JP4953608B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine capable of generating a predetermined winning according to a display result of a variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols each identifiable.

  Conventionally, as this type of slot machine, an internal lottery is performed to determine whether or not a winning is allowed, and when winning is won in this internal lottery, for example, a variable display device composed of a plurality of reels is won. Controls to match the combinations of symbols corresponding to winnings, and controls not to match the combinations of symbols corresponding to winnings that are not won in the internal lottery. Is common.

  As a reel control method in a slot machine, there are mainly a control method and a table method. In the control method, when a stop operation is performed, it is determined whether or not the symbol corresponding to the lottery result is located within the drawing range to the winning line, and if the symbol is within the drawing range, the symbol is drawn into the winning line. If the symbol that does not correspond to the lottery result is located on the winning line, the symbol corresponding to the lottery result is stopped on the winning line. The kick control is performed so as not to occur (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Further, in the table system, a reel table that defines a symbol to be stopped on the winning line at each stop operation timing is stored in advance, and when the stop operation is performed, a reel table corresponding to the lottery result of the game is stored. With reference to the timing at which the stop operation is performed, the above-described pull-in control and kick-off control are realized by performing control to stop the symbols determined on the reel table on the winning line (for example, Patent Documents) 1)

JP-A-2-283385

  As described above, in the case of using the control method as the control for deriving the display result of the variable display device, the pull-in control and the kicking control are uniquely performed according to the result of the internal lottery. It became monotonous and lacked interest. On the other hand, with the table method, by preparing a plurality of reel tables for one lottery result, it is possible to derive different display results even if the lottery result is the same. Although the display results can be diversified, it is necessary to perform a lottery for selecting one table from a plurality of reel tables with respect to one lottery result, and the control process increases. There was a problem of becoming complicated.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a slot machine capable of diversifying display results of a variable display device without complicating control. .

In order to solve the above-described problem, a slot machine according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
Variable display capable of deriving and displaying the display result in each of a plurality of variable display areas that can be variably displayed by rotating a display band on which a plurality of types of distinguishable symbols are arranged by driving a stepping motor. Equipped with equipment,
The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using the gaming value, and one game is obtained by displaying the display result in all of the plurality of variable display areas. A slot machine that can be awarded according to a combination of display results derived and displayed in the plurality of variable display areas,
Numerical data input for inputting numerical data updated within a predetermined range at a predetermined timing as numerical data for determination into the determination area for each game before the display result of at least one variable display area is derived Means,
Determination that will determine the range of determination values that will determine whether to allow the occurrence of the winning for the numerical data for determination input in the determination area, and the loss that will not allow any of the winnings to occur Range specifying data storage means for storing range specifying data determined so that a range of values can be specified;
After the numerical value data for determination is input to the determination area, before the display result of the at least one variable display area is derived, it is specified by the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage means. It is determined whether or not the winning is allowed or lost according to whether or not the determination value range includes the determination numerical data input to the determination area, and the determination is made when determining the loss. Pre-determining means for determining any type of loss among a plurality of types of loss according to numerical data;
Each derivation operation means operated when deriving the display results of the plurality of variable display areas;
Derivation control means for performing control to derive the display result of the variable display area corresponding to the operation of the derivation operation means when the derivation operation means is operated;
Based on an operation of a predetermined setting operation means, one of the setting values is selected from a plurality of kinds of setting values that the pre-decision means allows the occurrence of a prize and the ratio for determining the loss is different. Setting value setting means to set,
With
The pre-determining unit determines whether or not the determination numerical data is included in a range of a plurality of types of determination values for a loss specified from the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage unit. And determining the corresponding type of loss based on the determination result,
The derivation control means includes
In a situation where a display result has not yet been derived in any of the plurality of variable display areas, a derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area is provided for the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived. A control pattern corresponding to the determination result of the predetermining unit is uniquely selected from a plurality of control patterns that uniquely specify the display result derived with respect to the number of steps of the stepping motor at the time of operation. Including control pattern selection means,
When the derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived is operated, the control pattern selected for the variable display area by the control pattern selection means when the derivation operation means is operated And performing control for deriving the display result uniquely specified for the number of steps as the display result of the variable display area,
The control pattern selection means includes a loss-time different control pattern selection means for selecting a different control pattern according to the type of the loss determined by the prior determination means,
The control pattern selection means may determine at least one of the number of steps when the advance determination means has determined that the special winning state accompanying the transition to a special gaming state advantageous to the player is allowed. Including a first specific control pattern selection means for selecting a first specific control pattern for specifying a specific display result for the number of steps.
The lost time different control pattern selection means,
When the predetermination means determines the first loss among the plurality of types of loss, the specific display result is specified for at least one of the step numbers. Second specific control pattern selection means for selecting two specific control patterns;
When the pre-determining means determines the second loss determined with a higher probability than the first loss among the plurality of types of loss, for any number of steps among the number of steps Even non-specific control pattern selection means for selecting a non-specific control pattern for specifying a display result other than the specific display result,
Including
The plurality of types of loses are derived as display results by the derivation control means , so that there is no difference in the game value given to the player in the game and the game after the game. Distinguished by the control pattern selected by the control pattern selection means,
Of the plurality of types of loses, the proportion of the first loss determined by the pre-determining unit is determined at the same rate regardless of the setting value set by the setting value setting unit. Yes.
According to this feature, the step of the stepping motor at the time when the derivation operation means is operated for the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived in the situation where the display result has not yet been derived for all of the plurality of variable display areas. A control pattern corresponding to the combination of the game state of the game and the determination result of the predetermining means is uniquely selected from a plurality of control patterns that uniquely specify the display result derived for the number, and the corresponding variable Control for deriving the display result in the display area is performed. That is, there is only one control pattern applied to the determination result of one pre-determining unit, and any one control pattern is selected from a plurality of control patterns for the determination result of one pre-determining unit as in the prior art. There is no need to make a further selection by means of lottery or the like different from the pre-determining means, and the control for deriving the display result of the variable display device is not complicated.
The predetermining means determines a plurality of types of losing as a losing that does not allow any winning, and if the losing is determined by the predetermining means and the type of losing is different, it is still displayed. It is possible to select different control patterns for variable display areas for which no results have been derived. That is, instead of selecting a different control pattern from a plurality of control patterns by lottery or the like different from the prior determination means as in the past, a different control pattern is selected according to the type of loss determined by the prior determination means. The display pattern of the variable display device can be changed without complicating the control when deriving the display result of the variable display device. Can be
In addition, when the decision to allow the occurrence of the special prize has been made, or when the first loss is decided, the second loss having a higher probability of being determined than the first loss is decided. It is possible to derive a specific display result that is not derived when the player is in the game, so that the player's expectation that the occurrence of a special prize is allowed by deriving the specific display result. Can be increased.
Incidentally, to uniquely select the control pattern corresponding to the determination result of the prior determination unit is to always select the same control pattern when the determination result of the prior determination unit is the same, This does not prevent the selection of a common control pattern when the determination results of the prior determination means are different.
In addition, the losing time different control pattern selecting means selects a different control pattern according to the type of losing only for any one of the variable display areas for which display results have not yet been derived, For any two or more variable display areas for which display results have not been derived, select a different control pattern depending on the type of loss, for all variable display areas for which display results have not yet been derived Different control patterns may be selected depending on the type of loss.

A slot machine according to claim 2 of the present invention,
Variable display capable of deriving and displaying the display result in each of a plurality of variable display areas that can be variably displayed by rotating a display band on which a plurality of types of distinguishable symbols are arranged by driving a stepping motor. Equipped with equipment,
The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using the gaming value, and one game is obtained by displaying the display result in all of the plurality of variable display areas. A slot machine that can be awarded according to a combination of display results derived and displayed in the plurality of variable display areas,
Numerical data input for inputting numerical data updated within a predetermined range at a predetermined timing as numerical data for determination into the determination area for each game before the display result of at least one variable display area is derived Means,
Determination that will determine the range of determination values that will determine whether to allow the occurrence of the winning for the numerical data for determination input in the determination area, and the loss that will not allow any of the winnings to occur Range specifying data storage means for storing range specifying data determined so that a range of values can be specified;
After the numerical value data for determination is input to the determination area, before the display result of the at least one variable display area is derived, it is specified by the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage means. It is determined whether or not the winning is allowed or lost according to whether or not the determination value range includes the determination numerical data input to the determination area, and the determination is made when determining the loss. Pre-determining means for determining any type of loss among a plurality of types of loss according to numerical data;
Each derivation operation means operated when deriving the display results of the plurality of variable display areas;
Derivation control means for performing control to derive the display result of the variable display area corresponding to the operation of the derivation operation means when the derivation operation means is operated;
Based on an operation of a predetermined setting operation means, one of the setting values is selected from a plurality of kinds of setting values that the pre-decision means allows the occurrence of a prize and the ratio for determining the loss is different. Setting value setting means to set,
With
The pre-determining unit determines whether or not the determination numerical data is included in a range of a plurality of types of determination values for a loss specified from the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage unit. And determining the corresponding type of loss based on the determination result,
The derivation control means includes
In a situation where a display result has already been derived in any one of the plurality of variable display areas and a display result has not yet been derived in another variable display area, a display result has not yet been derived. For the variable display area, from the plurality of control patterns that uniquely specify the display result derived for the number of steps of the stepping motor at the time when the derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area is operated, Control pattern selection means for uniquely selecting a control pattern corresponding to the combination of the determination result of the determination means and the display result of the variable display area from which the display result has already been derived,
When the derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived is operated, the control pattern selected for the variable display area by the control pattern selection means when the derivation operation means is operated And performing control for deriving the display result uniquely specified for the number of steps as the display result of the variable display area,
The control pattern selection means includes a loss-time different control pattern selection means for selecting a different control pattern according to the type of the loss determined by the prior determination means,
The control pattern selection means may determine at least one of the number of steps when the advance determination means has determined that the special winning state accompanying the transition to a special gaming state advantageous to the player is allowed. Including a first specific control pattern selection means for selecting a first specific control pattern for specifying a specific display result for the number of steps.
The lost time different control pattern selection means,
When the predetermination means determines the first loss among the plurality of types of loss, the specific display result is specified for at least one of the step numbers. Second specific control pattern selection means for selecting two specific control patterns;
When the pre-determining means determines the second loss determined with a higher probability than the first loss among the plurality of types of loss, for any number of steps among the number of steps Even non-specific control pattern selection means for selecting a non-specific control pattern for specifying a display result other than the specific display result,
Including
The plurality of types of loses are derived as display results by the derivation control means , so that there is no difference in the game value given to the player in the game and the game after the game. Distinguished by the control pattern selected by the control pattern selection means,
Of the plurality of types of loses, the proportion of the first loss determined by the pre-determining unit is determined at the same rate regardless of the setting value set by the setting value setting unit. Yes.
According to this feature, in the situation where the display result has already been derived in any one of the plurality of variable display areas and the display result has not yet been derived in the other variable display areas, the display result has not yet been derived. From the plurality of control patterns that uniquely specify the display result derived with respect to the number of steps of the stepping motor at the time when the derivation operation means is operated for the variable display area from which the derivation operation means is operated, A control pattern corresponding to a combination of display results in the variable display area from which the display result has already been derived is uniquely selected, and control is performed to derive the display result in the corresponding variable display area. That is, there is only one control pattern applied to the combination of the determination result of one pre-determining means and one display result of the variable display area from which the display result has already been derived, and any one of the plurality of control patterns can be selected. There is no need to further select a control pattern, and the control for deriving the display result of the variable display device is not complicated.
The predetermining means determines a plurality of types of losing as a losing that does not allow any winning, and if the losing is determined by the predetermining means and the type of losing is different, it is still displayed. It is possible to select different control patterns for variable display areas for which no results have been derived. That is, instead of selecting a different control pattern from a plurality of control patterns by lottery or the like different from the prior determination means as in the past, a different control pattern is selected according to the type of loss determined by the prior determination means. The display pattern of the variable display device can be changed without complicating the control when deriving the display result of the variable display device. Can be
In addition, when the decision to allow the occurrence of the special prize has been made, or when the first loss is decided, the second loss having a higher probability of being determined than the first loss is decided. It is possible to derive a specific display result that is not derived when the player is in the game, so that the player's expectation that the occurrence of a special prize is allowed by deriving the specific display result. Can be increased.
Note that when the control pattern corresponding to the combination of the determination result of the prior determination unit and the display result of the variable display area for which the display result has already been derived is uniquely selected, the determination result of the prior determination unit is the same. When the display result of the variable display area for which the display result has already been derived (the number of steps when the display result is derived) is the same, the same control pattern is always selected, If the determination results are different, this does not prevent the selection of a common control pattern when the display results of the variable display areas from which the display results have already been derived are different.
In addition, the losing time different control pattern selecting means selects a different control pattern according to the type of losing only for any one of the variable display areas for which display results have not yet been derived, For any two or more variable display areas for which display results have not been derived, select a different control pattern depending on the type of loss, for all variable display areas for which display results have not yet been derived Different control patterns may be selected depending on the type of loss. Furthermore, the display result of the variable display area from which the display result has already been derived is still displayed on the condition that the display result has been derived in a specific order. Different control patterns may be selected for variable display areas for which no result has been derived depending on the type of loss.
Further, the control pattern selection means is configured to change the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived in a situation where the display result has not yet been derived for any of the plurality of variable display areas. From the plurality of control patterns that uniquely specify the display result derived with respect to the number of steps of the stepping motor at the time when the derivation operation unit corresponding to the display area is operated, the determination result of the prior determination unit and already The control pattern corresponding to the combination of the display results of the variable display area from which the display result is derived is uniquely selected, and the control pattern selection unit selects any two or more of the plurality of variable display areas. In a situation where display results have already been derived in the variable display area and display results have not yet been derived in other variable display areas For a variable display area that has not been derived, from a plurality of control patterns that uniquely specify a display result derived with respect to the number of steps of the stepping motor when the derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area is operated, A control pattern corresponding to the combination of the determination result of the prior determination means and the display results of two or more variable display areas for which display results have already been derived may be uniquely selected. In addition, there is only one control pattern applied to the combination of the determination result of one pre-determining means and one display result of two or more variable display areas from which the display result has already been derived. There is no need to further select any one control pattern from the patterns, and the control for deriving the display result of the variable display device is not complicated.
Further, in claims 1 and 2, the predetermined number of bets is at least one bet number, and a game can be started by setting a bet number of two or more or setting a maximum bet number. You may make it become. Further, the game may be started by setting a bet amount determined according to a plurality of game states.
In addition, the control pattern for uniquely specifying the display result derived with respect to the number of steps of the stepping motor at the time when the derivation operation means is operated in claims 1 and 2 is the operation of the derivation operation means. Is the control pattern that always specifies the same display result as the derived display result when the number of steps at the same time is the same, for example, the number of individual steps, or a step number unit that is continuous within a certain range (for example, The amount of variation in which the amount of variation until the display result is derived is determined for each identification code (for example, symbol number, etc.) that can identify the step number unit). From the table, the control pattern that uniquely identifies the display result derived for the number of steps when the derivation operation means is operated, the number of individual steps, or The step at the time when the derivation operation means is operated from the priority table in which the priority of the derived display result is determined for each step number unit that is continuous within a certain range or for each identification code that can identify the step number unit. A control pattern that uniquely identifies a display result derived for a number is applicable. In addition, from the number of steps at the time when the derivation operation means is operated, pull-in control is performed so that the display result to be drawn is maximized within a predetermined pull-in range, so that the display result is not derivation prohibited. For those that perform kick-off control that draws display results other than display results for which derivation is prohibited, if the display result derived from the number of steps at the time when the derivation operation means is operated is uniquely specified, This corresponds to the control pattern of the present invention.
The first specific control pattern and the second specific control pattern according to claim 1, wherein both of the first specific control pattern and the second specific control pattern specify the specific display result with respect to at least one of the number of steps. Although it is a pattern, the first specific control pattern and the second specific control pattern may be the same control pattern or different control patterns.

A slot machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is the slot machine according to claim 1 or 2,
A game control means for controlling a game, including at least the numerical data input means, the range specifying data storage means, and the prior determination means;
Production control means for performing production control;
With
The game control means further includes control information transmission means for transmitting a plurality of types of control information according to the progress of the game to the effect control means,
The effect control means includes an effect execution means for executing an effect of the effect content determined corresponding to the type of the received control information when the control information is received from the game control means,
The control information transmission means includes a loss specific control information transmission means for transmitting control information capable of specifying the type of loss determined by the prior determination means.
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, even if a different control pattern is selected depending on the type of loss, the effect control means can identify the type of loss determined on the game control means side, which is suitable for the control pattern of the variable display device. It is possible to produce an effect.

A slot machine according to claim 4 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The pre-determining means includes
When the determination numerical data is included in the range of the determination value for the special winning accompanied by the transition to the special gaming state advantageous to the player specified from the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage means A first special prize determining means for determining that the occurrence of the special prize is permitted,
A decision carry-over means for carrying over the decision after the next game when it is determined that the occurrence of the special winning is permitted and no special winning that is permitted by the determination has occurred;
When the decision to allow the occurrence of the special prize is carried over from the previous game by the decision carry-over means, it is decided to allow the occurrence of the special prize based on the decision carried over. A second special prize determining means;
Including
The control pattern selection means permits the occurrence of the special prize by the second special prize determination means when the decision to allow the occurrence of the special prize is made by the first special prize decision means. Including a different control pattern selection means at the time of determination of a special prize to select a different control pattern in a case where a decision to do so is made,
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, it is determined whether the game is determined to allow the generation of a special prize (a so-called established game) or to allow the generation of a special prize in the previous game, and the determination is carried over. Whether the game is in a state of being held (so-called after-establishment) can be determined by the difference in the control pattern of the variable display device, so that interest can be enhanced.

A slot machine according to claim 5 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The pre-determining means is determined to allow the generation of a special prize accompanied by a transition to a special gaming state advantageous to the player, and when the special prize permitted to be generated by the determination has not occurred, Including decision carry-over means to carry over the decision after the next game,
In the game in which the decision to allow the occurrence of the special prize is carried over by the decision carry-over means, the control pattern selection means is a control pattern that differs depending on the type of loss determined by the pre-decision means Including a carryover different control pattern selection means for selecting
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, even when the decision to allow the occurrence of a special prize is carried over from the previous game, the control pattern of the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived according to the type of loss Therefore, the display results of the variable display device can be diversified.

A slot machine according to claim 6 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A special gaming state transition means for transitioning to a special gaming state advantageous to the player when a special prize accompanying a transition of the gaming state occurs;
The control pattern selection means selects the same control pattern regardless of the type of loss when any type of loss is determined by the pre-decision means in the special gaming state. including,
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the control of the variable display device in the special gaming state can be simplified.

A slot machine according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of the first to sixth aspects ,
A specific effect executing means for executing a specific effect for notifying the possibility that the occurrence of the special prize is permitted by the prior determination means when the specific display result is derived; Prepare
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the specific effect is executed when the specific display result is derived, that is, the display result that can be expected to be determined to allow the occurrence of the special prize is derived. Therefore, it is possible to effectively enhance the player's expectation that the special winning is permitted by both the display result of the variable display device and the effects related to the display result.

A slot machine according to claim 8 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 ,
The range specifying data storage means includes
As the range specifying data, a determination value that determines that both a special prize accompanying a transition to a special gaming state advantageous to a player and a small prize winning accompanied by the provision of the gaming value are allowed at the same time. The overlapping range specification data that can specify the range of
Storing the range-specific data of the range determined so that the range of the determination value that determines the type of the loss relative to the numerical data for determination can be specified;
The pre-determining means includes
When the judgment value range specified by the overlapping range specification data includes the judgment numerical data input to the judgment area, it means that the occurrence of both the special prize and the small part prize is allowed at the same time. Decide
It is determined whether or not the numerical value for determination input in the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the loss range specifying data, and a corresponding type of loss is determined based on the determination result. It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, when the determination numerical data input to the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the overlapping range specifying data, both the special prize and the small role winning are determined by the predetermining means. Since it is determined that the generation is allowed at the same time, when a small winning combination is generated as a result of the game, it can be expected that a special winning is permitted.
The range specifying data storage means, as the range specifying data, single range specifying data that can specify the range of the determination value that determines that the occurrence of only the special prize is allowed, and the special winning and It is also possible to store overlapping range specifying data that can specify the range of the judgment value that determines that both occurrences of the small role winning are allowed at the same time. As a result, even if a small winning prize does not occur, it is not denied that a special winning is permitted, so the player's expectation for the special winning can be maintained even in such a situation. .
In addition, the range specifying data storage means, as the range specifying data, single range specifying data capable of specifying a range of determination values for determining that only the small role winning is allowed, and the special winning And overlapping range specifying data that can specify the range of the determination value that determines that the occurrence of both of the small role winnings is allowed at the same time may be stored. As a result of this, even if a small winning combination is generated, it is not denied that the occurrence of a special winning is permitted, so that even in such a situation, the player's expectation for the occurrence of the special winning can be maintained.

A slot machine according to claim 9 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 ,
The range specifying data storage means includes
Stores range specifying data determined so as to be able to specify a range of determination values for determining whether to allow the occurrence of a small prize winning accompanied by the addition of the game value to the numerical value data for determination A small role winning range identification data storage means,
A range determined so that it is possible to specify a range of determination values for determining whether to allow the occurrence of a special prize accompanying a transition to a special gaming state advantageous to the player with respect to the numerical data for determination Special winning range specific data storage means for storing specific data;
Loss range specifying data storage means for storing range specifying data determined so that a range of determination values for determining the type of loss for the determination numerical data can be specified;
Including
The range of determination values that will determine that the occurrence of the special prize will be permitted includes the range of determination values that overlaps the range of determination values that will determine that the occurrence of the small prize winning will be permitted. ,
The pre-determining means includes
Depending on whether or not the determination value range input by the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the range specifying data stored in the small role winning range specifying data storage means, A small role winning allowance judging means for judging whether or not the occurrence is permitted,
Does the range of determination values specified by the range specifying data stored in the special winning range specifying data storage means include the same numerical value data for determination as that used by the small prize winning allowance determining means for determination? A special winning allowance judging means for judging whether or not the occurrence of the special winning is permitted depending on whether or not;
It is determined whether or not the numerical value for determination input in the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the range specifying data stored in the range specification data storage unit for loss, and the determination result Loss determination means for determining a corresponding type of loss based on;
Including
The pre-determining means is
A determination is made as to whether or not the occurrence of a winning is permitted by both the small role winning permission determining means and the special winning permission determining means;
When it is determined that both the small role winning allowance determining means and the special winning allowance determining means indicate that the occurrence of a winning is permitted, it is determined that the occurrence of both the small winning a prize and the special winning is permitted. To
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the determination numerical data input to the determination area determines the range of determination values that will determine whether or not the special winnings are allowed, and determines that the small winnings are allowed or not. If it is included in both of the judgment value ranges, it will be determined by the pre-determining means that both the special winning and the small winnings will be allowed at the same time. In the event of an occurrence, there is an expectation that a special prize is allowed.
It should be noted that the range of the determination value that determines that the advance determination means allows the occurrence of the special winning is that the advance determination means determines that the occurrence of the small prize winning is permitted. A range of determination values that does not overlap with a range of determination values, and when the pre-determining means determines that only the special winning allowance determining means indicates that the winning is permitted, the special winning only In the case where it is determined that both the small prize winning allowance determining means and the special winning allowance determining means indicate that the occurrence of a winning is permitted, the small prize winning and the special winning It may be determined that the occurrence of both winnings is allowed, and in this way, even if no small role winning is generated as a result of the game, it is denied that the occurrence of a special winning is permitted. Not like this Also it is possible to maintain the player's expectation on the development of special pay in the situation.
Further, the range of the judgment value that determines that the preliminary determination means allows the occurrence of the small prize winning is that the preliminary determination means determines that the special winning is permitted. A range of determination values that does not overlap with the range of determination values, and when the pre-determining means determines that only the small role winning allowance determining means indicates that the occurrence of a winning is permitted, When it is determined that the occurrence of only a winning is permitted, and both the small prize winning allowance determining means and the special winning allowance determining means indicate that the occurrence of winning is permitted, the small prize winning and It may be determined that the occurrence of both of the special prizes is allowed, and in this way, even if a small prize winning is generated as a result of the game, it is denied that the special winning is allowed to occur. Not so this situation Even put it is possible to maintain the player's expectation on the development of special pay.

A slot machine according to claim 10 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9 ,
Data storage means for readable and writable storing data for controlling a game including data indicating the set value set by the set value setting means;
Stored data determination means for determining whether or not the data stored in the data storage means is normal;
Disabling means for disabling the progress of the game when the stored data determination means determines that the data stored in the data storage means is not normal;
In a state where the progress of the game is disabled by the disabling means, the progress of the game is performed on the condition that the setting value is newly set by the setting value setting means based on the operation of the setting operation means. The disabling means for canceling the disabled state and allowing the game to proceed,
Comprising
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, when an abnormality occurs in the data stored in the data storage means, the progress of the game is disabled, and a setting value (setting value) is newly set based on the operation of the setting operation means. If the game is not selected or set, the state where the progress of the game is disabled is not released. In other words, even abnormal data stored in the data storage means is generated, rather than automatically set value set by the slot machine, selected and set value on the basis of the operation of the setting operation section (General In addition, since the operation of the setting operation means is operated by an employee of the amusement store, it is ensured that the game is played based on the setting value selected by the amusement store side). Can do.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  An embodiment of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. A slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is rotatable to a housing (not shown) whose front surface is open and a side end of the housing. It consists of a pivoted front door.

  Inside the casing of the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, reels 2L, 2C, 2R (hereinafter also referred to as a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols out of the symbols arranged on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are arranged so as to be seen from the see-through window 3 provided on the front door.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are distinguished from each other such as “7”, “BAR”, “JAC”, “watermelon”, “cherry”, “bell”, and “replay”. A plurality of possible types of symbols are drawn 21 in a predetermined order. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheries of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 3, respectively.

  The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are provided in correspondence with each other and are rotated by reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R (see FIG. 3), so that the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are continuously provided in the see-through window 3. In addition to being displayed while changing, by stopping the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3 as display results.

  Further, on the front door, a medal insertion portion 4 capable of inserting medals, a medal payout exit 9 from which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as a player's own game value) are used for one medal. 1 bet switch 5 that is operated when setting the bet number of the bet, using a credit, a predetermined number of bet numbers determined according to the game state within the range (in this embodiment, a normal game state, which will be described later, MAXBET switch 6 operated when setting a replay time (hereinafter referred to as RT) and 3 for a small-combination game, and 1 for a regular bonus described later, and used for setting medals and bets stored as credits. The settlement switch 10 that is operated when the medals are settled (the medals used for setting the credits and bets are returned), and are operated when the game is started. Start switch 7 being, reel 2L, 2C, stop switch 8L is operated to stop each rotation of the 2R, 8C, 8R are provided.

  The front door also displays a credit indicator 11 for displaying the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals acquired in a big bonus, which will be described later, and an error code indicating the contents when an error occurs. An auxiliary indicator 12 and a payout indicator 13 for displaying the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a prize are provided.

  Also, on the front door, 1 BET LED 14 that notifies that the bet number is set by 1 is lit, 2 BET LED 15 that notifies that the bet number is 2 is lit, and that 3 bets are set 3BETLED 16 to notify, the insertion request LED 17 to notify that the medal can be inserted by lighting, the start effective LED 18 to notify that the game start operation by the operation of the start switch 7 is effective, and the weight (previous game) (Waiting for starting reel rotation since a certain period of time has not elapsed since the start) LED 19 during waiting to notify that it is on, LED 20 during replay notifying that it is in a replay game to be described later Is provided.

  Further, inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 3) for notifying by lighting that the betting number setting operation by the operation of the 1BET switch 5 and the MAXBET switch 6 is valid. Inside the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R for informing that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is effective by lighting (FIG. 3) is provided.

  Further, inside the front door, a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for canceling an error state excluding a RAM abnormality error described later and a stop state described later by a predetermined key operation, changing a set value described later And a set value indicator 24 for displaying the set value at that time during confirmation of the set value, and a flow path for medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, which will be described later, provided in a hopper tank (not shown) ) Side or medal payout outlet 9 side, a flow path switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching, and a medal insertion sensor 31 for detecting a medal inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 and flowing down to the hopper tank side are provided. ing.

  Inside the casing, a reel unit (not shown) comprising the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C and 32R, and the reel sensor 33 capable of detecting the respective reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R. A hopper tank (not shown) for storing medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, a hopper motor 34 for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank from the medal payout opening 9, and paying out by driving the hopper motor 34. A payout sensor 35 for detecting a medal and a power supply box (not shown) are provided.

  On the front of the power supply box is a stop switch for selecting whether to enable / disable a stop function for controlling the stop state (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed) at the end of a big bonus, which will be described later 36, a setting key switch 37 for switching to the setting change mode at the time of startup, and functioning as a reset switch for canceling an error state and a stop state except for a RAM abnormality error in a normal state. There are provided a reset / setting switch 38 functioning as a setting switch for changing the setting value of the winning probability (out-run rate) of the lottery, and a power switch 39 operated when turning on / off the power.

  When a game is played in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 or a bet number is set using credits. In order to use credits, the single BET switch 5 or the MAX BET switch 6 may be operated. When a predetermined number of bets determined according to the gaming state are set, the pay lines L1 to L5 (see FIG. 1) become effective, and the operation of the start switch 7 is effective, that is, the game can be started. It becomes a state. In the present embodiment, as the specified number of bets, three are determined in the normal gaming state, RT, and the small bonus game during the big bonus, which will be described later, and one is determined in the regular bonus, which will be described later. It has been. If medals are inserted beyond the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate, and the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R continuously vary. When any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3.

  Then, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, one game is completed, and a predetermined symbol combination on each of the activated pay lines L1-L5 is a reel 2L, 2C, 2R. When the display result is stopped, a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are awarded to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50 in this embodiment), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 1). In addition, when a combination of symbols accompanying the transition of the gaming state is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R on any of the activated pay lines L1 to L5, a game corresponding to the combination of symbols Transition to the state.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 100, and the progress of the game is controlled by the game control board 40. The production according to the state is controlled, and the power supply board 100 generates the drive power for the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 and supplies the drive power to each unit.

