JP4891687B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine in which a bonus confirmed state can occur in accordance with internal winning or winning of a specific small role.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, some slot machines have a gameability that allows a bonus combination to be awarded in accordance with internal winning or winning of a specific small combination, that is, a bonus finalized state can occur. As such a slot machine, for example, there is a machine that realizes the above-described gameability by simultaneously winning a plurality of roles in a single game (simultaneous winning) (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As this slot machine, for example, a specific small combination that can be won internally at the same time as a bonus combination is set, and in addition to a single winning game of this specific small combination, a simultaneous winning game of a specific small combination and a bonus combination can occur There is.

  Furthermore, as a slot machine that realizes the above-described game play, for example, a slot machine having a so-called stock function that once stocks a so-called bonus flag and generates a bonus confirmed state when a predetermined release condition is satisfied. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2). As this slot machine, for example, there is a slot machine that performs a lottery to shift to a bonus finalized state when a predetermined small combination is won or won.

  In the slot machine as described above, a bonus confirmed state may occur in accordance with the internal winning or winning of the specific small role. In these slot machines, the moment when the expectation for winning the bonus combination is high can be realized in the form of internal winning or winning of the specific small combination. Thus, clearly presenting to the player the moment when the expectation of winning the bonus combination is high can be a very effective means for the purpose of enhancing the interest of the game.

  However, the conventional slot machine has the following problems. In other words, if a prize for the above-mentioned specific small role occurs several times prior to winning a bonus combination, the winning of a specific small role that can establish the bonus finalized state even though the bonus finalized state has already been established There is a possibility that the player may be suspicious that a so-called wasteful pulling occurs, for example, in such a way as to cause duplicate occurrence. A player who is trapped in such a suspicion feels that he has lost a bonus role award even though he has been awarded a bonus role award. There is a problem that motivation may be reduced.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-808 JP 2005-192846 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and a so-called waste discount has occurred in a slot machine in which a bonus winning combination can occur in accordance with internal winning or winning of a specific small combination. It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot machine that can suppress the degree of discouragement of the player at the time and can maintain a high game motivation even when wasteful withdrawal occurs.

The present invention provides a symbol variation display means for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols, an internal lottery means for lottering an internal winning combination, and the symbol variation display within a predetermined pull-in range based on the point of stop operation by the player. Display control means for pulling in and stopping the means, and a predetermined special combination and bonus combination can be won internally in one game at a time, and the specified small combination can be won only in a game won internally In a slot machine that is configured to hold a bonus confirmed state in which a bonus combination can be won until the bonus combination wins, while a predetermined number of game media are paid out when winning a prize, ,
When the specific small role is won internally in the bonus finalized state, in addition to the predetermined number of game media being paid out when the specific small role is won, a privilege configured to grant a predetermined privilege Granting means ;
A request operation means for taking in an operation for a player to request grant of the privilege,
The bonus granting means is configured to grant the bonus only when the request operation means is operated in a game in which the specific small role is not won in spite of the internal winning. The slot machine is characterized in that (Claim 1).

  The slot machine of the present invention is provided with a game property that the bonus confirmed state can occur in accordance with internal winning or winning of the specific small role. The slot machine includes the privilege granting means for granting the privilege according to the internal winning or winning when the internal winning or winning of the specific small role is duplicated in the bonus finalized state. Yes.

  The player who plays this slot machine can acquire the privilege through the privilege granting means even when the specific small role is won internally or won in the bonus finalized state. Regardless of whether or not the bonus is in a determined state, the player of the slot machine can get some reward if he wins or wins the specific small combination.

  In the slot machine, the bonus confirmed state can be generated according to the internal winning or winning of the specific small role if the bonus is not confirmed except for the bonus confirmed state. Even in the bonus confirmed state, the privilege can be obtained according to the internal winning or winning of the specific small role. That is, in the slot machine, the player can obtain some advantage if the specific small combination is won internally or won. Therefore, according to the slot machine, it is possible to suppress the disappointment degree of the player with respect to so-called wasting when the specific small role is won internally or won in the bonus finalized state.

  As described above, according to the slot machine of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the degree of disappointment of the player that may occur due to the internal winning or winning of the specific small role in the bonus finalized state, and the player's willingness to play is reduced. It can be kept high.

