JP5044724B1 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a gaming machine capable of enjoying a pushing operation for stopping a specific symbol of a reel displayed as an image on a display at a specific position with a feeling close to that of a real reel.
When a rotation speed of a sub reel R1 reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed in one frame, an in-frame angle (φ1) of the sub reel R1 in a frame subsequent to the one frame is a predetermined value that serves as a guide for pressing. Is corrected so as to coincide with a predetermined in-frame angle (φ2) that facilitates visual recognition of the symbol. As a result, even in the sub reel R1 displayed on the display 35 as a frame-cut frame image, it becomes easy to see a predetermined pattern that serves as a guide for pressing, so that it is possible to test the pressing as in an actual reel. .
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Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine (slot machine).

  A pachislot machine (slot machine) rotates and stops multiple (usually 3) reels with multiple types of symbols according to the player's operation, and the combination of symbols when the reels stop ( ) To pay out medals. In addition, the pachislot machine controls the blinking of the lamp, the sound output of the speaker, the screen display on the display, and the like in accordance with the progress of the game, thereby performing an effect process that enhances the player's mood.

  In general, a pachislot machine includes a main control unit that controls the progress of a game as described above, and a sub-control unit that controls the output of an effect. The main control unit controls the overall progress of the game, and sequentially outputs a command indicating a lottery result relating to the outcome and the player's operation instruction to the sub-control unit. The sub-control unit determines the content of the effect according to the command input from the main control unit, and controls the sound output of the speaker and the screen display of the display.

  In addition, some pachislot machines are provided with a production reel (sub-reel) in addition to a normal reel (main reel) involved in paying out medals. Examples of the sub reel include a mechanical reel similar to the main reel, and a reel displayed as an image on a display device (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-204796 A

  In the pachislot machine, what kind of outcome is finally obtained is generally determined by the result of a lottery performed inside the pachislot machine when the rotation of the reel is started. In other words, as a result of the internal lottery, when a predetermined combination that can win medals is won, the pachislot machine controls the stop position of the reels so that predetermined combinations corresponding to the winning combination are aligned. On the other hand, when a winning combination that cannot win a medal (out of winning combination) is won, the pachislot machine controls the stop position of the reels so that “out of point” where a medal cannot be acquired is aligned.

  However, in a normal pachislot machine, the timing of the player's stop operation also affects the appearance in some roles. That is, even if the winning combination for winning a medal is won, but the timing of the operation to stop the reel (pressing the stop button) is out of a certain range, the pachislot machine will give a predetermined output corresponding to the winning combination. The reel stop position is controlled so that not the eyes but the outliers are aligned. Thereby, in addition to the result of the lottery determined only by luck, the player's skill also contributes to the medal acquisition.

  Performing a stop operation of the reel so that a desired symbol stops at a desired position by visually observing the rotating reel symbol is generally referred to as “pressing”. Advanced players reduce medals from being missed by aiming at an appropriate design in accordance with the state of production of the pachislot machine.

  On the other hand, pachislot machines equipped with a function that facilitates the success of the push have been developed because the push is a difficult technique for beginners and elderly people. For example, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 described above has a function of assisting the main reels to be pushed in the sub reels displayed on the liquid crystal display. In the case of general eyelashes, the timing at which a specific symbol appears at a specific position (for example, a position above the upper stage) is often used as a guide for the stop operation. Therefore, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the sub reels have the same specific symbol appearing at the same specific position at the same timing as the specific symbol appearing at the specific position on the main reel. Controls the variation display of symbols. For this reason, the player can push the eyes while looking at the sub-reel displayed on a large display having better visibility than the main reel.

  However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, after the sub reel displayed on the liquid crystal display starts to rotate at a constant speed, the timing at which a specific symbol on the main reel appears at a specific position. At the same time, the same specific symbol suddenly appears in the same specific position on the sub reel. That is, a specific symbol suddenly appears at a specific position regardless of the arrangement of the symbols on the sub reels that have been visible from the start of rotation until a constant speed is reached. When such a sudden change in design occurs on a large display with good visibility, a player feels uncomfortable with a certain amount of attention.

  In recent years, real 3D images by computer graphics can be easily viewed on movies, home game machines, etc., and even in the sub-reel of images displayed on the display of a pachislot machine, the actual mechanical type There has been a demand to try to push the line with the same feeling as the reels. However, the conventional pachislot machines that forcibly display the symbols for pressing regardless of the arrangement of the symbols on the sub reels cause a sense of incongruity to players who are accustomed to pressing and cannot meet such demands. .

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to perform a pushing operation for stopping a specific symbol of a reel displayed as an image on a display at a specific position with a feeling closer to that of a real reel. The object is to provide a gaming machine that can be enjoyed.

In the gaming machine according to the present invention, a display unit for displaying an image and a reel having a plurality of kinds of symbols on its peripheral surface rotate while increasing the rotational speed from a stopped state, and the rotational speed reaches a predetermined rotational speed. Then, the image is rotated while maintaining the predetermined rotation speed, and the image includes N frames (N represents a positive integer) per rotation of the reel at the predetermined rotation speed. A processing unit for displaying on the display unit, and an instruction input unit for inputting an instruction to stop the reel in the video on the display unit.
The rotation angles of the reels rotating at the predetermined rotation speed in each of the frames are divided into N sections (hereinafter referred to as “frame sections”) that equally divide the angle range of one rotation of the reels. Stipulated as the sum of the rotation angle of the starting point (hereinafter referred to as “reference rotation angle”) and the rotation angle from the starting point in the frame section (hereinafter referred to as “in-frame angle”). When the reel rotation speed reaches the predetermined rotation speed in one frame, the processing unit determines the in-frame angle of the reel in the next frame, and the rotation angle of the reel is in a predetermined frame section. The frame inner angle is corrected to be equal to a predetermined intra-frame angle that facilitates visual recognition of the predetermined symbol applied to the peripheral surface of the reel. After the correction, the stop instruction of the reel that rotates while maintaining a predetermined rotational speed is inputted in the command input unit, displays an image rotation of the reel is stopped at the display unit.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the eye-push operation which stops the specific symbol of the reel displayed as an image | video on a display in a specific position can be enjoyed more like a real reel.

It is a figure for demonstrating the display, the operation part, etc. which are arrange | positioned at the front side of the pachi-slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a lineblock diagram of a pachislot machine of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of a process of a sub main control part and a sub sub control part. It is the 1st figure for demonstrating the conversion process from the game use part in a sub main control part to a production use part. It is a 2nd figure for demonstrating the conversion process from the game use part in a sub main control part to an effect use part. It is the 3rd figure for demonstrating the conversion process from the game use part in a sub main control part to a production use part. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of a sub main control part. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of a sub sub control part. It is the conceptual diagram which looked at the sub reel from the rotation axis direction, and shows an example of the rotation angle when the rotation speed of the sub reel reaches a predetermined maximum speed. It is the conceptual diagram which looked at the sub reel from the rotation axis direction, and shows an example of the rotation angle when a predetermined symbol that serves as a guide for pressing is at a position that is most easily seen by the player. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the update process of the rotation angle between the rotation start of a sub reel, and a stop. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of a rotation angle correction process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the 1st modification of a rotation angle correction process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the 2nd modification of a rotation angle correction process.

Hereinafter, a pachislot machine as a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a display, an operation unit, and the like arranged on the front side of the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment.
In the example of FIG. 1, on the front of the pachislot machine 1, a main reel unit 30, a display 35 such as a liquid crystal panel, a medal insertion unit 11, a 1-bet button 201, a 3-bet button 203, a start lever 205, a left stop button 207L, middle stop button 207M, and right stop button 207R are arranged.
The display 35 is an example of a display unit in the present invention.

The main reel unit 30 includes three reels (main reels) each having a plurality of types of symbols on the peripheral surface, and a reel rotating unit 17 (FIG. 2) that rotationally drives the three main reels. For example, 21 symbols are drawn side by side on the peripheral surface of each main reel. Three adjacent symbols of each reel are displayed through a transparent display window provided in front of the pachislot machine. When all main reels are stopped, nine symbols arranged in 3 rows and 3 columns are displayed in the display window.
The medal insertion unit 11 includes a mechanism for inserting and storing medals in a pachislot machine, and a sensor for detecting the insertion of medals.

