JP4723924B2 - Amusement stand - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a slot machine or a gaming machine (such as a pachinko machine).

  Conventionally, an internal lottery is performed in which a counter value acquired under a predetermined condition is compared with lottery data to determine whether or not there is an internal winning, and the combination symbol of the winning combination won by the internal lottery is stopped by the player ( 2. Description of the Related Art A game table configured to stop on a predetermined display window by a so-called eye-opening and pay out a predetermined game medium is widely known.

  In recent years, a variety of controls have been incorporated in such game machines. For example, a variety of display results (hereinafter referred to as “outgoing”) are derived from a stop table in which reel stop positions are determined in advance. There is something. In this way, in recent game machines, the amount of data tends to increase year by year due to the diversification of control, and when new functions are installed in a limited storage capacity, It is necessary to reduce the amount of data used for these functions as much as possible.

  By the way, in the conventional game table, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the reel has been rotated, an automatic stop function is provided to automatically stop the reel without depending on the stop operation by the player. There is something.

  For example, many game tables require the player to recognize the symbols on the spinning reels, but it is not easy for beginners to recognize the symbols, and the winning combination won by internal lottery. Therefore, there is a case where a so-called “missing out” may occur, in which a combination of winning symbols won by an internal lottery at the time of automatic stop is arranged on an active line. However, in such a game stand, a beginner frequently uses an automatic stop function to display a combination symbol of a winning combination won in an internal lottery, and the beginner may not perform a stop operation by himself. . For this reason, the player may not be able to improve his / her own technique, and depending on the time until the automatic stop (generally about 30 seconds), the time required for one game becomes longer. There was also a problem that the sales of the store declined.

  In addition, for such a gaming machine, there has been proposed a gaming machine that performs non-winning control for controlling so that the combination symbols of the winning combination won in the internal lottery at the time of automatic stop are not aligned on the effective line (for example, patents) Reference 1).

JP 2004-321836 A

  However, since the slot machine described in Patent Document 1 performs reel stop control using a predetermined stop position determination table, when realizing the above-described non-winning control, a reel that has already stopped. It was necessary to prepare a stop position determination table that memorized all the patterns in consideration of the design. For this reason, conventional game machines including a game machine having such an automatic stop function have a problem that the amount of data (control data) used for various types of control becomes enormous. There has been a desire to minimize the storage capacity of control data used in the above functions.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of performing various controls relating to games without increasing the storage capacity of control data. To do.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention uses a controlled device used for gaming, storage means storing at least control data used for controlling the controlled device, and the control data stored in the storage means. And a control means for controlling the controlled device, wherein the control means includes at least a first control, a second control, and a third control for controlling the controlled device. Control can be executed, and the control data stored in the storage means includes first control data and second control data different from the first control data. Control information used is stored in the first control data, control information used for the second control is stored in the second control data, and control information used for the third control is the first control data. 1 control data and the above By stored separately in the control data is obtained by solving the above problems.

  According to the present invention, the limited storage capacity can be used efficiently even when the control data increases as new functions are added. Therefore, it is possible to perform a wide variety of controls relating to games without increasing the storage capacity of control data.

  The controlled device is constituted by a plurality of reels provided with a plurality of types of symbols, and the control means is constituted by a reel control means for controlling the plurality of reels, and is stored in the storage means. If the control data is composed of reel control information related to the reel control, various types of reel control can be performed without increasing the storage capacity of control data necessary for reel control.

  The reel control means is constituted by reel automatic stop control means for automatically stopping the rotation of the plurality of reels, and the reel control information stored in the storage means indicates the rotation of the plurality of reels. If it is configured with automatic stop position information indicating information about the stop position of each reel when automatically stopping, it is necessary for the automatic stop control of the reel even if the game stand is provided with an automatic reel stop function. The storage capacity of control data does not increase.

  Further, if the automatic stop position information stored in the storage means is constituted by information indicating that the plurality of reels are automatically stopped at symbol positions where no combination is established, automatic reel stop Since the winning combination sometimes does not take place, the player will stop the reel by his own operation before the reel is automatically stopped, which promotes the reel stop operation by the player and improves the operating rate of the gaming table This can effectively prevent a decrease in sales at the amusement store.

  Also, the first control data storing control information used for the first control, the second control data storing control information used for the second control, and the third control. If the third control data in which the control information to be used is stored has the same data length, the control data can be handled easily and the control program can be simplified.

  Further, the first control data and the second control data stored in the storage means are each composed of 1-byte data, and the control information used for the first control is the storage of the first control data. Control information stored in the lower 5 bits of the area and used for the second control is stored in lower 5 bits of the storage area of the second control data, and the control information used for the third control is If the first control data and the second control data are stored separately in the upper 3 bits, if the control data has an information amount of up to 5 bits, 3 types of control data are stored in 2 bytes. The limited storage capacity can be used efficiently.

  Further, the present invention stops a reel based on a plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols, a lottery means for lottery of internal winning of a predetermined combination, and a reel stop operation by a player. And a reel stop control means including a reel automatic stop control means for automatically stopping the rotation of a reel after a predetermined reel automatic stop time has elapsed from the start of the game, and used for the automatic stop. And a storage means for storing automatic stop position data indicating information on a stop position of the reel, wherein the plurality of reels are different first reel, second reel, and third reel, respectively. The automatic stop position data stored in the storage means includes first stop position data and second stop position data different from the first stop position data. The first reel stop position information used for controlling the first reel is stored only in the first stop position data, and the second reel stop position information used for controlling the second reel is The third reel stop position information stored only in the second stop position data and used for controlling the third reel includes a storage area of the first stop position data and a storage of the second stop position data. The reel automatic stop control means stores the third reel stop included in the first stop position data stored in the storage means when the reel automatic stop control means automatically stops the rotation of the third reel. Referring to at least a part of the storage area in which the position information is stored and at least a part of the storage area in which the third reel stop position information included in the second stop position data is stored, By automatically stopping the rotation of the reel is obtained by solving the above same problem.

  The “start of game” according to the present invention means (1) that the game is started when the rotation of all the reels is started by the reel rotation instruction operation (for example, the start lever operation), (2) It includes both meanings that a game is started when the rotation speed of all reels becomes constant after the rotation of the reels is started.

  According to the present invention, even when the control data used for automatic stop increases with the addition of the automatic stop function of the reel, the limited storage capacity can be used efficiently. Therefore, the reel automatic stop function can be realized without increasing the storage capacity of the control data used for automatic stop.