  In the present invention, the slot machine in which a bonus finalized state in which a bonus combination can be won is generated in accordance with the internal winning or winning of the specific small role, according to the internal winning or winning of the specific small role. It means a slot machine in which a game pattern in which the bonus confirmed state occurs is set. It may be a slot machine in which the bonus finalized state occurs for a part of the games that the specific small role has won or won internally, and the bonus finalized state for all the games that the specific small role has won internally or won. It may be a slot machine that can generate.

In addition, the bonus confirmed state includes not only a state in which the bonus combination can be won immediately, but also a state in which it is determined that the bonus combination can be won in the near future such as after several games. I mean.
The slot machine may be a slot machine in a narrow sense using medals or coins as game media, or a parrot (R) using pachinko balls as game media.

In addition, as the privilege granted by the privilege granting means, for example, the implementation of a special gaming state in which the payout rate is increased compared to the gaming state before granting the privilege, or the internal winning combination before the reel stops There are various contents such as implementation of a gaming state (so-called AT state) in which all types are notified to the player, or implementation of a special effect (premier effect) that is not normally performed.
Further, for example, the privilege granting unit may be configured to transmit an order signal for ordering a customer service such as a free drink service to the management device of the game hall. In this case, a customer service such as a drink service can be provided to a player who has caused so-called wasteful withdrawal.

  Furthermore, for example, the privilege granting means may be configured to transmit a point addition signal or the like for adding a member point managed by the game hall to a management device for each player who is a member. In this case, the above-mentioned member points can be given to the player who has generated so-called wasting. In short, the above-mentioned privilege may be of any content as long as it can suppress the degree of discouragement of the player against so-called wasteful withdrawal.

In addition, the player has a request operation means for taking in an operation for requesting the grant of the privilege,
The bonus granting means grants the bonus only when the request operation means is operated in a game in which the specific small role has not won a prize despite being won internally .

  In the slot machine, if the symbol of the specific small role is not within the predetermined pull-in range, the specific small role cannot be won even if the specific small role is won internally. However, in the game of the slot machine, for example, based on so-called pull-in control when the symbol variation display means for variably displaying symbols stops, flag notification for notifying the internal winning combination, or the like, You may notice. Therefore, in the case where the privilege is granted only when the request operation means is operated as described above, only for a player who has noticed that the specific small role has been won internally but has not won a prize. The above-mentioned privilege can be given on condition of operation of the request operation means.

On the other hand, for the player who is not aware of the internal winning of the specific small role, there is no suspicion that the useless withdrawal has occurred in the first place. Therefore, if the operation of the request operation means is set as a necessary condition for granting a privilege as described above, a player who has a suspicion that a so-called wasteful pull may have occurred and may feel disappointed The above privilege can be appropriately given.
Further, when the requested operation means is operated despite the fact that the specific small role has not been elected internally, a penalty may be imposed on the player by imposing a predetermined penalty (claim 2 ). ).

Example 1
This example is an example related to the slot machine 1 in which a specific small combination and a bonus combination can be simultaneously won internally. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the slot machine 1 of the present example has a symbol variation display means 2 (in this example, reel, hereinafter referred to as reel 2) that displays various types of symbols in a variable manner, and an internal winning combination. It has an internal lottery means 42 for lottery, and a display control means 45 for drawing the reel 2 and stopping it within a predetermined drawing range based on the time point of the stop operation by the player. The slot machine 1 is set with a case in which a bonus finalized state in which a bonus combination can be won in accordance with an internal winning or winning of a specific small role that has been determined in advance and a bonus finalized state in which a bonus finalized state occurs. The bonus confirmed state is held until the winning combination is won.
This slot machine 1 is provided with a privilege granting means 41 configured to grant a privilege in accordance with internal winning or winning of a specific small role under a bonus finalized state.
This content will be described in detail below.

  First, the playability of the slot machine 1 of this example will be described. This slot machine 1 has a game specification in which a replay time over a predetermined number of games (100 games in this example) is generated after the bonus game ends. This replay time is a gaming state advantageous to a player who can expect a payout rate of 100% or more by increasing the internal winning probability of the replay role.

  The combination of the slot machine 1, the internal winning combination, and the winning combination will be described with reference to FIGS. The slot machine 1 of this example has nine types of roles including a BIG bonus, a REG bonus, a small combination such as a 15-sheet combination. In FIG. 3, the name of each combination is shown in the left column, the combination of the symbols in the middle column, and the number of medals to be paid out as a prize in the right column. In the slot machine 1, an internal winning combination by the internal lottery means 42 becomes an internal winning combination. And the symbol 20 which comprises this internal winning combination is a symbol. Furthermore, when a role symbol is arranged on the winning line, that role becomes a winning combination.