A 1-bet button 201 and a 3-bet button 203 are input devices for setting the number of medals to bet in one game. One medal is used for one game when the one-bet button 201 is pressed, and three medals are used for one game when the three-bet button 203 is pressed. When the bet number of medals is one, the presence / absence of a winning is determined according to the combination (outcome) of symbols in one line in the horizontal direction of the middle row in the above-mentioned 3 rows and 3 columns symbols. When the number of medals bet is 3, in the 3 rows and 3 columns design described above, the combination of the 3 lines in the upper, middle, and lower rows and the 2 lines in the diagonally lower right direction and the diagonally upward left direction (outward) The presence or absence of a prize is determined according to the eye). A line in which the presence / absence of a winning is determined in the 3 × 3 symbol array is referred to as a “winning line”.
Note that the number of medals to bet in one game is not limited to the above example, and may be, for example, only one, or the player can freely select one, two, or three. In addition, the number of winning lines is arbitrary, and may be, for example, only one line in the middle stage, or five lines in the diagonal direction of the upper, middle, and lower stages.

  The start lever 205 is an input device for inputting an instruction to start rotation of the main reel unit 30. When a medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit 11 and the start lever 205 is hit in a state where the number of medals is set by the 1-bet button 201 or the 3-bet button 203, the main reel starts rotating in the main reel unit 30. .

  The left stop button 207L, middle stop button 207M, and right stop button 207R are input devices for inputting a stop instruction for each main reel of the main reel section 30, and correspond to the instruction input section in the present invention. Pressing the left stop button 207 stops the left main reel, pressing the middle stop button 207M stops the central main reel, and pressing the right stop button 207R stops the right main reel.

  The display 35 is a display device for displaying a video for production, and includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, an EL display panel, and the like. As will be described later, the display 35 displays an image in which a production reel (sub reel) simulating a main reel rotates and stops, an animation image of a character, and the like.

  The pachislot machine has a touch sensor 33 that detects an object (such as a player's finger) on the screen of the display 35. The touch sensor 33 detects an object in a detection area covering the video display surface of the display 35, and generates data indicating the position of the detected object.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment.
The pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a main control unit 3, a sub main control unit 5, and a sub sub control unit 7, for example, as shown in FIG.

[Main control unit 3]
The main control unit 3 is a circuit block that comprehensively controls the overall progress of the game, and includes, for example, a processor that executes processing according to a program and a memory. For example, the main control unit 3 sets the betting number of medals, starts the rotation of the main reel according to the operation of the start lever 205, the internal lottery of the lottery that determines the combination (outcome) of symbols on the main reel winning line, A series of operations such as reel stop according to the result of the internal lottery, determination of the winning result according to the outcome on the winning line, and the medal payout are controlled.

  In the example of FIG. 2, the main control unit 3 includes a medal insertion unit 11, a medal payout unit 13, a lottery drawing unit 15, a reel rotation unit 17, and operation button groups 20 (201, 203, 205, 207L, 207M, 207R). Is connected. A display 35 and a speaker 37 are connected to the sub-sub control unit 7.

  The main control unit 3 monitors the medal insertion detection signal from the medal insertion unit 11 and records the number of medals stored for use in the game. When an appropriate number of medals are inserted in the medal insertion unit 11 and the start lever 205 is hit in a state where the bet number of medals is set by the bet buttons (201, 203), the main control unit 3 causes the lottery drawing unit 15 to be struck. The lottery of the main lottery is carried out to acquire the lottery that has been lottery, and the reel rotating unit 17 of the main reel unit 30 is controlled to start the rotation of the three main reels.

The lottery lottery unit 15 generates a random number according to the control of the main control unit 3, and determines the main lottery by performing a lottery based on the generated random number. The main lottery indicates one game combination selected by lottery from a plurality of predetermined game combinations. The game combination is a combination relating to the provision of a game value such as a medal, and mainly determines a combination (outcome) of symbols on a winning line. For the game role indicated by the main lottery, for example, a small role in which medals are paid out for each game, a bonus role in which medals are repeatedly paid out in multiple games, and medals are inserted in the game There is a replay role that makes it unnecessary. The lottery lottery unit 15 randomly selects one game combination as a main lot from a plurality of such predetermined game combinations.
In the present embodiment, the gaming combination selected by the lottery lottery unit 15 as the lottery result also includes “out of winning combination” in which no gaming value is given (medal is not paid out).

  The main control unit 3 starts rotation of the main reel in response to an instruction from the start lever 205, and then issues an instruction to stop reel rotation by pressing one of the three reel stop buttons (207L, 207M, 207R). When input, the left, middle or right main reel corresponding to the pressed reel stop button is stopped.

  When stopping the main reel, the main control unit 3 stops the main reel so that the main reel to be stopped stops at a symbol corresponding to the game combination indicated by the main lottery drawn by the lottery lottery unit 15. The rotation angle). For example, when the game combination indicated by the main lottery is a bonus combination, the main control unit 3 determines a predetermined sliding piece from the reel reference position (for example, the lower position in the display window of the main reel) when the reel stop button is pressed. If there is a bonus combination symbol within the range of numbers, the reel rotating unit 17 is controlled (pull-in control) so that the symbol stops on the winning line. In addition, when the game combination indicated by the main lottery is an out-of-game combination, the main control unit 3 performs the main operation at a position (rotation angle) at which a combination (out) of a symbol that gives a game value (performs a medal payout) is not established. The reel rotating unit 17 is controlled (kicking control) so that the rotation of the reel is stopped.

  When the three main reels are stopped according to the player's operation, the main control unit 3 determines the winning result based on the combination of symbols on the winning line. Then, the main control unit 3 controls the medal paying unit 13 so as to pay out the number of medals according to the number of medals when the predetermined number that causes the medals to be paid out is aligned on the winning line.

  Further, the main control unit 3 sequentially outputs data (commands) relating to the progress of the game, such as the start and stop of the rotation of the main reel, the lottery result of the lottery drawing unit 15, and the insertion and payout of medals, to the sub main control unit 5. .

  For example, when a medal is inserted in the medal insertion unit 11, the main control unit 3 displays data indicating the number of inserted medals, the number of medals stored in the medal insertion unit 11, and the like. 5 is output.

  When the bet button (201, 203) is pressed, the main control unit 3 outputs data indicating the press to the sub-main control unit 5.

  When the start lever 205 is struck in a state where the bet number of medals is set by the bet buttons (201, 203), the main control unit 3 displays data indicating that the start lever 205 has been struck (start of rotation of the main reel). Data indicating the operation) is output to the sub-main control unit 5.

  When the lottery lottery unit 15 draws the main lottery in response to the start lever 205 being hit, the main control unit 3 sub-data (main lottery data) indicating the main lottery lottery lottery unit 15 has drawn. Output to the main controller 5.

  When the reel stop button (207L, 207M, 207R) is pressed while any of the main reels is rotating in the main reel unit 30, the main control unit 3 confirms that the corresponding reel stop button has been pressed. The indicated data (data indicating the rotation stop operation of the corresponding main reel) is output to the sub main control unit 5. Further, the main control unit 3 outputs data related to the symbol (stop symbol) indicated by the main reel stopped by the pull-in control or kicking control to the sub main control unit 5.

  When the stop symbols of the three main reels are confirmed, the main control unit 3 outputs the winning result data indicated by the combination of symbols on the winning line (the outcome) to the sub main control unit 5. When the medal payout is performed from the medal payout unit 13 according to the winning result, the main control unit 3 outputs data indicating the number of payout medals to the sub main control unit 5.

[Sub-main control unit 5]
Next, the sub main control unit 5 will be described.
The sub-main control unit 5 is a circuit block that receives data (commands) related to the progress of the game from the main control unit 3 and determines the production contents in the production unit (display 35, speaker 37, etc.) according to the inputted data. For example, it is configured to include a processor that executes processing according to a program and a memory.

  The sub main control unit 5 selects one production pattern from a plurality of predetermined production patterns according to the main lottery data output from the main control unit 3. Then, each time the sub-main control unit 5 inputs data related to the progress of the game from the main control unit 3, the sub-main control unit 5 designates the production content (the video on the display 35 and the sound of the speaker 37) based on the decided production pattern. Data is generated and output to the sub-sub control unit 7.

