JP5122608B2 - Revolving machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotating game machine capable of giving a special game advantageous to a player by using a game medium such as a medal, a coin, and a game ball to stop the spinning of a reel or a belt.

  This type of spinning machine is a lottery for a role (hereinafter referred to as a winning combination) triggered by a start operation when a game medium (hereinafter described in the case of a medal) necessary for a single spinning game is inserted or set. ), The game result can be displayed using a combination of symbols arranged in the reel based on the result of the internal lottery, and when the winning combination is won, a predetermined number of pieces are displayed. Has a function of paying out award medals.

  In a general swing type gaming machine, in addition to a general combination (also referred to as a small role) in which 1 to 15 medals are paid out in accordance with winning, it is referred to as a bonus game that can acquire a large number of medals in a short time. It has a function to generate special games. In conventional swing-type gaming machines, a bonus game is equipped with multiple types of big bonus games and regular bonus games with different total earned numbers, giving the player the ability to attract the bonus games with the larger total number of acquired games, and the player's interest Is increasing.

  If a bonus game with a different total number of games is simply given, the spinning game becomes uniform and monotonous. Recently, as shown in Patent Document 1, replay (winning) is performed while maintaining the winning probabilities of various roles. A replay time game (hereinafter referred to as an RT game) with a higher winning probability of the next game is also provided separately from the bonus game. A torso game machine has appeared. In RT games, replays are won frequently, so that the spinning game can be digested under conditions that are advantageous to the player. Further, in recent years, a bonus game called AT (assist time) game that makes it easy to win a prize by guiding and informing (navigating) the type of the selected small role and the stop operation order has been added. In addition, as shown in Patent Document 2, ART (assist replay time) games in which RT games are used in combination with AT games have also appeared, and in ART games, the winning frequency of replay is higher than in the normal gaming state, It becomes difficult to consume medals, and it becomes easy to win a prize by navigating the selected small role, and it is possible to acquire medals at the same level as or more than bonus games by continuing the ART gaming state.

JP 2006-334120 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-215772

Conventionally, granting of bonus games for RT, AT, and ART games is generally determined, for example, by lottery when a specific small role is won separately from bonus lottery, or automatically after the bonus game ends in conjunction with bonus winning Have been set automatically.
However, since the occurrence of the above-mentioned privilege game is determined independently of the bonus game or only incidentally, the game state patterns advantageous to the player are diversified, but the uniform game in the spinning game is made uniform The problem is that the monotonicity cannot be solved sufficiently. For example, in the case of giving an ART game with improved medal acquisition performance, the amount of medal acquisition obtained in the bonus game is reduced due to the restriction on the payout rate design, and the significance of existence of the bonus game is reduced accordingly. Since the interest of the bonus game is reduced, the value of using the ART game together with the bonus game is reduced.

  The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the uniformity and monotonicity in the spinning game by embodying the relationship between the special game and the special game using the technical intervention of the player specific to the spinning game. An object of the present invention is to provide a swivel type gaming machine that can further enhance the interest of a player.

  The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following aspects. The parentheses indicate corresponding elements in the embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  The first embodiment according to the present invention includes a spinning display unit (reels 8a to 8b) that variably displays a plurality of symbols, and a game medium (game medal, coin, game ball, etc.) necessary for one spinning game. ) Is entered or set, triggered by the start operation of the rotary display unit, a lottery is performed based on a predetermined lottery probability, and one of a plurality of predetermined winning combinations is determined as a result of the lottery A winning combination determining means (step S6) to be determined according to the player, a spinning stop control means (step S8) for performing stop control to stop the spinning display by a player's stop operation, and the spinning stop control means A winning determination unit (step S9) that determines that the winning combination of the winning combination is determined when the stopped state of the symbol stopped by the above and the winning display mode of the symbol corresponding to the winning combination determined by the winning combination determining unit match. The plurality of In addition to multiple types of general winning combinations, the winning combination includes a special winning combination (bonus winning flag stored in the main control unit) that gives a special game advantageous to the player after winning a prize. In the gaming machine, it is composed of a plurality of winning display modes in which the symbols or combinations of symbols necessary for winning the special winning combination are different, and it is advantageous to the player based on winning the special winning combination or winning the special winning combination Specific game state transition determining means (for example, steps S52 and S54) for determining transition to a specific game state (for example, RT, AT, ART game, etc.) to which a specific game condition is assigned, and based on establishment of a predetermined condition for granting Specific gaming state transition means (for example, step S61) for shifting to the specific gaming state, and the predetermined granting condition is that the spinning stop is stopped in the internal winning state where the special winning combination is won Stop mode of the symbols which are stopped by the control means is a reel-type gaming machine which required condition that said special winning combination matches the specific winning display mode and the winning of the plurality of display modes.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the specific gaming state transition determination means when the stop mode becomes a winning display mode other than the specific winning display mode and the special winning combination wins. This is a spinning-reel type gaming machine having specific game state holding means (for example, step S64) for holding the transition to the specific game state determined by the above.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the specific gaming state is configured with a predetermined number of games or a total number of game media paid out to a player as a result of winning the general winning combination, It has a cumulative storage means (ART transition counter) that cumulatively stores the specific gaming state for the one unit at the time of holding, and adds the cumulative amount stored in the cumulative storage means when the predetermined grant condition is satisfied It is a spinning-type game machine that gives a specific game state.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the specific gaming state transition determination unit notifies the storage content accumulated and stored in the accumulation storage unit before or after the predetermined grant condition is established. A swivel-type gaming machine including cumulative storage content notification means.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the second to fourth aspects, the specific gaming state transition determination unit is a hold determination unit (for example, step S62) that determines the execution of the hold by lottery. A revolving gaming machine including high probability setting means for setting a probability of determination by the hold determination means to a high probability based on establishment of a specific game condition.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the specific gaming state transition determination means is in a high probability hold setting state by the high probability setting means before or after the predetermined grant condition is satisfied. This is a swivel-type gaming machine including a high probability hold setting state notification means to be notified later.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the specific game state is a re-game in which a spinning game can be performed again without inserting or setting the game medium. This is a revolving game machine in a high-probability re-playing state in which the winning probability is higher than in normal gaming.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, the specific gaming state is stopped when a general winning combination winning a prize is won when stopped in a predetermined stop operation sequence. This is a spinning type gaming machine that is in a stop operation order notification game state that notifies the operation order.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, the specific gaming state is a winning combination notification gaming state in which a type of winning combination related to winning is notified in advance. It is a gaming machine.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to ninth aspects, a main control unit that controls the winning combination determining means, the spinning cylinder stop control means, and the winning determination means, and the main control Receiving the game information based on the lottery result from the unit, and having a sub-control unit for performing notification control for notifying the player of related information related to the game information at least visually or audibly, the specific gaming state A revolving type gaming machine in which a transition determining unit and the specific game state transition unit are provided in the sub-control unit.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the eighth or tenth aspect, the sub-control unit includes a revolving gaming machine including notification control means for performing notification control of a stop operation order in the stop operation order notification gaming state. It is.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth or tenth aspect, the sub-control unit includes a winning combination notification control means for notifying the type of winning combination in the winning combination notification gaming state. It is.

  In a thirteenth aspect according to the present invention, in any one of the first to twelfth aspects, the specific gaming state transition determination unit sets the type of the specific winning display mode every time the special winning combination is won. This is a spinning-type game machine including a specific display mode determining means that determines a plurality of winning display modes.

  In a fourteenth aspect according to the present invention, in the thirteenth aspect, the specific game state transition determining unit determines whether or not to notify the type of the specific winning display mode determined by the specific display mode determining unit. A spinning cylinder type game machine including a determining means.

  In the present invention, when a bonus flag is established by winning a bonus, for example, a player can determine which symbol combination is awarded in a plurality of types of symbol combinations necessary for the bonus winning, and which symbol combination is awarded. Depending on the symbol combination at the time of winning that was stopped by the stop operation, it is possible to give a specific game state such as ART, depending on the player's stop operation, i.e. peculiar to the spinning game It was made paying attention to the point that a specific gaming state can be given or carried over using technical intervention.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the internal winning state, the symbol stop mode stopped by the spinning cylinder stop control means based on the player's stop operation is a specific winning of the plurality of display modes. When the special winning combination wins in accordance with the display mode, the transition to the specific gaming state is performed by the specific gaming state transition means. Therefore, when the bonus game winning is generated, the player can select which winning display Using the technical intervention unique to the spinning game, such as stopping the bonus symbol for the purpose, the relationship between the special game and the transition to the specific gaming state can be realized, and the uniform in the spinning game The monotony can be eliminated and the player's interest can be further enhanced. Since the technical intervention according to the present invention is introduced in an internal winning state, the player has the opportunity to obtain another bonus game at the stage where the bonus game has been confirmed, and to further increase the expectation. Contribute.