  The power supply board 100 is supplied with AC100V power from the outside, and from this AC100V power supply, a DC voltage necessary for driving electrical components constituting the slot machine 1 is generated, and the game control board 40 and the game control board 40 are generated. It is supplied to the production control board 90 connected through the. Further, the above-described hopper motor 34, payout sensor 35, stop switch 36, setting key switch 37, reset / setting switch 38, and power switch 39 are connected to the power supply substrate 100.

  Connected to the game control board 40 are the above-described one-sheet BET switch 5, MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, settlement switch 10, reset switch 23, insertion medal sensor 31, and reel sensor 33. In addition, the above-described payout sensor 35, stop switch 36, setting key switch 37, and reset / setting switch 38 are connected via the power supply substrate 100, and detection signals of these connected switches are input. It is like that.

  Further, the game control board 40 includes the credit display 11, the game auxiliary display 12, the payout display 13, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the waiting LED 19, the replaying LED 10, and the BET. The switch effective LED 21, left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R, the set value display 24, the flow path switching solenoid 30, and the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are connected to each other, and are described above via the power supply board 100. The hopper motor 34 is connected, and these electric components are driven based on control of a main control unit 41 described later mounted on the game control board 40.

  The game control board 40 is composed of a microcomputer having a CPU 41a, ROM 41b, RAM 41c, and I / O port 41d. The main control unit 41 for controlling the game, random numbers in a predetermined range (0 to 65535 in this embodiment) are used. A random number generation circuit 42 for generating, a sampling circuit 43 for acquiring a random number from the random number generation circuit, and a switch detection circuit 44 for detecting a detection signal input from switches connected to the game control board 40 directly or via the power supply board 100 , A motor driving circuit 45 that controls the driving of the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R, a solenoid driving circuit 46 that controls the driving of the flow path switching solenoid 30, and a driving control of various displays and LEDs connected to the game control board 40. The power supply voltage supplied to the LED drive circuit 47 and the slot machine 1 to be monitored is monitored. An interruption detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal indicating that to the main control unit 41 when a drop is detected. When the power is turned on or when an initialization command from the CPU 41a is not inputted, a reset signal is sent to the CPU 41a. A reset circuit 49 to be applied and other various devices and circuits are mounted.

  The CPU 41a has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function) such as a timekeeping function and a timer interrupt, and executes a program (described later) stored in the ROM 41b to perform processing related to the progress of the game. Each part of the control circuit mounted on the control board 40 is controlled directly or indirectly. The ROM 41b stores fixed data such as programs executed by the CPU 41a and various tables. The RAM 41c is used as a work area when the CPU 41a executes a program. The I / O port 41d inputs / outputs a control signal to / from each circuit connected via a signal input / output terminal included in the main control unit 41.

  The main control unit 41 includes a signal input terminal DATA, and detection states of various switches connected to the game control board 40 are input to the input port via the signal input terminal DATA. The input states of these signal input terminals DATA are monitored by the CPU 41a, and the CPU 41a executes a basic process that shifts in stages according to the input states of the signal input terminals DATA, that is, the detection states of various switches.

  In addition, the CPU 41a has an interrupt function as described above, and can execute an interrupt process by interrupting the basic process when an interrupt occurs. In this embodiment, four types of interrupts of interrupts 1 to 4 can be executed. For each interrupt, a counter mode (signal input from a trigger terminal CLK / TRG provided separately from the signal input terminal DATA) is provided. Can be selected and set between an interrupt mode that generates an external interrupt according to the number of times) and a timer mode (an interrupt mode that generates an internal interrupt according to the number of clock inputs of the CPU 41a).

  In the present embodiment, among the interrupts 1 to 4, interrupt 2 is set to the counter mode, interrupt 3 is set to the timer mode, and interrupts 1 and 4 are unused. The trigger terminal CLK / TRG is connected to the above-described power failure detection circuit 48, and the CPU 41a generates an interrupt 2 in response to the input of the voltage drop signal output from the power failure detection circuit 48, and the power failure described later. Execute interrupt processing. Further, the CPU 41a executes a timer interrupt process to be described later by generating an interrupt 3 every time the number of clock inputs reaches a certain number, that is, every certain interval. Moreover, although the interrupts 1 and 4 are set to unused, the interrupts 1 and 4 may generate | occur | produce by noise etc. For this reason, when interrupts 1 and 4 occur, the CPU 41a executes an unused interrupt process that immediately returns to the original process.

  The CPU 41a is set to prohibit other interrupts during execution of interrupt processing based on the occurrence of any one of interrupts 1 to 4, and a plurality of interrupts occurred simultaneously. In this case, interrupts to be executed with priority in the order of interrupts 2, 3, 1, 4 are set. In other words, when interrupt 2 and other interrupts occur simultaneously, interrupt 2 is prioritized and when interrupt 3 and interrupt 1 or 4 occur simultaneously, interrupt 3 is prioritized. To run.

  Further, the CPU 41a temporarily stores the data in use stored in the register in a later-described stack area provided in the RAM 41c at the start of interrupt processing based on the occurrence of any of the interrupts 1 to 4. The data saved in the stack area at the end of the interrupt process is returned to the register.

  As the RAM 41c, a DRAM (Dynamic RAM) is used, and a refresh operation is required to maintain the stored data contents. The CPU 41a is provided with a refresh register 41R (see FIG. 33) for performing this refresh operation. The refresh register 41R is composed of 8 bits, and the lower 7 bits are automatically incremented every time the CPU 41a fetches an instruction from the ROM 41b. The value is updated every execution time of one instruction. Is called.

  The main control unit 41 is also supplied with backup power even during a power failure, and while the backup power is being supplied, the CPU 41a performs a refresh operation to hold the data stored in the RAM 41c. It is like that.

  The random number generation circuit 42 is configured by a counter that counts up and updates the value every time a predetermined number of pulses are generated, as will be described later, and the sampling circuit 43 acquires the numerical value counted by the random number generation circuit 42. . The random number generation circuit 42 defines a range of numerical values to be counted for each type of random number. In this embodiment, 0 to 65535 is defined as the range. The CPU 41a sends an instruction to the sampling circuit 43 in accordance with the processing to acquire the numerical value indicated by the random number generation circuit 42 as a random number (this function is hereinafter referred to as a hardware random number function). Random numbers for internal lottery, which will be described later, are not used as they are extracted by the hardware random number function, but are processed and used by software. Details thereof will be described in detail. The CPU 41a also has a function of updating the numerical value of the specific address in the RAM 41c by the above-described timer interrupt processing and acquiring the updated numerical value as a random number (hereinafter, this function is referred to as a software random number function).

  The CPU 41a transmits various commands to the effect control board 90 via the I / O port 41d. A command transmitted from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 is sent in only one direction, and no command is sent from the effect control board 90 to the game control board 40. The transmission line of the command transmitted from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 is composed of a strobe (INT) signal line, a data transmission line, and a ground line, and is connected via the effect relay board 80. The game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 are not directly connected.

  Electrical components such as a liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1), a rendering effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, and a reel LED 55 disposed on the front door of the slot machine 1 are connected to the rendering control board 90. The components are driven based on control by a later-described sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90.

  Similar to the main control unit 41, the effect control board 90 includes a microcomputer having a CPU 91a, ROM 91b, RAM 91c, and I / O port 91d. The effect control board 90 includes a sub control unit 91 for effect control and an effect control board 90. A liquid crystal driving circuit 92 that controls the driving of the connected liquid crystal display 51, a lamp driving circuit 93 that controls the driving of the effect LED 52 and the reel LED 55, an audio output circuit 94 that controls audio output from the speakers 53 and 54, and a power source A reset circuit 95 that gives a reset signal to the CPU 91a when it is turned on or when an initialization command is not input from the CPU 91a, and other circuits are mounted. The CPU 91a receives a command transmitted from the game control board 40. In addition to performing various controls for production, mounted on production control board 90 Directly or indirectly controls each unit of the control circuit.

  Similar to the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41, the CPU 91a has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function) such as a timer interrupt. An interrupt terminal (not shown) of the sub-control unit 91 is connected to a strobe (INT) signal line that is output when the main control unit 41 transmits a command, among the command transmission lines. An interrupt is generated based on the input to acquire a command from the main control unit 41 and execute a command reception interrupt process to be stored in the buffer. The CPU 91a executes a timer interrupt process (sub) to be described later by generating an interrupt every time the number of clock inputs reaches a certain number, that is, every certain interval. Also, when an unused interrupt occurs in the CPU 91a, an unused interrupt process for immediately returning to the original process is executed.

  Further, unlike the CPU 41a, when an interrupt is generated based on the input of the strobe signal (INT), the CPU 91a interrupts the process even when an interrupt process based on another interrupt is being executed. The command reception interrupt process is executed at the top, and even if another interrupt occurs at the same time, the command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority.

  The sub-control unit 91 is also supplied with backup power at the time of a power failure, and while the backup power is supplied, the CPU 91a performs a refresh operation so that the data stored in the RAM 91c is retained. It has become.

  In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, the medal payout rate changes according to the set value, and the winning probability of the internal lottery described later is determined according to the set value. Hereinafter, the setting value changing operation will be described.

  In order to change the setting value, it is necessary to turn on the power of the slot machine 1 after the setting key switch 37 is turned on. When the power is turned on with the setting key switch 37 in the ON state, 1 is displayed as the initial value of the setting value on the setting value display 24, and the setting change mode in which the setting value can be changed by operating the reset / setting switch 38 is set. Transition. When the reset / setting switch 38 is operated in the setting change mode, the setting value displayed on the setting value display 24 is updated one by one (when further operation is performed from the setting 6, the setting value is returned to the setting 1). . When the start switch 7 is operated, the set value is confirmed, and the confirmed set value is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41. Then, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the state shifts to a state in which the game can proceed.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 detects a voltage drop signal, a power interruption interrupt process is executed. In the power interruption processing, the register is saved in a stack of a RAM 41c, which will be described later, and data for destructive diagnosis (5A (H) in this embodiment) in which any bit is 1 in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, that is, In addition to storing specific data other than 0, the RAM parity adjustment data is calculated so that the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c becomes 0, and stored in the RAM 41c. ing. The RAM parity is a value calculated as an exclusive OR of values stored in each bit of the corresponding area (all areas in this embodiment) of the RAM 41c. Therefore, if the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c is 0, the RAM parity adjustment data is 0, and the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c is 1. In this case, the RAM parity adjustment data is 1.

  The CPU 41a calculates the RAM parity based on the data stored in all areas of the RAM 41c at the time of activation, confirms the value of the destructive diagnosis data, the RAM parity is 0, and the destructive diagnosis On the condition that the data value is also correct, the processing state of the CPU 41a is restored to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 41c, but when the RAM parity is not 0 (in the case of 1) or for destructive diagnosis If the data value is not correct, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and a RAM abnormal error code is set in the register to control the RAM abnormal error, thereby disabling the progress of the game. Unlike the other error states, the RAM abnormal error state is not canceled even if the reset switch 23 or the reset / setting switch 38 is operated, and a new set value is set in the setting change mode described above. It will not be released until

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the prescribed number of bets that can be set according to the gaming state is determined as described above, and the prescribed number of bets that are determined according to the gaming state is set. It becomes possible to start the game on the condition. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, there are a regular bonus, a small role game in a big bonus, a normal gaming status, and an RT as game states. Among these, 1 is defined as the prescribed number of bets corresponding to the regular bonus. 3 is defined as the specified number of bets corresponding to the small role game, the normal gaming state, and the RT. For this reason, when the gaming state is a regular bonus, the game can be started when 1 is set as the bet number, and when the gaming state is the small role game, the normal gaming state or RT, the bet number is 3 When is set, the game can be started. In this embodiment, when a specified number of bets corresponding to the gaming state is set, all winning lines L1 to L5 are activated, and the specified number corresponding to the gaming state is If it is 1, all winning lines L1 to L5 are activated when 1 is set as the bet number, and if the specified number is 3 according to the gaming state, 3 is set as the bet number. All winning lines L1 to L5 are activated.

  In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped, if a combination of symbols called “combinations” is arranged on the activated winning line (hereinafter referred to as an effective line), Become. The type of winning combination is determined according to the game state, but it can be roughly divided into a small role with payout of medals and a replay that can start the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There are a game combination and a special combination with a transition of the game state. In order for each winning combination determined according to the gaming state to occur, it is necessary to win an internal lottery to be described later and set a winning flag for the winning combination. In addition, in this embodiment, in addition to the winning combination, in addition to the winning combination, a lottery is also performed for a losing that does not allow any winning combination, and if the losing is won, A winning flag is set. Losses are categorized into two types: Loss (1) and Loss (2). In the internal lottery, the type of loss is determined when any winning combination is not won. The type of the determined loss can be identified from the winning flag for the loss.

  Of the winning flags for each of these roles, the winning flags for the small role, replaying role, and loser are valid only in the game in which the flag is set and are cleared at the end of the game. The winning flag is valid until the combination permitted by the flag is complete, and is cleared in a game having the combined combination. That is, once the special combination winning flag is won, even if the combination permitted by the flag cannot be arranged, the winning flag is not cleared and is carried over to the next game. However, as will be described later, the combination of JACIN among the special roles will always be aligned with the winning game, so it will not be carried over to the next game, only the winning flags of other special roles will be If the allowed combination is not complete, it will be carried over to the next game.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a winning combination table by gaming state. The gaming state winning combination table is stored in advance in the ROM 41b of the main control unit 41 and is used to determine the combination determined to be winning in the internal lottery. The combination determined according to the game state is shown. In this slot machine 1, JAC, Cherry, and Bell as small roles are replayed as re-playing roles, and special bonuses include a big bonus (1), a big bonus (2), a regular bonus (1), and a regular bonus (2 ), JACIN is defined. Also, the big bonus (1) + cherry and big bonus (2) + cherry in the drawing are the special bonus big bonus (1) or big bonus (2) and the small bonus cherry at the same time in one internal lottery. This indicates a role that is determined to be a winner.

  In the regular bonus game state, JAC, cherry, and bell, which are small roles, are determined as winning combinations, and are subject to lottery in the internal lottery in the regular bonus. In the small bonus game described later of Big Bonus, the small bonuses Cherry and Bell, the special bonus Regular Bonus (2), and JACIN are determined as winning roles. It is said. In the normal gaming state, cherry and bell as small roles, replay as replaying roles, big bonus (1), big bonus (2) and regular bonus (1) as special roles are defined as winning roles. In the normal game state, the lottery is a lottery target. In RT, small roles such as cherry and bell, replay replay, special bonus big bonus (1), big bonus (2), regular bonus (1) are defined as winning roles, A lottery is made in the internal lottery at RT. Furthermore, in any gaming state, in addition to the winning winning combinations, the loss (1) and the loss (2) are determined as the roles to be drawn.

  In the present embodiment, in the regular bonus game state, JAC is determined as a small winning combination in addition to cherry and bell. However, in the regular bonus gaming state, the small bonus game and the normal gaming state Similarly, only the cherry and the bell may be determined as winning small roles.

  JAC wins when the combination of “Replay-Replay-JAC” is aligned on the active line in the regular bonus, but in the gaming state other than the regular bonus, even if this combination is aligned, JAC is not awarded. Cherry is awarded when the symbol “cherry” is derived to any of the active lines for the left reel 2L in any gaming state. A bell is awarded when a combination of “bell-bell-bell” is arranged on any of the active lines in any gaming state. The payout of medals when these small roles are won will be described later.

  Replay is awarded when a combination of “Replay-Replay-Replay” is available on any of the active lines in the normal gaming state and RT, but in regular bonuses and big bonuses (small-games and regular bonuses) Even if the combination is complete, it will not be a prize. When the replay wins, no medals are paid out, but the next game can be started without setting the number of bets again. Therefore, the number of bets that do not need to be set in the next game (the regular bonus does not require a replay and is always 3) This is substantially the same as paying out three medals corresponding to.

  The big bonus is awarded when a combination of “BAR-BAR-BAR” or a combination of “7-7-7” is aligned on any of the active lines in the normal gaming state and RT. When the big bonus is won, the gaming state shifts from the normal gaming state or RT to the big bonus. In the big bonus, a game called a small role game can be played. While the gaming state is the big bonus, the big bonus medium flag is set in the RAM 41c. The big bonus ends when the total number of medals paid out to the player in the big bonus reaches 466.

  Furthermore, after the end of the big bonus by “7-7-7”, the game shifts to the normal gaming state, whereas after the end of the big bonus by “BAR-BAR-BAR”, the special role and the small role are drawn. The probability is the same as in the normal gaming state, but shifts to a replay time (RT) in which the winning probability of replay is high. While the gaming state is at RT, the RT flag is set in the RAM 41c. Then, the RT ends by reaching the prescribed game number (100 games in the present embodiment) without winning any bonus, or winning any bonus before reaching the prescribed game number.

  In addition, when it is necessary to distinguish the big bonus by “BAR-BAR-BAR” and the big bonus by “7-7-7”, they shall be referred to as big bonus (1) and big bonus (2), respectively. .

  The regular bonus is awarded when a combination of “7-7-BAR” is arranged on any of the active lines in the small role game, the normal gaming state, and the RT. When the regular bonus is won, the gaming state shifts from the small role game, the normal gaming state, or the RT to the regular bonus. The regular bonus ends when 12 games are consumed, or when 8 games are won (any kind of combination is possible), whichever comes first. While the game state is in the regular bonus, the regular bonus medium flag is set in the RAM 41c. In particular, when a regular bonus is won in the small role game, a regular bonus is provided during the big bonus, and the regular bonus medium flag is also set in the RAM 41c in addition to the big bonus medium flag. When the total number of medals paid out to the player in the big bonus reaches 466 with the regular bonus in the big bonus, the regular bonus is terminated together with the big bonus.

  When it is necessary to distinguish between the regular bonus due to “7-7-BAR” in the normal gaming state and the regular bonus due to “7-7-BAR” in the small role game in the big bonus, the regular bonus (1) respectively. This is called regular bonus (2). In addition, the above-described big bonus (1) and big bonus (2), regular bonus (1) and regular bonus (2) may be collectively referred to as “bonus”.

  JACIN wins when a combination of “Bell-Bell-JAC” is found on any of the active lines in the small role game, but in a gaming state other than the small role game, even if this combination is available, JACIN wins. Not. When winning JACIN, the above-described regular bonus is provided during the big bonus, and the regular bonus medium flag is also set in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 in addition to the big bonus medium flag. When the total number of medals paid out to the player in the big bonus reaches 466 with the regular bonus in the big bonus, the regular bonus is terminated together with the big bonus.

  Hereinafter, the internal lottery will be described. In the internal lottery, whether or not a winning for each of the above-mentioned roles is allowed, and if no winning of any of the winnings is allowed, that is, in the case of losing, the type is losing (1) or losing (2). It is determined before the display results of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are derived and displayed (actually, when the start switch 7 is detected). In the internal lottery, first, as will be described later, a random number for internal lottery (an integer from 0 to 65535) is acquired. Then, for each combination and lose determined according to the gaming state, the acquired random number for internal lottery, the number of bets set by the player, and the number of judgment values for each combination and lose determined according to the set value Is done according to. In the present embodiment, from the number of judgment values for each combination, a range of determination values for winning a small combination, a replaying combination, and a special combination individually, and a range of determination values for winning a combination of small combination and special combination And the winning in the internal lottery is not exclusive, and a small role and a special role may be simultaneously won in one game.

  The reference of the combination according to the gaming state is performed based on the winning combination table by gaming state shown in FIG.

  When the gaming state is a regular bonus (including the case where the bonus is provided during the big bonus), the JAC, cherry, and bell are sequentially read out as target lots for internal lottery by referring to the winning combination table by gaming state. Is in the small bonus game during the big bonus, cherry, bell, regular bonus (2), and JACIN are sequentially read out as the internal lottery target roles. However, when the regular bonus winning flag (2) is set in the game before the previous time and the game is carried over without winning based on the flag, the regular bonus (2) and JACIN are not subject to the internal lottery.

  When in normal gaming and RT, cherry, bell, replay, big bonus (1), big bonus (2), big bonus (1) + cherry, big bonus (2) + cherry, regular bonus (1) are internal It is sequentially read out as the target combination of the lottery. However, when the winning flags of the regular bonus (1), big bonus (1), and big bonus (2) are set in the game before the previous game, and the game is carried over without winning based on the flag, the big bonus (1 ), Big Bonus (2), Big Bonus (1) + Cherry, Big Bonus (2) + Cherry, Regular Bonus (1) are not eligible for internal lottery.

  In the internal lottery, the number of determination values determined for the internal lottery target combination is sequentially added to the internal lottery random number, and when the addition result overflows, it is determined that the winning combination is won. When the winning is determined, the winning flag of the combination is set in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41. In addition, when all the combinations determined as the target of the internal lottery according to the game state are not determined to be winning, the determination value number determined for the loss (1) is further added to the random number for the internal lottery When the addition result overflows, it is determined that the loss (1) has been won, and the winning flag for the loss (1) is set in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41. Also, if the loss (1) is not determined to be winning, it is determined that the loss (2) has been won, and the winning flag for the loss (2) is set in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41. The number of determination values for each combination and lose is read according to the storage address of the number of determination values registered in the combination table stored in advance in the ROM of the main control unit 41.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of the role-specific table. The number of determination values may be 256 or more, and cannot be stored in one byte. Therefore, each determination value number is registered using a storage area of two bytes.

  The number of determination values is the number of bets set by the player (BET) and whether or not the game is targeted in the normal gaming state and RT (RT flag = 0: not applicable in both RT and normal gaming state, RT flag = 1 : Target in both RT and normal gaming state, RT flag = 2: Target in normal gaming state, RT flag = 3: Target in RT). Even if the same combination or loss, the winning probabilities differ according to the number of bets, or even if the same combination or loss and the bet number are the same, the game is in the normal gaming state or RT. This is because the winning probability may vary depending on the situation. The number of determination values may be common regardless of the set value, or may be different depending on the set value. If the number of determination values is common regardless of the set value, a common flag is set (value is set to “1”).

  In the role-specific table, as shown in FIG. 4B, JAC, cherry, bell, replay, big bonus (1), big bonus (2), big bonus (1) + cherry, big bonus (2) + The storage addresses for the number of determination values for cherry, regular bonus (1), regular bonus (2), JACIN, and lose (1) are registered. Loss (2) is not determined to be a win for all the roles determined as internal lottery targets according to the gaming state as described above, and lose (1) is not determined to be a win. Since it is determined as winning, the storage address of the number of determination values of lose (2) is not registered.

  The JAC is a role that is subject to internal lottery only with the regular bonus, and the storage address of the number of determination values corresponding to the bet number 1 with the regular bonus is registered. The common flag for this combination is 0, and the storage address for the number of determination values is individually registered according to the set value.

  Cherry and bell are the targets that are subject to internal lottery in any gaming state, the storage address of the judgment value number corresponding to the number of bets 1 in the regular bonus, the bet in the normal gaming state, RT or small role game A storage address of the number of determination values corresponding to Equation 3 is registered. For cherry, the common flag is 1, and the storage address of the common number of determination values is registered corresponding to the number of bets regardless of the set value. For the bell, the common flag is 0, and the storage address of the number of determination values is individually registered according to the set value corresponding to each bet number.

  The replay is a role that is subject to internal lottery in the normal gaming state and RT, the storage address of the number of determination values corresponding to the betting number 3 and the RT flag = 2 in the normal gaming state, the betting number 3 in the RT A storage address of the number of determination values corresponding to RT flag = 3 is registered. The common flag for this combination is 1, and a common storage address for the number of determination values is registered regardless of the set value.

  The big bonus (1), the big bonus (2), and the regular bonus (1) are internal lottery targets only in the normal gaming state and RT, and the determination corresponds to the bet number 3 in the normal gaming state and RT. Each storage address for the number of values is registered. For these combinations, the value of the common flag is 0, and the storage address of the number of determination values is individually registered according to the set value.

  Big Bonus (1) + Cherry, Big Bonus (2) + Cherry are roles that are subject to internal lottery only in the normal gaming state and RT, and the number of determination values corresponding to the number of bets 3 in the normal gaming state and RT Storage addresses are registered respectively. For these combinations, the value of the common flag is 1, and a storage address for the number of common determination values is registered regardless of the set value.

  Regular bonus (2) and JACIN are internal lottery targets only in the small bonus game in the big bonus, and the storage address of the number of judgment values corresponding to the bet number 3 in the small bonus game is registered. . For these combinations, the value of the common flag is 1, and a storage address for the number of common determination values is registered regardless of the set value.

  Loss (1) is subject to internal lottery in all gaming states, the storage address of the judgment value number corresponding to the regular betting number 1 with the regular bonus, the betting number 3 in the normal gaming state and the small role game, RT flag = 2, the storage address of the number of determination values corresponding to 2, the number of bets in RT 3 and the storage address of the number of determination values corresponding to the RT flag 3 are registered. In all of these, the value of the common flag is 1, and the storage addresses for the common number of determination values are registered regardless of the set value.

  Also, the number of medals to be paid out when winning each winning combination is registered in the role-specific table. However, only the JAC, Cherry, and Bell, which are small roles, are the targets for which medals are paid out when winning. Cherry and bell can be awarded when the bet number is 1 (regular bonus) or 3 (game state other than the regular bonus), but for the bell, when the bet number is 1, that is, the game When the state is a regular bonus, 15 medals are paid out more than the other seven.

  The big bonus (1), the big bonus (2), the regular bonus (1), the regular bonus (2), and the winning of JACIN are accompanied by a transition of the gaming state and are not eligible for payout of medals. Replay does not involve the payout of medals. However, since it is not necessary to insert medals used for setting the number of bets in the next game, it is substantially the same as paying out 3 medals. Naturally, the loss (1) is not a medal payout target.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a storage area for the number of determination values acquired based on addresses registered in the role-specific table. The storage area for the number of determination values is provided in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41 in the development model, and in the address area allocated to the ROM 41b in the main control unit 41 in the mass production model.

  For example, the addresses ADD + 68, ADD + 70, ADD + 84, and ADD + 86 are set regardless of the set values when the internal lottery targets are big bonus (1) + cherry, big bonus (2) + cherry, regular bonus (2), and JACIN, respectively. 27, 57, 85, and 23500 are acquired as the number of determination values, respectively, regardless of the set value.

  The address ADD is an address that is referred to when the target role of the internal lottery is JAC and the set value is 1. At this time, 51477 which is a value stored here is acquired as the number of determination values. Addresses ADD + 2, ADD + 4, ADD + 6, ADD + 8, and ADD + 10 are addresses that are referred to when the target role of the internal lottery is JAC and the set value is 2 to 6, respectively. For JAC, the same values are registered in addresses ADD, ADD + 2, ADD + 4 and ADD + 6, and ADD + 8 and ADD + 10. Therefore, the winning probabilities of JACs with setting values 1 to 4, setting values 5 and 6 are set. Are the same.

  The address ADD + 12 is an address that is referred to regardless of the set value when the bet number is 1, that is, when the target character of the internal lottery is cherry in the regular bonus. The address ADD + 14 is an address that is referred to regardless of the set value when the bet number is 3, that is, in the normal gaming state, RT, or the small lottery game, the target combination of the internal lottery is cherry. Since different values are registered for the number of cherries according to the number of bets, the winning probability of cherries differs according to the number of bets.

  Addresses ADD + 16, ADD + 18, ADD + 20, ADD + 22, ADD + 24, and ADD + 26 are addresses that are referenced when the bet number is 1, that is, when the target character of the internal lottery is a bell and the set value is 1 to 6 in the regular bonus. is there. Since the same values are registered in the addresses ADD + 16, ADD + 18, ADD + 20 and ADD + 22, and ADD + 24 and ADD + 26, respectively, at the regular bonus, the set values 1 to 4, the set values 5 and 6 are Winning probability is the same.

  Addresses ADD + 28, ADD + 30, ADD + 32, ADD + 34, ADD + 36, and ADD + 38 are each when the number of bets is 3, that is, when the target lot of the internal lottery is a bell and the set value is 1 to 6 in the normal game state or the small role game The address to be referenced. Since the same values are registered in the addresses ADD + 28, ADD + 30, ADD + 32 and ADD + 34, and ADD + 36 and ADD + 38, respectively, in the normal gaming state, RT or small role game, the setting values 1 to 4, the setting value 5 and the setting value 6, the probability of winning the bell is the same.

  The address ADD + 40 is an address that is referenced regardless of the set value when the internal lottery target role is replay in the normal gaming state, and the address ADD + 42 is a set value when the internal lottery target role is replay in RT. Regardless of the address that is referenced.

  Addresses ADD + 44, ADD + 46, ADD + 48, ADD + 50, ADD + 52, and ADD + 54 are addresses that are referred to when the internal lottery target is the big bonus (1) and the set value is 1 to 6, respectively. Addresses ADD + 56, ADD + 58, ADD + 60, ADD + 62, ADD + 64, and ADD + 66 are addresses that are referenced when the internal lottery target is the big bonus (2) and the set value is 1 to 6, respectively. With regard to the big bonus (1) and the big bonus (2), the number of determination values is individually stored according to the set value, and a different number of determination values is stored, so that the big bonus (1) according to the set value is stored. -B, The winning probability of big bonus (2) will be different.

  Addresses ADD + 72, ADD + 74, ADD + 76, ADD + 78, ADD + 80, and ADD + 82 are addresses that are referred to when the target part of the internal lottery is regular bonus (1) and the set value is 1 to 6, respectively. As for regular bonus (1), the number of judgment values is individually stored according to the set value, but since the same number of judgment values is stored, the winning of regular bonus (1) at any set value Probabilities are the same.

  The address ADD + 88 is an address that is referred to regardless of the set value when the number of bets is 1, that is, when the target of the internal lottery is a loss (1) in the regular bonus, and the address ADD + 90 is a game with a bet number of 3 Of these states, in the normal gaming state and the small role game, the address is referred to regardless of the set value when the target of the internal lottery is a loss (1), and the address ADD + 92 is RT among the gaming states where the bet number is 3 This address is referenced regardless of the set value when the target of the internal lottery is a loss (1).

