and performs a predetermined effect. In this production, it is announced that a specific role has been won, that a specific role can be won, that the game state is likely to win a specific role, that it is in that game state, etc. Have a role to play. In this embodiment, this effect is called “notification effect”.

  The liquid crystal screen 103d is a screen made of a substance having a liquid crystal structure and provided so as to be visible to the player. When a predetermined voltage is applied to the liquid crystal screen 103d, the liquid crystal structure changes and a desired color image can be displayed. The liquid crystal screen 103d displays various images related to the effect when performing the effect during the game.

  The middle panel portion 104 is provided with a substantially rectangular transparent display window WD formed of a hard plastic plate and lamps 104a and 104b. The reels R1, R2, and R3 provided in the housing 102 are used for gaming. The person can see through the display window WD. In addition, you may take the structure which provides the hard plastic for protection further on the front surface of the display window WD. A credit display element CD is provided around the display window WD.

  The lamps 104a and 104b are turned on when a specific condition is satisfied during the game and perform a notification effect or the like, and have the same function as the lamp 103a.

  Each of the reels R1, R2, and R3 has a ring-like shape, and a reel tape on which an outer peripheral surface is printed with a symbol constituting a winning combination, a design having a design, and other types of symbols is attached. . Three reels R 1, R 2, and R 3 are provided in parallel, and are mounted on the rotary rotating device 200. Moreover, it arrange | positions so that 3 symbols which are continuous up and down can be seen from the display window WD provided in the middle panel part 104. FIG. The reels R1, R2, and R3 are rotated by a motor MT disposed therein, so that the symbols on the reels are moved up and down in the display window WD at a predetermined speed.

  The credit display element CD is composed of a light emitting diode, and is an element that functions as a display unit of the medal storage device CR. The medal storage device CR is a device for storing up to a predetermined number (in this embodiment, 50) of medals inserted through a medal insertion slot MD, which will be described later, or medals acquired by winning a predetermined combination. The number of medals stored by the medal storage device CR is referred to as “credit”. The credit display element CD displays credits in a segment format.

  Furthermore, an operation unit 104c for a player to operate is provided at the lower end of the middle panel 104. The operation unit 104c is provided with a medal slot MD, bet switches B1, B2, and B3, a start lever ST, stop switches SP1, SP2, and SP3, a selection button CH, and a decision button DE.

  The medal slot MD is a part that receives a medal for gaming that is inserted in a required number for a player to play a slot machine game.

  The bet switches B1, B2, and B3 are switches that set the number of medals inserted per game within the credit range as the number of bets in the game. The bet switch B1 is a switch used when betting one medal. The bet switch B2 is a switch used when betting two medals. The bet switch B3 is a switch used when betting the maximum number of medals that can be bet.

  The start lever ST is a lever that instructs the start of the game by tilting and starts the rotation of the reels R1, R2, and R3. The start lever ST has a mechanism that tilts from a reference position related to tilt when the player tilts, and returns to the reference position when there is no tilt operation. Stop switches SP1, SP2, and SP3 are three switches that are arranged independently for each reel, and are pressed to individually stop the rotating reels R1, R2, and R3.

  The selection button CH is a button for receiving an input for selecting what can be displayed to the player from among the game states being performed in the slot machine 100. Examples of information that can be displayed to the player include information regarding the time of winning a special role, which will be described later, a slump graph, so-called reach eyes, how to play the slot machine, and other game states. When the selection button CH is input, a screen for selecting such information desired by the player is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 103d. The decision button DE is a button that accepts an input for deciding what is selected by the selection button CH. By determining, information desired by the player is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 103d.

  Further, a keyhole KY for unlocking the front door 101 is provided in the vicinity of the medal slot MD. Then, if a business operator or administrator on the amusement hall inserts a regular key into the keyhole KY and performs an unlocking operation, the locking mechanism (not shown) is released, and the front door 101 can be opened from the housing 102. It has become.

  On the lower panel 105, an illustration (not shown) for introducing the game contents of the slot machine 100 is drawn. Further, there are a discharge port 106 for discharging the number of medals acquired by the player, a receiving tray 107 for receiving medals discharged from the discharge port 106, and a sound emitting unit 108 to which a speaker SW (see FIG. 2) described later is attached. Is provided. A predetermined sound for performing various effects during the game is output from the speaker SW.

  Next, with reference to a front view showing the internal structure of the slot machine 100 in FIG. 2, the back surface structure of the front door 101 and the internal structure of the housing 102 will be outlined. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the front door 101 is unlocked and opened from the housing 102.

  In the figure, a speaker SR / SL constituting the above-described sound emitting unit 103b / 103c is provided at the upper back of the front door 101, and a liquid crystal screen 103d is provided between the speakers SR / SL. The speakers SR / SL output a predetermined sound so as to perform various effects during the game.

  A sub-control board 300 formed of an electric circuit board is attached to the back side of the liquid crystal screen 103d. That is, the sub-control board 300 is a so-called electric circuit board in which electronic components such as an integrated circuit device (IC), a transistor, a resistor, and a capacitor are mounted and connected on an insulating resin substrate on which a conductive wiring pattern is formed. And is attached so as to overlap the back side of the liquid crystal screen 103d.

  A fluorescent lamp FL is attached immediately below the sub-control board 300. Further below that, a substantially rectangular frame 104d on which the display window WD and the panel surface of the middle panel section 104 are formed is attached.

  The fluorescent lamp FL has a function of making it easy for a player to see the symbols drawn on the reels by irradiating the front side of the reels R1, R2, and R3.

  A selection mechanism G0, guide members G1, G2, and G3, a discharge port 106, and a speaker SW are attached below the frame body 104d. The selection mechanism G0 has a function of discriminating and sorting whether the input material inserted from the medal insertion port MD is a regular medal or a foreign object. The guide member G1 is a member that guides the medals distributed by the selection mechanism G0 to the hopper device HP provided on the housing 102 side. The guide member G2 is a member that guides the foreign matter distributed by the selection mechanism G0 to the discharge port 106. The guide member G3 is a member that guides medals discharged from the hopper device HP to the discharge port 106.