  In the relevance to the transition to the specific gaming state in the present invention, when the player intentionally avoids the specific winning display mode and stops in another winning display mode, another privilege or game condition is set. It can also be granted. That is, according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the special winning combination is won by the specific game state holding means when the stop mode becomes a winning display mode other than the specific winning display mode and the special winning combination is won. Since the transition to the state is put on hold, when the bonus game winning is generated, the specific winning display mode or the other winning display mode is caused to appear, and the player's transition to the specific gaming state or on hold A spinning game in which a desired game mode can be selected can be performed, and the interest of the player can be improved.

The specific game state according to the present invention includes, for example, an RT game, an AT game, or an ART game that is configured by setting the upper limit of the number of games of the bonus game as 30, 50 or the like as a minimum unit.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, at the time of the hold, for example, the minimum number of units of the ART game is accumulated and stored in the accumulated storage means, and the accumulated amount is added when the predetermined grant condition is satisfied. Since the gaming state is given, when the player makes the specific winning display mode appear, the player has an opportunity to obtain a large amount of medals and can increase the interest.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the accumulated storage content notifying unit notifies the storage content accumulated and stored in the cumulative storage unit before or after the predetermined provision condition is established. When the notification is made before the establishment of the bonus game, when the bonus game winning is generated, the determination as to whether the specific winning display mode or the other winning display mode appears is made according to the accumulated content related to the notification. On the other hand, when the notification is performed after the grant condition is satisfied, from the accumulated contents related to the notification, the expectation when the game is shifted to the specific gaming state is increased, and the player's interest is improved. Can do.

The holding by the specific gaming state holding means according to the present invention may be performed at the time of winning the special winning combination, or a lottery with a predetermined determination probability is performed to determine the holding execution. May be.
Therefore, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the high probability setting means sets the determination probability by the holding determination means based on the establishment of a specific game condition, for example, the winning of a specific small role, a high probability. In the normal gaming state, the state can be shifted to the high probability setting state, the holding can be performed with a high probability when the specific gaming state holding means decides to execute the holding, and the uniforming by the holding lottery process is eliminated and the change is rich. It is possible to increase the interest by making the reserved execution mode appear.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the high probability hold setting state notification means notifies that the high probability hold setting state is in the high probability hold setting state before or after the predetermined grant condition is satisfied. By notifying the player of the state, it is possible to increase the interest of the game by suggesting that the hold is highly feasible.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the high probability replay (RT game) state in which replay (replay) is won frequently is given as the specific game state, consumption of the game medium is suppressed. This makes it possible to perform a spinning game under conditions that are advantageous to the player and contribute to an increase in the interest of the game.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the general winning combination that wins a prize when winning in the predetermined stop operation order is won as the specific game state, a stop operation order notification game for notifying the stop operation order ( A so-called push order navigation (AT game) state is provided, so that, apart from the bonus game, the amount of the game medium to be held does not decrease, but rather the amount of the game medium to be acquired is likely to increase slightly or gradually. It is possible to play a spinning game under conditions that are advantageous to the player, contributing to an increase in the interest of the game.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the specific game state is provided with a winning combination notification game (AT game) state in which the type of winning combination related to winning is notified in advance. The amount of the game media to be played does not decrease, but rather, the amount of the game media to be acquired is likely to increase slightly or gradually, and the spinning game can be performed under conditions advantageous to the player, which contributes to an increase in the interest of the game.
It should be noted that the specific game according to the present invention can be provided with an ART game in which the AT game according to the eighth or ninth aspect of the present invention and the RT game according to the seventh aspect of the present invention are used in combination. In addition, the RT game, AT game or ART game is not limited to one type. For each of these game modes, for example, a plurality of types of game modes with different upper limit of the number of bonus games can be used as a minimum unit. Any game mode may be given.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a main control unit that controls the winning combination determining means, the spinning cylinder stop control means, and the winning determination means, and game information based on the lottery result is received from the main control section. A sub-control unit that performs notification control for at least visually or audibly notifying the player of related information related to the gaming information, and the specific gaming state transition determining unit and the specific gaming state transition unit Since it is provided in the sub-control unit, the relation related to the game information by the effect display device such as a liquid crystal device and various lamps without placing a control burden on the main control unit that mainly performs the control related to the lottery process. In the sub-control unit that controls information notification, the determination and execution of the specific game state transition can be processed, and the spinning game with the specific game state can be smoothly executed.

  According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, since the notification control means performs notification control of the stop operation order in the stop operation order notification gaming state, as part of the notification control of related information related to the game information, The stop operation order notification game can be executed in close association with the lottery process in the main control unit by incorporating the stop operation order notification control.

  According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, since the winning combination notification control means notifies the winning combination type in the winning combination notification gaming state, the winning combination is performed as part of the notification control of related information related to the gaming information. It is possible to execute the winning combination notification game in close association with the lottery process in the main control unit by incorporating notification control of the role type.

  The type of the specific winning display mode in the present invention is not only fixed from the beginning, but one of the plurality of winning display modes may be determined by lottery. That is, according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the specific display mode determination means determines the type of the specific winning display mode from the plurality of winning display modes each time the special winning combination is won. The player can add interesting game characteristics such as a stop operation while predicting which one of the plurality of winning display modes is the specific winning display mode.

  According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, since the notification determining means determines whether or not to notify the type of the specific winning display mode determined by the specific display mode determining means, when generating a bonus game winning In addition, a sense of expectation for notification of the type of the specific winning display mode can be enhanced, and the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

1 is an external perspective view of a rotating type gaming machine A according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the effective lines L1-L5 set to the symbol display window 8 of the rotating type gaming machine A. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence band and symbol type which are used for each spinning cylinder of the spinning cylinder type gaming machine A. 4 is a control block diagram of a control device of the spinning cylinder gaming machine A. FIG. It is a control block diagram of the main control board 100 of the said control apparatus. 2 is a front view showing a configuration inside a casing 1 of a rotating type gaming machine A. FIG. It is a control block diagram of the effect control board 200 of the control device. It is a flowchart of the main process by the main control side by the said control apparatus. 4 is a flowchart showing timer interrupt processing on the main control side. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the process during bonus game operation | movement in the said main control side main process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the production control side main process by the sub-control part of the said control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the command reception interruption process by the said sub control part. It is a flowchart which shows a part of control process at the time of the internal winning state of a bonus combination. It is a flowchart which shows the continuation of the control processing of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the execution process of the ART game provided after the end of a big bonus game. It is a flowchart which shows the ART game stock process performed in a normal game mode. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the production | presentation alerting | reporting process performed by the said sub-control part. It is a figure which shows the example of an image display of the alternative screen alerting | reporting of the specific symbol combination performed in a specific symbol combination alerting | reporting process. It is a table | surface which shows the winning symbol combination and winning lottery table of various winning combinations.

  Hereinafter, a rotating type gaming machine A according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, an example of a spinning-reel game machine using a game medal as a game medium will be described.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a spinning cylinder type gaming machine A according to the present embodiment.
The rotating type gaming machine A includes a front door 5 that is attached to a housing 1 that houses various control boards and a rotating mechanism mechanism member so as to be freely opened and closed. In the center of the upper portion 2 of the front door 5, a display screen of the liquid crystal display device 3 as an effect notification device is arranged. On this display screen, characters, letters, numbers, messages, and the like are displayed as images according to the progress of the spinning game, and various display effects such as a notification effect of the winning combination can be performed. A pair of upper speakers 4 are provided on both sides of the liquid crystal display device 3 so that sound effects such as various sound effects can be performed in synchronization with image effects by the liquid crystal display device 3. The effect notification device is not limited to a color liquid crystal, and a display device using, for example, a color EL (electroluminescence), a color plasma display device, an electronic paper display, a 7 segment, an LED dot display, or the like can be used.