  FIGS. 6A, 6B and 7A, 7B are diagrams showing an example of the relationship between the value of the random number for internal lottery, the number of determination values of each combination and lose, and the winning. In FIG. 6 (a), in the normal gaming state, in FIG. 6 (b), in the RT, in FIG. 7 (a), in the small role game, in FIG. 7 (b), in the regular bonus. Each example is shown. FIGS. 6A, 6B and 7A, 7B show examples in which the set value is 6, and FIGS. 6A, 6B show regular bonus and big An example in which none of the bonus winning flags is set is shown.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, in the normal gaming state, cherry, bell, replay, big bonus (1), big bonus (2), big bonus (1) + cherry, big bonus (2) + cherry , Regular Bonus (1), Loss (1), Loss (2) are subject to internal lottery, and in the set value 6, the number of judgment values other than Loss (2) is 571, 13600, 8978, 54, 113, 27, 57, 84, and 655. The cherry that is the target of the internal lottery is won when 64965-65535, which adds up the determination value number 571 and overflows the result of the addition, is acquired as a random number for internal lottery.

  Next, for the bell that is the subject of the internal lottery, the addition result overflows by adding 14171 that is the sum of the cherry judgment value number 571 and the bell judgment value number 13600. 51365 to 64964 are for internal lottery. Wins when it is acquired as a random number. Similarly, the replay has a big bonus (1) when 42387 to 51364 are acquired as a random number for internal lottery, and a big bonus (2) when 42433 to 42386 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery. The big bonus (1) + cherry when 42220-42332 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery is the big bonus (2) + cherry when 42193-42219 is acquired as a random number for internal lottery When 42136 to 42192 are acquired as random numbers for internal lottery, the regular bonus (1) is when 41205 to 42135 is acquired as random numbers for internal lottery. Is acquired as a random number for internal lottery, the loss (2) is 0 to 41396. When it is acquired as a random number for use are determined respectively winning and.

  Approximate winning probabilities for each combination and loser calculated based on the number of judgment values are Cherry, Bell, Replay, Big Bonus (1), Big Bonus (2), Big Bonus (1) + Cherry, Big Bonus (2) + Cherry, Regular Bonus (1), Loss (1), Loss (2), 1 / 1114.77, 1 / 4.82, 1 / 7.30, 1 / 1121.63, 1 /579.96, 1 / 2427.26, 1 / 1149.75, 1 / 780.19, 1 / 100.06, and 1 / 1.58.

  In the normal gaming state, when either the regular bonus or the big bonus winning flag is already set, that is, when these winning flags are set and carried over in the previous game, the cherry, Bell, Replay, Big Bonus (1) + Cherry, Big Bonus (2) + Cherry, Loss (1), Loss (2) are eligible for lottery, and Big Bonus (1) + Cherry, Big Bonus (2 ) If it is determined that + cherry is won, it is determined that only the cherry is won. For this reason, in a game in which the regular bonus or big bonus winning flag is carried over, the winning of the cherry for the range of the judgment value in which the winning of the big bonus (1) + cherry and the big bonus (2) + cherry is determined is determined. The range of determination values to be determined is widened, and the probability of winning a cherry is increased correspondingly, and the range of determination values from which the winning of big bonus (1), big bonus (2), regular bonus (1) is determined, The range of determination values for determining the winning of the losing (2) is widened, and the winning probability of the losing (2) is increased accordingly.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 6B, in RT, cherry, bell, replay, big bonus (1), big bonus (2), big bonus (1) + cherry, big bonus (2) + cherry, regular Bonus (1), losing (1), and losing (2) are subject to internal lottery. In the set value 6, the number of determination values excluding losing (2) is 571, 13600, 42000, 54, 113, 27, 57, 84, 655, 64965-65535, 51365-64964, 9365-51364, 9311-9364, 9198-9310, 9171-9197, 9114-9170, 9030-9113, 8357-9029, 0 ~ 8374 are acquired as random numbers for internal lottery That. In addition, the approximate winning probabilities of the respective roles are 1 / 1114.77, 1 / 4.82, 1 / 1.56, 1 / 1121.63, 1 / 579.96, 1 / 2427.26, 1 / 1149.75, 1 / 780.19, 1 / 100.06, and 1 / 1.58.

  As described above, in RT, among the targets in the normal gaming state, the range of determination values for determining the winning of replay is wider than in the normal gaming state, and the winning probability of replay is correspondingly higher than in the normal gaming state. At the same time, the range of determination values for determining the winning of replay is widened, and the range of determination values for determining the winning of loss (2) is narrower than that in the normal gaming state. Becomes lower than the normal gaming state. For this reason, in RT, the target of internal lottery is the same as in the normal gaming state, and the winning probabilities other than replay and loss (2) are the same, but the winning probability of replay is higher than in the normal gaming state. Loss of winning (2) is reduced.

  Also, in this embodiment, in the normal gaming state and RT internal lottery, when the value acquired as the random number for internal lottery is included in the range of determination values specified by the number of cherry determination values, If it is determined that the cherry is won alone and is included in the range of determination values specified by the number of determination values of big bonus (1), big bonus (2), and regular bonus (1), the big bonus It is determined that (1), big bonus (2), and regular bonus (1) are won alone, and the determination value specified by the number of determination values of big bonus (1) + cherry, big bonus (2) + cherry If it is included in the range, it is determined that both the big bonus (1) and cherry or both the big bonus (2) and cherry are won at the same time. You have me. That is, there are a case where a small role is determined to be won alone, a case where a special role is determined to be alone, and a case where both a small role and a special role are determined to be winning.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, in the small role game, cherry, bell, regular bonus (2), JACIN, lose (1), and lose (2) are subject to internal lottery. Since the number of judgment values excluding 2) is 655, 13600, 85, 23500, and 655, 64881 to 65535, 51281 to 64880, 51196 to 51280, 27696 to 51195, 27041 to 27695, and 0 to 27040 are for internal lottery. Each is determined to be a winning prize. Also, the approximate winning probabilities for each role and lose are 1 / 100.06, 1 / 4.82, 1 / 771.01, 1 / 2.79, 1 / 100.06, 1 / 2.42. Become.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, in the regular bonus, JAC, Cherry, Bell, Loss (1), and Loss (2) are subject to internal lottery, and each of these except for Loss (2) Since the number of determination values is 51277, 656, 13601, 1, 14259 to 65535, 13603 to 14258, 2 to 13602, 1 and 0 are determined to be winning when acquired as random numbers for internal lottery. In addition, the approximate winning probabilities of the respective roles are 1 / 1.28, 1 / 99.90, 1 / 4.82, 1/65536, and 1/65536.

  Next, the setting of the winning flag will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The winning flag is set in a winning flag area provided in the RAM 41c. As shown in FIG. 8, the winning flag area includes an upper byte (hereinafter referred to as a special role winning flag area) in which a winning flag related to a special role is set, and a win related to a small role, a replaying role, and a loser. It consists of a 2-byte area consisting of a low-order byte (hereinafter referred to as a small combination / replaying combination / losing winning flag area) in which a flag is set. The least significant bit of each area is referred to as 0th bit, and the most significant bit as 7th bit.

  Bits 0 to 4 in the special role winning flag area are areas where winning flags for JACIN, regular bonus (2), regular bonus (1), big bonus (2), and big bonus (1) are set, respectively. In other words, “1” is stored in the bit corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery to indicate that the winning combination is won. Note that the 5th to 7th bits of the special role winning flag area are unused areas and always store “0”.

  The 0th to 5th bits of the small role / replaying role / losing winning flag area are areas where winning (2), losing (1), replay, bell, cherry, and JAC winning flags are set, respectively. When “1” is stored in the bit corresponding to the winning combination or lose in the internal lottery, it indicates that the winning combination or loss is won. It should be noted that the sixth and seventh bits of the small combination / replaying combination / losing winning flag area are unused areas and always store “0”.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the setting state of the winning flag area according to the result of the internal lottery (hereinafter also referred to as an internal winning state).

  As shown in FIG. 8, when any bonus winning flag is not carried over and any of JAC, Cherry, Bell, and Replay is won by internal lottery, all bits in the special role winning flag area are displayed. “0” is stored, “1” is stored in the bit corresponding to the winning combination or re-playing winning combination in the small winning combination / replaying winning combination / losing winning flag area, and “0” is stored in the other bits. It becomes a state.

  If neither of the bonus winning flags has been carried over and if either of the lost (1) or lost (2) is won by internal lottery, “0” is stored in all the bits in the special role winning flag area. As a result, “1” is stored in the bit corresponding to the winning that is won in the small combination / replaying combination / losing winning flag area, and “0” is stored in the other bits.

  When none of the bonus winning flags have been carried forward, any of Big Bonus (1), Big Bonus (2), Regular Bonus (1), Regular Bonus (2), or JACIN is won by internal lottery (below) , Also referred to as a formed game), “1” is stored in the bit corresponding to the special combination won in the special combination winning flag area, “0” is stored in the other bits, and the small combination / replaying combination / losing is stored. “0” is stored in all the bits in the winning flag area.

  If any of the big bonus (1) + cherry or big bonus (2) + cherry is won by internal lottery with no winning flag for any bonus carried over (hereinafter also referred to as the established game), special “1” is stored in the bit corresponding to the special combination won in the winning combination flag area, “0” is stored in the other bits, and the bit corresponding to the cherry in the small combination / replaying combination / losing winning flag area “1” is stored, and “0” is stored in the other bits.

  If any bonus winning flag has been carried over (hereinafter also referred to as “carrying over”) and any of JAC, Cherry, Bell, or Replay is won by internal lottery, it will be carried over in the special role winning flag area. “1” is stored in the bit corresponding to the special combination being held, and “0” is stored in the other bits, corresponding to the small combination or re-playing combination won in the small combination / re-playing combination / losing winning flag area. “1” is stored in the bit, and “0” is stored in the other bits.

  If any of the bonuses is carried over and one of the bonuses (1) or loses (2) is won by internal lottery, the special role carried over in the special role winning flag area will be handled. “1” is stored in the bit to be stored, “0” is stored in the other bits, “1” is stored in the bit corresponding to the winning that is won in the small role / replaying player / losing winning flag area, A state in which “0” is stored in the bit is obtained.

  As described above, since the setting status of the winning flag area is different between when the losing (1) is won and when the losing (2) is winning, the type of losing can be specified from the setting status of the winning flag area. ing. In addition, since the setting status of the winning flag area differs between the case where the loss (1) is won while the bonus is being carried and the case where the loss (2) is won while the bonus is being carried, You can also specify the type of loss during bonus carryover.

  Also, since the setting status of the winning flag area is different between the game where the bonus is established and the case where the player wins the bonus while carrying the bonus, the bonus setting game is determined based on the setting status of the winning flag area, or the bonus is being carried over. It is possible to identify whether it is a losing.

  Next, acquisition of random numbers for internal lottery will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The random numbers for the internal lottery are acquired by extracting random numbers from the random number generation circuit 42 by the hardware random number function and processing them by software by the CPU 41a. Note that the least significant bit of the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 or the processed random number is called the 0th bit, and the most significant bit is called the 15th bit.

  FIG. 9A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the random number generation circuit 42 in detail. As shown in the figure, the random number generation circuit 42 includes a pulse generation circuit 42a, a lower counter 42b, and an upper counter 42c. The lower counter 42b and the upper counter 42c are both 8-bit (1 byte) counters, the lower counter 42b is the 0th to 7th bits, and the upper counter 42c is a total of 16 bits from the 8th to 15th bits. The data signal is output.

  The pulse generation circuit 42a outputs a pulse signal at a frequency that is higher than the frequency of the operation clock of the CPU 41a and is not an integral multiple thereof (preferably relatively prime). The pulse signal output from the pulse generation circuit 42a is clocked into the lower counter 42b.

  The lower counter 42b alternately inverts the 0th bit data signal between the H level and the L level every time a pulse signal is input from the pulse generation circuit 42a. Assuming that positive logic is applied, a logical value of H level corresponds to 1 and a logical value of L level corresponds to 0. In the case of negative logic, a logic value of 1 may be read as L level, and a logic value of 0 may be read as H level. When the level of the 0th bit data signal is inverted from H level to L level, that is, whenever the logic value of the 0th bit data signal changes from 1 to 0, the level of the 1st bit data signal is changed to H level. Inverted alternately with L level.

  Similarly, when the level of the (m−1) th bit data signal is inverted from the H level to the L level, that is, whenever the logic value of the (m−1) th bit data signal changes from 1 to 0, the mth bit data The signal level is alternately inverted between the H level and the L level. The carry signal is output every time the level of the seventh bit data signal changes from H level, that is, the logical value of the seventh bit data signal changes from 1 to 0. The carry signal output from the lower counter 42b is clocked into the upper counter 42c.

  The upper counter 42c alternately inverts the eighth bit data signal between the H level and the L level every time a carry signal is input from the lower counter 42b. Each time the level of the 9th bit data signal is inverted from H level to L level, the level of the 9th bit data signal is alternately inverted between H level and L level. Similarly, every time the level of the m−1th bit data signal is inverted from the H level to the L level, the level of the mth bit data signal is alternately inverted between the H level and the L level.

  The logic value of a 16-bit data signal in which the data signal of the lower counter 42b is the lower 8 bits and the data signal of the upper counter 42c is the upper 8 bits is 0 (0000h) every time the pulse generation circuit 42a outputs the pulse signal. ) → 1 (0001h) → 2 (0002h) →... → 65535 (FFFFh) The values are updated so as to be continuous every update, and the maximum value 65535 (FFFFh) is next to the initial value 0 (0000h). The value circulates and is output from the random number generation circuit 42.

  The sampling circuit 43 includes a latch circuit, and latches and latches a 16-bit data signal output from the random number generation circuit 42 at that time based on a sampling command (when the start switch 7 is operated) from the CPU 41a. Output the data signal. The CPU 41a extracts numerical data corresponding to the data signal input from the sampling circuit 43 via the I / O port 41d as a random number generated by the random number generation circuit. In the following description, the data signal output from the random number generation circuit 42 is described as a random number corresponding to the logical value.

  FIG. 9B is an explanatory diagram until the CPU 41a processes the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 into a random number for internal lottery by software. The random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 is stored in a 16-bit general-purpose register 41GR included in the CPU 41a.

  When the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 is stored in the general-purpose register 41GR, the CPU 41a uses the other general-purpose register or the work area of the RAM 41c to lower-order the bytes of the general-purpose register 41GR (value extracted from the lower-order counter 42b). And the value of the upper byte (the value extracted from the upper counter 42c) are exchanged. Then, the CPU 41a acquires the value stored in the general-purpose register 41GR at this time as a random number for internal lottery, stores it in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and sequentially adds the number of determination values of each combination to this. It will be going.

  Note that interrupts to the CPU 41a are prohibited from the extraction of random numbers from the random number generation circuit 42 to the end of processing. This is to prevent the contents of the general-purpose register 41GR from being rewritten in the interrupt processing routine when an interrupt is generated to the CPU 41a.

  Next, stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R will be described.

  The CPU 41a refers to the table index and table creation data stored in the ROM 41b when the reel starts rotating and when the reel stops and the reel that is still rotating still remains. Create a stop control table for each reel. When one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to and the referred stop control table is drawn. Based on the number of frames, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the table index stores the start address of the area in which the data for table creation is stored for each gaming state for each internal winning state.

  Specifically, in the normal gaming state and RT, cherry, bell, replay, big bonus (1) establishment game, big bonus (1) + cherry establishment game or big bonus (1) carryover cherry, big bonus (1 ) Carryover bell, big bonus (1) carryover replay, big bonus (1) carryover lose (1), big bonus (1) carryover lose (2), big bonus (2) established game, big bonus (2 ) + Cherry formation game or big bonus (2) Cherry carryover, big bonus (2) carryover bell, big bonus (2) carryover replay, big bonus (2) carryover lost (1), big bonus (2) Lost carry-over (2), regular bonus (1) formation game, regular bonus (1) carry-over cheri , Regular bonus (1) carryover bell, regular bonus (1) carryover replay, regular bonus (1) carryover lose (1), regular bonus (1) carryover lose (2), lose (1), lose ( For each of 2), the head address of the area where the data for table creation is stored is stored.

  In the small role game and regular bonus during the big bonus, JAC, cherry, bell, regular bonus (2) formation game, regular bonus (2) carryover cherry, regular bonus (2) carryover bell, regular bonus (2) For each of carry-over lost (1), regular bonus (2) carry-over lost (2), JACIN formation game, lose (1), and lose (2), the top address of the area where the data for table creation is stored is stored Has been.

  In the small role game and regular bonus, when the internal winning state is cherry or bell, the same table creation data is used as in the normal gaming state and RT when the internal winning state is cherry or bell. A game state and a common start address with RT are stored.

  In addition, in the small role game, when the internal winning state is a regular bonus (2) established game, a regular bonus (2) a carryover cherry, and a regular bonus (2) a carryover bell, the internal winning state is set in the normal gaming state and RT. Since the table creation data common to the regular bonus (1) established game, regular bonus (1) carryover cherries, and regular bonus (1) carryover bells is referenced, the start address common to the normal gaming state and RT Are stored. In addition, in the small role game, when the internal winning state is regular bonus (2) carry-over loss (1), regular bonus (2) carry-over loss (2), the internal winning state is regular in both the normal gaming state and RT. Since the table creation data common to the bonus (2) carry-over loss (2) is referred to, the common gaming state and the head address common to RT are stored.

  In addition, when the internal winning state is lost (1) and lost (2) in the small role game and the regular bonus, both the normal gaming state and the internal winning state in RT are lost for the same table creation. Since the data is referred to, the head address common to the normal gaming state and RT is stored.

  As described above, even when the gaming state is different or the internal winning state is different, the same address is stored as the start address of the area where the data for table creation is stored when the same control is applied. In such a case, the stop control table is created with reference to the same table creation data.

  The table creation data is composed of drawn-in frame number data indicating the number of drawn-in frames corresponding to the stop operation position, and an address of drawn-in frame number data to be referred to in accordance with the reel stop status.

  The number-of-drawing frame data referenced according to the reel stop status is whether all reels are rotating, only the left reel is stopped, only the middle reel is stopped, only the right reel is stopped, or left Depending on whether the middle reel is stopped, the left and right reels are stopped, the middle and right reels are stopped, and in the situation where any one of the reels is stopped, Since it may vary depending on the stop position of the stopped reel, the address of the number of frames to be drawn to be referred to is registered for each rotating reel for each situation, and based on the top address of the table creation data , It is possible to specify the address of the number of frame data to be referred to according to each situation, and it is necessary according to each situation from this identified address. It has to be able to identify the lead-frame number data. Even if the reel stop status and the stop position of the stopped reel are different, the same address is registered as the address for the number of drawn frames when the same number of drawn frames is applied. In such a case, the same data for the number of drawn frames is referred to.

  The drawn frame number data is data that can specify the number of drawn frames for each timing at which the stop operation is performed. In this embodiment, stepping motors that make one turn at a cycle of 168 steps (0 to 167) are used for the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R. That is, when the reel motors 32L, 32C, and 32R are driven for 168 steps, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R make one round. As shown in FIG. 11, 21 areas (frames) divided every 8 steps (the number of steps in which one symbol moves) are defined for one reel. Area numbers 1 to 21 from the position are assigned. On the other hand, the number of symbols arranged on one reel is 21, and symbol numbers 1 to 21 from the reel reference position are assigned to symbols on each reel, so symbols 1 to 21 are assigned to each reel. , Area numbers 1 to 21 are assigned in order. The number of drawn frames by area number is compressed and stored according to a predetermined rule in the number of drawn frames data so that the number of drawn frames by area number can be acquired by expanding the number of drawn frames data. It has become.

  As described above, the stop control table created by referring to the table index and the table creation data as described above corresponds to the area number, and the area corresponding to each area number corresponds to the stop reference position (this In the embodiment, the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is performed at a timing (a timing in which the number of steps from the reel reference position is included in the range of the number of steps of each region number) located in the lower symbol area of the transparent window 3 It is a table in which the number of frames to be drawn when detected is set.

  Next, the procedure for creating the stop control table will be described. First, at the start of reel rotation, the top address of the table creation data corresponding to the game state and the internal winning state of the game is acquired. Then, the table creation data is specified based on the acquired head address, and the address of the number of frames to be drawn for each reel corresponding to the state in which all the reels are rotating is acquired from the specified table creation data, and the acquired address The drawing frame number data of each reel stored in is developed and a stop control table is created for all reels.

  Further, when any one reel is stopped or any two reels are stopped, the top address obtained at the start of reel rotation, that is, the table creation data corresponding to the game state and the internal winning state of the game is stored. The table creation data is identified based on the head address, and the address of the number of frames to be drawn in the non-stop reel corresponding to the stopped reel and the area number of the stop position of the reel is obtained from the identified table creation data, The number-of-drawing frame data of each reel stored at the acquired address is expanded to create a stop control table for unstopped reels.

  Next, when the CPU 41a effectively detects any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R corresponding to the rotating reel, the control for deriving the display result to the corresponding reel will be described. If any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is detected effectively, the area number of the stop operation position is based on the number of steps from the reel reference position when the stop operation is detected. And the number of drawn frames corresponding to the area number of the specified stop operation position is acquired by referring to the stop control table of the reel where the stop operation is detected. Then, control is performed to rotate and stop the reel by the number of acquired frames. Specifically, from the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected, the number of steps from the acquired number of drawn frames until it is stopped is calculated, and the reel is rotated and stopped by the calculated number of steps. Take control. As a result, an area (stop point in the figure) corresponding to the area number corresponding to the stop position ahead of the number of frames to be drawn in from the area (stop operation point in the figure) corresponding to the area number of the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. It stops at the stop reference position (in this embodiment, the lower symbol area of the fluoroscopic window 3).

  In the table index of this embodiment, only one address is stored as the top address of the storage area for the table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state. In the creation data, only one address is stored as the address of the storage area for the number of drawn frame data corresponding to the stop status of one reel (and the stop position of the stopped reel). In other words, table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state, and number-of-drawing frame number data corresponding to the stop status of the reel (and the stop position of the stopped reel) are uniquely determined, The stop control table created with reference to these is also unique for one internal winning state in one gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel). Therefore, when all of the gaming state, the internal winning state, and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel) are the same, the reel is based on the same stop control table, that is, the same control pattern. The stop control is performed.

  Further, in this embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is determined as the number of drawn frames, and the reel can be stopped by drawing a maximum of four symbols after detecting a stop operation. In other words, the stop position of the symbol can be designated from a range of a maximum of 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. In addition, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to stop the reel by pulling in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation. The symbol stop position can be designated from a range of up to five symbols including the operation position.

  In addition, in the table index, the number of drawn-in frames is drawn so that the winning combination is drawn to the maximum in the range of 4 frames and no winning combination is arranged, corresponding to the case where any combination is won. Stores the address of the specified table creation data, and stores the address of the table creation data in which the number of frames to be drawn in is determined so that none of the roles will be matched, corresponding to the case where the game is won ing. Therefore, if any winning combination is won, there will be a stop control table in which the winning combination is drawn to the maximum in the range of 4 frames and the number of drawing frames to be drawn is set so that the winning combination is not aligned. While the reel stop control is performed, if a win is won, a stop control table in which the number of frames to be drawn that do not have any combination is defined, and the reel stop control is performed. As a result, when the stop operation is performed, if the symbols of the winning combination can be stopped on the winning line in the drawing range of up to 4 frames, the control is performed to align them and stop. The symbol of the winning combination will be controlled to be stopped in a drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames.

  In the table index, when a special combination and a small combination are won at the same time, or when a special combination is won with the special combination carried over from the previous game (Big Bonus (1) + Cherry, Big Bonus ( In response to 1) + Bell, etc., the number of draws is determined so that the winning special role is drawn to the maximum in the range of 4 frames, and the winning special role is drawn in the range of up to 4 frames. For the non-stop operation position, the address of the table creation data in which the number of drawn frames is determined so that the selected winning combination is drawn to the maximum within the range of four frames is stored, and reel stop control is performed. As a result, when the stop operation is performed, if the symbols of the special roles that have been elected within the draw range of up to 4 frames can be aligned and stopped on the winning line, the control is performed to align and stop them. If you can't draw a special role that you have won in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line, you can align the symbols of the small role that has been won in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line. If they can be stopped, control is performed to stop them together, and the symbol of the winning combination is controlled to be stopped in the drawing range of 4 frames. That is, in such a case, priority is given to the control for aligning the special combination on the winning line over the small combination, and the small combination can be won only when the special combination cannot be drawn.

  In addition, the table index includes a range of 4 replays corresponding to the case where a replay player is elected with a special role carried over from before the previous game (such as big bonus (1) + replay). The address of the table creation data in which the number of frames to be drawn is determined so as to be pulled in as much as possible is stored, and reel stop control is performed. As a result, when a stop operation is performed, control is performed so that the symbols of the re-gamer are aligned and stopped on the winning line within a drawing range of up to four frames. As will be described later, “replay”, which is a symbol constituting the re-game player, is arranged within 4 symbols, that is, within 4 frames for each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. Can be stopped at any position within the pull-in range, so if the special player is carried over from before the previous game, the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R by the player Regardless of the operation timing, the re-game players will always win together. That is, in such a case, the control for aligning the re-games on the winning line has priority over the special game, and the re-games will always win.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the “bell”, “replay”, and “JAC” are arranged within 4 symbols, that is, within an interval of 4 frames, for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. It can always be stopped at any position within the 5-frame pull-in range. In other words, when the winning flags of bell, replay, JAC, and JACIN are set, the winning combination can always be won regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R by the player.

  Next, chance eyes and reach eyes will be described. In this embodiment, the chance is that one of the bonuses (Big Bonus (1) (2), Regular Bonus (1)) is won in the normal gaming state and RT, or the Loss (1) is won. In this embodiment, the display result of the left reel is “bell 7 · 7” of symbols 1 to 3 or “replay bell replay” of symbols 9 to 11 in this embodiment. ”Is stopped, and no combination is on the winning line. As a result of displaying the middle reel,“ Cherry Bell Cherry ”of No. 11-13 or“ Watermelon Bell ”of No. 16-18・ "Watermelon" is stopped and no winning combination is displayed on the winning line. As a result of displaying the right reel, the 7th to 9th symbols "BAR · Replay · JAC" or the 16th to 18th symbols It stopped "7 Replay · JAC", have applied the display mode none of the role not aligned on a winning line as a chance eyes. Reach eyes are display modes that can be derived only when one of the bonuses (Big Bonus (1) (2), Regular Bonus (1)) is won in the normal gaming state and RT. In the example, as the display result of the left reel, the display mode in which “7, 7, 7” of the 2nd to 4th symbols or “Watermelon Replay Bell” of the 8th to 10th symbols is stopped is applied as the reach. .

  Further, in this embodiment, when the normal game state and the internal winning state in RT are one of the bonus established games, one of the bonus carry-over loses (2) and one of the loses (1), Regardless of the order in which the stop operation is performed, it is controlled so that chances can be derived, and when the normal gaming state and the internal winning state in RT is a carry-over loss (2) of any bonus, Regardless of the order in which the reels are stopped, the reach is controlled so as to be derived, but the reels are stopped in the order that satisfies a specific condition (for example, left, middle, right). You may be able to derive the chance eyes and reach eyes on the condition that they are performed.

  Here, an example of reel stop control when the chance eyes and reach eyes are derived will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 11 shows that in the normal gaming state or the internal winning state in RT, the lost (1), lost (2) big bonus (1) established game, big bonus (2) established game, regular bonus (1) established game, big bonus (1) Loss in transit (1), Big bonus (2) Loss in transit (1), Regular bonus (1) Loss in transit (1), Big bonus (1) Loss in transit (2), Big bonus (2 It is a figure which shows the stop control table of the left reel produced in the case of losing during carryover (2), regular bonus (1) losing during carryover (2).

  First, when the normal game state or the internal winning state in the RT is a loss (2), a stop control table corresponding to the item of the loss (2) in FIG. 11 is created as the left reel stop control table. In this stop control table, for all the area numbers, “Bell 7 · 7” of symbols 1 to 3, “7 · 7 · 7” of symbols 2 to 4 and “Watermelon” of symbols 8 to 10・ The number of pull-in frames for which display results other than “Replay Bell” and “Replay Bell Replay” of symbols 9 to 11 are specified is determined, and the stop operation of the left reel is detected at any timing In some cases, the 1st to 3rd symbols “Bell 7 ・ 7”, the 2nd to 4th symbols “7 ・ 7 ・ 7”, the 8th to 10th symbols “Watermelon Replay Bell”, 9th to 11th The symbol “Replay Bell Replay” is not derived as a display result, and no chance or reach is finally established.

  When the normal winning state or the internal winning state in RT is a big bonus (1) established game, a stop control table corresponding to the item of BB (1) established game in FIG. 11 is created as the left reel stop control table. The In this stop control table, the number of frames to be drawn in which “Bell 7 · 7” of the 1st to 3rd symbols is specified for the area numbers 3 to 6 is determined. The number of frames to be drawn that identifies “Replay, Bell, and Replay” of the 11th symbol is determined, and “7-7.7”, 8th to 10th of the 2nd to 4th symbols with respect to other area numbers The number of drawing frames for which display results other than the symbol “watermelon replay bell” are specified is determined. Therefore, when the stop operation of the left reel is detected at the timing of the area numbers 3 to 6, the symbols “Bell 7 and 7” of the 1 to 3 symbols are derived as the display results, and the timings of the area numbers 14 and 15 are obtained. When the stop operation of the left reel is detected, “Replay Bell Replay” of symbols 9 to 11 is derived as a display result, and no winning combination is finally arranged on the winning line. Therefore, the chance eyes will be established. In addition, even if a left reel stop operation is detected at any other timing, “7-7.7” of symbols 2-4 and “watermelon replay bell” of symbols 8-10 are displayed. As a result, it is not derived, and a reach is not finally established.

  When the internal winning state in the normal gaming state or RT is a loss (1), a big bonus (2) established game or a regular bonus (1) established game, BB (2) in FIG. 11 is used as a stop control table for the left reel. A stop control table corresponding to the items of established game and lose (1) is created. In this stop control table, the number of frames to be drawn in which “Bell 7 · 7” of the 1st to 3rd symbols is specified for the area numbers 3 to 6 is determined. The number of frames to be drawn that identifies “Replay, Bell, and Replay” of the 11th symbol is determined, and “7-7.7”, 8th to 10th of the 2nd to 4th symbols with respect to other area numbers The number of drawing frames for which display results other than the symbol “watermelon replay bell” are specified is determined. Therefore, when the stop operation of the left reel is detected at the timing of the area numbers 3 to 6, the symbols “Bell 7 and 7” of the 1 to 3 symbols are derived as the display results, and the timings of the area numbers 14 and 15 are obtained. When the stop operation of the left reel is detected, “Replay Bell Replay” of symbols 9 to 11 is derived as a display result, and finally a big bonus (2) or regular on the winning line Since there are no winning combinations other than bonus (1), a chance is established. In addition, even if a left reel stop operation is detected at any other timing, “7-7.7” of symbols 2-4 and “watermelon replay bell” of symbols 8-10 are displayed. As a result, it is not derived, and a reach is not finally established.