  Further, if the reel automatic stop control means automatically stops the rotation of each reel in a predetermined stop order, the reel automatic stop control can be simplified, and an increase in the code amount of the control program is avoided. In addition, the control program can be easily developed.

  Furthermore, after the automatic stop time has passed, the apparatus further comprises setting means for setting the symbol position of the reel based on the status of the reel, and the automatic stop position data stored in the storage means is set by the setting means. If the stop symbol position information is associated with the symbol position, the automatic stop position data can have a simple data structure, and the reel automatic stop control can be simplified.

  In addition, the reel automatic stop control means is configured to control the setting means to automatically stop rotating reels other than the stopped reels when at least one of the plurality of reels is stopped. If the rotating reel is automatically stopped by the automatic stop position data indicating the stop position information at the time of automatic stop determined corresponding to the symbol position set for the stopped reel, the stopped reel is stopped. The stop position data of the reel to be automatically stopped next can be determined based on the design position of the reel, and the automatic stop control of the reel can be simplified, and the design position of the stopped reel is taken into account. Automatic reel stop control is possible.

  Further, if the automatic stop position data stored in the storage means is configured by information indicating that the plurality of reels are automatically stopped at symbol positions where no combination is established, automatic reel stop Since the winning combination sometimes does not take place, the player will stop the reel by his own operation before the reel is automatically stopped, which promotes the reel stop operation by the player and improves the operating rate of the gaming table This can effectively prevent a decrease in sales at the amusement store.

  Further, the reel automatic stop control means uses the automatic stop position data stored in the storage means to automatically search for the stop position of the target reel to be automatically stopped when the rotating reel is automatically stopped. A search means for performing a comparison between the stop position searched by the search means and the symbol position of the target reel, and when the searched stop position and the symbol position of the automatic reel target reel are the same position, If it further comprises an automatic stop information setting means for setting information indicating that the rotating reel is automatically stopped, it is possible to grasp information on whether or not the reel can be automatically stopped in other processing, for example, In the case of automatic stop, for example, the number of sliding frames (number of drawn frames) of the reel is fixed to 1, and it becomes easy to distinguish between the processing specific to automatic stop and the normal stop processing.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention has an excellent effect that various kinds of control relating to gaming can be performed without increasing the storage capacity of control data.

  Hereinafter, a slot machine (game table) according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Overall configuration>
First, the overall configuration of the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100. FIG.

  The slot machine 100 includes a substantially box-shaped main body 101 and a front door 102 attached to the front opening of the main body 101. Inside the center of the main body 101 of the slot machine 100, three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, and right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface for a predetermined number of frames are stored. It is configured to be able to rotate inside. In the first embodiment, an appropriate number of symbols are printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals, and the reels 110 to 112 are configured by affixing the belt-like member to a predetermined circular frame material. When viewed from the player, three symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are displayed in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating the reels 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. In the first embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this. In addition, a line display LED (not shown) for notifying an effective line and a winning line, which will be described later, by lighting control such as blinking and lighting is disposed on the outer frame of the symbol display window 113.

  Further, in the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor. A light-shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between them. Based on the detection result of the sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line 114.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp that indicates an effective winning line. An effective winning line is determined in advance by the number of medals inserted into the slot machine 100. Of the five winning lines 114, for example, when one medal is inserted, the middle horizontal winning line is valid, and when two medals are inserted, the upper horizontal winning line and the lower horizontal winning line are added. When three medals are inserted and three medals are inserted, the five added with the right-down winning line and the upper-right winning line become effective as the winning line. Note that the number of winning lines 114 is not limited to five.

  The start lamp 121 is a lamp that informs the player that the reels 110 to 112 are in a state of being able to rotate. The replay lamp 122 informs the player that the current game can be replayed (the medal insertion is not required) when a replay game that is one of the winning games in the previous game is won. It is a lamp to inform. The notification lamp 123 is a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (for example, a bonus such as BB (Big Bonus) or RB (Regular Bonus)) is won internally in the internal lottery. The medal insertion lamp 124 is a lamp that notifies that a medal can be inserted. The payout number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination. The game number display 126 is an indicator for displaying an error display at the time of inserting a medal, the number of games during the big bonus game (in the BB game), the number of winnings of a predetermined winning combination, and the like. The stored number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100. The reel panel lamp 128 is an effect lamp.

  The medal insertion buttons 130 and 131 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In the first embodiment, every time the medal insertion button 130 is pressed, a maximum of three are inserted one by one, and when the medal insertion button 131 is pressed, three are inserted. The medal slot 134 is an slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the medal insertion button 130 or 131, or an actual medal can be inserted from the medal insertion slot 134. The payment button 132 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them to the medal tray 156 from the medal payout opening 155. The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is jammed.

  The start lever 135 is a lever-type switch for performing a game start operation. That is, when a desired number of medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 134 and the start lever 135 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 are rotated as a trigger, and the game is started. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are buttons for performing a stop operation on the reels 110 to 112 that have started rotating by operating the start lever 135, and are provided corresponding to the reels 110 to 112. When any one of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is operated, any one of the corresponding reels 110 to 112 is stopped.

  The door key 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted. The medal payout exit 155 is a payout exit for paying out medals. The medal tray 156 is a container for collecting medals paid out from the medal payout opening 155. The medal tray 156 employs a tray that can emit light in the first embodiment, and may be hereinafter referred to as a tray lamp.

  The upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, the lower lamp 154, and the saucer lamp 156 are decorative lamps for exciting the game. The effect device 157 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display device having a door (shutter) 163 that can be freely opened and closed attached to the front surface. The effect device 157 displays various information such as a small role notification. The sound hole 160 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. On the title panel 162, a pattern for decorating the slot machine 100 is drawn.

<Control unit>
Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The control unit of the slot machine 100 is roughly divided into a main control unit 300 that controls the central part of the game, and a sub control unit 400 that controls various devices in accordance with commands transmitted from the main control unit 300. Has been.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a circuit block diagram of the main control unit 300.

  The main control unit 300 includes a CPU 310 that is an arithmetic processing unit for controlling the entire main control unit 300, a data bus and an address bus for the CPU 310 to transmit and receive signals to and from each IC and each circuit, It has the structure described below. The clock correction circuit 314 is a circuit that divides the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and supplies it to the CPU 310. For example, when the frequency of the crystal oscillator 311 is 12 MHz, the divided clock is 6 MHz. The CPU 310 operates by receiving the clock divided by the clock correction circuit 314 as a system clock.