  A symbol display window 8 is provided in the approximate center of the front door 5 and below the liquid crystal display device 3. The symbol display window 8 is made of a transparent panel, and reels (rotors) 8 a, 8 b, and 8 c are disposed inside the housing 1 through the symbol display window 8 so as to be visible. The reels 8a to 8c constitute a spinning cylinder display unit for variably displaying (fluctuating) symbols displayed on the symbol display window 8. The reels 8a to 8c are attached to a rotation shaft of a pulse motor (not shown), and are driven to rotate at a constant speed by driving the motor. On the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 8a to 8c, 21 symbols are formed along the rotation direction. From the symbol display window 8, a predetermined number, for example, three symbols of the symbols of the reels 8a to 8c can be visually recognized. In the present embodiment, a reel is displayed on the surface of the reel, and a rotating display unit that changes the symbol by rotating the reel is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a symbol is placed on the surface of an endless belt and rotated. It is also possible to use a rotator display unit that changes the design by doing so, in addition to a mechanical rotator display unit such as a reel, drum, belt, etc., a display that displays an image of the rotator and its variation in a pseudo manner Can also be used.

  The symbol display window 8 is provided with a symbol stop effective area where the stop symbols of each reel are visually recognized by three frames. FIG. 2 shows effective lines L1 to L5 set in the symbol display window 8 for confirming winnings of various winning combinations. The effective lines L1 to L3 constitute a winning position specifying form for specifying a winning position consisting of five lines (vertically and horizontally and diagonally). The symbol stop positions of the reels 8a to 8c are a total of nine frames E11 to E13, E21 to E23, and E31 to E33. The effective line L1 consists of the arrangement of stop positions E12-E22-E32. The effective line L2 is composed of stop positions E12-E21-E31. The effective line L3 consists of the arrangement of stop positions E13-E23-E33. The effective line L4 consists of the arrangement of stop positions E11-E22-E33. The effective line L4 consists of the arrangement of stop positions E13-E22-E31. Although the setting of the effective line affects the determination of the winning rate, etc., in the present invention, not all the effective lines are linear, but V-shaped, chevron-shaped or bent effective lines according to the design of the payout rate The winning position specifying form may be configured to be irregular, for example, or the number of lines may be four or less. The spinning machine A is a so-called three spinning machine that requires three medals for one game. An activation indicator (not shown) indicating that a game is possible when three medals are inserted is arranged on the panel surface around the symbol display window 8.

  FIG. 3 shows symbol arrangement bands and symbol types formed on the reels 8a to 8c. FIG. 3A shows the symbol arrangement bands of the reels 8a to 8c, and FIG. 3B shows eight kinds of symbols arranged in the symbol arrangement band. The left turning cylinder, the middle turning cylinder, and the right turning cylinder of (3A) correspond to the symbol arrangement bands of the reels 8a to 8c, respectively. Each symbol arrangement band is composed of a reel tape wound around a reel, and on the tape surface, a symbol is printed to form a combination of symbols corresponding to a winning combination by internal lottery (hereinafter also referred to as “winning winning combination”) Has been. In the design of this embodiment, as shown in (3B), red 7 (symbol 31), blue 7 (symbol 32), BAR (symbol 33), cherry (symbol 34), watermelon (symbol 35) bell (symbol) 36), bell 2 (symbol 37), and replay (symbol 38), a total of 8 types of symbols are used. A total of 21 symbols are arranged along the outer peripheral surface of each reel, and symbol numbers 0 to 20 are assigned along the symbol arrangement order.

  A panel display unit including a BET lamp 23, a credit display unit 24, and a payout number display unit 25 is disposed below the symbol display window 8. The BET lamp is a lamp that is turned on according to the number of inserted (set) medals, and is turned on according to the number of medals betted to play one game (hereinafter referred to as “BET number”). The credit display unit 24 and the payout number display unit 25 are configured by 7 segment LEDs. The spinning machine A has a credit function for storing and storing the number of inserted medals in advance, and the credit display unit 24 displays the number of remaining medals. The maximum number of credits to the revolving gaming machine A is 50, and the number of credits displayed on the credit display unit 24 is 50 or less. It should be noted that even if more medals are inserted in a state where the maximum number of 50 is credited, it is paid out as it is. The payout number display unit 25 displays the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning a prize. The payout number display unit 25 also has a display function for displaying game information of the bonus game, and the total payout number acquired in the bonus game is cumulatively displayed during the bonus game.

  Below the symbol display window 8, there is provided an operation unit 9 operated by the player. The operation portion 9 includes an inclined portion that is gently inclined forward and a front portion provided on the front side of the front door 1. The inclined portion of the operation unit 9 has a medal slot 10 for inserting a game medal as a game medium, and an upper limit value of the number of bets allowed for one game within a credited stored number range ( MAX bet button 11 for inserting (setting) game medals at once (the number of game medals that can be inserted for one game), and additionally setting game medals up to the upper limit of the bet number according to the number of times of pressing. There are provided a 1-bet button 13 for performing payment and a stored medal settlement button 12 for performing credit settlement. When the MAX bet button 11 is pressed and the remaining number of medals is sufficient, the bet number is set to the maximum bet number, that is, three. When the remaining storage number is less than the maximum betting number, the entire remaining storage number is added to the betting number.

  On the left and right sides of the front door 5 on the left and right sides of the symbol display window 8, there are provided decorative lamp portions 6 for displaying the game effects in an electrical manner. The decorative lamp unit 6 is made of an LED capable of emitting RGB light, and exhibits a light effect by the type of light emission and the light emission mode.

  On the front portion of the operation unit 9, a rotation rotation start lever 15 which is a start switch for starting rotation of the reels 8a to 8c, and a rotation rotation stop button 16a provided corresponding to each reel 8a to 8c. 16b, 16c, and a return button 17 for returning a medal jammed in the medal insertion slot 10. A locking device 18 for switching the locking state of the front door 5 is provided at the open side end of the front door 5.

  A decorative panel 19 on which a design design based on the model name, motif, etc. of the swing game machine A is attached to the lower part of the front door 5 is attached by an illumination device (not shown) installed inside. Lights up. Below the decorative panel 19, a medal payout exit 21 for discharging award medals discharged by a medal hopper 305, which will be described later, or medals paid out by a return operation, and medals discharged from the medal payout exit 21 are stored. For this purpose, a medal tray 20 is provided. Lower speakers 22 a and 22 b are provided on the left and right sides of the medal payout opening 21. An ashtray 26 is disposed beside the medal tray 20.

  In the present embodiment, using the effect display by the liquid crystal display device 3, the sound effect by the upper speaker 4 and the lower speakers 22a and 22b, and the lighting effect of the decorative lamp unit 6, the winning of the general role or the special winning combination, the specific game (ART game) and other effects and notifications are visually and audibly performed. As the effect effect means, not only visual and auditory sense, but also means for transmitting by stimulating the human senses such as tactile sense, for example, a vibration device for transmitting vibration to the player's body, a bone conduction device, a blower device, etc. Can be used. During the ART game, as an informing means for informing the stop operation procedure of the spinning cylinder, an effect display by the liquid crystal display device 3 (for example, an indication display of the stop operation procedure), a sound effect by the upper speaker 4 and the lower speakers 22a and 22b (For example, left / middle / right instruction voices in accordance with the stop operation procedure) are used.

The control device for the spinning cylinder type gaming machine A according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a control block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the control device of the spinning cylinder gaming machine A.
The control device for the revolving gaming machine A has a main control board 100 for overall control of game operation control, and receives an effect control command from the main control board 100 to control the effect control for images, light and sound. It includes an effect control board 200 that controls, a payout control board 300 that controls the payout of prize medals, and a power supply board 400 that generates and supplies power necessary for the gaming machine from an AC 24V external power supply. The effect control board 200 is connected to the main control board 100 via an effect I / F (interface) board 201. The effect control board 200 receives an effect control command from the main control board 100, lottery of an effect pattern, transmission of a liquid crystal control command to the liquid crystal control board 203, sound control of each speaker, LED light emission control of the decorative lamp unit 6, etc. Etc. In FIG. 4, the power supply route is omitted.
The liquid crystal control board 203 generates the control data necessary for performing the display control of the liquid crystal display device 3 based on the liquid crystal control command received from the effect control board 200, and outputs the control data to a VDP (Video Display Processor). A CPU, a control ROM containing a program describing the operation procedure of the liquid crystal control CPU, a control RAM functioning as a work area and a buffer memory, and a video display processor VDP connected to the liquid crystal control CPU and performing image expansion processing The image data ROM stores image data necessary for image development by the VDP, and the VRAM temporarily stores image data developed by the VDP.

FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the main control board 100.
The main control board 100 includes a microcomputer 101 having a main CPU 102 and a main ROM 103 and a main RAM 104 (in this embodiment, a Z80 system equivalent product is used). The main control unit of the invention is configured. The microcomputer 101 is provided with a CTC (Counter Timer Circuit) 105 and an interrupt controller circuit 106 for giving an interrupt signal to the main CPU 102. The microcomputer 101 is connected to I / O port circuits 107 and 108 for inputting / outputting signals to / from the peripheral board. The I / O port circuits 107 and 108 exchange signals with the external peripheral board, respectively. Mediating I / F circuits 109 and 110 are connected. The I / F circuit 109 is connected to the game relay board 150 via the switch input circuit 111. The I / F circuit 110 is connected to the power supply board 400, the payout relay board 300, and the external relay terminal board 401. Further, a counter circuit 114 and a motor drive circuit 115 are connected to the microcomputer 101.

  In the main ROM 103, in addition to a control program in which a series of gaming machine control procedures are described, a stop table (not shown) in which stop data for stopping control of the rotating cylinder is described, and a role lottery table ( Predetermined data required for game operation control such as a payout / payout table (not shown) for setting the number of payouts due to winning is stored. The main RAM 104 is formed with a work area for storing data necessary for the progress of the game, such as random numbers for lottery used for determining the winning combination, winning combination information, and game state information. ing.

  The counter circuit 114 includes a random number generation circuit that generates a random number within a certain range (random number range: 0 to 65535) in hardware and a sampling circuit that samples a random value from the random number generation circuit at a predetermined timing. The motor drive circuit 115 supplies drive pulse signals for controlling the step motors 251, 252, and 253 of the rotating drum (reel) drive motor under the control of the microcomputer 101 (main CPU 102), and the reels 8a to 8c. Rotation control and stop control are performed. A signal such as an effect control command output from the main CPU 102 is output to the I / F circuit 201 via the effect control board I / F circuit 112 including the output buffer circuit 113. The I / F circuit 112 is provided with an input buffer circuit 202 for receiving a signal such as an effect control command.

  The main CPU 102 acquires the random number value generated by the random number generation circuit according to the processing state as an internal lottery random number value, and the internal lottery random number value is mainly used for lottery processing relating to a combination. The lottery process refers to a role lottery table (not shown) each time the microcomputer 101 (main CPU 102) constituting the main control unit executes a unit spinning game (one game) by the rotation of the reels 8a to 8c. Executed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the main control board 100 includes a spinning cylinder rotation start switch 15 a for detecting the operation of the spinning cylinder rotation start lever 15 and the rotation rotation stop buttons 16 a to 16 c via a game relay board 150. A stop switch board 160 on which each of the spinning cylinder rotation stop switches 16e, 16f, and 16g is mounted, a medal detection sensor 10a that detects a game medal from the medal slot 10, and a MAX bet switch that detects the operation of the MAX bet button 11. 11a, a 1-bet switch 13a for detecting the operation of the 1-bet button 13, and a stored-medal settlement switch 12a for detecting the operation of the stored-medal settlement button 12 are connected, and the main control board 100 receives detection signals from various switches. It is possible. The medal detection sensor 10a is installed in a medal sorting device (not shown) arranged in a medal insertion path (not shown) until a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 10 is accommodated in a tank of a medal hopper 305 described later. ing.
Note that the spinning cylinder rotation start lever 15, the spinning cylinder rotation stop buttons 16a to 16c, the MAX bet button 11, the 1 bet button 13, and the stored medal settlement button 12 are provided with LEDs (not shown) inside the operation member. Thus, the player can be notified of the validity or invalidity of the lever operation or button operation by the light emission mode (for example, light emission color) of the LED.

  Step motors 251, 252, and 253 for rotating and driving the reels 8a to 8c are connected to the main control board 100 via the rotary relay board 250, and the rotary rotation position detection sensor 254 provided on each reel. 255, 256 are connected. Under the control of the main control board 100, it is possible to perform stop control at a predetermined position according to the lottery result and stop operation timing by receiving detection signals from these turn position detection sensors after the turn rotation. It has become.

  FIG. 6 shows the internal structure of the spinning machine A. The housing 1 is a box formed by a top plate 1a, side plates 1b and 1c, and a bottom plate 1d. The reels 8a to 8c, a medal hopper 305, a power supply device 400a, and the like are accommodated therein. A main board box 100 a that houses the main control board 100 is attached above the reel 8. Sub-boards such as the effect control board 200 are also arranged around the main board box 100a. The medal hopper 305 is a game medium payout device that is driven by the hopper motor 302 and discharges the stored medals stored in the tank toward a discharge passage (not shown) communicating with the medal payout port 21 through the medal discharge port 305b.

  A hopper motor 302, a medal payout sensor 303, and a full detection device 304 are connected to the main control board 100 via a payout relay board 301 and a payout control board 300. The payout control board 300 receives the payout control command from the main control board 100 via the payout relay board 301 and drives and controls the hopper motor 302. The medal payout sensor 303 is installed in the discharge passage, detects a game medal paid out from the medal hopper 305, and gives a detection signal to the main control board 100 via the payout relay board 301. The main control board 100 can transmit a payout control command for designating the payout number to the payout control board 300 when it is necessary to pay out a game medal by winning. The payout control board 300 receives the payout control command and controls the hopper motor 302 to perform payout processing of a specified number of game medals. The paid-out game medals are detected by the medal payout sensor 303, and the detection signal is input to the main control board 100 and used for the determination of payout completion.

  Next to the medal hopper 305, an auxiliary tank 306 for storing game medals overflowing due to overflow of medals stored in the tank of the medal hopper 305 is disposed. The auxiliary tank 306 is provided with a full detection device 304 that monitors the full state of the auxiliary tank 306, and the main control board 100 can receive a detection signal from the full detection device 304 via the dispensing relay board 301. ing.

FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration of the effect control board 200.
The effect control board 200 includes a microcomputer having a sub CPU 206 and a microcomputer 205 having a sub ROM 207 and a sub RAM 208, and constitutes a sub control unit of the present invention. The microcomputer 205 is provided with an interrupt controller circuit 210 that applies an interrupt signal to the CTC 209 and the sub CPU 206. In addition, the effect control board 200 is provided with an I / O port circuit 211 and a counter circuit 212 for inputting / outputting signals to / from the effect I / F board 201.
In the sub ROM 207, in addition to an effect control program describing a series of effect control control procedures, effects such as an AT game winning symbol navigation notification effect selection table (not shown), an AT game transition lottery table (not shown), etc. Predetermined data required for operation control is stored. In the sub-RAM 208, a work area for storing data necessary for performing an effect such as an effect lottery random value used for effect-related lottery and game state (effect state) information on the effect control unit side is formed. ing.

Similarly to the counter circuit 114, the counter circuit 212 includes a random number generation circuit and a sampling circuit. The sub CPU 206 acquires the numerical value generated by the random number generation circuit as an effect random number value by sending an instruction to the sampling circuit according to the effect processing state (for example, the timing at which the effect control command is received). The random number for use is mainly used for a lottery for production.
The effect control board 200 has a function of receiving an effect control command from the main control board 100 and performing an effect process on light and sound, and outputs music and audio through the upper speaker 4 and the lower speakers 22a and 22b. An acoustic control signal is output to the acoustic generator 213. In addition, an LED board 204 on which an LED group constituting the decorative lamp unit 6 is mounted is attached to the inner side of the front door 5, and the effect control board 200 outputs an LED drive control signal to the LED board 204.