For example, the sub-main control unit 5 includes data that is a trigger (trigger) for the output of the effect among the data relating to the game progress input from the main control unit 3, and data related to the content of the effect to be output in accordance with this data Are stored in the storage device.
When the main lottery data is input from the main control unit 3, the sub-main control unit 5 selects one trigger table from a plurality of trigger tables stored in the storage device according to the game combination indicated by the main lottery data. . The sub-main control unit 5 generates data for designating the content of the effect with reference to the selected trigger table each time data relating to the progress of the game is input from the main control unit 3. Output.

  Further, the sub main control unit 5 detects an object (such as a player's finger) near the screen of the display 35 by the touch sensor 33 and generates data indicating the position of the object based on the generated data. Is acquired, and information on the state of the object such as whether or not a plurality of objects have been detected near the screen, the moving distance of the object per predetermined time, and the moving direction of the object is acquired. When the sub-main control unit 5 obtains information on the position and state of the object based on the input data from the touch sensor 33, the sub-main control unit 5 displays the contents of the effect to be output with the acquisition of such information as a trigger (trigger). Based on the above, data for designating the determined production content is generated and output to the sub-sub control unit 7.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an outline of processing of the sub main control unit 5 and the sub sub control unit 7 in accordance with data output from the main control unit 3.

When the sub-main control unit 5 inputs data related to the progress of the game from the main control unit 3 or acquires coordinate data of an object near the screen based on the detection output of the touch sensor 33, the main lot indicates By referring to the effect pattern (trigger table) determined according to the game role, data (command) specifying the effect content to be output using these data as a trigger (trigger) is generated, and the sub-sub control unit 7 Output to.
For example, the sub-main control unit 5 outputs data specifying a video such as an animation to be displayed on the display 35, data specifying a sound to be reproduced on the speaker 37, and the like to the sub-sub control unit 7. Further, the sub main control unit 5 outputs data related to control of the sub reels to be displayed as video on the display 35 to the sub sub control unit 7. Furthermore, the sub-main control unit 5 performs blink control of the notification lamp 31 as part of the effect.

  When the sub-sub control unit 7 receives the data (command) designating the production contents from the sub-main control unit 5, the sub-sub control unit 7 displays an image such as an animation on the display 35 or a sound effect on the speaker 37 according to the input data (command). Play back. Further, when the sub-sub control unit 7 receives data related to sub-reel control from the sub-main control unit 5, the sub-sub control unit 7 controls the video of the sub-reel displayed on the display 35 in accordance with the input data. When the sub-reel control unit 7 stops the rotation of the sub-reel of the display 35, the sub-sub control unit 7 outputs data (stop result data) related to the combination (outcome) of the symbols of the stopped sub-reels to the sub-main control unit 5.

  When the sub-main control unit 5 inputs stop result data related to the appearance of the stopped sub reels from the sub-sub control unit 7, the sub-main control unit 5 changes the effect content determined according to the main lottery according to the stop result data. That is, the sub main control unit 5 selects a new trigger table from a plurality of trigger tables stored in the storage device in accordance with the number of the stopped sub reel.

  Examples of commands output from the sub main control unit 5 to the sub sub control unit 7 include basic common display commands (error, setting change, stop button request, setting confirmation commands), timing instruction commands (main control unit 3 side) Commands related to operations such as betting, main reel rotation start, left / middle / right main reel stop commands, medal related commands (credit number, inserted number, paid out number related commands), sound related commands (sound generation) Sub-reel related commands (sub-reel rotation start instruction data, left sub-reel rotation stop instruction data, middle sub-reel rotation stop instruction data, right sub-reel rotation stop instruction data, effect combination data, stop pattern) Random number data to select Stop order data related to the stop order of reels), model-specific production commands (commands for managing productions that differ for each model), special operation commands (commands related to external input for menu display, for example, external input button operation commands, touch panel operations Command) and system commands (commands for changing the stop output of the sub reel, commands for increasing the reel, etc.). In response to these commands, the sub-sub control unit 7 controls screen display on the display 35 and output of sound effects on the speaker 37.

  On the other hand, examples of commands output from the sub-sub control unit 7 to the sub-main control unit 5 include, for example, commands related to bidirectional communication (system commands for communication), and state commands for performances by type (results of effects) , A command for issuing a state), and a sub-reel result command (a command for sending information on a combination of symbols arranged on the sub-reel, for example, a command for sending information on a winning symbol combination and a winning line on which the symbol combination is established).

  Here, with respect to the control of the sub reels of the display 35, the data (production effect data and random number data, stop order determination data, sub reel rotation start instruction data, sub reel stop instruction data) output from the sub main control unit 5 to the sub sub control unit 7 explain in detail.

(1) Production combination data and random number data The sub-main control unit 5 is configured so that the symbols associated with the game combination indicated by the main lot drawn by the lottery drawing unit 15 are arranged on the sub-reel of the display 35. The combination (decision combination) for determining the combination (outcome) of symbols when the sub reel is stopped is selected according to the game combination indicated by the main lottery.
For example, the sub-main control unit 5 stores a data table (combination conversion table) in which a plurality of gaming roles are associated with each other for each of a plurality of gaming roles in a storage device. When the main lottery data is input from the main control unit 3, the sub-main control unit 5 draws a single lottery for a single effect from a plurality of production roles associated with the game combination indicated by the main lottery data in the role conversion table. A combination is selected, and production combination data indicating the selected production combination is acquired. The sub main control unit 5 outputs the effect combination data acquired based on the combination conversion table to the sub sub control unit 7.

In the example of the present embodiment, a plurality of stop patterns are set for one effect combination indicated by the effect combination data. One stop pattern indicates one pattern of control (stop control) for determining a symbol when the sub reel is stopped.
When the sub-main control unit 5 outputs the effect combination data acquired based on the combination conversion table to the sub-sub control unit 7, the sub-main control unit 5 selects one of a plurality of stop patterns set as the effect combination indicated by the effect combination data. Random number data for lottering the stop pattern is further generated and output to the sub-sub control unit 7 together with the effect combination data.

  The sub-sub control unit 7 specifies one effect role from a plurality of effect roles corresponding to the game role indicated by the main lot based on the effect role data input from the sub-main control unit 5, and further One stop pattern is specified based on random number data from among a plurality of stop patterns corresponding to the effect combination. Then, the sub-sub control unit 7 performs control of the stop position of the sub-reel (retraction control, kick-off control) so that the outcomes according to the effect role specified based on the effect role data and the random number data are aligned.

  FIGS. 4 to 6 are diagrams for explaining the conversion process from the game combination (main lottery) to the effect combination in the sub-main control unit 5.

  In the example of FIGS. 4 to 6, a plurality of effect roles are assigned to one game role, and a winning probability is assigned to each effect role. In the example of FIG. 6, the winning probability of “middle cherry” is “32/256”, the winning probability of “horn cherry” is “128/256”, and the winning probability of “watermelon A” is “64/256”. And the winning probability of “Watermelon B” is “32/256”.

When the main lottery data is input from the main control unit 2, the sub main control unit 5 selects one effect role by lottery from a plurality of effect roles corresponding to the game role indicated by the main lottery data. For example, when the game combination indicated by the main lottery data is “small role 2”, the sub-main control unit 5 has four performance roles corresponding to the “small role 2” (“middle cherry”, “corner cherry”, “ A lottery is performed based on the winning probabilities assigned to each effect role from “watermelon A” and “watermelon B”), and one effect role is selected.
In the example of FIG. 6, “middle cherry” is “0-31”, “square cherry” is “32-159”, “watermelon A” is “160-223”, and “watermelon B” is “224”. A numerical range of “˜255” is assigned as the winning probability. The sub-main control unit 5 generates a random number having a value from 0 to 255, and specifies the numerical range to which the random number value belongs in the numerical range described above, thereby providing four effect roles (“middle cherry” "" Corner Cherry "" Watermelon A "" Watermelon B ") to specify one production role. For example, when the value of the random number data is 200, “Watermelon A” is identified as the winning winning combination from among the four winning winning roles.