  When the internal winning state in the normal gaming state is a big bonus (1) carry-over loss (2), the stop control corresponding to the item of BB (1) loss (2) in FIG. A table is created. In the stop control table, the number of frames to be drawn in which “Bell 7 · 7” of the 1st to 3rd symbols is specified for the area number 3 is determined. The number of drawn frames in which the symbol “7, 7, 7” is specified is determined, and the number of drawn frames in which the “watermelon replay bell” in the 8th to 10th symbols is specified for the area number 14 is determined. The number of frames to be drawn in which “replay / bell / replay” of the 9th to 11th symbols is specified for the area number 15 is determined. Therefore, if the stop operation of the left reel is detected at the timing of area number 3, the symbols “1-3” of “1-3” are derived as display results, and the left reel is When a stop operation is detected, “Replay Bell Replay” of the 9th to 11th symbols is derived as a display result, and the winning combination is not always arranged on the winning line. Will be established. In addition, when the left reel stop operation is detected at the timing of the area numbers 4 to 6, the symbols “7, 7 and 7” of the 2nd to 4th symbols are derived as the display results, and left at the timing of the area number 14 When the reel stop operation is detected, the “watermelon replay bell” of the 8th to 10th symbols is derived as the display result, and the reach is established.

  When the internal winning state in the normal gaming state is a big bonus (2) carry-over loss (2) or a regular bonus (2) carry-over loss (2), the left reel stop control table BB (2 ) / RB loss (2) corresponding to the stop control table is created. In this stop control table, the number of frames to be drawn in which “Bell 7 · 7” of the 1st to 3rd symbols is specified for the area number 3 is determined. The number of drawn frames in which the symbol “7, 7, 7” is specified is determined, and the number of drawn frames in which the “watermelon replay bell” in the 8th to 10th symbols is specified for the area number 14 is determined. The number of frames to be drawn in which “replay / bell / replay” of the 9th to 11th symbols is specified for the area number 15 is determined. Therefore, if the stop operation of the left reel is detected at the timing of area number 3, the symbols “1-3” of “1-3” are derived as display results, and the left reel is When a stop operation is detected, “Replay Bell Replay” of symbols 9 to 11 is derived as a display result, and finally a big bonus (2) or a regular bonus (1) on the winning line Since there will be no winning combination other than, there will be a chance. If a stop operation of the left reel is detected at the timing of area numbers 4 to 8, “7, 7 and 7” of symbols 2 to 4 are derived as display results, and left at the timing of area number 14 When the reel stop operation is detected, the “watermelon replay bell” of the 8th to 10th symbols is derived as the display result, and the reach is established.

  When the internal winning state in the normal gaming state is a big bonus (1) carry-over lose (1), the stop control corresponding to the item BB (1) lose (1) in FIG. When a table is created and the internal winning state in the normal gaming state and RT is a big bonus (2) carry-over loss (1) or regular bonus (1) carry-over loss (1), at the start of reel rotation, As the reel stop control table, a stop control table corresponding to the item BB (2) / RB loss (1) in FIG. 11 is created. These stop control tables include “Bell 7 · 7” of symbols 1 to 3, “7 · 7 · 7” of symbols 2 to 4 and “ The number of pull-in frames for which display results other than "Watermelon Replay Bell" and "Replay Bell Replay" of the 9th to 11th symbols are specified has been determined, and the stop operation of the left reel is detected at any timing In the case of "No.1-7", "Bell-7.7", No.2-4, "7-7.7", No.8-10, "Watermelon Replay Bell", 9-11. “Replay Bell Replay” is not derived as a display result, and there are cases where the big bonus (1), big bonus (2), and regular bonus (1) winning combinations are finally available. But chances and reach won't happen.

  As described above, when the internal winning state in the normal gaming state or the RT is a loss (1), a game in which any bonus is established, or a loss in carry-over of any bonus (2), the 1st to 1st chances are configured. A stop control table that can specify the display result of “bell 7 · 7” of symbol 3 and “replay bell replay” of symbols 9 to 11 is created as the stop control table of the left reel, When the internal winning state in RT is lost (2), display other than “Bell 7 · 7” of symbols 1 to 3 and “Replay Bell Replay” of symbols 9 to 11 constituting the chance eye A stop control table in which the result is specified is created as a stop control table for the left reel. As a result, the reel stop control is performed based on the stop control table from which the chances can be derived, on condition that the loss (1) is won in the normal gaming state or RT, or any bonus is won. Will be.

  In addition, when the normal game state or the internal winning state in the RT is a game where one of the bonuses is established, “7-7.7” of the 2nd to 4th symbols constituting the reach eye, and the 8th to 10th symbols. A stop control table in which “watermelon replay bell” is not specified is created, whereas when the internal winning state in the normal gaming state is a carry-over loss (2) of any bonus, In addition to the display results to be configured, a stop control table is created that can identify “7, 7, 7” of symbols 2 to 4 and “watermelon replay bell” of symbols 8 to 10 constituting the reach. It is like that. As a result, the reel stop control is performed based on the stop control table from which the reach can be derived, on the condition that any bonus is being carried over in the normal gaming state and the loss (2) is won. Will be. That is, the reel stop control is performed based on different stop control tables for the bonus establishment game and the game in which the loss is won while carrying the bonus.

  Also, if the internal winning state in the normal gaming state is any bonus carry-over loss (2), “Bell 7/7”, 9-11, which constitute the chance eye Stop control table that can also identify “Replay Bell Replay” for symbols, “7-7.7” for symbols 2-4, and “Watermelon Replay Bell” for symbols 8-10. Is created, but if the internal winning state in the normal gaming state is a lost carry-over (1) of any bonus, the “Bell-7. "7", 9-11 symbols "Replay Bell Replay" is also the second to 4th symbols "7-7.7" and 8-10 symbols "Watermelon Replay Bell" Stop control table that is not specified even is created There. As a result, when the loss (2) is won while carrying any bonus in the normal gaming state, stop control of each reel is performed based on the stop control table from which the chance and reach can be derived. However, if a loss (1) is won while carrying any bonus, stop control of each reel is performed based on a stop control table in which neither chance nor reach is derived. . That is, during bonus carryover, reel stop control is performed based on different stop control tables depending on whether the loss (1) is won or the loss (2) is won.

  At the start of reel rotation, the above-described stop control table corresponding to the internal winning state is created as a stop control table for the left reel, and any one of the middle reel and the right reel is stopped. Even if both the middle reel and the right reel are stopped, there is a possibility that a combination of winning bonuses is aligned on the winning line or that a non-winning winning combination will win Except for some cases, the above-described stop control table corresponding to the internal winning state is created as a left reel stop control table. In other words, even if the stopping order of the reels is different, unless the combination of winning bonuses is on the winning line or there is a possibility that a non-winning winning combination may win, If a loss (1) is won in RT or any bonus is won, reel stop control is performed based on a stop control table from which chances can be derived. If the bonus is being carried over and the loss (2) is won, the reel stop control is performed based on the stop control table from which the chance and reach can be derived.

  In addition, the stop control table for the left reel has been described here. Similarly, for the middle reel and the right reel, the loss (1) is won in the normal gaming state or RT, or any bonus is won. As a result, stop control is performed based on a stop control table from which chances can be derived, and stop control is performed based on different stop control tables for the bonus establishment game and the game in which the loss is won while carrying the bonus During bonus carryover, stop control is performed based on different stop control tables depending on whether the loss (1) is won or the loss (2) is won.

  Next, commands that the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 transmits to the effect control board 90 will be described.

  In this embodiment, the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 has a plurality of types including a BET command, an internal winning command, a reel rotation start command, a reel stop command, a winning determination command, a game state command, and a standby command for the effect control board 90. Send the command.

  The BET command is a command that can specify that the bet number has been set, and is transmitted when a bet is set by inserting a medal or by operating one BET switch 5 or MAXBET switch 6.

  The internal winning command is a command that can specify the internal winning state (see FIG. 8) including the type of loss, and is transmitted when the game is started by operating the start switch 7.

  The reel rotation start command is a command for notifying the start of reel rotation, and is transmitted when rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started.

  The reel stop command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, the area number of the corresponding reel stop operation position, and the area number of the corresponding reel stop position. And is transmitted every time stop control of each reel is performed.

  The winning determination command is a command that can specify the presence / absence of winning, the type of winning, and the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning, and is transmitted after all the reels are stopped and the winning determination is performed.

  The game state command is a command that can specify the game state of the next game (normal game state, RT, big bonus, regular bonus, etc.), and the end of the game Sometimes sent.

  The standby command is a command indicating a transition to the standby state, and is transmitted when the transition to the standby state is made after a certain time has elapsed without setting the bet amount after the end of one game.

  These commands are generated in a startup process and a game process described later, temporarily stored in a command queue provided in the RAM 41c, and transmitted in the timer interrupt process described above.

  Next, the control of the effect performed by the sub control unit 91 based on the command transmitted from the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 to the effect control board 90 will be described.

  When the CPU 91a of the sub control unit 91 receives a command transmitted by the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41, the CPU 91a refers to the control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b, and displays the liquid crystal display based on the control content registered in the control pattern table. The various effect devices such as the device 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 are controlled.

  In the control pattern table, the display pattern of the liquid crystal display 51 corresponding to the type of command, the lighting mode of the lighting effect LED 52, the output mode of the speakers 53 and 54, the lighting mode of the reel LED, etc. The control patterns of these effect devices are registered, and when the CPU 91a receives a command, the CPU 91a receives among the control patterns registered corresponding to the effect patterns set in the RAM 91c in the game of the control pattern table. The control device corresponding to the type of the command is referred to, and the rendering device is controlled based on the control pattern. Thereby, the production according to the production pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

  In addition, the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 continuously executes over a plurality of games in the normal gaming state and RT, and executes a continuous effect for notifying whether or not the bonus is finally won.

  FIG. 12A is a flowchart showing the flow of the continuous effect, and FIG. 12B is a diagram showing the winning probability in the continuous effect lottery.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the CPU 91a determines whether or not to execute a continuous effect according to the result of the internal lottery every time the internal winning command is received in the normal gaming state, that is, every time the internal lottery is performed. When the determined continuous effect lottery is executed and the continuous effect lottery is won, one of the continuous effect patterns is selected from a plurality of continuous effect patterns according to the result of the internal lottery, and based on the selected continuous effect pattern To perform continuous production. On the other hand, even if the continuous effect lottery is not won, if the chance stops, one of the multiple continuous effect patterns is selected and selected according to the result of the internal lottery of the game. A continuous effect is executed based on the continuous effect pattern. Moreover, during RT, only one continuous production pattern is selected from a plurality of continuous production patterns according to the result of the internal lottery of the game and selected only when the chance production stops without executing the continuous production lottery. A continuous effect is executed based on the continuous effect pattern.

  In addition, when the chance eyes are stopped during the execution of the continuous performance, the chance eyes are invalidated, and the continuous performance is not newly executed. Further, after winning one of the bonuses, the continuous effect is executed even once, and if the bonus is announced, the continuous effect lottery is not performed thereafter. That is, after winning one of the bonuses, the continuous effect is executed even once, and when the bonus is announced, the continuous effect is not further executed.

  Further, a chance eye counter indicating the chance eye appearance rate is set in the RAM 91c of the sub-control unit 91, and the CPU 91a performs a process of updating the game chance eye counter according to the presence or absence of the chance eye. .

  The CPU 91a initializes (updates to 0) the value of the chance eye counter when the sub control unit 91 is activated. Then, when the display results are derived for all the reels in each game in the normal gaming state (except after the bonus announcement), it is determined whether or not the chance eyes have been derived. The value of the chance eye counter is decremented by 1, and when the chance eye is derived, 300 is added to the value of the chance eye counter. Thereby, when the appearance rate of chance chances in the normal gaming state (excluding after bonus notification) from the start of the sub-control unit 91 exceeds 1/300, the value of the chance eye counter exceeds 0. In the case of 1/300 or less, the value of the chance eye counter is 0 or less. In other words, it is possible to specify whether the appearance rate of the chance eye in the normal gaming state (except after the bonus notification) from the time of activation exceeds 1/300 or 1/300 or less by the value of the chance eye counter. ing.

  In the continuous effect lottery, as shown in FIG. 12B, the winning probability varies depending on whether or not any bonus is won in the normal gaming state, and further, when any bonus is not won ( Loss) is whether the appearance rate of the chance eye in the normal gaming state exceeds 1/300 or 1/300 or less, that is, whether the value of the above-mentioned chance eye counter exceeds 0 or 0, The winning probability varies depending on

  Specifically, in the case of losing in the normal gaming state, when the appearance rate of chance chances in the normal gaming state exceeds 1/300, execution of continuous performance is performed with a winning probability of 3/1993 (1 / 664.33). In the case of losing in the normal gaming state, if the chance rate in the normal gaming state is 1/300 or less, the continuous performance is executed with a winning probability of 10/1993 (1 / 199.3) When one of the bonuses is won in the normal gaming state, execution of continuous production is decided with a winning probability of 350/1993 (1 / 5.69).

  As described above, in this embodiment, the continuous performance is executed when the chance chance is derived in the normal gaming state and the RT. In addition, the continuous effect lottery is executed in each game in the normal gaming state, and the continuous effect is also executed when winning the continuous effect lottery. That is, in the normal gaming state, even if the chance is not derived, if the continuous effect lottery is won, the continuous effect is executed.

  In addition, when none of the bonuses is won in the normal gaming state, when the chance rate of appearance is a predetermined rate (1/300) or less, the chance rate of appearance is a predetermined rate (1 / The execution of the continuous performance is determined with a higher probability than in the case of exceeding 300).

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect during RT and a continuous effect.

  While the gaming state is controlled to RT, the CPU 91a executes an effect during RT that is different from the normal gaming state.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, during the RT, the numbers 1 to 9 are variably displayed in the three variable areas on the liquid crystal display 51 at the start of the game, and when any one reel stops, This is an effect in which variation stops sequentially in the order of right and middle, and different numbers are derived as a result of each variation region.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 13B, the continuous effects are displayed in a variable manner on the liquid crystal display 51 with three numbers 1 to 9 on the liquid crystal display 51 at the start of the game, as shown in FIG. When the reels stop, the fluctuations stop in the order of left and right. At that time, the production starts with a reach pattern where the numbers stopped to the left and right are the same. When the effect is executed, the numbers stopped in the change area in the effect during RT are the same, and the effect develops from there to a continuous effect.

  The continuous production consists of a pattern that continues for two games and a pattern that continues for three games. In the pattern that continues for two games, the first game has a liquid crystal at the start of the game as shown in FIG. The display 51 displays the numbers 1 to 9 in three variable areas, and when any one of the reels stops, the change stops in the order of left and right, and then stops to the left and right. As shown in FIG. 13 (c), the second game changes in a state where the middle fluctuation area is expanded as shown in FIG. 13C. The same number as the number stopped to the right stops and the same number is aligned in the three variable areas, so that a winning pattern indicating that one of the bonuses is won, or as shown in FIG. 13 (d) In addition, The variable area in the middle changes at the start of the program, and finally the numbers that are different from the numbers stopped to the left and right stop in the middle variable area, and the same numbers are not aligned in the three variable areas. Thus, it becomes one of the loss patterns indicating that no bonus has been won. In a pattern that continues over three games, the first game becomes the aforementioned reach pattern (see FIG. 13B), the second game becomes the aforementioned lost pattern (see FIG. 13D), and the third game becomes As shown in FIG. 13 (e), when the game is started, the left and right variable areas are expanded again, and finally the same number as the number stopped inside is stopped in the left and right variable areas. When the same numbers are aligned in the three variation areas, the per-variation pattern indicating that one of the bonuses is won, or as shown in FIG. With the fluctuation area expanded, it will re-variate, and finally the numbers different from the numbers stopped in the left and right fluctuation areas will stop, and the same figures will not be aligned in the three fluctuation areas. Indicates that the bonus is not won Made with any of the re-change loss pattern.

  If any bonus is won at the end of the continuous performance, regardless of the result of the continuous performance, the liquid crystal performance is set when the number of bets for the next game after the continuous performance is set (when a BET command is received). As shown in FIG. 13 (g), a notification effect is displayed in which a notification screen indicating that one of the bonuses has been won is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the CPU 91 a selects one of the continuous effect patterns 01 to 08 according to the result of the internal lottery at the time of executing the continuous effect. In each continuous effect pattern, an effect pattern for the first to third games is determined in advance, and the CPU 91a controls the effect of each game with reference to the effect pattern.

  The continuous effect pattern 01 is an effect pattern extending over two games. As an effect pattern of the first game, an even reach pattern in which the same number (even number) stops on the left and right, and as an effect pattern of the second game, in the first game An even number pattern in which numbers (even numbers) stopped on the left and right are aligned, and is selected at a ratio of 16/32 when winning the big bonus and 32/32 when winning the regular bonus.

  The continuous effect pattern 02 is an effect pattern extending over two games. As an effect pattern of the first game, an odd reach pattern in which the same number (odd number) stops on the left and right, and as an effect pattern of the second game, in the first game An odd-numbered pattern in which numbers (odd numbers) stopped on the left and right are set, and is selected at a ratio of 8/32 when the big bonus is won.

  The continuous effect pattern 03 is an effect pattern covering three games. As an effect pattern of the first game, an even reach pattern in which the same number (even number) stops on the left and right, and as an effect pattern of the second game, in the first game Numbers (odd numbers) other than numbers stopped on the left and right (even numbers) are lost patterns, and an odd per-fluctuation pattern with numbers stopped in the middle (odd numbers) is defined as the effect pattern of the third game. Selected at a ratio of 4/32 when the big bonus is won.

  The continuous effect pattern 04 is an effect pattern covering three games. As an effect pattern of the first game, an odd reach pattern in which the same number (odd number) stops on the left and right, and as an effect pattern of the second game, in the first game Numbers (even numbers) other than the numbers stopped at the left and right (odd numbers) are lost patterns, and an even per re-variation pattern in which the stopped numbers (even numbers) are aligned is defined as the third game performance pattern. Selected at a ratio of 4/32 when the big bonus is won.

  The continuous effect pattern 05 is an effect pattern extending over two games. As an effect pattern of the first game, an even reach pattern in which the same number (even number) stops on the left and right, and as an effect pattern of the second game, in the first game A loss pattern is defined in which numbers (odd numbers) other than numbers (even numbers) stopped to the left and right stop, and are selected at a ratio of 14/32 when no winning combination is won.

  The continuous effect pattern 06 is an effect pattern that extends over two games. The first game pattern is an odd reach pattern where the same number (odd number) stops on the left and right, and the second game effect pattern is left on the first game. A loss pattern in which numbers (even numbers) other than the number stopped to the right (odd number) stop is defined, and is selected at a ratio of 14/32 when no winning combination is won.

  The continuous effect pattern 07 is an effect pattern covering three games. As an effect pattern of the first game, an even reach pattern in which the same number (even number) stops on the left and right, and as an effect pattern of the second game, in the first game Numbers (odd numbers) other than numbers stopped to the left and right (odd numbers) are lost patterns, and as the third game performance pattern, a loss pattern re-variation loss pattern where numbers other than numbers stopped in the middle stop It is determined and is selected at a ratio of 2/32 when no winning combination is won.

  The continuous effect pattern 08 is an effect pattern covering three games. As an effect pattern of the first game, an odd reach pattern in which the same number (odd number) stops on the left and right, and as an effect pattern of the second game, in the first game Numbers (even numbers) other than the numbers stopped at the left and right (odd numbers) are lost patterns, and as the third game performance pattern, a loss pattern re-variation loss pattern where numbers other than the numbers stopped in the middle are stopped It is determined and is selected at a ratio of 2/32 when no winning combination is won.

  Further, the CPU 91a refers to each game effect pattern corresponding to the continuous effect pattern selected at the start of the continuous effect, and controls the effect of each game. For example, any bonus is won. Even if any one of the continuous production patterns 05 to 08 is selected in the absence of any bonus, and any bonus is won during execution of the continuous production based on the continuous production pattern, any bonus will be used in the final game of the continuous production. In this case, the announcement effect is executed when setting the number of bets for the next game, and one of the bonuses is won. It has been announced that it is.

  Further, the CPU 91a performs control to output a start sound when an internal winning command is received, that is, at the start of the game.

  The start sound consists of start sound patterns 01 to 03, and the CPU 91a performs control to always output the start sound of the start sound pattern 01 in the normal game state and the game states other than RT (small role game, regular bonus).

  In the normal gaming state and RT, one of the start sound patterns 01 to 03 is selected according to the internal winning state indicated by the internal winning command that triggers the output of the start sound, and the selected start sound pattern is selected. Control to output a start sound. Specifically, when the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2) is won, the start sound of the starton pattern 01 is output at a ratio of 32/64, and the start sound of the starton pattern 02 is controlled. Is output at a rate of 12/64, and control is performed to output the start sound of the Staton pattern 03 at a rate of 20/64. When the regular bonus (1) is won, the start sound of the starton pattern 01 is output at a ratio of 32/64, and the start sound of the starton pattern 02 is output at a ratio of 16/64. Control is performed so that the start sound of the Staton pattern 03 is output at a ratio of 16/64. When winning (1) is won, control is performed to output the start sound of the Staton pattern 01 at a ratio of 32/64, and control to output the start sound of the Staton pattern 02 at a ratio of 20/64. And control to output the start sound of the Staton pattern 03 at a ratio of 12/64. When winning (2) is selected, control is performed to output the start sound of the Staton pattern 01 at a ratio of 60/64, and control to output the start sound of the Staton pattern 02 at a ratio of 3/64. And control to output the start sound of the Staton pattern 03 at a ratio of 1/64.

  Thus, in this embodiment, since the internal winning command that can specify the internal winning state including the type of loss is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 at the start of the game, the sub-control unit 91 The CPU 91a can perform different effects depending on not only the winning state of the winning combination but also the type of loss.

  In particular, in this embodiment, when any of the bonuses is won, the reel stop control is performed so that the chances can be derived except when the loss (1) is won, and the normal gaming state and the RT In this case, when no bonus is won, if it is a loss (1), the reel stop control is performed so that the chance can be derived, whereas if it is a loss (2), the chance is Reel stop control that is not derived is performed. In other words, the possibility of winning any of the bonuses by increasing the chance chance is increased. In the case of winning one of the bonuses or in the case of a loss (1) where the chance is derived, the start sound pattern is at a higher rate than the loss (2) where no chance is derived. Since control for outputting the start sounds 02 and 03 is performed, the start sounds of the start sound patterns 02 and 03 are output at the start of the game rather than the start sound of the start sound pattern 01 is output. You are more likely to win the bonus. Further, since the chances are derived at a higher rate when the start sounds of the start sound patterns 02 and 03 are output than when the start sound of the start sound pattern 01 is output, the difference between the start sounds and the chance Deriving the eyes can effectively increase the player's expectation for winning the bonus. In other words, since the effect is performed according to the internal winning state including the type of loss, the reel stop control corresponding to the internal winning state is linked to the effect, and the effect of the effect can be further enhanced.

  In this embodiment, the start sound pattern is selected from a plurality of patterns at a ratio corresponding to the winning status of the winning combination and the type of loss, and the start sound of the selected pattern is output. For example, a stop sound output when the reel is stopped may be applied instead of the sound. In addition to sound, lamps, LED lighting modes, and liquid crystal display modes may be applied. Even when the effect pattern is selected from a plurality of patterns at a ratio corresponding to the winning state of the winning combination and the type of loss, effects similar to the above can be obtained even when the effect is performed according to the selected pattern.

  Next, various control contents executed by the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 in the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  When a reset signal is input from the reset circuit 49, the CPU 41a performs a startup process shown in the flowchart of FIG. Since the reset signal is a signal output when the power is turned on and when the operation of the main control unit 41 is stagnant, the activation process is performed when the CPU 41a is activated when the power is turned on and when the CPU 41a is activated due to a malfunction. This is a process to be performed.

  In the start-up process, first, the built-in device, peripheral IC, interrupt mode, stack pointer, etc. are initialized (Sa1), then the voltage drop signal detection data is acquired from the input port, and whether or not the voltage drop signal is input. That is, it is determined whether or not the voltage is stable (Sa2), and if the voltage drop signal is input, any processing is performed except for determining whether or not the voltage drop signal is input. There is no loop processing.

  If it is determined in step Sa2 that the voltage drop signal is not input, the values of the I register and IY register are initialized (Sa3), the state of the stop switch 36 is acquired, and a specific register of the CPU 41a is acquired. The valid / invalid of the stop function is set in (Sa4). By the initialization of the I register and the IY register, the address of the interrupt table to be referred to when an interrupt occurs is set in the I register, and the reference address for referring to the storage area of the RAM 41c is set in the IY register. . These values are fixed values and are always initialized at startup.

  Next, access to the RAM 41c is permitted (Sa5), and it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 37 is in an ON state (Sa6). If the setting key switch 37 is not in the ON state in step Sa6, the RAM parity of all storage areas (including the unused area and the unused stack area) of the RAM 41c is calculated (Sa7). Is determined (Sa8). If the power interruption interrupt processing is normally performed, the RAM parity should be 0. If the RAM parity is not 0 in the step of Sa8, the data stored in the RAM 41c is not normal. An error code indicating abnormality is set in the register (Sa10), and the process proceeds to error processing shown in FIG.

  If the RAM parity is 0 in step Sa8, it is further determined whether or not the destructive diagnosis data is normal (Sa9). If power interruption interrupt processing is performed normally, the data for destruction diagnosis should be set. If the data for destruction diagnosis is not normal in step Sa9 (the data for destruction diagnosis is stored at the time of power interruption. Since the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, the error code indicating the RAM abnormality is set in the register (Sa10), and the process proceeds to the error processing shown in FIG.

  In the error processing, as shown in FIG. 17, the current display state of the game auxiliary display 12 is saved in the stack (Sb1), and the error code set in the RAM 41c is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12 (Sb2). .

  Next, the error code set in the register is confirmed, it is determined whether the error code is an error code indicating a RAM abnormal error (Sb3), and an error code indicating an error code indicating a RAM abnormal error is set. If it is determined that the error code is an error code indicating a RAM abnormality error, the process proceeds to a loop process in which no process is performed except for the determination.

  If an error code indicating a non-RAM error is set in step Sb3, it is determined whether an operation of the reset / setting switch 38 is detected (Sb4). If the operation is not detected, it is further determined whether or not the operation of the reset switch 23 is detected (Sb5). If the operation of the reset switch 23 is not detected, the process returns to the step Sb4. That is, the game waits in a state where the progress of the game is impossible until the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23 is detected.

  When the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 is detected in the step Sb4 or when the operation of the reset switch 23 is detected in the step Sb5, the error code set in the register is cleared (Sb6 ), The display state of the game auxiliary display 12 is returned to the display state saved in the stack in step Sb1 (Sb7), and the process returns to the original process.

  As described above, in the error processing, if the error processing is other than the RAM abnormality error, the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23 is operated to return to the original processing even if the error state is canceled. In the case of error processing due to a RAM abnormality error, the error state is not canceled even if the reset / setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23 is operated.

  Returning to FIG. 16, when it is determined in step Sa9 that the data for failure diagnosis is normal, the data in the RAM 41c is normal, so the non-saved work, the unused area, and the unused stack area in the RAM 41c are initialized. After performing initialization 3 (Sa11), the destruction diagnosis data is cleared (Sa12). Next, each register is restored to the state before the power interruption, that is, the state saved in the stack (Sa13), the interrupt is permitted (Sa14), and the process that was executed last before the power interruption is returned.

  If the setting key switch 37 is in the ON state in the step of Sa6, after executing initialization 1 for initializing all storage areas in the storage area of the RAM 41c except the used stack area (Sa15), The value (0 at this time) stored in the set value work is corrected to 1 (Sa16). Next, interruption is permitted (Sa17), and the setting change process shown in FIG. 18, that is, the setting change mode is entered (Sa18). After the setting change process is completed, the game process is entered.

  In the setting change process, as shown in FIG. 18, the setting value stored in the setting value work of the RAM 41c (the value of the setting value work is corrected to 1 before shifting to the setting changing process. Is read out (Sc1).

  Thereafter, the operation waits for detection of the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 (Sc2, Sc3). When the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 is detected in the step of Sc2, the setting value read in the step of Sc1. 1 is added (Sc4), and it is determined whether or not the set value after addition is 7, that is, whether or not the settable range is exceeded (Sc5). If the set value after addition is not 7, After returning to the detection waiting state for the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 in the steps Sc2 and Sc3 again, if the setting value after addition is 7 in the step Sc5, the setting value is corrected to 1 (Sc6). ), The process returns to the detection waiting state for the operation of the reset / setting switch 38 and the start switch 7 in the steps Sc2 and Sc3.

  When the operation of the start switch 7 is detected in the step of Sc3, the changed set value selected at that time is stored in the set value work of the RAM 41c and the set value is confirmed (Sc7). Wait until the setting key switch 37 is turned off (Sc8). If it is determined in step Sc8 that the setting key switch 37 is OFF, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. 16, and the process proceeds to the game process.

  As described above, in the startup process, when the setting key switch 37 is not in the ON state, it is stored in the RAM 41c by determining whether or not the RAM parity is 0 and whether or not the destructive diagnosis data is normal. It is determined whether or not the stored data is normal. If the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, the process proceeds to an abnormal error process. In the error processing due to the RAM abnormal error, an error code indicating the RAM abnormal error is displayed on the game auxiliary display 12, and then the process proceeds to a loop process in which no processing is performed, so that the progress of the game is disabled. If the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, interrupts are not permitted. Therefore, once the process shifts to error processing due to a RAM error, the setting key switch 37 is activated and interrupts are permitted. Until it is interrupted, no power interruption processing is performed even if the power is interrupted. That is, the RAM adjustment data is not calculated and stored so that the RAM parity is newly set to 0 in the power interruption interrupt process, and the destruction diagnosis data is not newly set. Even if the game is started, the game cannot be resumed even if the CPU 41a is restarted except when the setting key switch 37 is turned on.