  The effect control board 200 transmits the liquid crystal control command associated with the effect control command to the liquid crystal control board 203 that performs image control of the liquid crystal display device 3 at a timing when image reproduction to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 6 is necessary. The effect control board 200 is determined by lottery or uniquely from a plurality of types of effect patterns prepared in advance based on the effect control command sent from the main control board 100, and a control signal for instructing execution of the determined contents Is transmitted to the liquid crystal control board 203, the sound generator 213, and the LED board 204 at a necessary timing, and the reproduction of the sound effect and the decoration lamp unit together with the effect image of the liquid crystal display device 6 corresponding to various effect patterns. 6 LED lighting / flashing drive is realized. Therefore, under the control of the sub-control unit having the CPU 206 as the main component, various effect patterns are developed in a time-series manner according to the effect scenario based on the motif and the like set for the revolving game of the revolving game machine A. The excitement of body games can be enlivened.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a hall computer HC (a computer that comprehensively manages pachinko hall gaming machines) is connected to the main control board 100 via an external concentrated terminal board 401. Game information can be externally output to the hall computer HC. Further, the main control board 100 is connected to a rotating drum setting board 402 so that a detection signal from the rotating drum setting board 402 can be received. The rotation setting board 402 has a setting switch (not shown) for changing the “6-step setting” for setting the payout rate to one of six levels, and a reset switch (not shown) for canceling the game operation error. Etc., and the operation detection signal of each switch on the rotating drum setting board 402 is given to the main control board 100.

The main control side main processing procedure in the main control board 100 will be described with reference to the drawings. This processing procedure includes a series of flows necessary for one game.
FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the main process on the main control side. Since this main process is executed under the control of the main CPU 102, the main body of the process execution will be described as a main control board (main control unit) 100.

  When power is turned on to the revolving gaming machine A, a power-on signal is sent from the power board 400, and the main control board 100 receives the power-on signal and starts main processing on the main control side. After the initial setting process in step S1 is performed when the power is turned on, the normal operation process (steps S2 to S17) is performed. First, a RAM initialization process (step S2) is performed. In the RAM initialization process, predetermined data used at the end of the previous game is cleared, and a work area necessary for the current game is secured.

  Next, a game state flag generation process is performed (step S3). In the game state flag generation process, the type of game state of the current game (during normal game, ART game, bonus carryover game, bonus game, etc.) is confirmed, and the corresponding game state flag (normal game flag, ART game flag, bonus flag, bonus operation flag, etc.) are set. As a result, the game state of the current game is determined, and processing according to the game state is performed. While the ART game flag is set, the RT game state is set in which the replay winning probability is high.

  A game medal insertion process (step S4) is performed. In the game medal insertion process, detection of game medals inserted into the main body of the gaming machine, management of credits, and automatic game medals when there is a request for re-games. In addition to performing insertion setting processing, etc., it is monitored whether or not a predetermined number of game medals required for starting the game have been inserted. When the prescribed number of game medals are inserted or the credit setting is confirmed, the game start condition is established, and the player performs the depressing operation of the rotation-rotation start lever 15 while maintaining this condition, that is, the rotation It waits for an operation detection signal from the rotation start switch 15a to be sent. Upon reception of the operation detection signal from the rotating cylinder rotation start switch 15a, the main control board 100 acquires an internal lottery random value based on the counter value of the counter circuit 403 (step S5).

  An internal lottery process based on the acquired random number for internal lottery is performed (step S6). In the internal lottery process, an internal lottery is performed based on the acquired internal random number for lottery and the combination lottery table corresponding to the current gaming state, and winning combination information (winning flag) corresponding to the lottery result is set in the main RAM 104. Remembered. The internal lottery is executed based on the combination lottery table shown in FIG. In the role lottery table, lottery probabilities are set so that the payout rate differs according to each of the six stages, and FIG. 19 shows an example thereof. FIG. 19 shows the range of the lottery value assigned to each winning combination for the random number range (0 to 65535) and the lottery probability calculated based on the range. The winning random number range may be set so that a small combination such as a cherry and a bonus combination can be drawn at the same time. In the gaming state during the RT game, a lottery table during RT in which the replay lottery probability is set to 1 / 1.46, which is higher than 1 / 7.29 in the normal game, is used. In the ART gaming state, the AT type control (blue 7-bell-bell or red 7-bell-bell) is notified in accordance with the AT navigation control mode by the sub-control unit, so that the selected AT small combination is surely confirmed. By stopping, the frequency of replays increases, the medal consumption is small, and it becomes possible to gradually increase the number of medals held during an ART game by acquiring a small role such as an AT small role. In the gaming state during the bonus game, the probability of winning a bell is about 20 times higher, and a prescribed number of medals can be obtained. In the internal lottery process, a “game start command (including information relating to gaming state and winning information (lottery result information))” is set as an effect control command. The “information relating to the gaming state” included in the game start command includes information relating to the gaming state such as “in the normal game”, “in the ART game”, “in the bonus game”, and “in the bonus carryover game”.

  Next, a setting process at the time of rotation rotation start (rotation rotation start setting process) is performed (step S7). In the rotation start setting process, for example, a game start wait timer (4.1 seconds) is set as data required when starting the rotation of each reel 8a to 8c, or the rotation indicating the rotation state of the rotation The status flag is set to “rotating all cylinders”. Next, when the reel rotation start is performed, a “rotation start command” indicating rotation start is set as an effect control command, and each of the reels 8a to 8c shifts to the rotation state.

  After the reel rotation, when detection signals from the rotation rotation stop switches 16e, 16f, and 16g by the rotation operation of the rotation rotation rotation stop buttons 16a to 16c are output, the rotation cylinder to be stopped is stopped and controlled. Is performed (step S8). In the turning stop processing, the number of sliding symbols is calculated from a stop control table, which will be described later, based on the winning information and the stop operation procedure (stop operation timing) of the turning device, and the stop control of the turning device is performed based on this. This stop control process refers to the reel stop table stored in the ROM 103 based on the stop operation position where each reel has been stopped and the lottery result of the lottery process. This is done by stopping the rotation. The reel stop position is determined so as to be drawn and stopped within a predetermined number of symbols (4 frames stipulated in the game rules) from the position of the stop operation timing. When there are symbols corresponding to the lottery result within 4 frames from the position of the stop operation timing, the stop control is performed so that the winning combination symbols are aligned on the active line. In particular, in the re-game stop control process, when a re-game is won even in a normal game state or a bonus flag carry-over state, priority pull-in control is performed so that the re-game is always aligned on the active line. . In the present embodiment, an ART game for notifying the type of AT symbol is given as a specific game, but a push order navigation ART game using both the stop order notification game (push order navigation AT game) and the RT game is given. The stop control is executed by referring to the winning information and the stop order of the turning in the turning stop processing during the push-sequence navigation ART game. Further, as the production control command, a “stop information reception command” is set when the spinning cylinder is stopped, and a “stop result information command” is set when the spinning cylinder is stopped. The “stop information reception command” includes information related to the stop operation of the rotating cylinder, and the “stop result information command” includes information related to the stop position of the rotating cylinder.

  When it is confirmed that all reels have stopped rotating, a winning determination process is performed (step S9). In the winning judgment process, it is checked whether or not the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination has stopped on the effective winning line, that is, whether or not a winning has occurred. Based on the above, the number of game medals to be paid out is set. A “winning information command” is set as an effect control command having information related to winning at this time. The winning information command includes winning combination information (stop symbol information when all reels are stopped), winning line information, and the like.

  If a winning occurs, a medal payout process is performed (step S10). In the medal payout process, the medal hopper 305 is driven and controlled based on the payout information set in the winning determination process, and the game medal payout process and the credit addition process for the number of payouts are performed.

  Further, RT game management processing is performed (step S11). In the RT game management process, it is determined whether or not the RT game end condition is satisfied during the RT game. If the end condition is satisfied, a setting process for ending the RT game is performed. If not established, the RT game is continued. In the RT gaming state, since the sub-control unit is in the AT navigation control mode, the RT gaming end condition substantially corresponds to the ART gaming end condition, so that, for example, one ART game is set as described later. At the end of 50 games, the RT gaming state is also released and the normal gaming state is restored. In addition, as a condition for ending the ART game, a specific small role or a punk role by replay is provided, and for example, it is ended by winning or winning (successful) winning a punk play role, or by winning a bonus role Also good.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the replay is stopped on the effective pay line (step S12). If the replay is stopped, a setting process for giving a replay is performed (steps S12 and S15). The process returns to the RAM initialization process (step S2). If the replay is not stopped, it is determined whether or not a bonus game is in progress (steps S12 and S13).

  If the bonus game is in progress, processing during bonus game operation is performed (steps S13 and S16). In the bonus game operating process, a setting process required for continuing and ending the bonus game is performed. When the bonus game ends, the process returns to the RAM initialization process (step S2). The bonus game operating process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  If the bonus game is not being performed, it is determined whether or not the symbol combination of the bonus combination (special winning combination) has stopped on the effective winning line (steps S13 and S14). If the bonus symbol has not stopped, the routine proceeds to RAM initialization processing (steps S14 and S2). On the other hand, when the bonus combination is stopped, bonus game operation start processing is performed (steps S14 and S27). In the bonus game start process, a setting required to start the bonus game is set, or a “bonus start command” indicating the start of the bonus game is set as an effect control command. When the bonus game operation start process is completed, the process proceeds to a RAM initialization process in step S2.