(2) Stop order determination data Whether or not to play the three main reels (left, middle, right) according to the order in which the three main reels (left, middle, right) are to be selected among the gaming roles to be drawn as the main lottery in the lottery drawing unit 15 There is a role that determines. Therefore, the sub-main control unit 5 determines whether or not the reel stop order matches the order determined by the game combination of the main lottery data, and sub-sub-controls data indicating the determination result (stop order determination data). Output to unit 7. Further, the sub-main control unit 5 may output stop order determination data indicating whether or not the reel stop order determined by the effect role is matched independently of the game role of the main lottery data.

(3) Sub-reel rotation start instruction data and sub-reel stop instruction data When the sub-main control unit 5 inputs data indicating that the main reel rotation start operation has been performed from the main control unit 3, the sub-reel rotation start instruction data and sub-reel stop instruction data Data for starting rotation (sub-reel rotation start instruction data) is output to the sub-sub control unit 7.
Further, when the sub-main control unit 5 inputs data indicating that any main reel rotation stop operation has been performed from the main control unit 3, data for stopping the rotation of the corresponding sub-reel (sub-reel stop) (Instruction data) is output to the sub-sub control unit 7. For example, the sub main control unit 5 stops the left sub reel when the left main reel stop instruction data is input, and stops the center sub reel when the center main reel stop instruction data is input. When the main reel stop instruction data is input, the sub reel stop instruction data for stopping the right sub reel is output.

Furthermore, in the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment, when a certain production state (touch sensor stop production state) is entered, the sub-reel on the screen is operated by the operation of the touch sensor 33 instead of the operation of the stop button (207L, 207M, 207R). Can be stopped.
When the sub main control unit 5 enters the touch sensor stop effect state, the sub main control unit 5 instructs to stop the rotating sub reel (left sub reel, center sub reel, or right sub reel) according to the coordinate data acquired based on the data from the touch sensor 33. Data is generated and output to the sub-sub control unit 7.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the sub-main control unit 5.
The sub main control unit 5 illustrated in FIG. 7 includes a processing unit 50, communication interface units 51 and 52, an effect information storage unit 55, and a system storage unit 56.

The communication interface unit 51 is a circuit that inputs data from the main control unit 3.
The communication interface unit 52 is a circuit that outputs data to the sub-sub control unit 7 and inputs data from the sub-sub control unit 7.

  The effect information storage unit 55 stores information related to the contents of the effect (video displayed on the display 35, sound output from the speaker 37, etc.) according to the progress of the game, and stores, for example, the trigger table described above.

  The system storage unit 56 stores a program for executing processing in the processing unit 50 and data used for the processing.

The processing unit 50 is a circuit that controls the overall processing of the sub-main control unit 5, and performs the process of determining the production contents according to the instructions of the program stored in the system storage unit 56.
For example, when the main lottery data indicating the main lottery drawn in the lottery lottery unit 15 is input in the communication interface unit 51, the processing unit 50 reads the main lottery from a plurality of trigger tables stored in the effect information storage unit 55. Select the trigger table according to the data. In this case, the processing unit 50 may select one trigger table by lottery from a plurality of trigger table candidates corresponding to the main lottery data. When the processing unit 70 inputs data (command) that is a trigger (trigger) of the output of the effect from the main control unit 3, the processing unit 70 refers to the selected trigger table and specifies the effect content corresponding to the input data. (Production designation data) is generated at any time and output from the communication interface unit 52 to the sub-sub control unit 7. For example, at the timing set in the trigger table, the processing unit 50 generates data (command) designating the video of the display 35 and the sound of the speaker 37 to be reproduced at that time, and outputs the data (command) to the sub-sub control unit 7.

  Further, the processing unit 50 determines whether or not an object is detected in a detection region covering the screen of the display 35 based on data generated by the touch sensor 33, and if an object is detected, the position of the object is detected. The coordinate data indicating is acquired. The processing unit 50 analyzes the data generated by the touch sensor 33 to determine whether or not an object is detected at a plurality of locations in the detection area, start and end of object detection, and the movement distance of the object. Various information related to the state of the object in the detection area, such as the moving direction and the presence / absence of double tapping / repetitive hitting, is acquired.

[Sub-sub control unit 7]
Next, the sub-sub control unit 7 will be described.
When the sub-sub control unit 7 receives data (command) designating the content of the effect from the sub-main control unit 5, the sub-sub control unit 7 generates a video displayed on the display 35 or a sound output from the speaker 37 in accordance with the input data (command). Control. For example, the sub-sub control unit 7 reads video data and sound data corresponding to the input data (command) from the video / sound storage unit 74 (FIG. 9), generates a video signal and an audio signal corresponding thereto, and displays the display 35. And supplied to the speaker 37.

Further, the sub-sub control unit 7 responds to the sub-reel control data (effect data, random number data, stop order determination data, sub-reel rotation start instruction data, sub-reel stop instruction data) input from the sub-main control unit 8. Then, an image of the sub reel rotating / stopping is displayed on the display 35.
That is, when the sub-sub control unit 7 receives rotation start instruction data indicating the operation of the start lever 205 from the sub-main control unit 5, the sub-sub control unit 7 displays an image on the display 35 in which a plurality of sub-reels start rotating all at once.
When the rotation stop instruction data for one sub reel is input from the sub main control unit 5, the sub sub control unit 7 displays the rotation angle of the one sub reel at the input timing and the effect combination data input from the sub main control unit 5. The rotation angle at which the one sub-reel is stopped is determined according to the random number data and the stop order determination data, and an image in which the one sub-reel stops at the determined rotation angle is displayed on the display 35.

Further, when the sub-sub control unit 7 stops all the sub-reels in accordance with the sub-reel stop instruction data, the sub-main control unit 5 transmits data (stop result data) related to the combination (outcome) of symbols indicated by the stopped sub-reels. Output to.
For example, the sub-sub control unit 7 determines whether or not the combination (outcome) of the symbols indicated by the stopped sub-reels satisfies the winning condition defined in the stop pattern specified by the effect role data and the random number data. Make a winning decision. Then, the sub-sub control unit 7 outputs stop result data including information on the winning determination result and information on the winning line on which the winning determination is performed to the sub-main control unit 5.
In the case where the sub-sub control unit 7 does not perform the winning determination and outputs only the sub reel stop symbol information as the stop result data to the sub main control unit 5, the sub main control unit 5 performs the winning determination. Also good.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the sub-sub control unit 7.
The sub-sub control unit 7 shown in FIG. 8 includes a processing unit 70, a communication interface unit 71, a video signal output unit 72, an audio signal output unit 73, a video / sound storage unit 74, a frame buffer 75, and a system storage. Part 76.
The processing unit 70 of the sub-sub control unit 7 is an example of a processing unit in the present invention.

  The communication interface unit 71 is a circuit for exchanging data with the sub main control unit 5, and inputs data from the sub main control unit 5 and outputs data to the sub main control unit 5.

The video signal output unit 72 generates a video signal having a predetermined signal format according to the video data supplied from the processing unit 70 and inputs the video signal to the display 35.
The audio signal output unit 73 generates an audio signal whose amplitude and pulse density are adjusted according to the sound data supplied from the processing unit 70 and inputs the audio signal to the speaker 37.

  The video / sound storage unit 74 stores video data used to configure the screen of the display 35 and sound data used to output sound at the speaker 37. The video data and the sound data stored in the video / sound storage unit 74 are associated with identification information, respectively. The sub-sub control unit 7 reads the video data / sound data from the video / sound storage unit 74 by referring to the identification information included in the data (command) from the sub-main control unit 5 that designates the production content.

  The video / sound storage unit 74 stores image data of a plurality of types of symbols provided on the peripheral surface of the sub reel displayed on the display 35.

  The frame buffer 75 is a memory for storing video information displayed on the display 35 in units of screens, and stores one or a plurality of screens.

  The system storage unit 76 stores a program for executing processing in the processing unit 70, data used for processing, and data temporarily held in the course of processing. For example, the system storage unit 76 stores a table including data such as the number of sliding symbols used for control of the stop position of the sub reel (retraction control, kick control).

  The processing unit 70 is a circuit that controls the overall processing of the sub-sub control unit 7, and processes the video displayed on the display 35 and the sound output from the speaker 37 in accordance with the instructions of the program stored in the system storage unit 76. I do.