  The CPU 310 is connected to a timer circuit 315 for setting a timer interrupt processing cycle for constantly monitoring the state of sensors and switches and a motor drive pulse transmission cycle via a bus. When the power is turned on, the CPU 310 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 312 to the timer circuit 315 via the data bus. The timer circuit 315 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 310 at each interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 310 executes monitoring of each sensor and transmission of drive pulses. For example, when the system clock of the CPU 310 is set to 6 MHz, the frequency division value of the timer circuit 315 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 312 is set to 44, the reference time for this interrupt is 256 × 44 ÷ 6 MHz = 1. 877 ms.

  Further, the CPU 310 stores a ROM 312 for storing various data such as a program for controlling each IC, lottery data used in the internal lottery of a winning combination, and a reel stop position, and for storing temporary data. A RAM 313 is connected. Other storage means may be used for these ROM 312 and RAM 313, and this is the same in the sub-control unit 400 described later. The CPU 310 is connected to an input interface 360 for receiving an external signal, and a start lever sensor 321, a stop button sensor 322, a medal insertion button sensor 323, a checkout button via the input interface 360 every interrupt time. The state of the sensor 324 and the medal payout sensor 326 is detected, and each sensor is monitored.

  The medal insertion sensor 320 is a sensor for detecting a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 134. The start lever sensor 321 is a sensor for detecting the operation of the start lever 135. The stop button sensor 322 is a sensor for detecting which stop button is pressed when any one of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is pressed. The medal insertion button sensor 323 is a sensor for detecting which medal insertion button is pressed when one of the medal insertion buttons 130 and 131 is pressed. The settlement button sensor 324 is provided on the settlement button 132, and when the settlement button 132 is pressed once, the stored medals and the bet medals are settled and paid out. The medal payout sensor 326 is a sensor for detecting a payout medal.

  Further, an input interface 361 and output interfaces 370 and 371 are connected to the CPU 310 via the address decoding circuit 350 to the address bus. The CPU 310 exchanges signals with external devices via these interfaces. An index sensor 325 is connected to the input interface 361. The index sensor 325 is installed at a predetermined position on the mounting base of each of the reels 110 to 112, and becomes a high level every time the light shielding piece provided on the reels 110 to 112 passes through the index sensor 325. When detecting this signal, the CPU 310 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero. The output interface 370 includes a reel motor driving unit 330 that controls a motor for driving the reel, and a motor for a hopper (a device for paying out medals accumulated in the bucket from the medal payout outlet 155, not shown). A hopper motor driving unit 331 for driving, a game lamp 340 (specifically, a winning line display lamp 120, a start lamp 121, a re-playing lamp 122, an announcement lamp 123, a medal insertion lamp 124, etc.) and 7 segments ( A SEG) display 341 (a payout number display 125, a game number display 126, a stored number display 127, etc.) is connected.

  A random number generation circuit 317 is connected to the CPU 310 via a data bus. The random number generation circuit 317 is an increment counter capable of incrementing a value within a certain range based on a clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and the crystal oscillator 316 and outputting the count value to the CPU 310, which will be described later. Used for various lottery processes, including internal lottery for winning positions. An output interface 371 for transmitting a command to the sub control unit 400 is connected to the data bus of the CPU 310. Information communication between the main control unit 300 and the sub control unit 400 is a one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 transmits a command to the sub control unit 400. Cannot be sent.

<Sub control unit>
Next, the sub-control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of the sub-control unit 400.

  The sub-control unit 400 is an arithmetic processing unit that controls the entire sub-control unit 400 based on a main control command or the like transmitted from the main control unit 300, and the CPU 410 transmits and receives signals to and from each IC and each circuit. It has a data bus and an address bus for performing, and has a configuration described below. The clock correction circuit 414 is a circuit that corrects the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 411 and supplies the corrected clock to the CPU 410 as a system clock.

  A timer circuit 415 is connected to the CPU 410 via a bus. The CPU 410 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 412 to the timer circuit 415 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The timer circuit 415 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 410 at each interrupt time. The CPU 410 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  Further, the CPU 410 temporarily stores a ROM 412 in which commands and data for controlling the entire sub-control unit 400, lighting patterns of line display LEDs, data for controlling various indicators, and the like are stored. A RAM 413 for storage is connected via each bus.

  In addition, an input / output interface 460 for transmitting and receiving external signals is connected to the CPU 410. The input / output interface 460 is disposed on the outer frame of the symbol display window 113 and controls lighting such as blinking and lighting. Are connected to a line display LED 420 for notifying an active line or a winning line, a door sensor 421 for detecting opening / closing of the front door 102, and a reset switch 422 for clearing data in the RAM 413.

  An input interface 461 for receiving a main control command from the main control unit 300 is connected to the CPU 410 via a data bus, and an effect process that excites the entire game based on the command received via the input interface 461. Etc. are executed. A sound source IC 480 is connected to the data bus and address bus of the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 controls sound according to a command from the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 is connected to a ROM 481 that stores sound data. The sound source IC 480 amplifies the sound data acquired from the ROM 481 by the amplifier 482 and outputs the sound data from the speaker 483. The CPU 410 is connected to an address decoding circuit 450 for selecting an external IC, similar to the main control unit 300, and the input interface for receiving a command from the main control unit 300 is connected to the address decoding circuit 450. 461, an input interface 471 for inputting a signal from the door / liquid crystal screen control unit 490, a clock IC 423, an output interface 472 for outputting a signal to the 7-segment display 440, and the like are connected.

  The CPU 410 can acquire the current time by connecting the clock IC 423. The 7-segment display 440 is provided inside the slot machine 100 so that, for example, predetermined information set in the sub-control unit 400 can be confirmed by an attendant of a game store or the like. Further, a demultiplexer 419 is connected to the output interface 470. The demultiplexer 419 distributes the signal transmitted from the output interface 470 to each display unit and the like. That is, the demultiplexer 419 receives the upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, the lower lamp 154, the reel panel lamp 128, the title panel lamp 170, the saucer lamp 156, according to the data received from the CPU 410. The outlet strobe 171 is controlled. The title panel lamp 170 is a lamp that illuminates the title panel 162, and the payout outlet strobe 171 is a strobe type lamp installed inside the payout opening. The CPU 410 performs signal transmission to the door / liquid crystal screen control unit 490 via the demultiplexer 419. The door / liquid crystal screen control unit 490 is a control unit that controls the liquid crystal display device 157 and the door 163.