  FIG. 19 shows a combination of winning symbols for a general winning combination, a bonus combination (big bonus game and regular game), and a specific small combination. In the internal winning state with a single big bonus winning flag set, blue 7-blue 7-blue 7, red 7-red 7, red 7, blue 7-blue 7-red 7, red 7-red 7-blue If any one of the four types of symbol combinations (a combination of bonus symbols that can win a big bonus combination) is stopped on one of the five active winning lines, the game can be shifted to a big bonus game. . In the case of a regular bonus combination, there is only one type of BAR-BAR-BAR. The bonus combination is a so-called zero-sheet combination, and no prize medal is paid out when winning. At the time of winning the bell, watermelon, and cherry, 7, 15, and 2 award medals are paid out. The cherry win is established only by stopping at the effective winning position of the left-handed cylinder. The special small combination (bell 2-replay-bell 2 combination: (the number of award medals paid out is one)) corresponds to a specific small combination used as an opportunity for an ART lottery described later in the normal gaming state.

  In the ART gaming state, Blue 7-Bell-Bell or Red 7-Bell-Bell's AT small part (the number of award medals to be paid out) is won with a high probability. ”Or“ Red 7 ”is navigated, and an image display and voice guidance for inviting a small prize winning are performed.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing timer interrupt processing on the main control side activated by interruption every predetermined time based on the time count of the CTC 105. With reference to FIG. 9, the timer interrupt process executed about every 1.5 ms in the main control side main process will be described.

  When a timer interrupt occurs, the main control board 100 performs a saving process for saving the register to a predetermined stack area (step S20), and then performs a port input process (step S21). In the port input process, detection information from switches and sensors provided in the gaming machine is managed. Next, a rotation rotation control process is performed (step S22). In the rotation rotation control process, at the time of rotation start when confirming the rotation state flag or at the time of rotation stop when confirming the stop command flag, the pulse signal output to the rotation drive motor is managed and controlled, Monitor the current rotation position and speed of the reel. Further, a periodic update process is performed (step S23). In the periodic update process, the timer used for the game operation is updated or the watchdog timer is periodically cleared. For example, when an abnormality occurs in the game operation control and the program is in a runaway state, the periodic update process is not executed, and when the watchdog timer expires, the main CPU 102 is automatically reset and normal from the runaway state. Return to the state.

  Next, a command output process is performed (step S24), and an effect control command that is set according to the processing state accompanying the progress of the game is transmitted to the effect control board 200. The main control board 100 outputs an effect control command for one byte for each interruption. Since one effect control command is 2 bytes long, one effect control command is transmitted by two successive timer interruptions.

  Next, medal information output processing is performed (step S25), and a medal payout signal at the time of game medal insertion and game medal payout is output. The signal at this time is transmitted to the hall computer HC via the external concentrated terminal board 401. Further, display output processing (step S26) and abnormality monitoring processing (step S27) are performed. In the display output process, a light emission control signal for controlling light emission of an LED, 7 segments, etc. provided in the gaming machine is output. In the abnormality monitoring process, the game operation state is monitored based on the information of the input process, and an abnormality (game operation error) of the gaming machine is monitored. After finishing the processes of steps S20 to S27, the contents of the register are restored (step S28), and the timer interrupt process is terminated.

The contents of the bonus game operating process (step S28) will be described.
FIG. 10 shows the processing contents of the bonus game operating processing.
The main control board 100 compares the payout number during bonus game (the number acquired during bonus game) with a predetermined maximum number acquired (step S171). The prescribed number of bonus games to end is 300 for big bonus games and 104 for regular bonus games. The bonus game continuation setting process is performed until the number of bonus games acquired reaches the maximum acquired number, and the process of step S171 is repeated (steps S172 and S173). If the number of bonus games acquired reaches or exceeds the maximum number of games acquired, the process proceeds to a bonus end effect standby process (steps S172 and S174). Set the production standby time (ending time) at the end of the bonus game, and wait until the production standby time is up. When the production standby time is over, various settings are made at the end of the bonus game (step S175). At this time, a “bonus end command” indicating that the bonus game has ended is set mainly as a game state transition preparation process (when an ART game is acquired, the game state is set from the bonus game to the ART game flag) or an effect control command. After performing these setting processes, the RAM clear area at the end of the bonus game is cleared, and the bonus game operating process ends (step S176). If it is determined to give an ART game after the bonus game is over, the process proceeds to an ART game management process (steps S177 and S178). In the ART game management process, the state shifts to the RT game state (step S11), and the winning symbol notification process of the AT small part is executed in cooperation with the AT navigation control mode by the sub-control unit. When the ART game is not given after the bonus game is finished, the normal game state is entered.

FIG. 11 shows the processing procedure of the production control side main process by the sub-control unit.
Hereinafter, the description will focus on the execution processing procedure by the effect control board 200 (sub CPU 206) that receives the effect control command from the main control board 100 and transmits the liquid crystal control command related thereto to the liquid crystal control board 203.

  The effect control side main process is started when the gaming machine body is turned on from the outside. When the power is turned on, a necessary initial setting process before starting the game operation is performed (step S30). Next, a random number update process for production is performed as a process during normal operation (step S31). In this effect random number update process, periodic update of the effect random number for effect lottery used mainly for selecting the contents of the effect is executed.

  Next, after setting a command reception interrupt, a timer interrupt, an external INT or the like to be enabled (step S32), an interrupt disabled state is set (step S33). Next, the watchdog timer is cleared (step S34), and the process from step S30 to step S34 is repeated unless power interruption occurs.

FIG. 12 shows a processing procedure of command reception interrupt processing by the sub-control unit.
In the main process on the effect control side executed by the effect control unit 200, a command reception interrupt process is executed when an effect control command from the main control board 100 is received. When it is confirmed that the effect control command from the main control board 100 has been received, the effect control unit 200 performs a save process for saving the register to a predetermined stack area (step S40). The received effect control command is stored in a predetermined effect control command storage area (command reception buffer) of the sub RAM 208 (step S41), then the contents of the register are restored (step S42), and the command reception interrupt process is terminated.

  An outline of the operation of the spinning cylinder gaming machine A having the above-described configuration during the game will be described. First, when a player plays a game, after inserting a predetermined number of medals from the medal slot 10 or setting a BET from the credit amount, the player operates the rotation start start lever 15. This starting operation triggers a lottery performed inside the gaming machine. After the start operation, the reels 8a to 8c rotate and reach a certain speed, and then the operation of the spinning cylinder rotation stop buttons 16a to 16c becomes effective. Based on the timing of each stop operation, each reel is controlled to stop at a position corresponding to the lottery result inside the gaming machine. When any winning combination other than replay is won, when a symbol combination of the winning combination is established on the active line, a predetermined number of medals are paid out.

The control process in the internal winning state in the spinning machine A will be described.
FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 show the control processing in the internal winning state of the bonus combination. In this control process, the sub-control unit receives the game state data and the effect control command from the main control unit and executes the control process.
When the big bonus (BB) winning flag is established (step S50), the processing from step S51 onward is executed.

In the present embodiment, an ART game is given as a bonus game with 50 games as one unit. Further, the benefits of the ART game are accumulated and stored in the ART shift counter, and all or a part of the stored amount is given when a predetermined release condition is satisfied. When the count value of the ART shift counter is 1 or more (step S51), a lottery for determining whether or not to release the stored amount is executed (step S52).
When the stored ART game is released (step S53), a release pattern selection lottery is also executed according to the number of storage. When the number of storage is 3 or less, release of all ART games is automatically determined, but when the number of storage is 4 or more, it is drawn with a 1/3 lottery probability, and when it is won, all are released. When released, three ART games are released, and the remaining ART games are continuously stored. When the above several discharge patterns are determined, the discharge pattern flag is set (step S56). When the release pattern flag is set, an ART shift flag for shifting to at least three (a total of 150) or more ART games according to the pattern is set (step S57).