  Similar to the main reel, the processing unit 70 displays on the display 35 an image of a sub-reel having a plurality of types of symbols on its peripheral surface. For example, the processing unit 70 forms a three-dimensional sub-reel video having a depth by computer graphics processing, and sub-reel control data (sub-reel rotation start instruction data, sub-reel stop instruction data) input from the sub-main control unit 5. Etc.), the video that the three-dimensional sub-reel rotates and the video that stops are displayed on the display 35.

  That is, when the sub-reel rotation start instruction data is input from the sub-main control unit 5, the processing unit 70 starts rotating from the stopped state and gradually increases the rotation speed, and when the rotation speed reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed, An image that rotates while maintaining the maximum rotation speed (that is, at a constant speed) is displayed on the display 35.

  Specifically, the processing unit 70 configures an image including a three-dimensional sub-reel on the frame buffer 75 for each predetermined frame period, and at the same time, processes the image configured on the frame buffer 75 in a predetermined manner. Each frame period is displayed on the display 35 as one frame.

  In composing the image of the sub reel, first, the processing unit 70 calculates the rotation angle of the sub reel for each frame. For example, when the sub reel is stopped, the processing unit 70 keeps the rotation angle of the sub reel constant even when the frame is switched. When the sub reel is rotating, the processing unit 70 changes the rotation angle every time the frame is switched. Further, when the rotation speed is accelerated immediately after the start of rotation, the processing unit 70 calculates the rotation angle so that the amount of change in the angle increases every time the frame is switched. When the rotation speed becomes constant at a predetermined maximum rotation speed, the processing unit 70 calculates the rotation angle so that the amount of change in angle at the time of frame switching is kept constant. As will be described later, when the rotation speed reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed, the processing unit 70 performs a process of correcting the rotation angle so that a predetermined symbol that serves as a guide for pressing the sub-reel is easy to see. Do.

  When the rotation angle of the sub reel is obtained, the processing unit 70 maps a plurality of types of symbols on the surface based on the image data of a plurality of types stored in the video / sound storage unit 74 and the rotation angle. A computer graphics image of a reel body (left, middle, right) having a predetermined three-dimensional shape is generated and written into the frame buffer 75.

  When the left, center, or right sub-reel stop instruction data is input from the sub main control unit 5 while the sub reel is rotating at a constant speed, the processing unit 70 rotates the corresponding left, center, or right sub reel. A video to be stopped is displayed on the display 35.

When stopping the sub-reel, the processing unit 70, based on the rotation angle of the sub-reel (design position) at the timing when the sub-reel stop instruction data is input, and the stop pattern specified by the effect combination data and the random number data, Controls the rotation angle (symbol position) at which the sub reel stops.
That is, when the sub-reel stop instruction data is input from the sub-main control unit 5 while the sub-reel rotation image is displayed, the processing unit 70 rotates the rotation angle of the sub-reel to be stopped at the timing when the sub-reel stop instruction data is input. Based on (the position of the symbol) and the stop pattern specified by the effect data and random number data input from the sub-main control unit 5, the rotation angle (the position of the symbol) for stopping the sub reel to be stopped is determined. Then, an image in which the sub reel to be stopped at the rotation angle (symbol position) stops is displayed on the display 35.

For example, the processing unit 70 selects a specific table from a plurality of sub reel stop position control tables stored in advance in the system storage unit 76 based on the effect combination data and random number data input from the sub main control unit 5. To do. This table includes, for example, data associating the rotation angle (design position) of the sub reel at the timing when the sub reel stop instruction data is input with the rotation angle at which the rotation of the sub reel is stopped. The data registered in the table is to stop the symbols allowed by the stop pattern specified by the presentation role data and random number data on the winning line (withdrawal control), and not to stop the symbols prohibited by the rendering role on the winning line. (Kicking control) is adjusted in advance.
When sub-reel stop instruction data is input from the sub-main control unit 5, the processing unit 70 refers to the table selected on the basis of the effect combination data and the random number data, so that the rotation angle at which the sub-reel stops rotating (design) The position of the sub-reel is stopped at the determined rotation angle, and an image in which the rotation of the sub reel stops is displayed on the display 35.

  Here, in the pachislot machine having the above-described configuration, a process for correcting the rotation angle so as to make it easy to visually recognize a predetermined symbol that serves as a guide for pressing the sub-reel will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. .

  9 and 10 are conceptual diagrams of the sub reel R1 as viewed from the direction of the rotation axis. The sub reel R1 rotates counterclockwise as indicated by the arrow at the center. FIG. 9 shows an example of the rotation angle AR1 when the rotation speed of the sub reel R1 reaches a predetermined maximum speed, and FIG. 10 shows that the predetermined symbol P15, which serves as a guide for pressing, is most easily seen by the player. An example of the rotation angle AR2 is shown.

  9 and 10, 21 areas represented on the peripheral surface of the sub reel R <b> 1 indicate symbols P <b> 1 to P <b> 21 displayed on the display 35. The position of the viewpoint when the player views the sub reel R1 is on the left side of the sub reel R1 in FIGS. When viewed from this viewpoint, the symbol of the sub reel R1 moves from top to bottom as the sub reel R1 rotates.

  A black triangular symbol located at the boundary between the symbols P1 and P21 indicates a reference point that determines the rotation angle of the sub reel R1. Forty-five lines surrounding the sub reel R1 at equal intervals are scales representing the rotation angle of the sub reel R1. When the black triangle symbol indicates one of these scales, the sub reel R1 has a rotation angle B (i) represented by the one scale ("i" indicates an arbitrary integer). The rotation angle B (i) represented by each scale is expressed by the following equation. However, the unit of the rotation angle B (i) is “° (degree)”.

[Equation 1]
B (i) = i × 8 (1)

  The 45 scales shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 have 45 sections in the angle range (0 to 360 °) of one rotation of the sub reel R1 (hereinafter, referred to as “frame section” in this embodiment). Divide into equal parts. In the example of FIGS. 9 and 10, the frame section from the rotation angle B (n) to B (n + 1) is represented by “Sn” (“n” represents an integer from 0 to 44). The number “45” of the frame sections S0 to S44 that divide the angular range of one rotation is the number of frames per one rotation when the sub reel R1 rotates at a constant speed at the maximum rotation speed.

  In this embodiment, when the sub reel R1 rotates at a constant speed at the maximum rotation speed, the sub reel R1 rotates 80 times per minute (rotates at a speed of 80 rpm). This maximum rotation speed is the same as the maximum rotation speed of the main reel. When the sub reel R1 rotates at a constant speed at the maximum rotation speed, the processing unit 70 displays 3600 frames per minute on the display 35 (displays an image with a frame rate of 60 frames / second). Accordingly, the processing unit 70 displays an image composed of 45 frames per rotation of the sub reel R1 on the display 35. In other words, the processing unit 70 rotates the sub reel R1 by 8 ° for each frame and makes one rotation for 45 frames.

  The rotation angle of the start point in each of the frame sections S0 to S44 (that is, the rotation angle represented by each of the 45 scales) is set as a “reference rotation angle B (i)”, and the start point in each of the frame sections S0 to S44 from the start point. When the rotation angle is “in-frame angle φ”, the arbitrary rotation angle AR of the sub reel R1 can be defined as the sum of the reference rotation angle B (i) and the in-frame angle φ. That is, the rotation angle AR is expressed by the following equation.

[Equation 2]
AR = B (i) + φ (2)

  When the formula (1) is substituted into the formula (2), the rotation angle AR is expressed by the following formula.

[Equation 3]
AR = (i × Af) + φ (3)

  The constant “Af” in Expression (3) is the rotation angle for one scale in FIGS. 9 and 10, that is, the rotation angle from the start point to the end point of one frame section (hereinafter referred to as “frame angle Af” in this embodiment). The value is 8 °. As shown in Expression (3), the rotation angle of the sub reel R1 when rotating at a constant speed at the maximum rotation speed increases by a frame angle Af (= 8 °) for each frame, and becomes the same angle for every 45 frames. Return.

  Using the equations (2) and (3), the rotation angle AR1 of the sub reel R1 when the sub reel R1 reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed (80 rpm) is expressed by the following equation.

[Equation 4]
AR1 = B (k) + φ1 (4)
= (K × Af) + φ1 (5)

  The constant k in the expressions (4) and (5) represents an arbitrary integer. In the example of FIG. 9, the constant k is “1”. The rotation angle AR1 is included in the frame section Sk.