<Pattern arrangement>
Next, the arrangement of symbols applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows the arrangement of the symbol numbers in a planar manner by replacing the symbols applied to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) with numerical values (symbol numbers). FIG.

  As shown in the figure, symbols of a predetermined number of frames (21 frames of symbol numbers 0 to 20 in the first embodiment) are arranged on each reel 110 to 112.

<Main control unit main processing>
Next, the main process of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the main control unit 300.

  Basic control of the game is performed mainly by the Main CPU 310 of the main control unit 300, and the Main CPU 310 repeatedly executes the main control unit main process of FIG.

  When power is turned on to the slot machine 100, first, various initialization processes are executed. Thereafter, in step S101 of the main control unit main process, a process related to medal insertion is performed. Here, it is checked whether or not medals have been inserted, and the winning line display lamp 120 is turned on according to the number of medals inserted. It is not necessary to insert a medal when winning the re-game in the previous game.

  In step S102, a process related to a game start operation is performed. Here, it is checked whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated. If it is determined that the start operation has been performed, the number of inserted medals is determined.

  In step S103, a valid pay line 114 is determined.

  In step S104, the random number generated by the random number generator 317 is acquired.

  In step S105, the winning combination internal lottery is performed using the random value acquired in step S104 and the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 312. As a result of the internal lottery, when any winning combination is won internally, the winning combination flag is internally turned ON. Note that the random value acquired in step S104 may be used not only for the winning combination internal lottery but also for the lottery when the reel stop control table is selected.

  In step S106, rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started by reel rotation start processing (details will be described later).

  In step S107, reel stop processing is performed by reel control processing (details will be described later).

  In step S108, the winning determination of the symbols stopped when the stop buttons 137 to 139 are pressed is performed. Here, it is determined that a winning combination has been won when a winning symbol combination corresponding to an internally winning winning combination or a winning combination with a flag carryover is arranged (displayed) on the activated winning line 114. .

  In step S109, a medal payout process is performed. In this medal payout process, if a winning combination with a payout is won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out.

  In step S110, a game state control process is performed. In this gaming state control process, control for changing the gaming state is performed. For example, in the case of BB (Big Bonus) winning or SRB (Shift Regular Bonus) winning, preparation is made so that the BB game or SRB game can be started from the next time. In these final games, preparations are made so that the normal game can be started from the next time.

  As described above, one game is completed, and thereafter the game proceeds by repeating the main control unit main process.

<Reel rotation start processing>
Next, the reel rotation start process (step S106) in the main control part main process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the reel rotation start process.

  In step S201, it is determined whether or not the wait timer set at the start of reel rotation of the previous game has passed a predetermined time. This wait timer is used to determine whether or not a predetermined shortest game time has elapsed since the start of reel rotation of the previous game. If the shortest game time has not elapsed, the game time is awaited. If the shortest game time has elapsed, the process proceeds to the next step S202.

  In step S202, the wait timer is set to an initial value (200 in the first embodiment). The wait timer is configured to decrement by 1 every 20.647 ms during the 1.877 ms timer interrupt process, and the shortest game time is set to 4.1294s (= 2.647 ms × 200). Yes.

  In step S203, a “reel rotation start command” is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400 to notify that the reel rotation process has started.

  In step S204, rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started.

  In step S205, it is determined whether or not the rotation speeds of all the reels 110 to 112 have become constant. If the rotation speeds of all the reels 110 to 112 are constant, the process proceeds to step S206. If not, the determination in step S205 is repeated until the rotation speeds of all the reels 110 to 112 are constant.

  In step S206, an initial value (170 in the first embodiment) is set in the reel automatic stop timer. The reel automatic stop timer is used to determine whether or not a predetermined reel automatic stop time has elapsed with reference to the time when it is determined in step S205 that the rotation speeds of all the reels 110 to 112 have become constant. It is done. In the first embodiment, the reel automatic stop timer is configured to decrement by 1 every 206.47 ms during the timer interrupt processing of 1.877 ms, and the reel automatic stop time is 35.0999 s (= 206.47 ms). × 170).

  Note that the reel automatic stop time is not limited to the above value (35.0999 s). For example, if the reel automatic stop time is set to about 1 to 2 s, the player can automatically stop the reel before the reel is automatically stopped. In addition, it becomes difficult to stop the reel. Therefore, in order to secure the reel stop operation time by the player, the reel automatic stop time is preferably approximately 30 seconds or more. In the first embodiment, the rotation speeds of all the reels 110 to 112 are constant so as to avoid the problem that the reels are automatically stopped before reaching the predetermined rotation speed due to the rotation failure of the reels. However, the present invention is not limited to this, although the initial value of the reel automatic stop timer is set on the condition that it has become. Therefore, for example, the initial value of the reel automatic stop timer is set at the start of rotation of all reels 110 to 112 (at the end of step S204), and a predetermined value is set based on the start of rotation of all reels 110 to 112 in step S204. It may be configured to determine whether or not the reel automatic stop time has elapsed.

  In step S206, the stop button valid wait timer is set to an initial value (40 in the first embodiment), and the process ends. This stop button valid wait timer is a timer for measuring the reception invalid time of the stop buttons 137 to 139 and is used to determine whether or not the reception of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is valid. The stop button valid wait timer is configured to decrement by 1 every 20.647 ms during the timer interrupt process of 1.877 ms, and the reception invalid time of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is 825.88 ms (= 20 .647 ms × 40).

<Reel control processing>
Next, the reel control process (step S107) in the main control unit main process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the reel control process.

  In step S301, constant speed processing of each reel 110-112 is performed.

  In step S302 and step 303, it is determined by the stop button valid wait timer whether or not the acceptance of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is valid. If reception of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is valid, the process proceeds to step S304, and if invalid, the process ends.

  In step S304, stop button reception processing (details will be described later) is performed.

<Stop button reception process>
Next, the stop button reception process (step S304) in the reel control process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the stop button reception process.

  In step S401, stop reel information (such as information indicating whether stop buttons 137 to 139 have been received) indicating the status of each reel 110 to 112 is confirmed.