  The speaker SW constitutes the sound emitting unit 108 and is attached in the vicinity of the discharge port 106. And it has a function equivalent to the speaker SR / SL, and outputs a predetermined sound to perform various effects during the game.

  A central display substrate 400 formed of a long electric circuit substrate is attached between the frame 104d and the selection mechanism G0. One end of the central display substrate 400 is provided with a setting button CS and a setting display element CT that performs segment display formed of light emitting diodes.

  That is, the central display substrate 400 is also formed as an electric circuit substrate in the same manner as the sub control substrate 300. In addition to various components such as stop switches SP1, SP2, and SP3 provided in the operation unit 104c, a setting display element CT and a setting button CS are further mounted and connected to the central display board 400.

  The setting button CS is a button provided for a business operator or an administrator to change and set the payout rate. Every time the setting button CS is operated, the payout rate determined in advance in six steps is changed in order. The setting display element CT is an element that displays any number from 1 to 6 as a segment. By displaying step-by-step the ball change rate that has been changed by the setting button CS, information on the ball change rate that has been changed is notified to the operator or the administrator.

  Next, in the casing 102, a main control board 700 formed as an electric circuit board is arranged on the upper side in the same manner as the sub control board 300. The main control board 700 will be described later. In addition, reels R1, R2, and R3 that are opposed to the display window WD and the rotating device 200 are disposed in the middle. The rotating device 200 includes a motor MT that rotationally drives the reels R1, R2, and R3, a rotating sensor (not shown), and a rotating device substrate 600.

  The spinning device substrate 600 is also formed as an electric circuit substrate in the same manner as the sub-control substrate 300. The spinning cylinder sensor detects initialization (not shown) for the spinning cylinder provided in each reel. The initialization for the rotating cylinder is a component indicating the initial position when the reel makes one rotation. Accordingly, the positional relationship between the rotation sensor and the initialization for the rotation cylinder represents the degree of rotation of the reel.

  Furthermore, there are back lamps BL1, BL2, and BL3 fixedly arranged on the inner peripheral surface side (the inner side of the ring-shaped body) of each of the reels R1, R2, and R3. The back lamps BL1, BL2, and BL3 illuminate the symbols of the reels R1, R2, and R3 from the back side by lighting a lamp (or LED (Light Emitting Diode) or the like). The illumination of the symbols by the back lamps BL1, BL2, and BL3 is performed not only to make the symbols easy to see but also for notification effects. This can be done by illuminating the pattern with a predetermined pattern when a specific condition is satisfied during the game.

  And in the lower part in the housing | casing 102, the hopper apparatus HP, the auxiliary storage part SHP, and the main power supply device PWU are arrange | positioned. The hopper device HP has a structure for storing a large amount of medals, and when a prize is achieved, a predetermined number of medals are discharged when a button for discharging medals for credits is pressed. The auxiliary storage unit SHP is disposed in the vicinity of the hopper device, and has a function of storing medals overflowing from the hopper device HP.

  The main power supply unit PWU is a device that supplies power to the entire control system. A system power switch BQ and a setting switch BO are attached to the side surface (front side in FIG. 2), and a power supply device board 500 on which these are mounted is built in (see FIG. 3). The power supply device substrate 500 is also formed as an electric circuit substrate similarly to the sub control substrate 300.

  The system power switch BQ is a power supply switch provided to start and stop the control system. When the system power switch BQ is turned on, power is supplied to the motor MT that drives the reels R1, R2, and R3, the fluorescent lamp FL that irradiates the reels R1, R2, and R3, the back lamps BL1, BL2, and BL3. Further, the setting switch BO is a switch provided for a business operator or an administrator to change the setting of the payout rate by manual operation.

Next, the configuration of the control system will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
The above-described main control board 700 is provided for comprehensively managing the operation of the slot machine 100. The sub-control board 300, the central display board 400, the power supply board 500, and the revolving apparatus board 600 with the main control board 700 as the center. Is connected.

  Here, the main control board 700 is mounted with a semiconductor memory RAM (Random Access Memory), a semiconductor memory ROM (Read Only Memory), and a microprocessor MPU (Micro Processing Unit). The microprocessor MPU executes the system program stored in advance in the semiconductor memory ROM and the game program for the slot machine, and controls each of the substrates 300, 400, 500, 600. Further, the RAM temporarily stores captured data and the like when the MPU performs various controls. As a result, the operation state of the slot machine 100 and the progress of the game are integrated and managed.

  That is, the player plays the game by operating the start lever ST and the stop switches SP1, SP2, SP3, etc. Then, one of a plurality of types of combinations determined in advance by the slot machine game program is acquired. Then, the microprocessor MPU controls the progress of the game in a control mode corresponding to the combination acquired by the player. In other words, the microprocessor MPU sets a game type and controls a game state to be progressed by executing a game program for the slot machine in accordance with the game operation of the player.

  The sub-control board 300 includes a semiconductor memory RAM, a semiconductor memory ROM, and a microprocessor MPU. The speakers SR, SL, SW, lamps 103a, 104a, 104b, a liquid crystal screen 103d, a fluorescent lamp FL, and a back lamp BL1.・ BL2 and BL3 are electrically connected. An electric circuit provided on the sub-control board 300 operates these peripheral components in accordance with instructions from the main control board 700, thereby performing an effect that appeals to the player's vision and hearing.

  The rotating device substrate 600 is mounted on the rotating device 200. By relaying signals related to driving power and driving timing control to the motor MT in accordance with a command from the main control board 700, rotation, braking, and stopping of the reels R1, R2, and R3 are controlled.

  The central display board 400 is connected to the medal storage device CR, the setting display element CT, and the setting button CS, and further includes a selection mechanism G0, bet switches B1, B2, and B3, a start lever ST, and stop switches SP1, SP2, and so on. SP3, selection button CH, and decision button DE are connected. A credit display element CD is electrically connected to the medal storage device CR.

  The central display board 400 mainly receives an operation signal (not shown) indicating that the bet switches B1, B2, and B3, the start lever ST, and the stop switches SP1, SP2, and SP3 are operated. The game is transferred to the microprocessor MPU in the control board 700 to control the progress of the game.