  On the other hand, the rotation angle AR2 when the predetermined symbol P15 that serves as a guide for pressing is at the position that is most easily seen by the player is expressed by the following equation.

[Equation 5]
AR2 = B (j) + φ2 (6)
= (J × Af) + φ2 (7)

  The constant j in equations (5) and (6) represents an arbitrary integer. In the example of FIG. 10, the constant j is “6”. The rotation angle AR2 is included in the frame section Sj.

The in-frame angle when the rotation speed of the sub reel R1 reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed is “φ1”. When the sub reel R1 is rotated at a constant speed, the in-frame angle becomes “φ1” and becomes constant. Therefore, if the in-frame angle φ1 is deviated from the in-frame angle φ2 in the equations (5) and (6), the predetermined symbol P15 that serves as a guide for pressing is always deviated from the position most easily seen by the player. It will pass through the sight in the state of being.
That is, the symbol P15 passes through the target position (for example, near the upper stage) every time the sub reel R1 rotates once, but the sub reel R1 rotates by 8 ° in one frame, so that the in-frame angles φ1 and φ2 are If they do not match, there is no frame corresponding to the moment when the symbol P15 is in the most visible position. Accordingly, when the symbol P15 passes through the player's field of view, the symbol P15 in the most visible state is not displayed as an image on the display 35. Therefore, as the deviation between the in-frame angles φ1 and φ2 increases, the eye-pushing operation is performed. It becomes very difficult to do.

  The in-frame angle φ is constant when the rotational speed rotates at a constant maximum speed, but is not constant during a period when the rotational speed changes (accelerates). Further, the in-frame angle can take various values when the rotation angle when the sub reel R1 is stopped is different.

  Therefore, the processing unit 70 corrects the rotation angle so that the in-frame angle becomes equal to “φ2” when the rotation speed reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed. That is, when the rotation speed of the sub reel R1 reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed in one frame, the processing unit 70 changes the in-frame angle of the sub reel R1 in the next frame of the one frame from “φ1” to “φ2”. to correct.

  Further, when the in-frame angle is corrected from “φ1” to “φ2” because the rotation speed of the sub reel R1 has reached a predetermined maximum rotation speed in one frame, the processing unit 70 is the next of the one frame. The rotation angle of the sub reel R1 in the frame is increased in the rotation direction of the sub reel R1 as compared to the rotation angle AR1 in the one frame. That is, the processing unit 70 corrects the in-frame angle so that the sub reel R1 does not rotate in the reverse direction.

  Furthermore, when the processing unit 70 increases the rotation angle of the sub reel R1 toward the rotation direction of the sub reel R1 in the correction of the in-frame angle, the processing unit 70 increases the rotation angle of the sub reel R1 by an angle smaller than the frame angle Af.

For example, it is assumed that when the rotation angle of the sub reel R1 is within the frame section S in a certain frame F, the rotation speed of the sub reel R1 reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed.
When the in-frame angle φ1 in the frame section S is larger than the in-frame angle φ2, the processing unit 70 determines the rotation angle of the sub reel R1 in the next frame (F + 1) of the frame F as the frame angle in the next frame section of the frame section S. The rotation angle has an inner angle φ2. That is, the rotation angle AR1 expressed by the equations (4) and (5) is corrected to the rotation angle AR1 ′ expressed by the following equation.

[Equation 6]
When φ1> φ2 AR1 ′ = B (k + 1) + φ2 (8)
= {(K + 1) × Af} + φ2 (9)

  In this case, the increment of the angle due to the correction of the rotation angle from “AR1” to “AR1 ′” is expressed by the following equation using Equation (5) and Equation (9).

[Equation 7]
When φ1> φ2 AR1′−AR1 = Af− (φ1−φ2) (10)

  Since the term (φ1−φ2) is positive on the right side of Expression (12), the increment of the angle due to the correction is smaller than the frame angle Af.

  On the other hand, when the in-frame angle φ1 in the frame section S is smaller than the in-frame angle φ2, the processing unit 70 determines the rotation angle of the sub reel R1 in the next frame (F + 1) of the frame F as the in-frame angle φ2 in the frame section S. A rotation angle having That is, the rotation angle AR1 expressed by the equations (4) and (5) is corrected to the rotation angle AR1 ′ expressed by the following equation.

[Equation 8]
When φ1 <φ2 AR1 ′ = B (k) + φ2 (11)
= (K × Af) + φ2 (12)

  In this case, the increment of the angle due to the correction of the rotation angle from “AR1” to “AR1 ′” is expressed by the following equation using Equation (5) and Equation (12).

[Equation 9]
When φ1 <φ2, AR1′−AR1 = φ2−φ1 (13)

  Since the in-frame angles φ1 and φ2 are both smaller than the frame angle Af, also in this case, the increment of the angle due to the correction is smaller than the frame angle Af.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the rotation angle update processing from the start to the stop of the rotation of the sub reel R1.
When sub reel rotation start instruction data is input from the sub main control unit 5 (ST10), the processing unit 70 updates the rotation angle so that the rotation speed of the sub reel R1 is gradually increased (ST 11). That is, the processing unit 70 updates the rotation angle so that the amount of change in the rotation angle for each frame gradually increases. As a result, the sub reel R1 displayed on the display 35 starts to rotate from the stopped state, and its rotation speed gradually increases.

  When the rotation of the sub reel R1 is started, the processing unit 70 monitors whether or not the rotation speed of the sub reel R1 has reached a predetermined maximum rotation speed (ST12). For example, the processing unit 70 compares the change amount of the rotation angle for each frame with a predetermined maximum value (frame angle Af), and when the change amount reaches the predetermined maximum value, the rotation speed is set to the predetermined maximum rotation speed. It is determined that it has reached.

When the rotation speed of the sub reel R1 reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed, the processing unit 70 performs a rotation angle correction process (ST13). FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the rotation angle correction process.
First, the processing unit 70 adds the reference correction amount p to the rotation angle AR1 when the rotation speed reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed (ST20). The reference correction amount p is a difference obtained by subtracting the in-frame angle φ2 from the frame angle Af, and is expressed by the following equation.

[Equation 10]
p = Af−φ2 (14)

  The processing unit 70 divides the result of adding the reference correction amount p to the rotation angle AR1 by the frame angle Af, and calculates the quotient r (ST21). The quotient r is expressed by the following formula.

[Equation 11]
r = (AR1 + p) / Af
= (AR1 + Af−φ2) / Af (15)

  Substituting equation (5) into equation (15), the quotient r is expressed by the following equation.

[Equation 12]
r = {(k × Af) + Af− (φ2−φ1)} / Af (16)

  The processing unit 70 calculates the product of the integer value r ′ obtained by rounding down the fractional part of the quotient r and the frame angle Af as the reference rotation angle B (r ′) (ST22). The reference rotation angle B (r ′) varies depending on the magnitude relationship between the in-frame angles φ1 and φ2. In the case of “φ1 ≧ φ2” and “φ1 <φ2”, the reference rotation angle B (r ′) is expressed by the following equations, respectively.

[Equation 13]
When φ1 ≧ φ2 B (r ′) = r ′ × Af = (k + 1) × Af = B (k + 1) (17)
When φ1 <φ2 B (r ′) = r ′ × Af = k × Af = B (k) (18)

  The processing unit 70 calculates the sum of the calculated reference rotation angle B (r ′) and the in-frame angle φ2 as the reel rotation angle AR1 ′ in the next frame. The rotation angle AR1 ′ is expressed as follows.

[Formula 14]
When φ1 ≧ φ2 AR1 ′ = B (k + 1) + φ2 (19)
When φ1 <φ2 AR1 ′ = B (k) + φ2 (20)

  Equation (19) in the case of “φ1 ≧ φ2” is the same as Equation (8), and Equation (20) in the case of “φ1 <φ2” is the same as Equation (11).

Returning to FIG.
After correcting the rotation angle as described above in step ST13, the processing unit 70 updates the rotation angle so that the sub reel R1 rotates at a constant maximum rotation speed (ST14). That is, the processing unit 70 changes the rotation angle by the frame angle Af for each frame.