  Once the process shifts to error processing due to a RAM abnormality error, the setting key switch 37 is activated in the ON state, and after all the areas except the used stack area of the RAM 41c are initialized, a setting change process is performed. The game cannot be progressed until a new set value is selected and set by operating the reset / setting switch 38. In other words, in the state where the error processing due to the RAM abnormality error is started, the state in which the game cannot be progressed is canceled and the game is resumed on the condition that a new set value is selected and set by operating the reset / setting switch 38. It becomes possible to make it.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the game process executed by the CPU 41a.

  In the game process, a BET process (Sd1), an internal lottery process (Sd2), a reel rotation process (Sd3), a winning determination process (Sd4), a payout process (Sd5), and a game end process (Sd6) are sequentially executed. When the end-time process ends, the process returns to the BET process again.

  In the BET process in the step of Sd1, the process waits in a state where the bet number can be set, sets a predetermined number of bets according to the gaming state, and executes a process of determining the bet number when the start switch 7 is operated. To do.

  In the internal lottery process in step Sd2, a random number for internal lottery is extracted simultaneously with the start of the game by the detection of the start switch 7 in step Sd1, and the winning of each above-described combination is permitted based on the extracted random number value. Whether or not and any combination is not permitted, processing for determining the type of loss is performed. In this internal lottery process, a winning flag is set in the winning flag area of the RAM 41c based on each lottery result.

  In the reel rotation process in the step of Sd3, the process of rotating each reel 2L, 2C, 2R and the operation of the corresponding reel 2L, 2C, 2R in response to the operation of the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R detected by the player are detected. A process for stopping the rotation is executed.

  In the winning determination process in the step Sd4, when it is determined in the step Sd3 that the rotation of all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped, the winning is determined according to the display result derived for each reel 2L, 2C, and 2R. A process of determining whether or not it has occurred is executed.

  In the payout process in step Sd5, when it is determined that a prize is generated in step Sd4, processing such as addition of credits and payout of medals is performed based on the number of payouts according to the win.

  In the game end process in the step of Sd6, a process of setting a gaming state in preparation for the next game is executed. In particular, in the present embodiment, RT processing for executing control related to RT is also executed in the game end processing.

  20 and 21 are flowcharts showing the control contents of the internal lottery process executed by the CPU 41a in step Sd2.

  In the internal lottery process, a random number acquisition process is performed (Sg1). In this random number acquisition process, a random number value for internal lottery is acquired based on the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 42.

  Then, the set value stored in the RAM set value work is read (Sg2), and whether or not the read set value is in the range of 1 to 6, that is, the set value stored in the set value work is an appropriate value. If the read set value is not a value in the range of 1 to 6, an error code indicating RAM abnormality is set in the RAM 41c (Sg4), and the process proceeds to error processing shown in FIG.

  Further, if the set value read in the step of Sg3 is in the range of 1 to 6, in accordance with the current gaming state, the combinations registered in the winning combination table according to gaming state in FIG. Read (Sg5). The types of roles read out here are regular bonus (regular bonus (1), regular bonus (2)), big bonus (big bonus (1), big bonus (2) (big bonus (1) + cherry, big bonus ( 2) + Cherry is not included)) or JACIN is determined (Sg6). When the regular bonus, the big bonus, or JACIN is selected in the step of Sg6, the regular bonus or the big bonus winning flag is already set in the winning flag area of the RAM 41c in the previous game or the like, and based on the winning flag. It is determined whether or not it is carried over without winning (Sg7). If the type of the combination read in step Sg6 is neither a regular bonus nor a big bonus, the process proceeds to step Sg8.

  If the winning flag for the regular bonus or the big bonus has already been set in the step of Sg7, the process proceeds to the step of Sg25 to be described later, and whether or not there is a combination that has not yet been processed among the combinations determined for the gaming state. If there is a combination that has not yet been processed, the process returns to the step of Sg5, and the processing is continued for the next combination registered in the winning combination table according to gaming state.

  Even if the type of the combination read in step Sg6 is regular bonus, big bonus, or JACIN, if neither the regular bonus winning flag nor the big bonus winning flag is set in step Sg7, the process proceeds to step Sg8.

  In the step of Sg8, the BET number set in the step of Sd1 is further read, and the setting state of the common flag corresponding to the read combination (or loss (1)) and the read BET number is shown in FIG. After obtaining from another table, it is determined whether or not the game state of the game is RT (Sg9).

  When the game state of the game is not RT in the step of Sg9, that is, when the game state of the game is a normal game state, a small role game or a regular bonus, reading is performed based on the setting status acquired in the step of Sg8. It is determined whether the common flag is set for the winning combination (or loss (1)) and the number of BETs (Sg10).

  If the common flag is set in the step of Sg10, RT flag = 0 to 0 among the addresses registered in the role-specific table of FIG. 4B with respect to the read combination (or loss (1)) and the number of BETs. The number of determination values stored at the address corresponding to 2 is acquired (Sg11), and the process proceeds to step Sg16. If the common flag is not set in the step of Sg10, the setting value set in the RAM 41c is read out, and the role classification table corresponding to the read setting value for the read combination (or loss (1)) and the number of BETs is read. Among the registered addresses, the number of judgment values stored in the address corresponding to RT flag = 0-2 is acquired (Sg12), and the process proceeds to step Sg16.

  If the game state of the game is RT in the step of Sg9, based on the setting status acquired in the step of Sg8, is a common flag set for the read combination (or lose (1)) and the number of BETs? It is determined whether or not (Sg13).

  If the common flag is set in the step of Sg13, RT flag = 3 among the addresses registered in the role-specific table of FIG. 4B with respect to the read combination (or loss (1)) and the number of BETs. The number of judgment values stored at the corresponding address is acquired (Sg14), and the process proceeds to step Sg16. If the common flag is not set in the step of Sg10, the setting value set in the RAM 41c is read out, and the role classification table corresponding to the read setting value for the read combination (or loss (1)) and the number of BETs is read. Among the registered addresses, the number of determination values stored in the address corresponding to RT flag = 0-2 is acquired (Sg15), and the process proceeds to step Sg16.

  In step Sg16, the number of determination values acquired in step Sg11, Sg12, Sg14, or Sg15 is added to the random number value for internal lottery, and the result of addition is used as a new random number value for internal lottery. Here, it is determined whether or not an overflow has occurred when the number of determination values is added to the value of the random number for internal lottery (Sg17). When an overflow occurs in the step of Sg17, it is determined whether or not the read combination (losing (1)) is a big bonus (1) + cherry, a big bonus (2) + cherry (Sg18). If the combination (losing (1)) read in the step of Sg18 is not the big bonus (1) + cherry and the big bonus (2) + cherry, it is further determined whether or not it is a losing (1) (Sg19). If it is lost (1), the winning flag of the lost (1) is set in the winning flag area of the RAM 41c (Sg20). If it is not lost (1) in step Sg19, the winning combination of the read combination is set in the winning flag area of the RAM 41c (Sg21). Then, the internal lottery process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If the read combination (losing (1)) is the big bonus (1) + cherry, big bonus (2) + cherry in the step of Sg18, the regular bonus or big bonus is added to the winning flag area of the RAM 41c in the previous game. It is determined whether or not the winning flag is already set and it is carried over without winning based on the winning flag (Sg22). If neither the regular bonus winning flag nor the big bonus winning flag is set, the winning flag corresponding to the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2) and the winning flag of cherry are set in the winning flag area of the RAM 41c ( Sg23). Then, the internal lottery process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If the winning flag of the regular bonus or the big bonus has already been set in the step of Sg22, only the winning flag of cherry is set in the winning flag area of the RAM 41c (Sg24). Then, the internal lottery process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If no overflow has occurred in the step of Sg17, it is determined whether there is a combination that has not yet been processed among the combinations determined for the gaming state (Sg25). If there is a combination that has not yet been processed in the step of Sg25, the process returns to the step of Sg5, and the processing is continued for the next combination registered in the winning combination table according to gaming state. If there is no combination that has not yet been processed in the step of Sg25, it is determined whether or not processing for the loss (1) has been performed (Sg26). If the process for the loss (1) is not performed in the step of Sg26, the process returns to the step of Sg8 and the process is continued for the loss (1). If the process for losing (1) is performed in the step of Sg26, the winning flag of losing (2) is set in the winning flag area of the RAM 41c (Sg27). Then, the internal lottery process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  As described above, in the internal lottery process, it is confirmed whether or not the set value stored in the set value work of the RAM 41c is an appropriate value. An error code indicating an error is set, and the process proceeds to error processing. As in the case where it is determined that the data in the RAM 41c is not normal at the time of startup, an error state due to a RAM abnormality error occurs, and the game progress is disabled. It has become.

  In addition, when neither of the winning combinations is won, it is determined whether or not the loss (1) is won, and the type of the loss is determined to be lost (1) depending on whether or not the loss (1) is won. It is determined whether or not there is a loss (2). That is, in the internal lottery process, in addition to the allowable types of winnings, the type of loss is also determined.

  In the normal gaming state and RT, a special role (in this embodiment, a big bonus (1) or a big bonus (2)) and a small role (in this embodiment, a cherry) are allowed at the same time ( Big bonus (1) + cherry, big bonus (2) + cherry) is determined, and by winning this role, a special role and a small role may be won simultaneously in one lottery.

  Next, the random number acquisition process in step Sg1 will be described in detail based on the flowchart of FIG. In the random number acquisition process, first, interrupts are prohibited (Sh1). Next, a sampling command is output to the sampling circuit 43, the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 42 is latched, and the value of the latched random number is input from the I / O port 41d and extracted. The random number value extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 is stored in the general-purpose register 41GR (Sh2).

  Next, the lower byte value and upper byte value of the random number stored in the general-purpose register 41GR are exchanged with each other using the work area of the RAM 41c (Sh3). At this time, the value stored in the general-purpose register 41GR is acquired as a random number for internal lottery and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sh4). Then, after permitting the interrupt prohibited in the step of Sh1 (Sh5), the random number acquisition process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the reel rotation process executed by the CPU 41a in step Sd3.

  In the reel rotation process, first, it is determined whether or not a wait time (about 4.1 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed since the reel rotation start time of the previous game (Si1), and the wait time must have elapsed. For example, it waits until the wait time elapses.

  If the wait time has elapsed in the Si1 step, a new wait time is set (Si2).

  Next, the work initialization code at the start of the rotation of the reel motor is set in the register, and the rotation of the reel is started (Si3). Then, with reference to the table index, the table creation data is identified, and based on the identified table creation data, a stop control table corresponding to the game state of the game, the internal winning state, and the stop status of other reels is created. Then, it is created for each rotating reel (Si4), and a work initialization code at the completion of stop preparation is set in the register (Si5). As a result, the stop operation can be validated, and then the stop operation becomes valid when a constant-speed rotation of the reel is detected in the process at the time of passing through the origin of the timer interrupt process described later.

  Next, it is determined whether or not an operation of any one of the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R is detected (Si6). If no operation of any stop switch is detected, a reel rotation error (over a certain period of time). Then, it is determined whether or not an error determined when the reel reference position is not detected by the reel sensor 33 (Si7). If no reel rotation error has occurred, an insertion error (medal insertion) is further performed. Whether or not a medal insertion was detected outside the permitted period, and whether or not a payout error (medal payout was detected outside the medal payout period) It is determined whether or not an error has occurred (Si8, Si9), and any error occurs in steps Si7 to Si9. If it is not determined, the flow returns to step Si6.

  Further, when it is determined that a loading error has occurred in the Si8 step, or when a dispensing error is determined in the Si9 step, an error code indicating a loading / dispensing error during reel rotation is set in the register (Si10 ), And shifts to the error processing shown in FIG. 14 (Si11). When the error is released, the process returns to the Si6 step again.

  If it is determined in step Si7 that a reel rotation error has occurred, an error code indicating a reel rotation error is set in the register (Si12), and the process proceeds to error processing shown in FIG. 14 (Si13). Along with this, the rotation of the reels is also temporarily stopped. When the error is released, the process returns to the Si3 step again and the reel rotation is resumed.

  If any stop switch operation is detected in step Si6, the number of steps from the reel reference position at that time (the number of steps to be the stop operation position) in the reel motor corresponding to the stop switch is calculated. After obtaining and setting the workpiece corresponding to the stop reel (Si14), the process waits until the rotation of the reel corresponding to the stop operation stops (Si15).

  When the rotation of the reels corresponding to the stop operation stops, it is determined whether or not all the reels have stopped (Si16). If all the reels have not stopped, the process returns to the Si4 step, and all the reels are If it has stopped, the reel rotation process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  As described above, in the reel rotation processing, after the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started, the rotation of the reels for which the stop operation has not been detected is continued until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected. Then, on the condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected, control is performed to stop the display result on the corresponding reel. Even if the reel rotation temporarily stops due to the occurrence of a reel rotation error, the stop operation is still detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected after the reel rotation is restarted. Control is performed to stop the display result of the corresponding reels on the condition that the rotation of the reels that have not been continued is continued and the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected. This is not the case when the data in the RAM 41c is destroyed and cannot be restored to the original state.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the RT process executed by the CPU 41a in the game end process in step Sd6.

  In the RT process, first, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is RT (Sj1). If not RT, it is determined whether or not the game is a big bonus end game (Sj2). If it is not a big bonus end game, the RT process is ended. If it is determined in step Sj2 that the game is a big bonus end game, it is determined whether the big bonus to be ended is due to the big bonus (1) (Sj3), and the big bonus (1) is determined. Otherwise, the RT process is terminated. If the big bonus to be ended in the step of Sj3 is due to the big bonus (1), 100 is set as the work of the RT game number in the RAM 41c (Sj4), and further, the RAM 41c is controlled to be RT. The RT flag is set (Sj5), and the RT process is terminated.

  If the current gaming state is RT in the step of Sj1, it is determined whether or not any bonus is won (Sj6), and if any bonus is won, RT The middle flag is cleared (Sj9), and the RT process is terminated. If no bonus is won in step Sj6, the number of RT games is decremented by 1 (Sj7), it is determined whether the number of RT games is 0 (Sj8), and the number of RT games must be 0. If so, the RT process is terminated. If the number of RT games is 0 in step Sj8, the RT flag is cleared (Sj9), and the RT process is terminated.

  As described above, in the RT process, at the end of the big bonus by the big bonus (1), the game state is shifted to RT, and either bonus is won during RT or any bonus is not won. When the prescribed number of games (100) is reached, the RT is terminated and a process for shifting to the normal gaming state is performed.

  25 and 26 are flowcharts showing the control contents of the timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 41a by interrupting the start process or the game process in response to the occurrence of the interrupt 3, that is, at an interval of 0.56 ms.

  In the timer interruption process, first, interruption is prohibited (Sk1). That is, the execution of another interrupt process during the execution of the timer interrupt process is prohibited. Then, the register in use is saved in the stack area (Sk2).

  Next, the branch counter for identifying the timer interrupt to be executed in the timer interrupt process is advanced by 1 from the four types of timer interrupts 1 to 4 (Sk3). In the step of Sk3, 1 is added when the branch counter value is 0 to 2, and is updated to 0 when the counter value is 3. That is, the branch counter value loops in the order of 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 0... Each time the timer interrupt process is executed.

  Next, referring to the counter value for branching, it is determined whether it is 2 or 3, that is, timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4 (Sk4), and if it is not timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4, that is, timer interrupt In the case of 1 or timer interrupt 2, it is checked whether the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are started or whether they are rotating at a constant speed, and whether the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are started or are rotating at a constant speed. For example, the motor phase signal output process for outputting the phase signal data changed in the motor step process of Sk8 described later and the phase signal data changed in the final stop process of Sk23 described later is executed (Sk5).

  Next, it is determined whether or not it is 1 (ie, timer interrupt 2) by referring to the minute counter value (Sk6). If it is not timer interrupt 2 (ie, timer interrupt 1), the reel motor Reel start processing (Sk7) for controlling the step time interval when starting 32L, 32C, 32R, motor step processing (Sk8) for changing phase signal data of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R, reel motors 32L, 32C After the stop of 32R, the motor phase signal standby process (Sk9) for changing the phase signal to one-phase excitation after a certain time has been sequentially executed, and then the register saved in the stack area at Sk2 is restored (Sk20). The interrupt prohibited in the step is permitted (Sk21), and the process returns to the state before the interrupt.

  In the case of timer interrupt 2 in the step of Sk6, LED dynamic display processing for dynamically lighting various indicators (Sk10), control signal output processing for outputting data such as lighting signals of various LEDs to the output port, etc. (Sk11), random number update process for updating various software random numbers (Sk12), time counter update process for updating various time counters (Sk13), command transmission for transmitting commands stored in the command queue to the effect control board 90 After the processing (Sk14) and the external output signal update process (Sk15) for updating the external output signal are sequentially executed, the registers saved in the stack area in Sk2 are restored (Sk20), and the interrupts prohibited in the step of Sk1 are permitted. (Sk21), the process returns to the state before the interruption.

  If it is timer interrupt 3 or timer interrupt 4 in the step of Sk4, it is further determined whether it is 3 by referring to the counter value for wakeup, that is, whether it is timer interrupt 4 (Sk16). If it is not interrupt 4, that is, timer interrupt 3, port input processing (Sk17) for inputting detection data of various switches from the input port, passing the origin of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R during rotation (reel reference) Pass position), detect the occurrence of a reel rotation error, check whether the initialization code at the time of stop preparation completion is set, the initialization code at the time of stop preparation completion is set, and If it is rotating at a constant speed, the process at the time of passing through the origin (Sk18) that performs the process of enabling the operation of the stop switch corresponding to the rotating reel, based on the detection signals of various switches After sequentially executing the switch input determination process (Sk19) for determining whether or not these various switches satisfy the detection condition, the register saved in the stack area at Sk2 is restored (Sk20), and the index prohibited at the step of Sk1 is restored. The interruption is permitted (Sk21), and the processing before the interruption is returned.

  If the timer interrupt is 4 at the step of Sk16, the stop position is determined from the stop operation position when the detection of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is determined, and the number of steps after which the stop should be calculated. Stop switch processing (Sk22), the number of steps calculated in the stop switch processing is counted, stop processing (Sk23) for starting braking by two-phase excitation when it is time to stop, and braking in the stop processing After executing a final stop process (Sk24) for three-phase excitation after a certain time from the start, the registers saved in the stack area at Sk2 are restored (Sk20), and the interrupts prohibited at the Sk1 step are permitted. (Sk21), the process returns to the state before the interruption.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the control content of the stop switch process executed by the CPU 41a in the timer interrupt 4 of the timer interrupt process described above.

  In the stop switch process, first, it is determined whether or not a stop operation has been detected for all reels in the order of left, middle and right (Sm1, Sm2). If no stop operation has been detected for all reels, The stop switch process ends, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If a stop operation of any reel is detected in step Sm1, the stop control table corresponding to the reel is referred to and the stop operation position set for the work corresponding to the stop reel is determined. The area number to be the stop position is specified from the area number including the number of steps (Sm3), and the number of steps required from the current reel reference position to the stop position specified in the step of Sm3 is calculated. After the set number of steps is set (Sm4), the stop switch process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 28 shows the control contents of the interruption interrupt process executed by the CPU 41a in response to the occurrence of the interruption 2, that is, when the voltage drop signal from the interruption detection circuit 48 is input and interrupting the start process and the game process. It is a flowchart which shows.

  In the power interruption processing, first, interruption is prohibited (Sn1). That is, other interrupt processing is prohibited from being executed at the start of the power interruption interrupt processing. Next, all registers that may be in use are saved in the stack area (Sn2). Note that the values of the I register and IY register described above are used, but are not saved here because the same fixed value is always set with the initialization at the time of startup.

  Next, the detection data of the voltage drop signal is acquired from the input port, and it is determined whether or not the voltage drop signal is input (Sn3). At this time, if the voltage drop signal is not input, the register saved in the stack area in Sn2 is restored (Sn4), the interrupt prohibited in the Sn1 step is permitted (Sn5), and the process before the interrupt is performed. Return.

  If a voltage drop signal is input in the step of Sn3, destruction diagnosis data (5A (H) in this embodiment) is set (Sn6), and all output ports are initialized (Sn7). . Next, RAM parity adjustment data is calculated and set so that the exclusive OR of all storage areas (including unused areas and unused stack areas) of the RAM 41c becomes 0 (Sn8), and access to the RAM 41c is performed. It is prohibited (Sn9).

  Then, except for the determination of whether or not the voltage drop signal is input (Sn10, where Sn10 is the same process as Sn3), the process enters a loop process in which no process is performed. That is, when the voltage decreases as it is, the operation is stopped internally. Therefore, the CPU 41a reliably stops operation when the power is interrupted. Further, in this loop processing, when the voltage recovers and the voltage drop signal is not input, the above-described startup processing is executed, and if the RAM parity is 0 and the destructive diagnosis data is normal, the original processing is performed. It will return to.

  In this embodiment, after the access to the RAM 41c is prohibited, the output state of the voltage drop signal is monitored, and when the voltage drop signal is not input, it is determined that the voltage is restored, and the process proceeds to the startup process. However, no processing is performed in the loop processing, and the voltage is recovered while the loop processing is being performed, and the process proceeds to the start-up processing based on the input of the reset signal from the reset circuit 49. You may make it do.

  Next, various control contents executed by the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In the startup process (sub), after initialization of the built-in device, peripheral IC, interrupt mode, stack pointer, etc. (Sp1), access to the RAM 91c is permitted (Sp2). Then, the RAM parity of all the storage areas of the RAM 91c is calculated (Sp3), and it is determined whether or not the RAM parity is 0 (Sp4). If the data in the RAM 91c is normal, the RAM parity should be 0. If the RAM parity is 0 in the step of Sp4, the data stored in the RAM 91c is normal and the process proceeds to the process of Sp5. The production state before power interruption is restored. In the step of Sp5, the control pattern executed before the power interruption is set, and the value of the chance counter set in the RAM 91c is initialized (updated to 0) (Sp6). Then, in accordance with the control pattern set in the step of Sp5, an effect control process for controlling various effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED is executed (Sp7) and interrupted. Is permitted (Sp8) and the process proceeds to loop processing.

  Further, if the RAM parity is not 0 in the step of Sp4, the data stored in the RAM 91c is not normal. Therefore, after initializing the RAM 91c (Sp9) and setting the standby pattern as the control pattern (Sp10), The value of the chance eye counter set in the RAM 91c is initialized (updated to 0) (Sp6), and the liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, reels are performed according to the control pattern set in the step of Sp10. An effect control process for controlling various effect devices such as LEDs is executed (Sp7), an interrupt is permitted (Sp8), and the process proceeds to a loop process.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the timer interrupt process (sub) executed by the CPU 91a at intervals of 1.12 ms based on the count of the internal clock.

  In the timer interrupt process (sub), first, it is determined whether or not a command is stored in the buffer, that is, whether or not a command is received from the main control unit 41 (Sq1). If no command is stored in the buffer, the process proceeds to step Sq8. If a command is stored in the buffer, the command is acquired from the buffer (Sq2), and the process proceeds to step Sq3.

  In the step of Sq3, a continuous effect process for executing a continuous effect is executed according to the received command, and the process proceeds to the step of Sq4.

  In the step of Sq4, when the received command is an internal winning command, any one of the start sound patterns 01 to 03 at a rate shown in FIG. 15 according to the game state of the game and the internal winning state indicated by the internal winning command. Is selected, and a start-up setting process for setting the control pattern for outputting the start sound of the selected start sound pattern in the RAM 91c is executed, and the process proceeds to step Sq5.

  In step Sq5, it is determined whether or not an effect pattern for continuous effects is set in the RAM 91c. If an effect pattern for continuous effects is not set, the effect table stored in the ROM 91b is referred to, An effect pattern is selected at a selection rate corresponding to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the winning command, an effect pattern selection process is performed in which the selected effect pattern is set in the RAM 91c as the effect pattern of the game, and the process proceeds to step Sq6.

  In step Sq6, referring to the control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b, the control pattern setting for reading the effect pattern set in the RAM 91c and the control pattern registered corresponding to the acquired command and setting it in the RAM 91c The process is executed, and the process proceeds to step Sq7.

  In the step of Sq7, in accordance with the control pattern set in the steps of Sq4 and Sq6, an effect control process for controlling various effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LED 52, speakers 53 and 54, reel LED, etc. is executed. Proceed to step Sq8.

  In step Sq8, after updating the values of various counters such as a random number counter in the RAM 91c, the process proceeds to step Sq9. In step Sq9, the content of data backed up in the RAM 91c at startup is normal. Thus, the RAM parity adjustment data is calculated and set so that the exclusive OR of all the storage areas of the RAM 91c becomes 0, and the timer interrupt process (sub) is terminated.

  That is, the CPU 91a does not set the RAM parity adjustment data when the power interruption is detected like the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41, but the RAM parity adjustment data for each timer interrupt process (sub) that is periodically executed. Even if the power is cut off, it can be determined whether or not the content of the data backed up in the RAM 91c is normal at the time of recovery.

  FIGS. 31 and 32 are flowcharts showing the control contents of the continuous effect process executed by the CPU 91a in the step Sp3 of the timer interrupt process (sub).

  In the continuous effect process, first, it is determined whether or not the received command is a game state command (Sr1). When the game state command is received, the game state of the next game is set (Sr2), and the continuous effect process is performed. When finished, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If it is not a gaming state command in the step of Sr1, it is determined whether or not the gaming state of the game is a normal gaming state or RT (Sr3). Then, returning to the flowchart of FIG. 30, if the normal game state or RT is in progress, whether or not the continuous production is being executed based on whether or not the continuous production flag indicating that the continuous production is being executed is set. Is determined (Sr4).

  If the continuous effect is being executed in step Sr4, it is determined whether or not the received command is a winning determination command (Sr5). If it is not the winning determination command, the continuous effect process is terminated, and the flowchart of FIG. If it is a winning determination command, it is determined whether or not any bonus has been won based on the contents of the command (Sr6), and if any bonus has been won, continuous production is in progress. The flag is cleared (Sr7), the continuous effect process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If no bonus is won in the step of Sr6, the final game of the continuous production (the second game if the continuous production pattern 01, 02, 05, 06, the continuous production pattern 03, 04, 07, 08) For example, the third game) is determined (Sr8). If it is not the final game, the continuous performance process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If it is the final game in the step of Sr8, the continuous production flag is cleared (Sr9), it is determined whether or not any bonus is won at that time (Sr10), and any bonus is won. If not, the continuous effect process ends and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. 30. If any bonus is won, a notification flag is set to execute the notification effect when the bet number of the next game is set. (Sr11) Further, a notification flag indicating that the bonus has been notified is set (Sr12), the continuous effect process is terminated, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  Further, when the continuous production is not being executed in the step of Sr4, it is determined whether or not the received command is an internal winning command (Sr13). If it is an internal winning command, whether or not the current gaming state is RT. (Sr14) If it is not during RT, it is further determined whether or not a bonus has already been announced based on whether or not the announced flag has been set (Sr15). If it is determined that the state is RT, or if it is determined in step Sr15 that the bonus has already been announced, the continuous effect process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If the bonus is not announced in step Sr15, the value of the chance counter is decremented by 1 (Sr16), and whether or not the value of the chance counter exceeds 0, that is, the normal gaming state (the game after the bonus notification). It is determined whether or not the appearance rate of the chance eye in 1) exceeds 1/300 (Sr17). If the chance rate of appearance in the normal gaming state exceeds 1/300, a low probability flag is set (Sr18). A probability flag is set (Sr19).

  Next, a continuous effect lottery for determining whether or not to execute a continuous effect is executed (Sr20). In the continuous effect lottery, when any bonus is not won and the low probability flag is set in the step of Sr18, that is, when the appearance rate of the chance eye in the normal gaming state exceeds 1/300, 3 When the winning probability of 1993 is applied and no bonus is won, and when the high probability flag is set in the step of Sr19, that is, when the chance rate of appearance in the normal gaming state is 1/300 or less The winning probability of 10/1993 is applied, and if any bonus is won, the winning probability of 350/1993 is applied.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the continuous production lottery has been won (Sr21). If the continuous production lottery has been won, the continuous production lottery flag is set (Sr22), and the continuous production process is terminated. It returns to the flowchart of 30. If the continuous effect lottery is not won in step Sr21, the continuous effect process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If the received command is not an internal winning command in step Sr13, it is determined whether the received command is a BET command (Sr23). If it is a BET command, whether or not a notification flag is set. If the notification flag is set, the notification pattern for executing the notification effect is set as the control pattern (Sr25), the notification flag is cleared (Sr26), and the continuous effect process is terminated. Then, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. If the notification flag is not set in step Sr24, the continuous effect process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

In the step of Sr23, if the received command is not a BET command,
It is determined whether or not the received command is a reel stop command (Sr27). If it is not a reel stop command, the continuous effect process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. It is determined whether or not the reels are stopped (Sr28). Even when all the reels are not stopped, the continuous effect process is ended and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  If all the reels are stopped in step Sr28, it is determined whether or not the continuous effect is won based on whether or not the continuous effect winning flag is set (Sr29). If it is won, the process proceeds to step Sr34.

  If the continuous effect is not won in step Sr29, it is determined whether or not the chance eye has stopped (Sr30). If the chance eye has not stopped, the continuous effect process is terminated, and FIG. Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 30, if the chance is stopped, it is determined whether or not the bonus has already been announced based on whether or not the notified flag is set (Sr31). If the bonus notification has been completed, the continuous effect process is terminated and the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. 30. If the bonus has not been notified, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is RT (Sr32). If it is during RT, the process proceeds to Sr34, and if not during RT, 300 is added to the value of the chance eye counter (Sr33), and the process proceeds to step Sr34.

  In step Sr34, one continuous effect pattern is selected from a plurality of continuous effect patterns at a ratio (see FIG. 14) according to whether or not a bonus is won. Then, after setting an effect pattern of each game based on the selected continuous effect pattern (Sr35), and setting a continuous effect in-process flag indicating that the continuous effect is being executed (Sr36), the continuous effect process is terminated, and FIG. Return to the flowchart.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the stop position (display result) is uniquely determined with respect to the stop operation position (area assigned to the number of steps from the reel reference position). When all reels are rotating among a plurality of stop control tables, a stop control table uniquely determined for the internal winning state for each gaming state is selected, and the reels are selected according to the selected stop control table. If any reel is already stopped, the internal winning state for each gaming state, the stop uniquely determined for the stopped position of the stopped reel A control table is selected, and reel stop control is performed according to the selected stop control table. When all of the reel stop statuses (and the stop positions (display results) of the stopped reels) are the same, the reel stop control is performed based on the same stop control table, that is, the same control pattern. Therefore, as in the prior art, one stop control table is selected from a plurality of stop control tables for one internal winning state by a lottery different from the internal lottery (for example, a reel control sorting lottery). There is no need to make a selection, and the control for stopping the reel does not become complicated.