  In addition, the select mechanism G0 is provided with an optical sensor, a mechanical sensor, or a magnetic sensor that detects whether an input inserted from the medal insertion slot MD is a game medal or a foreign object. The central display board 400 transfers the input detection signals (not shown) output from these sensors to the microprocessor MPU in the main control board 700. When an input detection signal indicating that a gaming medal has been inserted is input, the microprocessor MPU counts up the number of inserted medals. On the other hand, when an input detection signal indicating that a foreign object has been input is input, the microprocessor MPU determines that an abnormality has occurred and instructs the sub-control board 300. Under the control of the sub-control board 300, an alarm sound is generated by the speakers SR, SL, and SW, an alarm is displayed by the lamps 103a, 104a, and 104b, or an alarm screen is displayed by the liquid crystal screen 103d.

  A system power switch BQ and a setting switch BO are electrically connected to the power supply substrate 500. Furthermore, the power supply device substrate 500 is formed with a power distribution circuit for distributing various power supply voltages generated by the power supply device PWU to the hopper device HP and other devices. System power necessary for the operation of the slot machine 100 is supplied to each device from the power distribution circuit.

  The hopper device HP is provided with a sensor for detecting whether or not a payout medal is stored in the hopper device HP. When the hopper device HP ejects medals, the power supply device board 500 transfers a medal detection signal (not shown) output from the sensor to the microprocessor MPU in the main control board 700. In the microprocessor MPU, the storage status of medals in the hopper device HP is managed.

  Next, an outline of operations controlled inside the slot machine 100 will be described using the block diagram of FIG. FIG. 4 shows an input side for making an input related to a player's game operation and the like to the slot machine 100, a game control means 60 and an effect control means 70 for performing a predetermined program process and outputting a process result, and the process It is the block diagram which illustrated the output side where the operation | movement according to a result is performed. The program processing is executed when the computer causes the game control means 60 and the effect control means 70 to function.

  In FIG. 4, on the output side (right side in the figure), motors MT, lamps 103a, 104a, and 104b, back lamps BL1, BL2, and BL3, speakers SR, SL, and SW are connected to reels R1, R2, and R3, respectively. A peripheral device such as a liquid crystal screen 103d is provided and electrically connected.

  In FIG. 4, on the input side (left side in the figure), a selection mechanism G0 connected to the medal slot MD, bet switches B1, B2, B3, start lever ST, stop switches SP1, SP2, SP3, selection Peripheral devices such as a button CH and a determination button DE are provided and are electrically connected.

  Normally, the player tilts the start lever ST after enabling a valid line by inserting a medal as a game medium from the medal insertion slot MD or by operating the bet switches B1, B2, and B3. At that time, a detection signal related to the tilting of the start lever ST is generated, and the motor MT is driven based on this detection signal. As a result, the reels R1, R2, and R3 are started. Then, the player presses the stop switches SP1, SP2, and SP3. Then, the rotation of the reels R1, R2, and R3 is stopped, and the symbols of the reels R1, R2, and R3 on the effective line are determined. When the combination of symbols of the reels R1, R2, and R3 stopped on the active line matches a predetermined combination of symbols of a certain combination, a prize is awarded and a predetermined number of medals are paid out or a specific gaming state is achieved. It is controlled. In the present specification, the process from the insertion of a medal by the player until the rotation of the reels R1, R2, and R3 stops is described as “one game (one game)”.

  Various effects are performed during each game. For example, lighting of the lamps 103a, 104a, and 104b or the back lamps BL1, BL2, and BL3, output of sound from the speakers SR, SL, and SW, image display on the liquid crystal screen 103d, and the like. These effects include announcement effects.

  The game control means 60 has a function of performing control related to the progress of the game. In this embodiment, the game control means 60 is provided on the main control board 700 of FIG. 3 and includes the means (61 to 64) shown in FIG. However, the game control means 60 is not limited to each means (61 to 64) shown in FIG.

  <Combination lottery means> The part lottery means 61 has a function of performing a lottery of a part when the start lever ST is tilted. There are a plurality of types of small roles, a re-playing role, a special role, and a transitional role in the roles that the role lottery means 61 draws. These roles function so that each role can be given a profit by winning.

  The small role is a role for paying out a predetermined number of medals. The number of medals to be paid out varies depending on the type of small role. The re-gamer is a role that can play (replay) the same game as the game when the re-gamer wins in the next game.

  The special role is a role capable of performing a special game that is a game state advantageous to the player. “Special game” means a normal action item (also referred to as a single bonus (SB)), a first type special feature (also referred to as a regular bonus (RB)), or a first type special feature continuous action device ( Type 1 Big Bonus (also referred to as Type 1 BB), Type 2 Special Features (also referred to as Challenge Bonus (CB)), and Type 2 Special Features Continuous Action Device (Type 2 Big Bonus) (Also referred to as second type BB)), and the like. In addition, in this specification, an accessory continuous action | operation apparatus is described as a big bonus (BB), and is demonstrated below.

  The transition role is a role for transitioning between two states during operation of the accessory continuous activation device. For example, during the operation of the first type BB, when a state in which the internal winning of the RB has a high probability and an RB state are provided, these two states are shifted. In this way, when transitioning between the two states, since the actors operate continuously, the player can acquire a large number of medals.

  The role lottery means 61 also has a function of performing lottery of a role provided in a special game. At that time, the number of medals to be paid out when each winning combination in the special game is set to be larger than that in the normal game. Note that the “normal game (normal game)” is a game that is performed in a state (normal game state) other than a state in which a special game is performed (special game state).

  The lottery means 61 includes a random number generator (not shown) for generating a random number for a lottery such as a hard random number, a random number extractor (not shown) for extracting a random number generated by the random number generator, and a random number extraction Based on the random number value extracted by the means, there is provided determination means (not shown) for determining the presence / absence of a winning combination and the winning combination.