  In this example, as the specific small role, 7 role of the role symbol “star” (hereinafter referred to as “star”) and 7 role of the role symbol “cherry” (hereinafter referred to as 7 role “cherry”). Is set). The 7 small role “star”, which is a specific small role, can be won simultaneously with the BIG bonus role. The special small combination “7 cherries” can be won simultaneously with the BIG bonus combination and the REG bonus combination.

  In this example, an internal winning flag of 1 bit (binary 0 or 1) is set corresponding to each combination. By setting 1 to the internal winning flag corresponding to the internal winning combination, a state (ON state) in which the internal winning combination can win is set. The bonus confirmed state is managed by a bonus flag which is one of the internal winning flags. A state where the bonus flag is set to 1 (on state) is a bonus finalized state, and a state where the bonus flag is set to zero (off state) is an unconfirmed state of bonus combination.

  The slot machine 1 has an external configuration as shown in FIG. In the slot machine 1, the front portion facing the player is formed by a front frame 10 provided with a substantially rectangular symbol display window 11. The front frame 10 includes a liquid crystal display unit 53 and a pair of left and right speakers 520 on the upper side in the vertical direction of the symbol display window 11. And it has the base part 100 which makes the base of the slot machine 1 in the vertical direction lower side. On the right side of the liquid crystal display unit 53, a privilege request button 690 serving as request operation means 69 described later is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the base portion 100 is formed so as to protrude relatively toward the player with respect to the symbol display window 11 located behind the player. The base portion 100 has a table-like operation surface 14 at the upper end adjacent to the symbol display window 11, a medal tray 15 for paying out medals at the lower end, and a space between the operation surface 14 and the medal tray 15. An operation panel 13 is provided.

  The operation surface 14 includes a bet button 64 for betting a medal credited (stored) by the credit function, a settlement button 65 for paying out the credited medal, and a medal insertion slot for inserting a bet on the game. 630. The operation panel 13 is provided with a start lever 62 for starting the symbol variation of the reel 2 and a stop button 61 for stopping the symbol variation.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bet button 64 is a button for designating 3 bets, which is the maximum bet number, as the number of game bets. The bet button 64 is configured to generate a 3-bet signal representing the number 3 of game bets. However, when the remaining credit is 2 or 1, a 2-bet signal or 1-bet signal is generated, and when the credit is zero, a bet signal is not generated.

  In the slot machine 1 which is a 3-bet dedicated machine, when a medal is directly inserted or when three medals are bet by operating the bet button 64, the start lever 62 is set to an effective state. Instead of the slot machine 1 of this example, which is a so-called 3-bet dedicated machine for betting 3 medals for each game (game), a slot of a type in which the number of game bets can be selectively set according to the player's preference It may be a machine. In this case, as the bet button 64, a single bet button for generating a single bet signal may be provided in addition to a max bet button for generating a 3-bet signal.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the start lever 62 is configured to generate a variation start signal, which is a control signal for the reel 2, at the timing when the player operates.
As shown in the figure, the stop button 61 is configured to generate a variable stop signal that is a control signal for the reel 2 at the timing when the player operates. The stop button 61 of this example is a combination of a left stop button 61L corresponding to the left reel 2L, a middle stop button 61C corresponding to the middle reel 2C, and a right stop button 61R corresponding to the right reel 2R.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the symbol display window 11 is formed so that nine symbols 20 arranged in a two-dimensional matrix of three rows and three columns can be displayed. The portion corresponding to the symbol display window 11 in the front frame 10 is formed of a transparent resin plate so that the symbol 20 can be seen from the player side. For the nine symbols 20 in the above two-dimensional matrix, winning lines 211 to 215 that are the arrangement direction of symbols to be awarded are set. The winning lines include three winning lines 211 to 213 in the horizontal direction and two winning lines 214 and 215 in the oblique direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the reel 2 includes a left reel 2L, a middle reel 2C, and a right reel 2R. Each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is a rotary reel that has a substantially cylindrical shape and has seven types and 21 symbols 20 arranged at substantially constant intervals on the outer peripheral surface thereof. Each reel 2L, C, R has a reference position piece (not shown) at one reference position in the rotation direction. The reference position piece is a member as a detected piece detected by a reference position detection unit 66 described later. The reel 2 may be an image-type reel that displays the symbols on the liquid crystal display in place of the rotary reel of this example.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the left reel 2L forms one column at the left end in a three-row × three-column two-dimensional matrix displayed in the symbol display window 11. The right reel 2R forms one row at the right end in the two-dimensional matrix. The middle reel 2C forms a central row in the two-dimensional matrix. In this example, as shown in FIG. 4, the arrangement order of the seven types of symbols 20 is changed for each reel 2L, C, R. Further, in this example, for the arrangement of the symbols 20 on the middle reel 2C, the special small role “Star” or “Cherry” and the bonus symbol “7” or “BAR” are not stopped and displayed at the same time. It is set as follows. Therefore, in the slot machine 1 of this example, the specific small combination and the bonus combination do not win simultaneously.