  In step S402, it is confirmed whether each reel 110-112 is rotating or has been stopped.

  In step S403, stop status information is set based on the information confirmed in steps S401 and S402.

  In step S404, whether or not the reel automatic stop timer set in the above-described reel rotation start process is 0, that is, a predetermined reel automatic stop time has elapsed since the rotation speed of the reels 110 to 112 becomes constant. It is determined whether or not. If the predetermined reel automatic stop time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S405; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S406. In the first embodiment, the main control unit 300 monitors the reel automatic stop timer, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the sub-control unit 400 is notified of the automatic stop of the reel. By transmitting an “automatic stop command”, it may be notified that the reel has been automatically stopped. At that time, a “demo command” for switching the effect in the sub-control unit 400 to the demonstration screen display may be transmitted.

  In step S405, it is determined whether stop buttons 137 to 139 have been received based on the stop reel information or the like confirmed in step S401. If the stop buttons 137 to 139 are received, the process proceeds to step S407. If not, the process ends.

  In step S406, after performing an automatic stop control process (details will be described later), the process proceeds to step S408.

  In step S407, normal stop control processing (details will be described later) is performed.

  In step S408, it is determined whether or not the automatic stop flag is set by the automatic stop control process in step S406. If the automatic stop flag is set, the process proceeds to step S409 to automatically stop the reels 110 to 112. If not, the process ends.

  In step S409, a reel stop process (details will be described later) is performed.

  In step S410, it is determined whether all the reels 110 to 112 have stopped. If all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the process proceeds to step S411, and if not, the process is terminated.

  In step S411, variables such as stop position information and stop reel information are cleared, and the process ends.

<Automatic stop control processing>
Next, the automatic stop control process (step S406) in the stop button reception process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the automatic stop control process.

  In step S501, the automatic stop data table is referenced based on the stop status information set in step S403 of the stop button reception process.

  FIG. 10A shows an example of an automatic stop data table used in this automatic stop control process. The automatic stop data table according to the first embodiment is configured by stop position data that can automatically stop all the reels 110 to 112 at symbol positions where no combination is established.

  The automatic stop data table ST shown in FIG. 6A is provided with 1 byte (8 bits) of A data (in accordance with the present invention) for each symbol position 0 to 20 (corresponding to symbol numbers 0 to 20 in FIG. 4). (First control data)) and 1-byte B data (“first control data” according to the present invention).

  The first control data and the second control data of the automatic stop data table ST are composed of upper 3 bits data and lower 5 bits data used for the control, as shown in enlarged view in FIG. Has been. The “higher 3 bits of data” refers to 3 bits of data from bit 7 (MSB) to bit 5 in 1 byte data, as shown in FIG. Means 5-bit data of bit 4 to bit 0 (LSB) in 1-byte data.

  In the first embodiment, the first control data and the second control data are used as the automatic stop data 1 for the first control data and the automatic stop data 2 for the second control data, as shown in FIG. The lower 5 bits of the automatic stop data 1 are “middle reel stop data”, the lower 5 bits of the automatic stop data 2 are “right reel stop data”, and the upper 3 bits of the automatic stop data 1 are automatically A total of 5 bits of data consisting of the upper 2 bits of the stop data 2 is used as “left reel stop data”. Further, the stop position data of the middle reel stop data, the right reel stop data, and the left reel stop data are constituted by stop symbol position data 0 to 20 associated with the symbol positions 0 to 20, respectively.

  In the first embodiment, the left reel stop data is composed of the upper 3 bits of the automatic stop data 1 and the upper 2 bits of the automatic stop data 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Therefore, for example, the left reel stop data may be composed of a total of 5 bits consisting of the upper 2 bits of the automatic stop data 1 and the upper 3 bits of the automatic stop data 2. The allocation of the reel stop data of the reel stop data and the right reel stop data may be interchanged.

  The automatic stop data shown in FIG. 5B is an example of the automatic stop data that is normally considered in the technical common sense at the time of filing the application. In the automatic stop data table consisting of the automatic stop data according to this comparative example, for each symbol position, 1 byte of left reel stop data, 1 byte of medium reel stop data, and 1 byte of right reel stop data, 3 bytes in total. The automatic stop data is stored. Therefore, considering the case where the symbol position is 21, the storage capacity required to store all automatic stop data is 3 (left reel stop table, middle reel stop table, right reel stop table) × 1 byte × 21. (Symbol position) = 63 bytes. On the other hand, the storage capacity required to store all the automatic stop data of the first embodiment is 2 (automatic stop data 1, automatic stop data 2) × 1 byte × 21 (symbol position) = 42 bytes, Compared to the storage capacity required for the automatic stop data according to the comparative example, 21 (= 63-42) bytes can be reduced.

  Returning to FIG. 9, in step S502, a stop target reel to be automatically stopped is set based on the reel stop status information. Specifically, when all the reels 110 to 112 are rotating, the reels to be stopped are set based on the priority order of the left reel 110 → the middle reel 111 → the right reel 112. Further, when only the left reel 110 is stopped, the priority order of the middle reel 111 → the right reel 112 is set. When only the middle reel 111 is stopped, the priority order of the right reel 112 → the left reel 110 is set. Based on the above, when only the right reel 112 is stopped, the reels to be stopped are set based on the priority order of the left reel 110 → the middle reel 111, respectively. That is, in the first embodiment, the rotation of the reels 110 to 112 is automatically stopped in a predetermined stop order (left reel 110 → middle reel 111 → right reel 112).

  In step S503, it is determined whether all the reels 110 to 112 are rotating. If all the reels 110 to 112 are rotating, the process proceeds to step S504. If not, that is, if at least one of the reels 110 to 112 has already stopped, the process proceeds to step S506.

  In step S504, after acquiring and setting the current symbol position of the right reel 112 (in this embodiment, any value of symbol positions 0 to 20), automatic stop data corresponding to the current symbol position of the right reel 112 is obtained. refer. Note that the symbol position of the right reel 112 acquired and set in step S504 is a temporary symbol position used for convenience to determine the automatic stop data for the left reel referred to in step S505. 112 is a stop symbol position set on the assumption that it is stopped. Therefore, the symbol position acquired / set in step S504 is not limited to the current symbol position of the right reel 112. For example, the current symbol position of the middle reel 111 may be acquired / set, One symbol position among the symbol positions on the middle reel 111 and the right reel 112 may be defined in advance as a temporary stop symbol position, and this temporary stop symbol position may be acquired and set.