  The random number generation means generates random numbers in a predetermined area (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal notation). The random number extraction means extracts the random number generated by the random number generation means at a predetermined time. The determination unit determines the combination corresponding to the area to which the random number value belongs by comparing the random number value extracted by the random number extraction unit with a lottery table corresponding to the number of inserted medals. The lottery table is a table that determines the winning area of each combination, and is provided in the game control means 60 in advance. For example, when the extracted random number value belongs to the big bonus winning area of the lottery table, it is determined that the big bonus is won, and when it belongs to the non-winning area, it is determined not to win.

  <Specific Role Winning Discriminating Unit> The specific role winning discriminating unit 62 is a result of the lottery by the role lottering unit 61, which means a specific role (small role, special role, transitional role or other role lottery means 61 lottery. .) Has a function of determining whether or not it has been won. Here, the determination of the winning of the specific role is to make it easier for the player to win the selected specific role when the specific role is won or during a predetermined number of games to be performed after the specific role is won. This is for performing image display, lighting, and the like. Accordingly, when any combination is won, the liquid crystal screen 103d, the back lamps BL1, BL2, BL3, etc. are caused to perform a predetermined effect through the effect control means 70.

  <Reel stop control means> The reel stop control means 63 has a game state of each game (normal game, special game, etc.) and a lottery drawing for the reels R1, R2, and R3 rotated by the tilting operation of the start lever ST. The stop position of the reels R1, R2, and R3 is determined from the lottery result of the means 61 and the order and timing when the stop switches SP1, SP2, and SP3 are pressed, and the reels R1 and R2 are set at the determined positions. -Has a function to stop R3. The game control means 60 is provided with a stop position determination table. The stop position determination table is provided corresponding to the lottery result of the combination lottery means 61, the gaming state, and the like, and the stop positions of the reels R1, R2, and R3 based on the operation order of the stop switches SP1, SP2, and SP3. It is a table that defines.

  The reel stop control means 63 selects the stop position determination table, and when the stop switches SP1, SP2, SP3 are pressed, the reel stop control means 63 refers to the stop position determination table based on the order of the stop switches SP1, SP2, SP3. Determine the stop position. The stop positions of the reels R1, R2, and R3 may be determined without using the stop position determination table. For example, when the stop switches SP1, SP2, and SP3 are pressed, it is possible to determine a stoppable position and determine an appropriate stop position among the stoppable positions.

  The reel stop control means 63 controls the drive of the motor MT so that the reels R1, R2, and R3 stop at predetermined positions. In particular, when any combination is won by the combination lottery means 61, reel stop control is performed so that the combination of the symbols of the reels R1, R2, and R3 corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on the effective line as much as possible. In addition, when the winning lottery means 61 does not win the lottery, the reel stop control is performed so that any combination of symbols of the winning combination does not stop on the active line.

  <Combination winning determination means> The winning combination determination means 64 stops the combination of symbols constituting the combination on the effective line when all reels R1, R2, and R3 are stopped based on the stop control of the reel stop control means 63. It is determined whether or not a winning combination has been won, that is, whether or not a winning combination has been won. More specifically, it is determined whether or not a combination of symbols on the effective line has stopped on the effective line. When a winning is achieved, a predetermined number of medals are paid out or controlled to a special gaming state according to the winning combination. In addition, a predetermined effect is performed by the liquid crystal screen 103d, the back lamps BL1, BL2, BL3, etc. through the effect control means 70.

  The effect control means 70 has a function of performing control related to effects based on the result of the role lottery and the progress of the game in the control of the slot machine 100. In the present embodiment, the effect control means 70 is provided in the sub-control board 300 in FIG. And each means (71 to 76) shown in FIG. However, the production control means 70 is not limited to each means (71 to 76) shown in FIG.

  <Production Data Storage Unit> The production data storage unit 71 is a normal production data that causes the liquid crystal screen 103d, the back lamps BL1, BL2, BL3, etc. to produce an effect, production data related to a notification production, data of a plurality of types of continuous productions, Production data related to the notification production is stored. The effect data stored is not limited to these.

  <Image Display Control Unit> The image display control unit 72 stores effect data as a result of the combination lottery by the combination lottery unit 61, the determination of the winning of the specific combination by the specific combination winning determination unit 62, or the determination of the winning of the combination winning determination unit 64. The effect data stored in the means 71 is read out, and based on the read effect data, the mode of game progression during the game is controlled to be displayed on the liquid crystal screen 103d. The control includes image display as an effect.

  Here, in determining whether or not to produce an effect, the image display control means 72 uniformly images a predetermined effect when, for example, a combination of specific symbols appears when the reels R1, R2, and R3 are stopped. You may control to display. Further, effect data to be used for image display may be selected by lottery by the lottery means 61.

  <Lighting Control Unit> The lighting control unit 73 controls lighting by the lamps 103a, 104a, 104b or the back lamps BL1, BL2, BL3, and the like. Based on the result data stored in the effect data storage means 71 as a result of the role lottery by the role lottery means 61, the determination of the winning of the specific role by the specific role winning determination means 62 or the winning determination by the winning combination determination means 64, etc. It has a function of controlling to present the mode of game progression during the game. The control includes lighting as a notice effect.

  <Sound Output Control Unit> The sound output control unit 74 controls the sound output from the speakers SR, SL, and SW. Based on the result data stored in the effect data storage means 71 as a result of the role lottery by the role lottery means 61, the determination of the winning of the specific role by the specific role winning determination means 62 or the winning determination by the winning combination determination means 64, etc. It has a function of controlling to present the mode of game progression during the game. The control includes sound output as a notice effect.

  <Production execution lottery means> The production execution lottery means 75 performs a lottery (hereinafter referred to as an effect execution lottery) for determining whether or not to execute a predetermined continuous production performed over a plurality of games. It has a function to determine whether it is won or lost. This effect execution lottery means 75 performs an effect execution lottery in conjunction with a game played by the player. That is, the effect execution lottery means 75 performs the effect execution lottery according to the result lottery result of the role lottery means 61 (including the case where the flag established at the time of internal winning of the special game is carried over). The effect execution lottery method uses a lottery table stored in the effect data storage means 71 (or other storage means not shown). This lottery table corresponds to each winning lottery by the winning lottery means 61, whether winning or not (whether or not to execute a continuous effect), and in the case of winning, which continuous effect among a plurality of continuous effects Is a table (not shown) in which each winning probability is determined in advance. Therefore, the production execution lottery means 75 performs the production execution lottery with reference to the combination lottery result of the combination lottery means 61 and the lottery table. The effect execution lottery method is performed by a method using random numbers in the same way as the role lottery means 61, and the winning probability can be arbitrarily set.