  The liquid crystal display unit 53 includes a liquid crystal display as shown in FIGS. The liquid crystal display unit 53 in this example is a privilege grant screen (not shown) indicating that a privilege is granted via the privilege grant means 41, or a penalty display screen that indicates that a penalty is imposed for an erroneous operation of the privilege request button 690. (Not shown) or the like is displayed. Furthermore, the liquid crystal display unit 53 of the present example displays various effect screens (not shown) for effecting a game in addition to the above-described display screen such as the privilege grant screen.

  The privilege request button 690 constituting the request operation means 69 is an operation button for the player to request the provision of a privilege for the wasteful withdrawal during the replay time. Note that the function of the request operation means 69 according to the operation of the privilege request button 690 will be described later.

Next, the slot machine 1 of this example has a mechanical configuration as shown in FIG.
A control board 3 that controls the overall operation of the slot machine 1 and each part that is electrically connected to the control board 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. For the control board 3, in addition to the above configuration, a inserted medal detection unit 63 that detects a medal inserted as a game medium, a reel drive unit 51 that rotationally drives the reel 2, and a rotational position of the reel 2 are detected. A reference position detecting unit 66 for performing the game, a medal paying unit 54 for paying out medals, various display units 55 for producing a game, a set value operating unit 68 for setting a set value representing the player's advantage, and a speaker. The audio output unit 52 that controls 520 and the request operation means 69 including the privilege request button 690 are electrically connected.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the inserted medal detection unit 63 is configured to output an insert signal each time a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 630. Three insert signals correspond to the 3-bet signal. In the slot machine 1 of this example, which is a 3-bet dedicated machine, the start lever 62 is set to an effective state when three medals are inserted or the bet button 64 is pressed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the reel drive unit 51 includes a stepping motor (not shown) that can be controlled in units of steps, and is configured to rotationally drive the reel 2 by the rotational driving force of the stepping motor. The stepping motor rotates by one step for each control pulse fetched from the control board 3. The reel drive unit 51 is configured to capture the variation start signal and start the rotation of the reel 2, and to capture the variation stop signal and stop the reel 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the reference position detection unit 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of the reference position pieces of the reels 2L, 2C, and R and outputs a detection signal. As will be described in detail later, the reference position detection unit 66 of this example sets the number of control pulses generated by the control board 3 after the detection signal is generated, that is, the number of steps the stepping motor rotates after passing the reference position piece. Based on this, the symbol (the symbol located on the winning line) currently displayed on each reel 2L, C, R is calculated.

The medal payout unit 54 is configured to pay out a predetermined number of medals to the medal tray 15 under the control of the control board 3.
The set value operation unit 68 is for changing a set value for setting the winning combination probability of the bonus combination in six stages by using the setting key 680.

  The request operation means 69 has a privilege request button 690 that is an operation button for a player to request the provision of a privilege. In the slot machine 1 of the present example, among the above-mentioned wasteful withdrawal during the replay time, a bonus is granted regardless of whether or not the privilege request button 690 has been operated as a result of winning a specific small role. On the other hand, among the useless withdrawals during the replay time, those that were won by a specific small role but were not revealed without winning a prize were granted on condition that the privilege request button 690 constituting the request operation means 69 is operated. is doing.