  In addition, in the internal lottery, if any of the roles is not won, one of the loss (1) and the loss (2) is determined, and if any of the roles are not won in the internal lottery, When the types of lost are different, stop control tables with different numbers of drawn frames and stop positions are selected as the stop control table for the left reel. That is, instead of selecting a different stop control table from a plurality of stop control tables by a lottery different from the internal lottery as in the prior art, a different stop control table is selected according to the type of loss determined by the internal lottery. This makes it possible to change the reel stop control pattern, so that the reel derivation mode (so-called slipping) and display results (stop position) are more diverse without complicating the control when stopping the reel. Can be.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, a stop control table that can derive a chance on the condition that only the loser (1) having a lower probability of winning than the loser (2) wins or one of the bonuses is won. Is generated, and reel stop control is performed based on this stop control table, and when only the loss (2) is won in the normal gaming state and RT, the stop without a chance is derived. Since a control table is created and reel stop control is performed based on this stop control table, when either bonus is won or only lose (1) is won, from lose (1) However, since it is possible to derive chances that are not derived when only the loss (2) having a high winning probability is won, the chances are derived. And, it is possible to increase the player's expectation for the fact that the bonus.

  Also, in this embodiment, in the internal lottery, neither replay nor bonus is won at the same time in the state where no bonus is carried over, and when moving to RT, the winning probability of replay increases, and the winning of the loss is correspondingly increased. Since the probability decreases, there is a high possibility that one of the bonuses is won in a game in which no replay occurs during RT. Furthermore, in RT, because the probability of winning a replay by the internal lottery increases, the probability of losing (2) is reduced. Therefore, in RT, losing (1), out of losing (2), winning (1) is winning. Since the ratio of playing is relatively higher than the normal gaming state, chances are derived at a higher rate when none of the roles are won in RT than when none of the roles are won in the normal gaming state Therefore, even if a loss is won in RT, it is difficult to determine whether or not the bonus has been won. Therefore, in a game where replay is not won during RT, that is, a game that is likely to win a bonus. It is possible to effectively increase the player's expectation for winning.

  In this embodiment, the chance that is established when the display result is derived for all reels is applied, but it is established when the display result is derived for any one reel or two reels. Opportunities may be applied, for example, a display mode that is established only by deriving a “watermelon” symbol at a specific position on the left reel, or on a specific winning line when the left reel and the middle reel are stopped A display mode that is established only by deriving the “watermelon” symbol may be applied as an opportunity.

  Further, in this embodiment, the reel stop control is performed based on different stop control tables for the bonus establishment game and the game in which the loss is won while carrying the bonus. Whether the bonus has already been carried over from the previous game or not can be determined by the difference in the reel stop control, so that interest can be enhanced.

  Also, during bonus carryover, reel stop control is performed based on different stop control tables depending on whether Loss (1) is won or Loss (2) is won. Even during carry-over, since the reel stop control can be changed according to the type of loss, the reel lead-out mode (slip) and stop position (display result) can be diversified.

  Also, in this embodiment, when the internal winning state is lost (1) and lost (2) in the small role game and regular bonus, both the normal gaming state and the internal winning state in RT are lost (2). Common table creation data is referenced. In other words, in the small role game and the regular bonus, the reel stop control is always performed based on the same stop control table regardless of the type of loss. It is possible to simplify the reel stop control in a small role game or a regular bonus that does not significantly affect the game.

  Also, in this embodiment, at the start of reel rotation, a stop control table uniquely determined for the internal winning state for each gaming state is selected for all reels, and the selected stop control table is selected. Each time the reels are controlled to stop, each time the reels stop, the internal winning state for each gaming state, the stopped position of the stopped reel, that is, any one of the reels is stopped. The stop control table uniquely determined for the combination of the stop positions of the stopped reels in the stopped state and the combination of the stop positions of the two stopped reels in the state where any two reels are stopped is selected and selected. The reel stop control is performed according to the stop control table. For example, any one reel When the reels that are rotating are stopped, an internal winning state for each gaming state and a stop control table that is uniquely determined for the stop position of the stopped reel are selected, and the selected stop control table is selected. And when any of the reels is stopped (when two reels are stopped), a new stop control table is not selected and all reels are rotating. You may make it perform stop control of the remaining reels according to the stop control table selected when any one reel stopped.

  In addition, when any one of the reels is stopped, a stop control table that is uniquely determined with respect to the spinning reels, the internal winning state for each gaming state, and the stop position of the stopped reels. Select and perform reel stop control according to the selected stop control table, and when one of the reels stops (when two reels stop), the internal winning state for each of the gaming states, first A stop control table uniquely determined for the stop position of the stopped reel or the stop position of the last stopped reel may be selected, and the reel stop control may be performed according to the selected stop control table.

  Further, in this embodiment, when any reel is already stopped, it is uniquely determined with respect to the internal winning state, the reel stop state, and the stopped position of the stopped reel for each gaming state. The reel stop control is performed according to the stop control table provided, but when any reel is already stopped, the internal winning state, the reel stop status and the stop for each game state The reel stop control may be performed in accordance with a stop control table uniquely defined for the stop operation position of the already-reel, and in this way, the gaming state and the internal winning state are the same, Even if the stopped position (stop symbol) of the stopped reel is the same, if the stopped operation position of the stopped reel is different, the Because there is a stop control table is applied, it can display the results of the reel it more versatile.

  Further, when any one of the reels stops, a stop control table uniquely determined with respect to the spinning reel, the internal winning state for each gaming state, and the stop operation position of the stopped reel. Is selected, and the reel stop control is performed according to the selected stop control table. When one of the reels further stops (when two reels stop), the stop control table is not newly selected and all The remaining reels may be controlled to stop according to the stop control table selected when any one of the reels stops while the other reel is rotating.

  Further, when any one of the reels stops, a stop control table uniquely determined with respect to the spinning reel, the internal winning state for each gaming state, and the stop operation position of the stopped reel. Is selected, the reel stop control is performed according to the selected stop control table, and when one of the reels stops (when two reels stop), the internal winning state for each of the gaming states, first It is also possible to select a stop control table that is uniquely defined for the stop operation position of the reel that has stopped last or the reel that has stopped last, and to perform stop control of the reel according to the selected stop control table.

  Also, in this embodiment, when any two reels are stopped, the combination of the internal winning state for each gaming state and the stop position of the stopped reel is uniquely determined for the spinning reel. The selected stop control table is selected, and the reel stop control is performed according to the selected stop control table. For example, when any two reels are stopped, A stop control table uniquely determined for the internal winning state for each of the states, the stop position of any one of the stopped reels, and the stop operation position of the remaining reels of the stopped reels The reel stop control may be performed according to the selected stop control table.

  In addition, when any one reel is stopped, an internal winning state for each gaming state and a stop control table uniquely determined for the stopped position of the stopped reel are selected for the spinning reel. Then, when any two reels are stopped, a stop control table uniquely determined for the combination of the internal winning state for each gaming state and the stop operation position of the stopped reel is selected and selected. The reel stop control may be performed according to the stop control table.

  In addition, when any one reel is stopped, a stop control table that is uniquely determined with respect to the spinning reel, the internal winning state for each gaming state, and the stop operation position of the stopped reel. When any two reels are stopped, a stop control table uniquely determined for the combination of the internal winning state for each gaming state and the stop position of the stopped reel is selected and selected. The reel stop control may be performed according to the stop control table.

  In addition, when any one reel is stopped, a stop control table that is uniquely determined with respect to the spinning reel, the internal winning state for each gaming state, and the stop operation position of the stopped reel. When any two reels are stopped, the internal winning state for each gaming state, the stop position of any one of the stopped reels, the remaining reels of the stopped reels A stop control table uniquely determined for the stop operation position may be selected, and reel stop control may be performed according to the selected stop control table.

  Further, in these cases, the stop operation position of the reel that has been stopped is determined in an area in which the 1/2 symbol fluctuates, that is, in a unit less than the range in which one symbol fluctuates, and is unique to the stop operation position. The reel stop control is performed according to the stop control table that is defined in a specific manner, that is, different stop control tables can be selected for different number of steps within a range where one symbol fluctuates from the number of steps at which a certain symbol is located at the reference position In this way, even if the stop position of the stopped reel is the same, and the timing at which the stop operation is performed is within the range where one symbol fluctuates, it is applied to other reels. Since the stop control table can be changed, the display results of each reel can be further diversified.

  Further, in this embodiment, the number of frames to be drawn (stop position when a stop operation is detected in the range) for each range of a plurality of consecutive steps (in this embodiment, 4 steps each having one symbol change). Since the reel stop control is performed using the uniquely determined stop control table, the capacity of the table creation data for creating the stop control table can be greatly reduced.

  In this embodiment, a stop control table is used in which the number of frames to be drawn is uniquely determined for each unit of the area in which one symbol fluctuates. That is, the reel stop control may be performed using a stop control table in which the number of frames to be drawn (stop position) is uniquely determined for each unit less than the range in which one symbol fluctuates. That is, the reel stop control may be performed using a stop control table in which different stop positions are set for different number of steps within a range in which one symbol fluctuates from the number of steps at which a certain symbol is located at the reference position. In this way, even if it is within the range where one symbol fluctuates, the display result derived by the different timing of the stop operation can be changed. The display result of the reel can be derived in such a manner.

  In the present embodiment, the continuous performance is executed when the chance is derived. In other words, since the continuous performance is executed in relation to the derivation of the chances that are likely to be won by the bonus, the player's expectation for the bonus is expressed by both the reel display result and the performance related to the display result. Can be increased.

  Further, when the reel stop control is performed according to the stop control table in which the stop position is uniquely specified from the stop operation position, for example, the player performs the stop operation at a timing other than the stop operation position at which the chance eye can be derived. In some cases, such as when playing a game, the rate at which chances are derived is extremely reduced, but in this embodiment, a continuous production lottery is executed in each game in the normal gaming state, and a continuous production lottery is performed. Even in the case of winning, continuous production is executed. That is, even when the chance is not derived, the continuous effect is executed when the continuous effect lottery is won. For this reason, even when the rate at which chance chances are derived is extremely reduced, a continuous effect is appropriately executed, so that a player's expectation on the bonus can be effectively increased.

  Further, in this embodiment, when no bonus is won in the normal gaming state, the chance rate of appearance is predetermined when the chance rate of appearance is less than a predetermined ratio (1/300). The continuous production lottery is performed with a higher win probability than when the ratio exceeds (1/300), and the appearance rate of chances, that is, the frequency of execution of continuous productions when the chances are derived If the number is extremely reduced, the continuous effect is executed with a high probability, and therefore, the continuous effect can be executed at an appropriate rate in the appearance history of the chances until then.

  In this embodiment, when the chance chance is derived, that is, when the combination of the display results of all reels becomes the chance eye, a continuous effect, that is, a specific effect is executed. When applying the chance that is established when one of the reels is stopped, if any one of the reels is stopped and the chance is established, the specific effect is executed from that point. Anyway.

  Also, in this embodiment, a continuous effect over a plurality of games is applied as a specific effect indicating the possibility of winning one of the bonuses, and not only one game (especially during RT, a replay prize is generated) This is preferable because it can maintain the player's expectation that the player has won the bonus over a plurality of games. May be applied as a specific effect, or an effect executed between the time when the chance is derived and the start of the next game may be applied as the specific effect.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 91a controls the production of each game with reference to the production pattern of each game corresponding to the continuous production pattern selected at the start of the continuous production. If no bonus is won, any of the continuous production patterns 05 to 08 is selected, and if any bonus is won during execution of the continuous production based on the continuous production pattern, that is, the situation changes in the middle Even in this case, in the final game of the continuous performance, the performance is executed with reference to the loss pattern indicating that no bonus has been won. For this reason, the control of continuous production does not become complicated. Even in this case, the announcement effect is executed when the number of bets for the next game is set, so that it is announced that one of the bonuses is won. There is no disadvantage, and even if the result of the continuous performance is a loss pattern, there is a possibility that the bonus is won, so that the player's expectation for the bonus can be maintained.

  In this embodiment, each game effect is controlled with reference to each game effect pattern corresponding to the continuous effect pattern selected at the start of the continuous effect, but any bonus is won. If any one of the continuous production patterns 05 to 08 is selected in a state where no bonus has been selected and one of the bonuses is won during execution of the continuous production based on the continuous production pattern, only the final result will be a hit pattern from the loss pattern. If you do this, you will not be aware of the bonus winning because the bonus pattern will indicate that you have not won the bonus. It is possible to prevent a disadvantage from occurring for the player.

  Also, in this embodiment, when a chance chance stops during execution of a continuous effect, the chance item is invalidated and a new continuous effect is not executed. Prevents inconsistencies in the continuous production (for example, a story-like continuous production is interrupted in the middle), for example, the continuous production being performed is stopped in the middle by stopping the eyes. it can.

  In this embodiment, the production during RT is similar to the production during RT and the production is similar to the production during RT. Therefore, when a continuous effect is executed during RT, the continuous effect can be executed without a sense of incongruity from the effect during RT.

  In the present embodiment, an internal winning command that can specify the internal winning state including the type of loss is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 at the start of the game, and the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 Since it is possible to perform multiple effects at different rates depending on the type of loss, not only the winning status of the winning combination, but the reel stop control corresponding to the internal winning status and the performance will be linked, The production effect can be further enhanced.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the player operates the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R, the symbol to be stopped is selected according to the internal winning state and the timing of the stop operation, and the display result is derived on the reel. The In other words, winning is generated not only by the internal winning state but also by the player's technical intervention of operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. As a result, collateral for restraint will be secured. In addition, regardless of the time that the player has not operated the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the rotation of the reels for which the stop operation has not yet been detected is detected until the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is detected. Since the display result is derived to the corresponding reel on condition that the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected, the player does not operate the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R. Thus, the display result is not derived only by the contingency element that time has passed, and it is possible to ensure the suppression of shooting characteristics.

  Further, in this embodiment, when an abnormality occurs in the data stored in the RAM 41c, the error state due to the RAM abnormality error is controlled, the progress of the game is disabled, and the error state once caused by the RAM abnormality error. If it is controlled, the state in which the progress of the game is disabled will not be released unless the setting change mode is entered and the setting value is newly selected and set based on the setting changing operation. That is, even if an abnormality occurs in the data stored in the RAM 41c, it is not the setting value automatically set by the slot machine, but the setting value selected and set based on the setting change operation (generally, the setting change Since the operation is performed by an employee of the amusement store, it is ensured that the game is performed based on the setting value selected by the amusement store side), so that the fairness of the game can be achieved.

  Further, in this embodiment, when determining whether or not winning is allowed in the internal lottery process, the set value stored in the set value work of the RAM 41c is an appropriate value (a value in the range of 1 to 6). If not, it is not determined whether or not the winning is allowed with the probability based on the default setting value (for example, setting 1). In this case as well, the error state due to the RAM abnormal error is controlled, and the game If the progress is disabled, the mode is changed to the setting change mode, and the setting value is not newly selected / set based on the setting change operation, the state where the progress of the game is disabled is not released. In other words, it is guaranteed that the game will be played based on the setting value selected and set based on the setting change operation even when it is not possible to properly determine whether or not the winning is allowed in the internal lottery process. Therefore, the fairness of the game can be achieved.

  Further, the data stored in the RAM 41c is abnormal in most cases when the control cannot be continued due to a malfunction such as a power failure or the CPU 41a running out of control. For this reason, in this embodiment, since it is determined whether or not the data is normal only when the CPU 41a is activated after recovering from these states, it is determined whether or not the data stored in the RAM 41c is normal. The determination can be made only in a situation where there is a high possibility that an abnormality has occurred in the data. That is, in a situation where there is a low possibility that an abnormality has occurred in the data, it is not necessary to perform the determination, and the load on the CPU 41a can be reduced.

  In this embodiment, the RAM parity adjustment data is calculated and stored so that the result of the exclusive OR operation is 0 based on all the data in the RAM 41c in the power interruption processing, that is, Since it is determined whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is normal by determining whether or not the RAM parity calculated based on the data stored in all the areas in the RAM 41c at the time of recovery is 0, the determination is made as follows. It can be performed accurately and conveniently.

  Further, in this embodiment, in the power interruption interrupt processing, destruction diagnosis data (in this embodiment, 5A (H)) in which any bit is 1, that is, specific data other than 0 is stored in the RAM 41c according to a predetermined data. After storing in the address, adjustment data based on all the RAM 41c data including the destructive diagnosis data is stored so that the RAM parity becomes 0. In addition to determining whether or not the RAM parity is 0 at the start, It is determined whether or not the diagnostic data is stored normally, and it is determined that the data in the RAM 41c is normal on the condition that the RAM parity is 0 and the destructive diagnostic data is also stored normally. The control state is restored based on the data stored in the RAM 41c. As a result, when 00 (H) is stored in all areas, that is, when the data in the RAM 41c is cleared to 0 even if the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, the determination of the RAM parity at the time of startup is performed. However, if the data in the RAM 41c has been cleared to 0, the area in which the destructive diagnosis data is to be stored is also 0, and it is determined that the data in the RAM 41c is not normal. Since it can be prevented that the data in the RAM 41c is erroneously determined to be normal, it is possible to further increase the accuracy of determining whether or not the data in the RAM 41c has the correct contents at the time of activation.

  Further, when the CPU 41a determines that the RAM parity is 0 at startup and the data for destructive diagnosis is also normally stored, and determines that the data in the RAM 41c is normal, the destructive diagnosis stored in the RAM 41c. Since the data for destruction diagnosis is still stored in the RAM 41c even after the activation, the data in the RAM 41c is not normal at the next activation, but the data is destroyed. Since diagnostic data is stored, it is possible to prevent erroneous determination as normal.

  Further, in this embodiment, when an abnormality occurs in the data in the RAM 41c and the progress of the game is disabled, a setting value changing operation as a condition for canceling the disabled state of the game is effective. As a result of the transition to the setting change mode (setting change processing), all the areas except the used stack area of the RAM 41c are initialized, so that the initial data of the RAM 41c due to the occurrence of an abnormality And initialization of data associated with selection / setting of set values can be performed at once, and unnecessary processing can be omitted. Further, when the CPU 41a is activated, it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 37 is ON before determining whether the data in the RAM 41c is normal. At that time, the setting key switch 37 is ON. If it is determined that there is, the determination as to whether the data in the RAM 41c is normal is not performed, and the mode shifts to the setting change mode, where a new setting value is selected and set. It can be omitted.

  In this embodiment, initialization 1 for initializing all areas except the used stack area of the RAM 41c is performed before shifting to the setting change process. However, along with the shift to the setting change process. Initialization 1 may be performed, for example, after the setting change process is completed, or may be performed when the setting value is confirmed in the setting change process. In this case, since the inconvenience arises when the determined set value is changed, in initialization 1, all areas except the used stack area and the set value work of the RAM 41c are initialized. Become.

  Further, in this embodiment, once the error state due to the RAM abnormality error is controlled, the game is disabled until the setting change process is performed, but the error state due to the RAM abnormality error occurs. When initialization is performed, all areas except the used stack area of the RAM 41c are initialized, and a set value is set to an initial value (for example, set value 1), and a reset operation is performed in this state. Thus, the game may be restarted.

  Further, in this embodiment, when determining whether or not winning is allowed in the internal lottery process, the set value stored in the set value work of the RAM 41c is an appropriate value (a value in the range of 1 to 6). If not, the RAM abnormal error state is also controlled in this case, but the setting value stored in the setting value work of the RAM 41c is not an appropriate value (a value in the range of 1 to 6). In this case, it may be determined whether or not winning is allowed with a probability based on an initial value of the set value (for example, set value 1).

  In this embodiment, the CPU 41a transmits a command corresponding to the progress of the game to the effect control board 90, and the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the effect control board 90 receives the command transmitted from the game control board 40. Since the CPU 41a does not need to control the production only by transmitting a command, the processing load on the CPU 41a can be reduced and the production can be varied. .

  Further, a command transmission line for transmitting a command from the game control board 40 to the effect control board 90 is connected between the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 via the effect relay board 80, and the game control board Since the production control board 90 is not directly connected to 40, it is possible to prevent an illegal signal from being input from the command transmission line to the CPU 41a from the outside and affecting the control of the game.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the voltage drop signal is input to the trigger terminal CLK / TRG, the CPU 41a interrupts the process being executed and executes the power interruption process. In the process including the process for setting the data for destructive diagnosis and the process for calculating and setting the data for adjusting the RAM parity, the process for making it possible to determine whether the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the time of recovery or the initial setting of the output port Before performing the conversion, it is determined whether or not a voltage drop signal is input to the signal input terminal DATA. If the voltage drop signal is also input to the signal input terminal DATA, the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the time of recovery. If the voltage drop signal is not input to the signal input terminal DATA, the original processing is performed. It is adapted to return.

  That is, the voltage drop signal is input to the two systems of the input unit to the main control unit 41, and the CPU 41a does not perform the power interruption interrupt process when the voltage drop signal is input to one of the input units. Before the process for enabling determination of whether the data in the RAM 41c is normal, the initialization of the output port, or the like is performed, it is determined again whether or not the voltage drop signal is input to the other input unit. These processes are executed only when a voltage drop signal is also input to the input section of this, and when power failure is detected by mistake, whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the time of recovery is detected. Since it is possible to prevent the process for enabling the determination and the process such as the initialization of the output port from being performed, the control of the CPU 41a may be interrupted for an unnecessarily long time due to erroneous detection of power interruption. More than necessary Possible to prevent the load is applied to.

  In addition, other interrupts are prohibited during power interruption interrupt processing and timer interrupt processing. For example, when a voltage drop signal is input during execution of timer interrupt processing. However, double interruptions do not occur, and it is possible to prevent the processing load of the CPU 41a from increasing and data consistency from being lost. In particular, even if a voltage drop signal is input during the transmission of the command, the interruption does not occur and the transmission of the command is not hindered, and the transmission can be completed normally before the CPU 41a stops driving. .

  Also, if the interrupt timing for power interruption interrupt processing and the interrupt timing for timer interrupt processing are simultaneous, that is, if interrupt 2 and interrupt 3 occur simultaneously, priority is given to interrupt 2 In addition to executing the interruption interrupt process, if an interruption 2 occurs during the execution of the timer interruption process, the interruption interruption process is executed after the timer interruption process ends. Therefore, the power interruption interrupt process is performed as early as possible while preventing multiple interruptions, so that the power interruption interrupt process can be reliably performed before the driving of the CPU 41a is stopped.

  Further, the CPU 41a can execute four types of interrupts of interrupts 1 to 4, and when interrupts 1 and 4 that are set to unused are generated, the CPU 41a immediately returns to the original process. The unused interrupt processing to be executed is executed. For this reason, even if unused interrupts 1 and 4 occur, the process immediately returns to the process before the interrupt. Therefore, even if an unused interrupt occurs due to noise or the like, the CPU 41a runs out of control. It is possible to prevent such troubles.

  In this embodiment, the CPU 91a of the sub-control unit 91 calculates and sets the RAM parity adjustment data every time the timer interrupt process is executed. In other words, the process for making it possible to determine whether or not the content of data backed up in the RAM 91c is normal at the time of recovery is periodically performed without depending on the command transmitted from the game control board 40. Even when the command is transmitted with a delay, the CPU 91a does not stop before calculating and setting the RAM parity adjustment data due to the delayed transmission of the command. The CPU 91a can accurately determine whether the data backed up in the RAM 91c is normal.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as a type of winning combination, a small role accompanied by paying out medals, a re-playing role that does not require consumption of medals for the number of bets in the next game, and a transition of the gaming state. A special role is provided. The special role is accompanied by a transition of the gaming state and depends on the gaming state at that time, so it cannot be said to be a basic role. The playability of slot machines is not just playing a game, but the player earns medals based on the game results, so the small role that involves paying out medals by winning a prize is the most basic role. It can be said. Here, there are JAC, cherry, and bell as types of small roles, but in addition to JAC that wins with a small probability in the regular bonus, it is determined as a type of winning combination in any gaming state. . In this way, by defining the basic small combination as a winning combination regardless of the gaming state, the gameability becomes easy for the player to understand.

  When a big bonus is won in the normal gaming state and RT, the gaming state is shifted to a big bonus that wins JACIN with a transition to the regular bonus with a relatively high probability (winning because there is no miss). The big bonus is terminated when the total number of medals paid out to the player in the big bonus reaches 466 regardless of the number of digest games. Here, in a game with a big bonus (including a small role game and a regular bonus), since replay is not defined as a target character for internal lottery, no replay is won. Replay does not reduce the number of medals held by the player, but does not accompany the payout of medals, and therefore does not affect the number of payout medals, which is a condition for ending the big bonus. In other words, even if you make a replay win during the big bonus, it will only increase the number of big bonus games unnecessarily, so by not defining the replay as a target for internal lottery in the big bonus, The game can be efficiently advanced without unnecessarily prolonging the state.

  In addition, in the regular bonus game state, a small role (especially JAC) is won with a high probability and a large number of medals can be obtained, so the player has high expectations for this. This regular bonus is transferred not only when winning a JACIN in a small role game, but also when winning a regular bonus in the normal gaming state and RT. For this reason, even when the player is in the normal gaming state and RT, the player can have a sense of expectation for the regular bonus, so that the interest of the game can be improved. Further, in the regular bonus, JAC is also defined as a small role in addition to cherry and bell that are also defined in the normal game state, RT, and small role game. Thereby, the player's sense of expectation in the regular bonus can be further increased, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  In addition, the display mode of JACIN for shifting the gaming state from the small role game to the regular bonus in the big bonus is configured by a combination of “Bell-Bell-JAC” and is not used as a display mode of other roles. It is. In the regular bonus, the display mode of JAC determined to be a winning in addition to the small role of cherry or bell is also composed of a combination of “replay-replay-JAC” and is not used as a display mode of other roles. . For this reason, the relationship between the display mode derived as the display result of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R and the winning combination is clarified, and the gameability becomes easy for the player to understand.

  Further, the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is stopped after a maximum of 4 frames are drawn after the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is detected, and the symbols to be stopped can be selected from a range of 5 symbols. it can. Here, the symbols “BELL”, “REPLAY”, and “JAC” are always arranged at intervals of 4 symbols or less for each of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. Replay, JAC, and JACIN will not be missed when they are selected. In particular, the JAC in the regular bonus will be won with a very high probability of approximately 1 / 1.28. It becomes unnecessary, and it becomes possible to advance the game easily.

  As described above, the types of winning combinations that are subject to internal lottery for each gaming state are registered in the winning combination table by gaming state, but the number of judgment values that determine the winning probability of each combination is referred to from the determining table. Stored in the address. In the role table, the number of medals when a winning of each role occurs is also registered.

  In the role-specific table, the number of medals is registered according to the number of bets, and when a winning of cherry or bell occurs, the number of medals is set according to the number of bets. Here, the bet number in the regular bonus is fixed at 1, but the bet number in the gaming state other than the regular bonus is fixed at 3. As a result, an appropriate number of medals can be paid out according to the gaming state simply by acquiring the payout number according to the number of bets. Further, since it is not necessary to determine the gaming state when setting the number of medals, the processing steps in the winning determination process are simplified. In addition, the number of bets 1 corresponding to the regular bonus has a higher number of medals at the time of winning the bell than the number 3 of bets, so the player's expectation in the regular bonus is further enhanced, and the interest of the game is enhanced. Can be improved.

  For the cherries and bells defined as winning combinations in any gaming state in the role-specific table, the storage address of the determination value number is registered for each bet number, and the determination value number is determined according to the bet number. Will be acquired. Here, the bet number in the regular bonus is fixed at 1, but the bet number in the gaming state other than the regular bonus is fixed at 3. Thereby, the internal lottery of cherries and bells can be performed with the winning probability corresponding to the gaming state only by acquiring the number of determination values according to the number of bets. In addition, since it is not necessary to determine the gaming state when acquiring the determination value number, the processing steps in the internal lottery are simplified. In addition, the bet number 1 corresponding to the regular bonus has a higher probability of winning bells and cherries than when the bet number is 3, so the player's expectation in the regular bonus is further enhanced and the interest of the game is improved. Can be made.

  In addition, although the storage address of the number of determination values for each combination and loss registered in the combination table may differ depending on the set value, the winning probability is the same regardless of the set value. For the assumed combination or loss, the number of determination values is stored in common regardless of the set value. By storing the number of determination values in common in this way, the storage capacity required for that is reduced. However, in the role-specific table, even if the number of judgment values that are referenced according to the set value is the same as the number of bets that are set for the internal lottery target or lose, and stored at different addresses In some cases, the same number of determination values is used.

  In general, in the development stage, the simulation is performed while adjusting the number of determination values according to the set value (that is, adjusting the winning probability of internal lottery) for at least some of the combinations or loses. As the initial number of determination values, a different number of determination values is registered according to the set value. However, as a result of adjustment by simulation, the number of determination values when the set values are different may be the same. Although the same number of judgment values was registered as the initial number of judgment values according to the set value, the number of judgment values registered from the beginning may be used as it is depending on the result of simulation (result of simulation). The number of judgment values different from the initial value, that is, the number of judgment values may differ depending on the set value). Then, the number of determination values obtained with an appropriate result in the simulation in each case is selected as the number of determination values to be set for the mass production model.

  Here, even if the number of determination values adjusted by the simulation is the same regardless of the set value, the number of determination values is stored in the ROM 41b with the same address assignment as that in the development stage. It can be used as a model for mass production. For this reason, it is not necessary to change the method for storing the number of judgment values from the development model in the mass production model, and the development from the initial design stage to the transition to the mass production model can be easily performed. Become.

  Further, the storage address of the number of determination values for each combination or loss registered in the combination table varies depending on the number of bets (1 or 3). For example, the determination is stored at different addresses. The number of values may be the same.