  The fact that the production execution lottery is started by the production execution lottery means 75 is basically not notified to the player, but may be notified in some cases. As this notification method, for example, when the start lever is operated, each means (image display control means 72, etc.) of the effect control means 70 based on predetermined notification effect data stored in the effect data storage means 71. By controlling the lighting control means 73 and the sound output control means 74), an image is displayed or a sound is output while the reels are rotating, etc., and a notification is made to inform the player that the effect execution lottery is being drawn. Produce.

  When the effect execution lottery means 75 determines that the result of the effect execution lottery is winning, the effect control means 70 is based on predetermined effect data among a plurality of types of continuous effect data stored in the effect data storage means 71. A predetermined continuous effect is started by the control of each means (image display control means 72, lighting control means 73, and sound output control means 74). When the effect execution lottery means 75 determines that the result of the effect execution lottery is winning, each means (image) of the effect control means 70 is based on predetermined notification effect data stored in the effect data storage means 71. The display control means 72, the lighting control means 73, and the sound output control means 74) perform image display, sound output, etc. after all reels are stopped, and the lottery result of the effect execution lottery for the player. You may make it perform the alerting | reporting effect which alert | reports that is winning.

  The effect execution lottery means 75 may perform effect execution lottery for other effects (single effects, etc.) as well as continuous effects.

  <Production switching lottery means> When the production execution lottery means 75 determines that the production execution lottery has been won and the production control means 70 executes a predetermined continuous production, the production switching lottery means 76 performs the continuous production being executed. A lottery (hereinafter referred to as an effect switching lottery) for deciding whether or not to execute a process for switching to another continuous effect (hereinafter referred to as an effect switching) is performed, and a determination is made as to whether the lottery result has been won or lost. It has a function. The effect switching lottery means 76 performs an effect switching lottery for each game in which a continuous effect executed by the control of the effect control means 70 is performed (or for each variable display by the reels R1, R2, and R3). In addition, the effect switching lottery means 76 performs the effect switching lottery based on the result of the role lottery of the role lottery means 61 (including the case where the flag established at the time of internal winning of the special game is carried over). The effect switching lottery method uses a lottery table stored in the effect data storage means 71 (or other storage means not shown). This lottery table corresponds to each winning lottery by the winning lottery means 61, whether winning or not (whether or not to switch the effect), and in the case of winning, which continuous effect is a plurality of continuous effects. Each of the switching probabilities is a table in which the winning probabilities are predetermined (see Table 1. The details of Table 1 will be described later). Therefore, the effect switching lottery means 76 performs the effect switching lottery with reference to the role lottery result of the role lottery means 61 and the lottery table for each game while a predetermined continuous effect is performed.

  When the effect switching lottery means 76 determines that the result of the effect switching lottery is winning, the effect switching lottery means 76 performs the effect based on predetermined continuous effect data that is stored in the effect data storage means 71 and is different from the continuous effect being executed. The effects of switching the continuous effect being executed to another continuous effect are performed under the control of each means (image display control means 72, lighting control means 73, and sound output control means 74) of the control means 70. Details of effect switching will be described later.

  On the other hand, when the result switching lottery means 76 determines that the result of the effect switching lottery is a loss, the control of each means (image display control means 72, lighting control means 73, and sound output control means 74) of the effect control means 70 is performed. Thus, the continuous production being executed is continued as it is, and the production switching lottery is performed again in the next one game. In addition, when the said continuous production is complete | finished without winning an effect switching lottery, it transfers to the normal production state in which a normal production is performed. In addition, if a special game has been won internally as a result of a role lottery or specific role winning determination in a game that is being continuously produced, the player will be notified that the special game has been internally won at the end of the continuous production. In the game until the announcement effect for performing is performed and the special game is won, the notification effect is continued (for example, the display of the image for notifying the internal winning is continued).

  Here, the “normal effect” will be described. Conventionally, a slot machine equipped with an image display means such as a liquid crystal screen has a special role when a normal game is being played (in a normal gaming state) and when a continuous performance or a single performance is not being performed. In general, an image or the like related to a game (or a theme of a gaming machine) that does not have a character is always displayed. In this specification, this image display is referred to as a “normal effect”, and a state in which a predetermined normal effect is performed (including a case where a single effect or a continuous effect related to the normal effect is performed). It is called “stage”. As an example of the stage, a state where a normal effect in which a background image is always displayed is being performed. The normal effect is performed by the control of each means of the effect control means 70 based on the normal effect data stored in the effect data storage means.

  In this slot machine 100, the production execution lottery means 75 and the production switching lottery means 76 are configured separately, and the production execution lottery process and the production switching lottery process are performed separately. One lottery means may be provided, and both the effect execution lottery process and the effect switching lottery process may be performed by this lottery means.

  Next, the flow of operations of the effect execution lottery process and the effect switching lottery process in the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the flow of FIG. 5 is an operation performed in the normal gaming state.

  First, it is determined by the effect control means 70 whether or not a predetermined continuous effect is being executed during the game (step S1).

  When the continuous production is not being executed (step S1 / NO), the role lottery means 61 performs the role lottery process every time the base game is played, and the effect execution lottery means 75 based on the result of the role lottery process. An effect execution lottery is performed (step S12), and an effect execution lottery result is determined (step S13).

  When the lottery result is determined to be lost by the effect execution lottery means 75 (step S13 / NO), the role lottery process and the effect execution lottery are performed again in the next game (step S12), and the effect execution lottery result is determined. Performed (step S13).

  When the lottery result is determined to be winning by the effect execution lottery means 75 (step S13 / YES), based on predetermined continuous effect data among a plurality of continuous effect data stored in the effect data storage means 71 Under the control of each means (image display control means 72, lighting control means 73, and sound output control means 74) of the control means 70, a predetermined continuous effect is started and a continuous effect image is displayed (step S14).