  In step S505, the automatic stop data corresponding to the current symbol position of the right reel 112 is referred (searched) using the automatic stop data table.

  In step S506, after the symbol position of the stopped reel is acquired and set, automatic stop position data corresponding to the symbol position of the stopped reel is referred to (searched) using the automatic stop data table.

  In step S507, stop position data of any one of left reel stop data, middle reel stop data, and right reel stop data is acquired based on the automatic stop data referred to in step S505 or step S506.

  In step S508, the current symbol position of the reel to be stopped (during rotation) is acquired.

  In step S509, the stop data acquired in step S507 is compared with the current symbol position of the stop target reel acquired in step S508.

  In step S510, it is determined based on the comparison result in step S509 whether the stop target reel can be stopped. If the reel can be stopped, the process proceeds to step S511, and if not, the process ends.

  In step S511, after setting the automatic stop flag (after setting the automatic stop flag), the process ends.

  Hereinafter, a specific example of the automatic stop control process will be described with reference to FIG.

  Considering the case where all the reels 110 to 112 are rotating as shown in FIG. 11A-1, as described above, when all the reels 110 to 112 are rotating, the left reel 110 → the middle reel 111 → Since the stop target reel is set based on the priority order of the right reel 112, the left reel 110 is set as the stop target reel in step S502.

  Then, after it is determined in step S503 that all reels 110 to 112 are rotating, the current symbol position of the right reel 112 that is rotating at a constant speed is acquired in step S504.

  Assuming that the current symbol position of the right reel 112 acquired in step S504 is 2, in step S505, the automatic stop data of symbol position 2 as shown in FIG. The stop data of the left reel 110, which is the stop target reel, is a total of 5 bits of data consisting of the upper 3 bits of the automatic stop data 1 and the upper 2 bits of the automatic stop data 2 as described above. Therefore, in this example, the left reel stop data is 1 (00001 in binary number), and the symbol position 1 of the left reel 110 is controlled to stop at the horizontal winning line in the middle of the symbol display window 113 ((b) in FIG. -1)).

  If the left reel 110 is automatically stopped, then, as shown in (b-1) in the figure, after the middle reel 111 is set as a stop target reel in step S502, the process proceeds to step S506.

  In step S506, since the symbol position of the automatically stopped left reel 110 is 1, reference is made to the automatic stop data at symbol position 1 as shown in FIG. The stop data of the middle reel 111 that is the stop target reel is the lower 5 bits of the automatic stop data 1 as described above. Therefore, in this example, the middle reel stop data is 2 (00010 in binary), and the symbol position 2 of the middle reel 111 is controlled to stop at the horizontal winning line in the middle of the symbol display window 113 ((c) -1)).

  When the middle reel 111 is automatically stopped, the right reel 112 is set as a stop target reel in step S502, and then the process proceeds to step S506 as shown in FIG.

  In step S506, since the symbol position of the automatically stopped middle reel 111 is 2, reference is made to the automatic stop data at symbol position 2 as shown in FIG. The stop data of the right reel 112 that is the stop target reel is the lower 5 bits of the automatic stop data 2 as described above. Therefore, in this example, the right reel stop data is 3 (00011 in binary), and the symbol position 3 of the right reel 111 is controlled to stop at the horizontal winning line in the middle of the symbol display window 113 ((d )reference).

<Normal stop control processing>
Next, the normal stop control process (step S407) in the stop button reception process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of the normal stop control process.

  In step S601, the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the stop buttons 137 to 139 are set to have received a stop.

  In step S602, the symbol position address when the stop buttons 137 to 139 are received is acquired.

  In step S603, stop position information of the stop-accepted reel is acquired from the stop table.

  In step S604, a stop data address is acquired.

  In step S605, the number of frames to be drawn is set based on the symbol position address acquired in step S602 and the stop data address acquired in step S604, and the process ends.

<Reel stop processing>
Next, the reel stop process (step S409) in the stop button reception process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the flow of the reel stop process.

  In step S701, it is determined whether an automatic stop flag is set. If the automatic stop flag is set (if the automatic stop flag is set in step S511 of the automatic stop control process), the process proceeds to step S702. If not, the process proceeds to step S704.

  In step S702, the automatic stop flag is cleared.

  In step S703, the number of frames to be drawn is set to a fixed value. Specifically, in the first embodiment, the number of frames to be drawn is forcibly set to 1 so that so-called “slip control” is not performed.

  In step S704, the set number of drawn frames is acquired.

  In step S705, the reel to be stopped is stopped.

  In step S706, various information related to the reel stop such as the reel stop position before the stop, the reel stopped information, and the stop accepted setting are cleared.

  In step S707, stop position information (stop reel position information) is set.

  In step S708, stop reel information (information such as which reel has stopped) is set.

  In step S709, by transmitting a reel stop related command to the sub-control unit 400, the stop position information set in step S707 and the stop reel information set in step S708 are notified to the sub-control unit 400, and the process ends.

  As described above, according to the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment, the controlled device used in the game (the reels 110 to 112 in the first embodiment) and at least the control used for controlling the controlled device. Storage means (ROM 312 in this embodiment 1) that stores data (automatic stop data in this embodiment 1) and control means (this book that controls the controlled device using the control data stored in this storage means) In the first embodiment, the game machine includes a CPU 310), and the control means includes at least a first control (control of the middle reel 111 in the first embodiment) and a second control (control in the first embodiment). In the first embodiment, control of the right reel 112) and third control (control of the left reel 110 in the first embodiment) can be executed, and the control data stored in the storage means is the first control. Day (The automatic stop data 1 in the first embodiment) and second control data different from the first control data (the automatic stop data 2 in the first embodiment), and the control used for the first control Information (middle reel stop data in the first embodiment) is stored only in the first control data, and control information (right reel stop position data in the first embodiment) used for the second control is the second control data. Since the control information (left reel stop data in the first embodiment) is stored separately in the first control data and the second control data and stored in the first control data, the new function is added. Even when the control data increases along with this, the limited storage capacity can be used efficiently. Therefore, it is possible to perform a wide variety of controls relating to games without increasing the storage capacity of control data.