  In the development model, it is normal to perform simulation while finely adjusting the judgment value data according to the number of bets (the same as when the initial number of judgment values is different) There may be cases). Here, even if the number of decision values adjusted by the simulation becomes the same regardless of the number of bets, the number of decision values is stored in the ROM 41b with the same address assignment as the address assignment in the development stage. It can be used as a model for mass production. For this reason, it is not necessary to change the method for storing the number of judgment values from the development model in the mass production model, and the development from the initial design stage to the transition to the mass production model can be easily performed. Become.

  In addition, the internal lottery adds the number of judgment values of each combination or loss referred from the combination table to the acquired random number for internal lottery, and depending on whether or not the result of the addition overflows, The presence or absence of a winning combination is determined. For this reason, an internal lottery can be performed using the number of determination values of each combination or loser as it is. It should be noted that when the winning determination table is generated before the actual winning determination is made, the loop processing is required twice, but according to this embodiment, the loop processing in the lottery processing can be performed only once. Thus, the processing efficiency in the entire lottery process is high.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the role-specific table, only the storage address of the determination value number corresponding to only the special role, the storage address of the determination value number corresponding to both the special role and the small role, only the small role The storage address of the corresponding judgment value number and the storage address of the judgment value number corresponding to only the re-playing game are respectively registered, and the internal lottery random number obtained is referred to from the role table in the internal lottery. If the result of addition with the number of judgment values corresponding to only the special role overflows, the winning of only the special role is judged and both the special role and the small role are determined. When the result of addition with the corresponding number of judgment values overflows, the winning of both the special role and the small role is judged, and the result of addition with the number of judgment values corresponding only to the small role or replaying role overflows A small role or re It is adapted to determine the winner of the technique role only, special officers and a small role is adapted to be elected at the same time. In other words, it is possible to specify a range of judgment values for winning a small role, a replaying role, and a special role separately from a single role-specific table, and a range of judgment values for winning a small role and a special role in duplicate. By doing so, special roles and small roles can be elected at the same time. As a result, even if a small role winning is generated as a result of the game, it is not denied that the occurrence of a special role having a higher advantage than the small role is allowed. A player's expectation can be maintained.

  In this embodiment, only the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2) and the cherry can be won simultaneously. For example, the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2) and the cherry, the big bonus (1) or the cherry A bonus and a plurality of kinds of small roles such as a big bonus (2) and a bell may be won simultaneously. Furthermore, in this case, the determination value that the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2) and the cherry win simultaneously than the determination value range that the big bonus (1) or the big bonus (2) and the bell win simultaneously. Is set to be larger, and Big Bonus (1) or Big Bonus (2) and Cherry wins simultaneously than the probability that Big Bonus (1) or Big Bonus (2) and Bell win simultaneously The probability may be higher, so that when Berry wins, the winner will win the Big Bonus (1) or Big Bonus (2) at the same time. When a small role wins, the big bonus (1) or big bonus (2) is won depending on the type of the small role. It is possible to have a change in expectation against, it is possible to increase the interest.

  In the present embodiment, the random number for internal lottery acquired by the random number acquisition process is not used as it is from the random number generation circuit 42 by the sampling circuit 43 but is used after being processed by software. Yes. The random number generation circuit 42 generates a random number by updating at a high speed at the frequency of the pulse signal of the pulse generation circuit 42a. However, in the random number for internal lottery after processing by software, the periodicity of the update is increased by the processing. It will be lost.

  On the other hand, in the internal lottery, since the number of determination values corresponding to each combination is sequentially added to the value of the random number for internal lottery, each combination or lose is displayed as shown in FIGS. The value of the random number for internal lottery to be won will be hardened. On the other hand, it is possible to prevent the player from aiming as much as possible by losing the periodicity of the random numbers for internal lottery by processing by software and varying the values.

  Moreover, the frequency of the pulse signal generated by the pulse generation circuit 42a for updating the values of the counters 42b and 42c of the random number generation circuit 42 is higher than the frequency of the operation clock of the CPU 41a, and is not an integral multiple. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the update of the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 42 to be synchronized with the process performed by the CPU 41a. In addition, by increasing the frequency of the pulse signal of the pulse generation circuit 42a, the update speed of the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 42 can be made extremely fast.

  On the other hand, the processing of the random number by software only needs to replace the upper byte and the lower byte of the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 by the sampling circuit 43. Therefore, even a relatively large random number of 16 bits does not increase the load required for processing necessary to lose periodicity and can be easily acquired. Since a large random number can be acquired in this way, the probability setting in the internal lottery can be finely performed.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say.

  For example, in the above embodiment, when the rotation of the reel is started and when the reel is stopped and the reel that is still rotating still remains, the table index and the table creation data stored in the ROM 41b are referred to. In addition, a stop control table is created for each spinning reel, but the internal control state for each gaming state and the stop control table for each reel stop state (and stopped stop position) are stored in the ROM 41b in advance. Based on the table index, it is possible to specify the necessary stop control table according to the internal winning state for each gaming state and the stop state of the reel, and when the reel starts to rotate and when the reel Refer to the table index when the reels that have stopped and are still rotating still remain. By Le may be set a stop control table.

  In the above embodiment, 21 areas (frames) divided every 8 steps (one symbol) are defined for one reel, and the stop control table corresponds to each area (area number). Then, the reel is used by using the stop control table in which the number of frames to be drawn (stop position) is uniquely determined, that is, the stop control table in which the stop position is uniquely determined corresponding to the area where one symbol varies. For example, the number of drawing steps and the number of drawing frames (stop position) are uniquely set for each area of less than one symbol, for example, one step, that is, for every minimum unit when driving the reel motor. The reel stop control may be performed using a predetermined stop control table, and in this way, the stop position can be changed in units of the number of steps of the reel motor, and the stop operation position Against can be further diversified the stop position.

  Moreover, in the said Example, among the some stop control tables which defined the number of drawing | drawing tops with respect to a stop operation position uniquely, each internal winning state of each game state, the reel stop condition (and stop position stopped) A stop control table that is uniquely determined with respect to the selected stop control table and reel stop control is performed according to the selected stop control table. Is used in place of the stop control table, and when the stop operation is detected, the stop position specifying table is referred to and the reel is stopped at the stop position uniquely specified corresponding to the stop operation position. You may do it.

  Further, by defining a stop priority for the stop position, a plurality of stop priority tables that uniquely determine the stop position with respect to the stop operation position (the number of steps from the reel reference position) are used instead of the stop control table. When a stop operation is detected, the stop priority table is referenced, and the stop priorities of all stop positions within the retractable range (up to 5 frames) from the stop operation position are compared, and the highest stop priority is obtained. You may make it perform the control which stops a reel in a stop position.

  Also, select the number of draws that is uniquely determined for each internal winning state of each gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel or the stop operation position of the stopped reel). When a stop operation is performed, if the target stop position is within the range of the selected number of pull-in frames, pull-in control is performed to pull the stop position and stop, and the stop is prohibited. It is also possible to perform kicking control (so-called control method control) in which other stop positions are pulled in and stopped so as not to stop the stop position. Since the stop position is uniquely determined with respect to the stop operation position (number of steps from the reel reference position) by performing the pull-in control and the kick-off control in this way, the control for deriving the display result by the pull-in control and the kick-off control is It can be said that this is a control pattern for uniquely specifying the stop position with respect to the stop operation position.

  In addition, a control pattern uniquely determined for each internal winning state of each gaming state, the stop status of the reel (and the stop position of the stopped reel or the stop operation position of the stopped reel), If the reel stop control is performed according to the control pattern, the reel stop control by the stop control table, the reel stop control by the stop priority table, the reel stop control by the pull-in control and the kicking control are performed in combination. For example, only the reel that has stopped first may be controlled to stop the reel by using the stop control table, and the other reels may be controlled to be stopped by pull-in control and kicking control.

  Further, in the above embodiment, a control pattern uniquely determined for each internal winning state of each gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop operation position of the stopped reel) is selected and its control is performed. The reel stop control is performed according to the pattern, but at least a control pattern uniquely determined for each internal winning state of each gaming state is selected, and the reel stop control is performed according to the selected control pattern. If it is good.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although two types, losing (1) and losing (2), are applied as a losing which is not elected in any role, the losing is classified into at least a plurality of types. If there are, it may be classified into three or more types, and different stop control may be performed for each.

  Further, in the embodiment, a plurality of types of losing are applied in all gaming states, but a plurality of types of losing may be applied only in at least one gaming state, for example, a normal gaming state A plurality of types of loss may be applied only in RT.

  Further, in the embodiment, the type of loss is specified according to the setting state of the winning flag, and different reel stop control is performed according to the type, but for example, for internal lottery that results in a loss The random value range is classified into a plurality of ranges, and a control pattern is uniquely set for each of the classified random value ranges, and a different control pattern is set for different random value ranges. If neither of the winning flags is set, the reel stop control is performed based on the control pattern uniquely set for the random number for internal lottery. Different reel stop control may be performed according to the range of random numbers for use.

  Further, in the embodiment, the transition to RT is made after the end of the big bonus due to the big bonus (1), but for example, the transition may be made to RT after the end of all the big bonuses. After completing the regular bonus, the player may make a transition to RT, or when the combination of RT transition symbols is complete in the normal gaming state, or when the bonus is won in the normal gaming state, etc. Anyway.

  In the embodiment, except that the bonus winning flag is carried over, the bonus and replay are not won at the same time in one game, and if any bonus is won during RT, RT is Because it ends, bonus and replay will not be won at the same time during RT, but for example, bonus and replay may be won simultaneously in one game, in which case both bonus and replay will be When winning, the replay combination will be derived in preference to the winning bonus combination, and the replay will always win, so while the replay continues to win during RT The player may always win the bonus, and the player's expectation for winning the bonus can be maintained during this period. Furthermore, in RT, because the probability of winning a replay by the internal lottery increases, the probability of losing (2) is reduced. Therefore, in RT, losing (1), out of losing (2), winning (1) is winning. Since the ratio of playing is relatively higher than the normal gaming state, chances are derived at a higher rate when none of the roles are won in RT than when none of the roles are won in the normal gaming state Therefore, even if no role is won in RT, it is difficult to determine whether or not the bonus has been won. Therefore, a game in which a replay prize is not generated during RT, that is, a replay prize is awarded during RT. Even when there is a break, the player's expectation for winning the bonus can be maintained.

  In addition, in the case of transitioning to RT when one of the bonuses is won in the normal gaming state, the transition to RT can increase the player's expectation for winning the bonus, and bonus and replay If both are elected, the replay combination will be derived in preference to the winning bonus combination, and the replay will always win, so the replay won continuously during RT. While there is a possibility that you will always win the bonus, during this time you can effectively maintain the player's expectation for winning the bonus, and when no role is won at RT, Opportunities will be derived at a higher rate than when none of the roles are won in the normal gaming state, and any role will be won at RT. Since it is difficult to determine whether or not the bonus is won even if there is no game, the player's expectation for winning the bonus even if the replay winning during RT is interrupted, that is, when the replay winning is interrupted during RT A feeling can be maintained.

  In the above embodiment, since the “replay” which is a symbol constituting the replay is arranged within 5 symbols, that is, within 5 frames, for each of the reels 2L, 2C and 2R, the bonus and the replay can be performed. When winning at the same time, priority is given to the control of aligning the replay combination on the winning line over the bonus combination, and the replay is always won, but at least the bonus and replay are won simultaneously. It is sufficient that the replay combination is controlled at a higher rate than the bonus combination (including the case where the replay is won during the carryover), for example, when the bonus and the replay are won simultaneously. However, priority is given to the control of aligning the replay combinations on the winning line over the bonus combinations. “Replay” is placed at an interval exceeding the pull-in range on any reel, and a bonus symbol is placed within the pull-in range when a stop operation is performed at a position exceeding the “Replay” pull-in range. When a stop operation is performed at a position exceeding the pull-in range, the winning combination may be aligned by pulling in a bonus symbol. In other words, when a stop operation is performed at a timing when both the replay symbol and the bonus symbol are within the drawing range, control is performed to align the replay symbol on the winning line, but only the bonus symbol is within the pulling range. When the stop operation is performed at the timing, control for aligning the bonus symbols on the winning line may be performed. In addition, when the bonus and replay are won at the same time, by selecting a stop control table, a stop position specifying table, a stop priority table, etc., which are specified at a higher ratio of the replay symbols than the bonus symbols, When bonuses and replays are won at the same time, control may be performed so that replay combinations are arranged at a higher rate than bonus combinations. Also, when bonuses and replays are won at the same time, the replay symbols are aligned on the winning line rather than the stop control table, stop position specifying table and stop priority table that can align the bonus symbols on the winning line. The pull-in control that draws the replay symbol onto the winning line is higher than the pull-in control that selects the stop control table, stop position specifying table, and stop priority table that can be selected at a high rate, or pulls the bonus symbol onto the winning line. By selecting the ratio, the control may be performed so that the replay combinations are arranged at a higher ratio than the bonus combinations.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the determination value number storage area | region of RAM41c in which the determination value number used for an internal lottery is memorize | stored shall memorize | store the determination value number in each case using a 2 byte area | region. Of course, in a general slot machine, the number of judgment values for special roles is not often set to exceed 255 in any gaming situation. As described above, for those that do not need to set the number of determination values exceeding 255, the number of determination values may be stored using only a 1-byte area.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, some of the determination values that are common regardless of the set value are stored in common for all of the set values 1 to 6, but the number of determination values is related to the set value. Even common items can be individually stored for each of the setting values 1 to 6. Further, if the number of determination values is common regardless of the set value, all of them can be stored in common for all of the set values 1 to 6.

  Moreover, in the said Example, it was whether it memorize | stored in common with the whole setting value 1-6, or it memorize | stored separately with respect to each of the setting values 1-6 in the said Example. However, it is assumed that the number of determination values is not stored in common for all of the setting values 1 to 6 (the common flag for the setting value is not set). About 4-6, the number of judgment values can also be made common. The same applies to the number of determination values for the bet number. For example, the bet numbers 1 and 2 may be common and the bet number 3 may be individual.

  In the above-described embodiment, the number of determination values referred to according to the number of bets for the same combination or lose at the same set value is stored at a different address for each of the bets (1 or 3). In other words, the same winning combination or loser at the same set value was stored separately even if the number of judgment values referenced according to the number of bets was the same, but the winning probability was the same regardless of the number of bets For the winning combination or loser, the storage address of the judgment value number is shared, or the winning address or the lost storage address of the determination value number is set to the same winning probability regardless of the set value and the number of bets. The number of determination values may be shared and stored in this manner, so that the storage capacity required for that purpose can be reduced.

  In the embodiment, the number of determination values acquired according to the set value or the like is sequentially added to the random number value for internal lottery, but from the value of random number for internal lottery that acquired the acquired determination value number, Subtraction may be performed sequentially, and the result of the subtraction may be used as a new random value for internal lottery. When the number of determination values is subtracted from the random number value for internal lottery, it can be determined whether or not an overflow has occurred in the subtraction result (here, the subtraction result becomes negative).

  Further, in the embodiment, in the internal lottery, the number of determination values of each combination or lose according to the game situation is sequentially added to the acquired random value for internal lottery, and when the addition result overflows, Or, it was assumed that the loss was determined to be a winner. On the other hand, a winning determination table in which a determination value for determining each combination or loss as winning is determined for each game according to the number of determination values for each combination or loss according to the game situation is acquired and acquired. The internal lottery may be performed by comparing the random number value for lottery with the determination value of each combination. In addition, a winning determination table in which a determination value for determining each winning combination or loss is determined is stored in the ROM 41b in advance, and the obtained random value for internal lottery is compared with the determining value for each winning combination or lose. Thus, an internal lottery may be performed.

  In the above embodiment, the game can be started only by setting 3 as the number of bets in the small role game in the normal gaming state, the RT, and the big bonus. On the other hand, even in a small role game in the normal gaming state, RT, and big bonus, the game can be started by setting 1 as the bet number, and further, 2 is set as the bet number. The game may be started. As a result, when 1 or 2 is set as the bet number in the small role game in the normal gaming state, RT, and big bonus, the winning probability of the small role in the internal lottery is set more than when 3 is set as the bet number. The number of medals to be paid out when winning a small role can be increased. For example, when 3 is set as the bet number in the small game in the normal gaming state, RT, and big bonus, the winning probability of the bell is 1 / 4.82 and the payout number is 7, but the bet number is 1 Alternatively, when 2 is set, the winning probability of the bell may be set lower than 1 / 4.82, and the payout number may be increased more than 7. Further, the winning probability of the bell and the number of payouts may be changed when 1 is set as the bet number and when 2 is set.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the role-specific table, the storage address of the judgment value number corresponding only to the special role, the storage address of the judgment value number corresponding to both the special role and the small role, The storage address of the corresponding number of judgment values and the storage address of the number of judgment values corresponding only to the re-gamer are registered respectively, and in the internal lottery, the obtained random numbers for internal lottery are referred to from the role-specific table. If the result of addition with the number of judgment values corresponding to only the special role overflows, the winning of only the special role is judged and both the special role and the small role are determined. When the result of addition with the corresponding number of judgment values overflows, the winning of both the special role and the small role is judged, and the result of addition with the number of judgment values corresponding only to the small role or replaying role overflows A small role or re By determining the winning of only the technical role, the special role and the small role can be won at the same time, but for the small role and the replaying role where the storage address of the small role and the replaying role is registered And a special role role table in which the storage address of the number of judgment values for special roles is registered, and in the internal lottery, for the same random number for internal lottery, The lottery for the small role and the replaying role referring to the role-specific table for the role and the lottery for the special role referring to the role-specific table for the special role are separately performed, and From the number of judgment values stored in the address area registered in the separate table and the number of judgment values stored in the address area registered in the role-specific table for special roles, Range of judgment values to win each, By making it possible to identify the range of judgment values for which special roles are won in duplicate, it is possible to have a configuration in which special roles and small roles can be won at the same time. Even if a small role winning occurs, it is not denied that the occurrence of a special role with a higher degree of advantage than the small role is permitted. Can last.

  In the above embodiment, the entire high-order byte of the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 is replaced with the low-order byte, and the entire low-order byte is replaced with the high-order byte. On the other hand, data of a specific bit out of random number bits extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 may be replaced with data of other bits. Alternatively, the random number value extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 may be directly acquired as a random number for internal lottery. Further, it may be processed into a random number for internal lottery by a method different from the above embodiment.

  FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram of a first modification of the processing until the CPU 41a processes the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 into a random number for internal lottery by software. Also in the first modification, the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 is stored in the 16-bit general-purpose register 41GR included in the CPU 41a.

  When the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 is stored in the general-purpose register 41GR, the CPU 41a further extracts the value of the internal refresh register 41R as a processing random number. The CPU 41a adds the processing random number extracted from the refresh register 41R to the value of the upper byte of the general-purpose register 41GR (the value extracted from the upper counter 42c). The value of the lower byte of the general register 41GR (the value extracted from the lower counter 42b) is left as it is. Then, the CPU 41a obtains the value stored in the general-purpose register 41GR at this time as a random number for internal lottery, and sequentially adds the number of determination values thereto.

  FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram of a second modification of the process until the CPU 41a processes the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 into a random number for internal lottery by software. Also in this example, the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 is stored in the 16-bit general-purpose register 41GR included in the CPU 41a.

  When the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 is stored in the general-purpose register 41GR, the CPU 41a further extracts the value of the internal refresh register 41R as a processing random number. The CPU 41a adds the processing random number extracted from the refresh register 41R to the value of the upper byte of the general-purpose register 41GR (the value extracted from the upper counter 42c). The processing random number extracted from the refresh register 41R is also added to the lower byte value (the value extracted from the lower counter 42b) of the general-purpose register 41GR. Then, the CPU 41a obtains the value stored in the general-purpose register 41GR at this time as a random number for internal lottery, and sequentially adds the number of determination values thereto.

  In the first and second modified examples described above, the value of the refresh register 41R is extracted as a random number for processing, and this is extracted from the high-order byte of the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 (in the second modified example, further lower byte) ) To process random numbers. The random number processing applied here includes at least processing for adding a processing random number to the upper byte. Thereby, the variation of the random numbers for internal lottery can be increased, and the player can prevent the aiming as much as possible.

  Further, since the processing random numbers are extracted from the refresh register 41R, no special configuration is required as means for generating the processing random numbers. Moreover, the value of the refresh register 41R is updated every time the CPU 41a fetches an instruction, and the update interval is not constant. Therefore, a random number with high randomness can be extracted as a processing random number. And since the randomness of the processing random number is high, the randomness of the random number for internal lottery generated using the random number is also high.

  In the first and second modifications, the value extracted from the refresh register 41R is added to the upper byte (and the lower byte) of the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42. A value that is periodically updated by hardware or software may be added. Further, instead of adding a value extracted from the refresh register 41R (or a value replacing the refresh register 41R), a logical operation such as subtraction, logical sum, or logical product may be performed.

  Further, bit replacement such as replacement of the upper byte and the lower byte shown in the above embodiment may be used in combination with the first and second modifications. Also in the first and second modified examples, the interrupt to the CPU 41a is prevented in order to prevent the contents of the general-purpose register 41GR from being rewritten between the extraction of the random number from the random number generation circuit 42 and the end of the processing. It will be prohibited.

  Further, in the second modification, processing random numbers to be added to the upper and lower bytes of the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit 42 may be separately extracted from the refresh register 41R at different timings. Separately prepare the processing random number to be added to the upper byte and the processing random number to be updated to the lower byte. Means for extracting may be provided. In this case, one of the means for updating the processing random number for the upper byte and the means for updating the processing random number for the lower byte can be constituted by the refresh register 41R.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the case where the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 42, that is, the random number extracted by the hardware random number function is processed by software has been described. However, the random number processing by the software described above may be applied to random numbers that are periodically updated by software. For example, the CPU 41a sends an instruction to the second microcomputer to extract a random number periodically updated by a timer interrupt or the like in a second microcomputer different from the microcomputer constituting the main control unit 41, and I It can be input to the CPU 41a via the / O port 41d and stored in the general-purpose register 41GR. The function of the second microcomputer may be included in the microcomputer that constitutes the main control unit 41. Also in this case, the random number value obtained after processing can be varied, and the effect of preventing the player from aiming can be achieved.

  In the embodiment, the RAM parity adjustment data is stored so that the RAM parity of the RAM 41c becomes 0 in the power interruption processing, and it is determined whether or not the RAM parity of the RAM 41c is 0 at the time of restoration. Although it is determined whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is normal, of course, the RAM parity adjustment data is stored so that the RAM parity of the RAM 41c becomes 1 in the power interruption processing, and the RAM parity of the RAM 41c becomes 1 at the time of restoration. Whether or not the data in the RAM 41c is normal may be determined. Further, the checksum (exclusive OR of the data stored in the corresponding area) of all areas of the RAM 41c is calculated in the power interruption processing, and is stored in a specific area, and at the time of recovery, the RAM 41c is restored. The checksum of all the areas including the specific area where the checksum is stored is calculated. If the result is 00 (H), it is determined that the data in the RAM 41c is normal, and must be 00 (H). For example, it may be determined that the data in the RAM 41c is abnormal.

  If the checksum is stored normally in the power interruption processing, the checksum of the area excluding the specific area and the data stored in the specific area (the checksum calculated at the time of power interruption) ) Should take the same value, and if the checksum of the area excluding the specific area matches the data stored in the specific area, the result of calculating the exclusive OR of both data is Since the result of calculating the checksum of all areas including the specific area where the checksum of the RAM 41c is stored is 00 (H), it is determined that the data in the RAM 41c is normal. This is because it can.

  In this case as well, in the power interruption interrupt processing, before the checksum is calculated, the destructive diagnosis data (for example, 5A (H)) in which any bit is 1 is stored at a predetermined address, and at the time of restoration In addition to determining whether or not the checksum is 00 (H), it is also determined whether or not the data for destructive diagnosis is normally stored. The checksum is 00 (H) and the destructive diagnosis is performed. It is preferable to determine that the data in the RAM 41c is normal on the condition that the business data is also normal. Even if the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, if 00 (H) is stored in all areas, it will be determined to be normal by the checksum determination at the time of startup, After storing the destructive diagnostic data with the bit set to 1, calculate the checksum and store it in a specific area, and also check the destructive diagnostic data in addition to checking the checksum at startup, For example, even if all areas are cleared to 0 at startup, and the checksum is 00 (H) and determined to be normal, the destruction diagnosis data does not match the value stored at the time of power failure, Since the determination is made, it is possible to improve the accuracy of determining the abnormality of the data stored in the RAM 41c.

  In the above, the RAM parity or checksum of the RAM 41c is calculated in the power interruption processing and stored in the RAM 41c, and whether or not the RAM parity calculated based on all areas of the RAM 41c at the time of restoration is 0. Or whether the data in the RAM 41c is normal based on whether or not the checksum calculated based on all the areas of the RAM 41c is 00 (H). RAM parity or checksum of the RAM 41c is calculated and stored in a specific area, and the RAM parity or checksum excluding the specific area of the RAM 41c at the time of recovery is calculated, and the RAM parity or checksum stored in the specific area is calculated. The data in the RAM 41c depends on whether the comparison result matches It may be determined whether normal or not. In this case as well, as described above, before the RAM parity or checksum is calculated, the destructive diagnosis data in which any bit is 1 is stored at a predetermined address. In addition to determining whether or not the sums match, it is determined whether or not the data for destructive diagnosis is stored normally, the RAM parity and checksum match, and the destructive diagnostic data is also normal. It is preferable to determine that the data in the RAM 41c is normal under the above conditions.

  In the above-described embodiment, 5A (H) is stored in the RAM 41c as the failure diagnosis data in the power interruption processing. However, any data other than 0 may be stored and can be confirmed at the time of startup.

  In the above embodiment, when the CPU 41a is started, the RAM parity of the RAM 41c is calculated, it is determined whether or not the result is 0, and the destructive diagnosis data is normal on the condition that the RAM parity is 0. However, first, it is determined whether or not the data for destructive diagnosis is stored normally, and on condition that the data for destructive diagnosis is stored normally. The RAM parity of the RAM 41c may be calculated and it may be determined whether or not the result is 0. In this way, if the destructive diagnosis data is not normally stored, the RAM parity is calculated. Without calculation, it can be determined that the data in the RAM 41c is abnormal.

  In the embodiment, the main control unit 41 is activated based on a reset signal from a reset circuit 49 provided separately from the main control unit 41. However, the reset circuit is connected to the main control unit 41. The microcomputer which comprises may be mounted.

  In the above-described embodiment, the RAM 41c is mounted on the microcomputer constituting the main control unit 41. However, a RAM used as a work of the microcomputer may be mounted outside the microcomputer.

  In the embodiment, the power interruption detection circuit 48 monitors the DC voltage used in the slot machine 1 and detects the power interruption when the DC voltage becomes a certain voltage or lower. You may make it detect a power interruption, when the period when the said DC voltage became below a fixed voltage continued for a fixed period. Alternatively, the AC voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 may be monitored to detect a power interruption when a disturbance in the waveform of the AC voltage is detected or when the period continues for a certain period.

  In the above embodiment, the power interruption detection circuit 48 is mounted on the game control board 40. However, the power interruption detection circuit 48 may be mounted in other places. For example, the game control board 40 may be connected to the power supply board 100 or the power supply board 100. It may be mounted on a relay board or the like through which a power supply line is connected.

  In the embodiment, the slot machine for setting bets using medals and credits is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the slot machine for setting bets using game balls. Alternatively, it may be a complete credit type slot machine that uses only credits to set the number of bets.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 35, in addition to the medal insertion mechanism such as the flow path switching solenoid 30 and the insertion medal sensor 31, the ball capturing device 30 ′ and the ball capturing device 30 ′ for capturing game balls are used. In addition to a medal payout mechanism such as a hopper motor 34 and a payout sensor 35, a ball payout device 34 ′ for paying out a game ball, a ball payout, and the like are provided. A payout ball detection switch 35 ′ for detecting a game ball paid out by the device 34 ′ is provided, and it is possible to play a game by setting the number of bets using both medals and game balls, and generating a prize. The present invention may be applied to a slot machine in which medals and game balls are paid out.

  Each element in the embodiment corresponds to the present invention as follows.