  When the continuous effect is being executed (step S1 / YES), in each game where the continuous effect is performed, the effect execution switching unit 76 performs the effect switching lottery based on the result of the role lottery process of the role lottery unit 61. (Step S2), the effect switching lottery result is determined (step S3).

  When the lottery result is determined to be winning by the effect switching lottery means 76 (step S3 / YES), each means of the effect control means 70 (image display control means 72, lighting control means 73, and sound output control means 74). The effect is switched from the continuous effect being executed to another continuous effect (step S4).

  When the lottery result is determined to be lost by the effect switching lottery means 76 (step S3 / NO), whether or not the game is a game (G) in which the continuous effect being executed is ended by the effect control means 70. Is determined (step S5).

  If the game is not a game that has been continuously executed (step S5 / NO), the continuous effect being executed in the game is continued (step S11).

  If the game is a game that has been continuously executed (step S5 / YES), the special winning combination discriminating means 62 internally wins the special game in the game (including the game) that has been digested up to the game. It is determined whether or not it has been performed (step S6).

  When the special combination winning determining means 62 determines that the special game is not internally won (step S6 / NO), at the end of the continuous effect being executed, each means of the effect control means 70 (image display control means 72, lighting) Under the control of the control means 73 and the sound output control means 74), a notice effect for notifying that the player has not been won is performed (step S9), and a transition is made to a normal effect state in which a normal effect is performed (step S10).

  When it is determined by the specific combination winning determination means 62 that the special game is internally won (step S6 / YES), each means (image display control means 72) of the effect control means 70 at the end of the continuous effect being executed. , The lighting control means 73, and the sound output control means 74) are instructed to notify that the special game is won internally (step S7). In the game until the special game is won, the notice is given. A state where the effect is continued (for example, a state where the display of the image for notifying the internal winning is continued) is made (step S8).

  An embodiment of the slot machine 100 configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  The slot machine 100 of the present embodiment is a slot machine that performs various effects on the theme of triathlon competition. On the liquid crystal screen 103d and the like of the slot machine 100, a protagonist character, an enemy character, and the like appear, and an effect image (image displayed as an effect. Either a moving image or a still image) that competes in each triathlon game is displayed. The

  As shown in FIG. 6, the slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment is configured to include four stages: a bicycle stage, a swimming stage, a marathon stage, and a boxing stage (special stage). These four stages can be transferred to each other by the control of each means of the effect control means 70. The boxing stage is a special stage that has a higher probability of making a transition if the internal game is won in a special game compared to other stages. For example, referring to Table 1 to be described later, when the bonus is not internally won (during bonus internal non-win), the winning probability of switching to the boxing stage continuous production is 6/256, but the bonus is internally won In the case of winning (in the bonus internal winning), the winning probability of switching to the continuous production of the boxing stage is 56/256, and the winning probability is higher than that in the bonus internal non-winning. Therefore, when the boxing stage is switched to continuous production and the boxing stage is entered, the player can expect a high possibility of winning the bonus internally.

  Next, continuous effects performed in the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Here, as an example of a continuous performance, a continuous performance of a bicycle stage and a continuous performance of a marathon stage will be described. Further, in the following description, only the effect image will be described, but during the continuous effect, sound output such as music and sound effects and lighting of the back lamp and the like are performed together with the display of the effect image.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the bicycle stage continuous effect and the marathon stage continuous effect are each composed of effect images for four games.

  In the continuous production of the bicycle stage, an effect image a1 in which “both the main character and the enemy character appear on the bicycle” is displayed in the first game. In the second game, an effect image a <b> 2 is displayed in which “the main character and the enemy character are lined up at the start point and the bicycle race starts”. In the third game, an effect image a <b> 3 in which the main character and enemy characters are extracted and one bicycle race is developed is displayed. In the fourth game, either the effect image a4 “the main character wins the bicycle race” or the effect image a4 ′ “the enemy character wins the bicycle race” is displayed. The selection of the effect image of the fourth game is determined by the lottery drawing and the specific role winning determination before the fourth game of the continuous effect (including the game before the start of the continuous effect). In other words, as a result of the specific role winning determination, if a special game such as a big bonus is won internally, a4 (notification effect for notifying the internal winning) is displayed, and if the special game is internal not winning, a4 '(internal not winning) Is displayed).

  In the continuous production of the marathon stage, first, an effect image b1 “both the main character and enemy characters appear” is displayed in the first game. In the second game, an effect image b2 is displayed in which “the hero character and the enemy character are lined up at the start point and the marathon race starts”. In the third game, an effect image b3 is displayed that “develops a marathon race in which the main character and enemy characters are pulled out”. In the fourth game, either the effect image b4 “the main character wins the marathon race” or the effect image b4 ′ “the enemy character wins the marathon race” is displayed. The selection of the effect image of the fourth game is determined by the lottery drawing and the specific role winning determination before the fourth game of the continuous effect (including the game before the start of the continuous effect). In other words, as a result of the specific role winning determination, b4 (notification effect for notifying internal winning) is displayed when the special game such as big bonus is won internally, and b4 '(internal not winning if the special game is internal not winning). Is displayed).

  It should be noted that the effect images of the swimming stage and the boxing stage also have the same structure and contents as the continuous effect of the bicycle stage and the marathon stage.

  In the conventional slot machine, the continuous production of the bicycle stage and the continuous production of the marathon stage shown in FIG. 7 are performed as independent productions. In the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, in addition to performing these two continuous effects separately as in the prior art, effect switching is performed to switch to a marathon stage continuous effect in the middle of a bicycle stage continuous effect.

  Next, in the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, an overall flow of effects and a specific example of effect switching will be described with reference to FIGS. As for the effect switching, as an example, a case will be described in which switching from a bicycle stage continuous effect a3 to a marathon stage continuous effect b3.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when a game is started by the player in the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, a normal effect (hereinafter referred to as a normal effect on the bicycle stage) is first started as an effect related to the bicycle stage. As this normal effect, for example, an effect image “the hero character is practicing on a bicycle” is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 103d. While the normal performance of the bicycle stage is performed, a single effect for one game is performed as an effect related to the bicycle stage. In addition, during the normal stage performance of the bicycle stage, for each game, a role lottery by the role lottery means 61, a specific role winning determination by the specific role winning determination means 62, and an effect execution lottery by the lottery means 75 during execution are performed. Has been done. Here, the specific winning combination determination will be described as an internal winning determination of a big bonus. Further, in this embodiment, a case will be described in which the big bonus is not won internally while the normal performance of the bicycle stage shown in FIG.