  In particular, the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment draws a lot of reels (reels 110 to 112 in the first embodiment) on which a plurality of types of symbols are given and whether or not the internal winning of a predetermined combination is successful. It is possible to stop the reels based on lottery means (in the first embodiment, winning lottery internal lottery process) and the reel stop operation by the player, and after the predetermined reel automatic stop time has elapsed from the start of the game, Reel stop control means (reel control processing in the first embodiment) including reel automatic stop control means (automatic stop control processing in the first embodiment) for automatically stopping the rotation, and reels used at the time of automatic stop A game machine comprising storage means (ROM 312 in the first embodiment) for storing automatic stop position data (automatic stop data in the first embodiment) indicating stop position information, The number of reels is respectively different first reel (middle reel 111 in this embodiment 1), second reel (right reel 112 in this embodiment 1), and third reel (left reel 110 in this embodiment 1). The automatic stop position data stored in the storage means includes first stop position data (automatic stop data 1 in the first embodiment) and a second different from the first stop position data. Stop position data (automatic stop data 2 in the first embodiment), and first reel stop position information (middle reel stop data in the first embodiment) used for controlling the first reel is the first The second reel stop position information (right reel stop data in the first embodiment) that is stored only in the second stop position data and used for controlling the second reel is stored only in the second stop position data, and the third reel. Used to control The 3-reel stop position information (left reel stop data in the first embodiment) is stored separately in a storage area for the first stop position data and a storage area for the second stop position data. When automatically stopping the rotation of the third reel, at least a part of the storage area in which the third reel stop position information included in the first stop position data stored in the storage means is stored, and the second stop In order to automatically stop the rotation of the third reel with reference to at least a part of the storage area in which the third reel stop position information included in the position data is stored, the automatic stop is performed with the addition of the reel automatic stop function. Even when the control data used increases, the limited storage capacity can be used efficiently. Therefore, the reel automatic stop function can be realized without increasing the storage capacity of the control data used for automatic stop.

  In addition, the reel automatic stop control means automatically stops the reels in order to automatically stop the rotation of each reel in a predetermined stop order (in this embodiment, left reel 110 → middle reel 111 → right reel 112). This simplifies the process, avoids an increase in the code amount of the control program, and facilitates the development of the control program. The stop order of each reel is not limited to the order shown in the first embodiment.

  Furthermore, after the automatic stop time has elapsed, the setting for setting the symbol position of the reel based on the status of the reel (revolving reel, stopped reel, rotating, and subject to automatic stop) Means (in the first embodiment, mainly corresponds to steps S502 to S504 and S506 of the automatic stop control process), and the automatic stop position data stored in the storage means is a symbol position (set by the setting means ( In the first embodiment, since it is configured by stop symbol position information (numerical data from 0 to 20 in the first embodiment) associated with 0 to 20 numerical data), the automatic stop position data is simplified data. The structure can be realized, and the automatic stop control of the reel can be simplified.

  The reel automatic stop control means is configured to stop the reels that have been stopped by the setting means when the reels that are rotating other than the stopped reels are automatically stopped in a state where at least one of the reels is stopped. Based on the symbol position of the stopped reel to automatically stop the rotating reel based on the stop position data indicating the stop position information at the time of automatic stop determined corresponding to the symbol position set for the reel. The stop position data of the next reel to be automatically stopped can be determined, the automatic stop control of the reel can be simplified, and the automatic stop control of the reel in consideration of the symbol position of the stopped reel is possible. It is.

  Furthermore, since the automatic stop position data stored in the storage means is constituted by information indicating that a plurality of reels are automatically stopped at a symbol position where no combination is established, the combination is useful when the reels are automatically stopped. Without being established, the player will stop the reel by his own operation before the reel is automatically stopped, which can promote the reel stop operation by the player and improve the operating rate of the game table Thus, it is possible to effectively prevent a decrease in sales at amusement stores.

  Further, the reel automatic stop control means uses the automatic stop position data stored in the storage means to automatically search the stop position of the target reel to be automatically stopped when automatically stopping the rotating reel. (In the first embodiment, steps S505 and S506 of the automatic stop control process are mainly applicable), and the stop position searched by the search means is compared with the symbol position of the target reel for automatic stop, and the searched stop position and target When the symbol position of the reel is the same position, automatic stop information setting means (in this embodiment 1) sets information (automatic stop flag in the first embodiment) indicating that the rotating reel can be automatically stopped. If it further includes steps S509 to S511) of the automatic stop control process, it is possible to grasp information on whether or not the reels can be automatically stopped in other processes. In the case of the automatic stop such as a fixed number of sliding symbols of the reel (number pull frames) to 1, it is easy to isolate the automatic stop processing unique and normal stop process.

  Also, the first control data (in the first embodiment, middle reel stop data) storing control information used for the first control, and the second control data storing control information used for the second control. (The first reel stop data in the first embodiment) and the third control data (the left reel stop data in the first embodiment) in which the control information used for the third control is stored have the same data length. (In the first embodiment, 5 bits), the control data can be handled easily and the control program can be simplified.

  Further, the first control data and the second control data stored in the storage means are each composed of 1-byte data, and the control information used for the first control is the lower 5 of the storage area of the first control data. The control information stored in the bit and used for the second control is stored in the lower 5 bits of the second control data storage area, and the control information used for the third control includes the first control data and the second control data. Since data is stored separately in the upper 3 bits of the data storage area, if the control data has an information amount of up to 5 bits, 3 types of control data can be stored in 2 bytes. The capacity can be used efficiently.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the reel automatic stop control. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a normal reel stop control and a sub display device are provided. In the case where a reel device is provided, the present invention can be applied to sub-reel stop control. That is, the controlled device is constituted by a plurality of reels provided with a plurality of types of symbols, and the control means is constituted by a reel control means for controlling the plurality of reels, and is stored in the storage means. If the control data is composed of reel control information related to the reel control, various types of reel control can be performed without increasing the storage capacity of control data necessary for reel control.

  The control data (parameters) that the main control unit 300 transmits to the sub control unit 400 together with the control command can be applied to communication between the main control unit 300 and the sub control unit 400, and the first control data The second control data is different from the first control data, the control information used for the first control is stored in the first control data, and the control information used for the second control is stored in the second control data. Control information stored in the control data and used for the third control may be stored separately for the first control data and the second control data. In this case, the sub-control unit 400 can acquire control information used for the third control by referring to the first control data and the second control data. Therefore, the main control unit 300 only needs to store the first control data and the second control data, and the storage capacity of the main control unit 300 can be reduced. Further, the main control unit 300 only needs to transmit the first control data and the second control data to the sub-control unit 400, and the number of parameters of the control command can be reduced.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the structure of the slot machine according to the above embodiment. Therefore, for example, in the above embodiment, an example of a slot machine using medals (coins) as a game medium has been shown. The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine (so-called pachilot) using a game medium as a game medium.