  When the count value of the ART shift counter is 0 (when the storage is 0), a lottery for giving an ART is executed (step S54). When this ART lottery is won (step S55), the provision of one (50 games) ART game is determined, and an ART transition flag for shifting to the ART game is set (step S57). This ART lottery is executed only when a bonus combination is won and a big bonus winning flag is generated, and is not executed redundantly in the carry-over state of the bonus game after the internal winning until the bonus combination is won.

  In the internal winning state of the bonus combination, the bonus winning flag is set as a carryover combination that can be carried over to the next and subsequent games. For this reason, at the time of winning the bonus combination, the winning period is maintained during the game period until the bonus combination is won. On the other hand, the winning combination other than the bonus combination is set as a carry-over impossible combination in which the winning flag cannot be carried over to the next game. Even during bonus carryover games, lotteries are drawn as usual, but whether or not to win a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning small combination at this time is determined based on a predetermined pull-in priority. The In the present embodiment, stop control is performed so as to preferentially draw in the order of “replay> small role> bonus role”.

  When winning the stock (storage) ART release lottery (step S52), at the same time, one of four types of combinations of ART transfer bonus symbols (see FIG. 19) is determined as a specific symbol combination that can be transferred to ART. A combination lottery is executed. Similarly, when the ART lottery (step S55) is won, at the same time, one of four types of combinations of ART transfer bonus symbols (see FIG. 19) is determined as a specific symbol combination that can be transferred to ART. The combination type data is stored and set (step S58). When winning in the stock ART release lottery (step S52) or the ART lottery (step S54), a specific symbol combination that can be transferred to ART is determined, so which of the four types of players can be transferred to an ART game? And a stop operation game in which specific symbol combinations are aligned. When neither of the stock ART release lottery (step S52) or the ART lottery (step S54) is won, it is determined that no ART game privilege is granted, and only the bonus game by the current internal winning is executed.

  In the present embodiment, the lottery of the stock ART release lottery (step S52) or the ART lottery (step S54) is performed in response to the winning of the bonus combination, but when the bonus combination is won, a specific symbol combination is determined in advance by lottery. Alternatively, a lottery right may be generated on the condition that the specific symbol combination is established and the bonus combination is won, and the stock ART release lottery or the ART lottery may be performed. In this case, if the stock ART release lottery or the ART lottery is won, the grant of the ART game is confirmed.

  Next, when a symbol combination of a bonus combination is generated by the player's stop operation and a bonus winning is generated (step S59), whether the winning display mode (bonus combination combination) is based on the set specific symbol combination. It is determined whether or not (step S60). When the winning display mode matches the specific symbol combination, an ART game flag for granting an ART game related to storage or winning is stored and set (step S61). When the ART game flag is set at the end of the bonus game, the game proceeds to the storage by the release pattern or the execution of one ART game.

  When the winning display mode does not match the specific symbol combination, a stock storage lottery is executed as to whether or not to hold the ART transition flag (step S62). When the stock storage lottery is won (step S63), the ART shift flag is determined to be suspended, and the count value of the ART shift counter is added (step S64). At this time, in the case of the ART shift flag due to storage and discharge, the count value of the ART shift counter is maintained without being subtracted. Therefore, even if the ART game is not given after the bonus game, the player has a possibility of being put on hold, so that the player can effectively continue the spinning game without interrupting the interest. When the stock storage lottery shifts, the ART shift flag is cleared, and the scheduled release amount is subtracted from the count value of the ART shift counter (step S65). The stock storage lottery is normally carried out with a normal lottery probability of 1/3, set to a high probability of 7/8 when the special small role is won, canceled with the watermelon winner, and returned to the normal probability state. The high probability setting state of the stock storage lottery is notified for a certain period after the bonus game starts or ends when no ART game is given.

  In the present embodiment, in the internal winning state, the symbol stop mode stopped based on the player's stop operation is a specific one of the four types of big bonus symbol winning display modes (pattern combinations) shown in FIG. When the bonus combination wins in accordance with the winning display mode, the ART game (specific game) shifts to the gaming state (steps S59 to S61). Therefore, when the player wins the bonus game winning, By introducing a technical intervention characteristic unique to the spinning game, such as stopping the bonus symbol for the winning display mode, the relationship between the bonus game and the transition to the specific game state can be realized. Thereby, the uniformity and monotonicity in the swing game can be eliminated, and the player's interest can be further enhanced. In addition, the object of the special game according to the present invention is not limited to the big bonus game (the continuous action device for an accessory), but the regular bonus (the first type special object) is added to the object, or only the regular bonus is targeted. Also good. Also, from the viewpoint of the spinning game type, it is possible to target the second type special combination.

In addition, when the symbol stop mode becomes a winning display mode other than the specific winning display mode and the bonus combination wins, the transition to the specific gaming state is suspended (steps S60, S62 to S64), so the specific winning display is performed. It is possible to hold a specific gaming state by causing a winning display mode other than the mode to appear, and in the course of a long-term continuous game, the reserved specific game is executed at a time to obtain a large amount of medal acquisition opportunities in a short time Can improve the interest of the player.
Furthermore, stock (holding) of ART games is possible, and when a bonus combination is won in a specific winning display mode, the state of the stored ART game is shifted to the gaming state (steps S51 to S53, S56). When a player makes a specific winning display mode appear, the player has an opportunity to obtain a large number of medals and can increase interest. The size of the stored number of ART games may be reported in an analog manner when the big bonus combination is won.

FIG. 15 shows an execution process of the ART game given after the big bonus game is ended under the control of the sub-control unit.
When the big bonus game is over (step S70), it is determined whether or not the ART game flag is set (step S71). When the ART game flag is not set, that is, when the normal game flag is set, the state shifts to the normal game state (normal game mode) (steps S71 and S77).

  When the ART game flag is set, it is further confirmed whether the release pattern flag is set (step S72). When the release pattern flag is not set, the process proceeds to the execution of a single ART game. That is, the ART game state (ART game mode) until the 50 games of the ART game are consumed, the normal game flag is set by the digestion of the 50 games which is the ART end condition, and the normal game mode is entered (step S78). , S79, S77).

  When the discharge pattern flag is set, the count value of the ART shift counter is read (step S73), and the number of times that the ART game is continued according to the type of the discharge pattern flag is set (step S74). Then, the ART game mode is continued until the ART game mode is entered and the set number of ART games is consumed (steps S75 and S76). When the continuation number of ART games, which is the ART end condition, is consumed, the normal game flag is set and the normal game mode is entered (steps S76 and S77).

  In the present embodiment, not only is an ART game given by an ART lottery (step S54) when a bonus combination is won by an internal lottery, but also an opportunity to give an ART game by drawing at any time in the normal game mode. ing.

FIG. 16 shows an ART game stock process based on an ART lottery executed in the normal game mode. Stock processing is also executed in the sub-control unit.
In the normal game mode, the ART lottery is executed (step S81) when a specific small role is won by internal lottery (step S80). When the ART lottery is not won, the next specific small role winning opportunity is monitored.

  When the ART lottery is won in the internal winning state, whether or not ART game granting is performed is determined according to whether or not a bonus combination is won by a specific symbol combination (see steps S60 and S61 in FIG. 14), but in the normal game mode When the ART lottery is won (step S82), an ART transfer lottery for determining whether or not to shift to the ART game from the next game is executed (step S83). When the ART transfer lottery is missed, the ART game is put on hold. In this hold, the ART transition counter is incremented by 1 for one ART game (50 games) related to the current ART winning, and the normal game mode is continued (step S83).

  When the ART transfer lottery is won, the ART transfer counter is incremented by 1 and the ART game mode can be transferred (step S84). That is, at the time of winning the ART transition lottery, the stored ART game is released as in the case of the internal winning state, so the release pattern flag corresponding to the release contents (the number of continued ART games) is the same as in step S56. Is set (step S85). Next, after the ART game mode is executed and the continued number of ART games is consumed, the normal game mode is restored (steps S86 and S87).

FIG. 17 shows an outline of the effect notification process executed by the sub control unit (sub CPU 206).
In the present embodiment, winning symbols and role types are announced mainly by image display by the liquid crystal display device 3, and a blessing effect at the time of winning a role is performed. In addition to this image effect, various sounds and light effects are executed using the sound effect of the upper speaker 4 and the lower speakers 22a and 22b and the electric effect of the decorative lamp unit 6 separately.
In the effect notification process by the sub-control unit, image / sound / light effect notification according to the gaming state is performed. The sub-control unit receives an effect control command from the main control unit (main CPU 102), determines the game state, and executes normal game effect notification processing in the normal game mode (steps S90 and S95). In the normal game effect notification process (step S95), game information related to the result of the internal lottery, for example, various combinations, 100% notification of replay or miss, notification of the probability of winning is performed. The normal game effect notification processing includes notification processing for notifying the result of the ART lottery based on the specified small role winning and the ART transfer lottery.