  In this example, a penalty is set for a case where the privilege request button 690 is operated despite no occurrence of wasteful withdrawal so that a dark operation of the privilege request button 690 by the player can be avoided in advance. It is. The penalty in this example is the forced termination of the replay time. Detailed conditions for imposing a penalty will be described later together with the description of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the control board 3 includes a CPU 31, a ROM 33 and a RAM 34 as memory means, and an I / O unit 32 as an input / output interface. The CPU 31 executes a software program read from the ROM 33, thereby generating a random number generating means 48 for generating random numbers, a winning combination determining means 49 for determining a winning combination, a display control means 45 for controlling the reel driving unit 51, an internal winning combination Each function of the internal lottery means 42 for setting the internal winning flag corresponding to the internal winning combination, the gaming state switching means 44 for generating the replay time, and the privilege granting means 41 for granting a privilege in accordance with the occurrence of wasteful withdrawal Is configured to be realized.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ROM 33 as the memory means stores a winning random number table used by the internal lottery means 42 for the lottery of the internal winning combination. As shown in FIG. 5, the winning random number table of the present example defines winning random numbers for winning each winning combination. In the figure, random values are defined on the horizontal axis, and roles are arranged on the vertical axis. In the figure, the notation 81 of “BIG1” represents the BIG bonus combination that is won internally at the same time as the seven-member role “star” that is the specific small role, and the notation 82 (83) of “BIG2” (“REG2”) Represents a BIG (REG) bonus combination that is won internally at the same time as the seven-part combination “Cherry” which is a specific small combination. In addition, a single notation 84 (85) of “BIG” (“REG”) alone represents a BIG (REG) bonus combination for internal winning alone.

  According to the figure, for example, the winning random number of the 7-piece role “star” which is the specific small role is a random number of 4078 to 4227. On the other hand, for the BIG bonus combination, random numbers 4208 to 4227, random numbers 4358 to 4377, and random numbers 4388 to 4397 are set as winning random numbers. Therefore, the random numbers 4208 to 4227 in which the winning random number of the 7-piece winning “star” overlaps with the winning random number of the BIG bonus winning combination are the simultaneous winning random numbers. When a random number corresponding to the simultaneous winning random number is extracted, the 7-part combination “star” as a specific small combination and the BIG bonus combination are simultaneously won internally.

  In this example, as the simultaneous winning random number, the first simultaneous winning random number 481 for simultaneously winning the 7-piece winning “star” and the BIG bonus winning, and the 7- winning winning “Cherry” and the BIG bonus winning are simultaneously won. A second simultaneous winning random number 482 and a third simultaneous winning random number 483 for simultaneously winning the 7-piece combination “Cherry” and the REG bonus combination are set.

  Further, as can be seen from the figure, the numbers of winning random numbers corresponding to “BIG1” of notation 81, “BIG2” of notation 82, and “BIG” of notation 84 are 20, 20, and 10, respectively. It is. Therefore, in this example, of the BIG bonus combination, 40% will be simultaneously elected with 7 stars “Star”, 40% will be simultaneously elected with 7 roles “Cherry” and the remaining 20% will be elected alone. Become.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the random number generation means 48 is a means for extracting a random number by an internal calculation of the CPU 31. The random number generation means 48 of this example is configured to extract a random number using a change start signal of the start lever 62 as a trigger signal and input it to the internal lottery means 42. The random number generation means 48 of this example extracts an integer belonging to the range of 0 to 16383 as a random number for the winning random number table.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the internal lottery means 42 determines an internal winning combination with reference to the winning random number table (FIG. 5) based on the random number extracted by the random number generating means 48, and the internal lottery corresponding to the internal winning combination. The winning flag is set to an on state. As shown in FIG. 3, the internal winning combination that the internal lottery means 42 of the present example draws is BIG bonus, REG bonus, 15 combination, 10 combination, 7 combination “star”, 7 combination “cherry”, replay There are 7 types of roles.

  The internal lottery means 42 of this example can win a specific small combination and bonus combination at the same time. As described above with reference to FIG. 5, for example, when a simultaneous winning random number 481 of 4208 to 4227 is generated as a random number, a 7-card combination “star” and a BIG bonus combination can be internally won simultaneously. Note that the internal winning flag for a small role including the above specific small role disappears at the end of one game regardless of whether or not a prize has been won, while the bonus flag, which is an internal winning flag for a bonus role, continues until the next game is won. Carried over to Therefore, if a small role or the like is not won in the internal winning game, it is a so-called missed game. On the other hand, once the bonus combination is won internally, the bonus finalized state is maintained until winning.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming state switching means 44 is a means for generating a replay time when the RT flag is on and generating a normal gaming state when the RT flag is off. The RT flag is a flag that is set to ON at the end of the bonus game executed following the bonus combination winning. The RT flag is set off when the replay time expires due to the consumption of a predetermined number of games, or when a bonus combination is won during the replay time.