The slot machine according to claim 1 of the present invention includes:
A plurality of variable display areas that can be variably displayed by rotating display bands (reels 2L, 2C, and 2R) each having a plurality of identifiable symbols by driving a stepping motor (32L, 32C, and 32R). A variable display device capable of deriving and displaying the display result on each of the (left reel, middle reel, right reel)
A game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using game values (medals), and display results are derived and displayed in all of the plurality of variable display areas. A slot machine (slot machine 1) in which one game is finished and a winning can be generated according to a combination of display results derived and displayed in the plurality of variable display areas,
Before the display result of at least one of the variable display areas is derived, numerical data (random numbers) updated within a predetermined range (0 to 65535) at a predetermined timing (when the start switch 7 is detected) Numeric data input means (random number acquisition by the CPU 41a) for inputting to the determination area as determination numerical data (random numbers for internal lottery) for each game;
Determination that will determine the range of determination values that will determine whether to allow the occurrence of the winning for the numerical data for determination input in the determination area, and the loss that will not allow any of the winnings to occur Range specifying data storage means (table by role) for storing range specifying data (storage address of the number of judgment values) determined so that the range of values can be specified;
After the numerical value data for determination is input to the determination area, before the display result of the at least one variable display area is derived (at the start of the game), the range specification stored in the range specification data storage means Whether the winning is allowed or lost is determined according to whether or not the determination numerical value input in the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the data, and the loss is determined. A pre-determining means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a) for determining any type of loss among a plurality of types of loss depending on the determination numerical data,
Respective derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated when deriving display results of the plurality of variable display areas;
Derivation control means (reel stop control by the CPU 41a) for performing control for deriving the display result of the variable display area corresponding to the operation of the derivation operation means when the derivation operation means is operated;
Based on the operation of a predetermined setting operation means (reset / setting switch 36), the predetermination means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a) permits the occurrence of a winning and the ratio (winning probability) for determining the loss is different. A set value setting means (setting change process by the CPU 41a) for selecting and setting any one of a plurality of types of set values (set values);
With
The pre-determining unit includes the determination value in a range of a plurality of types of determination values for a loss (lost (1), loss (2)) specified from the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage unit. Determine whether or not the numerical data is included, determine the corresponding type of loss based on the determination result,
The derivation control means includes
In a situation where a display result has not yet been derived in any of the plurality of variable display areas, a derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area is provided for the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived. A plurality of control patterns (stops) that uniquely specify a display result (stop position) derived with respect to the number of steps of the stepping motor at the time of operation (area number assigned for each number of steps for one symbol) Control pattern selection means (data corresponding to all reels at the start of reel rotation) for uniquely selecting a control pattern corresponding to the determination result (internal winning state) of the pre-determination means from the reel stop control by the control table) Processing to select a creation table and create a stop control table corresponding to all reels from the selected data creation table It includes,
When the derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived is operated, the control pattern selected for the variable display area by the control pattern selection means when the derivation operation means is operated Control for deriving the display result uniquely specified for the number of steps as the display result of the variable display area (control for stopping the reel at the stop position corresponding to the stop operation position with reference to the stop control table) As well as
The control pattern selection unit selects a different control pattern according to the type of the loss determined by the pre-determination unit. (If a stop control table is selected, a stop control table in which no chance is derived is selected when the loss (2) is won)
Including
The control pattern selection means allows the occurrence of a special prize (special combination) accompanied by a transition to a special gaming state (big bonus, regular bonus) advantageous to the player by the prior determination means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a). When the determination is made, a specific display result (the left that constitutes the chance eye) is displayed for at least one of the number of steps (region numbers 3 to 6 or region numbers 14 and 15). A first specific control pattern (BB (2) formation game of FIG. 11) that specifies the reels 1 to 3 symbols "Bell 7 and 7" or 9 to 11 symbols "Replay Bell Replay", A first specific control pattern selection means for selecting a reel stop control by a stop control table corresponding to the item of loss (1),
The lost time different control pattern selection means,
In the case where the first losing (losing (1)) among the plurality of types of losing (losing (1), losing (2)) is determined by the pre-determining means, at least one of the number of steps The second specific control pattern (BB (2) in FIG. 11, established game, loss (1) for specifying the specific display result for one step number (region numbers 3 to 6 or region numbers 14 and 15) ), A second specific control pattern selection means for selecting a stop control table corresponding to the item of), a reel stop control by the stop control table corresponding to the item of BB (1) established game in FIG.
When the pre-determining means determines the second loss (loss (2)) determined with a higher probability than the first loss among the plurality of types of loss, The non-specific control pattern (reel stop control by the stop control table corresponding to the item of the loss (2) in FIG. 11) for specifying a display result other than the specific display result is selected for any number of steps. Specific control pattern selection means;
The plurality of types of loses are derived as display results by the derivation control means , so that there is no difference in the game value given to the player in the game and the game after the game. Distinguished by the control pattern selected by the control pattern selection means,
Of the plurality of types of loses, the proportion of the first loss determined by the pre-determining unit is determined at the same rate regardless of the setting value set by the setting value setting unit. Yes.

A slot machine according to claim 2 of the present invention,
A plurality of variable display areas that can be variably displayed by rotating display bands (reels 2L, 2C, and 2R) each having a plurality of identifiable symbols by driving a stepping motor (32L, 32C, and 32R). A variable display device capable of deriving and displaying the display result on each of the (left reel, middle reel, right reel)
A game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using game values (medals), and display results are derived and displayed in all of the plurality of variable display areas. A slot machine (slot machine 1) in which one game is finished and a winning can be generated according to a combination of display results derived and displayed in the plurality of variable display areas,
Before the display result of at least one of the variable display areas is derived, numerical data (random numbers) updated within a predetermined range (0 to 65535) at a predetermined timing (when the start switch 7 is detected) Numeric data input means (random number acquisition by the CPU 41a) for inputting to the determination area as determination numerical data (random numbers for internal lottery) for each game;
Determination that will determine the range of determination values that will determine whether to allow the occurrence of the winning for the numerical data for determination input in the determination area, and the loss that will not allow any of the winnings to occur Range specifying data storage means (table by role) for storing range specifying data (storage address of the number of judgment values) determined so that the range of values can be specified;
After the numerical value data for determination is input to the determination area, before the display result of the at least one variable display area is derived (at the start of the game), the range specification stored in the range specification data storage means Whether the winning is allowed or lost is determined according to whether or not the determination numerical value input in the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the data, and the loss is determined. A pre-determining means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a) for determining any type of loss among a plurality of types of loss depending on the determination numerical data,
Respective derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated when deriving display results of the plurality of variable display areas;
Derivation control means (reel stop control by the CPU 41a) for performing control for deriving the display result of the variable display area corresponding to the operation of the derivation operation means when the derivation operation means is operated;
Based on the operation of a predetermined setting operation means (reset / setting switch 36), the predetermination means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a) permits the occurrence of a winning and the ratio (winning probability) for determining the loss is different. A set value setting means (setting change process by the CPU 41a) for selecting and setting any one of a plurality of types of set values (set values);
With
The pre-determining unit includes the determination value in a range of a plurality of types of determination values for a loss (lost (1), loss (2)) specified from the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage unit. Determine whether or not the numerical data is included, determine the corresponding type of loss based on the determination result,
The derivation control means includes
In a situation where a display result has already been derived in any one of the plurality of variable display areas and a display result has not yet been derived in another variable display area, a display result has not yet been derived. Display results derived for the variable display area with respect to the number of steps of the stepping motor (area number assigned for each number of steps for one symbol) at the time when the derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area is operated. The variable display area in which the determination result (internal winning state) of the pre-determining means and the display result have already been derived from a plurality of control patterns (reel stop control by the stop control table) that uniquely specify (stop position) Control pattern selection means for uniquely selecting a control pattern corresponding to a combination of display results (stopped positions of stopped reels) (any one) Reel selects data creation table corresponding to the other reel when the stopping includes a process) to create a stop control tables corresponding to the reel in the change from the selected data generation table,
When the derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived is operated, the control pattern selected for the variable display area by the control pattern selection means when the derivation operation means is operated Control for deriving the display result uniquely specified for the number of steps as the display result of the variable display area (control for stopping the reel at the stop position corresponding to the stop operation position with reference to the stop control table) As well as
The control pattern selection unit selects a different control pattern according to the type of the loss determined by the pre-determination unit. (If a stop control table is selected, a stop control table in which no chance is derived is selected when the loss (2) is won)
Including
The control pattern selection means allows the occurrence of a special prize (special combination) accompanied by a transition to a special gaming state (big bonus, regular bonus) advantageous to the player by the prior determination means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a). When the determination is made, a specific display result (the left that constitutes the chance eye) is displayed for at least one of the number of steps (region numbers 3 to 6 or region numbers 14 and 15). A first specific control pattern (BB (2) formation game of FIG. 11) that specifies the reels 1 to 3 symbols "Bell 7 and 7" or 9 to 11 symbols "Replay Bell Replay", A first specific control pattern selection means for selecting a reel stop control by a stop control table corresponding to the item of loss (1),
The lost time different control pattern selection means,
In the case where the first losing (losing (1)) among the plurality of types of losing (losing (1), losing (2)) is determined by the pre-determining means, at least one of the number of steps The second specific control pattern (BB (2) in FIG. 11, established game, loss (1) for specifying the specific display result for one step number (region numbers 3 to 6 or region numbers 14 and 15) ), A second specific control pattern selection means for selecting a stop control table corresponding to the item of), a reel stop control by the stop control table corresponding to the item of BB (1) established game in FIG.
When the pre-determining means determines the second loss (loss (2)) determined with a higher probability than the first loss among the plurality of types of loss, The non-specific control pattern (reel stop control by the stop control table corresponding to the item of the loss (2) in FIG. 11) for specifying a display result other than the specific display result is selected for any number of steps. Specific control pattern selection means;
The plurality of types of loses are derived as display results by the derivation control means , so that there is no difference in the game value given to the player in the game and the game after the game. Distinguished by the control pattern selected by the control pattern selection means,
Of the plurality of types of loses, the proportion of the first loss determined by the pre-determining unit is determined at the same rate regardless of the setting value set by the setting value setting unit. Yes.

A slot machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is the slot machine according to claim 1 or 2,
Game control means (main main) that controls the game, including at least the numerical data input means (acquisition of random numbers by the CPU 41a), the range specifying data storage means (role-specific table), and the pre-decision means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a) Control unit 41);
Production control means (sub control unit 91) for performing production control,
With
The game control means further includes control information transmission means (command transmission control by the CPU 41) for transmitting a plurality of types of control information (commands) according to the progress of the game to the effect control means,
When the control information is received from the game control means, the effect control means is an effect execution means (CPU 91a) that executes an effect with an effect content (control pattern) determined corresponding to the type of the received control information. Production control process)
The control information transmission means transmits control information (internal winning command) that can specify the type of the loss determined by the predetermining means (control for transmitting an internal winning command at the start of the game). )including,
It is characterized by that.

A slot machine according to claim 4 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The prior determination means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a)
Transition to a special gaming state (big bonus, regular bonus) advantageous to the player specified from the range specifying data (storage address of the number of judgment values) stored in the range specifying data storage means (table by role) A first special prize determination that determines that the special prize is allowed to occur when the numeric value for judgment (random number for internal lottery) is included in the judgment value range for the special prize (special role) involved Means (bonus winning by internal lottery),
A decision carry-over means (winning flag carry-over control) that carries over the decision after the next game when it is determined that the special winning is permitted and no special winning that is permitted by the determination has occurred; ,
When the decision to allow the occurrence of the special prize is carried over from the previous game by the decision carry-over means, it is decided to allow the occurrence of the special prize based on the decision carried over. A second special winning determination means (bonus winning by carrying the winning flag);
Including
The control pattern selection means, when it is determined that the occurrence of the special prize is allowed by the first special prize determination means (bonus establishment game), the second special prize determination means Different control pattern selection means at the time of special prize determination (selecting a reel stop control by the stop control table) when a decision to allow the occurrence of a special prize is made (during bonus carryover) In a bonus formation game, a stop control table is selected in which chances can be derived but reach is not derived, whereas during bonus carryover, a stop control table that can derive both chances and reach is selected. Including)
It is characterized by that.

A slot machine according to claim 5 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The pre-determining means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a) is determined to allow the occurrence of a special prize (special role) with a transition to a special gaming state (big bonus, regular bonus) advantageous to the player, Including a decision carry-over means (carrying-over control of the winning flag by the CPU 41a) for carrying over the decision after the next game when a special prize permitted to be generated by the decision does not occur,
The control pattern selection means is configured to determine whether or not the losing (losing) determined by the pre-determining means in a game in which the decision to allow the occurrence of the special prize is carried over by the decision carry-over means (during bonus carry-over). Different control pattern selection means during carryover that selects different control patterns depending on the type of (1), loss (2) (in games where loss (1) is won during bonus carryover, chances and reach are derived) In the game where the loss (2) is won while the bonus is carried over, the stop control table that can be derived from both the chance and the reach is selected.
It is characterized by that.

A slot machine according to claim 6 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Special gaming state transition means for transitioning to a special gaming state (big bonus, regular bonus) advantageous to the player when a special prize (special role) accompanied by a transition of the gaming state occurs (game state transition control by the CPU 41) When,
The control pattern selection unit is configured to determine whether or not any type of loss (loss (1) or loss (2)) is determined by the advance determination unit (internal lottery by the CPU 41a) in the special gaming state. Regardless of the type, the same control pattern selection means for selecting the same control pattern (reel stop control by the stop control table) (in case of small game, regular bonus, lose (1) or lose (2) However, in the normal gaming state, select the same stop control table as when the lose (2) was won)
It is characterized by that.

A slot machine according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of the first to sixth aspects ,
When the specific display result has been derived (the chance has been derived), the prior determination means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a) has made a determination to allow the occurrence of the special prize. A specific effect execution means (execution control of continuous effect by the CPU 91a) for executing a specific effect (continuous effect) for informing the possibility;
It is characterized by that.

A slot machine according to claim 8 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 ,
The range specifying data storage means (role-specific table) is used as the range specifying data (stored address of the number of judgment values) as a special prize with a transition to a special gaming state (big bonus, regular bonus) advantageous to the player ( Overlapping range specification data that can specify the range of the judgment value that will determine that the occurrence of both the special role) and the small role winning (small role) accompanied by the award of the game value (medal) is allowed at the same time ( Big Bonus (1) + Cherry, Big Bonus (2) + Cherry's judgment value number storage address)
Storing the range-specific data of the range determined so that the range of the determination value that determines the type of the loss relative to the numerical data for determination can be specified;
The pre-determining means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a) includes determination numerical data (random numbers for internal lottery) input to the determination area within a range of determination values specified by the overlapping range specifying data. To determine that both the special winning and the small part winning are allowed at the same time (setting winning flags for both the winning combinations)
It is determined whether or not the numerical value for determination input in the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the loss range specifying data, and a corresponding type of loss is determined based on the determination result. It is characterized by that.

A slot machine according to claim 9 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 ,
The range specifying data storage means (role-specific table)
There is a range of determination values that will determine whether or not to allow the occurrence of a small winning combination (small combination) accompanied by the addition of the gaming value (medal) to the determination numerical data (random number for internal lottery). A small role winning range specific data storage means (a small role and replay role specific table) for storing range specific data (a storage address of the number of judgment values for a small role) determined so as to be specified;
A range of determination values for determining that the occurrence of a special prize (special role) accompanying the transition to a special gaming state (big bonus, regular bonus) advantageous to the player is allowed for the numerical data for determination Special winning range specifying data storage means (special role-specific table) for storing range specifying data (storage address of the number of judgment values for special roles) determined so that can be specified;
Loss range specifying data storage means for storing range specifying data determined so that a range of determination values for determining the type of loss for the determination numerical data can be specified;
Including
The range of determination values that will determine that the occurrence of the special prize will be permitted includes the range of determination values that overlaps the range of determination values that will determine that the occurrence of the small prize winning will be permitted. ,
The prior determination means (internal lottery by the CPU 41a)
Depending on whether or not the determination value range input by the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the range specifying data stored in the small role winning range specifying data storage means, A small role winning allowance judging means for judging whether or not to allow the occurrence (winning judgment of the small role and re-playing role),
Does the range of determination values specified by the range specifying data stored in the special winning range specifying data storage means include the same numerical value data for determination as that used by the small prize winning allowance determining means for determination? A special winning allowance judging means for judging whether or not to allow the occurrence of the special prize depending on whether or not (special winning combination judgment),
It is determined whether or not the numerical value for determination input in the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the range specifying data stored in the range specification data storage unit for loss, and the determination result Loss determination means for determining a corresponding type of loss based on;
Including
The pre-determining means is
A determination is made as to whether or not the occurrence of a winning is permitted by both the small role winning permission determining means and the special winning permission determining means;
When it is determined that both the small role winning allowance determining means and the special winning allowance determining means indicate that the occurrence of a winning is permitted, it is determined that the occurrence of both the small winning a prize and the special winning is permitted. (If both big bonus (1) or big bonus (2) and cherry wins are determined, both win flags are set)
It is characterized by that.

A slot machine according to claim 10 of the present invention is the slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9 ,
Data storage means (RAM 41c) for storing data for performing control of a game including data indicating the set value set by the set value setting means in a readable and writable manner;
Storage data determination means (determination of RAM parity and determination of destruction diagnosis data by the CPU 41a) for determining whether or not the data stored in the data storage means is normal;
Disabling means (error processing by the CPU 41a) for disabling the progress of the game when the stored data determining means determines that the data stored in the data storing means is not normal;
In a state where the progress of the game is disabled by the disabling means, the setting value is newly set by the setting value setting means based on the operation of the setting operation means (newly set by setting change processing) On the condition that the value has been selected and set), the disabling cancellation means (transition to the game processing by the CPU 41a) that cancels the disabled state of the game and enables the progress of the game,
Comprising
It is characterized by that.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the Example to which this invention was applied. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. (A) is a figure which shows the winning combination table according to gaming state. (B) is a figure which shows the classification table. It is a figure which shows the memory area of the number of judgment values acquired based on the address registered into the table according to role. (A) is a figure which respectively shows the example of the relationship between the value of the random number for internal lottery in the normal gaming state, the number of determination values of each combination, and the winning combination. (A) is a figure which respectively shows the example of the relationship between the value of the random number for internal lottery in RT, the number of judgment values of each combination, and a winning combination. (A) is a figure which respectively shows the example of the relationship between the value of the random number for internal lottery of a small part game, the number of judgment values of each combination, and a winning combination. (B) is a figure which respectively shows the example of the relationship between the value of the random number for internal lottery of a regular bonus, the judgment value number of each combination, and a winning combination. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting condition of the winning flag area | region according to the structure of a winning flag area | region, and the result of internal lottery. (A) is a block diagram showing in detail the configuration of a random number generation circuit. (B) is explanatory drawing until a CPU processes the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit into the random number for internal lottery by software. It is a figure which shows the structure of the table index stored in ROM41b. It is a figure which shows an example of a stop control table. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of a continuous effect, (b) is a figure which shows the winning probability of a continuous effect lottery. It is a figure which shows an example of the production | presentation during RT and a continuous production. It is a figure which shows a continuous production pattern and its selection rate. It is a figure which shows the selection rate of a start sound. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process which CPU of a main control part performs at the time of starting. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the error process performed when CPU of a main control part generate | occur | produces an error. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the setting change process which CPU of a main control part performs in a starting process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the game process which CPU of a main control part performs after a starting process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the internal lottery process which CPU of a main control part performs in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the internal lottery process which CPU of a main control part performs in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the random number acquisition process which CPU of a main control part performs in an internal lottery process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the reel rotation process which CPU of a main control part performs in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of RT process which CPU of a main control part performs in the process at the time of game completion. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process periodically performed by CPU of a main control part. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process periodically performed by CPU of a main control part. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the stop switch process which CPU of a main control part performs in a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the interruption interruption process performed when CPU of a main control part inputs a voltage drop signal from an interruption detection circuit. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process (sub) which CPU of a sub control part performs at the time of starting. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (sub) which CPU of a sub control part performs regularly. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the continuous production | presentation process which CPU of a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the continuous production | presentation process which CPU of a sub control part performs in a timer interruption process. It is explanatory drawing of the 1st modification of a process until CPU processes the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit into the random number for internal lottery by software. It is explanatory drawing of the 2nd modification of a process until CPU processes the random number extracted from the random number generation circuit into the random number for internal lottery by software. It is a block diagram which shows the modification of a structure of a slot machine.

Explanation of symbols

1 Slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R Reel 8L, 8C, 8R Stop switch 40 Game control board 41 Main controller 41a CPU
41b ROM
41c RAM
42 Random Number Generation Circuit 43 Sampling Circuit 90 Production Control Board 91 Sub Control Unit 91a CPU
91b ROM
91c RAM

Claims (10)

Variable display capable of deriving and displaying the display result in each of a plurality of variable display areas that can be variably displayed by rotating a display band on which a plurality of types of distinguishable symbols are arranged by driving a stepping motor. Equipped with equipment,
The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using the gaming value, and one game is obtained by displaying the display result in all of the plurality of variable display areas. A slot machine that can be awarded according to a combination of display results derived and displayed in the plurality of variable display areas,
Numerical data input for inputting numerical data updated within a predetermined range at a predetermined timing as numerical data for determination into the determination area for each game before the display result of at least one variable display area is derived Means,
Determination that will determine the range of determination values that will determine whether to allow the occurrence of the winning for the numerical data for determination input in the determination area, and the loss that will not allow any of the winnings to occur Range specifying data storage means for storing range specifying data determined so that a range of values can be specified;
After the numerical value data for determination is input to the determination area, before the display result of the at least one variable display area is derived, it is specified by the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage means. It is determined whether or not the winning is allowed or lost according to whether or not the determination value range includes the determination numerical data input to the determination area, and the determination is made when determining the loss. Pre-determining means for determining any type of loss among a plurality of types of loss according to numerical data;
Each derivation operation means operated when deriving the display results of the plurality of variable display areas;
Derivation control means for performing control to derive the display result of the variable display area corresponding to the operation of the derivation operation means when the derivation operation means is operated;
Based on an operation of a predetermined setting operation means, one of the setting values is selected from a plurality of kinds of setting values that the pre-decision means allows the occurrence of a prize and the ratio for determining the loss is different. Setting value setting means to set,
With
The pre-determining unit determines whether or not the determination numerical data is included in a range of a plurality of types of determination values for a loss specified from the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage unit. And determining the corresponding type of loss based on the determination result,
The derivation control means includes
In a situation where a display result has not yet been derived in any of the plurality of variable display areas, a derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area is provided for the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived. A control pattern corresponding to the determination result of the predetermining unit is uniquely selected from a plurality of control patterns that uniquely specify the display result derived with respect to the number of steps of the stepping motor at the time of operation. Including control pattern selection means,
When the derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived is operated, the control pattern selected for the variable display area by the control pattern selection means when the derivation operation means is operated And performing control for deriving the display result uniquely specified for the number of steps as the display result of the variable display area,
The control pattern selection means includes a loss-time different control pattern selection means for selecting a different control pattern according to the type of the loss determined by the prior determination means,
The control pattern selection means may determine at least one of the number of steps when the advance determination means has determined that the special winning state accompanying the transition to a special gaming state advantageous to the player is allowed. Including a first specific control pattern selection means for selecting a first specific control pattern for specifying a specific display result for the number of steps.
The lost time different control pattern selection means,
When the predetermination means determines the first loss among the plurality of types of loss, the specific display result is specified for at least one of the step numbers. Second specific control pattern selection means for selecting two specific control patterns;
When the pre-determining means determines the second loss determined with a higher probability than the first loss among the plurality of types of loss, for any number of steps among the number of steps Even non-specific control pattern selection means for selecting a non-specific control pattern for specifying a display result other than the specific display result,
Including
The plurality of types of loses are derived as display results by the derivation control means , so that there is no difference in the game value given to the player in the game and the game after the game. Distinguished by the control pattern selected by the control pattern selection means,
Of the plurality of types of loses, the proportion of the first loss determined by the predetermining unit is determined at the same rate regardless of the setting value set by the setting value setting unit. Slot machine to be. Variable display capable of deriving and displaying the display result in each of a plurality of variable display areas that can be variably displayed by rotating a display band on which a plurality of types of distinguishable symbols are arranged by driving a stepping motor. Equipped with equipment,
The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using the gaming value, and one game is obtained by displaying the display result in all of the plurality of variable display areas. A slot machine that can be awarded according to a combination of display results derived and displayed in the plurality of variable display areas,
Numerical data input for inputting numerical data updated within a predetermined range at a predetermined timing as numerical data for determination into the determination area for each game before the display result of at least one variable display area is derived Means,
Determination that will determine the range of determination values that will determine whether to allow the occurrence of the winning for the numerical data for determination input in the determination area, and the loss that will not allow any of the winnings to occur Range specifying data storage means for storing range specifying data determined so that a range of values can be specified;
After the numerical value data for determination is input to the determination area, before the display result of the at least one variable display area is derived, it is specified by the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage means. It is determined whether or not the winning is allowed or lost according to whether or not the determination value range includes the determination numerical data input to the determination area, and the determination is made when determining the loss. Pre-determining means for determining any type of loss among a plurality of types of loss according to numerical data;
Each derivation operation means operated when deriving the display results of the plurality of variable display areas;
Derivation control means for performing control to derive the display result of the variable display area corresponding to the operation of the derivation operation means when the derivation operation means is operated;
Based on an operation of a predetermined setting operation means, one of the setting values is selected from a plurality of kinds of setting values that the pre-decision means allows the occurrence of a prize and the ratio for determining the loss is different. Setting value setting means to set,
With
The pre-determining unit determines whether or not the determination numerical data is included in a range of a plurality of types of determination values for a loss specified from the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage unit. And determining the corresponding type of loss based on the determination result,
The derivation control means includes
In a situation where a display result has already been derived in any one of the plurality of variable display areas and a display result has not yet been derived in another variable display area, a display result has not yet been derived. For the variable display area, from the plurality of control patterns that uniquely specify the display result derived for the number of steps of the stepping motor at the time when the derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area is operated, Control pattern selection means for uniquely selecting a control pattern corresponding to the combination of the determination result of the determination means and the display result of the variable display area from which the display result has already been derived,
When the derivation operation means corresponding to the variable display area for which the display result has not yet been derived is operated, the control pattern selected for the variable display area by the control pattern selection means when the derivation operation means is operated And performing control for deriving the display result uniquely specified for the number of steps as the display result of the variable display area,
The control pattern selection means includes a loss-time different control pattern selection means for selecting a different control pattern according to the type of the loss determined by the prior determination means,
The control pattern selection means may determine at least one of the number of steps when the advance determination means has determined that the special winning state accompanying the transition to a special gaming state advantageous to the player is allowed. Including a first specific control pattern selection means for selecting a first specific control pattern for specifying a specific display result for the number of steps.
The lost time different control pattern selection means,
When the predetermination means determines the first loss among the plurality of types of loss, the specific display result is specified for at least one of the step numbers. Second specific control pattern selection means for selecting two specific control patterns;
When the pre-determining means determines the second loss determined with a higher probability than the first loss among the plurality of types of loss, for any number of steps among the number of steps Even non-specific control pattern selection means for selecting a non-specific control pattern for specifying a display result other than the specific display result,
Including
The plurality of types of loses are derived as display results by the derivation control means , so that there is no difference in the game value given to the player in the game and the game after the game. Distinguished by the control pattern selected by the control pattern selection means,
Of the plurality of types of loses, the proportion of the first loss determined by the predetermining unit is determined at the same rate regardless of the setting value set by the setting value setting unit. Slot machine to be. A game control means for controlling a game, including at least the numerical data input means, the range specifying data storage means, and the prior determination means;
Production control means for performing production control;
With
The game control means further includes control information transmission means for transmitting a plurality of types of control information according to the progress of the game to the effect control means,
The effect control means includes an effect execution means for executing an effect of the effect content determined corresponding to the type of the received control information when the control information is received from the game control means,
The control information transmission means includes a loss specific control information transmission means for transmitting control information capable of specifying the type of loss determined by the prior determination means.
The slot machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above-mentioned. The pre-determining means includes
When the determination numerical data is included in the range of the determination value for the special winning accompanied by the transition to the special gaming state advantageous to the player specified from the range specifying data stored in the range specifying data storage means A first special prize determining means for determining that the occurrence of the special prize is permitted,
A decision carry-over means for carrying over the decision after the next game when it is determined that the occurrence of the special winning is permitted and no special winning that is permitted by the determination has occurred;
When the decision to allow the occurrence of the special prize is carried over from the previous game by the decision carry-over means, it is decided to allow the occurrence of the special prize based on the decision carried over. A second special prize determining means;
Including
The control pattern selection means permits the occurrence of the special prize by the second special prize determination means when the decision to allow the occurrence of the special prize is made by the first special prize decision means. Including a different control pattern selection means at the time of determination of a special prize to select a different control pattern in a case where a decision to do so is made,
The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The pre-determining means is determined to allow the generation of a special prize accompanied by a transition to a special gaming state advantageous to the player, and when the special prize permitted to be generated by the determination has not occurred, Including decision carry-over means to carry over the decision after the next game,
In the game in which the decision to allow the occurrence of the special prize is carried over by the decision carry-over means, the control pattern selection means is a control pattern that differs depending on the type of loss determined by the pre-decision means Including a carryover different control pattern selection means for selecting
The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A special gaming state transition means for transitioning to a special gaming state advantageous to the player when a special prize accompanying a transition of the gaming state occurs;
The control pattern selection means selects the same control pattern regardless of the type of loss when any type of loss is determined by the pre-decision means in the special gaming state. including,
The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: A specific effect executing means for executing a specific effect for notifying the possibility that the occurrence of the special prize is permitted by the prior determination means when the specific display result is derived; Prepare
The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . The range specifying data storage means includes
As the range specifying data, a determination value that determines that both a special prize accompanying a transition to a special gaming state advantageous to a player and a small prize winning accompanied by the provision of the gaming value are allowed at the same time. The overlapping range specification data that can specify the range of
Storing the range-specific data of the range determined so that the range of the determination value that determines the type of the loss relative to the numerical data for determination can be specified;
The pre-determining means includes
When the judgment value range specified by the overlapping range specification data includes the judgment numerical data input to the judgment area, it means that the occurrence of both the special prize and the small part prize is allowed at the same time. Decide
It is determined whether or not the numerical value for determination input in the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the loss range specifying data, and a corresponding type of loss is determined based on the determination result. The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . The range specifying data storage means includes
Stores range specifying data determined so as to be able to specify a range of determination values for determining whether to allow the occurrence of a small prize winning accompanied by the addition of the game value to the numerical value data for determination A small role winning range identification data storage means,
A range determined so that it is possible to specify a range of determination values for determining whether to allow the occurrence of a special prize accompanying a transition to a special gaming state advantageous to the player with respect to the numerical data for determination Special winning range specific data storage means for storing specific data;
Loss range specifying data storage means for storing range specifying data determined so that a range of determination values for determining the type of loss for the determination numerical data can be specified;
Including
The range of determination values that will determine that the occurrence of the special prize will be permitted includes the range of determination values that overlaps the range of determination values that will determine that the occurrence of the small prize winning will be permitted. ,
The pre-determining means includes
Depending on whether or not the determination value range input by the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the range specifying data stored in the small role winning range specifying data storage means, A small role winning allowance judging means for judging whether or not the occurrence is permitted,
Does the range of determination values specified by the range specifying data stored in the special winning range specifying data storage means include the same numerical value data for determination as that used by the small prize winning allowance determining means for determination? A special winning allowance judging means for judging whether or not the occurrence of the special winning is permitted depending on whether or not;
It is determined whether or not the numerical value for determination input in the determination area is included in the range of the determination value specified by the range specifying data stored in the range specification data storage unit for loss, and the determination result Loss determination means for determining a corresponding type of loss based on;
Including
The pre-determining means is
A determination is made as to whether or not the occurrence of a winning is permitted by both the small role winning permission determining means and the special winning permission determining means;
When it is determined that both the small role winning allowance determining means and the special winning allowance determining means indicate that the occurrence of a winning is permitted, it is determined that the occurrence of both the small winning a prize and the special winning is permitted. To
The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . Data storage means for readable and writable storing data for controlling a game including data indicating the set value set by the set value setting means;
Stored data determination means for determining whether or not the data stored in the data storage means is normal;
Disabling means for disabling the progress of the game when the stored data determination means determines that the data stored in the data storage means is not normal;
In a state where the progress of the game is disabled by the disabling means, the progress of the game is performed on the condition that the setting value is newly set by the setting value setting means based on the operation of the setting operation means. The disabling means for canceling the disabled state and allowing the game to proceed,
Comprising
The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9 .

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