  When sub reel stop instruction data is input from the sub main control unit 5 when the sub reel R1 rotates at a constant maximum rotation speed, the processing unit 70 rotates the rotation angle of the sub reel R1 at the timing when the sub reel stop instruction data is input (the symbol of the symbol). Position) and the rotation angle (design position) at which the sub reel R1 stops based on the stop pattern specified by the effect combination data and random number data (ST16).

  When the rotation angle (symbol position) to be stopped is determined, the processing unit 70 continues to update the rotation angle so that the sub reel R1 rotates at a constant maximum rotation speed until the rotation angle (symbol position) is reached. When the rotation angle reaches the determined rotation angle, updating of the rotation angle is stopped (ST17, ST18). Then, the processing unit 70 displays an image on the display 35 in which the rotation of the sub reel R1 stops at the determined rotation angle.

As described above, according to the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment, when the rotation speed of the sub reel R1 reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed in one frame, the inside of the frame of the sub reel R1 in the next frame of the one frame. The angle is corrected so as to coincide with a predetermined in-frame angle (φ2) that facilitates visual recognition of a predetermined symbol that serves as a guide for pressing.
As a result, even if the sub-reel R1 is displayed on the display 35 as an image of a frame with a frame cut, it is easy to see a predetermined pattern that serves as a guide for pressing the eye. It becomes possible. Further, since the visibility of a predetermined symbol is improved by adjusting the rotation angle of the sub reel R1 without changing the symbol arrangement of the sub reel R1, the symbol arrangement is rotated during the rotation as in the conventional invention. A sudden change does not occur, and even a player accustomed to pressing can enjoy the pressing operation with a feeling closer to that of a real reel.

  Further, according to the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment, when the in-frame angle is corrected to “φ2” because the rotation speed of the sub reel R1 has reached the predetermined maximum rotation speed in one frame, The rotation angle of the sub reel R1 in the next frame increases in the rotation direction of the sub reel R1 as compared to the rotation angle AR1 in the one frame. Thereby, since the sub reel R1 does not rotate in the reverse direction, it is possible to make it difficult to cause a visual discomfort by correcting the in-frame angle to “φ2” during the rotation of the sub reel R1.

  Further, according to the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment, when the in-frame angle is corrected to “φ2,” the rotation angle of the sub reel R1 is changed by an angle smaller than the frame angle Af. When the sub reel R1 rotates at a constant maximum speed, the rotation angle of the sub reel R1 changes by the frame angle Af for each frame. Therefore, when the intra-frame angle is corrected to “φ2,” the rotation speed is slightly Although it seems to decrease, the speed change lasts for only one frame period, and since the magnitude of the change is limited, the visual discomfort can be made very small.

  Next, a modification of the rotation angle correction process (FIG. 11: ST13) in the pachislot machine according to the above-described embodiment will be described.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining a first modification of the rotation angle correction process.
In this modification, the processing unit 70 calculates the in-frame angle φ1 as a remainder obtained by dividing the rotation angle AR1 when the rotation speed reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed by the frame angle Af (ST30).

  Further, the processing unit 70 calculates the constant “k” in Expression (5) as an integer value obtained by rounding down the decimal point from the quotient obtained by dividing the rotation angle AR1 by the frame angle Af (ST31).

The processing unit 70 compares the in-frame angle φ1 calculated in step ST30 with the in-frame angle φ2 that makes it easy to visually recognize a predetermined symbol that serves as a guide for pressing (ST32 and ST34).
When the in-frame angle φ1 is equal to or larger than the in-frame angle φ2, the processing unit 70 performs a reference rotation on the product of the value “k + 1” obtained by adding 1 to the constant “k” calculated in step ST31 and the frame angle Af. Calculated as an angle B (k + 1) (ST33).
On the other hand, when the in-frame angle φ1 is smaller than the in-frame angle φ2, the processing unit 70 calculates the product of the constant “k” calculated in step ST31 and the frame angle Af as the reference rotation angle B (k) (ST35). .

  The processing unit 70 calculates the sum of the reference rotation angle calculated in step ST33 or ST35 (B (k + 1) if φ1 ≧ φ2 and B (k) if φ1 <φ2) and the in-frame angle φ2 as follows: This is calculated as the rotation angle AR1 ′ of the reel in the frame. This rotation angle AR1 ′ is the same as in equations (19) and (20).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining a second modification of the rotation angle correction process.
In this modification, the processing unit 70 uses the constant obtained by dividing the rotation angle AR1 when the rotation speed reaches a predetermined maximum rotation speed by the quotient obtained by dividing the rotation angle AR1 by the frame angle Af as a constant in the equation (5). “K” is calculated (ST40).

  Next, the processing unit 70 calculates a product of a value “k + 1” obtained by adding 1 to the constant “k” calculated in step ST40 and the frame angle Af as a reference rotation angle B (k + 1) (ST41).

  The processing unit 70 calculates the sum of the reference rotation angle B (k + 1) calculated in step ST41 and the in-frame angle φ2 as the reel rotation angle AR1 ′ in the next frame. This rotation angle AR1 ′ is the same as in equation (19).

  In the second modification shown in FIG. 14, the reference rotation angle of the reel rotation angle AR1 ′ in the next frame is always “B (k + 1)” regardless of the value of the in-frame angle φ1. The difference between the rotation angles before and after the correction (AR1′−AR1) is approximately twice as large as the frame angle Af. However, since it is not necessary to calculate the in-frame angle φ1, the processing can be simplified as compared with the first modification.

  While various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes other various variations.

  For example, the specific numerical values (the maximum rotation speed of the sub reel, the frame rate of the display 35, the number of sub reels, the number of symbols applied to the sub reel, etc.) in the above-described embodiment are examples, and the present invention is based on these numerical values. It is not limited.

  Further, the configuration of the rendering hardware in the above-described embodiment is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the speaker 37 is connected to the sub-sub control unit 7. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, the speaker 37 may be connected to the sub-main control unit 5. In this case, an audio signal processing circuit may be mounted in the sub main control unit 5 and a program (driver) for controlling audio reproduction may be operated in the sub main control unit 5.

  In the embodiment described above, an example in which the sub-main control unit 5 has data for production (trigger table) has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment of the present invention, the sub-sub control unit 7 may have a trigger table. In this case, when the sub-main control unit 5 inputs information (information such as bet button detection, start lever detection, first to third reel stop detection, etc.) from the main control unit 3 as a trigger for the production, It may be outputted to the unit 7 so that the sub-sub control unit 7 generates an effect corresponding to the trigger table.

  In the embodiment described above, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachislot machine is given, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the present invention is widely applicable to various gaming machines that stop the rotation of the reel displayed as an image on the display by the player's operation.

  Hereinafter, Supplementary Notes 1 to 7 relating to the present invention will be disclosed.

[Appendix 1]
A display unit for displaying images;
A reel with a plurality of types of symbols on its peripheral surface rotates while increasing the rotational speed from a stopped state, and when the rotational speed reaches a predetermined rotational speed, the image rotates while maintaining the predetermined rotational speed, A processing unit for displaying an image composed of N frames (N represents a positive integer) per rotation of the reel at the predetermined rotation speed on the display unit;
An instruction input unit for inputting an instruction to stop the reel in the image of the display unit;
The rotation angles of the reels rotating at the predetermined rotation speed in each of the frames are divided into N sections (hereinafter referred to as “frame sections”) that equally divide the angle range of one rotation of the reels. Stipulated as the sum of the rotation angle of the starting point (hereinafter referred to as “reference rotation angle”) and the rotation angle from the starting point in the frame section (hereinafter referred to as “in-frame angle”). In
The processor is
When the rotation speed of the reel reaches the predetermined rotation speed in one frame, the in-frame angle of the reel in the next frame is set to the value of the reel when the rotation angle of the reel is within a predetermined frame section. Correct to be equal to a predetermined in-frame angle that facilitates visual recognition of a predetermined symbol applied to the peripheral surface,
After the correction of the in-frame angle, when an instruction to stop the reel that rotates while maintaining the predetermined rotation speed is input to the instruction input unit, an image of the rotation of the reel being stopped is displayed on the display unit. Show on the gaming machine.

[Appendix 2]
The processing unit, when performing the correction of the in-frame angle because the rotation speed of the reel has reached the predetermined rotation speed in one frame, determines the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame. Increasing in the direction of rotation of the reel compared to the rotation angle of the reel in the frame,
The gaming machine according to appendix 1.