  The privilege granting means 41 captures from the internal lottery means 42 the simultaneous winning information regarding the simultaneous winning of the specific small role and the bonus combination from the internal lottery means 42 and also relates to the type of winning combination. The winning combination information is fetched from the winning combination determining means 49. Furthermore, the privilege grant means 41 of this example is configured to capture the RT flag set for the game state switching means 44 and the operation information of the privilege request button 690. And the privilege provision means 41 provides a privilege to a player according to the combination of the RT flag, the simultaneous winning information, the winning combination information, and the operation information of the privilege request button 690.

  Here, the privilege of this example is demonstrated. In this example, a privilege is given to useless withdrawal during the replay time. The privilege granted by the privilege grant means 41 of this example is an extension of the replay time. Specifically, in this example, a privilege of extending the replay time by 100 games is given based on the game to which the privilege is granted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the display control means 45 starts the symbol fluctuation of the reel 2 in response to the fluctuation start signal and stops the symbol fluctuation of the reel 2 in response to the fluctuation stop signal. It is. The display control means 45 inputs a control pulse to the stepping motor that forms the reel driving unit 51, and rotates the stepping motor by one step for each pulse. The display control unit 45 counts the number of control pulses input to the reel driving unit 51, that is, the number of steps rotated by the stepping motor. In particular, in this example, the number of steps generated after the latest detection signal is counted by resetting the number of steps to zero each time the detection signal of the reference position piece of each reel 2 is captured.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display control means 45 performs so-called pull-in control in which symbols within a predetermined pull-in range determined by rules (rules for game machine certification, type verification, etc.) are stopped on the winning line. It is constituted as follows. Specifically, the display control unit 45 takes in the number of control pulses input to the reel driving unit 51 using the above-described variation stop signal as a trigger signal, that is, the number of steps of the stepping motor. Then, based on the number of steps, the Vita symbol which is the symbol 20 instantaneously positioned on the winning lines 211 to 215 is calculated, and the four symbols 20 following the Vita symbol at the head are within the predetermined pull-in range. It was set as a design.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display control unit 45 performs so-called pull-in control in which, if there is a winning symbol in the predetermined pull-in range, the winning symbol is stopped on the winning line. On the other hand, when there is no winning symbol within the predetermined drawing range, the display control means 45 pulls the lost symbol onto the winning line and stops it so as to avoid winning of other winning points not won internally. As the pull-in control by the display control means 45, in addition to the control method as described above, another control method using a stop pattern table can be adopted.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the winning combination determining means 49 displays the stepping motor (reel drive unit 51) corresponding to each reel 2L, C, R after the reels 2L, C, R have stopped. The number of steps counted by the control means 45 is taken in. The winning combination determining means 49 obtains the type of the symbol 20 stopped on the winning lines 211 to 215 based on the number of steps, and determines whether or not a winning combination is established for the combination of the symbols 20.

  Next, the operation of the slot machine 1 of this example configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 shows the flow of the internal lottery process by the internal lottery means 42. FIG. 7 shows the flow of the RT start process for starting the replay time. FIG. 8 shows the flow of RT extension processing for extending the replay time as a privilege. FIG. 9 shows a flow of privilege request processing by operating the privilege request button 690. FIG. 10 shows a flow of button operation standby end processing for ending the standby state for the privilege request operation. FIG. 11 shows a flow of button error operation processing when the privilege request button 690 is erroneously operated. Hereinafter, the contents of each process will be described in detail.

  First, the flow of the internal lottery process by the internal lottery means 42 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, first, the start of the game is determined as in step S101. When the game is started, a lottery random number for drawing the internal winning combination is extracted (step S102) and collated with the winning random number in the winning random number table (FIG. 5) (step S103). Then, an internal winning combination flag corresponding to the matching winning random number is set to ON (1).

  In a succeeding step S105, it is determined whether or not the specific small combination and the bonus combination are simultaneously won. In the case of simultaneous winning, it is further determined whether or not the RT flag is on as in step S106. If the RT flag is on and the bonus flag is already on (step S107) in the previous game, the RT extension preparation flag indicating a state where a privilege can be granted is set on (step S108). To do.

  Next, the flow of the RT start process for starting the replay time will be described with reference to FIG. Here, first, the end of the BIG bonus game is determined as in step S201. When the BIG bonus game is over, the BIG bonus flag is set off (step S202) and the RT flag is set on (step S203). Then, 100 games are set in the RT game counter as in step S204.