  The present invention can also be applied to the following gaming machines (mainly pachinko machines).

  After a predetermined variable display start condition is established on the display device that displays each identification information that can be identified, the identification information is changed based on the start condition of the variable display. When the display result of the display becomes a predetermined special display result, it can be controlled to an advantageous state advantageous to the player, and is used for controlling the controlled device used for the game and at least the controlled device. A gaming machine comprising: storage means for storing control data; and control means for controlling the controlled device using the control data stored in the storage means, wherein the control means includes at least The first control, the second control, and the third control for controlling the controlled device can be executed, and the control data stored in the storage means includes the first control data and the first control data. 1 system Control information used for the first control is stored in the first control data, and control information used for the second control is the second control data. Control information stored in control data and used for the third control is stored separately in the first control data and the second control data. According to such a gaming machine, the limited storage capacity can be used efficiently even when the control data increases with the addition of a new function or the like, as in the above slot machine. Therefore, a wide variety of controls can be performed without increasing the storage capacity of the control data.

  Furthermore, if the present invention is used for the following control in the following gaming machines (mainly pachinko machines), a wide variety of controls can be performed without increasing the storage capacity of control data.

  After a predetermined variable display start condition is established on the display device that displays each identification information that can be identified, the identification information is changed based on the start condition of the variable display. When the display result of the display becomes a predetermined special display result, it can be controlled to an advantageous state advantageous to the player, and display control data of a variation pattern of identification information displayed on the display device is stored. A gaming machine comprising storage means and display control means for controlling variation display of identification information in the display device using the display control data stored in the storage means, wherein the display control means comprises: Corresponding to at least each of the identification information displayed on the display device, the control of the first identification information, the control of the second identification information, The display control data stored in the storage means is composed of first display control data and second display control data different from the first display control data. Display control information used for controlling the first identification information is stored in the first display control data, and display control information used for controlling the second identification information is stored in the second display control data. The display control information used for controlling the third identification information is stored separately for the first display control data and the second display control data.

  The present invention can be applied to game machines represented by slot machines and game machines (such as pachinko machines).

1 is an external perspective view of a slot machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Circuit block diagram of main controller in the slot machine Circuit block diagram of sub-control unit in the slot machine The figure which replaced the symbol given to each reel in the slot machine with the numerical value (symbol number) and developed the arrangement of the symbol number in a plane. Flowchart showing the main process of the main control unit in the slot machine Flowchart showing reel rotation start processing in the slot machine Flowchart showing reel control processing in the slot machine Flowchart showing stop button reception processing in the slot machine Flowchart showing automatic stop control processing in the slot machine (A) A diagram showing an example of an automatic stop data table in the same slot machine, (b) a diagram showing definitions of upper bits and lower bits in the automatic stop data (A) The figure which showed an example of the automatic stop data in the slot machine, (b) The figure which showed an example of the automatic stop data which concerns on a comparative example (A-1) A simplified front view showing a state in which all reels are rotating, (a-2) a diagram showing an example of automatic stop data referred to when the left reel is stopped, and (b-1) the left reel is A front view schematically showing a state where the middle reel and the right reel are rotating, (b-2) a diagram showing an example of automatic stop data referred to when the middle reel is stopped, and (c-1) a left reel. And a schematic front view showing a state where the middle reel is stopped and the right reel is rotating, (c-2) a diagram showing an example of automatic stop data referred to when the right reel is stopped, and (d) all reels are A simplified front view showing the stoppage A flowchart showing a normal stop control process in the slot machine according to the first embodiment. Flowchart showing reel stop processing in the slot machine

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Slot machine 110, 111, 112 ... Reel 113 ... Symbol display window 114 ... Winning line 135 ... Start lever 137, 138, 139 ... Stop button 300 ... Main control part 400 ... Sub control part

Claims (2)

Multiple reels with multiple types of designs,
Lottery means for lottery of internal winning of a predetermined role;
The reel can be stopped based on a reel stop operation by a player, and includes automatic reel stop control means for automatically stopping the rotation of the reel after a predetermined reel automatic stop time has elapsed since the start of the game. Reel stop control means;
And a storage means for storing automatic stop position data indicating information on the stop position of the reel used in the automatic stop,
The plurality of reels includes different left reels, middle reels, and right reels , respectively.
The automatic stop position data stored in the storage means is composed of first stop position data and second stop position data different from the first stop position data,
The first reel stop position information used for controlling the right reel is stored only in the first stop position data,
Second reel stop position information used for controlling the middle reel is stored only in the second stop position data,
Third reel stop position information used for controlling the left reel is stored in two different areas, a storage area for the first stop position data and a storage area for the second stop position data.
The automatic stop data is stop position information associated with symbol positions indicating positions of the plurality of types of symbols, and the plurality of reels are automatically stopped at symbol positions where the combination is not established. Stop position information
The reel automatic stop control means includes:
When it is determined that there is a rotating reel among the plurality of reels after the reel automatic stop time has elapsed, the rotating reels are automatically stopped in the order of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel. Configured,
When the rotation of the left reel is automatically stopped, a part of the third reel stop position information included in the first stop position data and the third reel stop position information included in the second stop position data The third reel stop position information is acquired from a part, the left reel stop position is searched using the acquired third reel stop position information, and the searched stop position and the left reel pattern are searched. The position is compared, and when the searched stop position and the symbol position of the left reel are the same position, an automatic stop flag indicating that the left reel can be automatically stopped is set, and the automatic stop flag is When set, the gaming machine is characterized in that the number of frames drawn in the left reel is set to a fixed value and the left reel is automatically stopped. In claim 1,
Each of the first stop position data and the second stop position data is composed of 1-byte data,
The first reel stop position information is stored in the lower 5 bits of the storage area of the first stop position data,
The second reel stop position information is stored in the lower 5 bits of the storage area of the second stop position data,
3. The gaming table according to claim 3, wherein the third reel stop position information is stored separately in the upper 3 bits of the storage area of the first stop position data and the second stop position data.

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