In the case of a bonus game, a bonus game effect notification process for displaying a progress effect of the bonus game in accordance with the content of the motif of the gaming machine and displaying the number of acquired games is executed (steps S91 and S96).
In the ART game mode, ART game progress notification processing such as ART game progress effect, ART game game execution count, update when there are multiple continuation numbers, continuation notification, accumulated display of the number of acquired medals, etc. (Steps S92 and S97).

In the case of the internal winning state, an internal winning state effect informing process for notifying the bonus winning combination, informing whether or not the ART game has been acquired, or notifying the probability is executed (steps S93 and S98). A specific symbol combination notification process for determining whether or not to execute the specific notification of the symbol combination for notifying the type of the specific winning display mode that has been set between the occurrence of the internal winning state and the bonus winning is determined by lottery. Is included in the internal winning state effect notification process.
In the specific symbol combination notification process, in the case of 100% notification that directly suggests the specific symbol combination to the player, the case of alternatively reporting to two of the four types is included. In the case of% notification, it is selected with a probability of 1/6, and in the case of alternative notification, it is selected with a probability of 1/3.

  FIG. 18 shows an example of screen notification of a specific symbol combination executed in the specific symbol combination notification process. (18A) of the same figure shows an alternative notification example showing that the bonus symbol of the right-handed cylinder is red 7 by the image display by the liquid crystal display device 3 when the bonus combination is won. Upon receiving this notification, the player determines that the specific symbol combination of this time is a combination of blue 7-blue 7-red 7 or red 7-red 7-red 7, and stops the symbol operation. As a result, it is possible to sense the more advantageous situation for acquiring ART games and enjoy the real thrill of technical intervention. (18B) of the figure shows a 100% notification example that directly suggests a specific symbol combination to the player by displaying an image on the liquid crystal display device 3. Upon receiving this notification, the player is convinced that this particular symbol combination is a combination of red 7-red 7-red 7, and that if the symbol stop operation is performed to align this, the ART game can be acquired. Yes, it is possible to increase the type of spinning game. (18C) of the figure shows an example of a screen when notifying the player definitely of the internal winning state of the big bonus combination. On this screen, it is notified that a special bonus of the ART game can be obtained if a specific symbol combination is assigned and stopped among the four bonus winning display modes. In the case of bonus winning, bonus winning effect notification processing for notifying the bonus winning congratulatory effect and ART game transfer confirmation is executed (steps S94 and S99).

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and includes various modifications and design changes within the technical scope without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Needless to say.

  The present invention is suitable for a revolving game machine to which a privilege game such as an RT game, an AT game, or an ART game can be given.

1 housing,
1a Top plate,
1b side plate,
1c side plate,
1d bottom plate,
2 Upper part,
3 Liquid crystal display device,
4 Upper speaker,
5 Front door,
6 Decorative lamp part,
7 medal slot,
8 Symbol display window,
8a reel 8b reel 8c reel 9 operation unit,
10 medal slot,
10a Medal detection sensor 11 MAX bet button,
11a MAX bet switch,
12 Reservation medal settlement button,
12a Storage medal settlement switch,
13 1 bet button,
13a 1 bet switch,
14 Operation panel section
15 cylinder rotation start lever,
15a Revolving rotation start switch,
16a Revolving rotation stop button,
16b Revolving rotation stop button,
16c Revolving rotation stop button,
16e Revolving rotation stop switch,
16f Revolving rotation stop switch,
16g Cylinder rotation stop switch,
17 Return button,
18 lock device,
19 Decorative panels,
20 medal tray,
21 Medal payout exit,
22a Lower speaker,
22b Lower speaker,
23 BET lamp,
24 credit display,
25 payout number display area,
26 Ashtray,
100 main control board,
100a main board box,
101 microcomputer,
102 main CPU,
103 Main ROM,
104 main RAM,
105 CTC,
106 interrupt controller circuit,
107 I / O port circuit,
108 I / O port circuit,
109 I / F circuit,
110 I / F circuit,
111 switch input circuit,
112 I / F circuit,
113 output buffer circuit,
114 counter circuit,
115 motor drive circuit,
150 game relay board,
160 stop switch board,
200 production control board,
201 Production I / F board,
202 input buffer circuit,
203 liquid crystal control board,
204 LED substrate,
205 microcomputer,
206 Sub CPU,
207 sub ROM,
208 sub-RAM,
209 CTC,
210 interrupt controller circuit,
211 I / O port circuit,
212 counter circuit,
250 lap trunk relay board,
251 step motor,
252 step motor,
253 step motor,
254 Revolving rotation position detection sensor,
255 Revolving position detection sensor,
256 Cylinder rotation position detection sensor,
300 payout control board,
301 Dispensing relay board,
302 hopper motor,
303 medal payout sensor,
304 full detection device,
305 Medal Hopper,
305a medal outlet,
306 auxiliary tank,
400 power supply board,
400a power supply,
401 External relay terminal board,
402 Cylinder setting board.

Claims (6)

A rotator display unit that variably displays a plurality of symbols is provided, and when a game medium necessary for one lap game is inserted or set, the start operation of the rotator display unit triggers a predetermined lottery probability. Based on the lottery, a winning combination determining means for determining one of a plurality of predetermined winning combinations according to the result of the lottery, and a stop for stopping the rotation display unit by a player's stop operation When the turning stop control means for performing the control, the stop mode of the symbol stopped by the spinning stop control means, and the winning display mode of the symbol corresponding to the winning combination determined by the winning combination determining means match, A winning determination means for determining that the winning combination is a winning combination, and the plurality of winning combinations include, in addition to a plurality of types of general winning combinations, a special winning combination that gives a special game advantageous to the player after winning a prize. In the lap-type game machine included, the front It consists of a plurality of winning display modes with different symbols or combinations of symbols required for winning a special winning combination, and gives advantageous game conditions to the player based on winning the special winning combination or winning the special winning combination Specific game state transition determining means for determining the transition to the specific game state, and specific game state transition means for shifting to the specific game state based on establishment of a predetermined grant condition, wherein the predetermined grant condition is: In the internal winning state where the special winning combination is won, the stop mode of the symbols stopped by the turning stop control unit matches the specific winning display mode of the plurality of winning display modes, and the special winning combination is It requires conditions that it has won, further, when the special winning combination the stop mode becomes a winning display mode other than the specific winning display mode is won, the specific game state transition determination hand Reel-type game machine characterized by having a specific game state holding means for holding the movement of said a particular game state determined by. The specific game state is configured with a predetermined number of games or the total number of game media paid out to a player as a result of winning the general winning combination, and the specific game state for the one unit is accumulated and stored at the time of holding. The revolving type gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a cumulative storage means, which gives a specific gaming state obtained by adding a cumulative amount stored in the cumulative storage means when the predetermined grant condition is satisfied. The spinning machine according to claim 2, wherein the specific game state transition determining means includes cumulative memory content notifying means for notifying the storage content accumulated and stored in the cumulative storage means before or after the predetermined grant condition is satisfied. Type game machine. The specific game state transition determination means includes a hold determination means for determining the execution of the hold by lottery, and a high probability setting means for setting the determination probability by the hold determination means to a high probability based on establishment of a specific game condition. The spinning cylinder type game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The specific game state transition determining means in claim 4 including a high probability pending setting state informing means for informing, after the formation prior to or establishment of the predetermined giving condition to be in the high-probability pending set state by the high probability setting unit Cylinder-type game machine described . The specific game state is a stop operation order notification game state for notifying the stop operation order when a general winning combination winning a prize is won when stopped in a predetermined stop operation order, and the specific game state transition determining means is It includes a lottery means for determining whether or not to give the stop operation order notification game state, and the stop mode matches a specific winning display mode among the plurality of winning display modes, and the special winning combination is won. 2. A lottery right is generated by the lottery means, and the lottery right is held when the special winning combination is won by the specific gaming state holding means in a winning display mode other than the specific winning display mode. A swivel type gaming machine described in 1.

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