  Next, the flow of RT extension processing for providing a privilege for extending the replay time will be described with reference to FIG. Here, first, the state of the RT flag (step S301) and the state of the RT extension preparation flag (step S302; see step S108 in FIG. 6) are determined. When both the RT flag and the RT extension preparation flag are on, it is determined whether or not the seven-seat combination “star” or “cherry” that is the specific small combination is won as in step S303.

  When the seven winning combinations won at the same time as the bonus combination are won, the RT game counter is reset to 100 as in step S304, and the RT extension preparation flag is reset to OFF as in step S305. On the other hand, if the seven winning combinations that are won at the same time as the bonus combination are missed, the button operation standby flag for managing the operation standby state of the privilege request button 690 is set to ON as in step S314.

  Next, the flow of the privilege request process by operating the privilege request button 690 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, first, as in step S401, it is determined whether or not the RT flag is on. If the RT flag is on, the operation of the privilege request button 690 is detected as in step S402. When the privilege request button 690 is operated with the button operation standby flag (see step S314 in FIG. 8) turned on as in step S403, the RT game counter is reset to 100 as in step S404 to perform replay. Extends the time and resets the button operation standby flag to off. On the other hand, when the privilege request button 690 is operated even though the button operation standby flag is OFF, the erroneous operation counter is incremented by 1 as in step S414.

  Next, the flow of the button operation standby end process for ending the standby state for the privilege request operation will be described with reference to FIG. Here, first, as in step S501, the state of the button operation standby flag (see step S314 in FIG. 8) is determined. If the next game is started with the button operation standby flag turned on (step S502), the button operation standby flag is reset to zero as in step S503.

  Next, the flow of button misoperation processing when the privilege request button 690 is erroneously operated will be described with reference to FIG. Here, first, as in step S601, it is determined whether or not the erroneous operation counter (see step S414 in FIG. 9) has reached 3. In this example, when 100 is set in the RT game counter, that is, when the replay time is started or extended, zero is set in the erroneous operation counter.

  If the erroneous operation counter is 3, a penalty display screen (not shown) indicating that a penalty is imposed is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 53 as in step S602. Then, as in step S603, the RT flag is turned off as a penalty for erroneous operation of the privilege request button 690, and the replay time ends. Further, the erroneous operation counter is reset to zero as in step S604.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present example configured as described above, a privilege can be obtained via the privilege grant means 41 even when the specific small role is won internally or won in a bonus confirmed state. In this slot machine 1, regardless of whether or not the bonus has been determined, some reward can be obtained if the specific small combination is won internally or won.

  That is, in the slot machine 1 of this example, if the bonus combination is in an unconfirmed state, the bonus confirmation state can be generated according to the internal winning or winning of the specific small combination, and even in the bonus confirmation state, the replay The benefit of extending time can be obtained. Therefore, in the slot machine 1, it is possible to suppress the disappointment degree of the player with respect to the so-called waste withdrawal when the specific small role is won internally or won in the bonus finalized state.

  As described above, according to the slot machine 1 of the present example, the degree of discouragement of the player that can occur due to the internal winning or winning of the specific small role in the bonus confirmed state can be suppressed, and the player's willingness to play is reduced. It can be kept high.

  In this example, a privilege is given only to wasteful withdrawal during the replay time. Instead of this, some privilege may be given to useless withdrawal in a normal gaming state that is not the replay time. Although this example relates to the slot machine 1 that generates the replay time, it may be a slot machine that does not implement the replay time.

  Furthermore, in this example, the privilege of extending the replay time is set, but naturally the content of the privilege is not limited to extending the replay time. For example, a special gaming state in which the winning rate of a small role is set high to increase the payout rate can be set as a privilege. In short, the privilege of this example may be of any content as long as the gaming state is more advantageous than the gaming state before wasting.

  In the slot machine 1 of this example, a privilege request button 690 is provided. The privilege request button 690 may be omitted, and the privilege may be granted without fail when it is wasted. Furthermore, it is also possible to provide a waste withdrawal notification means for notifying the player of the occurrence of waste withdrawal. In this case, the player can clearly recognize the occurrence of wasteful withdrawal.