[Appendix 3]
In the correction of the in-frame angle, the processing unit increases the rotation angle of the reel toward the rotation direction of the reel, and the rotation angle from the start point to the end point of the frame section (hereinafter referred to as “frame angle”). The rotation angle of the reel is increased by a smaller angle than
The gaming machine according to appendix 2.

[Appendix 4]
When the processing unit performs the correction of the in-frame angle when the rotation speed of the reel reaches the predetermined rotation speed when the rotation angle of the reel is in one frame section in one frame. If the in-frame angle in the one frame section is larger than the predetermined in-frame angle, the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame is set within the predetermined frame in the next frame section of the one frame section. If the rotation angle has an angle and the in-frame angle in the one frame section is smaller than the predetermined in-frame angle, the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame is set to the predetermined in the one frame section. A rotation angle having an in-frame angle,
The gaming machine according to appendix 3.

[Appendix 5]
In the case where the processing unit performs the correction of the in-frame angle due to the rotation speed of the reel reaching the predetermined rotation speed in one frame,
Adding a reference correction amount, which is a difference obtained by subtracting the predetermined in-frame angle from the frame angle, to the rotation angle of the reel in the one frame;
Calculating a quotient when the rotation angle to which the reference correction amount is added is divided by the frame angle;
A product of the integer value obtained by rounding down the decimal point from the calculated quotient and the frame angle is calculated as the reference rotation angle,
Obtaining the sum of the calculated reference rotation angle and the predetermined in-frame angle as the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame;
The gaming machine according to appendix 4.

[Appendix 6]
In the case where the processing unit performs the correction of the in-frame angle due to the rotation speed of the reel reaching the predetermined rotation speed in one frame,
Calculating a remainder obtained by dividing the rotation angle of the reel in the one frame by the frame angle;
An integer value obtained by rounding down the decimal point from the quotient obtained by dividing the rotation angle of the reel in the one frame by the frame angle is calculated.
Comparing the calculated remainder with the predetermined in-frame angle;
When the calculated remainder is smaller than the predetermined intra-frame angle, a product of the calculated integer value and the frame angle is calculated as the reference rotation angle,
When the calculated remainder is larger than the predetermined intra-frame angle, the product of the value obtained by adding 1 to the calculated integer value and the frame angle is calculated as the reference rotation angle,
Obtaining the sum of the calculated reference rotation angle and the predetermined in-frame angle as the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame;
The gaming machine according to appendix 4.

[Appendix 7]
In the case where the processing unit performs the correction of the in-frame angle due to the rotation speed of the reel reaching the predetermined rotation speed in one frame,
An integer value obtained by rounding down the decimal point from the quotient obtained by dividing the rotation angle of the reel in the one frame by the frame angle is calculated.
A product of a value obtained by adding 1 to the calculated integer value and the frame angle is calculated as the reference rotation angle;
Obtaining the sum of the calculated reference rotation angle and the predetermined in-frame angle as the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame;
The gaming machine according to appendix 2.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachi slot machine, 3 ... Main control part, 5 ... Sub main control part, 7 ... Sub sub control part, 11 ... Medal insertion part, 13 ... Medal paying part, 15 ... Lottery lottery part, 17 ... Reel rotation part, 20 ... Operation button group, 33 ... touch sensor, 35 ... display, 37 ... speaker, 50, 70 ... processing unit, 51, 52, 71 ... communication interface unit, 55 ... production information storage unit, 56, 76 ... system storage unit, 72 ... Video signal output unit, 73 ... Audio signal output unit, 74 ... Video / sound storage unit, 75 ... Frame buffer, 201 ... Single bet button, 203 ... Three bet button, 205 ... Start lever, 207L ... Left stop button 207M ... Middle stop button, 207R ... Right stop button.

Claims (7)

A display unit for displaying images;
A reel with a plurality of types of symbols on its peripheral surface rotates while increasing the rotational speed from a stopped state, and when the rotational speed reaches a predetermined rotational speed, the image rotates while maintaining the predetermined rotational speed, A processing unit for displaying an image composed of N frames (N represents a positive integer) per rotation of the reel at the predetermined rotation speed on the display unit;
An instruction input unit for inputting an instruction to stop the reel in the image of the display unit;
The rotation angles of the reels rotating at the predetermined rotation speed in each of the frames are divided into N sections (hereinafter referred to as “frame sections”) that equally divide the angle range of one rotation of the reels. Stipulated as the sum of the rotation angle of the starting point (hereinafter referred to as “reference rotation angle”) and the rotation angle from the starting point in the frame section (hereinafter referred to as “in-frame angle”). In
The processor is
When the rotation speed of the reel reaches the predetermined rotation speed in one frame, the in-frame angle of the reel in the next frame is set to the value of the reel when the rotation angle of the reel is within a predetermined frame section. Correct to be equal to a predetermined in-frame angle that facilitates visual recognition of a predetermined symbol applied to the peripheral surface,
After the correction of the in-frame angle, when an instruction to stop the reel that rotates while maintaining the predetermined rotation speed is input to the instruction input unit, an image of the rotation of the reel being stopped is displayed on the display unit. Show on the gaming machine. The processing unit, when performing the correction of the in-frame angle because the rotation speed of the reel has reached the predetermined rotation speed in one frame, determines the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame. Increasing in the direction of rotation of the reel compared to the rotation angle of the reel in the frame,
The gaming machine according to claim 1. In the correction of the in-frame angle, the processing unit increases the rotation angle of the reel toward the rotation direction of the reel, and the rotation angle from the start point to the end point of the frame section (hereinafter referred to as “frame angle”). The rotation angle of the reel is increased by a smaller angle than
The gaming machine according to claim 2. When the processing unit performs the correction of the in-frame angle when the rotation speed of the reel reaches the predetermined rotation speed when the rotation angle of the reel is in one frame section in one frame. If the in-frame angle in the one frame section is larger than the predetermined in-frame angle, the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame is set within the predetermined frame in the next frame section of the one frame section. If the rotation angle has an angle and the in-frame angle in the one frame section is smaller than the predetermined in-frame angle, the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame is set to the predetermined in the one frame section. A rotation angle having an in-frame angle,
The gaming machine according to claim 3. In the case where the processing unit performs the correction of the in-frame angle due to the rotation speed of the reel reaching the predetermined rotation speed in one frame,
Adding a reference correction amount, which is a difference obtained by subtracting the predetermined in-frame angle from the frame angle, to the rotation angle of the reel in the one frame;
Calculating a quotient when the rotation angle to which the reference correction amount is added is divided by the frame angle;
A product of the integer value obtained by rounding down the decimal point from the calculated quotient and the frame angle is calculated as the reference rotation angle,
Obtaining the sum of the calculated reference rotation angle and the predetermined in-frame angle as the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame;
The gaming machine according to claim 4. In the case where the processing unit performs the correction of the in-frame angle due to the rotation speed of the reel reaching the predetermined rotation speed in one frame,
Calculating a remainder obtained by dividing the rotation angle of the reel in the one frame by the frame angle;
An integer value obtained by rounding down the decimal point from the quotient obtained by dividing the rotation angle of the reel in the one frame by the frame angle is calculated.
Comparing the calculated remainder with the predetermined in-frame angle;
When the calculated remainder is smaller than the predetermined intra-frame angle, a product of the calculated integer value and the frame angle is calculated as the reference rotation angle,
When the calculated remainder is larger than the predetermined intra-frame angle, the product of the value obtained by adding 1 to the calculated integer value and the frame angle is calculated as the reference rotation angle,
Obtaining the sum of the calculated reference rotation angle and the predetermined in-frame angle as the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame;
The gaming machine according to claim 4. In the case where the processing unit performs the correction of the in-frame angle due to the rotation speed of the reel reaching the predetermined rotation speed in one frame,
An integer value obtained by rounding down the decimal point from the quotient obtained by dividing the rotation angle of the reel in the one frame by the frame angle is calculated.
A product of a value obtained by adding 1 to the calculated integer value and the frame angle is calculated as the reference rotation angle;
Obtaining the sum of the calculated reference rotation angle and the predetermined in-frame angle as the rotation angle of the reel in the next frame;
The gaming machine according to claim 2.