  Then, at the time of normal performance of the bicycle stage, several games are digested by the player. For example, when the effect execution lottery by the effect execution lottery means 75 is won at time (2) in FIG. From (time (2) in FIG. 9), the continuous production of the bicycle stage for four games shown in FIG. 7 is started by the control of each means of the effect control means 70. In the present embodiment, the continuous production that occurs during the normal production of the bicycle stage is assumed to start the continuous production of the bicycle stage. However, the production execution lottery of the production execution lottery means 75 performs the continuous production of other stages. Sometimes started.

  As the continuous effects of the bicycle stage, the effect image a1 in FIG. 8 is displayed from the time (2) in FIG. 9, and the effect image a2 in FIG. 8 is displayed from the time (3) in FIG. Here, at the time (2), although the role lottery by the role lottery means 61 and the specific role winning determination by the specific role winning determination means 62 are respectively performed, the effect switching lottery is performed, so the effect switching by the effect switching lottery means 76 is performed. There will be no lottery. (3) At the time point, the role lottery by the role lottery means 61, the specific role winning judgment by the specific role winning determination means 62, and the effect switching lottery by the separate effect switching lottery means 76 are respectively performed. The effect switching lottery is performed based on the result of the role lottery and the lottery table shown in Table 1 below.

  Here, assuming that a big bonus is won internally by a role lottery and a specific role winning determination performed at a game start time (time (3) in FIG. 9) at which a2 is displayed, a game start time at which a2 is displayed. The effect switching lottery performed at (3) in FIG. 9 is performed with the lottery probability determined in “Bonus internal winning” in the lottery table of Table 1, and the items shown in Table 1 (the bicycle stage is selected). One of the maintenance results, switching to the marathon stage continuous performance, switching to the swimming stage continuous performance, and switching to the boxing stage continuous performance) is the lottery result. In the effect switching lottery performed at time (5) in FIG. 9, if “Marathon stage continuous effect switching” in Table 1 is won, the effect data storage means 71 starts from time (5) in FIG. 9. Based on the stored predetermined connection effect data, the connection effect is performed by the control of each means of the effect control means 70.

  This connection effect is an effect performed to connect the two effects when switching from the continuous effect of the bicycle stage to the continuous effect of the marathon stage. From the point (5) in FIG. The effect image j for one game is displayed as the main character and the enemy character (during the race) ride off the bicycle and start a marathon. The display start timing of the effect image j may be after the display of a3 or during the display of a3. In the present embodiment, the effect image j of the connection effect is one game, but it may be one game or more, or may be one game or less. In addition, there is a type of connection effect data for executing a connection effect for each continuous effect, for example, a connection effect between a marathon stage continuous effect and a swimming stage continuous effect. Further, it is assumed that various connection effect data are stored in the effect data storage means 71, for example, a connection effect between a bicycle stage continuous effect and a boxing stage continuous effect).

  Then, after the effect image j is displayed, the effect image b3 of the continuous effect of the marathon stage shown in FIG. 8 is displayed from the time (6) in FIG. 9, and from the time (7) in FIG. ) Since the big bonus is won internally at the time, the effect image b4 of FIG. 8 is displayed. Also, at the time of (6) and (7), the role lottery by the role lottery means 61, the specific role winning decision by the specific role winning discrimination means 62, and the effect switching lottery by the separate effect switching lottery means 76 are performed.

  In the above description, in FIG. 9, the case where the big bonus was won internally at time (3) and then the effect switching lottery was won at time (5) was described, but (2) to (5) in FIG. 9. If the big bonus is not won in the big bonus and only the production switch to the marathon stage continuous production is won, the big bonus is not won in the internal, so (4) from the point of time, b4 'in FIG. 8 is displayed. (However, if the big bonus is won internally at (6) and (7) after the effect switching, b4 is displayed from (7)).

  Then, from the time point (8) in FIG. 9, until the player wins the big bonus, the display of the marathon stage continuous effect b4 is continued as it is, or an internal winning notification effect different from b4 Is executed.

  If the big bonus is not won between (2) and (7) in FIG. 9, the marathon stage is started from (8) after the effect image b4 ′ of FIG. 8 is displayed from (7). As an effect related to the, a normal effect (hereinafter referred to as a normal marathon stage effect) is started. As this normal effect, for example, an effect image “the main character is practicing a marathon” is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 103d. While the normal performance of the marathon stage is performed, a single effect for one game is also performed as an effect related to the marathon stage, and for each game, a role lottery by the role lottery means 61 and a specific role winning determination means 62 are performed. The specific winning combination determination by the player and the effect execution lottery by the effect executing lottery means 75 are respectively performed.

  In the present embodiment, the effect switching from the effect image a3 to the effect image b3 via the connection image j is described as an example of the effect switch from the continuous effect of the bicycle stage to the continuous effect of the marathon stage. However, the present invention is limited to the above example. Is not to be done.

  Further, in this embodiment, as an example of effect switching, the case where the effect switching from the continuous effect of the bicycle stage to the continuous effect of the marathon stage is performed once, but the effect switching is performed a plurality of times in combination with other stages. Can also be done. For example, in the above example, when the effect switching lottery is further won at the start time (6) of the game where b3 is displayed after the effect switching from the continuous effect of the bicycle stage to the continuous effect of the marathon stage, a predetermined linked image is displayed. After the display, it is also possible to start a continuous performance of the swimming stage from a predetermined part.

  Further, in this embodiment, the case where the big bonus is internally won after the start of the continuous production on the bicycle stage is described in FIG. 9, but the case where the big bonus is internally won while the normal performance on the bicycle stage is performed is also possible. It is. In FIG. 9, for example, when the big bonus is won internally before the time point (1), the flag established at the time of the internal winning is carried over, so the effect execution lottery at the time point (1) and the effect after the time point (3) The switching lottery is performed with the lottery probability when the internal winning is confirmed.