  In this example, the privilege is granted only when the bonus is won at the same time as the bonus, but some privilege may be granted even when the specific small role is won alone. In the bonus finalized state, there is a risk that the player may feel uncomfortable even if the specific small role is won alone. This is because it is not possible to determine whether a specific small role is a single winning or a simultaneous winning when a winning occurs. In the point that the player may feel unpleasant, the specific winning combination of the single winning is similar to the wasting. Therefore, in the case where a special privilege is given even in the case of a single winning of a specific small role as described above, there is an effect of relieving the player's unpleasant feeling.

(Example 2)
This example is an example in which a so-called stock function is provided based on the slot machine of the first embodiment.
The difference between the slot machine of this example and the slot machine of Example 1 is in the winning random number table used for the lottery of the internal winning combination in addition to the presence or absence of the stock function. In the winning random number table of this example, the winning random numbers of the respective roles are set independently from each other, and therefore, there are no overlapping winning random numbers, that is, simultaneous winning random numbers. Therefore, in the slot machine of this example, the internal winning combination can always be an internal winning alone.

  First, the playability of the slot machine of this example having a stock function will be described. The stock function of the slot machine of this example is a function for temporarily stocking a bonus flag when a BIG bonus combination or a REG bonus combination is won, and generating a bonus confirmation state after a predetermined release condition is satisfied. In the slot machine of this example having this stock function, the game shifts to a replay time (which differs from the replay time of the first embodiment) in which the bonus combination winning is regulated in accordance with the internal winning of the bonus combination. The replay time in this example is a gaming state in which the probability that the replay role or small role is won internally is set to almost 100% by greatly increasing the internal winning probability of the replay role.

  In the replay time of this example in which the winning of bonus combination is restricted, the winning based on the stocked bonus flag is regulated by the rule setting that the bonus combination is preferentially awarded to the small combination or replay combination. In this replay time, reel control is performed so that most of the replay roles won in the game are removed from winning, and the winning probability of the replay role is adjusted in the same manner as in the normal gaming state. Thus, this replay time is potentially implemented for the player.

  The slot machine of this example performs the replay time cancellation lottery. If the replay time cancellation lottery is won, the predetermined release condition for releasing the bonus flag is satisfied, and the state can be shifted to the bonus confirmed state. Therefore, the replay time cancellation lottery may be referred to as a bonus flag release lottery. In this example, a replay time cancellation lottery was performed in accordance with a predetermined small winning combination. Therefore, re-winning the specific small role after the transition to the bonus confirmed state is a so-called wasteful discount.

The slot machine of this example gives a player the privilege of adding one bonus to be released in the current bonus finalized state when the specific small role is won again in the bonus finalized state. . Alternatively, the player may be given a privilege of increasing the replay time cancellation lottery probability at the next replay time.
Other configurations and operational effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a slot machine in Embodiment 1. 1 is a front view showing a slot machine in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the role of a slot machine, winning symbols, and the number of payout medals in Example 1. The expanded view which expands and shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol in a reel in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the winning random number of each combination in Example 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the internal lottery process in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of RT start processing in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of RT extension processing in the first embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of the privilege request | requirement process in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of end processing in a button operation standby state in the first embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of the button misoperation process of the privilege request button in Example 1. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine 10 front frame 2 design variation display means (reel)
20 design 3 control board 41 privilege grant means 42 internal lottery means 44 game state switching means 45 display control means 48 random number generation means 49 winning combination judgment means 61 stop button 62 start lever

Claims (2)

The symbol variation display means for variably displaying multiple types of symbols, the internal lottery means for lottering the internal winning combination, and the symbol variation display means within the predetermined pull-in range based on the time point of the stop operation by the player In the case of having a display control means to stop, and a predetermined special combination and bonus combination can be won internally at the same time in one game, and the specified small combination can be won only in a game won internally and winning On the other hand, in a slot machine configured to hold a bonus confirmed state in which a bonus combination can be won until the bonus combination wins, when a predetermined number of game media are paid out,
When the specific small role is won internally in the bonus finalized state, in addition to the predetermined number of game media being paid out when the specific small role is won, a privilege configured to grant a predetermined privilege Granting means ;
A request operation means for taking in an operation for a player to request grant of the privilege,
The bonus granting means is configured to grant the bonus only when the request operation means is operated in a game in which the specific small role is not won in spite of the internal winning. A featured slot machine. In Claim 1 , when the said request operation means is operated although the said specific small role was not elected internally, it is comprised so that a penalty may be given to a player by imposing a predetermined penalty. A slot machine characterized by

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