  As described above, according to the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, it is possible to realize the effect switching that switches the ongoing continuous effect to another continuous effect according to the result of the role lottery. In switching, if you win the effect switching lottery during the execution of the predetermined continuous effect, you can switch to other continuous effects from the time of winning, and you can continue by connecting multiple types of continuous effects multiple times, The combination of each continuous production becomes free, and the continuous production is diversified, and it is possible to enhance the interest more than before.

  Further, according to the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, at the time of effect switching, a continuous effect before switching (in the above example, a continuous effect on a bicycle stage) and a continuous effect after switching (in the above example, a continuous effect on a marathon stage) By displaying the effect image j as a connection effect for connecting the two, it is possible to wait for the consistency of the story in both effects.

  Also, conventionally, when a plurality of stages are provided, and when switching from a predetermined stage to another stage, the stage is suddenly changed during the game. However, according to the slot machine 100 of this embodiment, effect switching is executed. Then, when the continuous production after switching (in the above example, the marathon stage continuous production) is completed and the transition to the normal production state, the last continuous production (in the above example, the marathon stage continuous) Since an image related to the effect is displayed, it is possible to smoothly shift from a predetermined stage (bicycle stage in the above example) to another stage (marathon stage in the above example).

  Although the form mentioned above is the best form for implementing this invention, it is not the main point limited to this. Therefore, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is not limited to slot machines, and can be used for all gaming machines that pay out gaming media in a special gaming state, such as box-shaped gaming machines other than slot machines.

4 is a front view showing an external structure of the slot machine 100. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the internal structure of the slot machine 100. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system provided in the slot machine 100. FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the input side, the game control means 60, the effect control means 70, and the output side, and outlines the operations controlled inside the slot machine 100. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the slot machine 100. It is a diagram showing a configuration example of the production stage of the slot machine 100. FIG. FIG. 4 shows an exemplary configuration for each continuous effect of the slot machine 100. It is a diagram showing a configuration example at the time of switching the continuous effect of the slot machine 100. FIG. 46 shows a flow of a game and a continuous production performed in the slot machine 100.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Slot machine 101 Front door 102 Case 103 Upper panel part 103a Lamp 103b, c Sound emission part 103d Liquid crystal screen 104 Middle panel part 104a, b Lamp 104c Operation part 104d Frame body 105 Lower panel part 106 Outlet 107 Receptacle 108 Sound emission Part 200 Revolving Rotating Device 300 Sub Control Board 400 Central Display Board 500 Power Supply Device Board 600 Revolving Device Board 700 Main Control Board R1, R2, R3 Reel FL Fluorescent Lamp MT Motor BL1, BL2, BL3 Back Lamp ST Start Lever SP1, SP2, SP3 Stop switch B1, B2, B3 Bet switch CH selection button DE determination button CR medal storage device CD credit display element MD medal insertion slot WD display window KY keyhole SR, SL, SW spin C CT setting display element CS setting button PWU main power supply device HP hopper device SHP auxiliary storage BQ system power switch BO setting switch 60 game control means 61 role lottery means 62 specific role selection judgment means 63 reel stop control means 64 reel winning judgment judgment Means 70 Production control means 71 Production data storage means 72 Image display control means 73 Lighting control means 74 Sound output control means 75 Production execution lottery means 76 Production switching lottery means

Claims (7)

Fluctuation display means for variably displaying multiple types of symbols,
A role lottery means for drawing a role;
Stop control means for performing stop control of variation display by the variation display means according to the combination lottery by the combination lottery means,
A gaming machine that pays out a predetermined number of game media according to a combination of symbols of the variation display means stopped by the stop control means, or shifts to a special game that is a game state advantageous to the player. ,
Storage means for storing a plurality of continuous effect data for executing a continuous effect that is an effect that continues over a plurality of variable displays by the variable display means;
Production execution lottery means for performing production execution lottery for determining whether or not to execute a predetermined continuous production;
When the effect execution lottery is won by the effect execution lottery means, the effect control means for executing the predetermined continuous effect based on the predetermined continuous effect data among the plurality of continuous effect data stored in the storage means. When,
Whether or not to perform the effect switching for switching the continuous effect being executed to another continuous effect in accordance with the role lottery by the role lottery means during the execution of the predetermined continuous effect by the effect control means. Production switching lottery means for performing production switching lottery for determination,
The storage means
For each of the plurality of continuous effect data, a lottery table in which the winning probability of the effect switching lottery is determined according to the presence / absence of the internal winning of the special role transferred to the special game,
The effect switching lottery means
Perform the effect switching lottery based on the lottery table,
The production control means includes
The game machine characterized by executing the effect switching when winning the effect switching lottery by the effect switching lottery means.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect switching lottery means performs the effect switching lottery for each variation display by the variation display means. In the lottery table,
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein a winning probability of the effect switching lottery at the time of winning a small role is determined for each of the plurality of continuous effect data . The continuous effect is an effect composed of a plurality of effects performed in one variable display by the variable display means,
The production control means includes
4. When performing the effect switching, the predetermined effect constituting the another continuous effect is started after the predetermined effect constituting the continuous effect being executed. The gaming machine according to item 1. The storage means
At the time of the effect switching, the connection effect data for executing the connected effect for connecting the continuous effect being executed and the another continuous effect is stored,
The production control means includes
5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined connected effect is executed based on the connected effect data stored in the storage unit when the effect switching is executed. The production control means includes
After execution of the effect switching, when the continuous effect after the switching ends and the normal effect state in which the normal effect in which the background image is displayed is performed, in the normal effect state, the content of the continuous effect after the switching is changed. 6. A gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a related background image is displayed. The plurality of continuous performance data stored in the storage means include
When the special combination transferred to the special game is won by the combination of symbols stopped by lottery of the combination lottery means, compared to the case where the special combination is not won, the effect control means The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising special continuous performance data for performing a special continuous performance with a high probability of being executed.

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